Verlag: Wildside Press
Amos Clackworthy, conman deluxe, has a new get-rich-quick scheme using investments. But his intricately laid plans may come to nothing because he forgot to leave his latest mark enough time to get his money to Chicago from Texas!
Ivy Bradshaw has all the training in the world when it comes to soap, but there’s no schooling when it comes to murder. When a missing box of lye from Ivy’s store links her to a murder, Ivy will have to pull out all the stops to maintain her squeaky clean image. With a smart-mouthed, mysterious skeleton as her sidekick, she takes on the case as she tries to figure out who in the world would want to implicate her in such a serious crime. But other forces are at play and a business rival sees this as a good opportunity to put her out of business for good. On the other hand, the handsome librarian Ivy’s had a crush on for ages finally pulls his head out of his books long enough to see her as more than a soapmaker, so things aren’t all bad. Regardless, the only time Ivy will have soon is jail time if she doesn’t figure out the culprit behind the murder. And time is the only thing she doesn’t have enough of...Zum Buch
“Omg!! This was just such a pleasure to read, in a dark and twisted way! It's such a breath of fresh air and so original… starts with a bang and never lets up… Amazing.” Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐From the Sunday Times and international bestselling author of Ragdoll, comes a heart-in-your-mouth unputdownable thriller that will keep you up all night!They call him the Jackdaw. On each body, he leaves a chilling signature: five scratches. And each time he kills, he takes a trophy, an eerie collection that grows with every strike.No one knows what he looks like, where he'll strike next, or why. He could be your neighbour, your boss… your husband. There’s only a paralysing fear that, whoever he is, he's out there: watching, waiting.Detective Scarlett Delaney’s neck prickles every time she hears the name Jackdaw. And now she’s been tasked with hunting him down before he kills again. But as she ventures deeper into a murky world of half-truths and clever lies, chasing the scant clues that Jackdaw leaves behind, Scarlett realises she isn't just hunting a killer. She's on his list.Soon the lines between prey and predator begin to blur, and Scarlett discovers that trusting those around her might be her final, deadly mistake…A totally gripping crime thriller with an AMAZING twist. If you loved Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh, The Chain by Adrian McKinty or anything by Jennifer Hillier you will race through Jackdaw.What readers are saying about Jackdaw:"Whip smart, sexy and wickedly readable. The serial killer thriller of the year!" M. J. Arlidge ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"This is a high action, extremely clever whodunnit that has you hooked from the very start... took me by surprise as to how good and addictive it was.” Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐“Omg!! This was just such a pleasure to read, in a dark and twisted way! It's such a breath of fresh air and so original… starts with a bang and never lets up… If only all books could be to this standard! Amazing.” Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐“A twisty, highly creative spin on the police procedural hunt-for-the-killer genre…. It's creative, shocking and at times moving and I'd love to see this one get made for TV too!” Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐“Filled with twists and turns, this novel of hunting for a killer will keep you up at night! Highly recommend to all crime lovers.” Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐“A fabulous story with lots of twists and turns, I will be recommending it to everyone I know.” Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐“A gripping tale that is difficult to put down.” Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"Dark and gripping from the off with a dose of dark humour thrown in.” Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐“A strong captivating read for lovers of addictive crime fiction.” Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"Omg what can I say. From the first to last page I was hooked. Fast-paced, action-packed, original and so good.” Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐“A terrific thriller. I've enjoyed all of his books, but this one reaches new heights.” Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐“Wow what a book... I could not put it down.” Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"What a great read!... I love the way this author’s mind works. Brilliantly written and so many twists, it will keep you on your toes until the very end!” Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐“A non-stop action story... Lots of twists and turns, truths and falsehoods and some enjoyable characters. AZum Buch
