Thrillers (Fiction)

  • Infestation : Harbingers, book 6

    Creator

    Peretti, Frank

    Abstract

    Unleashed from caves used for occult rituals, a microscopic evil invades the world-an infestation that deceives, blinds, kills, and then spreads and kills again. Is it natural, supernatural, or both' An embittered Professor McKinney must rejoin the Harbingers team in order to discover the truth and confront a monster bent on destroying humankind.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Minneapolis, Minn

    Bethany House

    Non spécifié
  • Pursued

    Creator

    Harris, Lisa

    Abstract

    Nikki Boyd's flight into Nashville was routine-up until the crash landing at the airport. When the dust settles, Nikki discovers that the woman who had been seated next to her on the plane is missing-and no one will admit she was ever there. Erika Hamilton had been flying to Nashville with an air marshal as a key witness in an upcoming grand jury trial. When she flees from the crash, is she running from trouble or straight into it' Before Nikki can even see her family, she and her team are pulled into a missing persons case where the motives are as unclear as the suspects.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Grand Rapids, Mich

    Revell

    Non spécifié
  • The imam of Tawi-Tawi

    Creator

    Hamilton, Ian.

    Abstract

    Ava has spent two nights luxuriating in a hotel in Yunnan Province with the actress Pang Fai, with whom she has begun a secret relationship. She receives an urgent phone call from Chang Wang, the right hand to the billionaire Tommy Ordonez and one of Uncle's oldest friends. Years ago, Ava and Uncle helped Tommy recover $50 million in a land swindle. Chang asks Ava to fly to Manila to meet with his friend, Senator Miguel Ramirez. Ramirez asks Ava to investigate a college in Tawi-Tawi, an island province in the Philippines, which he suspects is training terrorists.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Spiderline

    Non spécifié
  • The heart of hell

    Creator

    Mattich, Alen

    Abstract

    The third installment in Alen Mattich's highly addictive Marko della Torre series. Autumn 1991. Civil war has broken out in Yugoslavia with Croatia's declaration of independence, and former secret policeman Marko della Torre is set adrift. Department VI, the internal investigations unit, is now in a state of paralysis as Belgrade struggles to maintain its hold as the region's centre of power. When the body of a young woman, identified as American agent Rebecca Vees, washes up on the shores of Italy, della Torre is summoned by U.S. authorities.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Spiderline

    Non spécifié
  • The substitute

    Creator

    Lundrigan, Nicole

    Abstract

    Warren Botts is a disillusioned Ph.D., taking a break from his lab to teach middle-school science. Gentle, soft-spoken, and lonely, he innocently befriends Amanda, one of his students. But one morning, Amanda is found dead in his backyard, and Warren, shocked, flees the scene. As the small community slowly turns against him, an anonymous narrator, a person of extreme intelligence and emotional detachment, offers insight into events past and present. As the tension builds, we gain an intimate understanding of the power of secrets, illusions, and memories.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Spiderline

    Non spécifié
  • The guy, the girl, the artist and his ex

    Creator

    Williams, Gabrielle

    Abstract

    The Guy decides to have a house party while his parents are out of town. The Girl is adjusting to life in a new country. The Artist has discovered that forgery is a lucrative business. And his Ex, mother of his baby, is just trying to make ends meet. As Guy, a feckless high-school senior, plans the party of the year, Rafi worries about her mother, who is still grieving over the drowning death of Rafi's little brother back in Bolivia and haunted by the specter of La Llorona, the weeping ghost who steals children.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Groundwood Books

    Non spécifié
  • The inconceivable life of Quinn

    Creator

    Baer, Marianna

    Abstract

    Quinn Cutler is sixteen and the daughter of a high-profile Brooklyn politician. She's also pregnant, a crisis made infinitely more shocking by the fact that she has no memory of ever having sex. Before Quinn can solve this deeply troubling mystery, her story becomes public. Rumors spread, jeopardizing her reputation, her relationship with a boyfriend she adores, and her father's campaign for Congress. Religious fanatics gather at the Cutlers' home, believing Quinn is a virgin, pregnant with the next messiah.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Amulet Books

    Non spécifié
  • The Riley Covington collection Monday night jihad/blown coverage/blackout/inside threat

    Creator

    Elam, Jason

    Abstract

    This collection bundles all four titles from the thrilling Riley Covington series by Jason Elam and Steve Yohn into one volume for a great value!#1 Monday Night JihadHe thought his deadliest enemy knelt across the line of scrimmage. He was wrong!After a tour of duty in Afghanistan, Riley Covington is living his dream as a professional linebacker when he comes face to face with a radical terrorist group on his own home turf.

    Publisher (Source)

    Carol Stream, Ill.

    Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

    Non spécifié
  • The soon collection soon/silenced/shadowed

    Creator

    Jenkins, Jerry B.

    Abstract

    This collection bundles the entire 3 volumes of Jerry Jenkins' popular Soon series together in one e-book, for a great value!#1 SoonPaul Stepola, an agent working for the National Peacekeeping Organization (NPO), has been assigned to enforce compliance with the world government's prohibition on religion. Paul relishes his job and is good at it. He is determined to expose underground religion-flush it out, expose it, and kill it-until his life is turned upside down and he is forced to look at life in a different way.

    Publisher (Source)

    Carol Stream, Ill.

    Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

    Non spécifié
  • The storm collection the splitting storm / storm gathering / storm surge

    Creator

    Gutteridge, Rene

    Abstract

    This collection bundles all 3 of Rene Gutteridge's "Storm" suspense novels into one e-book for a great value!The Splitting Storm:Unsatisfied with the police investigation of his brother's murder, FBI agent Mick Kline embarks on a journey to discover the truth. A young blind woman holds the key, but her fear for her own life keeps her silent.

    Publisher (Source)

    Carol Stream, Ill.

    Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

    Non spécifié