Download or read book Blink Twice for Murder written by Johann Britz and published by Partridge Africa. This book was released on 2016-07-15 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ira Hamilton, principle heir to a respectable family concern, is on a killing spree. Unable to process his mothers death in a car accident that left his father suffering from Locked-In Syndrome, he becomes a psychopathic avenging angel. His prey are people he identifies as those guilty of The Seven Deadly Sins mostly suspects who had escaped justice through mistrials and law enforcement blunders. The Hamilton House sugar mill comes under siege by an international drug syndicate involving Iras younger brother. Their father Bert appears to be in a coma, but is fully conscious and can only move his eyes, signalling once or twice for No or Yes. He is also the target of Iras wrath. In his state of helplessness, he has to endure his sons verbal torture before and after every killing Two independent forensic psychiatrists are contracted to investigate the serial killings, which include that of an international football player.
Download or read book The Old Gray Wolf written by James D. Doss and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2013-07-30 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Colorado rancher and investigator Charlie Moon accidentally kills a purse snatcher with ties to the mob. With an assassin on his way, the FBI close behind, and a new P.I. bringing up the rear, Doss adds a raucous story to his wild and witty western mystery series.
Download or read book Murder in Montmartre written by Cara Black and published by Soho Crime. This book was released on 2006 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this sixth novel featuring Paris P.I. Aime Luduc, Aime must prove the innocence of her childhood friend Laure, a policewoman charged with shooting her partner to death during a meeting with an informer in Montmartre.
Download or read book Parting Shot written by Jonathan Stone and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Local television reporter Sam Stevens is consumed by his failing marriage and, more than that, by the psychological harm his wife is doing to their ten-year-old son. As Sam covers a once-in-a-lifetime story---one that has turned Webster County into bedlam but is at last providing Sam with an opportunity for media stardom---he suddenly sees an even better chance: to solve his personal problems forever. But there’s another player thrust into the national spotlight along with Sam: It’s Sheriff Billy Wyatt, who’s in way over his head. The FBI is breathing down his neck, and the national press highlights his every bungle. He’s confronting a madman---and his own limits. Can he outsmart either? Out of elements that thriller readers have come to expect, Jonathan Stone has woven a story they assuredly will not expect. In whirlwind action and hurricane prose that echo the best of James Patterson and Harlan Coben, Stone is in top form here, delivering a tale about the unchecked power of the media and the unreasonable passions of fatherhood---with a payoff that will stun and startle, yet make perfect sense. Parting Shot is a shot of adrenaline. It’s a bullet that rotates wildly till it finds its target---deep in the reader’s imagination. It’s the latest work from a writer whose fiction Ian Rankin has hailed as “prime entertainment” and T. Jefferson Parker has called “clever, bold, and a little nasty.”
Download or read book Two Sides to Every Murder written by Danielle Valentine and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2024-06-25 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER · From the author of How to Survive Your Murder comes a propulsive thriller about two teens who return to Camp Lost Lake, site of an infamous murder case that sealed their fates. "A must-read for fans of true crime, dark family secrets, and intricate mysteries." —Ryan La Sala, bestselling author of The Honeys Most people’s births aren’t immortalized in a police report—but Olivia was born during the infamous Camp Lost Lake murders. Seventeen years later, Olivia’s life looks pretty perfect . . . until she discovers the man she calls dad is not her biological father. Now she wants answers about her bloodline, and the only place she knows to look is Camp Lost Lake. Most people don’t spend their formative years on the run with an alleged murderer—but Reagan did. In the court of public opinion, her mom was found guilty of the deaths at Camp Lost Lake, and both of them have been in hiding ever since. But Reagan believes in her mother’s innocence and is determined to clear her name. Luckily for Olivia and Reagan, Camp Lost Lake is finally reopening, providing the perfect opportunity to find answers. But someone else is dead set on keeping the past hidden, even if it means committing murder.
