Deadly Secrets

      Laura Tyler
     Deadly Secrets

Newly divorced, Miranda Hannigan, steps out of the courthouse hoping for a new life and is nearly run down by a hit and run driver. Does someone want Miranda dead? Her mother thinks so and worse yet, she believes that Miranda is being hunted by the same people who killed her Grandmother. What is a woman to do but face the danger head on with humor, an old flame, new friends, and a ghost or two.This is the first e-book in a series that will unravel the twisted links that tie the lives of four friends together. The series is set in historic Savannah, Georgia and uses local knowledge of the area to enrich the plot line of murder that stretches across oceans and generations. In the first installment of the series, "Deadly Secrets," Miranda Hannigan finds herself a newly divorced single mother. Miranda still reeling from the loss of her innocent illusions and the end of her marriage must come to terms with the life that she lost. To do this, she goes on a journey of self discovery as she tears down her memories of the past and remodels the family home. Amid the ruins of the old home place, Miranda discovers that her heart is not the only thing in her life that is haunted. Plagued by ghosts at home and unexpected danger in the streets of Savannah, Miranda turns to those she trusts for guidance. However, betrayal is in the sultry southern air. An old flame returns, but is he really what he seems? Can Miranda sort out truth from lies.....friend from foe......before it is too late or will the family secrets take Miranda to her grave.

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    Devil's Corner

      Lisa Scottoline
     Devil's Corner

Prosecutor Vicki Allegretti goes to meet a confidential informant, is almost killed, and a cop is gunned down before her eyes. She saw the killers, now all she has to do is find them. The deeper Vicki probes, the more she becomes convinced that the murder wasn't random. When another murder takes place, Vicki is thrown together with an unlikely ally -- The Girlfriend from Hell. Will they find the killers before they kill each other?

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    The Last Noel

      Heather Graham
     The Last Noel

It's Christmas Eve, and all is neither calm nor bright With a storm paralyzing New England, the O'Boyle household becomes prey to a pair of brutal escaped killers desperate to find refuge. Skyler O'Boyle is convinced the only way they can live through the night is by playing a daring psychological game to throw the convicts off their guard. Threatened by a pair of Smith & Wessons, she has to pray that the rest of her family will play along, buying them time. Her one hope for rescue is that the men are unaware that her daughter, Kat, has escaped into the blizzard. But as the wind and snow continue to rage with all the vehemence of a maddened banshee, her prayers that Kat can somehow find help seem fragile indeed. When Kat stumbles on a third felon, half-frozen and delirious, her shock deepens, because she recognizes Craig Devon immediately. What is the onetime love of her life doing back in town-and in such company? With the threat of death hanging over the O'Boyles, Craig is desperate to unload a vital secret that could change their destiny. But can he trust Kat with the truth? Because one false move and everything he's sacrificed will shatter-and this could be everyone's final Christmas alive.

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    Annabel Scheme

      Robin Sloan
     Annabel Scheme

Annabel Scheme is a detective story set in an alternate San Francisco where the digital and the occult live side-by-side. It's a short, snappy read -- about 128 pages/128,000 Kindle locations -- and perfect for people who like Sherlock Holmes, Douglas Adams, ghosts and/or the internet. Finally, it makes a great Kindle gift. In Scheme's San Francisco, an indie rocker's new tracks are climbing the charts, even though the rocker herself is long dead. A devout gamer has gone missing, and the only trace of him that remains is inside his favorite game, the blockbuster MMORPG called World of Jesus. And the richest man in the city, the inventor of the search engine called Grail, might just have made a deal with a devil. Meanwhile, Annabel Scheme has just hired herself a Watson, an A.I. assistant who's now learning the ropes on a case that will quickly transform into Scheme's biggest -- and possibly her last. Come on. Fog City is waiting.

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    The Chocolate-Covered Contest

      Carolyn Keene
     The Chocolate-Covered Contest

Nancy is about to learn the real meaning of "Death by Chocolate" Nancy can hardly believe it. While visiting an amusement park owned by the world-famous Royal Chocolates Company, her friend Bess tears open a million-dollar candy wrapper in a contest. But when they go to collect, they're told that someone else has won. And then they're accused of tampering with the winning wrapper! Something is rotten in chocolatetown. The proof comes when Nancy and her friends are treated to a near-death experience in the park's animal safari. Someone's pulling a million-dollar swindle, and getting Nancy and her friends out of the way seems to be the icing on the cake.

