Showing results for "Villains" in Suspense

“Much like Donna Tartt’s The Secret History, M. L. Rio’s sparkling debut is a richly layered story of love, friendship, and obsession...If We Were Villains will keep you riveted through its final, electrifying moments.” --Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, New York Times bestselling author of...

Victor and Eli started out as college roommates - brilliant, arrogant, lonely boys who recognised the same sharpness and ambition in one another. A shared research interest in adrenaline, near-death-experiences and seemingly supernatural events reveals an intriguing possibility: that under the right conditions, someone could develop extraordinary abilities. But when their thesis moves from the academic to the experimental, things go horribly wrong. They become EOs, ExtraOrdinaries, leaving a body in their wake and turning on each other.

Sean O'Donnell, small-time villain and loyal family man, walked out on his family nineteen years ago and hasn't been heard of since. Now his daughter Iris has returned to the East End in the hope of finding out what happened. But it isn't going to be easy. Everyone close to Iris, including her mother, seems intent on keeping the truth hidden. With the rest of her life in a mess, Iris struggles to make sense of her murky family history. But a chance meeting with the mysterious Guy Wilder changes everything.

Detective Constable Bailey Morgan is back doing what she does best - working undercover. This time she has to infiltrate the inner circle of a notorious underworld family. Posing as a fellow villain, she is on a one-woman mission to bring the family to their knees. But things are never that simple. Bailey finds that she is forced to confront shadowy wraiths from her past and will come face-to-face with a set of devastating revelations that will shatter her world and threaten her very existence.

Madeline Fraser, radio talk show host extraordinaire, had a natural dread of dead air. So when one of her on-air guests signed off at the mike after drinking a glass of a sponsor’s beverage, it was a broadcaster’s nightmare come true. Enter Nero Wolfe. He agrees to take the case, with his...

From the authors of the Maddie Castle series: She came to hide from her past, but given the chance to love again, she must fight to protect her future. Having escaped her abusive husband, Gwen Kane found safety at Rhiannon's Ranch, a secret refuge for survivors of domestic violence. Now she...

Brought to you by Penguin. Murder is money, and business is booming. The Mortons are a modern day, old money dynasty with impeccable taste, from exquisite cocktails and expertly tailored vintage garments to stone cold murder. Jessica is their golden child, a perfectly crafted apprentice to the...

Mark Thompson fears that life will never change. In an instant, the familiar world he knows will become his greatest nightmare. Volunteering for a top secret government experiment, he gets the chance at a new life, away from the desires that have destroyed his body and his mind. Fragmented memories haunt him. Visions and dreams seem to lead him to a place where the answers hide....beckoning him to a place of no return.

Every time I turn around, new opponents are looking to knock me down. No part of the magical community is safe. And now my enemies have left me with a horrible accusation hanging over my head, using so many tricks I can barely defend myself. If I want to clear my name and keep my freedom, I have to turn to the guys who once made my life hell. They've changed their tune and made amends, but how far can I really count on them? Especially if they find out that my greatest foes are within their families.

Outsiders call Manuel a villain. After spending his youth entangled in inner-city gang warfare, he’s lied, robbed, and murdered his way to the top. His path was set long ago, when two killers massacred his family in front of him. While Manuel was able to take down one of the murderers, his bloodlust has grown for the killer who got away. When he gets the chance to complete his vengeance, the city cowers beneath his thirst for retribution....

Oliver Marks vient de purger une peine de dix ans de prison pour le meurtre d'un de ses meilleurs amis... un meurtre qu'il n'a peut-être pas commis. Le jour de sa libération, il retrouve le policier qui l'a fait condamner. Le commissaire Colborne prend sa retraite ; mais il veut savoir ce qui s'est réellement passé, dix ans plus tôt.

Valerie Grantham can't sleep without seeing something strange. A town carnival. A place she's never been. People she's never spoken to. All except for one. This man, at the end of the recurring dream, is one she somehow knows...and one she must save. Strange visions are difficult to remember upon waking, but one image always sticks out in her mind. A sign at the curve of a two-lane road. This road will lead to the end of many destinies.

Finn's partner disappeared after their last mission. Is she a traitor, or has she been captured? He's still trying to answer that question, when he's captured himself. Will he survive his interrogation? And why is the Russian mob building data centers in Florida?

He has no past. He has no future. His memories are nightmares. His life is a mystery. In the final chapter of the Villain series, that mystery will finally be revealed. Nothing can prepare you for the revelations that await. In the last installment of the epic series, Billie Dean Shoemate III will never cease to keep you guessing.

The Thirteenth Disciple: America After the Deal is a must-listen, a gripping thriller rooted not only in fantasy but in contemporary American and international events. The audiobook's fast-paced action and bold conspiracies span the globe, but unlike most military and political suspense novels, its epicenter is not Washington, Moscow, or London. Rather, it is a small town in middle America, a town with a long, colorful history that has become a refuge of the rich and famous: Aspen, Colorado.