Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Audiobook "Live to tell" by Lisa Gardner
He knows everything about you—including the first place you’ll hide.
On a warm summer night in one of Boston’s working-class neighborhoods, an unthinkable crime has been committed: Four members of a family have been brutally murdered. The father—and possible suspect—now lies clinging to life in the ICU. Murder-suicide? Or something worse? Veteran police detective D. D. Warren is certain of only one thing: There’s more to this case than meets the eye.
Danielle Burton is a survivor, a dedicated nurse whose passion is to help children at a locked-down pediatric psych ward. But she remains haunted by a family tragedy that shattered her life nearly twenty-five years ago. The dark anniversary is approaching, and when D. D. Warren and her partner show up at the facility, Danielle immediately realizes: It has started again.
A devoted mother, Victoria Oliver has a hard time remembering what normalcy is like. But she will do anything to ensure that her troubled son has some semblance of a childhood. She will love him no matter what. Nurture him. Keep him safe. Protect him. Even when the threat comes from within her own house.
In New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner’s most compelling work of suspense to date, the lives of these three women unfold and connect in unexpected ways, as sins from the past emerge—and stunning secrets reveal just how tightly blood ties can bind. Sometimes the most devastating crimes are the ones closest to home.
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Currently reading "True Bue" by David Baldacci
Mason “Mace” Perry was a firebrand cop on the D.C. police force until
she was kidnapped and framed for a crime – and then spent two years in
prison. Now she’s back on the outside and focused on one mission: to be a
cop once more. Her only shot to be a true blue again is to solve a
major case on her own. But even with her police chief sister on her
side, she’ll have to work in the shadows: A vindictive U.S. attorney
will do anything to send Mace back to jail. Enter Roy Kingman…
A young D.C. lawyer, Roy meets Mace after the murder of one of the firm’s female partners. Soon Roy and Mace are investigating together – and uncovering surprising secrets from both the private and public world of the nation’s capital.
A young D.C. lawyer, Roy meets Mace after the murder of one of the firm’s female partners. Soon Roy and Mace are investigating together – and uncovering surprising secrets from both the private and public world of the nation’s capital.
Audiobook "The Sunflower" by Richard Paul Evans
In the wake of personal tragedy, two people meet on a humanitarian
mission in Peru. Christine is a shy, unadventurous woman whose fiancé
broke off the engagement only a week before the wedding, and Paul is a
former emergency room doctor whose glamorous lifestyle, stellar
reputation, and beautiful fiancée are cruelly snatched from him one
fateful, snowy Christmas Eve. Deep in the Amazon jungle, against a
backdrop of poverty and heartbreak, they must confront their deepest
fears and, together, learn to trust and love again
Monday, August 20, 2012
Audiobook "When day breaks" by Mary Jane Clark
On the day she died, Constance Young was the undisputed star of
morning television. But her plans to move herself and her loyal audience
to another network were cancelled when she ended up at the bottom of
her swimming pool. And the fabled unicorn amulet that Constance had been
wearing during her final hours -- a gift from King Arthur to his
beloved Guinevere and the centerpiece of the upcoming Camelot exhibit at
New York's Cloisters museum -- is missing.
A morning show veteran and now anchor of the KEY Evening Headlines, Eliza Blake is shocked by the death of her former colleague, and is determined to discover who wanted Constance out of the way . . . and why. To do so, she enlists the aid of three KEY News coworkers: "Jane-of-all-trades" Annabelle Murphy, who can switch from producing to sleuthing at a moment's notice; charming and fearless cameraman extraordinaire B.J. D'Elia to add brains, brawn, and a much-needed male perspective to the team; and Dr. Margo Gonzalez, on-air psychiatrist, who understands the complex puzzles of the human mind. Calling themselves "The Sunrise Suspense Society," they set out to get to the bottom of the heinous murder, in a case that will test their ingenuity and their courage to the very limits.
The deeper they dig, the more twisted the trail to Constance's killer becomes -- as the list of suspects grows longer by the minute. Was it her spurned and enraged medievalist lover, or a muckraking author who blamed her for ruining his life? Perhaps money was the motive, and Constance's sister, jealous of her wealth and fame, was responsible. Or possibly someone at Key News was angry enough -- or frightened enough -- to commit cold-blooded murder. The one sure thing is that Constance Young made a lot of enemies—and now one of them is Eliza's enemy as well. And the closer she and the Society get to unmasking the murderer, the closer they each get to dying, suddenly . . . and brutally.
