She wants to hide the pastFBI Special Agent Samantha Kennedy is haunted by memories of the serial killer who abducted her. To keep the darkness at bay, she pretends to be a different, more confident woman. This Samantha doesn't fear every unknown face. So she throws caution to the wind and shares a night of unbridled passion with a handsome stranger.He needs to uncover the truthOne night isn't enough for successful entrepreneur Max Ridgeway. He wants more of the sexy, smart, mysterious woman who slipped away before dawn. When they meet again, their attraction is undeniable-until his stepbrother goes missing, and Max realizes that Samantha isn't who she seems. But they must trust each other to trap a ring of bloodthirsty kidnappers before the nightmares that terrorize Sam become irrevocably real.As a merciless criminal spins a web of . . . DEADLY LIES

The Big Sleep was an instant success when first published in 1939. It centers around a paralyzed California millionaire with two psychopathic daughters; he involves Marlowe in a case of blackmail that turns into murder.

Things are good for Blake Dent, part-time bounty hunter and smoothie stall owner. His business has sky-rocketed. His personal life is in order. And most importantly, he has a posh new apartment stacked with expensive gadgets and technology. Life couldn’t be better.But things take a drastic turn when the police receive several horrifying snuff tapes from a sick serial killer called “Hose”. And when Blake chooses not to aid the police, swearing to protect those he cares about, his worst nightmares are realised.Now, Blake is thrown into a dramatic race against time to save everything he cares about. But “Hose” is clever. Intelligent. And Blake must play by his deranged rules if he ever stands a chance of leading a normal life…Cucumber Coolie contains more of the same witty humour and biting satire as Bubblegum Smoothie, and the thrilling mystery is darker and bloodier than ever before. This is the second book in the Blake Dent Mystery series from Ryan Casey, author of the Brian McDone books, and the most suspense-packed yet.

Among the towering red cliffs of Petra, like some monstrous swollen Buddha, sat the corpse of Mrs Boynton. A tiny puncture mark on her wrist was the only sign of the fatal injection that had killed her. With only 24 hours available to solve the mystery, Hercule Poirot recalled a chance remark he'd overheard back in Jerusalem: 'You see, don't you, that she's got to be killed?' Mrs Boynton was, indeed, the most detestable woman he'd ever met.

Part one of the epic two-part conclusion to the Ruthless People and Children of Vice series...In the end...we all lose. How well do you think you know the Callahans?Yes, I'm asking you. Because I know you've been watching. The chaos, the violence, the love, and the madness—who could look away? Not me, for sure.My grandmother always told me...where you look is where you go.So I ask again, how well do you think you know the Callahans? Do you really think you understand Melody, Liam, or even Ethan?I have to wonder—will your mind be able to handle it?We haven't met yet, but ready or not, here I come. The true queen of Chicago.For now, you may call me Calliope.Catch up on the Children of Vice Series:CHILDREN OF VICE, Book 1: "From the Ruthless, Vice shall Rise."CHILDREN OF AMBITION, Book 2: "Show me a strong woman and I'll show you the scars on her soul that made her so."CHILDREN OF REDEMPTION, Book 3: "I do not come in...

It's a bizarre case for Andy Broussard and Kit Franklyn. A man is found in Jackson Square, stabbed, one eyelid removed and four Scrabble tiles with the letters KOJE on his chest. Soon, there's a second victim, also stabbed and missing one eyelid, but this time with only three letters on his chest, KOJ. The pattern is unmistakable, but does it mean there will be two more victims and then the killer will cease, or is he leading up to something bigger and deadlier? Broussard and Kit use their disciplines to profile the killer, but it soon becomes clear that the clues and objects they've found are part of a sick game that the killer is playing with Broussard; a game most likely engineered by one of the hundreds of attendees at the annual forensics meeting being held in New Orleans. Has Broussard finally met his match?

Victims of a new killer are found dead, the only thing linking them that they are dog owners. As FBI Special Agent Faith Bold navigates the world of dog shelters, her K9 German Shepherd, Turk, at her side, she realizes something is awry—and that, as she heads into a trap, she just may need Turk to catch the killer—and to save her life...."A masterpiece of thriller and mystery."—Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re Once Gone)SO SIMPLE is Book #11 in a long-anticipated new series by #1 bestseller and USA Today bestselling author Blake Pierce, whose bestseller Once Gone (a free download) has received over 7,000 five star ratings and reviews.FBI Special Agent Faith Bold doesn't believe she can ever return to the force after the trauma she's been through. Suffering from past demons, she feels unfit for duty and content to retire—until Turk walks into her life.Turk, a former Marine Corps dog, wounded in battle, suffers from his own...