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Tasha Salen is a loving wife and mother. She is trained as a medical professional, but secretly awaits the next phone call for her other career. A call that will mark her next target.

Anna Lee Baker suffers from childhood amnesia. Now, as an adult, she can’t seem to catch a break. Fleeing from an abusive boyfriend, she heads to New Orleans where her big brother, Dr. Jeff Baker lives. Jeff offers to help Anna if she promises to enroll in college, get a job, and most of all, to see a therapist. When a budding romance begins between Anna and the neighbor, Dr. Ethan LeBlanc, she finds herself in a dangerous love triangle. A huge question hangs in the balance: Is Ethan involved with her therapist, Dr. Kim Rice.

Sucia Oscuridad son 10 historias de la corriente de los asuntos humanos, para los que nos sentimos magnéticamente atraídos por lo apasionado, lo extraño y lo espantoso. Prepárese para conocer a la pareja de luna de miel que se encuentra con desolación en México; a Zack, el asesino colegial enamorado de una belleza del circo; a Miguel, que resulta ser inesperadamente peligroso; a la Rata Gigante de Sumatra, el asesino a sueldo más cruel del negocio, y a Phoebe, quizá la mujer más extraña, y seguramente la más inteligente, de la ficción.

Anthropologist Claire El-Badawy has spent the last 10 years of her life applying for grants for an Amazon jungle expedition. She wants to prove her theory of the transatlantic connection between Africa and South America that existed 5,000 years ago. Owen Macleod’s life has been one long trek after another, guiding tourists and aiding the indigenous people of the forest against the mining companies. When Owen hears of the opportunity to break free of the tourist trade, he jumps at it. Soon, the anthropologist and the jungle guide are thrown together in pursuit of their own dreams.

Después de repartir las cartas, un jugador no pasa el corte. En un torneo de póquer local, un jugador es asesinado después del primer día de juego. Un sospechoso es fichado por el asesinato, pero algo no cuadra. Para descubrir al asesino real, Niki se une al torneo. Pero, ¿está la baraja en su contra?

Local thug Hector Gomez has a score to settle with Niki Dupre. She has upset his profitable businesses, and there will be hell to pay. After she's lured to a vacant warehouse, Niki discovers the corpse of a young girl. Soon after, two goons are after her. But now, it's the strawberry blonde's turn to wage war on Hector, as she goes after his pay-for-protection scheme and illegal warehouse. Can Niki bring Hector to justice and stop his operation - and avoid collateral damage?

Retired police officer Marjorie Pierce is on her way to Lanzarote to track down her old informer, Billy McKenzie. Billy ended Marjorie's career, and she needs an explanation - an apology. Present and past soon collide when gangsters Eric and Mick Maloney turn up on the island with revenge in their veins, and Marjorie has to race against the clock to get to Billy before the brothers.

When the heat gets too high, someone dies. But this time, Niki Dupre must investigate a different kind of heat. When young Randy Netterville dies in a warehouse fire, the insurance company asks Niki Dupre to investigate. The investigation leads to a local crime lord, Hector Gomez, and it's not the first time he and Niki have crossed paths. But is passion the fire behind Randy's death? Fighting through smoke screens, Niki races to find out the unbelievable truth.

A former spy investigates the murder of an old colleague - and uncovers a conspiracy that takes him back to the horrors of the Second World War. A Russian spymaster tells the tale of his nefarious plan to get an agent inside the Oval Office and to bring down American democracy, with devastating results for the future. Enter a world of masterful suspense, action-packed adventures, and thrilling twists with James Quinn's Clandestine.

En 1912, une jeune fille est retrouvée morte. À l'époque actuelle, les parents du jeune Jeremy sont impliqués dans un meurtre-suicide. Peu de temps après, ce dernier est interné dans un asile psychiatrique. Des années plus tard, à l'âge de dix-huit ans, Jeremy recouvre la liberté. Lorsqu'il retourne vivre chez lui avec son oncle, de vieux souvenirs commencent à refaire surface et ceux qui l'entourent disparaissent les uns après les autres. Alors qu'il commence lentement à accepter la mort de ses parents, Jeremy s'aperçoit que certains secrets ne resteront pas enfouis.

