Word Crime

Remo Cobb was down on his luck before, but not like this. In the blink of an eye his flashy life of being a big money, heavy drinking, pill-popping attorney came to a screeching halt. After being fired from the highfalutin law firm following a violent altercation, his days of wheeling and dealing for the accused are over. Now, all he wants to do is pick up the shattered remains of his life and spend some time getting to know his son, but the law isn't ready to let him go. Not yet.

A DEEP concern for the welfare of my fellow-mortals, and an earnest desire that they may be made partakers of the joy and glory of that salvation which comes by Christ, has induced me to present to them in this form, the following Sermon, written by John Venn, late rector of Clapham — a valued and experienced Christian; as it contains hints well calculated to produce serious reflection, to lead into humble watchfulness of spirit, and the endeavour to walk so closely with God, that whatsoever is done may be done to his glory. I am best satisfied to add, that my own observation and ...

Praise for Alice Crowley's writing: "I LOVED THE IMAGINATION OF THIS AUTHOR!" ~Satisfied Kindle Reader "FIVE STARS!" ~Multiple Fans Two lady lawyers with libidinous leanings are tasked with defending a criminal charged with murder. Both litigating ladies realize immediately that their bodies are responding to this incarcerated man in their lives, to their male client, in ways the Tinder-familiar women have never felt before. Now the only thing that can save a man from being wrongfully convicted is a conjugal visit from his eager to be reamed legal team, and then the feasting of the freaky ...

Ambulanssihelikopteri lentää Itämeren yllä Fredrik Broman kyydissään. Bromanilla on vakava päävamma, eikä kukaan tiedä, selviääkö hän hengissä. Kolme viikkoa aiemmin Levidessä sijaitsevalta maatilalta on löydetty miehen ja naisen ruumiit. Poliisi epäilee, että toinen brutaalisti murhatuista on talon omistaja Arvid Traneus, joka on hiljattain palannut kotiin Japanista useiden yrityskonsulttina vietettyjen vuosien jälkeen. Miehen vierestä löydetty nainen on tunnistettu Arvidin vaimoksi.

An original and entertaining selection of crime stories all committed on the railways. Authors include Baroness Orczy (most famous for The Scarlet Pimpernel) and Maurice Leblanc (most famous for Arsene Lupin.)

"ALICE CROWLEY'S STORIES ALWAYS END ON A CLIFFHANGER." ~ D. Wolff "FIVE STARS!" ~ Multiple Fans "ALICE CROWLEY IS ONE OF OUR GREATEST LIVING WRITERS!" ~ G. Taylor Marcus Tuttle is one heck of a hard-boiled gumshoe. Caprice Wonda is a model with a side hustle: bringing in off-world drugs to help illuminate all of society. Now, these two characters are on a collision course with one another. And as the body heat starts to singe with hot and steamy romance, their passion helps these two to understand that this story is bigger than the sum of its parts. Included a free, hot excerpt from another...

For the first time ever, we can now go deep inside the mind of the alleged assassin of President John F. Kennedy. In this never-before-heard collection of ultra-rare interviews and a press conference with Oswald, we gain great insight into the mysterious life and time of one of history's most misunderstood and iconic characters.

Rochelle Cassidy has the perfect life as a radio talk-show host in the Detroit market, but her celebrity status doesn't stop an angry listener from wanting her...dead. Ed McGrath's ideal life as a pro hockey player doesn't include a damsel in distress until the night he discovers Rochelle being attacked in a deserted parking structure. Circumstances throw them together in more ways than one when Rochelle's producer plays matchmaker. Will Ed be able to break through her trust issues in order to protect her, or will she continue to see him as Detroit's bad-boy athlete?

A political storm erupts when Claire Deveraux, a deaf employee of the U.S. Embassy in France, is abducted at a conference in Rome. The kidnapper, Franco Lazzari, is a wealthy pharmacist who has been scouring Italy for the perfect wife. Unable to hear, and with time against her, Claire must use all of her wits to escape Lazzari’s remote home in the Italian countryside.

