A Killing to DIE For

      P Gaseaux
     A Killing to DIE For

In Gaza terrorists have a new kind of missile...a deadly accurate one. In Manila a businessman lies dead, murdered by arms traffickers. In the frozen valleys of West Virginia, a veteran mourns his son. He wants answers. So does the FBI. And so does Anna...the super-spy and enigmatic killer who is torn between revenge and loyalty to her controllers.Two combat choppers of the Israel Defense Force are shot down by terrorists who are building their own guided missiles. A strike force code named Arcana is tasked to locate and destroy the source of the weapons. In the Philippines an American businessman, Billy Bob Hatfield is abducted and murdered but his boss Anna, a wealthy entrepreneur from Bangkok escapes and goes into hiding. The Feds are involved after it is revealed the victim was in contact with the embassy in Manila. Washington assigns Special Agent Tanaka, to interview the father of the victim, Gunny Hatfield who is a terminally ill war veteran living in West Virginia.The Bureau decides to hand jurisdiction of the case to the Philippines although they change their mind following political pressure. Tanaka and Hatfield fly to Manila to begin inquiries and collect the victim’s remains At the mortuary they meet Anna, and after identifying the deceased they stumble into a three-way gun battle between members of an arms trafficking syndicate, Anna and Strike-Force Arcana. Anna is abducted after the trigger-men are killed and Arcana interrogate her. Her only choice to assist and reveal where her former clients are located. Anna is not only a financial wizard, but she possesses specialist military training and killing techniques, something that worries the Bureau and troubles the Israelis. Tanaka’s investigations lead him to the last remaining guidance systems, seized from the victim’s safe deposit by local police following the murder. Tanaka and Hatfield return home and Anna is released. The investigation is halted. Upon return to Thailand, Anna’s controllers are furious she has lost custody of the guidance system. Hatfield, suspecting his son was romantically involved with Anna flies out to Bangkok, despite his deteriorating health. When Tanaka learns of this he follows Hatfield where Arcana’s mission to locate the syndicate has already begun. After rescuing Anna from a bomb blast, Tanaka meets her controllers, a clique of senior figures in the Thai military. Arcana complete a series of assassinations, eliminating the arms dealers except for two principal members who escape. Now the race is on...a fight to the death that has begun in the scorching deserts of the Middle East and a conflict that will end in a ball of fire in the frozen Appalachian winter.A Killing to Die For...a story to kill for...a tale of love, death and revenge in the civilized world.

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    Invisible

      Neel Majumder
     Invisible

Invisible is a spine chilling crime thriller where a coldblooded murderer who was technically untraceable, will drag everyone to hell who ever went close to expose his crime.When Indra was enjoying his date with gorgeous Regina, Inspector Tamble called him to make a visit in a burglary crime scene. Beside being a famous creative director, Indra now also started to help senior inspector Tamble sometimes as a passion to solve crime. But when Indra visited the crime scene he found something which even he never expected. A dead body, murdered unusual way. Then with help of Sunaina, Who was a professional model but shared same passion with Indra, they would discover far more than a single dead body and when they have started to investigate they were dragged down to hell which would change their life forever.

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    The Blonde Goddess of Tikka-Tikka

      Chris L. Adams
     The Blonde Goddess of Tikka-Tikka

Norwegian Ansen is led down paths of supernatural oddness by the tomahawk bequeathed him by the Arapaho medicine man who raised him from a toddler. He has since learned the axe to be a token of power far older than 'the people'. But can it save him from extra-dimensional deities with hungers of cosmic proportions? A story in the tradition of authors such as H P Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard.A man of great melancholies prone to bury his woes in a pint or a shot glass, Ansen drifts from job to job, typically taking on details for which no one else is suited.When a movie director approaches him in a dingy bar in Zimbabwe, offering him a job as leading man in a film to be shot in a remote location, down-on-his-luck Ansen Grost decides he has nothing to lose.A globetrotter, he’d often found himself in circumstances where he must offer his expertise in mercenary forms to eke out a living. So being paid high wages just to look good for the cameras was an enticing opportunity. Not to mention, the blonde playing the lead role was rather easy on the eyes...After days a-sea they make land only to march inland through a steamy tropical forest to their campsite where they soon suspect they are not alone. The native porters, ever superstitious, sense eyes upon them...Having faithfully borne the talisman for years, the ancient weapon seems ever destined to draw him into confrontation with supernatural evil in bizarre, mind-blasting forms. But even Ansen is unprepared for what he finds atop the cliffs of this unknown island.This introductory short story in the series Tales of the Tomahawk will be followed shortly by Volume 2: The Banshee of the Atacama.