A morning show veteran and now anchor of the KEY Evening Headlines, Eliza Blake is shocked by the death of her former colleague, and is determined to discover who wanted Constance out of the way . . . and why. To do so, she enlists the aid of three KEY News coworkers: "Jane-of-all-trades" Annabelle Murphy, who can switch from producing to sleuthing at a moment's notice; charming and fearless cameraman extraordinaire B.J. D'Elia to add brains, brawn, and a much-needed male perspective to the team; and Dr. Margo Gonzalez, on-air psychiatrist, who understands the complex puzzles of the human mind. Calling themselves "The Sunrise Suspense Society," they set out to get to the bottom of the heinous murder, in a case that will test their ingenuity and their courage to the very limits.
The deeper they dig, the more twisted the trail to Constance's killer becomes -- as the list of suspects grows longer by the minute. Was it her spurned and enraged medievalist lover, or a muckraking author who blamed her for ruining his life? Perhaps money was the motive, and Constance's sister, jealous of her wealth and fame, was responsible. Or possibly someone at Key News was angry enough -- or frightened enough -- to commit cold-blooded murder. The one sure thing is that Constance Young made a lot of enemies—and now one of them is Eliza's enemy as well. And the closer she and the Society get to unmasking the murderer, the closer they each get to dying, suddenly . . . and brutally.
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Currently reading "Afraid to die" by Lisa Jackson
Your worst fears don’t come close…
AFRAID TO SCREAM
Others may dread the chill of winter, but he relishes it. The way the frigid water preserves his victims, the feel of their icy skin beneath his fingers... And soon the world will see their beauty—and his vengeance.
AFRAID TO RUN
The town of Grizzly Falls is on edge in the wake of a serial killer, and Detective Selena Alvarez is no exception. That case was solved, but a new nightmare is about to unfold. There are two victims so far—their bodies found frozen solid and deliberately displayed. Both are women she knew. And each wears a piece of Selena’s jewelry…
AFRAID TO DIE
Selena’s partner, Detective Regan Pescoli, and the entire department are on the case, as is P.I. Dylan O’Keefe—a man Selena got too close to once before. But this killer already knows too much about Selena’s secret terror, her flaws, and the past she’s tried to outrun. And soon he’ll show her that she has every reason to be afraid…
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Audiobook "The Neighbor" by Lisa Gardner
This is what happened …
It was a case guaranteed to spark a media feeding frenzy-a young mother, blond and pretty, disappears without a trace from her South Boston home, leaving behind her four-year-old daughter as the only witness and her handsome, secretive husband as the prime suspect.
In the last six hours …
But from the moment Detective Sergeant D. D. Warren arrives at the Joneses’ snug little bungalow, she senses something off about the picture of wholesome normality the couple worked so hard to create. On the surface, Jason and Sandra Jones are like any other hardworking young couple raising a four-year-old child. But it is just under the surface that things grew murkier.
Of the world as I knew it …
With the clock ticking on the life of a missing woman and the media firestorm building, Jason Jones seems more intent on destroying evidence and isolating his daughter than on searching for his “beloved” wife. Is the perfect husband trying to hide his guilt-or just trying to hide? And will the only witness to the crime be the killer’s next victim?
THE NEIGHBOR
Friday, August 10, 2012
Audiobook "Stay close" by Harlan Coben
When the past refuses to stay buried, three people will discover that the American dream can be a nightmare . . .
Megan is a suburban soccer mom who once upon a time walked on the wild side. Now she’s got two kids, a perfect husband, a house with a picket fence, and a growing sense of dissatisfaction. Ray used to be a talented documentary photographer, but at the age of forty he finds himself in a dead-end job posing as a paparazzo pandering to celebrity-obsessed rich kids. Broome is a detective who can’t let go of a cold case – the disappearance of a local husband and father seventeen years ago.
As the terrible consequences of long-ago events collide in the present, three people living lives they never wanted, hiding secrets that not even those closest to them would ever suspect, will come to realise that the past never truly fades away. And as each confronts the dark side of the American dream – the boredom of suburban life, the thrill of temptation, the desperation that can lurk behind even the prettiest facades – they will discover the hard truth that the line between one kind of life and another can be as whisper thin as a heartbeat.
Global bestseller Harlan Coben returns with a stunning new standalone novel – a powerful psychological thriller that explores how our decisions define us and how our present selves are inescapably shaped by our pasts.
Megan is a suburban soccer mom who once upon a time walked on the wild side. Now she’s got two kids, a perfect husband, a house with a picket fence, and a growing sense of dissatisfaction. Ray used to be a talented documentary photographer, but at the age of forty he finds himself in a dead-end job posing as a paparazzo pandering to celebrity-obsessed rich kids. Broome is a detective who can’t let go of a cold case – the disappearance of a local husband and father seventeen years ago.
