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Out of work for months, Lussi Meyer is desperate to work anywhere in publishing. Prestigious Blackwood-Patterson isn’t the perfect fit, but a bizarre set of circumstances leads to her hire and a firm mandate: Lussi must find the next horror superstar to compete with Stephen King, Anne Rice, and Peter Straub. It’s the ’80s, after all, and horror is the hottest genre. But as soon as she arrives, Lussi finds herself the target of her coworkers’ mean-spirited pranks.

Sixteen delightful holiday short stories by some of your favorite Soho crime authors! This captivating collection of short mysteries and crime capers - which features New York Times best-selling authors, Crime Writers Association Gold and Diamond Dagger winners, and Edgar Award nominees - contains laughs aplenty, the most hardboiled of holiday noir, and heartwarming reminders of the spirit of the season.

These are the tenets that rule the De Santis family—until an arranged marriage potentially threatens all three. Born into the most ruthless crime family in the South, Azreal De Santis is bred to lead, dominate, and rule. When a strategic marriage forces him to take Natoi Kingston as his wife, Azreal learns power is not always defined by strength, blood is not the strongest bond, and loyalty isn’t always black and white. Sometimes there are shades of gray.

A debut novel in the vein of Liane Moriarty and Tom Perrotta, about dark secrets brought to life after the mysterious death of a handsome and charismatic trainer to the elite women in Santa Monica. On the western edge of Los Angeles is the gorgeous beachside city of Santa Monica, where the...

Gonzalo de Berceo ha llegado a Santiago de Compostela para participar, como tantos otros peregrinos, en la celebración del jubileo. Además, siente curiosidad por probar una nueva variedad de vino elaborada por su amigo Lope con uva mencía. Mientras asiste a la misa mayor en la catedral, contempla cómo un arcediano, presa de un delirio místico, se interpone al paso devastador del botafumeiro, que lo destroza para horror de los fieles que atestan el templo.

Our favorite legal eagle lands in New Mexico. Attorney Ed Eagle thinks he’s safe from his black widow ex-wife, who is now in police custody. But when she escapes, she spins a new web that just might trap him—and everyone he loves...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Stuart Woods returns with the third fast-paced thriller featuring Santa Fe, New Mexico’s take-no-prisoners attorney Ed Eagle... When his black widow wife failed to take him out in her murder for hire plot, Ed Eagle figured he was in the clear. But now that...

If you run into trouble in Santa Fe, Ed Eagle is the man to see. Ed Eagle, the six-feet-six, take-no-prisoners Santa Fe attorney, has recovered from his encounters with Mexican organized crime and-more treacherously-his ex-wife, Barbara. Now a mysterious new client has come his way, one who may...

Holly, jolly, and downright deadly—the third Santa Fe Café mystery unwraps surprises both naughty and nice . . . It’s the most picturesque time of theyear in Santa Fe, and Chef Rita Lafitte of Tres Amigas Café hopes the twinkling lights and tasty holiday treats will charm her visiting mom...

Successful movie producer Wolf Willett is stunned when he sees his own death reported in a major newspaper. It says he was a victim in a triple homicide during a sordid tryst with his wife and a friend. But who is the unidentified corpse? Why can’t Wolf remember anything about the night in...

Aldo Monteiro, inspector jefe de la Brigada de Homicidios y Desaparecidos de la Policía Nacional, tiene una debilidad: los santos. Conoce el martirologio de memoria y no pierde ocasión de demostrarlo. Sin embargo, cuando el teniente Julio Mataró, su enlace con la Guardia Civil, le revela el...

La notizia di un omicidio scuote Catania, gelando gli ultimi entusiasmi della più sentita ricorrenza cittadina. Mentre nell'aria si avverte ancora l'odore acre dei fuochi d'artificio, Vanina Guarrasi è alle prese con un caso che fa scalpore. È la mattina del 6 febbraio, la festa di Sant'Agata si è appena conclusa e "la Santa", come tutti la chiamano, è rientrata nella cattedrale. Nell'atmosfera distratta, da fine evento, che pervade strade e popolazione, un uomo viene ritrovato in una pozza di sangue nell'androne del Municipio, dentro una delle Carrozze del Senato.

Over two hundred years ago, in the dark of night, a child vanished from his bed never to be seen again - and Pixie must discover the truth of those final moonlit hours. As the story undulates between the past and the present, secrets are revealed, love affairs exposed and, ultimately, Pixie will be forced to make a devastating choice that will change everything.

John Milton supprimait des cibles pour le MI6 jusqu’au jour où il disparaît sans laisser de traces. Après s’être volatilisé pendant six mois, il réapparaît à Ciudad Juarez au Mexique et se trouve aussitôt mêlé à une violente bataille avec le cartel de la drogue qui contrôle la frontière. Milton sauve la vie d’une jeune journaliste idéaliste dont on avait signé l’arrêt de mort. Mais pour la protéger, il doit la faire passer en douce au Texas.

Better Off Dead Successful Hollywood movie producer Wolf Willettis stunned when he happens to read his own New York Times obituary--victim of a sordid triple homicide amid a steamy méage à trois with his young bride and best friend. Who's the corpse? Who wants him dead? And why has Wolf...

Per il commissario Vittorio Spotorno, il duplice omicidio della 127 azzurra è un caso che lo costringe a riepilogare tutta la sua vita. Uno dei due picciotti uccisi nella macchina è il compagno di giochi Rosario. Questo lo riporta alla sua infanzia vissuta in quartieri dove il capriccio del caso avrebbe potuto torcere il filo della sua esistenza in modi impensati. Ma l'indole del Rosario che il commissario conosceva sembra stridere con la qualità mafiosa dell'evento criminale.

A Palermo, su un marciapiede viscido di pioggia, un morto con il cuore trapassato da un colpo di pistola. Dopo l'esordio ne "I delitti di via Medina-Sidonia", un altro caso costringe all'indagine Lorenzo La Marca, biologo per vocazione e detective per necessità (o forse è il contrario?). La Marca si concede tempo. Tempo per dare un'occhiata da vicino, tempo per un aperitivo su una terrazza a un passo dal centro, contemplando distese di tetti e cupole e, in fondo, la linea ferma del mare.

Tout va mal pour le Bourbon Kid. Cela pourrait pourtant être pire. Le Diable pourrait, par exemple, envoyer à ses trousses une sorcière, un homme à la hache totalement cinglé, un trio de chasseurs de primes, une tribu cannibale et une armée de zombies. Mais bon. Au moment où le Kid s'apprête à découvrir la véritable identité de Dieu, qui pourrait l'arrêter ? Rien ni personne. Ou presque.

" La folie est une réaction raisonnable à des circonstances insensées." L'heure des révélations a sonné. Le chasseur est devenu la proie, et Angel et moi sommes ses appâts. Nous voulions l'épargner, mais nos ennemis seront sans pitié. Nos vies ne tiennent déjà plus qu'à un fil. Un fil fragile, prêt à se rompre pour entraîner Alejandro dans les méandres de la démence.

One night less than two weeks before Christmas, a single mother is violently assaulted. It’s a brutal crime at the time of year when there should be goodwill to all. When DI Barton begins his investigation, he’s surprised to find the victim is a woman with nothing to hide and no reason for anyone to hurt her. A few days later, the mother of the woman attacked rings the police station. Her granddaughter has drawn a shocking picture. It seems she was looking out of the window when her mother was attacked.