Latin Mystery

Paul Wood was just a tourist in battle-scarred Sarajevo when an unexpected encounter changed his life. Now he is a desperate woman¿s only hope of escape, but to get her to safety he must find a way through the minefield of warlords, criminals, and peacekeepers that is postwar Bosnia. Unable to leave the country legally, he agrees to do a job for a shadowy group of human traffickers, in exchange for safe passage.

Rosalinda Alameda is in her element. The carousel is spinning, the bears are lounging by their waterfall, and the two elephants are playfully making music with their drums. The brilliant summer sun reminds her of her native Puerto Rico. But despite the warm sunshine and the joyous laughter of the children, Rosalinda can sense that something is not quite right.

Rosalinda Alameda adores zoos. When Massachusetts's summertime "Free Fridays" promotion features the Franklin Park Zoo in Boston, Rosalinda grabs her camera and heads east. A full day among lions and tigers is about the best outing she can possibly imagine.

Ambitious and hungry for a better life than his father, Luis Restrepo is out to conquer the world on his terms with the responsibilities of his own young family weighing heavy on his mind. He wants a better home, a nice truck, and enough money to enjoy some of the finer things. Luis is doing this while trying to balance his own addiction and life as a narcotraficante in present-day Venezuela, which is proving to be a difficult challenge.

When Amy Millhouse and her sorority sisters traveled to Mexico for vacation, they never expected what would be waiting for them: sun, sand, and a drug cartel holding the girls ransom for everything they were worth - and more. Set against the backdrop of the ongoing drug wars in Mexico, Safe and Sound centers on the story of Amy Millhouse, a 22-year-old recent college graduate who is struggling to adjust to normalcy after being kidnapped and held for ransom by a violent group of "narcos" or drug gang.

In addition to writing as a reporter uncovering the conditions of public health in the United States, Samuel Hopkins Adams was a prolific fiction writer, who wrote numerous novels and hundreds of short stories. "The Man Who Spoke Latin" features protagonist Average Jones, a detective who finds cases, clues, witnesses - and often solves the crime - through classified ads.

Las calles parecen más oscuras, los días más grises y los crímenes más violentos. La recién ascendida detective tiene poco tiempo para adaptarse a su cargo durante una extraña temporada de lluvia que azota la metrópolis. Armada con su instinto y entrenamiento deberá perseguir al hombre sin escrúpulos que ha teñido de rojo la vida de muchos mientras se adentra aun más en la extraña conspiración que parece perseguirla.

South Korea, 1974: A young Korean woman is found strangled to death on the frozen banks of the Sonyu River with only a carefully calligraphed poem on her person. Sergeants George Sueño and Ernie Bascom, agents in the US Eighth Army CID, are called in by the formidable KNP detective Gil Kwon-up to investigate. As they begin to investigate, George and Ernie come into direct contact with the US Army's Second Infantry Division, a disciplined and often brutal force.

Rosalinda Alameda had gotten a call from her art-detective friend Cindy, from the sunny island of Key West, Florida. An aquarium there needed help with a mystery. And, given how cold and snowy Massachusetts was in January, Rosalinda was more than happy to lend a hand.

This memoir is the journey of one couple who married using a fiancée visa: exposing his naivety and her secret agenda. After being married exactly 91 days something drastic happens. Margarita puts herself into a domestic violence shelter. Unknown to her, a divorce is granted by the courts and her immigration status is removed. Upon discovery of the divorce, the shelter sends her back to her country of origin. But they find each other again and reconnect! Did he marry her again? Could he do that? This is a unique story based on real life experiences that have not been told before.

Louie Pyle, owner of Gas N Go convenience stores, is contemplating his future. Since his wife divorced him and their kids declared independence, Louie is feeling about as useful as the one necktie hanging in his closet. As the 2020 pandemic crosses the Fallam County Line, he faces untoward provocations from an illegal cigarette cartel, his mama Betty Doris who wants to move in with him, and visits from the ghost of his mentor Henry Lee. Things take a turn for the better when Lupita Quinn, a woman Louie admires from afar, shows an interest in helping him save his business. Stay Awhile Longer...

