Publisher: Wildside Press
One of Shell Scott's friends, a writer working on an expose, turns up dead—and his manuscript is missing. Of course, Shell Scott is hot on the case!
An aging nuclear submarine—A lockout saturation-diving system—A handful of daredevil heroes! “Over the past few decades, action-adventure stories about submarines and diving have become a popular genre. Tom Clancy and Clive Cussler come to mind as exemplars. But Robert Williscroft really raises the bar with this book. Not only is he an outstanding writer, but he is also a ‘doer,’ having participated in the events described in Operation Ivy Bells.”—Captain Don Walsh USN, PhD, USN Submersible Pilot #1, Officer in Charge Bathyscaph Trieste, 1959-1962 A super-secret, off-the-books spy organization; a security-clearance starting at Top Secret and going up; an attack by giant squid during a thousand-foot dive while breathing an exotic gas; a cat’s whisker escape from death during a 3-day decompression—and that’s just the first two chapters of Operation Ivy Bells, before the action really gets underway. In a fast-paced, personal narrative, J.R. “Mac” MacDowell details a breathtaking series of events during a top-secret intelligence gathering operation at the height of the Cold War. Riding the nuclear submarine Halibut, Mac and his saturation diving team surreptitiously enter Soviet-controlled Sea of Okhotsk to install a tap on an underwater communications cable at 400 feet, and narrowly escape death when a storm snaps Halibut’s anchor cables. They retrieve missile parts from a Soviet missile-test splash-zone, getting caught in a sonar-web set by the crafty skipper of an old Soviet diesel submarine. Later, Halibut is outfitted with skids so she can sit on the bottom. Mac and his team attach a 12-thousand-pound recording pod to the cable. In the missile splash-zone, they lock in deadly underwater combat with Soviet divers. Halibut finally returns home without ever publicly revealing their crucial contribution to winning the Cold War. Narrated by Mark Budwill, the voice of the Oakland A's. Includes PDF companion including images, diagrams, glossary, and supplemental material.Show book
PERFORMED BY RICHARD ARMITAGE, AMNESIA IS THE NEW BOOK FROM THE MULTI-MILLION BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF HOLY ISLAND AND IMPOSTOR. Some things, you can never forget… After a nationwide manhunt for notorious felon Carl Deere left two women hospitalised in a critical condition, clinical psychiatrist and criminal profiler Doctor Alexander Gregory is left heartbroken. Both are special to him: one is his new friend, Detective Chief Inspector Ava Hope, and the other is the woman he loves, Doctor Naomi Palmer. However, there’s something he doesn’t know… One of them is a killer. Enlisted by the Metropolitan Police, Doctor Gregory must embark on a journey into the past—theirs, as well as his own. In doing so, he comes to understand that justice is seldom black and white, and even good people can commit murder… Murder and mystery are peppered with dark humour in this fast-paced psychological thriller, set amidst the iconic streets of London.Show book
In the freezing English countryside, Father Brown leads Flambeau to the many monuments and shrines of the great General St. Claire. "Sacred to the Memory of General Sir Arthur St. Clare, Hero and Martyr, who Always Vanquished his Enemies and Always Spared Them, and Was Treacherously Slain by Them At Last. May God in Whom he Trusted both Reward and Revenge him." is the inscription that they read on each of them. Flambeau knows nothing of him but listens to the story of this man as Father Brown tells it. Was St. Claire truly a hero and martyr? What is the mystery behind his last foolish and hopeless charge against an overwhelming enemy? This detective story delves into human psychology for many of the clues to unravel the tangled threads. A fascinating story and said to be one of Chesterton's best Fr.Brown stories.Show book
On the poor Aegean island of Skiathos lives Hadoula, an old woman on the fringes of society. People seek her out for her knowledge of herbs and quiet remedies, and she knows the hidden hardships of the women around her. One night, while rocking her newborn granddaughter so her exhausted daughter can sleep, a dark thought takes hold. Hadoula believes she understands the fate that awaits girls in a life of poverty and suffering. Convinced she is sparing them from that misery, she begins down a path that turns compassion into something far more dangerous. The Murderess is a stark and haunting story of guilt, fate, and the terrible choices people make when they believe they are doing what is right.Show book
100 ONE SENTENCE STORIES: STORIES OF EVERYDAY LIFE, INSIGNIFICANT YET BEAUTIFUL, CAN BE JUST AS POWERFUL AS THE EPIC TALES Short stories offer a concentrated dose of quality literary experience. They provide quick, accessible insights into the lives of other people, whether they're fictional or real. They can also be read quickly and easily, which is why they're especially popular among busy people who want to get in as much reading as possible without sacrificing quality. In addition to being great for getting more information in less time (and thus fitting into our fast-paced lives), short stories can also get into someone's head in ways that longer works can't—a fact borne out by the many instances where writers have published collections of their own fictional works over time. In effect, these writers have created their own little universes through which we can walk and explore. And that is exactly what we offer here.Show book
Frontenac is a corrupt city of vice, sin, and murder. On a rainy day (but what day isn't rainy in that industrial wasteland?) an underage prostitute and a rookie cop are murdered. No one cares. No one lifts a finger. Killebrew cares. Recently returned from the big war overseas, Killebrew has learned a few skills, like how to break things and kill people. He is now determined to use his knowledge to remove anything and anyone standing between him and justice for his kid sister. With the help of a beautiful lounge singer and some of his old pals from the war, Killebrew intends to smash Frontenac down to its dirty core and stomp all the cockroaches who attempt to flee.Show book
