Cold Hit by Stephen J. Cannell

Cold Hit by Stephen J. Cannell

Synopsis

BETWEEN A COLD WAR
Shane Scully has found his footing while his partner is going down in flames and a serial murderer rattles L.A.. Each corpse has been mysteriously defiled. Then, in the middle of the hunt, Scully gets an idea that may cost him his life.

AND COLD, HARD TRUTHS...
Scully suspects that someone with inside information has neatly “hidden” one murder inside this messy serial killer case. His copycat theory ignites a crossfire between LAPD and the Feds.

IS A WHITE-HOT CASE OF MURDER.
Now Scully knows he has a ten-year-old cop-killing to clear, while two street-smart detectives lead him into a secret world of international espionage and a powerful counter-terrorism chief from the top of the U.S. government warns him away. To do his job, Scully must risk everything—unraveling the mystery of a Cold War act of betrayal, a brutal street crime, and a killer just waiting to hit again...

“As the case spirals outward from local crime to international espionage dating back to the 1980s, the action rarely lets up. When it does, we’re reintroduced to the back story that is one of the pleasures of reading the Scully series.”—Los Angeles Times

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A LA detective finds that a serial killer investigation morphs into a national conspiracy involving FBI agents.

The Druperman Tapes by John Goodger

The Druperman Tapes by John Goodger

Synopsis

"Emmett Druperman, the CEO of the Galaxy Hotel and Casino and the head of a secret cooperative of the most powerful casinos in Las Vegas, has received a videotape threatening violence against the cooperative's casinos unless a ransom is paid. The criminals identify themselves only by a code name." "Furious and ready for a fight, the ruthless Druperman calls in Steve Forrester, the head of the Galaxy's security team and an ex-Las Vegas cop, to find out who the criminals are - and to stop them. Forrester must now rely on the best cop he knows, his ex-partner, Frank Marshall. Unfortunately, Marshall has a drinking problem and a problem with Forrester - he hates his guts." "When the cooperative refuses to pay the ransom, the criminals go ahead with their violent plans and raise the stakes again. Banded together by greed and pulled apart by egos, the deadly group is surprisingly made up of only three small-time thieves - the glamorous, sophisticated casino grafter Dan Shiller, the mathematical genius and blackjack card counter Jurgen Voss, and the sadistic security guard Buster Malloy. Their plan is flawless - if they can only hold themselves together." As the vicious team puts together their final horrendous plan, the Las Vegas police, Forrester and Forrester's new girlfriend, Lucy Baker, scramble to stop them from killing thousands of innocent people.

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A Las Vegas noir about three small time crooks who take a Casino boss for a hustle of a lifetime.

Peril by Thomas H. Cook

Peril by Thomas H. Cook

Synopsis

"Sara Labriola is a married woman haunted by the shattering secrets of her past - and terrified of the future. Tired of living in fear, Sara decides to do the only thing she can: she makes herself disappear." "On the sultry, seductive streets of New York City, Sara will reinvent herself. She will change her identity, and maybe even get the happy ending she's always dreamed of." But six desperate and dangerous men - each with the power to destroy her - are on Sara's trail. And none of them suspect that the woman they are seeking has a dangerous secret of her own. For Sara is leading all of them down a path of private demons, past sins...and the deadliest peril.

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Afallen PI, manhunter and a disillusioned barkeep save a woman on the run from clutches of her mafioso Father-in-law.

Night of Thunder by Stephen Hunter

Night of Thunder by Stephen Hunter

Synopsis

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR STEPHEN HUNTER RETURNS WITH HIS MOST RIVETING BOB LEE SWAGGER VOLUME TO DATE.

Talk about a ride!

Woe unto he who crosses Bob Lee Swagger, especially when his daughter's life is at stake. Forced off the road and into a crash that leaves her in a coma, clinging to life, reporter Nikki Swagger had begun to peel back the onion of a Southernfried conspiracy bubbling with all the angst, resentment, and dysfunction that Dixie gangsters can muster. An ancient, violent crime clan, a possibly corrupt law enforcement structure, gunmen of all stripes and shapes, and deranged evangelicals rear their ugly heads and will live to rue the day they targeted the wrong man's daughter. It's what you call your big-time bad career move. All of it is set against the backdrop of excitement and insanity that only a weeklong NASCAR event can bring to the backwoods of a town as seemingly sleepy as Bristol, Tennessee.

A master at the top of his game, Hunter provides a host of thrilling new reasons to read as fast as we can. When Swagger picks up peeling where his daughter left off, and his swift sword of justice is let loose, we find a true American hero in his most stunning action to date. And — in the form of Brother Richard, a self-decreed "Sinnerman" out of the old fire-and-brimstone tradition — Hunter offers up his most diabolical, engaging villain yet. A triumph of story, character, and style, Night of Thunder is Stephen Hunter at his very best.

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Swagger breaks a Christian fundamentalist crime ring in backwoods of Arkansas when his daughter stumbles into the conspiracy and is attacked.