As the terrible consequences of long-ago events collide in the present, three people living lives they never wanted, hiding secrets that not even those closest to them would ever suspect, will come to realise that the past never truly fades away. And as each confronts the dark side of the American dream – the boredom of suburban life, the thrill of temptation, the desperation that can lurk behind even the prettiest facades – they will discover the hard truth that the line between one kind of life and another can be as whisper thin as a heartbeat.
Global bestseller Harlan Coben returns with a stunning new standalone novel – a powerful psychological thriller that explores how our decisions define us and how our present selves are inescapably shaped by our pasts.
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Audiobook "Finding Noel" by Richard Paul Evans
The Christmas season is supposed to be full of joy, but not for Mark
Smart. Life had dealt him one body blow after another: he lost his
scholarship and had to drop out of school; his beloved mother had died
in a car crash; his girlfriend dumped him, and now, late on a snowy
night in November, his car had broken down. Stumbling into a coffee
house, he was looking for a phone to call a tow truck. What he found was
a beautiful young woman with an unusual name who, through a simple act
of kindness, changed his life forever.
Macy Wood had little memory of her birth parents, and memories she’d rather forget of her adopted home. A Christmas ornament inscribed with the word “Noel” was the only clue to the little sister she only vaguely remembered, a clue that would send her, and Mark on a journey to reclaim her past, and her family.
Macy Wood had little memory of her birth parents, and memories she’d rather forget of her adopted home. A Christmas ornament inscribed with the word “Noel” was the only clue to the little sister she only vaguely remembered, a clue that would send her, and Mark on a journey to reclaim her past, and her family.
Monday, August 6, 2012
Audiobbook "Dying for Mercy" by Mary Jane Clark
To get some much-needed rest out of the public eye, Eliza Blake,
anchor of TV's premiere morning news show KEY to America, rents a
charming carriage house in Tuxedo Park, New York.
Behind the private park's stately stone gates, sprawling architectural masterpieces and picturesque gardeners' cottages decorate the rolling, naturalistic landscape. Even before she can move in, Eliza is invited to an unusual party to celebrate the feast of St. Francis Assisi and, before the festivities are over, the serenity of the secluded enclave explodes as one of the Park's revered citizens is found dead -- a grotesque suicide which is only the first act in a macabre and intricately conceived plan to expose the past crimes of some of the town's residents.
Eliza and her KEY News colleagues soon learn that Pentimento -- a gloriously restored mansion nestled in the Park's fairytale setting -- is, in effect, a giant "puzzle house," filled with ingenious clues hidden in its fireplaces, fountains and frescos that lead them, first, to suspicious locales throughout the Park -- and, then, one by one, to the victims of a fiendish killer!
As Pentimento gives up its many secrets, it becomes clear that someone wants to prevent one last mystery from coming to light and that no amount of wealth or privilege will keep the threatened residents of Tuxedo Park safe. And as Eliza Blake unearths one final secret, she will come face to face with a murderer who thinks that some puzzles should never be solved.
Behind the private park's stately stone gates, sprawling architectural masterpieces and picturesque gardeners' cottages decorate the rolling, naturalistic landscape. Even before she can move in, Eliza is invited to an unusual party to celebrate the feast of St. Francis Assisi and, before the festivities are over, the serenity of the secluded enclave explodes as one of the Park's revered citizens is found dead -- a grotesque suicide which is only the first act in a macabre and intricately conceived plan to expose the past crimes of some of the town's residents.
Eliza and her KEY News colleagues soon learn that Pentimento -- a gloriously restored mansion nestled in the Park's fairytale setting -- is, in effect, a giant "puzzle house," filled with ingenious clues hidden in its fireplaces, fountains and frescos that lead them, first, to suspicious locales throughout the Park -- and, then, one by one, to the victims of a fiendish killer!
As Pentimento gives up its many secrets, it becomes clear that someone wants to prevent one last mystery from coming to light and that no amount of wealth or privilege will keep the threatened residents of Tuxedo Park safe. And as Eliza Blake unearths one final secret, she will come face to face with a murderer who thinks that some puzzles should never be solved.
Saturday, August 4, 2012
Audiobook "All through the night " by Mary Higgins Clark
All of Alvirah's deductive powers and Willy's world-class common sense
are called upon as the two stumble into a Christmas mystery. A woman
abandons her newborn at a Manhattan church. Simultaneously, a thief is
absconding with a treasured artifact, a chalice adorned with a
star-shaped diamond. To elude police, he grabs the stroller and
disappears. Seven years later, the mother returns to the scene and finds
Alvirah and Willy helping neighborhood kids prepare for a Christmas
pageant at an after-school shelter. Soon the savvy sleuths set out to
solve the puzzle of the missing child and chalice -- and to unmask scam
artists threatening to shut down the shelter.
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