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High Country Hideout: High Country Hideout Texas Takedown The Rebel (Covert Cowboys, Inc. #5)
by Elle JamesLast hope or second chance?
The High Country Rancher (Mills And Boon Intrigue Ser.)
by Jan HambrightDetective Mariah considers strong, silent rancher Baylor the prime suspect in a disappearance, even if he did rescue her from a blizzard. Now Baylor intends to uncover the truth and prove his innocence, especially if it helps him claim Mariah's heart.
High Crime Area: Tales of Darkness and Dread
by Joyce Carol OatesFrom Joyce Carol Oates, literary icon and author of Blonde, now a major motion picture, comes a collection of darkly compelling tales.A young professor is convinced she's being followed, but when she confronts her shadow all is not as it seems. A promising student attempts to save her brother from his descent into madness, but finds there may be more to his world than hers. An elderly nun is found dead in her care home, but was it old age or dark secrets that killed her?These biting and beautiful stories force us to confront, one by one, the demons within.Reviews for Joyce Carol Oates:'A writer of extraordinary strengths.' Guardian 'Oates chillingly depicts the darkness lurking within the everyday.' Sunday Express 'Both haunting and sublime.' Literary Review 'Splendidly chilling.' Financial Times 'Visceral, psychologically involving, and socially astute.' Booklist
High Crimes
by Joseph FinderYour husband's been arrested for murder. Is he innocent? It's your job to find out... Claire Chapman has it all. A professor at Harvard Law School, a high-powered criminal defence attorney, happily married with a six-year-old daughter, she has recently won the case of her career. But this is all about to change. A random burglary sets off a terrifying chain of events. Tom is arrested and put on trial for a thirteen-year-old mass murder, and Claire puts her reputation on the line to defend him. But as the trial progresses, it becomes apparent that the Pentagon will let nothing stand in the way of Tom's conviction, and Claire's faith in the man she loves is tested to the limit.Recent reviews for Joseph Finder: 'Stunning... I can't remember when I last read a book so gripping and so satisfying' PETER JAMES. 'Smart, swift and well-informed' SCOTT TUROW. 'Terrific' IAN RANKIN. 'A writer at the top of his game' MARK BILLINGHAM. 'Fantastic... Kept me absolutely on the edge of my seat' MARTINA COLE. 'Timely, twisty and impossible to put down' KARIN SLAUGHTER. 'A masterclass in ratcheting up the tension... A classy, sophisticated thriller' J.P. DELANEY.
High Desert Hideaway: Special Agent Lancaster County Reckoning High Desert Hideaway (Mills And Boon Love Inspired Suspense Ser.)
by Jenna NightHIDING THE WITNESS
High Flyer: Blackmail and murder in an unputdownable racing thriller
by John FrancomeIf everyone else was fighting dirty, could you rise above it?Ex-jockey and Channel 4 broadcaster John Francome explores blackmail on the racecourse in his shocking racing thriller High Flyer. The perfect read for fans of Felix Francis' Pulse and Triple Crown.'Mr Francome is a natural storyteller' - New York Times Life hasn't been easy for Joey Leatham. As a tiny orphan he had to fight to survive. Then he escaped to a circus, where he was captivated by Nina Korsakov and discovered an affinity with horses, but a trapeze accident forced him to leave to join his brother as an apprentice jockey in Newmarket.Suddenly his lack of size is an advantage and Joey becomes one of the most sought-after jockeys in Europe. Success brings him happiness for the first time in his life. Then, by an ironic twist of fate, he is blackmailed. Despite his innocence, Joey knows that his tormentor could ruin his career as well as his relationship with Nina. When he discovers his only witness has been murdered, he fears he will be paying for the rest of his life. But how can he reveal the identity of his blackmailer? And how long can he hold out?What readers are saying about High Flyer:'Could not put it down - great from start to finish''Had me gripped all the way through''Excellent as always'
High Heat: A Jack Reacher Novella (Jack Reacher Short Stories #3)
by Lee ChildPublished exclusively as an ebook, a long short story from thriller master Lee Child about the teenage Reacher, now also available in No Middle Name: the Collected Jack Reacher Stories.July 1977. Jack Reacher is almost seventeen, and he stops in New York on his way from South Korea to visit his brother at West Point. The summer heat is suffocating, fires are raging in the Bronx, the city is bankrupt, and the mad gunman known as Son of Sam is still on the loose.Reacher meets a woman with a problem, and agrees to help her . . . and then the power grid fails and the lights go out, plunging the lawless city that never sleeps into chaos.What does a visiting teenager do in the dark? If that visiting teenager is Jack Reacher, the answer is: plenty.Don’t miss the exciting preview of Lee Child’s latest Jack Reacher novel, Never Go Back!
