Download or read book REUNION written by Joseph W. Mason and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-08-05 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rigor mortis had started. The partially stiffened body was pushed out the door into the night rain. Daybreak and ultimate discovery were hours away. ... Cook County was located in the northwest corner of the state. This was the Midwest, the Corn Belt, noted for fields of corn with some dairy cows thrown in, not dead girls along the highway. It was supposed to be a quiet farming community. Rosie wondered when the last homicide might have been. After all, she came here to get away from big city crime, drugs, and gangs, and so far except for one thing, separate from police work, she was pleased. ... “Looks like she was killed and her body dumped along the road. There are marks on both wrists like she’d been tied up. She really must have struggled because the rope or whatever held her really cut into her wrists. No identification on her, in fact, all her pockets were empty. She was about eighteen I’d guess and good looking, kind of boyish face with very short hair. Oh yeah, she wasn’t dressed for rainy weather, no jacket just a light shirt. And we had rain on and off all night.” ... Pete hung up the phone and looked over at Joe. “Well, that was the coroner. She was bound at the wrists and ankles and sexually molested a lot, looks like over a couple days and it was painful, almost like torture. Then she was suffocated. That’s all he has now but he will keep us posted and send a complete report right away with a follow up to fill in any missing things, like blood tests for drugs. That’s all he had. Guess we should call the Chief, huh?” Joe remarked, “Torture! What are we dealing with?” “Don’t know.” Pete replied as he started to dial the Chief’s number. ... The occasional crackle of thunder and flash of lighting were the only interruptions to the rain on the rooftop and the rhythmic beat of the wipers. The visibility at times was less than one hundred feet. Who would be out on a night like this? Almost no one, the driver certainly wouldn’t be out if there weren’t a very important delivery to make. The vehicle turned off the highway and onto a dirt road. It moved at a snail’s pace. The speedometer bounced around the ten MPH mark. After awhile the automatic shift was slipped from drive into neutral. The momentum of the vehicle carried it forward for a few seconds and then it came to a stop. As it stopped, simultaneously the headlights were turned off and the shift lever was put in the park position. All was still. Because of the cornfields on both sides of the road, no lights or houses could be seen. With the dashboard lights out there was total darkness. ‘Is this the best spot ever’, thought the driver, pausing a moment to relish in the serenity. With that, the motorist reached over and opened the passenger door. The interior light bulb had been removed so the vehicle remained in total darkness. With one big push, the body in the passenger seat tumbled out onto the shoulder of the road and rolled six feet into the ditch. A grin crossed the murderer’s face, as the door was pulled closed. Delivery completed. The killer cherished the moment, ‘another one gone. I did it!’ ... ‘Time to get back, have a nice hot shower, and watch some TV.’ Already forgotten were the events of the last four days including tonight, just like they never occurred. Sleep was restless, as it had been on many occasions. Dreams were not of the girl tonight; she had been quickly forgotten. This was of a time long ago. That same recurring nightmare ... Pat pleading ... then blood everywhere. I hate this place ... Why am I tied down...Help me... Help. ... That evening Joe spent his time driving the highways of Cook County trying to piece together the clues of Carol Burroughs’ murder. Many miles away, a girl lay helpless. “Eemmm, emmmm,” she murmured. With a gag in her mouth and her feet and arms tied it was the best she could do. She had just woken up and was trying to figure out how she ended up like this. She was gr

Download or read book Killer Reunion written by Richard Stevenson and published by Donald Strachey Mystery. This book was released on 2019-05 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's a family reunion in the era of American tribal politics, and what could go wrong? Plenty, including murder, when the Callahan clan convenes at a New England country inn and one of the most politically outspoken relatives is the victim of a bizarre poisoning. Timothy Callahan and his long-time spouse, Albany PI Don Strachey, contend not just with dampened spirits but with injustice when a misguided local cop zeroes in on an innocent Callahan. PI Strachey has to unearth a complicated family's hidden history, nail the real killer, and expose an act of long-contained violent rage in this disturbing tale of the way we live now.

