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High Mountain Terror (Mills & Boon Heroes)
by Janice Kay JohnsonCaught in a terrorist’s crosshairs…
High Mysterious Union (Storycuts)
by Ruth RendellStrange events occur in a village in England, where the villagers themselves are endowed with an almost elfish beauty. Discoveries are made by a man who moves into a local cottage, for a writing retreat, also hoping to escape the woes of a recent divorce. He is especially susceptible to the nymph-like charms of the young women - and becomes increasingly bound up in their intrigues.Part of the Storycuts series, this short story was previously published in the collection Piranha To Scurfy.
High Noon (Thorndike Basic Ser.)
by Nora RobertsPhoebe MacNamara first comes face to face with Duncan Swift high up on a roof, as she tries to stop one of his ex-employees from jumping to his death. As Savannah's chief hostage negotiator, Phoebe is calm, courageous, and ready to risk her life to save others. But this chance meeting with Duncan will bring dramatic repercussions for them both. When Phoebe is brutally assaulted in her precinct house she realizes that someone is out to destroy her - both professionally and personally. With Duncan's support, Phoebe must discover just who is pursuing her, before it's too late . . .
High Noon (Colby, TX #2)
by Debra WebbWith one of Texas’s most heinous serial killers on the loose, it’s Colby agent Joel’s sworn duty to protect single mum Laney. Getting a job at Laney’s High Noon bar is easy for Joel; but gaining her trust – and resisting her charms – is considerably harder…
The High Place
by Geoffrey HouseholdAnother superbly crafted Middle Eastern adventure by the author of the classic Rogue MaleThey called the organisation World Opposition. Its aim was a world where the State no longer existed and where the individual controlled their own destiny. Their headquarters were called Kasr-el-Sittat - meaning fortress of the holy women - and their leader was the strange and beautiful Elisa Cantemir. For her, no method was too ruthless, no human life too valuable, compared with the aims of the organisation.Only one man knew their real aims and opposed them. And he was desperately in love with Elisa Cantemir.
High Pressure: A totally addictive crime thriller with a twist you won't see coming
by Sam BlakeA gripping standalone thriller from the No.1 bestselling author of Little Bones and The Dark RoomAs temperatures soar across Europe during the hottest summer for forty years, a series of hoax terrorist attacks is generating panic in London. Then a bus blows up on Oxford Street and the hoaxes have suddenly become real.Student Brioni O'Brien has been desperately trying to contact her older sister since she unexpectedly returned early from travelling, so when Marissa's bag is found near the site of the explosion, she fears the worst.Teaming up with terrorism expert Anna Lockharte to search for Marissa, Brioni discovers that her sister had got herself into a very dangerous situation - and that now she and Anna could be caught in the fallout.
High Priest of California: The Novel And A Play (Murder Room)
by Charles Willeford'No one writes a better crime novel than Charles Willeford' Elmore LeonardRussell Haxby is a ruthless used-car salesman obsessed with manipulating and cavorting with married women. In this classic or hard-boiled fiction, Willeford crafts a wry, sardonic tale of hypocrisy, intrigue and lust set in San Francisco in the early fifties, in which every sentence masks innuendo and every detail hides a clue.
High Priestess: Number 95 in Series (The Destroyer #No. 95)
by Warren Murphy Richard SapirWhen an American national ascends the throne in China and begins a territorial war, Remo Williams and his martial arts master, Chiun, rush in to restore peace.
High Priestess (The Destroyer)
by Warren Murphy Richard SapirWhen an American national ascends the throne in China and begins a territorial war, Remo Williams and his martial arts master, Chiun, rush in to restore peace.
