Ужасы и Мистика
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All Miranda Carrington wanted was to be free from her legendary family's legacy of wealth and power. But even in a little seaside village in Portugal, she could not escape the danger that shadowed her….Only the sudden, stunning appearance of a dark, mysterious stranger had saved her from the ruthless terrorists stalking her. But was Allessandro Vellenti really the devoted guardian he claimed, or part of the deadly conspiracy swirling around her?She knew she shouldn't trust him–with her...
| Автор | Jenna Mills |
AFTER MONTHS STRANDED IN THE MOUNTAINS, A DETECTIVE RETURNS HOME TO A TARGET ON HIS BACK–AND HIS PREGNANT WIFE CAUGHT IN THE CROSSHAIRS… When Detective Alex Foster's plane goes down in the remote Bitterroot Mountains, everyone thinks he is dead. Including his wife, Jessica. But against all odds, he survives, returning months later to the joyous news that Jessica is pregnant. Yet their reunion reminds them both of their imperfections. Then Alex discovers his plane crash was no accident....
| Автор | Alice Sharpe |
To: Sergeant Grace McCall-Fox From: Police Chief BerryThe only daughter of our most powerful senator has recently been murdered and her newborn child kidnapped. You and FBI special agent Mark Santini will pose as a childless couple desperate to adopt and bring the suspect into custody–before another murder occurs.I realize you and Mark have a past together and that this could complicate the assignment. It is imperative that you keep up the facade of happily married lovers at all times, but be...
| Автор | Maggie Price |
Beautiful heiress Elizabeth Quinn really had a medical excuse for having a hard time making conversation. But even if she hadn't, heart-stoppingly handsome detective Beau Riley might have left her tongue-tied.Still, Elizabeth needed the good detective. There had been a murder, and it affected the beloved little boy in her care. So speak with him she must. If only she were sure her traitorous heart would leave it at that….Beau had already tried to get somewhere with Elizabeth–and all it had...
| Автор | RaeAnne Thayne |
SOMETHING STRANGE WAS IN THE MISTS OF FERNHAVENA mantle of mystery had closed in on Elizabeth Blackstone. An inexplicable–unnatural–sensation of being watched had stricken her ever since the accident that claimed her young son and nearly her, as well. Trapped in the depths of despair, she'd been experiencing gaps in her memory, hearing and seeing things that weren't there…feeling even more frightening things. Her once-loving husband, Paul–a handsome, successful businessman–had become a...
| Автор | Amanda Stevens |
Dawn Gardner had left behind her life in tiny Haven, Oklahoma, for the greener pastures of New York City years ago – or so she thought. But something kept pulling her back. Could that something be handsome horse breeder Cal Logan? Dawn thought they were through – but since her last visit, two months ago, had left her with a little more than memories, it looked as if her life and Cal's were going to be tied together even more permanently….Which was fine with Cal – because it was clear to him...
| Автор | Karen Templeton |
SHE HAD MOVES NO ONE COULD MATCHAnd that kept superspy Nadja Stefn alive on many an undercover assignment. Until one slip changed the game forever.It happened one icy cold night…two spies on the run, holing up together…the night Nadja wore red. They exchanged no names, and five years later Nadja still didn't know the identity of her child's father. Until she was chosen for a mission that paired her with her mystery lover.When the assassin they're after kidnaps their daughter,...
| Автор | Wendy Rosnau |
‘Dark. Twisty. Addictive. I couldn’t put it down’ LISA JEWELLShe loves her family. She’d never let anything happen to them . . . Would she?On the outside, Maddie is a happy young mother with a new baby. But on the inside, she’s afraid.Afraid that her marriage to Lucas isn’t what she thought.Afraid that she’s having mysterious blackouts where her memories should be.But how can she ask for help when something terrible is done to her family?Who can she turn to, who can she trust?And how does she...
| Автор | Tess Stimson |
THE IT GIRLS They're rich, fabulous…and dangerously underestimated. IT GIRL: Vanessa DawsonMISSION: Resume a high-gloss fashion career to investigate the murder of two top models in a Miami drug-smuggling ring.Supermodel Vanessa Dawson had soured on the glam-but-wild fashion world and retired at twenty-five. But as a Gotham Rose spy, she was a natural fit for this assignment. Against the protests of her wealthy family and her own misgivings, she made her comeback, going undercover in the...
