Four Novels Of Suspense

Author : Vera Caspary,Helen Eustis,Dorothy B. Hughes,Elisabeth Sanxay Holding
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2015-09-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781598534306

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Women Crime Writers: Four Suspense Novels of the 1940s (LOA #268) by Vera Caspary,Helen Eustis,Dorothy B. Hughes,Elisabeth Sanxay Holding Pdf

A landmark collection of four brilliant novels by the female pioneers of crime fiction—women who paved the way for Gillian Flynn, Tana French, and Lisa Scottoline Though women crime and suspense writers dominate today’s bestseller lists, the extraordinary work of their mid-century predecessors is largely unknown. Turning from the mean streets of the hardboiled school, these groundbreaking female novelists found the roots of fear and violence in a quiet suburban neighborhood, on a college campus, or in a comfortable midtown hotel. Their work—influential in its day and still vibrant today—is long overdue for discovery. Edited by The Real Lolita author Sarah Weinman, this collection gathers four classic crime novels from the 1940s: Vera Caspary’s famous career girl mystery, Laura; Helen Eustis’s intricate academic thriller, The Horizontal Man; Dorothy B. Hughes’s terrifyingly intimate portrait of a serial killer, In a Lonely Place; and Elizabeth Sanxay Holding’s The Blank Wall, in which a wartime wife is forced to take extreme measures when her family is threatened. Together, these underappreciated works reveal the vital and unacknowledged lineage of today’s leading crime writers. LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation’s literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America’s best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.

Author : Richard Montanari
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 1343 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2011-10-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780345534545

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Four Novels of Suspense by Richard Montanari Pdf

In internationally bestselling author Richard Montanari’s acclaimed suspense series, veteran homicide cops Kevin Byrne and Jessica Balzano crack some of the most shocking and terrifying cases ever to hit Philadelphia. From a killer who re-creates Hollywood death scenes to a madman who uses the City of Brotherly Love as his gruesome game board, Byrne and Balzano have seen it all in their relentless pursuit of justice. This convenient eBook bundle takes you back to the beginning with four chilling novels: The Rosary Girls, The Skin Gods, Merciless, and Badlands. Includes an excerpt from Richard Montanari’s The Echo Man, now available exclusively as an eBook. Of this explosive new thriller, bestselling author Thomas Cook raves: “With The Echo Man, we are in the hands of one of the best in the business.”

Author : Sue Grafton
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 1552 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2009-12-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101163399

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Four Sue Grafton Novels by Sue Grafton Pdf

A collection of four novels in the #1 New York Times bestselling Alphabet series starring private investigator Kinsey Millhone. In these chilling mysteries Kinsey Millhone reopens a cold case from 1969, babysits a rebellious heiress, tracks down a missing mother, and takes on a sociopath working as a caregiver. This collection includes: Q is for Quarry, R is for Ricochet, S is for Silence and T is for Trespass

Author : Dorothy B. Hughes
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2010-05-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780141192314

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In a Lonely Place by Dorothy B. Hughes Pdf

Dix Steele is back in town, and 'town' is post-war LA. His best friend Brub is on the force of the LAPD, and as the two meet in country clubs and beach bars, they discuss the latest case: a strangler is preying on young women in the dark. Dix listens with interest as Brub describes their top suspect, as yet unnamed. Dix loves the dark and women in equal measure, so he knows enough to watch his step, though when he meets the luscious Laurel Gray, something begins to crack. The American Dream is showing its seamy underside.

Author : Sarah Weinman
Publisher : Library of America
Page : 848 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2015-09-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781598534573

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Women Crime Writers: Four Suspense Novels of the 1950s (LOA #269) by Sarah Weinman Pdf

The Library of America and editor Sarah Weinman redefine the classic era of American crime fiction with a landmark collection of four brilliant novels by the female pioneers of the genre, the women who paved the way for Gillian Flynn, Tana French, and Lisa Scottoline. Though women crime and suspense writers dominate today’s bestseller lists, the extraordinary work of the mid-century pioneers of the genre is largely unknown. Turning in many cases from the mean streets of the hardboiled school to explore the anxieties and terrors lurking in everyday life, these groundbreaking novelists found the roots of fear and violence in a quiet suburban neighborhood, on a college campus, or in a comfortable midtown hotel. Their work, influential in its day and still vibrant and extraordinarily riveting today, is long overdue for rediscovery. This volume, the second of a two-volume collector’s set, gathers four classic works that together reveal the vital and unacknowledged lineage to today’s leading crime writers. From the 1950s here are Charlotte Armstrong’s Mischief, the nightmarish drama of a child entrusted to a psychotic babysitter, Patricia Highsmith’s The Blunderer, brilliantly tracking the perverse parallel lives of two men driven toward murder, Margaret Millar’s Beast in View, a relentless study in madness, and Dolores Hitchens’s Fools' Gold, a hard-edged tale of robbery and redemption. LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation’s literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America’s best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.