Inspired by real-life events, Ronald Bagliere's Out of the Rubble takes place in Kathmandu, Nepal, after the devastating earthquake of 2015. When Binod and Sila Thapa lose their children to human traffickers, Binod's friend Mick Hanson and his girlfriend come to their aid. But with the devastation of the city and the authorities overwhelmed from the quake, finding the children seems impossible.

Ahnia hat eine brenzlige Vergangenheit. Sie kratzt unter der Oberfläche; sie wartet darauf, auszubrechen. Sie ist am Boden. Pleite und dringend wieder an die Spitze gelangen wollend, tut sie sich mit Mac zusammen: Ein Mann, den sie kaum kennt. Er ist absolut unerreichbar und sehr bald begeben sich die beiden in Gefahr. Wird ihre gefährliche Entscheidung ein Erfolg sein oder wird sie sich in den Klauen unvergebender Gewalt wiederfinden, die von einer Kindheitssünde hervorgebracht wurde?

This bank manager's clients were ready to recall his time. After manager Troy Arceneaux disappears, Niki Dupre finds out that not only did his staff hate him, but his clients despised him. Only his wife, Sandy, seemed to be on Troy's side. But when Niki's investigation leads her to the most ruthless mobster in Baton Rouge, the odds turn against her. Could Blackie Bellamy deal Niki the worst hand she ever held?

The collapse of the Russian Mob and Tryzub has created a power vacuum in the underworld. Mafia capo Al Piedmont joins forces with a European cyber-criminal known as the Thinker, who has strong ties with the Jerusalem Mob and the Russian Mafia. Together, they devise a scheme to bring a $500 million shipment of heroin into New York City.

An unorthodox family living in an unorthodox place, the Barretts are exceptional in many ways. Making their life out on the water of Tricker Lake, TN, they bridge the gap between old mountain magic and the American dream, while each of them is struggling to come to terms with what makes them happy - and the powers that could tear them apart.

Middle-aged widow Gwen Lindstrom is the owner of Rancher's Cafe: a restaurant in Dubois, Wyoming. After Donny Myers, boyfriend of Gwen's morning waitress Lacey, is found dead in a barn, the local county sheriff begins to investigate the case. Learning that Myers was shot and killed, Gwen begins to wonder if his girlfriend Lacey might have murdered him. Drugs, poachers and an unidentified man are all somehow connected to the case. Soon, Gwen feels drawn to investigate the murder herself. But when the plan goes terribly wrong, can she figure out who killed Donny - and escape unscathed?

These 10 short stories feature some of the homicide cases investigated by the South Side Precinct’s best homicide detectives Turner Hahn and Frank Morales. In this riveting collection, you'll find cases of murder, revenge, greed, and insanity, with a hint of the supernatural thrown in as a bonus.

A blackmail letter arrives at an inopportune moment, and the recipient’s name is blurred out. Who is the ruthless missive meant for? In the powerful sequel to Watching Glass Shatter, Olivia is the first to read the nasty threat. When the mysterious letter falls into the wrong hands, her sons try to figure out who’s seeking revenge on them. Across the span of eight hours, members of the Glass family contemplate whether to confess their hidden secrets, or find a way to bury them forever.

Surprising new family members. A hidden talisman. Deadly curses. Murder. Months after tragically losing a loved one, Kellan learns his relative’s death wasn’t an accident. Someone has discovered a cursed talisman, and a rogue government agent will stop at nothing to retrieve the heirloom. Unfortunately, it has already changed hands and found its way on campus. Moments before Braxton’s controversial art exhibition opens, Kellan stumbles upon another murder victim, and it appears he might be next on the avenger’s list.

Some art is worth dying for. After Niki Dupre buys a painting at a Starving Artist sale, she learns that the artwork is priceless, and that there are others who also want it in their possession. The church wants it back. Two mobsters want it back. And all of them are willing to kill to get it.