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En The Accomplice, Curtis «50 Cent» Jackson y el galardonado escritor de novelas de misterio Aaron Philip Clark traen a los lectores a Nia Adams, nacida en Nueva York y criada en Texas, que siempre soñó con convertirse en Ranger de Texas. Nina conoce los peligros del trabajo y, como primera mujer ranger de color, conoce la política, pero nunca se ha topado con un criminal como Desmond Bell. Desmond, un veterano de Vietnam convertido en ladrón, roba algo más que dinero: roba los secretos de los ricos y poderosos, y los chantajea por millones de dólares.

STAND-ALONE MURDER MYSTERY, #7 IN THE SERIES. MEET MAVERICK BRITISH DETECTIVE DI SKELGILL... "MAD, BAD AND JUST A LITTLE BIT COZY."ONE WEEK AFTER THE DEATH of his 93-year-old twin brother, the reclusive Declan Thomas O’More is found murdered in his study at the ancestral family estate, rambling and isolated Crummock Hall. Suspicion immediately falls upon his five great nieces and nephews, who between them stand to inherit the considerable proceeds of their grandfather’s will - along with a valuable library of antiquarian books, a collection that is Declan’s lifetime work. And yet each...

Meet Jessica Jones: a private investigator and retired super hero based out of Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, who goes from job to job as a hard living, rough talking, loner. And then a wealthy Upper East Side woman pays her a visit. Amber Randall is concerned about her twin sixteen-year-olds, Lark and Fox, who have acted and looked very different since they returned from spending the summer with their British father in the UK. She tells Jessica that her children have unnaturally perfect skin for teenagers and have lost all the tics and habits that made them who they were.

Six months after the unexpected death of her husband, Carmel-by-the-Sea’s deputy chief of police, Millie Dickens is still trying to come to terms with her loss. After learning that her husband was falsely identified as the chief investigating officer for a botched police investigation into a double murder that took place the year before, she sets aside her grief to revisit the investigation on behalf of the victims’ son.

Twenty-five years ago, an unimaginable tragedy struck the town of Cherry Hollow, leaving its residents devastated and searching for answers. Grief overwhelmed the town for two decades until five years ago when the truth was finally revealed, but not everyone believed the story … Now, a new family has moved to town, unaware of the secrets and lies that lurk under the floorboards of their new home that once belonged to Amber Walker, one of the five members of the original disaster.

John Buchan's hero Edward Leithen chances upon a worldwide plan for domination. With his own life (and those of his friends) depending on the outcome of his struggle, he engages in combat with the anarchic brain behind The Power-House. The author, despite being very busy in public service, wrote over 50 books during his life, but his particular talent was for writing fast-moving adventure stories. The Power-House, a good example of this genre, was first published in 1916.

Twenty-one years ago, Harry Starke, on his first case as lead detective made a mistake, a mistake that sent an innocent man to prison for life. Now, haunted by the past, and with new evidence, he must finish what he started and find the real killer. A killer that will do anything to hide the past.

A group of adventurers set out from Damascus to visit the legendary Gate of Baghdad, also known as the Gate of Death. When one of the party is found dead, the others look to the seemingly unimpeachable Mr Parker Pyne.

Blair O'Rourke is a criminal defense lawyer who has written off men. She sets out on a road trip to forget the last one she was involved with and finds herself hunted by someone he has sent after her. Stranded in the small town of Rolling Brook, will she trust another man to keep her safe, and can she stop herself from falling for him in the process? Not one to refuse someone in need of help, especially when Blair has no one else to turn to, local farmer Jake Redland becomes entangled in the same trouble she brought with her from Chicago.

Brenda Paulie is fresh out of law school, newly married, and recently pregnant. She's also marked to die. In an affluent neighborhood of Detroit, three masked men burst into Brenda's house, beat her husband senseless, and take her captive - their 13th victim this year. Only one man can save her: James Hawker, America's deadliest vigilante. And when he comes to Detroit, the city will never be the same.

A Serial Killer, Sex Traffickers, and Mercenaries in the Caribbean A serial killer is roaming from Florida to the Eastern Caribbean. His victims are women who hitchhike on his sailing yacht. Picking up Dani Berger was his first mistake. After he leaves her for dead, Dani is found by human traffickers, who have their own plans for her. Hitchhiking on sailing yachts in the islands is dangerous, but not as dangerous as the people sent to rescue Dani. J.-P. Berger, her father, is a French arms dealer from Martinique. Two of his friends leave a trail of mayhem in their wake as they track down ...