Author : A.J. Scudiere
Publisher : Griffyn Ink
Page : 1694 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2017-05-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781937996703

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Relentless Suspense by A.J. Scudiere Pdf

Are you ready for “one hell of a ride!” suspense? Readers say, “It is a book I could not put down and have read more than once.” And, “I would highly suggest reading this if you are a science fiction fan and a fan of an author like Michael Crichton.” Critics say, "An action packed thriller. Highly recommended." (Midwest Book Review) And, "An excellent mystery with some very, very surprising twists." (Bookworks) RESONANCE When the Earth’s magnetic poles begin trading places, four scientists will have to race against time to save humanity. THE SHADOW CONSTANT Someone is keeping watch over the machine. Should it ever have been built? Kayla and Evan will have to fight to save what they’ve made. GOD'S EYE Katharine’s petrified that she’s going insane. But what if the strange creatures she’s seeing are real and the messages appearing in Latin actually mean something? PHOENIX A simple trip home to find some rest leads Jason’s adoptive mother to share a stunning secret she’s kept for over twenty-six years . . . Jason has a brother he doesn’t remember existed. This set features four action packed suspense novels from a USA Today bestselling author! Sci-fi, Paranormal mystery, and Thrillers will all keep you guessing until the last page. This set also includes bonus material: DUMB BLONDE and TWISTED

Author : Graham Greene
Publisher : Bbs Publishing Corporation
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1995-09-01
Category : Spy stories
ISBN : 0883659077

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Suspense by Graham Greene Pdf

Author : Patricia Dixon
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 1435 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2023-02-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781504083263

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The Suspense Boxset by Patricia Dixon Pdf

Women confront lies, secrets, and threats, in these four gripping psychological novels from a British master of suspense! This collection of four novels from acclaimed author Patricia Dixon includes: The Other Woman Rowan’s days of being the other woman and waiting patiently for Alex are almost over. He’s left his wife, and Rowan is finally within touching distance of her happy ever after. But when Alex is involved in a terrible accident, facts begin to emerge that cast doubt on everything. And soon, Rowan’s own family is in grave danger, in this turbulent psychological suspense spanning from England to coastal France. Over My Shoulder When Freya meets Kane, he charms her off her feet and whisks her away into his lavish life. Falling in love with him is a dream come true. But as time goes by, his subtle manipulations escalate into something far worse in this “addictive and intriguing” thriller (Linda Huber, bestselling author of Baby Dear). #MeToo Inspired by true events. When Billie receives a desperate letter from the man she loves, convicted of a crime he swears he didn’t commit, she teams up with a private detective to find evidence that would set him free. Meanwhile, his accuser struggles to cope after an ordeal that’s left her traumatized and isolated, and Billie’s faith in his innocence is beginning to waver. There may be two sides to every story, but there’s only one truth . . . Blame After a killer is released from prison, a new spate of murders rocks the small village of Elkdale. It seems that Frankie, a woman who’s worked hard to escape the memory of the one night that changed her life forever, is being targeted for revenge—but who is blaming her, and why? “An excellent piece of psychological fiction.” —Book Rant Reviews

Author : Ruth Ware
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781982143411

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The Lying Game by Ruth Ware Pdf

From the New York Times bestselling author of the “twisty-mystery” (Vulture) novel In a Dark, Dark Wood, The Woman in Cabin 10, and The Turn of the Key comes Ruth Ware’s The Lying Game. Isa Wilde knows something terrible has happened when she receives a text from an old friend. Why would Kate summon her and their two friends to the seaside town where they briefly attended the Salten House boarding school together seventeen years ago? The four friends had quickly bonded over the Lying Game—a risky contest that involved tricking fellow boarders and faculty with their lies. Now reunited, Isa, Kate, Thea, and Fatima discover that their past lies had far-reaching effects and criminal implications that threaten them all. In order to protect their reputations, and their friendship, they must uncover the truth about what really happened all those years ago. Atmospheric and twisty, with just the right amount of chill, The Lying Game will have readers at the edge of their seats, not knowing who can be trusted in this tangled web of lies.

Author : Ross Macdonald
Publisher : Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2011-02-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307759672

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The Galton Case by Ross Macdonald Pdf

Lew Archer returns in this gripping mystery, widely recognized as one of acclaimed mystery writer Ross Macdonald's very best, about the search for the long lost heir of the wealthy Galton family. Almost twenty years have passed since Anthony Galton disappeared, along with a suspiciously streetwise bride and several thousand dollars of his family's fortune. Now Anthony's mother wants him back and has hired Lew Archer to find him. What turns up is a headless skeleton, a boy who claims to be Galton's son, and a con game whose stakes are so high that someone is still willing to kill for them. Devious and poetic, The Galton Case displays MacDonald at the pinnacle of his form.