C'è un locale a Tijuana, Messico, dove non esistono limiti alla trasgressione. Ci puoi passare la notte con una ragazza tutta fuoco. Anche se non ti aspetteresti di scoprire che è un'agente della CIA, mandata a cercare proprio te. A Rey Molina, "El Asesino" per i nemici, non piace questo genere di sorprese. Ma quelli di Langley vogliono lui, un contractor esterno, per una missione ad alto rischio in Colombia. Un loro agente infiltrato in un cartello di narcos è scomparso prima di poter comunicare un'informazione vitale. In più temono la presenza di una talpa.

En esta nueva entrega de la serie, Luis Restrepo tomará las riendas de su propio negocio, establecerá contactos y sentará las bases para su futuro imperio, acompañado por sus leales escuderos Mamaco, Begonio y Alirio. Con el objetivo de dominar tanto el mercado local como las exportaciones a Europa empieza a manejar cargamentos enormes y a operar desde pistas clandestinas en Venezuela, país que le permite más libertad de movimientos. ¿Estarán Restrepo y sus fieles sicarios a la altura del desafío?

“I love the way [Ainsley Walker] goes to a different country in each book and explores. It makes me want to visit those places!” – 5-star review A faraway island. An impending hurricane. And a missing pearl brooch. An airplane en route to the U.S. is forced to land on the island of Puerto Rico—and onboard is AINSLEY WALKER Stranded in torrential rain, she is guided by another passenger towards an old plantation house in the island’s tropical interior, where she meets an elderly woman who has lost a precious family heirloom. It's a pearl brooch that had once belonged to an actual ...

There’s something very odd about Mr. Maan, the scientist who is helping teach Asim’s class about the moon. He spends a lot of time staring up at the night sky. Sometimes, he almost seems to glow. Asim is sure Mr. Maan is a supernatural being straight out of Guyanese folklore—and the whole town is in danger!

Paolo Santarelli è il sostituto procuratore che non ti aspetti: informale, allergico alle pressioni dall'alto, pronto a ricorrere a sistemi non convenzionali pur di risolvere i casi. Quando nella città di Latina, dove lavora, due tunisini vengono uccisi senza che emerga un collegamento fra gli omicidi, le indagini si rivolgono nei confronti della famiglia Romano, il burattinaio che regge i fili della criminalità organizzata locale. Ma Paolo non si ferma alle apparenze e cerca di comprendere due mondi per lui ugualmente alieni: gli immigrati tunisini e gli adolescenti.

A German advocate of the Kaiser discovers he is a facial/physical match for young Englishman Everard Dominey, who is near death after harrowing experiences in Africa. The remarkable doppelgänger resemblance leads Major-General Baron Leopold Von Ragastein to infiltrate the UK in perfect disguise. He wants to lead his country’s efforts as Europe is racing toward war. Part of the plan is to murder Dominey and have the Baron take his place in English society.

Un prete tormentato dalla sua carnalità. Si tratta di un’ inutile lotta contro Satana o una prova inviatagli dal Cielo? Una novizia Incinta. E’ una trasgressione alle norme morali o un miracolo Divino contro lo scetticismo umano? Il libro è una mirabile carrellata di personaggi a volte di elevata spiritualità, a volte miseri nelle loro debolezze umane, che con le loro azioni mettono in discussione delle Verità teologiche.

Buenos Aires, 1981. Inspector Alzada's work in the Buenos Aires police force during the Dirty War exposes him to the many realities of life under a repressive military regime. Personally, he prefers to stay out of politics, but when his hot-headed revolutionary brother, Jorge, is disappeared, Alzada knows he will stop at nothing to recover him.

Rosalinda, Christian, and the three girls are on an adventure at Southwick's Zoo. There are lions, tigers, deer, and giraffes! But something is not quite right at the zoo. Will the crew figure out what's wrong in time? The Gargling Giraffe is the fourth book in the Rosalinda Alameda Mystery series. These short stories feature the zoos that Rosalinda loves with a passion.