The Cuckoo Series - Books 1-3

The Cuckoo Series - Books 1-3
Author: Julia Derek
Publisher: Adrenaline Books
Total Pages: 689
Release: 2021-03-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

ONLY SHE CAN PROVE HER INNOCENCE Yvonne Landis has escaped from a mental institution, where she was treated for psychosis. Accused of murder, she will stand trial once psychiatrists deem her fit enough to understand her charges. Only Yvonne knows that she didn’t kill her husband; her son Gabe did. Because she was onto him, he tricked the authorities into believing that Mom killed Dad. Having been traumatized in his tweens, he suffers from extreme anger issues. In order to deal with them, he must kill on occasion. Yvonne is determined to prove to everyone that not only did Gabe kill his father, but that he’s the one who’s truly dangerous, not she. That’s easier said than done, considering her fugitive status and the psychotic episodes she still experiences…

The Thomas Kell Spy Series, Books 1-3

The Thomas Kell Spy Series, Books 1-3
Author: Charles Cumming
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Total Pages: 1505
Release: 2017-12-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1250189659

From the internationally acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author of The Trinity Six and Typhoon, the Thomas Kell series is a compelling, revealing tale of deceit and betrayal, conspiracy and redemption. Read the first three books in the series, now available in one ebook. A Foreign Country On the vacation of a lifetime in Egypt, an elderly French couple are brutally murdered. Days later, on the streets of Paris, a young French accountant is kidnapped. When Amelie Levene, who in six weeks is due to take over as the first female Chief of MI6, disappears without a trace while in the south of France, it is the gravest crisis MI6 has faced in more than a decade. Desperate not only to find her, but to keep the press from learning that she has gone missing, Britain's top intelligence agents turn to one of their own: disgraced former MI6 officer Thomas Kell. Tossed out of the Service only months before, Kell is given one final chance to redeem himself and find Amelia Levene at any cost. A Colder War A top-ranking Iranian military official, an investigative journalist, and an Iranian nuclear scientist are targeted in seemingly unrelated attacks, but they have one crucial link: Each of the three had been recently recruited by Western intelligence, before being removed or killed. When Paul Wallinger, MI6's most senior agent in Turkey, dies in a puzzling plane crash, Tom Kell discovers what Wallinger had already begun to suspect—that there's a mole somewhere in the Western intelligence, a traitor who has been systematically sabotaging scores of joint intelligence operations in the Middle East. A Divided Spy Tom Kell is offered an unexpected chance at revenge. Taking the law into his own hands, he embarks on a mission to recruit a top Russian spy who is in possession of a terrifying secret. As Kell tracks his man from Moscow to London, he finds himself in a high stakes game of cat and mouse in which it becomes increasingly difficult to know who is playing whom. As the mission reaches boiling point, the threat of a catastrophic terrorist attack looms over Britain, and Kell is faced with an impossible choice. Loyalty to MI6—or to his own conscience?

The Cuckoo's Calling

The Cuckoo's Calling
Author: Robert Galbraith
Publisher: Mulholland Books
Total Pages: 452
Release: 2013-04-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0316206865

Published under a pseudonym, J. K. Rowling's brilliant debut mystery introduces Detective Cormoran Strike as he investigates a supermodel's suicide in "one of the best books of the year" (USA Today), the first novel in the brilliant series that inspired the acclaimed HBO Max series C.B. Strike. After losing his leg to a land mine in Afghanistan, Cormoran Strike is barely scraping by as a private investigator. Strike is down to one client, creditors are calling, and after a breakup with his longtime girlfriend, he's living in his office. Then John Bristow walks through his door with a shocking story: His sister, the legendary supermodel Lula Landry -- known to her friends as the Cuckoo -- famously fell to her death a few months earlier. The police ruled it a suicide, but John refuses to believe that. The case plunges Strike into the world of multimillionaire beauties, rock-star boyfriends, and desperate designers, and it introduces him to every variety of pleasure, enticement, seduction, and delusion known to man. You may think you know detectives, but you've never met one quite like Strike. You may think you know about the wealthy and famous, but you've never seen them under an investigation like this.