High-Heeled Alibi (Mills And Boon Intrigue Ser.)
by Sydney RyanA MAN WITH NO IDENTITY…A WOMAN WITH GREAT SHOES…AND A KILLER ON THE LOOSE His allies murdered and his identity erased, secret agent Mick James was as good as dead. His only chance–blow the conspiracy that set him up and turned his covert agency against him. His only hope–a resistant alibi in stilettos named Bitsy Leigh.
High Island Blues (George and Molly Palmer-Jones #8)
by Ann CleevesHigh Island Blues is the eighth and final mystery novel featuring George and Molly Palmer-Jones by Ann Cleeves, author of the Shetland and Vera Stanhope crime series.Swarms of migrating birds fall from the sky seeking shelter as the spring storms begin, but the birders are distracted by a far more shocking sight, Mick Brownscombe’s dead body . . .Old college friends Rob, Oliver and Mick reunite on a bird watching tour to America. It is the first time in twenty years the three have been together – since the fateful holiday to America during which they met the enigmatic Laurie . . . The tour party is hoping for spectacular sights at High Island on the Upper Texas coast, but as the rain pours down and the birds descend, Mick is discovered dead. Back in Britain PIs George and Molly Palmer-Jones are working on a minor fraud case with name of Brownscombe Associates attached. So when George receives a desperate transatlantic call from his friend Rob, he is on the first plane to Texas.His investigations make little progress – until the second body is found . . .
A High Mortality of Doves (Albert Lincoln)
by Kate Ellis'Haunting' Independent'A powerful story of loss, malice and deception' Ann CleevesThe first gripping historical thriller in the Albert Lincoln series by bestselling crime writer Kate Ellis.1919. The Derbyshire village of Wenfield is still reeling from four years of war. Just when the village has begun to regain its tranquillity, a young girl, Myrtle Bligh, is found stabbed and left in woodland, her mouth slit to accommodate a dead dove - a bird of peace.When two more women are found murdered in identical circumstances, Wenfield is thrown into a panic.With rumours of a ghostly soldier with a painted face being spotted near the scene of the murders, Inspector Albert Lincoln is sent up from London to crack the terrible case - but with the killer still on the loose, who will be the next to die at the hands of this vicious angel of death?What readers are saying about A High Mortality of Doves:'An utterly stunning mystery . . . Outstanding' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars'Deliciously brilliant' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars'Gripping' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars'An amazing mixture of great plotting, well developed characters and interesting historical detail' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars'Fabulously atmospheric' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars'A satisfyingly shocking ending' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars'A terrific mystery' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
High Mountain Terror (Mills & Boon Heroes)
by Janice Kay JohnsonCaught in a terrorist’s crosshairs…
High Mysterious Union (Storycuts)
by Ruth RendellStrange events occur in a village in England, where the villagers themselves are endowed with an almost elfish beauty. Discoveries are made by a man who moves into a local cottage, for a writing retreat, also hoping to escape the woes of a recent divorce. He is especially susceptible to the nymph-like charms of the young women - and becomes increasingly bound up in their intrigues.Part of the Storycuts series, this short story was previously published in the collection Piranha To Scurfy.
High Noon (Thorndike Basic Ser.)
by Nora RobertsPhoebe MacNamara first comes face to face with Duncan Swift high up on a roof, as she tries to stop one of his ex-employees from jumping to his death. As Savannah's chief hostage negotiator, Phoebe is calm, courageous, and ready to risk her life to save others. But this chance meeting with Duncan will bring dramatic repercussions for them both. When Phoebe is brutally assaulted in her precinct house she realizes that someone is out to destroy her - both professionally and personally. With Duncan's support, Phoebe must discover just who is pursuing her, before it's too late . . .
High Noon (Colby, TX #2)
by Debra WebbWith one of Texas’s most heinous serial killers on the loose, it’s Colby agent Joel’s sworn duty to protect single mum Laney. Getting a job at Laney’s High Noon bar is easy for Joel; but gaining her trust – and resisting her charms – is considerably harder…
The High Place
by Geoffrey HouseholdAnother superbly crafted Middle Eastern adventure by the author of the classic Rogue MaleThey called the organisation World Opposition. Its aim was a world where the State no longer existed and where the individual controlled their own destiny. Their headquarters were called Kasr-el-Sittat - meaning fortress of the holy women - and their leader was the strange and beautiful Elisa Cantemir. For her, no method was too ruthless, no human life too valuable, compared with the aims of the organisation.Only one man knew their real aims and opposed them. And he was desperately in love with Elisa Cantemir.
