Editora: Austin Macauley Publishers
A fatal fall during steel erection, in daylight and with witnesses, was incorrectly interpreted in different ways by those involved. The repercussions cost further lives and damaged families. It took another war to mend some of the harm.
A New Hero For A New Era Mustang Sally has some speedy shoes to fill. This young superhero has waited her whole life to join Just Cause – the premiere team of American heroes. Now she’s hoping her super-speed will earn a spot on the same team to which her parents and grandparents belonged. An Old Grudge From An Old Enemy A chance encounter with the villain who killed her father changes everything. Even though she’s only an intern, Sally devotes herself to finding the man known as Destroyer. With the help of her eagle-winged best friend Sondra and her super-strong love interest Jason, her investigations uncover a sinister plot stretching all the way back to her grandparents’ era. Sally and Just Cause must risk everything to halt Destroyer’s plans and save the entire world. Bonus Features: Beyond the revised original text, this volume contains three all-new short stories that expand upon the history of Mustang Sally's family line in the context of the Just Cause Universe. It also contains a summary of the historical and contemporary superhero teams that have been part of the legendary history.Ver livro
The wrong number was just the beginning. Will and Amanda Thorne seem to have it all: a loving marriage, a beautiful home, and a future laid out before them. Until a mysterious phone call insists on speaking to Jake Burton – a name Amanda has never heard. By the next morning, Will has vanished without a trace, plunging Amanda headfirst into a dangerous investigation, exposing a hidden world of drug dealers, ruthless criminals, and devastating lies. As she fights to uncover the truth with the aid of her detective ex-boyfriend, one question haunts her: Did she ever really know the man she loved? Darkly addictive and impossible to put down, this gripping, suspenseful thriller is ideal for fans of Shari Lapena, Gillian Flynn, and B.A. Paris. Carys Jones writes psychological thrillers filled with secrets, betrayal, and shocking twists. Based in the English countryside, she explores what happens when ordinary lives spiral out of control. Perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Ruth Ware, and Alice Feeney, her novels keep readers turning pages late into the night.Ver livro
Former FBI agent turned truck driver Colton Chandler sat at his favorite restaurant where he was approached by his old college friend, Rick McGee. McGee was back in town and his niece Jenni was missing. Fearing the worst, McGee contacted local police, but they rendered no results. Frantic and out of options, McGee turned to his former classmate for help. As Colton listened to his friend, he hated to tell him he was no longer one of the best FBI agents in the country. When Colton broke the news that he was now driving the open roads for a living, McGee still pleaded for help. Colton was now faced with the decision he had made so many times in the past three years. Rolling Justice-Case Two is the second installment in the Rolling Justice series by author Glenn P Clinger III. It is the story of a talented FBI agent that left his law enforcement past behind to pursue a new career, but quickly found out that when you are the best at something, people will always seek out your help.Ver livro
It is a bitterly cold night, with rain falling and an edge of snow. Under the sickly yellow lighting in the lorry park, three men are looting precious cargo from the tarpaulined trailers - but the crack of a gunshot pierces the night, and everything changes. Six months on and a key witness at the subsequent murder trial finds herself under police protection in the remote ancient highlands around Loch Torridon. She is determined to find out what happened to her beloved Callan, one of the three looters, but everything becomes more complicated by another local murder, and the arrival of DCI Kelso Strang. The local dramatic peaks form the uncompromising backdrop of the police investigation, and Strang must contend with seismic events that will change many lives to get to the truth.Ver livro
A woman is attacked in a room locked from the inside with no way out, and a young reporter solves it before the police do. Leroux was a court reporter himself and built the puzzle to be fair: everything needed is on the page. It is the locked-room story against which the others are measured. This edition is bound with a gallery of 58 plates of painting from 1816 to 1919, among them works by Jean Béraud, Camille Corot and Gustave Caillebotte.Ver livro
The egg man cometh... When a delivery driver stumbles across the dead body of a reclusive author in a remote area within a stone’s throw of the Llyn Brianne dam, his first thoughts are that the elderly man has had a heart attack. But the knife sticking out of the corpse’s chest tells a different story. Dial in some missing walkers, a secretive cult, and the unwelcome presence of paranormal-hunting podcasters and DCI Warlow has his work cut out getting to the rotten heart of the case.Ver livro
