Sara Tate has just started as a prosecutor in the Manhattan District Attorney's office. Her husband, Jared Lynch, is a defense attorney on the brink of making partner at his prestigious Wall Street law firm. They have a golden future ahead of them and a terrific, high-spirited marriage - the law brought them together and it has never kept them apart. Until Sara and Jared inadvertently find themselves on opposite sides of the same case. When that happens, husband and wife are pitted against each other. And when they're both threatened by parties to the case, the result is unavoidable. No matter who wins, one of them will die.
When a body is found in a burnt-out car, Pathologist Quirke is called into to verify the apparent suicide of an up-and-coming civil servant. But Quirke can't shake off the suspicion of foul play. The only witness has vanished, every trace of her wiped away. Piecing together her disappearance, Quirke finds himself drawn into the shadowy world of Dublin's elite
In Sorenson, Wisconsin, a local bigshot is found with a pool cue through the heart—and Mattie Winston must untangle a web of lies to sink a killer . . . In her previous career as a nurse, Mattie Winston’s job was to keep death at bay. Now, as a medicolegal investigator, she’s required to study death intimately—to figure out causes and timing, and help deduce whether it was natural or suspicious. In the case of Montgomery “Monty” Dixon, a well-to-do Realtor, there can be little doubt: Broken pool cues do not embed themselves. Monty’s body is found in the game room of his lavish house, the walls adorned with photos of Monty and various celebrities. But as Mattie and husband Steve Hurley, a homicide detective, both know, money and connections can’t protect anyone from a killer. The first suspect is Monty’s wife, Summer, who claims to have been at a cooking class at the time. When that alibi is served up as a fake, Summer moves to the top of the suspects list, but is soon joined by Monty’s ne’er-do-well son, Sawyer, who has racked up gambling debts he hoped his dad would pay off. Monty’s twin brother is engaging in shady financial deals. An affair, a Ponzi scheme, a disputed inheritance . . . there are as many motives as suspects, and soon Mattie and Hurley have turned up other, possibly related deaths. Balancing a high-profile case with the demands of their increasingly stressful household isn’t easy. It’ll take all of Mattie’s skill—along with a lucky break or two—to stop a killer from racking up another victim . . .
The scars on her wrists, throat and chest told the story. Somehow Audra Delaney had survived, but with her memory of her attacker shattered. Then the unthinkable happens; she hears his voice on the radio, and now all she lives for are dark dreams of revenge. She was his one loose end--the only one who got away, the only one who can still destroy him. All he has to do is find out her name, so he can silence her forever. Soon, they're racing neck-and-neck, stalking each other in a world of shadows and evil, where it will take all of Audra's strength and the unexpected ingenuity of a child genius to survive, in Dead Even by Emma Brookes.
From New York Times bestselling author Mariah Stewart comes a novel of sexy romantic suspense for fans of Nora Roberts, Catherine Coulter, and Karen Robards. Three devious prisoners vow murderous revenge. Now the third is free. FBI Special Agent Miranda Cahill has always played by the rules: always maintain a respectful professionalism, and never mix business with pleasure. Except when it comes to fellow agent Will Fletcher. Their on-again, off-again relationship has left painful scars even he has never seen. Now, a series of murders has the two agents racing to outwit a killer before he can strike again. Miranda and Will know that lives depend on identifying intended victims and tracking them down before the killer does. But as they begin to unravel this homicidal agenda, it becomes clear that Miranda may be the last and final target in a twisted game. With the clock ticking, time is running out on a killer who is determined to cross Miranda’s name off his hit list . . . permanently. BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Mariah Stewart's Dead End.