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    Burn

      James Patterson
     Burn

Detective Michael Bennett is coming home to New York. And a world of unimaginable evil awaits. ****Having brought an end to the vengeful mission of the ruthless crime lord who forced the Bennett family into hiding, Michael is finally back in New York City. However, Bennett is thrust straight back into a horrifying case: a witness claims to have seen a group of well-dressed men holding a sickeningly depraved and murderous gathering in a condemned building. The report reads like the product of an overactive imagination. But when a charred body is found in that very same building, the unbelievable claim becomes all too real…

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    Dexter Is Delicious

      Jeff Lindsay
     Dexter Is Delicious

The newest novel in the New York Times bestselling series that inspired Showtime's #1 hit, Dexter. Jeff Lindsay now delivers his most macabre, witty, and purely entertaining new adventure for America's dark defender. Dexter Morgan's happy homicidal life is undergoing some major changes. He's always live by a single golden rule - he kills only people who deserve it. But the Miami blood-spatter analyst has recently become a daddy - to an eight-pound curiosity named Lily Anne - and strangely, Dex's dark urges seem to have left him. Is he ready to become an overprotective father? To pick up soft teddy bears instead of his trusty knife, duct tape, and fishing wire? What's a serial killer to do? Then Dexter is summoned to investigate the disappearance of an eighteen-year-old girl who seems to have been abducted by a bizarre group...who just may be vampires...and - possibly - cannibals. Nothing like the familiar hum of his day job to get Dexter's creative dark juices flowing again. Assisting his bull-in-a-china-shop detective sister, Deborah, Dex wades into an investigation that gets more disturbing by the moment. And to compound the complication of Dexter's ever-more-complicated life, a person from his past suddenly reappears...moving dangerously close to his home turf and threatening to destroy the one thing tat has maintained Dexter's pretend human cover and kept him out of the electric chair: his new family. From an uncharacteristically racy encounter in the Florida Everglades to the most bizarre fringe nightclub in the anything-goes Miami scene, Dexter Is Delicious is an ingenious journey through the dark recesses of Dexter's lovably cold soul. Jeff Lindsay is once again at the top of his game, with this new novel that will thrill fans of his bestselling series.

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    Ordinary Thunderstorms

      William Boyd
     Ordinary Thunderstorms

A thrilling, plot-twisting novel from the author of Restless, a national bestseller and winner of the Costa Novel of the Year Award. It is May in Chelsea, London. The glittering river is unusually high on an otherwise ordinary afternoon. Adam Kindred, a young climatologist in town for a job interview, ambles along the Embankment, admiring the view. He is pleasantly surprised to come across a little Italian bistro down a leafy side street. During his meal he strikes up a conversation with a solitary diner at the next table, who leaves soon afterwards. With horrifying speed, this chance encounter leads to a series of malign accidents through which Adam will lose everything - home, family, friends, job, reputation, passport, credit cards, mobile phone - never to get them back. A heart-in-mouth conspiracy novel about the fragility of social identity, the corruption at the heart of big business and the secrets that lie hidden in the filthy underbelly of the everyday city.

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    Kill Them Wherever You Find Them