Download or read book Killer Reunion written by G. A. McKevett and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Triumphantly attending her twenty-fifth high school reunion with her handsome husband, Savannah confronts her nasty former nemesis and is forced to clear her name when the woman is found murdered amid rumors about another suspicious death.--

Download or read book Murder at the Class Reunion written by Triss Stein and published by Worldwide Library. This book was released on 1995 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Murder At The Class Reunion by Triss Stein released on Aug 25, 1995 is available now for purchase.

Download or read book Reunion in Death written by J. D. Robb and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2002-03-05 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A birthday bash sets the scene for a frightening reunion with a killer from Eve Dallas’s past in this novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling In Death series. At exactly 7:30 p.m., Walter Pettibone arrived home to over a hundred friends and family shouting, “surprise!” It was his birthday. Although he had known about the planned event for weeks, the real surprise was yet to come. At 8:45 p.m., a woman with emerald eyes and red hair handed him a glass of champagne. One sip of birthday bubbly, and he was dead. No one at the party knew who she was, but Detective Eve Dallas remembers her all too well. Eve was personally responsible for Julianna Dunne's incarceration nearly ten years ago. And now, let out on good behavior, she still has nothing but bad intentions. It appears she wants to meet Dallas again—in a reunion neither will forget...

Download or read book Murder Goes to a Reunion written by AnnieMae Robertson and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2002-02 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Georgie Anderson received an invitation to her fortieth high school reunion to be held at the Sea Witch Motel on the coast she insisted Michelangelo go along for moral support. That proved to be a fortuitous decision when one of the attendees, Georgie's old friend Joe, was found dead in the motel hot tub. A second murder made it apparent that someone at the reunion intended to kill a number of the alumni who had been primary figures in a school strike years earlier. The fact that Georgie was on that list pushed Michelangelo into working with the local police to find the killer before more people died.

Download or read book Class Reunions Are Murder written by Libby Klein and published by Kensington Cozies. This book was released on 2018-01-30 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first Poppy McAllister mystery “is inspiring, outstandingly funny, and moves along at such a fast pace that the charming ending arrives far too soon” (Kings River Life Magazine). For fortysomething Poppy McAllister, taking a stroll down memory lane in Cape May, New Jersey, isn’t just awkward—it’s deadly. Newly widowed and stuck in a middle-aged funk, Poppy has been running on cookies, infomercials, and one-sided chats with her cat for months. There’s no way on earth she’s attending her twenty-five-year class reunion—especially after receiving a very bizarre letter from Barbie, the popular cheerleader who taunted her all through high school. At least, not until Poppy’s best friend practically drags her to the event . . . Using the dreaded homecoming as an excuse to visit her eccentric Aunt Ginny, Poppy vows to leave Cape May with pride and Spanx intact. Too bad Barbie is still the queen of mean at the reunion. And worse, that her dead body is lying right in front of Poppy’s old locker. Singled out as the killer, it’s up to Poppy to confront her past and clear her name. But between protecting her aunt from disaster and tackling a gluten-free diet, can Poppy crack the case before she’s voted “Most Likely to Die” by the murderer? Includes Seven Recipes from Poppy’s Kitchen! Praise for the Poppy McAllister series “Fans of Chopped will have fun juggling the complicated set of suspects and following a romantic triangle that has yet to be resolved.”—Kirkus Reviews “Funny and entertaining. An excellent cozy mystery to curl up with.”—The Cozy Pages “Each book is better than the last.”—The Montana Bookaholic

Download or read book When a Secret Kills Deadly Reunions Book 3 written by Lynette Eason and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2013-05-01 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investigative reporter Jillian Carter knows it's time to put the past to rest. She's tired of looking over her shoulder, letting a killer go free. She's no longer the scared kid who changed her name and disappeared. Now, no matter what the cost, Jillian must do what she is trained to do--ferret out the truth and expose it. Senator Frank Hoffman committed murder ten years ago--and Jillian watched it happen. Didn't she? Not even the enigmatic and attractive Colton Brady, her ex-boyfriend and nephew of the killer, will be able to make her leave this alone. Get ready for the spine-tingling, nail-biting conclusion to an explosive series.

