Harry Bosch's life is in turmoil: his house is condemned, his girlfriend has left, and he's suspended from the LAPD. As he undergoes a psychiatric evaluation, he confronts the unsolved murder of his mother from 1961. Delving into the past, Bosch uncovers a coverup linked to powerful figures, leading to new dangers.
Bounty-hunter Stephanie Plum has to track down Mo, the local candy store owner who has jumped bail. Nobody will believe that Mo has done anything wrong, but Stephanie - with the help of big blonde Lula and good cop/bad cop Joe Morelli - soon discovers that Mo has more than candy in his basement.
It begins as an innocent trip to the deli-mart, on a quest for nachos. But Stephanie Plum and her partner, Lula, are clearly in the wrong place at the wrong time. A robbery leads to an explosion, which leads to the destruction of yet another car. It would be just another day in the life of Stephanie Plum...except that she becomes the target of a gang. And the target of an even scarier, more dangerous force that comes to Trenton. With super bounty hunter Ranger acting more mysteriously than ever (and the tension with vice cop Joe Morelli getting hotter), Stephanie finds herself with a decision to make: how to protect herself and where to hide while on the hunt for a killer known as the Junkman. With Lula riding shotgun and Grandma Mazur on the loose, Stephanie Plum is racing against the clock in her most suspenseful novel yet. Ten Big Ones is page-turning entertainment and Janet Evanovich is the best there is.
Wildfell Cottage is a serene weekend oasis for three career women whose lives have taken sudden turns. But they are barely acquainted before one of them is dead—and another is determined to find out why. Between the worlds of academia, art, and politics, someone slipped into a woman's life and snuffed it out in a burst of rage, leaving Laura Principal to untangle a wicked web of secrets and hypocrisy. What Laura finds is the perfect suspect. Unfortunately, a better one has found her. . . .
Everything that shaped him happened near that river, now tainted by lies, greed, shame, and murder. In his scorching return to Rowan County, John Hart delves into the dark side of human nature and the complexities of forgiveness. Adam Chase, a man marked by a violent past and childhood trauma, faces the consequences of a murder charge he narrowly escaped. Exiled from his home for a crime he didn't commit, he vanishes into the anonymity of New York City for five years. Upon his return, his motives remain a mystery to his family, the police, and his old enemies.
Almost immediately, Adam is confronted by violence and the ghosts of his past. As bodies begin to surface, the small town turns against him, forcing Adam into a desperate struggle not only to prove his innocence but also to reclaim his life. Hart expertly strips his characters bare, revealing explosive secrets and raw emotions. As tensions rise, individuals are pushed to their limits, showcasing the lengths people will go for money, family, and revenge. This powerful, heart-pounding thriller will linger in your mind long after the final page is turned.
Young lawyer Mary DiNunzio finds her life in jeopardy when she digs too closely into the suicide of an Italian-American in a World War II internment camp, and starts receiving ominous threats.
When attorney Jack Newlin discovers his wife's body, he's determined to hide the truth about her killer. Deciding to frame himself, he hires the most inexperienced lawyer he can find: Mary DiNunzio, a reluctant rookie from a hot Philadelphia firm. But Mary is smarter and more persistent than he thinks, and she's just as determined to prove what really happened.
'Gruesome, seductive and creepily credible' The Times'I HAVE SINNED'The words
are scrawled in blood at the most shocking murder scene Forensic Pathologist
Maura Isles and Detective Jane Rizzoli have ever witnessed. The victim, a
young woman, has been entirely drained of blood and horrifically dismembered.
Out of work and out of money, Stephanie Plum lands a job as bounty hunter and her first prey is, guess who? None other than Joe Morelli, the macho pig who deflowered her in high school and bragged on the lavatory wall of Mario's Sub Shop. Now a cop, he is wanted for murder. The intriguing thing is she still rather fancies him and even more intriguing is that he will save her life. A debut in fiction
Stewart Dubinsky knew his father. David, had served in World War II, but had told very little about his experiences. When he finds, after his father's death, a packet of wartime letters to a former fiancee and learns of David's court-martial, Stewart is driven to uncover the truth about the enigmatic distant man he never knew. Using military archives, old letters, and David's own notes, he discovers that David, a JAG lawyer, had pursued a maverick U.S. officer in Europe, fallen in love with a beautiful resistance fighter, and fought in the war's deadliest conflicts. In reconstructing the terrible events and agonizing choices his father faced on the battlefield, in the courtrfoom, and in love, Stewart gains a closer understanding of his father's secret past and of the brutal nature of war itself.
A stunning legal thriller, this novel confirms that Edgar Award winner Lisa Scottoline offers more than just a gripping crime story. With her fifth work, Scottoline breaks new ground in the legal genre, launching a riveting series featuring the adventures of an all-woman law firm. The narrative begins with criminal lawyer Marta Richter on the brink of winning an acquittal for her client, millionaire businessman Elliot Steere, accused of murder. However, as the jury deliberates, Steere reveals that he sold Marta a false self-defense claim and admits to murdering a homeless man. Infuriated, Marta races against time to gather evidence to convict Steere before the jury returns. She enlists the help of young lawyers Mary DiNunzio and Judy Carrier from Rosato & Associates. Together, they brave a historic blizzard, sifting through snowdrifts and records, interviewing witnesses, and searching for evidence. Meanwhile, Bennie Rosato, the managing partner, realizes Marta's determination to convict her client could jeopardize the firm. As Steere proves to be a formidable opponent with his resources and cunning, the lawyers find themselves in a perilous battle. This novel showcases Scottoline's breakneck pacing, vivid characters, and realistic dialogue, making it a compelling exploration of legal and ethical issues in the justice system.
This novel is constructed around the supposition that Winston Churchill secretly met with Adolf Hitler in 1940 to discuss the terms of a British surrender. Forty years later, Hitler's personal minutes of the discussions are threatening to surface.
From the bestelling author of GIRL IN HYACINTH BLUE, "A vivid exploration of one of the most beloved Renoir paintings in the world, done with a flourish worthy of Renoir himself" (USA Today) With her richly textured novels, Susan Vreeland has offered pioneering portraits of artists' lives. As she did in Girl in Hyacinth Blue, Vreeland focuses on a single painting, Auguste Renoir's instantly recognizable masterpiece, which depicts a gathering of Renoir's real friends enjoying a summer Sunday on a café terrace along the Seine. Narrated by Renoir and seven of the models, the novel illuminates the gusto, hedonism, and art of the era. With a gorgeous palette of vibrant, captivating characters, Vreeland paints their lives, loves, losses, and triumphs so vividly that "the painting literally comes alive" (The Boston Globe).
Een Britse geheim agent, wiens echtgenote naar de Russische inlichtingendienst is overgelopen, weet een gedeserteerde Russische spion naar Londen te brengen, hetgeen daar grote onrust teweeg brengt.
Wanneer een ex-CIA agent wordt verdacht van diefstal van enkele kostbare munten uit Fort Knox, kost het hem en een FBI-agente de grootste moeite om de ware dieven te achterhalen.