      David Hunter
     Kill Them Wherever You Find Them

The Israeli spy agency, the Mossad, has uncovered actionable intelligence regarding an daring terror strike against the State of Israel and large Jewish population centers in major cities around the world."The Project," already in development for several years, will be Israel's response to this newest and most deadly of threats to its very existence.WARNING TO READERS:If you're anti-Semitic, anti-Israel, anti-Muslim, pro-terrorism, a bigot, pro-hate, anti-Mormon, expect sex scenes and vulgar language for "realism;" don't read this book, you won't enjoy it.But if you love great sci-fi/espionage books and are generous enough to overlook errors (the author is partly blind), you will enjoy this exciting story. Please note that in some instances the writing is altered to reflect how Russians today, and Civil War era American Southerners of the past actually speak. (For example: In the Russian language the indefinite articles "a," "an," and "the" do not exist.) This is to provide an extra measure of authenticity to the characters and story line. (While he speaks several languages, the author is a native English speaker with an extensive vocabulary and textbook grammar.)DESCRIPTION:The Israeli spy agency, the Mossad, has uncovered actionable intelligence detailing a daring and highly organized, well-funded, strike against the State of Israel and large Jewish population centers in major cities around the world. Terrorists have obtained, modified and weaponized two biological pathogens secreted from a Level Four Bio Research Lab outside Moscow.A former Special Ops scholar from the U.S. is recruited to work with "The Project," an ultra-secret program. It is anticipated that a drastic and last ditch response to the attacks, utilizing advances in technology, will thwart the terrorists from executing their plan of annihilation.Before exploiting this extraordinary scientific discovery it must first be field tested in as controlled an environment as possible with measurable, history altering results. A violent and racist family, with criminal roots dating back to the American Civil War, has been identified for the first phase. The objective: Eliminate the sociopath patriarch of this family and carefully measure the time-line 'ripple' effects that could adversely affect the current timeline.The American Operative, Jeff Stauffenburg, is sent to Civil War era Virginia where he is taken prisoner during a surprise Confederate raid to capture fleeing slaves and their sympatizers. Critically wounded during the raid, Jeff finds himself facing death from a leg wound that is going septic. Should he survive that he still faces the hangman's noose as a northern spy.Without the successful completion of this first critical phase, the second phase comes to a halt even as the terror leaders continue to strengthen their presence with sleeper cells inserted within Israel and strategic cities worldwide. Should they prevail the terrorists will succeed in wiping Israel off the face of the map, guaranteeing that no survivors of world Jewry will be able to rebuild their country. Millions will die in abject agony.In Los Angeles one of the bio-agents is released early, by accident, in an apartment building killing the residents within minutes of its dispersion. This crises brings in the full weight of the United States counter-terror units, FBI, CIA, and the Centers for Disease Control; even as a Mossad agent monitoring the the foot traffic and conversations of the 'safe house' of two known leaders of the terror network, learns that this accidental release half a world away has moved the scheduled strike date well ahead of schedule.The story interweaves the lives, hopes and differing perspectives of the main characters who are well defined, leaving you to feel toward some as you would a friend while pitying and perhaps loathing others. The thrilling conclusion leaves you hungering for the next two books as you become emotionally invested in the lives and unfolding stories of the people in the trilogy.A complete story in and of itself, the exciting book takes you through twists that are at times expected, sometimes completely unanticipated and surprising - even shocking. As a bonus the first several chapters of the second book in the "Pendulum of Time" are included at the end of you

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    Heads Up

      Shaun Tennant
     Heads Up

Five years ago, the police department was shattered when a psychotic hit man turned his rage against homicide detectives and their families. Now, the evidence suggests that the same killer has returned.Five years ago, the police department was shattered when a psychotic hit man turned his rage against homicide detectives and their families. Now, the evidence suggests that the same killer has returned.For Andy, a newly promoted supervisor who was targeted five years ago, digging into this case could mean opening old wounds. For his former partner, a washed-out drunk, those old wounds never healed at all...Approximately 32 paperback pages, a novelette.

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    Don't Tell.

      Lani Wendt Young
     Don't Tell.

Short Story. A brutally honest portrayal of what happens when Susanna - a young girl in Samoa - is sexually abused and everyone she turns to for help fails her. Again and again. A powerful and moving story that highlights a cruelly common problem facing many young people in Samoa today.4 Books for Girls that you will LOVE! Best Selling Authors - Katrina Kahler, Bill Campbell and Kaz Campbell want to entertain you with these fabulous stories. These are all the first books of the series and girls everywhere rave about them. Perfect for girls aged 8 to 12! Hope you enjoy them!Julia Jones' Diary - Book 1 - My Worst Day Ever!"I loved the book it was so good I couldn't put it down. I gave it 5 stars because it was funny, sad and a great book."Diary of a Horse Mad Girl - Book 1 - My First Pony "I rated it 5 stars because it is a interesting book and if you love horses you should read this book.I like how it is so detailed and when you read it you feel like you are actually in the book."Diary of an Almost Cool Girl - Book 1 - Meet Maddi"It was super duper funny and tragical! Even for a not so big girl!! Campbell has real talent in writing."Diary of Mr TDH - Book 1 - My Life Has Changed"This book is realistic, quirky, humorous and very fun."