When her boss, James Langton, is almost fatally injured while pursuing a ruthless gang, Detective Anna Travis must put her own career on hold as she nurses him through his intense frustration and desperation to bring his would-be murderer to justice.Then Anna is assigned to a different case, the vicious murder of a quiet, studious woman whose body was found by her daughter - a senseless attack with no obvious motive or immediate suspect. Until, chillingly, the case becomes unexpectedly linked with that of her boss, and Anna finds herself under threat from those who almost destroyed his career and his life.Zum Buch
This recording has been digitally produced by Ella Swift, using a synthesized version of an audiobook narrator’s voice under license. “Amazing. The action simply didn’t stop.” —Reader review for What’s His ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Home aide Emily Just wants to do her job in the idyllic setting of Cape Cod—but the discovery of a body on the beach exposes something rotting beneath the perfect surface of her employer’s lives. As the summer heat intensifies, so does the web of deceit surrounding the charismatic couple she works for, revealing a tangled history of lies and infidelity. Struggling with her own anxiety and memory lapses, Emily questions if she can trust her own mind before the tides shift against her. Can she solve the mystery before she’s the next secret buried in the sand? A TRUSTED NEIGHBOR (An Emily Just Psychological Thriller—Book 5) is the fifth novel in a new psychological suspense series by mystery and suspense author Ella Swift. The series begins with A TRUSTED WIFE (Book 1). Future books in the series are also available! “A riveting read.” —Reader review for What’s His ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “An easy read and I can't wait to read the next book.” —Reader review for What’s His ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Excellent. You can't help but like Peyton.” —Reader review for What’s His ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “It will pull you in from the beginning and not let up until the last paragraph. The characters are pretty true to life. A twist at the end will get you.” —Reader review for What’s His ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Zum Buch
The Two Barques is a short story by Arthur Conan Doyle first published in the Pearson's Magazine in march 1897. 2nd story of the Captain Sharkey saga.In Kingston, an elderly logwood-cutter saw Captain Sharkey's pirate barque, the Happy Delivery, careening at Torbec on the south-west of Hispaniola, as well as Sharkey himself, with four men, buccaneering on the outlying island of La Vache. Stephen Craddock, an adventurer comes to the Governor Sir Edward Compton with a plan for the extirpation of Sharkey. He want to use the sister ship of the Happy Delivery, the White Rose, and set sail for the Island of La Vache, where Sharkey is slaying the wild oxen. When Sharkey will see the White Rose he will surely mistake it for his own vessel which he is awaiting, and he will come on board to his own undoing. The plan is accepted by the Governor and Craddock set sail to La Vache with a crew of volunteers. When they arrive to La Vache, no sign of Sharkey. They search him in the forest for a few days but finally they decide to return to their boat. When they arrive on board something is strange, as if it was not the same ship, and suddenly they are captured by Sharkey on the deck. They are on the pirate ship the Happy Delivery which came back from its careening upon the very day that they left in the forest. Then the White Rose is scuttled in the bay. Craddock, bruised and wounded in soul and body, is thrown into a dark sail-room. For two days, the Happy Delivery set sail to Jamaica. When he arrives to Port-Royal, Sharkey, with that diabolical cunning and audacity which were among his main characteristics, is simulating the part which Craddock would himself have played had he come back victorious. Sharkey exhibits Craddock on the deck so that the other side could fall into the trap but the later has sprung the bulwarks and is swimming for his life. He is hit and hit again by pistol shots but is still swimming. Irritated, Sharkey takes his musket and fired a fatal blow on Craddock.Zum Buch
Some deserve to live. Others deserve to die. A lunar eclipse hovers above Hamburg and bathes houses and streets in an unearthly light. In the exclusive district of Blankenese, four men are brutally murdered in the basement of a villa. Only the granddaughter of the owner survives the bloody massacre. Severely traumatized and completely listless, she is found sitting in the middle of the corpses. She cannot remember anything. Assistant District Attorney Alex Gutenberg, who has to struggle with a number of personal issues himself, asks the criminal psychologist Dr. Evelin Wolf for support. When Evelin succeeds in penetrating the buried memories of the key witness piece by piece, she and Alex begin to disclose not only the motives for the massacre, but also the unimaginable extent of cruelty and depravity behind it. And Alex suddenly finds himself confronted with his own guilt-ridden past...Zum Buch
