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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?Zum Buch
When you are winning gambling seems very easy. You place a bet and receive your winnings. The thrill is a joyous electric shock of joy and applause. And winnings. If you lose, well, at first you know your luck will turn. It must, you’re a winner. But if your luck fails, and keeps failing, misery endures and then envelops your life. Everything is centered on that next roll of the dice, the turn of the card …. Nothing else matters. You are addicted. 01 - Short Stories About Gambling - An Introduction 02 - The Queen of Spades by Alexander Pushkin 03 - The Rocking Horse Winner by D H Lawrence 04 - After the Race by James Joyce 05 - The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calveras County by Mark Twain 06 - A Bread and Butter Miss by Saki 07 - Brown of Calaveras by Bret Harte 08 - A Guardian of Morality by Anthony Hope 09 - The Bet by Anton Chekhov 10 - The Bet by Barry Pain 11 - Sir Julian Garve by Ella D'Arcy 12 - Tennessee's Partner by Bret Harte 13 - A Terribly Strange Bed by Wilkie CollinsZum Buch
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.Zum Buch
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...Zum Buch
Don't miss the film streaming now on Netflix! “Willy Vlautin is not known for happy endings, but there’s something here that defies the downward pull. In the end, Lynette is pure life force: fierce and canny and blazing through a city that no longer has space for her, and it’s all Portland’s loss.”—Portland Monthly Magazine Award-winning author Willy Vlautin explores the impact of trickle-down greed and opportunism of gentrification on ordinary lives in this scorching novel that captures the plight of a young woman pushed to the edge as she fights to secure a stable future for herself and her family. Barely thirty, Lynette is exhausted. Saddled with bad credit and juggling multiple jobs, some illegally, she’s been diligently working to buy the house she lives in with her mother and developmentally disabled brother Kenny. Portland’s housing prices have nearly quadrupled in fifteen years, and the owner is giving them a good deal. Lynette knows it’s their last best chance to own their own home—and obtain the security they’ve never had. While she has enough for the down payment, she needs her mother to cover the rest of the asking price. But a week before they’re set to sign the loan papers, her mother gets cold feet and reneges on her promise, pushing Lynette to her limits to find the money they need. Set over two days and two nights, The Night Always Comes follows Lynette’s frantic search—an odyssey of hope and anguish that will bring her face to face with greedy rich men and ambitious hustlers, those benefiting and those left behind by a city in the throes of a transformative boom. As her desperation builds and her pleas for help go unanswered, Lynette makes a dangerous choice that sets her on a precarious, frenzied spiral. In trying to save her family’s future, she is plunged into the darkness of her past, and forced to confront the reality of her life. A heart wrenching portrait of a woman hungry for security and a home in a rapidly changing city, The Night Always Comes raises the difficult questions we are often too afraid to ask ourselves: What is the price of gentrification, and how far are we really prepared to go to achieve the American Dream? Is the American dream even attainable for those living at the edges? Or for too many of us, is it only a hollow promise?Zum Buch
Join Sherlock Holmes in The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle, the seventh part of the Sherlock Holmes Short Story collection, narrated by Jake Urry. In this delightful tale by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Holmes and Watson embark on a festive mystery after a valuable blue carbuncle is found inside a Christmas goose. What begins as a simple investigation into a lost hat and goose quickly escalates into a thrilling pursuit to uncover the jewel's rightful owner and the circumstances of its theft. Jake Urry's engaging narration brings the holiday spirit and the intricate details of Holmes's detective work to life, making this audiobook a joy for both dedicated fans and new listeners. Experience the charm and brilliance of Sherlock Holmes in The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle with this captivating recording.Zum Buch
