Junte-se a nós em uma viagem ao mundo dos livros!
Adicionar este livro à prateleira
Grey
Deixe um novo comentário Default profile 50px
Grey
Assine para ler o livro completo ou leia as primeiras páginas de graça!
All characters reduced
Shitamachi Scam - cover
LER

Shitamachi Scam

Michael Pronko

Editora: Michael Pronko

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

Sinopse

In Tokyo, there isn't always respect for older people. Sometimes, it's the opposite.After the suspicious deaths of a seventy-something woman and a student recluse, Detective Hiroshi tracks down a gang of scammers who target retirees, robbing them of their pensions, life savings, and even the deeds to their homes. Hiroshi teams up with Detective Ishii, who’s been running a women’s crime task force. Together, they find out who has been ripping off the pensions, life savings, and deeds to homes in shitamachi, the older, eastern side of the city.With his personal life on hold (almost), Hiroshi finds out how complex the traditional life of Tokyo still is. With old-school Detective Takamatsu and ex-sumo wrestler Chief Sakaguchi watching his back, he finds out who’s behind the scams, and who’s behind the scammers.
Disponível desde: 15/12/2023.
Comprimento de impressão: 383 páginas.

Outros livros que poderiam interessá-lo

  • End Game: An absolutely gripping new police procedural for northern crime fiction and thriller fans! (Detective Nikki Parekh Book 6) - cover

    End Game: An absolutely gripping...

    Liz Mistry

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    ‘A harrowing and suspenseful page turner that perfectly encapsulates “Northern Noir”. This is how a police procedural is done.’ Nadine Matheson, author of The Jigsaw Man 
    Four dead bodies. One missing person. Let the game begin. 
    When an anonymous tip-off leads detectives Nikki Parekh and Sajid Malik to the sprawling Salinger estate, Nikki’s senses are on high alert. The brutal murder of all four members of the Salinger family has shocked the sleepy Bradford village to the core. 
    A mother, father, daughter, and son. . . all killed in exactly the same way – whilst sat around the coffee table, playing a game of Monopoly. 
    But Nikki notices that there are five pieces on the board. One of the players is missing. . . Did they manage to escape the killer, or was the killer part of the game? 
    Don’t miss the next utterly gripping thriller from the Queen of Northern Noir! Fans of Angela Marsons, Patricia Gibney and JD Kirk will love this heart-stopping read.Reader’s LOVE End Game! 
    ‘Northern Noir doesn't get much better than this! Gripping from start to finish, this is a superb story.’ NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
    ‘Wow, wow, wow Liz Mistry certainly knows how to engage and entertain her readers through her writing. I absolutely loved this book and devoured it in less than two days…’ NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
    ‘Liz Mistry has done it again. This latest book in her series has it all, mystery, suspense, and thriller. Captivating from the start.’ NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
    ‘This was a perfect police procedural book, with everything going for it… The storyline was exciting from the start and the characterisation spot on.’ NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
    ‘One of those books that just makes you forget absolutely all your plans for the day and you end up just locking yourself away and being completely absorbed by it.’ NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
    ‘Great writing and premise. Amazing characters. Page turner. Plenty of suspense to keep me guessing…’ NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
    The End Game by Liz Mistry is a thrilling exploration of crime fiction. The narrative follows the sleuths as they unravel the mystery of the Salinger family's last game, making it a captivating new entry in the genre of thrillers. 
    For fans of Ed James (Where the Bodies Lie), Nick Louth (The Last Ride), Andrew Raymond (The Bloody, Bloody Banks), Cheryl Rees-Price (Winter's Cry), and David J. Gatward (Grimm Up North). 
    HarperCollins 2023
    Ver livro
  • Candy Apples and Clairvoyants - cover

    Candy Apples and Clairvoyants

    Danielle Garrett

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    The Ghost of Halloween Past heads to Winterspell in this time-traveling tale of a bygone spooky season. 
     
     
     
    High school senior Rosella Midnight heads to the town Harvest Party hoping to score a free candy bar and avoid her overachieving cousin. But when the festival's clairvoyant asks for help, Rosella's unique magical talent becomes the key to unraveling a startling theft. 
     
