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The man emerged from the mist, right in front of Cathy Weaver's car. He was running from killers who were closing in on him. Cathy had no choice - either pick him up or he dies. Victor Holland's story sounded like the ravings of a man on the brink of madness, but his claim to be a fugitive was confirmed by the haunted look in his eyes, and the bullet hole in his shoulder. As each hour brings pursuers ever closer, Cathy has to wonder, is she giving...
2) Bloodstream
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A murderous outbreak of violence among teenagers occurs in a resort in Maine. Dr. Claire Elliot blames a brain-damaging parasite which attacks people when they swim in the lake, but the town ignores her call for a quarantine, fearing for the tourist trade. By the author of Life Support.
3) Life support
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A medical mystery on a racket to rejuvenate the old. It features Toby Harper, a doctor in a retirement community in Boston which caters to the rich. Toby's suspicion is aroused when patients admitted to her hospital exhibit symptoms of a rare disease. By the author of Harvest.
4) Harvest
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A woman surgeon and a detective team up to investigate a racket in body transplants. The ring abducts political refugees and cuts out their organs for sale to the rich. The stakes rise as the doctor herself is abducted for this purpose. A first novel.
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Rediscover the thrills of this classic romantic suspense from New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen!
Newlywed Sarah Fontaine has just received the news that every wife fears: her husband of two months has died abroad in a hotel fire. Yet convinced he's still alive, Sarah forges an alliance with Nick O'Hara from the U.S. State Department that has the two of them crisscrossing Europe on a desperate search for signs of life. As Sarah and...
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"For David Ransom, it begins as an open-and-shut case. Malpractice. As attorney for a grieving family, he's determined to hang a negligent doctor. Then Dr. Kate Chesne storms into his office, daring him to seek out the truth -- that she's being framed. First, it was Kate's career that was in jeopardy. Then, when another body is discovered, David begins to believe her. Suddenly, it's much more. Somewhere in the Honolulu hospital, a killer walks freely...
7) El Cirujano
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Un asesino silencioso se desliza en las casas de las mujeres y entra en las habitaciones mientras ellas duermen.
La precisión de las heridas que les inflige sugiere que es un experto en medicina, por lo que los diarios de Boston y los atemorizados lectores comienzan a llamarlo "el cirujano". La única clave de que dispone la policía es la doctora Catherine Cordell, víctima hace dos años de un crimen muy parecido. Ahora ella esconde su temor al...
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Jordan Tavistock ist sich nicht sicher, ob er der Frau trauen soll: Clea Rice sagt, sie ermittelt in einem Versicherungsbetrug und ist daher auf der Suche nach dem "Auge von Kaschmir", einem legendären Dolch. Aber muss sie dafür nachts in ein fremdes Schlafzimmer eindringen? Als kurz darauf eine Bombe explodiert, die für sie bestimmt war, weiss er immerhin, dass Clea in Gefahr schwebt und er sie beschützen muss.
9) Gravity
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An single-celled organism that is harmless on Earth terrorizes a research station in space.
10) Never say die
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"Twenty years after her father's plane crashed in the jungles of south-east Asia, Willy Jane Maitland is taking a trip through hell. Saigon is teeming, hot and dangerous. But her search for the truth about that fateful flight is about to make her life even hotter still."
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The quiet scandal surrounding her parents’ deaths has always haunted Beryl Tavistock. Now she’s asking dangerous questions, and the answers are proving that the past does not die easily. Pulled into a world of espionage, Beryl quickly discovers that she needs help, and suave former CIA agent Richard Wolf is her only hope. But in a world where trust is a double-edged sword, friends can become enemies, and enemies can be killers . .
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Tres niños desconocidos entre sí se ven unidos por unos actos de violencia extrema que parecen carecer de motivo. Huérfanos y solos, son acogidos como estudiantes en Evensong, un internado para niños emocionalmente traumatizados en un remoto bosque salvaje de Maine.
¿ES UN LUGAR SEGURO?