La tercera novela de la autora de "Lo que callan los muertos", ambientada entre Oviedo y Gijón. Una nueva investigación de Gracia San Sebastián, que ahora colabora con la policía. En pleno mes de diciembre, en la playa de San Lorenzo de Gijón un niño encuentra el brazo amputado de un hombre en el agujero del muro donde guarda sus tesoros. El brazo pertenece a Alfredo Santamaría, que estaba siendo investigado en la comisaría central de Oviedo por una presunta estafa piramidal.

Marcus Williams and Francis Ackerman Jr. both have a talent for hurting people. Marcus, a former New York City homicide detective, uses his abilities to protect others while Ackerman uses his gifts to inflict pain and suffering. When both men become unwilling pawns in a conspiracy that reaches to the highest levels of our government, Marcus finds himself in a deadly game of cat and mouse trapped between a twisted psychopath and a vigilante with seemingly unlimited resources. Aided by a rogue FBI agent and the vigilante’s daughter, Marcus must expose the deadly political conspiracy.

I had her and I lost her. That’s what pain and fear does to someone; they make someone run. And Alicia ran far.... Taking my heart with her. We agreed we both had things to work on, but to be honest, I didn’t know how to improve. She did. She fought for us. She got stronger. She did what she said. I lied.

If they hadn't come to the cabin, Lomela and her children would be dead by now. Evil men want something from Lomela's father, and they'll hurt his family to get it, so the young mother has taken refuge far from civilization, in a remote patch of the Rocky Mountains. She believes she's safe. She's wrong. The sniper focuses his scope on Lomela. He squeezes the trigger, and his crossbow bolt flies across the mountains, passing Lomela - and striking dead the man who was about to shoot her in the back.

The presumption was murder. Everyone assumed they knew the killer… …but what if they were wrong about the crime? It was the most beautiful house on the lake. When a girl’s remains are found on the property, Bill Miller seems to know something. For ten years, there had been whispers about what happened to the girl. What was he hiding? Her case wasn’t Luca’s priority. Between his sick wife and The Park Shore Murder, his plate was full. The press was all over it and he needed to find out who murdered the innocent woman relaxing in her backyard. Worth millions, but without any known ...

In the clandestine corners of a city ruled by shadows, Roisin Maguire dances to forget. Her life, a mosaic of unanswered questions and lost family, spins wildly out of control when the music stops. An assassin named Arnie, hired for a grim task, sees more than just a target. Beneath the faded grandeur of the Maguire mansion, an unlikely alliance is formed, fueled by secrets and soaked in betrayal. As love and loyalty clash, Roisin and Arnie must navigate the treacherous waters of family feuds and mob wars. When truths unravel, they find that sometimes, the most dangerous thing is to fall in...

Peter Ackland is ordered to rest by his Doctor. He travels to Cornwall and is greeted by Henry Braddock at the door of a cottage below the 'skytip'. Braddock has a revolver in his pocket. Ackland also comes across Nathan Murrison and his valet, who divide their time between exploring the 'skytip' and propping up the bar of the Green Dragon; a charming young lady who, on behalf of a Member of Parliament, tries her hand at burglary; other less charming characters who try their hand at blackmail; and a stage that is all set for murder.

FOLLOW THE WATER is retired Fish and Wildlife Detective Todd Vandivert’s eighth book of his Wildlife Justice Series. Heroism abounds in this book, as the Washington Fish and Wildlife Officers of Okanogan County capture a small but very active group of poachers, who in turn led the officers to one of the most prolific serial rapists in Washington’s history. In the middle of the high-stakes investigations, the Fish and Wildlife officers are forced to split their attention to search for one of their own. The missing officer is in serious trouble, and time is running out. Hopes of finding ...

“This is who I am. I am a killer.” It's all I want people to know.I don't want them to know my name. I don't want them to know my backstory. I don't want them to see me as anything more than a ruthless assassin.Because it's the only thing I'm good at, and it's the only thing I see myself as.But then she comes into my life.She recognizes me as something more than a killer, even if I don't.She believes there's good in me. She believes there's love in me. She believes there's more to me than meets the eye.I don't believe her.But she's changing my mind.We'll see if it lasts. It never ...