High Pressure: A totally addictive crime thriller with a twist you won't see coming
by Sam BlakeA gripping standalone thriller from the No.1 bestselling author of Little Bones and The Dark RoomAs temperatures soar across Europe during the hottest summer for forty years, a series of hoax terrorist attacks is generating panic in London. Then a bus blows up on Oxford Street and the hoaxes have suddenly become real.Student Brioni O'Brien has been desperately trying to contact her older sister since she unexpectedly returned early from travelling, so when Marissa's bag is found near the site of the explosion, she fears the worst.Teaming up with terrorism expert Anna Lockharte to search for Marissa, Brioni discovers that her sister had got herself into a very dangerous situation - and that now she and Anna could be caught in the fallout.
High Priest of California: The Novel And A Play (Murder Room)
by Charles Willeford'No one writes a better crime novel than Charles Willeford' Elmore LeonardRussell Haxby is a ruthless used-car salesman obsessed with manipulating and cavorting with married women. In this classic or hard-boiled fiction, Willeford crafts a wry, sardonic tale of hypocrisy, intrigue and lust set in San Francisco in the early fifties, in which every sentence masks innuendo and every detail hides a clue.
High Priestess: Number 95 in Series (The Destroyer #No. 95)
by Warren Murphy Richard SapirWhen an American national ascends the throne in China and begins a territorial war, Remo Williams and his martial arts master, Chiun, rush in to restore peace.
High Priestess (The Destroyer)
by Warren Murphy Richard SapirWhen an American national ascends the throne in China and begins a territorial war, Remo Williams and his martial arts master, Chiun, rush in to restore peace.
High-Priority Asset: High-priority Asset (a Hard Core Justice Thriller) / Colton Christmas Conspiracy (the Coltons Of Kansas) (Colton 911: Grand Rapids #5)
by Juno RushdanThe protection of every witness rests with them
High Profile (A Jesse Stone Mystery #6)
by Robert B ParkerWhen the body of controversial talk-show host Walton Weeks is discovered hanging from a tree on the outskirts of Paradise, police chief Jesse Stone finds himself at the center of a highly public case, forcing him to deal with small-minded local officials and national media scrutiny. When another dead body - that of a young woman - is discovered just a few days later, the pressure becomes almost unbearable.Two victims in less than a week should provide a host of clues, but all Jesse runs into are dead ends. But what may be the most disturbing aspect of these murders is the fact that no one seems to care-not a single one of Weeks's ex-wives, not the family of the girl. And when the medical examiner reveals a heartbreaking link between the two departed souls, the mystery only deepens.Despite Weeks's reputation and the girl's tender age, Jesse is hard-pressed to find legitimate suspects. Though the crimes are perhaps the most gruesome Jesse has ever witnessed, it is the malevolence behind them that makes them all the more frightening. Forced to delve into a world of stormy relationships, Jesse soon comes to realize that knowing who he can trust is indeed a matter of life and death.'Robert B. Parker is one of the greats of the American hard-boiled genre' - GuardianLook out for the other novels in the Jesse Stones series published by No Exit Press: Night Passage, Trouble in Paradise, Death in Paradise, Stone Cold, Sea Change, High Profile, Damned If You Do, Robert B. Parker's Blind Spot, Robert B. Parker's The Devil Wins, Robert B. Parker's Debt to Pay, Robert B. Parker's The Hangman's Sonnet, Robert B. Parker's Colorblind and Robert B. Parker's The Bitterest PillFinished all the Jesse Stone mysteries? Search for the Spenser series and the Sunny Randall series to meet Robert B. Parker's other iconic detectives!
High-Risk Affair: The Interpreter High-risk Affair Shelter From The Storm High-stakes Honeymoon (Mills And Boon Intrigue Ser.)
by RaeAnne ThayneExperience the thrill of life on the edge and set your adrenalin pumping! These gripping stories see heroic characters fight for survival and find love in the face of danger. He’ll risk anything for her sake
High-Risk Homecoming: Joint Investigation High-risk Homecoming Headline: Murder (Mills And Boon Love Inspired Suspense Ser.)
by Alison StoneHOMETOWN PROTECTOR
High-Risk Investigation: Baby On The Run Credible Threat High-risk Investigation (Mills And Boon Love Inspired Suspense Ser.)
by Jane M. ChoateFATAL TRUTH
High-Risk Reunion (Stealth Knights #1)
by Gail BarrettRedemption is but a step away for reformed thief Rafael. The price? One last, dangerous heist. But when things turn deadly and an innocent is accused, his only way out is to trust the woman who once betrayed him. Heiress Gabrielle had broken Rafael’s heart to save his life – but now she’s his only hope…