Don tiene todo lo que un hombre desea: una carrera exitosa y una vida cómoda en Madrid llena de lujos. Sin embargo, para él existe algo más importante que el dinero. Tras un traumático pasado familiar, Don toma la justicia por su cuenta y actúa como el verdugo de los criminales de la sociedad, pero... ¿Hasta dónde es capaz de llegar su ansia por matar? La aparición de una bella mujer en su vida, una cita inesperada y un desencuentro con un capo de la mafia del Este, lo arrastrará hasta los rincones más oscuros de Letonia. Sumérgete en este thriller psicológico cargado de acción y aventura.

A serial killer sends Detective Driver a note with a challenge: solve the clue before another woman is murdered.

Rurik - Lakeuden legenda on rikoskirjailija Christian Rönnbackan salattu esikoisromaani, jonka velmusta päähenkilöstä kehittyi myöhemmin Rönnbackan rikosromaanien toimintasankari Antti Hautalehto. Aikamiehen ikään ehtinyt Rurik muistelee nuoruutensa ratkiriemukkaita kepposia Pohjanmaan lakeuksilla. Kultainen 80-luku herää eloon hillittömissä ja räävittömissä nuoruuden kertomuksissa, joissa nokkelan ja suupaltin sankarin edessä joutuvat taipumaan niin virkavalta kuin paikalliset kylähullutkin.

Al tiempo que la isla de Noralbia se prepara para votar en el referéndum del que depende su futuro político, Miranda Cadalso, inspectora de policía marcada por la violencia doméstica y por la desaparición en extrañas circunstancias de su hija, afronta el caso más difícil de su carrera tras el hallazgo de un cadáver parcialmente calcinado en el casco histórico de Puerto Corvino, la capital del país. El informe forense determina que a la víctima le han extirpado el corazón, pero también que su cuerpo no presenta ninguna herida por donde pudieran habérselo extraído.

Don puede perderlo todo. Alguien le ha amenazado por revelar su doble vida como asesino en serie. Una misteriosa organización está dispuesta a arruinarle la vida si no trabaja para ellos. El lujo, el estudio, su relación con Marlena... Si no accede, le quitarán todo lo que más quiere. Tres días para tomar una decisión. El destino del arquitecto esta a punto de cambiar para siempre.

Ett paket med okänd avsändare anländer till den rättsmedicinska avdelningen. När sekreteraren som tagit emot det öppnar kartongen möts hon av en vidrig stank och en fruktansvärd syn: inne i lådan ligger ett människohuvud! Det är vanställt av förruttnelse men kulan i skallen vittnar om en våldsam död. Till en början kan personalen inte förstå varför huvudet levererats just till dem. Men när identifieringen är klar går den fasansfulla sanningen upp för dem.

"The Perfect Crime" is written in the first person: "I know I committed the perfect crime." Phoebe Wallowes, a well educated American woman, really irritates him. He also has a genuine terror that she will one day marry him. Something therefore has to be done.

In this Printed Words anthology, the lines merge between crime and horror, fiction and poetry. So, you’ll be kept guessing whether the villain is human or monster. Sometimes, the worst monsters are those who pass as human.

A wealthy and influential woman whose life is about to be torn apart has only one hope - a disgraced homicide cop. Bobby Greco, set up by dirty cops and thrown off the Orlando force, takes a job investigating insurance fraud. His involvement in a high profile case means no one around him is safe - not even his ex-wife and kids. Bobby uncovers a secret that threatens someone at the top of the American political system, and as they scramble to protect the country from the fallout, the real endgame becomes clear. Dangerous military technology is at risk of getting into the wrong hands.

Famed reporter Russell Blaze is dead. It appears to be an accident, but after Russ’s funeral, his son, Cody, finds a letter in which his father explains that the death may have been murder. It directs Cody to Russ’s unfinished memoir for clues as to what may have happened. The opening words are: "On the night of October 26, 1968, I uttered a sentence that would haunt me for the rest of my life. The sentence was, 'Someone should kill that motherfucker.'"

It's a long, hot summer — good for Cornwall, which depends on tourist income — but bad for crime. The heatwave drives people mad, and two corpses are found on Bodmin Moor. No one has missed the victims. The corpse of a mysterious elderly woman is found floating in a flooded quarry. Dressed in a 1950s ballgown, she carries no identification and can't be traced.