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Camelback Falls (A Phoenix Cold Case #3)
by Jon TaltonA PHOENIX COLD CASE: David Mapstone has returned to Phoenix, Arizona, the desert city he left behind a lifetime ago. The ex-cop, ex-history professor is working the police dept's cold case desk, unearthing long-buried secrets. And he's good at it: as an ex-historian Mapstone knows the past is never past, as an ex-cop he knows he can't trust anybody... CAMELBACK FALLS: When his friend Peralta, newly sworn in as sheriff, is shot by a sniper, Mapstone can't keep a cool, academic distance. And he'd better not: while Peralta lies comatose in the hospital, Mapstone is appointed acting sheriff. As he struggles to make sense of this unwanted promotion, Mapstone must unravel the meaning of a cryptic note scrawled by Peralta before the shooting. The note simply reads: Camelback Falls. To decipher the message, Mapstone will have to confront his own past and the deadly consequences of a small-town shoot-out in 1979 that left he and Peralta standing over four dead bodies. For Mapstone, the past has never been so deadly.
Concrete Desert (A Phoenix Cold Case #1)
by Jon TaltonCold cases haunt the present in the desert city of Phoenix, Arizona. A PHOENIX COLD CASE: David Mapstone has returned to Phoenix, Arizona, the desert city he left behind a lifetime ago. The ex-cop, ex-history professor is working the police dept's cold case desk, unearthing long-buried secrets. And he's good at it: as an ex-historian Mapstone knows the past is never past, as an ex-cop he knows he can't trust anybody... CONCRETE DESERT: In 1959 a young woman took a late-night cab home and disappeared. Two weeks later, she was found naked, strangled in the Harquahala desert. Mapstone links her death to four other girls similarly strangled, stripped and dumped. Were these deaths the work of a serial killer?Mapstone's research is interrupted by his reacquaintance with an old flame. Back then, it ended badly, but now she wants him to find her sister who has disappeared. Initially, Mapstone has more leads on the 40-year-old murders than the missing sister. Until she's found in the desert. Stripped. And strangled.
Dry Heat (A Phoenix Cold Case #4)
by Jon TaltonA PHOENIX COLD CASE: David Mapstone has returned to Phoenix, Arizona, the desert city he left behind a lifetime ago. The ex-cop, ex-history professor is working the police dept's cold case desk, unearthing long-buried secrets. And he's good at it: as an ex-historian Mapstone knows the past is never past, as an ex-cop he knows he can't trust anybody... Half a century after the unsolved murder of an FBI agent, the victim's missing badge is found sewn inside the jacket of a dead transient. Forced into partnership with a rival cold-case expert and stonewalled by the FBI about the details of the case, David Mapstone's problems have just begun: following the bust of a major international crime syndicate, the Russian mafiya are also after his blood. Following the trail through the most forlorn parts of Phoenix and the desolate south Arizonan desert, Mapstone's got the brains, he's got the leads, but if he wants to bring justice to a fifty-year-old crime, he's going to have to stay alive long enough to do it.
The Night Detectives (A Phoenix Cold Case)
by Jon TaltonA PHOENIX COLD CASE: The desert city of Phoenix, Arizona, has its secrets and its not accustomed to giving them up easily. Ex-cop Mike Peralta and cold case expert David Mapstone have left the law behind and formed a detective agency to unearth them. And it's started badly... THE NIGHT DETECTIVES: Moments after hiring them, their first client is gunned down. And the deaths don't stop there. Someone is killing their customers, killing everyone connected with their cases, and is now coming for them. Why? The answer will lead Mapstone and Peralta into the world of human trafficking, corrupt politics, and the white supremacist movement.
Phoenix Cold Cases - Box set: 3 Books in 1 (A\phoenix Cold Case Ser. #6)
by Jon TaltonA PHOENIX COLD CASE: David Mapstone has returned to Phoenix, Arizona, the desert city he left behind a lifetime ago. The ex-cop, ex-history professor is working the police dept's cold case desk, unearthing long-buried secrets. And he's good at it: as an ex-historian Mapstone knows the past is never past, as an ex-cop he knows he can't trust anybody... CONCRETE DESERT: A young woman's body is found dumped in the desert in circumstances identical to those of an infamous 40-year-old unsolved murder. CACTUS HEART: Mapstone unearths the skeletons of a pair of four-year-old twins, the victims in a notorious Depression-era kidnapping case. But what should be a matter of tying up loose ends quickly becomes something more sinister, more personal... and more deadly. CAMELBACK FALLS: When Sheriff Peralta is shot by a sniper, Mapstone must confront the deadly consequences of a small-town shoot-out in 1979 that left Peralta and Mapstone standing over four dead bodies.
