Publisher: Black Cat Weekly
When an aging actress and her two companions move to small-town Laskin, South Dakota, everyone is dazzled by their racy sophistication and style. But no amount of sophistication will help when something happens to one of the actress’s teen groupies and the town needs someone to blame.
When I agree to visit Grenville in his villa near Rome, I scarcely imagine that I immediately will become embroiled in mystery and mayhem. James Denis has requested that I purchase an antique from a collector, one Conte de Luca. Before I can approach this count, I am recruited by a Roman a man to help rescue his daughter from a cool aristocrat, and then asked to solve the murder of an Englishman—by a man who is already dead. These tasks do not keep me from traveling to the ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum and exploring to my heart’s content, but trouble follows me in the form of a man bent on killing me—for what reason I cannot fathom. All this is compounded by another murder back in Rome, and I am commanded by James Denis, as well as the aristocrat who stole my new Roman friend’s daughter, to find out who committed the deed and the secret of the man’s astonishing collection of rare and fine art. Probing these puzzles lead me to the past, present, and future troubles of the Italian peninsula, a beautiful but deadly place in the spring of 1820.Show book
The Paris conference was supposed to be the biggest moment of investment banker Adam Macias's career, a chance to impress his CEO and rub shoulders with their firm's top investors. Instead, Adam arrives at a glamorous rooftop party in time to see his CEO—and his career—go up in flames when a dangerous conflagration interrupts the event. Now Adam is a suspect in the investigation into the life-threatening arson. After all, he'd used his ID to let a suspicious woman past a security checkpoint and up to the roof just moments before the fire broke out. With the French police circling, Adam finds himself suddenly jobless and the one woman who could provide him with an alibi, his best friend and coworker Jenn, isn't returning his calls. Adam knows that only the mysterious woman from the party can save him but, once he finally finds her, he discovers a whole new world of trouble. There's a deadly and powerful syndicate operating in the shadows of the City of Lights, and now that organization has a target on Adam's back. Lucky for him, his new companion has the instincts of a killer . . .Show book
Our journey through the arc and pages of a book is often in the safe and knowing words of a narrator. But sometimes these friends, these guardians of our trust play games, they betray our literary friendship with lines on which we can’t rely. They take us into literary mazes turn characters we accept into those we mistrust, situations we know into something we can now only doubt. However, we still enjoy the journey; sometimes they make it so much fun there may be a happy ending. But often there isn’t. I did say they were unreliable. 01 - Short Stories with an Unreliable Narrator - An Introduction 02 - The Lifted Veil - Part 1 by George Eliot 03 - The Lifted Veil - Part 2 by George Eliot 04 - The Yellow Wall Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman 05 - Le Horla by Guy De Maupassant 06 - Diary of a Madman by Nikolai Gogol 07 - The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe 08 - The Inconsiderate Waiter by J M Barrie 09 - The Moonlit Road by Ambrose Bierce 10 - The Diary of a God by Barry Pain 11 - The Cask of Amontillardo by Edgar Allan Poe 12 - An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce 13 - Hearts and Hands by O Henry 14 - In A Grove by Ryunosuke Akutagawa 15 - The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe 16 - The Boarded Window by Ambrose Bierce 17 - Why I Live at the PO by Eudora Welty 18 - The Other Woman by Sherwood Anderson 19 - The Repairer of Reputations Part 1 by Robert W Chambers 20 - The Repairer of Reputations Part 2 by Robert W ChambersShow book
Eddie and his wife Sam, a former policewoman had busted a drugs cartel in Peru. The drugs baron, Millichip, follows them back to England seeking revenge. Jamie, bullied at school and a recluse, searches for his absent father to take revenge for his miserable life.As Millichip closes in, Eddie's and Sam's lives are in mortal danger, whilst the police close in on Jamie who is running out of options.Show book
A tale of two crimes in the twenty-first century: In the rugged ranch country of eastern Arizona, Graham County Deputy Branden Allred and San Carlos Tribal Police Officer Allen Victor are investigating the death of a young Apache. At first it appears to be a freak accident, a conclusion the Sheriff likes, but the officers begin to suspect murder. Motive is the major missing element, and nothing makes sense until a one-hundred-year old unsolved crime comes to light. In the nineteenth century: Near the end of the 1800's in the same vicinity as the present-day murder, US Army Major Joseph W. Wham, Paymaster, and his twelve-soldier escort were ambushed and the payroll in gold and silver coins was taken. Though several men went to trial for the payroll robbery, they were found not guilty. The loot was never recovered and never surfaced. Though the treasure was sought for decades it eventually faded from public memory. In working the present-day case, the policemen must deal with politics, cultural differences, and limited resources. Two local ranchers, an environmental activist, and an unknown horseman become the primary murder suspects. In a backdrop of historic places, diverse geology, wide vistas, breathtaking scenery, Native American culture, and rural society, the mystery carries the flavor of both the old and new West.Show book
Private detectives Luke, Lyle, and Debbie have seen the worst of the worst, but nothing will prepare them for the new danger they must face. After uncovering the corruption of former State Governor, Marva DeLonghi, and sending her to prison, the trio thought their work was done. But when Marva escapes and powerful crime lord Philipe Ruskov demands a favor, they are thrust into a deadly game of cat and mouse. With an enemy on the loose and a debt to be paid, Luke, Lyle, and Debbie have few options and fewer allies. Will they be able to escape both Ruskov and Marva's wrath? Find out in this gripping crime thriller. If you'd enjoy the classic crime novel The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler but splashed with magic, you'll love this modern twist on the genre. Join Luke, Lyle, and Debbie on their thrilling journey!Show book