Download or read book Lakeside Reunion written by Lisa Jordan and published by Steeple Hill. This book was released on 2011-10-18 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bed-and-breakfast owner Lindsey Porter prays she won't run into Stephen Chase when she returns to Shelby Lake. Five years ago, the cop jilted her to marry another woman, and Lindsey fled town. But no sooner does she hit city limits than Stephen pulls her over for a broken taillight. Despite the past, he's still able to stir up Lindsey's old feelings for him. Now a widower and single dad, Stephen recognizes a second chance when he sees one. And he'll do anything to make Lindsey trust in God and take a risk for love--again.

Download or read book A Chance in the World written by Steve Pemberton and published by Thomas Nelson Inc. This book was released on 2012-01-10 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stirring account of courage, hope, and victory, A Chance in the World is the extraordinary story of what is possible when you dare to believe. "Home is the place where our life stories begin. It is where we are understood, embraced, and accepted. It is a sanctuary of safety and security, a place to which we can always return. Down in the dank basement, amidst my moldy, hoarded food and beloved worm-eaten books, I dreamed that my real home, the place where my story had begun, was out there somewhere, and one day I was going to find it." Taken from his mother at age three, Steve Klakowicz lives a terrifying existence. Caught in the clutches of a cruel foster family and subjected to constant abuse, he finds his only refuge in a box of books gifted to him by a kind stranger. In these books, he discovers new worlds he can only imagine and gains hope that one day he might have a different life, that one day he will find his true home. Armed with just a single clue, Steve embarks on an extraordinary quest for his identity, only to find that nothing is as it appears. A Chance in the World is the unbelievable true story of a broken boy destined to become a man of resilience, determination, and vision. Through it all, Steve's story teaches us that no matter how broken our past, we have it in us to create a new beginning and to build a new place, where love awaits.

Download or read book Reunion with a Killer written by Rod Summitt and published by Multi-Media Publications Inc.. This book was released on 2008-06 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lee Bishop, a hardware sales rep, decides to make his last cross-country sales trip by car instead of flying. One of his main reasons was to stop in the town in Iowa where he went to school, both to see the school again and to visit with his old college roommate who is now the president of the local bank with whom Lee has been corresponding through yearly Christmas cards. When he arrives in town, he tries to hook up with his old friend, Carl Kyle, but is told by his friend that he must leave town on business and that they won't be able to meet. Lee decides to drop in at the bank anyway for a quick hello, and when directed to Kyle's office sees a man who is a complete stranger. Lee learns that while the man at the bank is obviously not his old friend, he is accepted by the townsfolk as the man who was once Lee's roommate at the local college. About ready to continue his trip and leave the perplexing puzzle behind him, Lee discovers that the editor of the local newspaper is Pete Riley, another old friend from college and enlists his help in solving the mystery of just who is the bank president and what has happened to Carl Kyle.

Download or read book The Reunion written by Suzanne Rossi and published by The Wild Rose Press Inc. This book was released on 2013-10-18 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: High school reunions can be murder... Meghan Donohue is no longer the fat girl she was in high school. Slimmed down and successful, she's made a name for herself as a bestselling mystery author. So why is the thought of seeing her girlhood crush again so daunting? Zach Dunbar is not the skinny computer geek of long ago. Well-muscled and prosperous, he owns a multi-million dollar software corporation. But will it be enough to interest the girl he dreamed about all through high school? Before they can make a connection, though, someone starts killing off members of the former "in" crowd, and Zach and Meghan must pool their expertise to help nail a murderer. As they unravel secret alliances and old grudges, their attraction develops into something much stronger. Can they stop the murders--and finally confess their love--before a killer destroys them all?

Download or read book First Cousins Killer Reunion written by Sherinda Ryter and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2024-04-08 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in the scenic area of the Finger Lakes, this Cozy Mystery introduces the reader to four retired cousins - Molly, Maureen, Marge, and Jane. In their quaint little town, the assistant to their beloved baker is murdered. Who did it? And why is Brenda, their friend who is visiting for the weekend reunion, being suspected of the cruel act? Will the cousins be able to help clear Brenda’s name, or did she do it? And if she didn’t, can the cousins solve the mystery of who killed the baker’s helper?