Author : Patricia Highsmith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2016-06-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0751565970

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Plotting and Writing Suspense Fiction by Patricia Highsmith Pdf

Author : Sarah Lotz
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2015-06-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780316242967

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Day Four by Sarah Lotz Pdf

Step aboard "the cruise ship from hell" (Stephen King) in this "satirical scream of a novel" (New York Times Book Review). Hundreds of pleasure-seekers stream aboard The Beautiful Dreamer cruise ship for five days of cut-price fun in the Caribbean sun. On the fourth day, disaster strikes: smoke roils out of the engine room, and the ship is stranded in the Gulf of Mexico. Soon supplies run low, a virus plagues the ship, and there are whispered rumors that the cabins on the lower decks are haunted by shadowy figures. Irritation escalates to panic, the crew loses control, factions form, and violent chaos erupts among the survivors. When, at last, the ship is spotted drifting off the coast of Key West, the world's press reports it empty. But the gloomy headlines may be covering up an even more disturbing reality. Day Four is a heart-racing tale from "a ferociously imaginative storyteller" (Lauren Beukes).

Author : Jeffery Deaver
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2007-01-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781416544241

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More Twisted by Jeffery Deaver Pdf

Jeffery Deaver has famously thrilled and chilled fans with tales of masterful villains and the brilliant minds who bring them to justice. Now the author of the Lincoln Rhyme series (The Cold Moon and The Bone Collector) returns with a second volume of his award-winning, spine-tingling short stories of suspense. While best known for his twenty-four novels, Jeffery Deaver is also a short story master—he is a three-time recipient of the Ellery Queen Reader’s Award for Best Short Story, and he won the Short Story Dagger from the Crime Writers Association for a piece that appeared in his first short story collection, Twisted. The New York Times said of that book: “A mystery hit for those who like their intrigue short and sweet…[The stories] feature tight, bare-bones plotting and the sneaky tricks that Mr. Deaver’s title promises.” The sneaky tricks are here in spades, and Deaver even gives his fans a new Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs story. Deaver is back with sixteen stories in the tradition of O. Henry and Edgar Allan Poe. His subjects range from a Westchester commuter to a brilliant Victorian England caper. With these intricately plotted, bone-chilling stories, Jeffery Deaver is at the top of his crime-writing game.

Author : Nancy Werlin
Publisher : Nancy Werlin
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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And Then There Were Four by Nancy Werlin Pdf

Thrilling suspense from New York Times bestselling and Edgar award winner Nancy Werlin. Five teens are students at Rockland Academy, and they’re the only ones summoned to a meeting in an old building—when the roof caves in on them. They survive, but barely. It was a terrible accident. Or was it? Saralinda: “I’m a huge burden to my mother.” Caleb: “I’m a monster.” Kenyon: “My grandfather hates me.” Antoine: “My mother has already tried to kill me twice.” Evangeline: “I’ll be worth 40 million dollars on my birthday. Then, I fill out the papers to give it all to the Upper East Side Cat Society. Not a penny to my stepmother. Unless I die first—haha.” But their families can’t have banded together to kill them all. That’s crazy. Then another “accident” happens. Now they are four, and in a desperate race to escape the trap that’s squeezing shut around them. REVIEWS: “The trap is sprung. The hunt is on. Don’t expect to sleep tonight. A stunning thriller told in two unforgettable voices.” -Julie Berry, Printz Honor-winning author of The Passion of Dolls “Unpredictable and emotional.” -USA Today “A plot that left me breathless, and strong, memorable characters. Not many writers can do both. Nancy Werlin makes it look effortless. I could not put this book down.” -Linda Sue Park, Newbery Award-winning author of A Long Walk to Water “Tense, vivid, lively, and heart-twisting—I could not catch my breath. What a very great pleasure this was to read. -Tamora Pierce, New York Times bestselling author of The Song of the Lioness quartet A gripping page-turner with a lot of twists and turns. Those fans of mystery looking for something different to read? Werlin’s latest definitely stands out. - RT Book Reviews Although the psychology of the kids—and their parents—is a huge part of the story, it’s the nonstop action that sweeps readers along. People are on the run, bodies are piling up, and murder is in the air. Up until the last moment, it’s not clear who is going to make it out alive. -Booklist

Author : Alafair Burke
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2012-06-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780062097088

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Never Tell by Alafair Burke Pdf

This addictive thriller from New York Times bestselling author Alafair Burke draws its details from the author’s own experiences as a criminal law professor and deputy district attorney, creating an exhilarating, true-to-life tale of crime and its consequences. Sixteen-year-old Julia Whitmire appeared to have everything: a famous father, a luxurious Manhattan townhouse, a coveted spot at the elite Casden prep school. When she is found dead in her bathtub, a handwritten suicide note left on her bed, her parents insists that their daughter would never take her own life. Detective Ellie Hatcher is ready to write it off as a suicide, but one piece of evidence nags at her. When Ellie’s search of Julia’s bedroom and belongings for a matching notebook turns up empty, she's sure there's more to the case than meets the eye. The ensuing investigation brings the partners inside Julia’s inner circle—an eclectic mix of precocious teenagers at Mahattan’s most elite prep schools and street kids Julia met at Washington Square Park; and Ellie is forced to uncover the truth behind this apparent suicide, navigating Julia's intriguing connections to both New York’s wealthiest—and its most dispossessed.