Lucas Ryland always had a way with the ladies—until Hailey Darrow dropped him after a shared night of passion. Then he discovered her unconscious body in a wrecked car, with a fake ID and enough cash to disappear. Unbeknownst to him, the one who got away was leaving town with his baby…Now Hailey is out of her coma and still in danger. But hiding her at his Silver Creek ranch ignites old passions…a…
Like an archaeological dig, The Roth Trilogy strips away the past to reveal the menace lurking in the present: ‘Taylor has established a sound reputation for writing tense, clammy novels that perceptively penetrate the human psyche’ – Marcel Berlins, The TimesThe shadow of past evil hangs over the present in Andrew Taylor's Roth Trilogy as he skilfully traces the influences that have come to shape…
Герман Сирил Макнейл (1888–1937) опубликовал десять романов о Бульдоге Драммонде, три из которых были не раз экранизированы еще при жизни автора. Представленная в этой книге история начинается с того, что экс-капитан британской армии Хью Бульдог Драммонд размещает в «Таймс» объявление. Он получает ответ от молодой женщины, обеспокоенной деловыми знакомыми ее отца. Оказывается, ее отца шантажирует …
НЕЗАКОННОЕ ПОТРЕБЛЕНИЕ НАРКОТИЧЕСКИХ СРЕДСТВ, ПСИХОТРОПНЫХ ВЕЩЕСТВ, ИХ АНАЛОГОВ ПРИЧИНЯЕТ ВРЕД ЗДОРОВЬЮ, ИХ НЕЗАКОННЫЙ ОБОРОТ ЗАПРЕЩЕН И ВЛЕЧЕТ УСТАНОВЛЕННУЮ ЗАКОНОДАТЕЛЬСТВОМ ОТВЕТСТВЕННОСТЬ В одном из домов города Скарлетт-Фоллс посреди ночи происходит стрельба. На месте преступления находят тело бывшего помощника шерифа и все улики ведут к его приемному сыну Эвану. Сам юноша бесследно исчезает,…
A RISKY REUNIONWhen her doorbell rang, a pregnant Liz Chase's heart raced at the sight of her handsome–and until now incarcerated–husband, Alex, standing on the porch. For six months Liz had tried to understand why Alex had murdered her uncle, and why he refused to discuss that fateful night. Then she learned that he'd confessed because he thought she was the guilty party–and Liz didn't know wheth…
A Christmas reunion? When Nick discovers his twin boys have been kidnapped, he vows to do whatever it takes to get them back…even if that means facing his ex-wife and the attraction he thought he buried months ago. Having her ex-husband back in her life was not what Becky Collingsworth asked Santa for this year.Determined to remain aloof, Becky works with Nick to find their sons. But what will she…
A deadly secret and a devastatingly handsome sheriff It was just Eve’s luck that on returning to Whitehorse she uncovered a thirty-year-old crime…and that Carter Jackson was the sheriff in charge. Fourteen years ago he’d captured her heart, and nothing had changed – not his smouldering eyes, his cowboy swagger or the way Eve felt about him.However, now one of their own is desperate to keep local s…
First published by Collins in 1928, this was the first of 22 mystery novels by Vernon Loder, one of the most popular British mystery-thriller writers of his generation.When a guest at Stowe House is found dead, killed by a lethal dart, suspicion naturally falls on the resident collector of poisoned weapons from tribes in South America. With the entire house party as potential suspects, what part d…
The chase is on!Josh Duvane's SEAL training not only hardened his body, but also his mind. Though his latest investigation as part of the FBI's Underwater Search and Evidence Response Team is pushing him to his limits. The Sandy Shore killer taunts local police as Josh recovers his victims off the coast of Florida. Of all the women taken, only Casey Quinn has survived. As this unrelenting psychopa…
When silence falls, who will hear their cries?The body of a young girl is found dumped on the roadside on the outskirts of Edinburgh. When pathologists examine the remains, they make a gruesome discovery: the silhouette of a doll carved in the victim’s skin.DCI Ava Turner and DI Luc Callanach are struggling to find leads in the case, until a doll made of skin is found nestled beside an abandoned b…
The latest in a new series of classic detective stories from the vaults of HarperCollins involves the murder of a notorious criminal in the home of a famous millionaire. But there are no clues, no evidence. The police are convinced that someone may have just committed the perfect crime.“The Detective Story Club”, launched by Collins in 1929, was a clearing house for the best and most ingenious cri…
Она – Анна Эндрюс, телеведущая дневных новостей на BBC. Он – Джек Харпер, ее бывший муж и главный инспектор полиции в Блэкдауне – месте, где она выросла. Их пути вновь пересекаются, когда в ее родном городе находят тело молодой женщины. Жертву знали оба, но кому-то известно больше, чем кажется. Есть две версии: его и ее. Один из них знает больше, чем говорит. Кто лжет?
Остров Морнезе в проливе Ла-Манш. Когда-то Колен провел здесь с родителями-археологами счастливые годы. Сейчас ему почти шестнадцать, и он давно уже сирота. Мать погибла в автокатастрофе, а отец утонул в море. У Колена всегда было смутное чувство, что с его родителями связана какая-то тайна. И накануне шестнадцатого дня рождения ему выпадает шанс вновь оказаться на острове Морнезе. Парню хочется п…
Eight years ago, Jessie Bauer's life had changed forever. Now it was about to change back.For the man she had loved with all her heart and soul – the one she had finally learned to live without – was coming home to her at last. Alive and in one piece – or was he? Military pilot Tristan Bauer had spent eight years in a living hell, not sure if he was dead or alive, with only the memory of his beaut…
Detective Troy Cavanaugh had never met a woman who didn’t like him – until Agent Delene D’Angelo gave him the cold shoulder at a crime scene. Thrown together by a murder investigation, Troy’s attempts to woo the sexy parole officer were met with staunch disinterest. Delene hadn’t escaped the clutches of her abusive ex just to fall prey to another smooth-talking pretty boy, and Troy Cavanaugh was l…