Download or read book Death by Umbrella written by Karin De Havin and published by 9 Yards Publishing. This book was released on 2022-08-30 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wizard turned detective finds out he is the key to—murder Derrick Dunne thought his life of solving unusual death cases in Los Angeles for the top-secret detective division of wizards, WI-6, was sealed when he nailed his first case, Death by Carrots. But when the director informs him that he is being transferred to the London division of WI-6, Derrick senses it is for his own protection, but the director won’t confirm or deny it. Reunited with his British partner, Fiona Singh, it won't be the same on her turf. He hopes he can keep his growing attraction to her in check because working with a new detective crew in the UK will be challenging enough. Not to mention the case is his most unusual yet—death by beach umbrella. As if that's not bad enough, a feud between the WI-6 director and his LA division boss has followed him across the pond. Between that, his attraction to Fiona, and discovering this umbrella case may be even stranger than he thought, things are about to go from bad to crazy. Will Derrick solve the case of death by umbrella, or will he have to drop everything to save the Los Angeles division and himself? Find out in Karin De Havin’s Death by Umbrella, the second book in The Wizard Detective Life of Derrick Dunn. Series Titles: Death by Carrots Death by Umbrella Death by Beer Death by Swordfish **The Shifter Vampire Alliance features Derrick Dunne and takes place in the same world as The Wizard Detective Series.** **The Book of Brooklyn Series features Derrick Dunne and takes place in the same world as The Wizard Detective Series** Keywords: wizard detective series, murder mystery, paranormal romance, unusual death mysteries, shifter wizard romance, London based mystery, wizard detective series, detective fantasy.
Download or read book Malevolence written by daniel storm and published by SECOND CHANCE PUBLICATIONS. This book was released on 2012-12 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A mother's revenge for the murder of her child, has no limits. How, when and where this mother seeks her revenge on the killer, is unlike anyone has ever seen or thought of before. She is cunning and her method is almost perfection. This author is the fresh life to fiction, replacing the Old Guard that has entertained readers for decades.
Download or read book The Clark Gable and Carole Lombard Murder Case written by George Baxt and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While 1939 Atlanta is gearing up for the premiere of "Gone with the Wind," Hollywood is experiencing a series of kidnappings targeted at star babies, with Clark Gable and his glamorous wife Carole Lombard on the case.
Download or read book Death in Hilo written by Eric Redman and published by Crooked Lane Books. This book was released on 2024-02-20 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ITW Finalist Eric Redman is back in this thrilling second installment of his Hawaiian murder mystery series, perfect for fans of Anne Hillerman. When bodies start piling up and the list of suspects growing long, Detective Kawika Wong must dig into his own past to solve a Big Island murder. It’s been twelve long years since Detective Kawika Wong was tasked with solving the brutal murder of the infamous real-estate developer Ralph Fortunato—a case that led to more bodies than answers and a slew of complicated and ancient secrets, a case that made his career. Now, the once rookie detective is next in line to be Honolulu’s next Chief of Police. But all is not well on Oʻahu or the Big Island. For weeks, Kawika and his team have failed to catch an elusive serial killer known as the “Slasher.” He strikes quickly and efficiently, and he doesn’t make mistakes. But when a freshly decapitated body is found at a previous dump site, Kawika’s gut tells him something isn’t quite right. Who is this victim, and why does Kawika feel that this one doesn’t belong to the Slasher? To make matters worse, a hungry young journalist, Zoë Akona, is investigating the questionable outcome Kawika and his then-superior Terry Tanaka produced in the Fortunato case, and her snooping leads to an official review that jeopardizes everything Kawika’s worked so hard for. But Detective Wong knows that, no matter what, he must find a second murderer even while the “Slasher” continues to strike. The investigation takes him back to the Big Island – and to the long-dormant case the reporter Zoë Akona won’t leave alone. Kawika is about to discover what happens when the secrets of the past catch up with the promises of his future.
