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Scorpion Strike

JOHN GILSTRAP · Kensington
Pages: 512
Format: Hardcover

An island paradise held hostage. A band of dangerous killers unleashed. A sinister plot that could push the superpowers to the brink of war. The perfect formula for explosive suspense in John Gilstrap's electrifying new Jonathan Grave thriller . . . For Jonathan Grave and Gail Bonneville,...
 
 
Just life : a novel

Neil Abramson · Center Street
Pages: 386
Format: Print book

From Neil Abramson, the acclaimed author of Unsaid, " comes a riveting novel that explores the complex connection between humans and animals. Veterinarian Samantha Lewis and her team are dedicated to providing a sanctuary for unwanted, abused, and abandoned dogs in New York City. But every...
 
 
What Comes Around: An Alex Hawke Novella

Ted Bell · William Morrow Impulse
Format: Book

Another senior CIA officer is found dead of a "heart attack" in a posh Paris hotel. Counterspy Alex Hawke and his friend Ambrose Congreve think this could be more than coincidence. Hawke discovers that the victims are connected through one man: Spider Payne, a rogue intelligence...
 
 
Liar, Liar

LISA JACKSON · Kensington
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

In this riveting page-turner from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson, a woman searches for the mother she hasn't seen in twenty years, and uncovers a nightmare of greed and deception . . . In death, Didi Storm is finally getting the kind of publicity that eluded her in life....
 
 
Cat Got Your Diamonds: A Kitty Couture Mystery

Julie Chase · Crooked Lane Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

Grandeur and opulence are everything in the famed New Orleans Garden District where pets are family and no bling is too big. Opening Furry Godmother, pet boutique and organic treat bakery, is Lacy Marie Crocker's dream come true--until the glitter gun used to make her Shih Tzu tutus becomes...
 
 
The Counterfeit Agent

Alex Berenson · G.P. Putnam's Sons; Reissue edition
Format: Kindle Edition

Berensons strength is his deep understanding of geopolitics and of the shoddy compromises it demands He clearly has excellent contacts in the world of shadows Wells is a complex and satisfying protagonist tackling bad guys across the worlds conflict zones--The New York Times Book ReviewJohn...
 
 
Mike Hammer: Kill Me, Darling

Mickey Spillane · Titan Books (UK)
Pages: 296
Format: Hardcover

The course of true love never did run smooth for PI Mike Hammer. His secretary and partner Velda has walked out on him without explanation, and Mike is just surfacing from a four-month bender. But then an old cop turns up murdered, an old cop who once worked with Velda on the NYPD Vice...
 
 
Flashmob: A Novel

CHRISTOPHER FARNSWORTH · William Morrow
Pages: 388
Format: Hardcover

Gifted troubleshooter John Smith, introduced in the acclaimed thriller Killfile, must take down a shadowy figure who has weaponized the internet, using social media to put a price on the heads of his targets in this intense, unstoppable thriller from the author reviewers have compared to Michael...
 
 
Beneath

Kristi DeMeester · Word Horde
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback

When reporter Cora Mayburn is assigned to cover a story about a snake-handling cult in rural Appalachia, she is dismayed, for the world of cruel fundamentalist stricture, repression, glossolalia, and abuse is something she has long since put behind her in favor of a more tolerant urban...
 
 
Teetotaled

Maia Chance · Minotaur Books
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

After her philandering husband died and left her penniless in Prohibition-era New York, Lola Woodby escaped with her Swedish cook to the only place she could -- her deceased husband's secret love nest in the middle of Manhattan. Her only comforts were chocolate cake, dime store detective...
 
 
Much Ado About Murder: A Shakespeare in the Catskills Mystery

ELIZABETH J. DUNCAN. · Crooked Lane Books
Format: Hardcover

Costume designer Charlotte Fairfax has another murder on her hands as she prepares for the latest performance of the Catskills Shakespeare Theater Company, Much Ado About Nothing. The company's steady growth enables them to cast star British actress Audrey Ashley, who arrives on scene to play...
 
 
Dead on Arrival: A Novel

MATT RICHTEL · William Morrow
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

A mysterious disorder threatens to destroy the world in this high-concept thriller from Pulitzer Prize - winning New York Times reporter Matt Richtel, which combines medical science, cutting-edge technology, and breathtaking suspense in the vein of Michael Crichton.An airplane lands at a desolate...
 
 
The Seagull: A Vera Stanhope Mystery

ANN CLEEVES · Minotaur Books
Pages: 397
Format: Hardcover

"I loved The Seagull -- quite simply it reminds me why Ann Cleeves is one of my favorite mystery writers! I relish learning more about Vera with each book, and The Seagull provides fresh insight into one of our most complex and lovable sleuths."--New York Times bestselling author...
 
 
The Elusive Elixir

Gigi Pandian · Midnight Ink
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

Dorian Robert-Houdin, the three-and-a-half-foot gargoyle chef who fancies himself a modern-day Poirot, is slowly turning into stone, and it's up to Zoe Faust to unravel the alchemical secrets that can save him. When they discover that a long-lost stone gargoyle with a connection to Dorian...
 
 
The Killing Habit: A Tom Thorne Novel

MARK BILLINGHAM · Atlantic Monthly Press
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover

From "one of the most consistently entertaining, insightful crime writers working today" (Gillian Flynn) , The Killing Habit again brings together favorite wild-card detective Tom Thorne and straight-laced DI Nicola Tanner on a pair of lethally high-stakes cases. While DI Nicola...
 
 
The Spy of Venice: A William Shakespeare Mystery

BENET BRANDRETH · Pegasus Books
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover

Shakespeare in Love meets C. J. Sansom in a historical thriller with a swashbuckling twist -- and a hero as you've never seen him before. August, 1585. England needs its greatest hero to step forward . . . When he is caught by his wife in one ill-advised seduction too many, young William...
 
 
RESCUED

DAVID ROSENFELT · Minotaur Books
Pages: 293
Format: Hardcover

In Rescued, David Rosenfelt again delights his readers with the charm and wit they've come to expect. Even the most fervent fans of the sardonic Andy Carpenter and his team will be enthralled by this latest case, where the stakes have never been higher.Defense lawyer Andy Carpenter is reluctant...