The Hazards Series Books 1-3

The Hazards Series Books 1-3
Author: Alyssa Rose Ivy
Publisher: Alyssa Rose Ivy
Total Pages: 757
Release: 2015-08-19
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

*Includes three full length New Adult Romance Books* The Hazards of Skinny Dipping This isn't a deep book about first loves or self-discovery. If you want a book like that, I'd be happy to recommend one, but I don't have that kind of story to tell. Instead my story is about rash decisions and finding out that your dream guy is bad in bed. It's the story of when I finally went skinny dipping, and how my life was never the same again. Oh, and it's also the story of my freshman year of college and realizing Mr. Right might have been there all along. The Hazards of a One Night Stand One small town boy, one girl who wants more, one roll in the hay... Hooking up with your high school crush is a bad idea, a really bad idea. It was only supposed to be one night, one brief departure from my real life, but nothing ever works out exactly the way you plan. Colton Waters was everything from my past that didn't fit into my present, so why did he have to show up at my college and pledge the one frat I couldn't avoid? Because nothing is ever meant to happen just once. At least not the life changing things that mean the difference between falling apart and falling in love. The Hazards of Sex on the Beach One broken heart, one drink too many, one steamy night in the sand... No one warns you about the dangers of drinking with a broken heart. At least no one warned me. I never imagined I'd fall for a musician, especially not one like Chase, but then again I never expected to have my heart broken into a million pieces by the frat guy I thought was the love of my life. Sometimes it's the rash decisions, like hooking up in the sand, that lead you to the best places—the kinds of places where it's possible to let yourself fall in love again.

The Pinewood Bay Series: Books 1 - 3

The Pinewood Bay Series: Books 1 - 3
Author: KRISTOFF CHIMES
Publisher: Kristoff Chimes
Total Pages: 983
Release:
Genre:
ISBN:

The first three thrillers in the Pinewood Bay series: The Dream Home When a dream home becomes a nightmare. Elle Quinn, worn out from her seemingly never-ending and messy divorce, faces financial ruin and homelessness. Feeling guilty for the trauma her divorce has brought on her young daughter, Madison, Elle receives an offer to rent a dream home by the coast for a ridiculously low sum. Hoping they can plan in peace the next stage of their lives, she accepts, but the idyllic house is not all it seems. Soon strange occurrences and the unwelcome attention of odd neighbors sets Elle on edge. Household objects mysteriously go missing. She gets the feeling they are not alone. That somebody is watching their house. When Madison becomes withdrawn and complains of a strange figure that visits in her dreams she realizes she must discover the secret to their dream home. Can Elle hold onto her sanity and unravel the mystery of the Dream House before it’s too late? The Downsize When Edward Brown dies and a billion dollar pension pot vanishes, his widow Beth faces a rising tide of anger, fear and violence from the community of Pinewood Bay. Someone out there wants her dead. In a race against time, Sheriff Noah Sharf must find a killer before they strike again. The Death Lottery *In the game for your life, do you feel lucky? * Every man, woman and child in Pinewood Bay receives a unique number and a message telling them they’ve been entered into a death lottery. The entire community tunes into a website live streaming broadcast every night at eight. Before picking a number, the anonymous host asks the same question each night: “In the game for your life, do you feel lucky?” A number is announced and the town’s people helplessly watch as someone in Pinewood Bay is murdered. In a race against time, can Sheriff Noah Sharf find a serial killer before someone close to him wins the death lottery?