Download or read book Don t Blink written by James Patterson and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2010-09-27 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This special free preview includes Book One of Don't Blink. The good New York's Lombardo's Steak House is famous for three reasons--the menu, the clientele, and now, the gruesome murder of an infamous mob lawyer. Effortlessly, the assassin slips through the police's fingers, and his absence sparks a blaze of accusations about who ordered the hit. The bad Seated at a nearby table, reporter Nick Daniels is conducting a once-in-a-lifetime interview with a legendary baseball bad-boy. In the chaos, he accidentally captures a key piece of evidence that lands him in the middle of an all-out war between Italian and Russian mafia forces. NYPD captains, district attorneys, mayoral candidates, media kingpins, and one shockingly beautiful magazine editor are all pushing their own agendas--on both sides of the law. And the dead Back off--or die--is the clear message Nick receives as he investigates for a story of his own.Heedless, and perhaps in love with his beautiful editor, Nick endures humiliation, threats, violence, and worse in a thriller that overturns every expectation and finishes with the kind of flourish only James Patterson knows.
Download or read book Bangkok Haunts written by John Burdett and published by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard. This book was released on 2007-06-05 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sonchai Jitpleecheep, the devout Buddhist Royal Thai Police detective who led us through the best sellers Bangkok 8 and Bangkok Tattoo, returns in this blistering novel.Sonchai has seen virtually everything on his beat in Bangkok's District 8, but nothing like the snuff film he's just been sent anonymously. Furiously fast-paced and laced through with an erotic ghost story that gives a new dark twist to the life of our hero, Bangkok Haunts more than lives up to the smart and darkly funny originality of its predecessors.
Download or read book Murder at the Office written by Brent C. Doonan and published by Kensington Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They had been coworkers. They had been friends. Mark Barton seemed personable, friendly and trustworthy when he began working at Brent Doonan's day trading company, All-Tech. When he began to lose money he vanished. When Barton reappeared it was to repay his debt in a way that no one could have expected. In a blase of bullets and blood, Baron killed four Momentum employees and wounded seven others. He then calmly crossed the street to All-Tech, paid his old friend Brent a visit and shot him five times. He went on to kill five more people and wound an additional six in the worst incident of workplace violence in history.
Download or read book The Crying Cave Killings written by Wes Markin and published by Boldwood Books Ltd. This book was released on 2023-07-23 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you missing Happy Valley? Don't miss the next gripping instalment in the Yorkshire Murder Series by bestselling British crime author Wes Markin! A murdered child. A case from the past. A detective inspector with nothing to lose... DI Paul Riddick is a man tormented by his own actions and determined to right the wrongs of his past any way he can. But when his instincts lead him to follow a child he believes to be in danger, Riddick gets in deeper than he ever imagined...especially when the child is found dead. DCI Emma Gardner doesn’t believe Riddick has blood on his hands, but he’s off the case until she can clear his name. If she can clear his name. Because Riddick seems determined to chase ghosts that only get him into more trouble. Riddick's certain he didn’t kill the kid in the cave. But he also remembers another case, twenty years ago, with shocking similarities...which means someone is trying to trap Riddick. Can Riddick uncover the truth, or will this be the case that finally destroys him once and for all? Don’t miss the brand-new gripping crime series by bestselling British crime author Wes Markin! What people are saying about Wes Markin... 'Cracking start to an exciting new series. Twist and turns, thrills and kills. I loved it.' Bestselling author Ross Greenwood 'Markin stuns with his latest offering... Mind-bendingly dark and deep, you know it's not for the faint hearted from page one. Intricate plotting, devious twists and excellent characterisation take this tale to a whole new level. Any serious crime fan will love it!' Bestselling author Owen Mullen 'A nerve-jangling, heart thumping belter of a crime series.' Bestselling author TG Reid
