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  Surviving Toronto

  M. Diane Vogt

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  Experience a heart-pumping and thrilling tale of suspense!Originally published in THRILLER (2006),edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson.In this legalistic Thriller Short, bestselling writer M. Diane Vogt pays homage to another legal eagle, Perry Mason. Karen Ann Brown is a young lawyer so disillusioned with the law’s compromises that she decides to leave her job as a prosecutor and strike out on her own. Calling herself a “recovery specialist,” Karen helps the victims of broken homes and ugly divorces. She’s good at her job, but all her skills are challenged when she faces an adversary from her past, her ex-husband, Jeffrey. After killing his new wife and kidnapping their daughter, Jeffrey seems out of reach in Canada, but Karen hatches a bold rescue plan that will either return the missing girl or cost both the child and her their lives.Don’t miss any of these exciting Thriller Shorts:James Penney’s New Identity by Lee ChildOperation Northwoods by James GrippandoEpitaph by J. A. KonrathThe Face in the Window by Heather GrahamKowalski’s in Love by James RollinsThe Hunt for Dmitri by Gayle LyndsDisfigured by Michael Palmer and Daniel PalmerThe Abelard Sanction by David MorrellFalling by Chris MooneySuccess of a Mission by Dennis LyndsThe Portal by John Lescroart and M. J. RoseThe Double Dealer by David LissDirty Weather by Gregg HurwitzSpirit Walker by David DunAt the Drop of a Hat by Denise HamiltonThe Other Side of the Mirror by Eric Van LustbaderMan Catch by Christopher RiceGoodnight, Sweet Mother by Alex KavaSacrificial Lion by Grant BlackwoodInterlude at Duane’s by F. Paul WilsonThe Powder Monkey by Ted BellSurviving Toronto by M. Diane VogtAssassins by Christopher ReichThe Athens Solution by Brad ThorDiplomatic Constraints by Raelynn HillhouseKill Zone by Robert LiparuloThe Devils’ Due by Steve BerryThe Tuesday Club by Katherine NevilleGone Fishing by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child

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  De Profundis

  Oscar Wilde

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  De Profundis (Latin: "from the depths") is a 50,000 word letter written by Oscar Wilde during his imprisonment in Reading Gaol, to Lord Alfred Douglas, his lover. Wilde wrote the letter between January and March 1897; he was not allowed to send it, but took it with him upon release. In it he repudiates Lord Alfred for what Wilde finally sees as his arrogance and vanity; he had not forgotten Douglas's remark, when he was ill, "When you are not on your pedestal you are not interesting." He also felt redemption and fulfillment in his ordeal, realizing that his hardship had filled the soul with the fruit of experience, however bitter it tasted at the time.

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  Villette

  Charlotte Brontë

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  After a tragedy in her family, Lucy Snow leaves her home to become a teacher at a French boarding school. Lucy soon begins to fight against an overwhelming sense of desolation. Meeting a charming doctor and a strict, peculiar schoolmaster changes her life forever-- and threatens to break her spirit. (summary by heatherausten)

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  Lets Roll Out A Circle

  Shobha Viswanath

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  "Rosa, Gulla, their cousins, and uncles are going to make rotis with Amma. But can any of them get
  the correct shape? See if you can identify the shapes of their rotis. The Rosa Gulla series introduces
  early-learning concepts to children. With cheerful illustrations and relatable characters, this book
  introduces children to shapes."

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  Old Time Radio's Greatest Stars:...

  Black Eye Entertainment

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  Versatile actor William Conrad had a long career (1945-1993) and was an American World War II fighter pilot, actor, producer, and director whose career spanned five decades in radio, film and television.He appeared in nearly 8,000 radio shows during the golden age and when TV beckoned, he delivered, starring in Cannon (1971-76), Nero Wolfe (1981) and Jake and the Fat Man (1987-1992). He also narrated the television adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (1959-1964) and The Fugitive (1963-1967). He starred in numerous films, including the The Killers (1946), Body and Soul (1947), Sorry, Wrong Number (1948), Joan of Arc (1948) and The Naked Jungle (1954). His most popular role on radio was United States Marshal Matt Dillon on the long-running adult western series Gunsmoke (1952-1961). He voiced starring and supporting roles on most of the west-coast’s dramatic radio programs, including Suspense, Escape, The Whistler, Night Beat, The Lux Radio Theatre and Philip Marlowe.We’ve carefully selected 12 of William Conrad’s finest radio performances for this exciting collection and we hope you enjoy it!The Whistler — “The Trigger Man”Gunsmoke — “Lynching Man”Escape — “Leinengen Vs. the Ants”Suspense — “Beware the Quiet Man”Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar — “Milford Brooks III” (Audition show with Dick Powell)Box Thirteen — “The Dead Man Walks”The Halls of Ivy — “Gangster’s Son”Night Beat — “The Einer Pierce Case”The Story of Dr. Kildare — “The Dick Brennan Case”Broadway Is My Beat — “The Lucille Baker Case”I Was a Communist for the FBI — “The Pit Viper”The Adventures of Philip Marlowe — “The Anniversary Gift” (Conrad subbing for regular star Gerald Mohr)

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  Dead at 40

  Edgar Allan Poe, Franz Kafka,...

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  Science, better diet, advanced medicines are all part of a process that in the modern age keep most of us going to a ripe old age. 
   
  In previous times some diseases could only be slowed and not defeated. There toil of relentless attack on our physical forms brought misery and decay.   
   
  Add to this that within our number some will self-destruct, demons will pursue their inner thoughts and life will be too painful to bear. Some may shuffle off the mortal coil for no discernible reason, but life will end early, they will not take up their three-score year and ten. 
   
  In this collection of short stories some of our most popular and well-known authors are grouped together with an unfortunate tag: dead at 40. 
   
  These authors are not run-of-the-mill or ten a penny; many are literary leviathans who left enduring works of literature and sadly may have left us many more had they lived. We will never know. 
   
  Death for these authors was usually due to many health issues but primarily:— 
  Edgar Allan Poe — Several causes have been given but, in truth, it remains a mystery. 
  Franz Kafka — Tuberculosis 
  Jack London — Dysentery, late-stage alcoholism, and uremia 
  Mary Dods (writing as David Lyndsey) — Liver disease  
  William Hope Hodgson — Killed at the Fourth Battle of Ypres in World War 1 
   
  01 - Dead at 40 - An Introduction 
  02 - The Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allan Poe 
  03 - In the Penal Colony by Franz Kafka 
  04 - To Build a Fire by Jack London 
  05 - The Prediction by Mary Diana Dods writing as David Lyndsey 
  06 - Carnacki, The Ghost Finder - No1 - The Gateway of the Monster by William Hope Hodgson

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