Showing results for "Body" in Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

It's seven in the morning. The Bantrys wake to find the body of a young woman in their library. She is wearing evening dress and heavy make-up, which is now smeared across her cheeks. But who is she? How did she get there? And what is the connection with another dead girl, whose charred remains are later discovered in an abandoned quarry?

A peaceful village. A buried secret. Will the hunt turn deadly? Private investigator Carlos Jacobi is looking forward to a peaceful Christmas in the Peak District with his sister and his beloved dog. But when the ex-police dog unearths the body of an elderly man in the local woods and an old enemy turns out to be the lead investigator, he's forced to make a decision. Either he leaves his incompetent nemesis to jump to the wrong conclusion or he gets involved. When the victim's family ask for assistance, his resolve weakens and he's soon investigating a strange murder.

London, 1899: When a mysterious packet is stolen from a diplomatic courier, Sherlock and Lucy are called upon to recover it before its ominous contents fall into the wrong hands. The Baker Street gang uncovers a dark, tangled web of intrigue and an evil plot that could very well bring all of England to its knees. When a notorious criminal is found dead in the bookstore basement, and the bookseller is arrested for the crime, the danger becomes very real, and very personal. Can Holmes and Lucy find the perilous packet, catch the murderous mastermind, and foil the fiendish plot?

MEET YOUR NEW FAVOURITE DETECTIVE. Detective Norman is out of retirement and back on the beat in a rainy Welsh seaside town. Llangwelli might be short on sunshine, but it’s certainly not short on murders . . . Norman may seem a bit old-fashioned, but he’s always willing to learn from his...

When a gruesome discovery is uncovered in the attic of the White House Inn, Detective Inspector Graham and his team are thrust into a mystery four decades in the making. As they are propelled into a labyrinth of secrets, power, and deceit, the investigation probes painstakingly into the affairs of the past.

YOU CAN RUN Sam Wylde is a Close Protection Officer to the rich and powerful. In a world dominated by men, being a woman has been an advantage. And she is the best in the business at what she does. YOU CAN HIDE She takes a job protecting the daughter of the Sharifs – Pakistani textile tycoons...

He’s a grumpy ex-Marine running a private security firm. I’m just a stray dog looking for my forever human. Neither of us expected to change each other’s lives. Sven Anders likes three things: order, solitude, and control. Chaos isn’t on the agenda, especially not the four-legged kind. But when a scrappy terrier sneaks into his office, Sven finds himself saddled with the world’s most determined (and oddly charming) intruder. This dog isn’t just any stray. He understands German commands, has a talent for sniffing out trouble, and refuses to leave Sven’s side.

Gabriel's life was finally going the way that he wanted it to, that is until his wife Addison unknowingly took his place, forever changing his future and experiencing a pain he had thought he'd never go through again since losing his parents and sister. Gabriel is now fueled with a maddening desire for revenge and begins making decisions that he normally would only do upon meticulous planning. Now Gabriel, Mikey, and Forsyth are all on the run. Find out what happens when the hunter becomes the hunted!

Special Agent Angus Green may still be in his twenties, but anyone who underestimates the red-haired, openly gay FBI agent soon learns their mistake. Smart, driven, and fearless, Angus is determined to prove himself in the high-stakes world of FBI crime thrillers, living by the Bureau’s...

What if your darkest nightmares weren't dreams —but memories from another lifetime? Body Memories: A Suspense Thriller Connecting the Present with the Past by Barbara Rachlin Sklar, compellingly narrated by Lauren Henry, and produced and published by Native Book Publishing, is a gripping psychological suspense audiobook that blends historical fiction, forensic mystery, reincarnation, and paranormal thriller into an unforgettable listening experience. After returning from a romantic trip to Greece with her partner Julia, Brenda Abrams finds her life shattered by a brutal murder.

Can the bodyguards save the life of a charming gay playboy-- and help him find true love? In the heart-pounding tenth installment of Neil Plakcy's "Have Body, Will Guard" series, bodyguard duo Aidan and Liam take on their most complex and personal case yet when an attack threatens both their client's spice business and his rebellious gay son. When a bomb explodes outside the Nice, France, offices of spice importer Hugo Fabron, he immediately suspects his son Rafi's many indiscretions have finally caught up with him.

Forty years ago, when Lenny was a henchman in the Las Vegas mafia, his partner, Frank, whacked the victim, and Lenny helped dump the body. But there’s another victim in another barrel somewhere in the lake, and it’s got Lenny’s name on it. For now, that barrel’s underwater, but the drought-ravaged lake keeps dropping, and Frank is talking to the cops.

Dr. Raymond Verity came back to life today. Awakening from an optical-cerebral transplant into a clone body, Ray is amazed at how society changed in the 27 years he was cryo-preserved. Having pioneered cloning technology based on fetal tissue experiments, he has no qualms destroying imperfect samples. Until he meets his only granddaughter and falls in love with her despite her Down Syndrome.

"Monsters don't always look like monsters. Sometimes they're not lurking underneath; they're already tucked into your bed." Cami's life is going well. Or so she thinks. At the height of her success as a rising thriller novelist, things start feeling wrong. Her phone is being monitored. Her...

This is a collection of short action stories each with a moral theme.

Former assassin Leine Basso is hired by a wealthy Beverly Hills power couple to find their missing daughter, Elise, last seen partying with her boyfriend at a club in Tijuana. At first, police believe the two teenagers are the victims of a carjacking. But when Leine finds their missing vehicle with a mutilated body inside, and the local cartel warns her away, she knows if Elise isn’t already dead, she will be soon, or worse.

Deep in the Oregon woods, a young girl's life hangs in the balance in a battle between a corrupt sheriff and a ruthless drug cartel.

Constanza Carmocha was unarmed - that is, she didn't have a gun. Well, she really didn't need one, either. Because she had all the weapons that have ruined men from time immemorial or better said - time immoral. One unlucky guy ended up with his throat slit because of her, and another was about to be bumped off. Shell Scott was sure to get to the bottom of this deadly dame....

After a series of scary social media threats, cyber tech expert Robbie Whitaker decides to lend his services to Selene Reilly. Soon, the intimidation toward the musician turns physical, and reality sets in. Though he wasn't trained to be a bodyguard, in the short time he's known Selene, Robbie is certain he'll do anything to protect her.

Brody Wahl has money and no particular need to earn more—until a research contract with Florida Fish and Game pulls him back into the water, and a job with the Monroe County Sheriffs pulls him into something worse. The Keys have a serial killer. The bodies are easy to find; everything else isn’t. Local police, the Sheriffs, and a FDLE detective have exhausted every lead. Suspicion is turning inward.