Download or read book The Book of Why written by Nicholas Montemarano and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2013-01-08 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Self-help writer Eric Newborn's motivational books have spawned a legion of devoted followers who swear that his ideas have pulled their lives from the brink. But after Eric can't save his own wife from dying, he finds himself at a loss -- the power of positive thinking is simply not enough to overcome his grief. Retreating to the home he and his wife shared on Martha's Vineyard, Eric, with his dog as his closest companion, attempts to distance himself from the teachings he has come to hate. But when a woman named Sam shows up at his door one night five years later, Eric must finally confront his heartache and reconcile his worldview with the pain he has suffered. At once a powerful love story, a stirring portrait of a soul laid bare by grief, and a celebration of coincidence, connection, and the belief that true love never dies, The Book of Why explores the deep powers of the heart and mind to shape the world around us, blurring the lines between loss and love, fate and free will, despair and joy. "This is a haunting and extraordinary book." -- Julie Orringer, author of The Invisible Bridge
Download or read book Longings Are Purple Black written by Manuela DaCosta and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2021-11-11 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome back to Hawk Island and the village of Two Brooks. While the sea slowly kisses the sand on the small beach of Saint Carlos, preparations for an Episcopal retreat begin while members of the Sacristy, a group of unconventional women who live in Two Brooks, set down a new path lined with quandaries and challenges. Angela Matias is a cunning, intelligent, and persistent spitfire who feels compelled to choose just one of the three men she loves. While Ascendida struggles with the concept of forgiveness and her desire to love a man not a boy, Nascimento continues to grapple with her voyeurism. As Madalena must either forget Saul and move on with her life or bring him back, Dona Mafalda yearns to be loved, but cannot trust love to be kind. As the women take it upon themselves to solve a centuries-long mystery, they once again find themselves questioning the rules and norms of their island and inescapably facing the consequences. In this third book of the Hawk Island series, members of the Sacristy must come to terms with decisions and actions that profoundly affect their lives.
Download or read book Dirty Tricks written by Kiki Swinson and published by Dafina. This book was released on 2017-08-29 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two women each take big risks to score big in this street lit anthology featuring two bestselling authors. STAY SCHEMING KIKI SWINSON Karlie Houston is broke, betrayed—and running from a bounty on her head. Turns out the real owners of the payday loan office she ripped off weren’t cool with her idea of employment bennies. With her lover and friends gone, she’s forced to take refuge with her cold-hearted grandmother. But with enemies closing in, Karlie’s last chance to flip a killer script is ticking down to slim, none—and dead. WHO CAN YOU TRUST? SAUNDRA Struggling bank teller Porsha has no time for Cinderella fantasies. She’s working overtime to keep her tragedy-struck family off the streets. But her new boyfriend, Game, is smart, seductive—and sure-thing successful. So why not work his rock-solid plan to steal from her bank? All she’s got to lose is more than she can possibly imagine. “Treachery, betrayal and revenge add to the twists and turns and lots of drama in this book. Loved it! Can’t wait until the sequel comes out.” —RT Book Reviews on The Score “Saundra offers insight into the ruthless drug game but also offers hope and redemption. Fans of Sister Souljah’s groundbreaking The Coldest Winter Ever will immediately note similarities to that powerful novel in Saundra’s writing.” —Library Journal on Her Sweetest Revenge
Download or read book Could You Survive Midsomer A Winter s Murder written by Simon Brew and published by Cassell. This book was released on 2024-10-10 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CAN YOU CATCH THE KILLER AND SURVIVE ENGLAND'S DEADLIEST COUNTY? The follow-up to the hugely popular Could You Survive Midsomer?, with a winter twist. Halloween in the beautiful county of Midsomer finds itself overshadowed by a trick or treat that takes a nasty turn. Sara McLower answers the door, and finds her life ended by a pumpkin. When villagers gather a few weeks later for her funeral, there's an understandable sense of unease. Still, there's the festive lights switch-on to look forward to at The Windy Dog pub, overseen as always by longstanding landlady Betty Grainger. But when she flicks the light switch, it'd be fair to say that things go with a bit of a bang. It leaves not one but two serious crimes to investigate. Which is where you come in. Step into the shoes of a detective in Midsomer, and choose your own path through the investigation. Can you get to the bottom of just what's happened, or will you end up putting your own life in jeopardy? Your task, in this follow-up to the bestselling Could You Survive Midsomer? To solve what's gone on, arrest who needs arresting - and try to avoid coming a cropper yourself. Good luck, detective... An official Midsomer Murders Interactive novel set in ITV's most celebrated and murderous county.
