48 results for 'neck grip'

The Red Swan's Neck: A Tale of the North Carolina Mountains is a novel written by David Reed Miller and first published in 1911. The story follows the life of a young woman named Mary Penrose, who...

Please note this book was previously published as Winding up the Serpent.It's Detective Joanna Piercy's first day back at work after her promotion. You could cut the tension with a knife. The rest of...

This story of wealthy thirty-somethings negotiating relationships, social and economic obligations, and being targeted as privileged one-percenters, is delivered by a stable of pitch-perfect...

Sherlock Holmes looks on idle and infuriated from the sidelines while evil has Whitechapel in the grip of fear, evil which bears the infamous name of – Jack the Ripper – a name set to...

They dragged a young lamb into the circle, and all stood. Another one of these people held a knife to the lamb's neck, like the knife at my throat. Too late I realized, I was the lamb, and as the...

Sadie Weinstein runs a mom-and-pop grocery in Brooklyn in 1969 with her husband, Nathan. A quirky amateur detective, she persists in solving a murder that takes place when she is present at a home in...

As the sheet was pulled away, Harlow started to get a picture of her victim. Looking down at her alabaster skin, flowing blonde hair and striking cheekbones, it was not hard to see why she was known...

One night of recklessness. That's what I wanted.To lose control with the stranger who saved my life.Only I didn't get one night, I got three.I didn't get the one man who made me lose my mind, I got...

A gripping tale of fear, longing and determination as one woman tries to survive the world of those who also kidnapped her sister.In The Perilous Road to Her, N.L Blandford takes us on a woman's...

"What is good? What is evil? Can good come from evil? - a highly recommended read for anyone who ponders the mysteries of life." - Maureen C. Grix, Ph.D. Clinical...

`A mischievously entertaining crime novel' SIMON BRETTThe twelfth instalment in The Falconer Files, Andrea Frazer's insanely gripping village detective series with a delightful slice of humour...

She looked alive, her hair drifting freely in the water, her red lips gently parted, as if to let her final breath escape. A small locket floated by her face, attached to her neck with a silver chain...

He finds her on a deserted forest road—with a totaled car, a sprained ankle and . . . a wedding dress.Deep down inside, Ryder longs for the freedom and simple honesty of a less complicated...

When 12 year old Julius McCoy is told that he has been selected to join the elite Zed Lunar Academy, he is over the moon...literally. It promises to be a year of neck-breaking races in The Hologram...

Delve Deep into the Shadows: The Cinematic Mastery of Hitchcock RevealedEver been captivated by the chilling suspense of a Hitchcock film? Felt the hairs on your neck rise as the masterful director...

Detective Sarah Thompson and her partner Ethan Drake are plunged into a high-stakes investigation when a series of arson attacks devastates their city. Each fire, meticulously planned, leaves behind...

The second Sheriff Dawson mystery has “lots of twists and turns that stretch back over years, then a mind-blowing ending that puts everything into place” (Killer Nashville)...

My first mistake was raising my daughter to be just like me...His death is reported on the morning news. The man my daughter's been dating. Dead. Gone...I blink slowly - once, twice, three times. The...

A Military Science Fiction Apocalyptic thriller - Our Superhero BulletProof Pete teams up with sexy vampire Lucia to fight an alien invasionOur modern-day hero SAS Captain "Bullet Proof Pete" and...

Welcome to Midnight Fae Academy.Home of the Dark Arts.Vampires.And cruelly handsome fae."Lexi C. Foss performed magic on this story and I was soooo there for it! Her world building and flawless...

The enemy within...Bounty-hunter Aris Boch once more has his sights on SG-1. But this time Boch isn't interested in trading them for cash. He needs the unique talents of Dr. Daniel Jackson - and...

'Thank you for inviting me,' says the woman at the door. I've never seen her before, but she pushes past me and throws her arms around my husband's neck. I'm frozen in shock. Who is she? When I hear...

The steel mesh started to break: first one joint, then another. Napoleon stood sideways on the fence like a parrot, his splay toes gripping the bars. He braced himself with his legs and pulled at the...

Detective Inspector Bob Valentine returns to duty, after a narrow escape with death, only to be confronted with the discovery of a corpse on a kitchen table with a horrific neck wound. A mystery also...

Rain soaks her clothes as she runs from the large, isolated family home and hides behind the beaten-up pickup truck parked out front. Miles from safety, her heart thuds as footsteps draw closer. He's...

A unique memoir of Holocaust atrocities and life under their heavy influencePoland, 1942. "My mom told me how her sister, Cirella, threw her two-year-old daughter Bella from the window of the moving...

Enter the humidity, feel the cold steel.Frank Bowen is pulled into a conspiracy that will change his life foreverand throw him neck-deep into the dark world of espionage, murder and terrorism.The...

One of Laguna Beach’s best-known plastic surgeons may need a new leash on life. Unless he’s just taking a very long nap on the bench outside Melinda Langston’s Bow Wow Boutique . . ...

Fear hits her like a wave crashing against the sheer cliffs nearby. She sees the woman’s feet first, then the legs bent like broken driftwood. Then, the blouse strewn open; the marks on her...

The police officer's voice is steady as he tells me the news. 'Your husband is in hospital.' My heart pounds. I think about my children, safely tucked up in bed. What will happen to us if he loses...

We were all at the party. Which of us wanted her dead? As the smoke from the bonfire spirals into the night sky and the cool drinks slip down our throats, none of us can take our eyes off Lacey...

A dispirited small town in Georgia believes it lives under a curse that was conjured by the town?s founding father during the Civil War. The people of Fair Haven do not share one another?s joys. They...

She's the friend you trust with your life. But can she trust you with hers? When the police knock on my door to tell me that my best friend Kiara has taken her life, my world shatters. Ever...

If you are looking to tap on guitar or you're looking to increase your knowledge, understanding and technique then Tapping Discovered by Honza Kourimsky and released by GMI - Guitar & Music...

He can't breathe. The choker is tight around his neck and attached to a short chain, and he can't stand forever. As his legs begin to buckle, he calls out into the dark, "Why are you doing this?"...

Down the beach, she can just make out the rusting hulk of the Ferris wheel through the dawn mist. The hairs prickle on her neck as she drags her focus back to the chestnut hair fanned out in the...

The early morning light illuminates the girl's ivory skin. Little cuts are carved into her cheeks-one under each eye. But her body is still. The perfectly round wound above her heart has stopped it...

They are picture perfect. A young, happy family sat around the kitchen table. But no one moves as wisps of smoke filter into the room and the house becomes a burning grave around them... When...