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    Bone in the Throat

      Anthony Bourdain
     Bone in the Throat

The acclaimed first novel by the New York Times bestselling author of Kitchen Confidential and host of Parts Unknown on CNN. A wildly funny, irreverent tale of murder, mayhem, and the mob. When up-and-coming chef Tommy Pagana settles for a less than glamorous stint at his uncle's restaurant in Manhattan's Little Italy, he unwittingly finds himself a partner in big-time crime. And when the mob decides to use the kitchen for a murder, nothing Tommy learned in cooking school has prepared him for what happens next. With the FBI on one side, and his eccentric wise-guy superiors on the other, Tommy has to struggle to do right by his conscience, and to avoid getting killed in the meantime. In the vein of Prizzi's Honor, Bone in the Throat is a thrilling Mafia caper laced with entertaining characters and wry humor. This first novel is a must-have for fans of Anthony Bourdain's nonfiction.

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    An Ice Cold Grave

      Charlaine Harris
     An Ice Cold Grave

The voices of the dead become inescapable clues for lightning-struck sleuth Harper Connelly in this “winning series” (Booklist) of murder—and beyond—from #1 New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris…Harper Connelly heads to Doraville, North Carolina to find a missing boy—one of several teenage boys who have disappeared over the last five years. And all of them are calling for Harper. She finds them, buried in the frozen ground. All she wants is to get out of town before she’s caught in the media storm—until she herself is attacked and becomes part of the investigation. Soon Harper will learn more than she cared to about the dark mysteries and long-hidden secrets of Doraville—knowledge of the dead that makes her next in line to end up in an ice-cold grave...

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    Ghost Moon

      Heather Graham
     Ghost Moon

Reclusive collector Cutter Merlin is seldom seen in Key West — lately, not at all. Officer Liam Beckett visits Merlin's curious house and discovers the gentleman in his study. In his death grip: a volume of occult lore and a reliquary. His eyes are wide with fright, his mouth a horrified rictus where spiders now dwell. Kelsey Donovan returns to the old house to catalog her estranged grandfather's collection of artifacts and antiquities, vowing to see his treasures divested properly. But she cannot ignore the sense that she's being watched, the reports of malevolent black figures, the pervasive smell of death. Is the Merlin house haunted, even cursed? Liam knows well that some ghost stories are true and he swears to protect Kelsey. But there are forces at work for whom one more life is a pittance to pay for their deepest desire. . .

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    Retribution

      Jasmine White
     Retribution

Katherine loves her fiancé Johnny, there’s no question about it. But when he appears suspiciously on the scene of a murder, his dark past begins to haunt her and she begins to question his innocence. Can she resolve her feelings of doubt and follow her heart? Millionaire playboy Wesley loves Katherine. The fact that she’s having doubts about her fiancé suits him just fine—he’s having doubts abouKatherine loves her fiancé Johnny, there’s no question about it. But when he appears suspiciously on the scene of a murder, his dark past begins to haunt her and she begins to question his innocence. Can she resolve her feelings of doubt and follow her heart? Millionaire playboy Wesley loves Katherine. The fact that she’s having doubts about her fiancé suits him just fine—he’s having doubts about Johnny’s innocence himself. However, it doesn’t suit him fine that Johnny’s involvement with the murder could be putting Katherine's life in jeopardy…

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    The House of Happy Mayhem

      Trent Zelazny
     The House of Happy Mayhem

It would be nice to live their life...Acclaimed short story by Trent Zelazny about taking fantasies too far.Originally published in The Day the Leash Gave Way and Other Stories, Wilder Publications, 2009.Received an honorable mention in Best Horror of the Year 2009.Rae'Chelle is a normal teenage girl from a small town, she is the one being able to fulfill a long foretold prophecy of another realm. She forges friendships with unlikely creatures on her journey to save this world. The darkness closes in on her and her companions, peril lies in every mile they cross. Delve into the world of Dalthimus, where nothing and no-one is quite what they seem.

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    A Darkness Absolute

      Kelley Armstrong
     A Darkness Absolute

The follow-up to #1 NYT bestseller Kelley Armstrong’s acclaimed City of the Lost, Rockton town detective Casey Duncan makes a terrible—and dangerous—discovery in the woods outside of town. When experienced homicide detective Casey Duncan first moved to the secret town of Rockton, she expected a safe haven for people like her, people running from their past misdeeds and past lives. She knew living in Rockton meant living off-the-grid completely: no cell phones, no Internet, no mail, very little electricity, and no way of getting in or out without the town council’s approval. What she didn’t expect is that Rockton comes with its own set of secrets and dangers. Now, in A Darkness Absolute, Casey and her fellow Rockton sheriff’s deputy Will chase a cabin-fevered resident into the woods, where they are stranded in a blizzard. Taking shelter in a cave, they discover a former resident who’s been held captive for over a year. When the bodies of two other women turn up, Casey and her colleagues must find out if it’s an outsider behind the killings or if the answer is more complicated than that...before another victim goes missing. Casey Duncan returns in another heart-racing thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong.

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