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    Kathy Abbott

      C. K. Jackson
     Kathy Abbott

Kathy Abbott’s story is the first event in a series of events that changes her life forever.Kathy Abbott’s story is the first event in a series of events that changes her life forever.Kathy is a character in the Regulator Series. The series follows the lives of a group of gifted people who resides in the fictional town of Gull Village. The year that six girls disappeared, the Gull Village Division of the Regulators was formed and a race to stop an ancient evil began.The Regulator Series is an urban fantasy thriller for readers ages eighteen and older. As the series progress so does the intensity.

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    Marazan

      Nevil Shute
     Marazan

After pilot Philip Stenning is involved in a near-fatal plane crash, he feels he owes a debt of gratitude to the man who rescued him. However, his mysterious savior turns out to be an escaped convict and Stenning’s determination to help this man leads him into a tense and dramatic adventure of intrigue, drug-running, and murder.

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    The Mediator

      Erica Pensini
     The Mediator

I am not an object of desire because of who I am, but because there is something I know how to do better than anyone else. I show people their deepest desires, the ones they cannot get themselves to acknowledge.Hold my hand as we head to hell, I know that’s where you want to be. It will seem so natural to go down that path when you and I walk side by side. I am the Mediator.I am not an object of desire because of who I am, but because there is something I know how to do better than anyone else. I show people their deepest desires, the ones they cannot get themselves to acknowledge.Hold my hand as we head to hell, I know that’s where you want to be. It will seem so natural to go down that path when you and I walk side by side. My innocence is infinite.I am the Mediator.

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    Wilbur Smith's Smashing Thrillers

      Wilbur Smith
     Wilbur Smith's Smashing Thrillers

Three thrilling, original adventures from the classic Wilbur Smith - for the first time in one collection - that will take you on a journey deep into the heart of Africa at its wildest and most magnificent Elephant Song: In Zimbabwe's Chiwewe National Park, Dr Daniel Armstrong - world-famous TV naturalist - films the slaughter of a herd of elephant. Meanwhile in London, anthropologist Kelly Kinnear is forced into violent confrontation with the shareholders of the most powerful conglomerate in the City of London, warning them of the destruction of an African country. Now the time has come to act. Together, Armstrong and Kinnear forge a passionate alliance – and begin the fight against the forces of greed, evil and corruption attacking a land they would both give their lives to save . . . Hungry as the Sea: Nick Berg - robbed of his wife and ousted from his huge shipping empire - is hell-bent on vengeance. It is the sea which gives him his opportunity. When his arch-rival's luxury liner is trapped in the tempestuous Antarctic, Nick stakes all to pit his powerful salvage tug, the Warlock, in a desperate race against time and the elements . . . Wild Justice: The hijacking of a jumbo jet off the Seychelles galvanizes anti-terrorist chief Peter Stride into the action for which he has spent a lifetime training. But in the hail of bullets which follows, he knows that this is only the beginning of a nightmare. Stride is the one man who might find the twisted genius who holds the world hostage – if only his every move were not anticipated by the enemy . . .

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    The Dumas Club: The Ninth Gate

      Arturo Pérez-Reverte
     The Dumas Club: The Ninth Gate

A provocative literary thriller that playfully pays tribute to classic tales of mystery and adventure Lucas Corso is a book detective, a middle-aged mercenary hired to hunt down rare editions for wealthy and unscrupulous clients. When a well-known bibliophile is found dead, leaving behind part of the original manuscript of Alexandre Dumas's The Three Musketeers, Corso is brought in to authenticate the fragment. He is soon drawn into a swirling plot involving devil worship, occult practices, and swashbuckling derring-do among a cast of characters bearing a suspicious resemblance to those of Dumas's masterpiece. Aided by a mysterious beauty named for a Conan Doyle heroine, Corso travels from Madrid to Toledo to Paris on the killer's trail in this twisty intellectual romp through the book world.

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