     
     
    Aided by a ragtag team of animal informants, Rosella must navigate high school drama, small-town secrets, and her own self-doubts to crack the case. But when the path to the culprit leads her a little too close to home, Rosella wonders if perhaps she should have just gone trick-or-treating. 
     
     
     
    Can Rosella decipher clues from a troublesome stray cat? Or will a murder of crows prove her best ally? And most importantly, can she unmask the crystal ball thief in time to snag the last caramel apple at the festival?
    Ver livro
  • Rangers RVs & Revenge - cover

    Rangers RVs & Revenge

    Tonya Kappes

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    As we say in the south beauty is only skin deep but ugly . . . now that runs straight to the bone. 
     
     
     
    When Miss Daniel Boone Days is murdered and our good friend Helen Pyle, owner of Cute-icles beauty salon, is standing over our beauty queen with a gun, lets just say Helen didn't giddy up on out of there. 
     
     
     
    Nope. She was hauled down to the sheriff's department and booked for murder. 
     
     
     
    Ranger Tucker Pyle is taken off the case because let's just say he knows his Aunt Helen didn't do it, but who better to snoop around to help him out? 
     
     
     
    Yep! You guessed it! 
     
     
     
    The Laundry Club Ladies and Mae West once again find themselves with their sleuthing notebook in hand and get all gussied up to find out just who is behind the murder. 
     
     
     
    After all everyone has beauty but not everyone sees it.
    Ver livro
  • Tricky Sweet - cover

    Tricky Sweet

    Connie Shelton

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    It’s Spring Break and a trio of California college kids head out, not to the beach but to the mountains of New Mexico, where they plan on a week of snowboarding, beer, and fun. But the instructions to reach their vacation rental are less than precise and it’s late and snowy when they arrive at Taos Ski Valley. They’re surprised to find an older couple in the cabin they believed to be theirs but hey, Casey Hardwick, the ringleader of the group, is not known for reading directions or getting all the facts. Maybe the place is actually a B&B. They troop inside and are shown to a bedroom. 
    Days later, Casey’s sister is calling the only friend she knows in Taos—Kelly Sweet—hoping to get word to her brother that their mother’s condition has worsened and she doesn’t have long to live. No one has heard from Casey, and she urgently needs to reach him. Samantha and Kelly are together when the call comes, and the mystery only deepens once they talk to Sheriff Evan Richards. Yes, the family reported the missing boys and he investigated. He found no evidence that they’d ever arrived. His theory is that the boys changed their plans at the last minute and are living it up somewhere else. 
    But Sam has a bad feeling about it. Without the help of law enforcement, will she and Kelly figure out how the boys disappeared? And can they find the boys and get Casey home before it’s too late to see his mother again? Their only clues seem to come from the mysterious book of runes.
    Ver livro
  • The Most Dangerous Spy - cover

    The Most Dangerous Spy

    Sharon Edwards

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    Nancy Brown is an ordinary girl living in the industrial town of Orethorpe at the outbreak of the Second World War. Her life suddenly changes when she is told to report to the mysterious Megg House, and soon she finds herself caught up in a top-secret operation to find German spies operating in the town.Seventy years later Arthur Lane is living in Orethorpe. He strikes up a friendship with an elderly man, Mr Smith. When a newspaper reporter turns up asking to interview Mr Smith about his role in the war, Arthur learns that Mr Smith has a deep secret. Can he discover what it is?"The Most Dangerous Spy" switches between 1940, when a careless word can leave lives in peril, and 2010, when once-deadly knowledge - including the identity of 'the most dangerous spy of all' - can remain secret no longer...
    Ver livro
  • Critical Condition - cover

    Critical Condition

    Mike Ryan

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    Bridge and Nicole are swept into a case involving spies and mercenaries. Before they even know what hits them, they’re ambushed, and taken prisoner. They’re split up, and with no one knowing where they are, they’re left to their own devices. Escaping is almost impossible. Bridge is beaten into submission, while Nicole gets put into the hands of a crazed doctor who’s intent on wiping her memories and planting new ones, all in the hopes of turning her into Russia’s newest secret agent. One thing’s for certain. No one is getting out of this unscathed.
    Ver livro