Download or read book Reunion with a Killer written by Rod Summitt and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-30 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lee Bishop, a hardware sales rep, decides to make his last cross country sales trip by car instead of flying as usual. One of his main reasons was to take the opportunity to stop in the town in Iowa where he went to college, both to see the school again, and especially to visit with his college roommate who is the president of the bank there and with whom he had been corresponding through yearly Christmas cards for several years. When he arrives in town, he calls his old friend, Carl Kyle, to set up a meeting but is told by Kyle that he must leave town on business and that they won't be able to see him. At first disappointed, Lee decides to drop in at the bank anyway for a quick hello, and when directed to Kyle's office sees a man who is a complete stranger to him. He leaves the bank in confusion without talking to "Kyle".Lee discovers that while the man at the bank is obviously not his old friend, he is accepted by the townsfolk as the man who was once Lee's roommate at the local college. About ready to leave town and the perplexing puzzle behind him, Lee discovers that the editor of the local newspaper is Pete Riley, another old friend from college and enlists him to help discover the mystery behind who the president of the bank is.Lee's and Pete's investigation uncovers much more than who the current Carl Kyle is. Confronting the bank president somewhat indirectly puts their lives in jeopardy, and leads the reader to a suspenseful conclusion.

Download or read book Reunion written by Michael Jan Friedman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-12-11 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before he commanded the Starship Enterprise, Jean-Luc Picard was the captain of the deep space exploration vessel, the U.S.S. Stargazer, on an incredible twenty-two year voyage. Now Picard is reunited with his old crew for the first time in over a decade, on a mission to see his former first officer installed as ruler of the Daa'Vit Empire. The reunion turns deadly when a ruthless assassin begins eliminating the U.S.S. Stargazercrew one by one. Picard's present and former shipmates must join forces to solve the mystery of the Captain's past, before the killer strikes again.

Download or read book Killer Country Reunion written by Jenna Night and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2018-06-01 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A woman must look to her ex-fiancé to protect herself and her family in this inspirational romantic suspense novel. After gunmen attack Caroline Marsh, she’s stunned that she survives—and shocked that her rescuer is her ex-fiancé, Zane Coleman. With her family’s safety on the line, there’s no time for grudges over the past. The killers on her trail won’t give up easily. And although Zane already left her once, for her own protection, he’s not about to lose Caroline again.

Download or read book Murder At Flaxton Isle written by Greg Wilson and published by Carter & Allan. This book was released on 2019-03-28 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A remote Scottish island plays host to a deadly reunion... It should be a lot of fun, meeting up for a long weekend in a rented lighthouse on a chunk of rock miles from anywhere. There will be drinks and games and all sorts of other amusements. It is ten years since the last get-together and twenty years since Nadia and her friends graduated from university. But not everything goes according to plan. One of the group has a more sinister agenda and, as events begin to spiral out of control, it becomes clear that not everyone will get off the island alive... Keywords: detective murder, british detective mysteries, mystery, detective fiction, detective mysteries, murder mystery, british isles, british mysteries, detective, isle, murder, traditional, british, scotland, scottish island, scotland mystery, scottish mystery, scottish island mystery, flannan isle, mystery of flannan isle, ballad of flannan isle, lighthouse mystery, island mystery, lighthouse murder, lighthouse murder mystery, island murder, island murder mystery, lighthouse whodunnit, lighthouse thriller, lighthouse, island whodunnit, remote island, flaxton isle, hebrides, outer hebrides, inner hebrides, isle of lewis, stornoway, eilean mor, northern lighthouse board, northern lighthouse commission, acetylene lamp, st flannan, lighthouse disappearance, lighthouse keeper, lighthouse keepers, thomas marshall, james ducat, donald macarthur, joseph moore, robert muirhead, lost keepers, lost lighthouse keepers, contemporary mystery, contemporary thriller, contemporary murder, contemporary murder mystery, contemporary mystery story, contemporary murder story, flares, flare gun, semaphore, agatha christie, modern agatha christie, contemporary agatha christie, student reunion, student reunion mystery, students reunion, class reunion, school reunion, school reunion mystery, class reunion mystery, university reunion, university reunion story, university reunion mystery, friends reunion, whodunnit, murder in paradise, death in paradise