The Valentine Beaumont Mystery Series: Books 1-3

The Valentine Beaumont Mystery Series: Books 1-3
Author: Arlene McFarlane
Publisher: ParadiseDeer Publishing
Total Pages: 903
Release: 2019-05-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1999498127

“Laugh-out-loud humor & top-notch mysteries! Absolute MUST-READS!”—Darynda Jones, New York Times/USA TodayBestselling Author of the Charley Davidson Series “Smart, entertaining, and laugh-out-loud funny!”—Liliana Hart, New York Times Bestselling Author Meet gutsy beautician, part-time sleuth, Valentine Beaumont. Quick thinker? Check. Risk-taker? Check. Catching killers with her beauty tools has never been so much fun! MURDER, CURLERS & CREAM Valentine Beaumont is a beautician with a problem. Not only has she got a meddling mother, a wacky staff, and a dying business, but now she’s got a dead client who was strangled while awaiting her facial. With business the way it is, combing through this mystery may be the only way to save her salon. Until a second murder, an explosion, a kidnapping, death threats, and the hard-nosed Detective Romero complicate things. But Valentine will do anything to untangle the crime. That’s if she can keep her tools of the trade in her bag, keep herself alive, and avoid falling for the tough detective. In the end, how hard can that be? MURDER, CURLERS & CANES Valentine Beaumont is back in her second hair-raising mystery, this time, trying to find out who had it in for an elderly nun. Only trouble is there are others standing in her way: hot but tough Detective Romero, sexy new stylist Jock de Marco, and some zany locals who all have a theory on the nun’s death. Making things worse: the dead nun’s secret that haunts Valentine, another murder, car chases, death threats, mysterious clues, an interfering mother, and a crazy staff. Between brushing off Jock’s advances and splitting hairs with handsome Detective Romero, Valentine struggles to comb through the crime, utilizing her tools of the trade in some outrageous situations. Question is, will she succeed? MURDER, CURLERS & CRUISES In her third fast-paced mystery, beautician Valentine Beaumont and her madcap crew sail the high seas on a Caribbean “Beauty Cruise.” When a bizarre murder takes place onboard, Valentine finds herself swept into the middle of the investigation. If things aren’t bad enough, her mother is playing matchmaker, a loved one is kidnapped, drug smuggling is afoot, a hair contest proves disastrous, and a strange alliance between tough Detective Romero and sexy stylist Jock de Marco rubs Valentine the wrong way. Will this impulsive beauty sleuth comb through the catastrophes and untangle the mystery, or will this voyage turn into another fatal Titanic? With Jock and Romero onboard, it’s destined to be a hot cruise!

The Slim Hardy Mystery Series Books 1-3

The Slim Hardy Mystery Series Books 1-3
Author: Jack Benton
Publisher: AMMFA Publishing
Total Pages: 687
Release: 2021-08-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

THREE CLASSIC TRADITIONAL BRITISH P.I. MYSTERIES: THE FIRST THREE SLIM HARDY MYSTERIES COLLECTED TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE MAN BY THE SEA John "Slim" Hardy, heavy drinker and disgraced soldier turned bumbling private detective, is hired to investigate Ted Douglas, an investment banker who slips out of work every Friday to visit a desolate cove on the Lancashire coast. There, he walks to the shore, opens an old book, and begins to read aloud. His wife thinks he's having an affair. Slim thinks he's insane. The truth is more incredible than either could imagine. The Man by the Sea is the sensational debut novel by Jack Benton, a classic story of love, betrayal, murder, and intrigue. THE CLOCKMAKER'S SECRET A buried clock holds the key to a decades-old mystery. On holiday to escape the nightmares of his last case, disgraced soldier turned private detective John “Slim” Hardy comes upon something buried in the peat on Bodmin Moor. Unfinished and water-damaged but still ticking, the old clock provides a vital clue to an unsolved missing-persons case. As Slim begins to ask questions of the tiny Cornish village of Penleven, he is drawn into a world of lies, rumours, and secrets, some of which the residents would prefer to stay buried. Twenty-three years ago, a reclusive clockmaker left his workshop and walked out onto Bodmin Moor, taking his last, unfinished clock with him. He disappeared. Slim is determined to find out why. The Clockmaker’s Secret is the stunning sequel to Jack Benton’s acclaimed debut, The Man by the Sea. THE GAMES KEEPER Having fallen on hard times, disgraced soldier turned private investigator John “Slim” Hardy is hired by rich and enigmatic land owner Oliver Ozgood to uncover the identity of a mysterious blackmailer. The man is demanding a fortune in exchange for his silence. He claims to be Dennis Sharp, a former employee of Ozgood, and threatens to reveal secrets that will soil Ozgood’s family name and send the patriarch to prison. There’s only one problem. Dennis Sharp is dead, killed by Ozgood himself. In search of answers, Slim moves to the remote rural hamlet of Scuttleworth in the Devonshire countryside, where he will confront demons both from within and without in his most challenging case yet.

