Horse Thriller

Just as Corrie is getting used to having former Houston, Texas, narcotics detective J. D. Wilder as a campground employee, he officially becomes a member of the Village of Bonney Police Department. Aside from a recent crime spree at the Black Horse, not much is going on in town, giving Wilder a chance to go over some cold cases. In the past fifteen years, three women have gone missing, exactly five years apart. What has amounted to nothing more than a local urban legend becomes Wilder's new obsession.

Raymond Starbuck ruined star jockey Coley Killebrew's reputation—so why is Coley cutting a deal with him? When Killebrew was barred from the track after a race-fixing scandal, he also lost his irresistible girlfriend, Francie Dorn. Starbuck says that if Coley can keep some unsavory cronies from muscling in on the old Magnolia Park track, he'll give Coley $10,000—and Francie's address. Is this the opportunity he's been waiting for, or will Coley blow his chance with the arrival of Starbuck's leggy, blonde daughter Lea—a woman who's as skilled at seducing men as she is at blowing them away?

3,000 years ago Iron Age people carved a white horse on the Downs near Uffington Castle, and now someone has dumped a body there. Laid out like a ceremonial killing, Detective Inspector Leo George isn't convinced that the murder is what it appears. He suspects the young female victim may have been a member of the Children of the White Horse, a secretive valley commune, but none of the cult members are talking. That is until he discovers his friend Jess Bridges is undercover in the commune, attempting to persuade a wayward young woman to leave the cult.

With the campground already a crime-scene curiosity, Corrie takes a weekend break from the business just as J. D. Wilder makes his return to the village of Bonney from his home turf of Houston. With Corrie on vacation, he turns his attention to the cold cases they thought were long solved. Something isn't adding up.

Voodoo Rush, winner of "Best Fiction 2018," N. Texas Book Festival: The Louisiana bayou explodes in a deadly drugs-for-guns deal gone wrong, with rival gangs, rogue DEA agents and an elite hacker squad pitted against each other in a flash-fire that stretches from The Big Easy to the Caribbean and back. Desperate men, bold women and a thread of Voodoo weave a vivid tapestry of heart-pounding action and tense adventure. Hang on—it's a wild ride. Special Bonus: this edition contains a sneak preview of the sequel, Moscow Mojo, set for release in early 2020!

If you love stories set in the Wild West, you'll enjoy the third book of the Sherlock and Me series. Set in Reno, Nevada, and nearby Pyramid Lake on the Paiute Indian Reservation, the story features Lucy James, newly minted PI. She's been hired to find a missing truck driver and a missing horse. The first case takes her into the shadowy world of truck cargo thefts. An experienced truck driver never makes it to his intended destination on his route creating panic for his new fiancé.

Every year, Corrie Black ushers in the summer season by opening the campground's pool and hosting a private party for employees and friends. This year is no different—except for the corpse found floating on the surface the next day . . . It turns out that a bunch of graduating high school seniors snuck onto the grounds late that night for a little private party of their own. After arguing with both her current and past boyfriends, Krista Otero never made it home.

The Denver Post hails Craig Johnson's Walt Longmire mystery series as a must-listen. Joining the four previous novels - all of which have been Book Sense picks - The Dark Horse puts a unique Wyoming twist on the classic British village mystery. When Longmire meets a woman jailed for her husband's death, he travels outside his usual haunts to discover the truth behind this unusual murder case.

Veterinarian Lyris Jennings accepts a position at Whispering Winds Ranch, hoping for a fresh start—a quiet place to heal animals and leave her painful past behind. What she doesn’t expect is her new boss, billionaire horse breeder Ray Kincaid, to be as ruggedly protective as he is devoted to his teenage daughter, Maddy. Ray has spent years keeping his emotions locked away, determined to shield Maddy from further heartbreak. But from the moment Lyris arrives, she awakens something in him he thought was lost forever. Just as Lyris begins to believe she’s found safety at Whispering Winds...

Eine wichtige Mitarbeiterin des Premierministers verschwindet spurlos, und ausgerechnet Claude Whelan, ehemaliger MI5-Chef und als solcher Erzfeind seiner Nachfolgerin Diana Taverner, soll sie finden. Doch die Spur führt ihn direkt zurück zum Hauptquartier im Regent's Park – und über Umwege und etliche Gehässigkeiten zu Jackson Lamb. Mit ihrer unvergleichlichen Mischung aus tiefschwarzem Humor, nerdigem Narzissmus und Chaos bringen die Slow Horses eine instabile Situation endgültig ins Wanken.