| Автор | Natalie Dunbar |
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 lethally charming. But that’s where the similarities ended – and Delene was learning that Troy had...
| Автор | Marie Ferrarella |
Agent Marina Santos ruined her relationship with Officer Reed Crawford when they first had dated. She never expected another chance. Until a vicious serial killer began terrorizing Chicago, and the two had to work together to track him down. Marina and Reed soon discovered a dark secret that might be the link between all the victims. And as they delved deeper, their steamy past added tension to the high-pressure investigation.Now they had to face their explosive feelings for one another, as well...
| Автор | Natalie Dunbar |
IN ONE MOMENT, THEIR LIVES HAD CHANGED FOREVER…There weren't many things a man felt he could count on, but Darryl Andrews had always been sure of his place in the world, with his wife, Faith, by his side. They'd been just kids themselves when they married, but now, five children later, he thought they'd seen it all.And then the tornado hit. They were grateful to have survived. Still, things didn't seem right. Could their rock-solid marriage actually be faltering? Suddenly...
| Автор | Karen Templeton |
WITH TIME TICKING AWAY, ONLY HE CAN GIVE HER THE PROTECTION SHE NEEDSLara Mercer knew innocent lives were riding on the success of her latest mission. She had every intention of acting alone to steal back a lethal biochemical weapon before terrorists unleashed it on the city of Las Vegas. However, hotshot secret agent Ian MacAlister took his orders very seriously to cover her back. He wasn't about to shirk his sworn duty because his feisty former flame refused to relinquish control. Lara...
| Автор | Donna Young |
Mistrzyni horroru powraca! Na Ziemi dochodzi do pandemii. Ludzie masowo giną, znikają lub popełniają samobójstwa. Czas się cofa lub toczy równolegle, a do naszej czasoprzestrzeni przedostają się krwiożerczy napastnicy. Ziemia spływa krwią. Aby zatrzymać to zjawisko, kosmiczni obrońcy-rezydenci muszą zrekrutować odpowiednie siły wśród ludzi. Walka trwa. ”Aczkolwiek sufit jest materią uciekającego czasu – błyszczącą na tych ścianach – strumieniami kwasu… ALVETHOR. Zapis w Księdze Zgromadzenia.
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
Clay Shelton jest znanym w świecie genialnym złodziejem okradającym banki. W Londynie prawie nie ma banku, którego by nie okradł. Pewnego razu zostaje zatrzymany na gorącym uczynku przez Betchera Longa, zdolnego detektywa ze Scotland Yardu. Shelton zostaje osadzony w więzieniu i skazany na śmierć za morderstwa, jakich dokonał. Zapowiada zemstę… po śmierci. Rzeczywiście, po wykonaniu wyroku zaczynają się dziać dziwne rzeczy, a życie Longa i bankierów jeszcze nigdy nie było tak zagrożone… Powieść...
| Автор | Edgar Wallace |
Stał prawie nieruchomo obok bezgłowego ciała. Był ochlapany krwią od góry do dołu. Skoro takie straszne morderstwo miało miejsce praktycznie za ścianą, że przecież wszystko jest możliwe, że nic nie wiadomo, co robić, komu wierzyć, komu ufać. Przecież nigdzie nie jest bezpiecznie … ALVETHOR (wyjaśnienie kwantyfikacją tezy) – zjawisko (fenomen), najwyższy stopień zagrożenia czterowymiarowej czasoprzestrzeni oraz stabilności procesów tu zachodzących. Najwyższy stopień zagrożenia życia...