(A Free Paranormal Cozy Murder Mystery Book/Series featuring Witches and Dogs) Come to Whitewitch Island, they said. A nice place to retire, they said… Dive into the mystical realm of Dead Even by Patti Larsen – A Paranormal Cozy Mystery that will haunt your dreams and delight your soul! Meet Georgia Drake, a retired Guild Artemis Inquisitor who has turned her back on the supernatural world after a devastating loss. Determined to leave her past behind, along with her career investigating crimes and murder, Georgia seeks solace in a quiet and mundane existence. But fate has other plans for her. Accompanied by her loyal Hades mastiff, Benjamin, and a pair of clever ravens, Georgia relocates her entire life across the continent, seeking refuge from not only her heart-wrenching loss but also from the clutches of her oppressive and powerful family. Little does she know that escaping her otherworldly origins won't be as easy as she thought. On the enchanting Whitewitch Island, where the veil between the ordinary and the extraordinary is razor-thin, Georgia finds herself entangled in a web of dark secrets and unsolved mysteries. Just when she believes she can finally embrace a normal existence, a shocking murder shakes the peaceful island to its core. Summoned by the eager yet untested sheriff, Georgia is reluctantly drawn back into the world of crime-solving. With her experienced instincts and otherworldly companions, she embarks on a journey to unearth the truth. But unraveling the mysteries of Whitewitch Island means delving into a past that its inhabitants would rather keep buried. Patti Larsen's Dead Even welcomes you to the captivating world of the Whitewitch Island Paranormal Cozies. Prepare to be spellbound as Georgia navigates the realms of both the living and the supernatural, where magic and murder collide. With each page turned, secrets will be unveiled, friendships will be tested, and the line between light and darkness will blur. Immerse yourself in a world of haunted legends, ethereal beings, and spine-tingling suspense. Patti Larsen weaves a tale that will keep you on the edge of your seat, eagerly turning pages to uncover the truth that lies hidden beneath the island's surface. Join Georgia Drake, her faithful canine companion, and her enigmatic feathered allies on a journey through the realms of mystery and the paranormal. With every twist and turn, you'll find yourself captivated by Larsen's masterful storytelling and irresistibly drawn into a world where the supernatural and the cozy collide. Don't miss your chance to experience the spine-chilling delights of Dead Even–because sometimes, even the most determined souls can't escape their true calling. KEYWORDS: free cozy mystery book, paranormal cozy murder mystery series, paranormal cozy murder mystery book, paranormal cozy mystery series, paranormal cozy mystery book, cozy murder mystery series, cozy murder mystery book, cozy mystery series, cozy mystery book, mastiff, raven, mystery book, murder mystery book, mystery series, murder mystery series, dog mystery, bird mystery, private detective mystery, free paranormal cozy murder mystery, free cozy murder mystery, free murder mystery
If you're a dinosaur, all of your friends are dead. If you're a pirate, all of your friends have scurvy. If you're a tree, all of your friends are end tables. Each page of this laugh-out-loud illustrated humor book showcases the downside of being everything from a clown to a cassette tape to a zombie. Cute and dark all at once, this hilarious children's book for adults teaches valuable lessons about life while exploring each cartoon character's unique grievance and wide-eyed predicament. From the sock whose only friends have gone missing to the houseplant whose friends are being slowly killed by irresponsible plant owners (like you), All My Friends Are Dead presents a delightful primer for laughing at the inevitable.
To cut dead means to refuse to acknowledge another with the intent to punish. Gregory Ellison says that this is the plight of African American young men. They are stigmatized with limited opportunity for education and disproportionate incarceration. At the same time, they are often resistant to help from social institutions including the church. They are mute and invisible to society but also in their inward being. Their voice and physical selves are not acknowledged, leaving them ripe for hopelessness and volatility. So if the need is so great yet the desire for help wanes, where is the remedy? Healing can begin by reframing the problem. While to cut dead is destructive, it also refers to pruning and repotting a disfigured plant—giving it new possibilities for life. In this provocative book, Ellison shows how caregivers can sow seeds of life, and nurture with guidance, admonition, training, and support in order to help create a community of reliable others, serving as an extended family.
From the author of Pulitzer-nominated The Devil’s Highway and national bestseller The Hummingbird’s Daughter comes an exquisitely composed collection of poetry on life at the border. Weaving English and Spanish languages as fluidly as he blends cultures of the southwest, Luis Urrea offers a tour of Tijuana, spanning from Skid Row, to the suburbs of East Los Angeles, to the stunning yet deadly Mojave Desert, to Mexico and the border fence itself. Mixing lyricism and colloquial voices, mysticism and the daily grind, Urrea explores duality and the concept of blurring borders in a melting pot society.
Winner of the 2021 National Jewish Book Award for Contemporary Jewish Life and Practice Finalist for the 2021 Kirkus Prize in Nonfiction A New York Times Notable Book of the Year A Wall Street Journal, Chicago Public Library, Publishers Weekly, and Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year A startling and profound exploration of how Jewish history is exploited to comfort the living. Renowned and beloved as a prizewinning novelist, Dara Horn has also been publishing penetrating essays since she was a teenager. Often asked by major publications to write on subjects related to Jewish culture—and increasingly in response to a recent wave of deadly antisemitic attacks—Horn was troubled to realize what all of these assignments had in common: she was being asked to write about dead Jews, never about living ones. In these essays, Horn reflects on subjects as far-flung as the international veneration of Anne Frank, the mythology that Jewish family names were changed at Ellis Island, the blockbuster traveling exhibition Auschwitz, the marketing of the Jewish history of Harbin, China, and the little-known life of the "righteous Gentile" Varian Fry. Throughout, she challenges us to confront the reasons why there might be so much fascination with Jewish deaths, and so little respect for Jewish lives unfolding in the present. Horn draws upon her travels, her research, and also her own family life—trying to explain Shakespeare’s Shylock to a curious ten-year-old, her anger when swastikas are drawn on desks in her children’s school, the profound perspective offered by traditional religious practice and study—to assert the vitality, complexity, and depth of Jewish life against an antisemitism that, far from being disarmed by the mantra of "Never forget," is on the rise. As Horn explores the (not so) shocking attacks on the American Jewish community in recent years, she reveals the subtler dehumanization built into the public piety that surrounds the Jewish past—making the radical argument that the benign reverence we give to past horrors is itself a profound affront to human dignity.
