Maison d'édition: Salt
Some of the characters in Stewkey Blues have lived in Norfolk all their lives. Others are short-term residents or passage migrants. Whether young or old, self-confident or ground-down, local or blow-in, all of them are reaching uneasy compromises with the world they inhabit and the landscape in which that life takes place.
Imagine, if you will:The last real cop in a changing world.A bottom-feeder fighting rumors.A meticulous P.I. battling story tropes.A revenge story involving a hamburger.The bittersweet nostalgia of a mob enforcer.A street racer trying to escape a small town.The confusing last words of a rich man.A surprise at the shooting range.A familiar robber.An untimely traffic stop.The confusing nuances of contemporary policing. These are the characters and stories you will discover in this collection from award-winning crime fiction author, Frank Zafiro!Voir livre
The war is now a storm long past, but the scars still linger, and they are deep. Sophia Trotsky has arrived to give an interview for a documentary on The Great War, where the memories hit as hard as the battles. However, the courage to face the memories once more comes from a chance encounter with a reflection of the tattered soul within.Voir livre
A collection of stories concerning shunned and disreputable houses. Contents: Nobody's House by A. M. Burrage (1927) The history of a haunted house. A Night of Horror by Dick Donovan (1899) A haunted castle in the hills of Wales. The Room in the Tower by E. F. Benson (1912) A recurring nightmare. The House of the Nightmare by Edward Lucas White (1906) A night at a remote country house. The Shunned House by H. P. Lovecraft (1937) An abandoned house in Providence. The Red Lodge by H. Russell Wakefield (1928) A dreadful rental experience. The Specter Priestess of Wrightstone by Herman F. Wright (1925) A legend surrounding an English castle. The Secret of the Vault by J. Wesley Rosenquest (1938) A charnel chamber beneath an old house. Black Was the Night by Laurence Bour, Jr. (1940) An encounter in a crumbling house. Six Flights to Terror by Manly Banister (1946) How do you bury a building? Up Under the Roof by M. W. Wellman (1938) Something stalks the space between the roof-peak and the ceiling. The Believers by Robert Arthur (1941) A radio host broadcasts from a crumbling, haunted mansion. Pigeons from Hell by Robert E. Howard (1938) A deserted plantation mansion haunted by ghostly pigeons. The Ghost of a Hand by Sheridan Le Fanu (1863) A house haunted by a partially visible ghost. Dark Mummery by Thorp McClusky (1944) Beware of 'reputedly' haunted houses.Voir livre
Elaine Rowe is a Toronto writer who likes to write for children (and others) about unexpectedly talented animals and resourceful women. After years of hiding her light under a bushel, she decided to see if anyone else likes her stories. This one is about a meeting of a Wednesday morning women's writers group that takes a sudden and surprising turn--but the group manages things very nicely.Voir livre
The Constellation Trilogy #1 In the 18th century West Indies, stories hold the ultimate power. Sailors spin yarns about pirates. Newspapers tell tales full of half-truths. Myths spread like whispered wildfire. East India Company sailor Nicholas Jerome has no patience for pirates, determined to escape his father's thieving past. After a convict and an enslaved woman escape his grasp with the aid of an aristocrat's mysterious wife, he faces one last chance to save his career. Finding an unexpected home with a new crew, he gains a chosen younger brother in René Delacroix, the son of his wealthy captain and the grandson of Jamaica's cruel governor. But there's a storm brewing in the Delacroix household. For René and his best friend Frantz, the Robin Hood tales about legendary pirate Ajani Danso and his famed female quartermaster are a lifeline amidst the governor's abuse. Danso robs greedy merchants, frees slaves, and shelters queer sailors, inspiring the downtrodden across the New World. When death and betrayal shatter the lives they knew, René and Jerome each face a choice: obey, or rebel. A war for history's favor begins, and as an uprising against colonialism erupts on the ocean, everyone must choose a story to believe in.Voir livre
Since the recent death of a wealthy, yet perverted, businessman, Charity Styles has been hiding in plain sight, as if challenging anyone to come after her. She’s on her own once more, living day to day on her beloved Wind Dancer, anchored near a quaint little Gulf Coast town in the Florida Panhandle. But when the son of a fishing client ends up dead, the father’s employer hires Charity to find the person responsible. Intrigue mounts faster than the list of suspects and Charity finds new purpose and direction, and possibly a guide. But will her new outlook make her fall prey to the local crime boss? Very few know of her abilities and many have come up short in trying to take her. Will this be Charity’s final downfall from grace?Voir livre