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
"Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories" is an 1891 collection of short stories by Oscar Wilde. Imbued with Wilde's famous wit, these clever mystery stories will not disappoint fans of Wilde's work and the short story form. The stories include: «Lord Arthur Savile's Crime», «The Canterville Ghost», «The Sphinx Without a Secret», «The Model Millionaire» and «The Portrait of Mr. W. H.». Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900)...
| Автор | Oscar Wilde |
This early work by G. K. Chesterton was originally published in 1913. Gilbert Keith Chesterton was born in London in 1874. He studied at the Slade School of Art, and upon graduating began to work as a freelance journalist. Over the course of his life, his literary output was incredibly diverse and highly prolific, ranging from philosophy and ontology to art criticism and detective fiction. However, he is probably best-remembered for his Christian apologetics, most notably in Orthodoxy (1908) and...
| Автор | G. K. Chesterton |
The Malice Domestic anthology series returns with a new take on mysteries in the Agatha Christie tradition—original tales with a theatrical bent! Included are:<P> Preface, by Ellen Hart<BR> The Rock Star, by Frances Aylor<BR> Perfectly Awry, by Anne Louise Bannon<BR> The Ghost in Balcony B, by Michele Bazan Reed<BR> Drama-Rama Flip Flop, by Cindy Brown<BR> It’s Not O.K. Corral, by M. E. Browning<BR> Mary-Alice Imagines Her Life as a Movie, by...
| Автор | Karen Cantwell |
"An absorbing archaeological mystery, rich in historical detail and local atmosphere. With its colorful characters and fast–paced plot, Mesa Verde Victim is a fascinating find."—AUSMA ZEHANAT KHAN, author of A Deadly Divide Hounded by false accusations of murder, archaeologist Chuck Bender and his family risk their lives to track down an unknown killer on the loose in a rugged canyon on the remote western edge of Mesa Verde National Park, where ancient stone villages...
| Автор | Scott Graham |
Nordyckie misterium. Krew, pożądanie i tajemnica. Żelazny Wilk to pierwsza książka z serii „Vardari”, odrębnego cyklu, którego akcja toczy się w uniwersum znanym z obsypanych nagrodami „Kruczych pierścieni”. Juva nienawidzi czytających z krwi. Są one otaczane czcią, lecz tak naprawdę to tylko pławiące się w ludzkim strachu oszustki. Juva doskonale o tym wie, bo sama pochodzi z rodu czytających z krwi, i przysięgła, że nigdy nie stanie się jedną z nich. Gdy jednak rodzinie zaczynają...
| Автор | Siri Pettersen |
Орнитолог Портер решает навестить окутанный мрачными преданиями остров Эйерн. Местные верят, что на его берега время от времени выходят из морских пучин русалки и тритоны. Но то, с чем предстоит встретиться Портеру, гораздо ужаснее и безжалостнее… («Новый вид») Старик Адам Фаррел умирает в одиночестве. В его опустевший холодный дом является некто Фалред. Он решается провести ночь в комнате мертвеца («Прикосновение смерти») В юности охотник Бауман стал свидетелем жуткого происшествия. Вместе со...
| Автор | Джек Лондон |
Po popularności „Opowieści wigilijnej” Charlesa Dickensa, w wiktoriańskich gazetach i czasopismach często pojawiały się opowieści o duchach w czasie świąt Bożego Narodzenia, a czytanie ich przy świecach lub przy kominku stało się coroczną tradycją. Zbiór świątecznych opowieści grozy reprezentuje mieszankę różnorodnych stylów i motywów wspólnych dla wiktoriańskiej fikcji o duchach i obejmują dzieła niegdyś popularnych autorów, takich jak Elizabeth Gaskell, Edith Wharton, M.R. James, F. Marion...
| Автор | Коллектив авторов |
Nadszedł czas, żeby ukrócić jego męki. Złapał za sznur na jego nogach i mocno pociągnął mężczyznę za sobą. Nie dbał już o to, że porani go szorstki grunt. Teraz zaczynało się najlepsze. Położył związanego człowieka tuż obok dołu. Wyjął nóż i oświetlił go tak, żeby ten mógł zobaczyć szerokie ostrze. Częstochowa. Komendant miejski policji Jerzy Walter musi stawić czoła kryzysowi i własnej przeszłości. Pozornie spokojny czas, który nastąpił po skandalu wokół jego brata, biskupa Stanisława Waltera,...
| Автор | Marcin Dudziński |