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The low life dreaming of the high life. Underdogs desperate for the limelight. Small time criminals and full-time gangsters. They all collide in 'Stray Dog Blues', Paul D. Brazill’s addictive short story collection that looks at life from the gutter, but looking at the stars.
Bridge and Nicole are hired by a woman who's lost her gold coins. They follow the man that took them down to South America, where he intends to sell them to the highest bidder. Things don't quite go according to plan, though, as they run into the con man before he's able to rid himself of the coins. It becomes a cat-and-mouse game between Bridge and the con man, who acts more like a friend than a foe. Can Bridge and Nicole take the coins before the man can get rid of them? Or will they have to alter their plans if they're unable to stop him?Show book
The world since earliest times has always had spies. Information is a valuable commodity and even more so in times of war or tension. Many authors and poets have had real life incarnations as spies from Christopher Marlowe and Aphra Behn to Daniel Defoe. But it’s a dangerous game. Working in a murky, secretive world where any trust given could be at the expense of your life. 01 - Short Stories About Spies & Espionage - An Introduction 02 - The Stolen Bacillus by H G Wells 03 - The Jew by Ivan Turgenev 04 - The Loathly Opposite by John Buchan 05 - A Horseman in the Sky by Ambrose Bierce 06 - The German Spy by William Hope Hodgson 07 - Parker Adderson, Philosopher by Ambrose Bierce 08 - A Source of Irritation by Stacy AmounierShow book
A Detroit mob war draws Peter Macklin back into his old life as a Mafia assassin in award-winning author Loren D. Estleman's riveting hard-boiled thriller The Reverend Thomas Aquinas Sunsmith is halfway through his sermon when killers open fire. He is preaching against the evils of gambling, which a cartel of mobsters is trying to legalize in Detroit. The hail of gunfire misses the reverend, but a choir member is cut down—the first victim in the battle for the soul of the Motor City. The Detroit mob has erupted into civil war, and professional killer Peter Macklin is caught in the middle. A former mob employee, he has since tried to stay away from the savagery of organized crime, but now they're offering him a job too tempting to refuse. The mob will kill whomever it takes to bring gambling to Detroit, and Macklin is about to discover their secret weapon: a seventeen-year-old prodigy assassin, who happens to be Macklin's own son. This suspenseful thriller from the four-time Shamus Award–winning author of the Amos Walker Mysteries rumbles with hard-boiled action and razor-sharp dialogue. Contains mature themes.Show book
Push past the curtains of the rational, safe world and explore the un-nameable horrors living in the darkest corners of our conscience. This is the realm of monsters and shifting shadows, where a single wrong step can plunge you into a terrifying, irreversible fight for your life. - You discover a door behind your bedroom's wallpaper. It's probably just a small crawlspace. There's nothing unusual about it...except for the quiet tapping noise you hear late at night. - A young child went missing while exploring a disused cemetery in 1965. More than fifty years later you face the gate to the abandoned graveyard, armed with a clue that could lead to answers about the boy's fate. - A mannequin is stored in the back of your rented basement room. Sometimes its dust cloth falls off. Sometimes you feel it watching you. And sometimes it moves while you're asleep...Show book
Grade ‘A’ law graduate Millicent Prendergast created the perfect storm. A dalliance with her boss taught her a lesson she would never forget. Her subsequent dismissal by Silvia O’Donnall, her nemesis, forced her onwards to reach her goal. With financial assistance from Daniel Faversham, her law practice grew, along with her reputation, until a gruesome murder. Throwing oil on troubled waters, her assistant Brian broke judicial rules, leaving an insurmountable conundrum in its wake. Will fortitude, honesty and integrity win the day?Show book