Tara finds herself at a crossroads during her final year of college following the sudden disappearance of her lifelong best friend, Marley. While their relationship appeared idyllic, Tara soon realizes the toxic dynamic that existed beneath the surface. Marley's narcissistic tendencies and manipulative behavior cast a shadow over their friendship, with Tara unknowingly falling victim to her friend's covert bullying. As Tara grapples with Marley's absence, she is forced to confront the tangled web of identity that she had woven around her friend's vision.

This is a STAND ALONE sequel. "Witness Protection" - Book One "Witness Protection 2 - The Return of Whiskey Tango Foxtrot" - Book Two "Witness Protection 3 - Alpha Mike Foxtrot" - Book Three “Witness Protection 4 - O-Dark-Hundred” - Book Four “Witness Protection 5 - Outside the Wire” - Book Five “Witness Protection 6 - Alpha Dogs” - Book Six “Witness Protection 7- Bravo Foxtrot” - Book Seven "Witness Protection 8 - Midnight Requisition “Witness Protection 9 – S.N.A.F.U.” – Book Nine “Witness Protection 10 - Bravo Zulu” - Book Ten An Army deserter on the run ...

லாரி டிரான்ஸ்போர்ட் பற்றிய கதை. விஸ்வநாதன் தன் கம்பெனி சரக்கு ஏற்றி வந்த லாரி காணாமல் போக அதைத் தேடி போகும் வேளையில் சந்திக்கும் மனிதர்கள், பிரச்சினைகள் பற்றிய கதை இரும்பு குதிரைகள்.

Eighteen-year-old Hilary Anson’s startling good looks and wanton ways scandalize the denizens of sleepy Kelso County, but young Sam Mitchell is instantly enthralled by his new friend. Over one sun-soaked summer, Hilary vastly improves Sam’s equestrian skills, while dropping inscrutable details about her past in apartheid-era South Africa. Mysteries mount until Hilary vanishes, leaving at least one unsolved murder in her wake. Many years and two failed marriages later, Sam sets out for South Africa, determined to crack the enigma of Hilary Anson.

When Teagan's father abruptly abandons his family and his farm, Teagan finds herself wading through the wreckage of what was once an idyllic life, searching for something - or someone - to hold on to. What she finds is Ian, short for Obsidian: the magnificent but dangerously headstrong horse her father left behind. But even as she grows close to Ian, patiently training him, trying to overcome her fear of him, Teagan is learning that life and love are fragile.

Dr. Lauren Harper recently graduated from veterinary school—no surprises here. Lauren’s mom was killed in a landslide when Lauren was only three years old. On Lauren’s first day home from college, she discovers a story written by her grandfather about his life, including his attempts to find Lauren’s mother after the accident. Lauren learned to ride while accompanying her grandfather in his fruitless search for his daughter. Lauren’s on her way to join her fiancé in Texas, but all is not as it seems. Revelations cause her to reevaluate her plans—recalculating route!

River Cartwright ist ein ausgemusterter MI5-Agent, und er ist es leid, nur noch Müllsäcke zu durchsuchen und abgehörte Telefonate zu transkribieren. Er wittert seine Chance, als ein pakistanischer Jugendlicher entführt wird und live im Netz enthauptet werden soll. Doch ist das Opfer der, der er zu sein vorgibt? Und wer steckt hinter den Entführern? Die Uhr tickt, und jeder der Beteiligten hat seine eigene Agenda. Auch Rivers Chef.

When Izzy Paterson—horse trainer and computer geek—gets a last-minute entry to the prestigious Royal Highland Show in Edinburgh, she doesn't expect to be tripping over dead bodies. Literally. As the body count rises, suspicions grow exponentially and the show descends into chaos. Can Izzy track down the killer and halt them in their tracks—or will she be next in their crosshairs?

The picture was a warning: they'd found her. For eight years Grace Archer hoped this day wouldn't come, and knew in her heart that it would. She'd taken her daughter, Frankie, to a rural Alabama horse farm that might just as well have been at the end of the earth. But the man out to kill them would gladly follow them that far. And now, it seems, he had.

Erika has a big secret. She’s a member of the Dream Defenders - a top-secret organisation that banishes your worries while you sleep! And tonight, they're on a mission to rescue Erika's best friend, Silas, from the clutches of the evil Glooms - creatures who want everyone in the dream world to look and think exactly the same way! Can the Dream Defenders save Silas and help him to see that being a misfit can be a truly marvellous thing?