High-Priority Asset: High-priority Asset (a Hard Core Justice Thriller) / Colton Christmas Conspiracy (the Coltons Of Kansas) (Colton 911: Grand Rapids #5)
by Juno RushdanThe protection of every witness rests with them
High Profile (A Jesse Stone Mystery #6)
by Robert B ParkerWhen the body of controversial talk-show host Walton Weeks is discovered hanging from a tree on the outskirts of Paradise, police chief Jesse Stone finds himself at the center of a highly public case, forcing him to deal with small-minded local officials and national media scrutiny. When another dead body - that of a young woman - is discovered just a few days later, the pressure becomes almost unbearable.Two victims in less than a week should provide a host of clues, but all Jesse runs into are dead ends. But what may be the most disturbing aspect of these murders is the fact that no one seems to care-not a single one of Weeks's ex-wives, not the family of the girl. And when the medical examiner reveals a heartbreaking link between the two departed souls, the mystery only deepens.Despite Weeks's reputation and the girl's tender age, Jesse is hard-pressed to find legitimate suspects. Though the crimes are perhaps the most gruesome Jesse has ever witnessed, it is the malevolence behind them that makes them all the more frightening. Forced to delve into a world of stormy relationships, Jesse soon comes to realize that knowing who he can trust is indeed a matter of life and death.'Robert B. Parker is one of the greats of the American hard-boiled genre' - GuardianLook out for the other novels in the Jesse Stones series published by No Exit Press: Night Passage, Trouble in Paradise, Death in Paradise, Stone Cold, Sea Change, High Profile, Damned If You Do, Robert B. Parker's Blind Spot, Robert B. Parker's The Devil Wins, Robert B. Parker's Debt to Pay, Robert B. Parker's The Hangman's Sonnet, Robert B. Parker's Colorblind and Robert B. Parker's The Bitterest PillFinished all the Jesse Stone mysteries? Search for the Spenser series and the Sunny Randall series to meet Robert B. Parker's other iconic detectives!
High-Risk Affair: The Interpreter High-risk Affair Shelter From The Storm High-stakes Honeymoon (Mills And Boon Intrigue Ser.)
by RaeAnne ThayneExperience the thrill of life on the edge and set your adrenalin pumping! These gripping stories see heroic characters fight for survival and find love in the face of danger. He’ll risk anything for her sake
High-Risk Homecoming: Joint Investigation High-risk Homecoming Headline: Murder (Mills And Boon Love Inspired Suspense Ser.)
by Alison StoneHOMETOWN PROTECTOR
High-Risk Investigation: Baby On The Run Credible Threat High-risk Investigation (Mills And Boon Love Inspired Suspense Ser.)
by Jane M. ChoateFATAL TRUTH
High-Risk Reunion (Stealth Knights #1)
by Gail BarrettRedemption is but a step away for reformed thief Rafael. The price? One last, dangerous heist. But when things turn deadly and an innocent is accused, his only way out is to trust the woman who once betrayed him. Heiress Gabrielle had broken Rafael’s heart to save his life – but now she’s his only hope…
High-Risk Reunion: High-risk Reunion Targeted For Murder Deadly Setup (Lone Star Justice #1)
by Margaret DaleyA PERILOUS SECOND CHANCE
High Road to China
by Jon ClearyHIGH ROAD TO CHINA is a 1977 novel by award-winning Australian author Jon Cleary. Set in the 1920s, the plot concerns heiress Eve Tozer, whose father is kidnapped by a Chinese warlord.
High Rollers: Aviation Thriller
by Jack BowmanWhen the engine of a 737 tears itself apart at Los Angeles Airport, Tom Patrick is in the wrong place at the wrong time – playing poker at a nearby casino.He’s been losing at cards and probing pipeline leaks ever since his big mouth led to his fall from grace as the National Transportation Safety Board’s top air-crash investigator. Now he can’t wait to come in from the cold.Sidelined by the official investigation, Tom starts to dig anyway. And when another 737 crashes for what looks like similar reasons, it’s clear that something could be terribly wrong with the world’s most popular passenger jet.Risking everything, Tom Patrick sets out on a global paperchase, racing against time and ruthless killers – before planes and people start falling out of the sky like bloody confetti…BRACE YOURSELF FOR HIGH OCTANE, HIGH RISK… HIGH ROLLERS
The High Sheriff (Inspector Poole Series)
by Henry WadeSir Robert D'Arcy, High Sheriff of Brackenshire, harbours a painful memory of what he considers his shameful surrender to the Germans in 1916. Gradually he realises nothing is known of the incident and his confidence returns, and he gains in honour and responsibility in the county.Then, out of the blue, a man appears who threatens to reveal the incident - or to keep it hidden, at a price. D'Arcy resists this new enemy, but is handicapped by his own view of his position, his past deed, his family pride. A tragedy occurs, and the Brackenshire police investigate, but are themselves hampered by reluctance to muddy distinguished waters.How is the ageing Chief Constable to face the problem?