South Phoenix Rules (A Phoenix Cold Case #6)
by Jon TaltonA PHOENIX COLD CASE: David Mapstone has returned to Phoenix, Arizona, the desert city he left behind a lifetime ago. The ex-cop, ex-history professor is working the police dept's cold case desk, unearthing long-buried secrets. And he's good at it: as an ex-historian Mapstone knows the past is never past, as an ex-cop he knows he can't trust anybody... SOUTH PHOENIX RULES: Jax Delgado, a New York professor in Phoenix to research his next book has been tortured, murdered, his head severed and sent to his girlfriend. It shouldn't be an assignment for Mapstone, but the girlfriend in question just happens to his sister-in-law, Robin. Delgado's murder has all the hallmarks of drug cartel execution, and Mapstone fears Robin could be the next target. But is she as innocent as she claims? And why would a professor be targeted by a drug cartel? Mapstone's investigation will compel him to cross the line into South Phoenix, a world that plays by a different set of rules: South Phoenix Rules.
Black Irish (Absalom Kearney #1)
by Stephan TaltyIt was only the first lie... As the snow drives down and the full force of a Buffalo winter makes itself felt, a man's body is found. Barely recognisable, the only clues the police have are the '1' carved into the victim's face and the killer's sinister calling card, a plastic toy monkey. This is 'The County' - the 27th county of Ireland - a city cocooned in secrets, suspicion and blood feuds, where the residents will do anything to protect their own. And for Detective Absalom Kearney, this case is her one chance to prove to a community more fiercely secretive than ever, that even the most heinous of murderers can be stopped. But as her investigation develops and the killer starts sending her cryptic messages, Absalom finds herself in a race not only to halt them but also to stop The County's residents exacting their own form of justice. Because at the heart of this community there is the darkness peculiar to those forgotten by society, and this darkness will affect Absalom's life in ways she could never have imagined...
Hangman (Absalom Kearney #2)
by Stephan TaltyEVERYONE FEARS HANGMAN...When serial killer Marcus Flynn last haunted North Buffalo's streets, horror rippled in his wake. Though imprisoned, his legacy - and the mysterious fate of his last victim - lives on. Now the monster who condemned innocents to death has escaped and is poised to strike again. In a city gripped by fear, homicide cop Absalom Kearney is the only one who can stop Hangman's second reign of terror.Abbie must lead the desperate manhunt to track a relentless predator because with each passing hour the deaths are mounting up and Hangman's noose is getting tighter...
H. R. F. Keating (PDF): Post-colonial Detection
by Meera TamayaIn Keating’s novels, set in India, the bumbling, but always human, Inspector Ghote manages to solve crimes with a post-colonial mix of inherited Scotland Yard/Holmesian deductive methods and his understanding of his native country’s culture. This book is based on the premise that successful sleuths have much in common with cultural anthropologists—indeed the latter have often been termed detectives of cultures. Keating’s Ghote novels are in the tradition of Tony Hillerman’s Navajo Indian mysteries, and James McClure’s South African novels, which serve up the human, experiential aspects of the cultural and ethnic conflicts that newspapers miss.
The Nail Salon
by Natalie TambiniIn a world where appearances are everything … you can’t trust anything ‘This disturbingly-brilliant thriller… is chock full of lies secrets, cheating husbands and nosey housewives’ Metro
The Publicist
by Natalie Tambini‘Dark, twisty, gripping and dripping with authenticity…I loved it’ Peter James PR guru Lola Lovett’s client has gone missing, but that’s not the problem. It’s the fact that he’s meant to be at home. Already dead.
Minotaur
by Benjamin TammuzOn the day of his forty-first birthday, an Israeli secret agent encounters a beautiful young English woman. He immediately recognizes her as the woman he has been searching for all his life, the one he has loved forever. Though they have never met, he is certain that she is an essential part of his life’s destiny. Using all the tricks of his trade and his network of contacts, he takes control of her existence without ever revealing his identity. Alexander Abramov’s desperate, dangerous love for a woman half his age consumes everything in its path: time, distance, and rival suitors. Only his own story, of a life conditioned by isolation, distrust, and murder, can explain his devastating manipulation of the woman he professes to love. Four lives are entwined in this intricate story of a solitary man driven from one side of Europe to the other by his obsession. Riveting and full of suspense, as in the best spy-story tradition, Minotaur is also a highly inventive and original literary novel. Tammuz is a skilled writer whose commanding style makes of Alexander Abramov’s story a moving allegory of every man’s search for love.
The Bonesetter’s Daughter (Windsor Selection Ser.)
by Amy TanA major novel from the internationally bestselling author of ‘The Joy Luck Club’, ‘The Kitchen God’s Wife’ and ‘The Hundred Secret Senses’.
Saving Fish From Drowning
by Amy TanPlease note that due to the limitations of some ereading devices, it was not possible to represent diacritical marks in this title. The highly anticipated novel from the bestselling author of ‘The Joy Luck Club’ and ‘The Bonesetter’s Daughter’.
A Perfect Cover (Mills And Boon Silhouette Ser.)
by Maureen TanLacie Reed was the best agent to send to the Big Easy to catch a serial killer. Not just because of her stellar track record, but because the undercover operative looked exactly like the kind of woman this murderer might go for.