La patóloga forense Maura Isles ya tiene una conexión con la escuela: Julian 'Rata' Perkins, el chico de dieciséis años que conoció durante un caso anterior,...
13) After Midnight
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Together for the first time in one set, four classic spine-tingling tales of suspense, only from New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerristen.
PRESUMED GUILTY
Miranda Woods is the obvious suspect in the murder of her ex-lover, who was discovered stabbed to death in her bed. When a stranger bails her out, Miranda discovers that proving her innocence may be secondary to staying alive…
KEEPER OF THE BRIDE
A bomb detonates in a church…which...
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Nadie la oyó gritar…
El cadáver decapitado y mutilado de una mujer es encontrado en el barrio de Chinatown en Boston.
Las únicas pistas que tienen la detective de homicidios Jane Rizzoli y su compañera, la médico forense Maura Isles, son dos hebras de pelo gris plateado -no humano- que se han adherido al cuerpo. Pero pronto descubrirán que esa muerte violenta ha tenido una escalofriante precuela.
Diecinueve años antes un brutal asesinato,...
15) Thief of hearts
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Be thrilled by this classic romantic suspense!
Reformed cat burglar Clea Rice has witnessed enough crime to put her on the straight and narrow. But little does she suspect that her search for justice will land her in the arms of a wealthy English gentleman.
As her attraction to Jordan Tavistock grows, so does the danger. Now her biggest concern isn't whether a cat burglar and a proper gentleman can find happiness... it's whether they'll survive...
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Zwanzig Jahre sind vergangen, seit ihr Vater mit seinem Flugzeug abgestürzt ist: Wilone "Willy" Maitland reist nach Vietnam, um seinem Schicksal auf den Grund zu gehen. Dort trifft sie auf Guy Barnard, einen ortskundigen Paläontologen, der ihr seine Hilfe anbietet. Er erzählt ihr von einem berüchtigten US-Piloten, den man nur unter Friar Tuck kannte - und der für den Feind geflogen ist. War ihr Vater etwa ein Verräter? Schnell erfährt Willy,...
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Es sieht nicht gut aus für Miranda Wood: Man hat ihren Ex-Geliebten Richard in ihrem Bett gefunden - erstochen. Aber so schnell, wie sie im Gefängnis sitzt, so schnell ist sie auch wieder auf freiem Fuß. Jemand hat die Kaution für sie gestellt. Bloß wer? Miranda kann nur Vermutungen anstellen. Ist es jemand, der ihr helfen will oder jemand, der sie benutzt? Zum Glück sucht Miranda nicht als einzige nach dem wahren Täter. Chase Tremain, Richards...
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Hätte Nina Cormier ihrem Verlobten das Ja-Wort gegeben, wäre sie jetzt tot. Doch da er sie in letzter Minute vor dem Altar stehen lassen hat, explodiert die Bombe in einer leeren Kirche. Detective Sam Navarro vom Portland Police Departement steht vor einem Rätsel: Hat der Anschlag etwas mit der Bombenexplosion zu tun, die Navarros Partner erst kürzlich das Leben kostete? Oder war die Kirche vielleicht doch nur ein rein zufällig ausgewähltes...
19) El pecador
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Se acerca el Día del Juicio...
Ni las gélidas temperaturas de un típico invierno de Nueva Inglaterra congelan el alma tanto como la sangrienta escena descubierta a la madrugada en la capilla de Nuestra Señora de la Divina Luz. Tras los muros protegidos del convento de clausura, ahora manchados de sangre, yacen dos monjas —una muerta, otra malherida- víctimas de un atacante salvaje.
El brutal asesinato no parece tener motivos y es poco lo...
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"A wonderful treat for the Poe connoisseur, or a perfect introduction to his works."
-Charlotte Observer
In the Shadow of the Master is an exceptional collection of classic stories from the lord of literary darkness himself-the inimitable Edgar Allan Poe-accompanied by enthralling essays from twenty of his bestselling acolytes and admirers. With appreciations by Michael Connelly, Stephen King, Lisa Scottoline, Tess Gerritsen, Laura Lippman,...