High Society Sabotage (Mills And Boon Intrigue Ser.)
by Kathleen LongSara Montgomery thought her days as a debutante were over.
High Speed Holiday: Shielding His Christmas Witness High Speed Holiday Silent Night Shadows (Roads to Danger #3)
by Katy LeeTangled Past…
High Stakes: Decider; High Stakes (Francis Thriller #14)
by Dick FrancisA classic mystery from Dick Francis, the champion of English storytellers. When inventor Stephen Scott abruptly fires his winning trainer Jody Leeds, the racing world is shocked and disgusted - though not quite as angry as Leeds, who swears revenge on his former friend. But Steven is convinced that Leeds has been stealing from him - and worse - and felt he had no choice. And when Leeds decides to enact his vengance, Steven finds out just what a nasty piece of work he really is.Because now Steven is not only in fear of losing everything - but also his life. Somehow, he must prove to the world that Leeds is a vicious crook - or die trying . . .Praise for Dick Francis:'As a jockey, Dick Francis was unbeatable when he got into his stride. The same is true of his crime writing' Daily Mirror 'Dick Francis's fiction has a secret ingredient - his inimitable knack of grabbing the reader's attention on page one and holding it tight until the very end' Sunday Telegraph 'The narrative is brisk and gripping and the background researched with care . . . the entire story is a pleasure to relish' Scotsman'Francis writing at his best' Evening Standard'A regular winner . . . as smooth, swift and lean as ever' Sunday Express 'A super chiller and killer' New York Times Book Review Dick Francis was one of the most successful post-war National Hunt jockeys. The winner of over 350 races, he was champion jockey in 1953/1954 and rode for HM Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, most famously on Devon Loch in the 1956 Grand National. On his retirement from the saddle, he published his autobiography, The Sport of Queens, before going on to write forty-three bestselling novels, a volume of short stories (Field of 13), and the biography of Lester Piggott. During his lifetime Dick Francis received many awards, amongst them the prestigious Crime Writers' Association's Cartier Diamond Dagger for his outstanding contribution to the genre, and three 'best novel' Edgar Allan Poe awards from The Mystery Writers of America. In 1996 he was named by them as Grand Master for a lifetime's achievement. In 1998 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, and was awarded a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List of 2000. Dick Francis died in February 2010, at the age of eighty-nine, but he remains one of the greatest thriller writers of all time.
High-Stakes Affair (Stealth Knights #2)
by Gail BarrettExperience the thrill of life on the edge and set your adrenalin pumping! These gripping stories see heroic characters fight for survival and find love in the face of danger. With her country on the brink of unrest, Princess Paloma escapes the security of the palace walls to protect her family.
High-Stakes Bachelor: A Very Special Holiday Gift / From Enemy's Daughter To Expectant Bride / Cold Case At Cobra Creek / One Night With Morelli / High-stakes Bachelor / The Million-dollar Question / Siren's Treasure / A Doctor By Day... / Rescued By The Viscount / In Too Close (The Prescott Bachelors #1)
by Cindy DeesMORE THAN HEARTS AT STAKE! Ana Izzolo has won a starring role in Jackson Prescott’s new film – and is transformed overnight from plain-Jane to megastar! Ana and Jackson’s on-screen chemistry is electric… but, off screen, Ana is stalked by danger.
High-Stakes Bounty Hunter (Mills & Boon Heroes)
by Melinda Di LorenzoShe’ll do anything to find her missing child