Deadly Intent (Mills And Boon Love Inspired Ser.)
by Camy TangThe Grant family's exclusive Sonoma spa is a place for rest and relaxation–not murder! When Naomi Grant finds her client Jessica Ortiz bleeding to death in her massage room, everything falls apart. The salon's reputation is at stake…and so is Naomi's freedom when she discovers that she is one of the main suspects!
Formula for Danger (Mills & Boon Love Inspired)
by Camy TangSomeone wants dermatologist Rachel Grant's latest research, and they'll do anything to get it. Including trashing the plants needed for her breakthrough scar-reducing cream–and trying to run Rachel down.
Gone Missing: Trail Of Evidence Gone Missing Lethal Exposure (Mills And Boon Love Inspired Suspense Ser.)
by Camy TangWITHOUT A TRACE
Narrow Escape (Mills And Boon Love Inspired Suspense Ser.)
by Camy TangKIDNAPPED IN BROAD DAYLIGHT Arissa Tiong and her three-year-old niece are snatched off the street by members of a notorious drug gang. Having lost her police officer brother to a drug bust gone bad, Arissa knows the danger she’s in. But she has no idea why they want her.
Stalker in the Shadows (Mills And Boon Love Inspired Suspense Ser.)
by Camy Tang“CONSIDER THIS A WARNING.”
Treacherous Intent: The Yuletide Rescue Navy Seal Noel Treacherous Intent (Mills And Boon Love Inspired Suspense Ser.)
by Camy TangDANGER AT HER DOORSTEP
Quicksand (Vintage Classics Ser.)
by Junichiro TanizakiA seductive psychological thriller about obsession, jealousy and deceit, and a Japanese classic Sonoko Kakiuchi is a cultured Osaka lady in an uninspiring marriage. When she decides to take an art class in town she meets the extraordinary Mitsuko, a woman as beautiful and charismatic as she is cunning. They begin a passionate affair and Sonoko soon finds herself infatuated by Mitsuko, and ensnared in a web of sex, humiliation and deceit. With an introduction by Kristen Roupenian, author of 'Cat Person'
Her Beautiful Monster: Book 2 of the Ravi PI Series (Ravi Pi Ser. #2)
by Adi TantimedhEnjoy another 'exhilarating roller-coaster ride of unusual cases' (Publishers Weekly) in this second book of the Ravi PI series, featuring detective Ravi Chandra Singh and his team at the gleefully amoral, unfailingly dangerous secret agency Golden Sentinels. When Ravi's colleagues at Golden Sentinels discover that he sees gods in moments of heightened anxiety and stress, they are surprisingly fine with it. They even encourage him to incorporate his visions into his work, especially now that the cases have become more intense, with many hidden risks at play. But their latest case - a search for a dead Russian oligarch's last will and testament - leads to more than anyone expected: a missing heir, murderous relatives, and geopolitical implications. So, when Ravi's boss sends him to Los Angeles to wait out the heat, it's almost a relief...until Ravi's past catches up to him. In this thrilling and complex sequel to Her Nightly Embrace, nothing is what it seems, as Ravi stumbles upon a dangerous scheme that involves the CIA, MI5, and a wanted man with a $20 million price on his head.
Her Fugitive Heart: Book 3 of the Ravi PI Series (Ravi Pi Ser. #3)
by Adi Tantimedh'Ravi is a triumph . . . Introduce yourself to him immediately' Alan MooreLife as a private investigator is non-stop for Ravi Chandra Singh and his gleefully amoral colleagues at the Golden Sentinels Agency.Ravi is getting used to his visions of Hindu gods, but the cases are as crazy as ever. There's the actress who hires them to track down the source of a sex tape she never made, the party in a rock star's mansion that gets way out of control, and the terrorist leader who goes missing in London before he can hand himself in. But soon Ravi finds himself in worse trouble than he could ever have imagined when his boss' secret plan to make himself a player on the world stage blows up in everyone's face.The future of the Golden Sentinels hangs in the balance in the madcap, exhilarating conclusion to the Ravi PI series.
Her Nightly Embrace: Book 1 of the Ravi PI Series (Ravi Pi Ser. #1)
by Adi TantimedhThe first in a fun, topical London-based detective series, currently in development as a TV series set to star Sendhil Ramamurthy (Heroes).The clients are high-profile. The problems need to stay under cover. Golden Sentinels is on the case...Ravi Chandra Singh is the last person you'd expect to become a private detective. He's been a religious scholar and a teacher, and now he works for Golden Sentinels, an upmarket London PI agency. His colleagues are a band of gleefully amoral and brilliant screw-ups, prepared to cut any corners to get the job done - as long as they don't get caught. The rich, famous and powerful want him to make their problems go away, but the cases are becoming increasingly bizarre. There's the MP visited at night by his dead girlfriend, a banker who thinks her company wants to kill her, the bestselling author under attack by internet trolls... None of it helped by the visions he's been having of Hindu gods. As Ravi struggles to stay ahead of danger, he wonders if the things he's seeing are a delusion - or if he might, in fact, be an agent of chaos for all those around him...