The Warm Days of Autumn Series Books 1-3

The Warm Days of Autumn Series Books 1-3
Author: CP Ward
Publisher: AMMFA Publishing
Total Pages: 637
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Three delightful and heartwarming autumn-themed romantic comedies from CP Ward, much loved author of the Delightful Christmas series. Autumn in Sycamore Park Having fled a relationship and a previous life she would rather forget, young teacher Jennifer Stevens throws herself into a demanding new job at Brentwell Primary. Charged with marshalling a group of unruly eight-year-olds to the autumn harvest festival, her only solace is the peace of nearby Sycamore Park. As the evenings draw in and the leaves begin to fall, will new friends, delicious autumn treats, and a possible new man on the orange-tinted horizon help Jennifer finally come to terms with her past and begin to look forward into the future? Autumn at the Willow River Guesthouse Lily Markham is having a hard time of things. In the space of a week, she loses her job, breaks up with her cheating boyfriend, and is kicked out of her London flat. With her world crashing down, Lily does the only thing she can: retreat to her charming hometown of Willow River to lick her wounds. There, Lily takes a job in her uncle’s guesthouse, develops a friendship with a reclusive novelist, and starts to rebuild her life. And when she meets someone from her past, love could be floating on the cool autumn breeze … Autumn in Sunset Harbour When her grandmother’s death brings Rachel Castle back to her Cornish hometown of Porth Melynos—known to locals as Sunset Harbour—she has no idea of the run of bad luck that is coming. Finding herself homeless, carless, and in a doctor’s waiting room, she wonders what else can go wrong. With her schooldays sweetheart now living with the girl who bullied her, Rachel wants nothing more than to get out of Sunset Harbour and never come back. But small towns have a way of holding on to you, and when Rachel meets a young and mysterious fisherman with a twinkle in his eye, her luck starts to change.

The Wolf

The Wolf
Author: Leo Carew
Publisher:
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2018
Genre: FICTION
ISBN: 9780316521352

Violence and death come to the land under the Northern Sky when two fierce races break their age-old fragile peace and start an all-out war in this thrilling and savagely visceral epic fantasy. Beyond the Black River, among the forests and mountains of the north, lives an ancient race of people. Their lives are measured in centuries, not decades; they revel in wilderness and resilience, and they scorn wealth and comfort. By contrast, those in the south live in the moment, their lives more fleeting. They crave wealth and power; their ambition is limitless, and their cunning unmatched. When the armies of the south flood across the Black river, the fragile peace between the two races is shattered. On a lightning-struck battlefield, the two sides will fight - for their people, for their land, for their very survival. Under the Northern SkyThe Wolf.

The Cormoran Strike Novels, Books 1–4

The Cormoran Strike Novels, Books 1–4
Author: Robert Galbraith
Publisher: Mulholland Books
Total Pages: 2993
Release: 2020-09-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0316263826

The first four novels in Robert Galbraith's "wonderfully entertaining" series (Harlan Coben) featuring the private detective Cormoran Strike and his assistant Robin Ellacott. This omnibus set includes the novels The Cuckoo's Calling, The Silkworm, Career of Evil, and Lethal White. Each of these novels is compulsively readable, with twists at every turn. You may think you know detectives, but you’ve never met one quite like Strike. "Rowling’s wizardry as a writer is on abundant display...This is a crime series deeply rooted in the real world, where brutality and ugliness are leavened by the oh-so-human flaws and virtues of Galbraith’s irresistible hero and heroine." --USA Today