Showing results for "Ink" in Thriller & Suspense

Legendary editor, Maxim Jakubowski, delivers another chilling anthology collecting stories of cold-blooded murder, revenge and crimes-gone-wrong from the best of the best in crime fiction. Spine-chilling and gripping, these tales will grip you with their devious narrators and crafty twists.

All through the town of Pine Deep, people are having their most precious memories stolen. The monster seems to target the lonely, the disenfranchised, the people who need memories to anchor them to this world. Something is out there. Something cruel and evil is feeding on the memories, erasing them from the hearts and minds of people like Patty and Monk and others.

I got stabbed, joined an MC far from home, and nearly got shot to death protecting another man's woman. All to get as far away from Julie, the woman I will always love, as I could to try and forget her. The choice they gave me was leave, or watch her get hurt. It was a simple choice, but far from an easy one. I can't forget her, and I can't live without her. The year since I last saw her has taught me that. Convincing her to take me back might not be easy, but if she gives me a second chance, I'll never leave her again, no matter what.

I've always known she was too good for me, but that never stopped me from wanting her. And then I finally had her for one night. A night I don't remember. I figured I'd blown my shot. But now she's walked back into my life, and this time I have the upper hand. I want my second chance. Will she be able to see the man beneath this ink?

As Ink watched his president fall for a woman, he was thrilled to realize that he was sure he had found his, too. Even better news is that the two women are best friends. Everything looks to be perfect. Or it does until Ink realizes Alisse isn't willing to give him the time of day. He's spent months trying to get her to give him a chance. She keeps shooting him down with allegations of him being a man who can't commit to one woman. She accuses him of only wanting conquests, not a real, lasting relationship.

I knew the sins of my past would call to collect what was left of my soul. If I'd known the price I'd pay, I would've sacrificed more to stay hidden from the magic. In the middle of Wyoming - away from the abnormals of the world - I thought I was free and clear. I started a new life. Found a love I'd never known in a husband, and a son who was my everything. And in a blinding instant, that life was stolen from me.

I stopped believing in the good a long time ago. My childhood was stripped from me one dark night and I was forever changed. Everywhere I looked I saw evil. Everyone I met, I looked at them as the enemy. It took a long time for me to open up and when I did I found my family. The only people I could count on. I never imagined I'd have a family. Because having a family gave me something to lose and I never wanted to feel that pain again. I never wanted to feel weak.

Grumpy bad-boy tattoo artist, Conor Mac Haol, doesn't trust anyone. Least of all the new girl apprenticing at his beloved Dublin Ink. She is way too pretty and way, way too young. Coming from a broken home, Aurnia has had to grow up faster than most girls. She doesn't need anyone telling her what to do. Least of all Conor, her new (very hot, very muscled, very tattooed, and very, very rude) boss who obviously hates her. But Aurnia's troubles remind Conor too much of his dark past. He becomes obsessed with keeping her safe. Keeping her protected.

US exchange student Hieronymus Beck is Professor Jack Griffen's biggest fan. Why else would he inveigle himself into the English Literature course that Jack is running; or devote so much time to chatting with Jack after hours about the anatomy of crime fiction, the roles of heroes and villains, and his favourite true-crime book of all time, In Cold Blood? But everything changes when Jack Griffen picks up a list of five templates for murder that has been written by Beck.

Nothing comes easy. Nothing is given but must always be earned. The problem is I'm too tainted and broken to have anything good. That was a lesson I was taught early. A lesson I carried throughout my life, and into every relationship I had.

When the editor of The Weekly Gazette is killed, controversial journalist and ink magician, Oscar Barratt, asks India and Matt to investigate. As the recipient of threatening letters written on magic paper, he believes he was the intended target. With suspects ranging from Oscar's brother to guild masters and London's elite, India and Matt have a lot of investigating to do. But the more they dig, the more dark secrets they uncover.

Charlotte Wilde's life is a flop. She gives her heart to the wrong men and her first published book is a failure. Desperate to pay the bills, she takes a job caring for an elderly woman. Yet as Charlotte gets to work, dutifully helping Mrs. Lanigan sort through a box of old letters, distractions abound. For one thing, both women immediately become consumed with a mystery unfolding in the correspondence. And to complicate matters further, Charlotte finds herself drawn to her charge's son, Ardan, like they've known each other forever.

Es gibt alltägliche Sünden, schlimme Sünden und Sünden, für die man direkt in der Hölle landet. Das ist dann wohl mein Schicksal - denn ich liebe die Frau meines verstorbenen Bruders. Heimlich natürlich, denn keiner in meiner Familie würde diese Liebe tolerieren. Und ich habe geschworen, mich von ihr fernzuhalten. Doch jeden Tag mit Eden zusammenzuarbeiten, sie den ganzen Tag zu sehen, macht es mir unglaublich schwer, meine Gefühle im Griff zu halten. Was tun? Ich habe keine Ahnung.

Crime-fighting duo Tilly and Poe solve a mystery from inside a pantomime horse in a short story that first appeared in the Halloween anthology Afraid of the Shadows.

Kaapstad word deur 'n reeksmoordenaar geteister. Die Romeo-en-Juliet-moordenaar se slagoffers is almal tieners. Verliefde paartjies. En almal word op dieselfde manier gevind: die lyke langs mekaar neergele, hul hande inmekaargevleg. Die meisies het 'n steekwond aan die bors en die seuns is vergiftig. Terwyl die polisie probeer om die moordenaar vas te trek, beland ’n groepie niksvermoedende tieners in ’n gevaarlike web wat al stywer span.

Five dishonored soldiers. Former Special Forces. One last mission. These are the men of Hard Ink. Ever since hard-bodied, drop-dead-charming Shane McCallan strolled into the dance club where Crystal Dean works, he's shown a knack for getting beneath her defenses. For her little sister's sake...

Five dishonored soldiers. Former Special Forces. One last mission. These are the men of Hard Ink. Derek DiMarzio would do anything for the members of his disgraced Special Forces team—sacrifice his body, help a former teammate with a covert operation to restore their honor, and even go behind...

Judith clerked for the Tennessee Court of Appeals, practiced for ten years, and then was named to a judgeship with a domestic relations docket. The problems began almost immediately, with her home being shot up. And then things got worse.

"Liebe darf nicht wehtun", hat Helen Shepherds Vater immer gesagt. Doch er ist tot, und Helen jagt seinen Mörder. Erst einmal jedoch soll die Interpol-Agentin die Kollegen von Scotland Yard bei der Vereitelung eines Raubzugs unterstützen - eine eher beschauliche Aufgabe, wie sie gedacht hat. Da allerdings hat sie nicht damit gerechnet, dass man sie gleich undercover auf den berühmt-berüchtigten Meisterdieb Lucien Levraix ansetzen würde, was sich als weit weniger unangenehm herausstellt als zunächst angenommen.

Kai doesn’t have time to die. Poisoned, weakened, and running out of options, she’s determined to rescue her sister from the Graylands—a realm meant for the dead—and her mother from the demon-controlled Wrythiin. But stepping into forbidden realms isn’t exactly a walk in the park, and this time, the price might be more than she’s willing to pay.