Download or read book Garden of Beasts written by Jeffery Deaver and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2004-07-20 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the most ingenious and provocative thriller yet from acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Jeffery Deaver, a conscience-plagued mobster turned government hitman struggles to find his moral compass amid rampant treachery and betrayal in 1936 Berlin. Paul Schumann, a German American living in New York City in 1936, is a mobster hitman known as much for his brilliant tactics as for taking only “righteous” assignments. But then Paul gets caught. And the arresting officer offers him a stark choice: execution or covert government service. Paul is asked to pose as a journalist covering the summer Olympics taking place in Berlin. He’s to hunt down and kill Reinhard Ernst—the ruthless architect of Hitler’s clandestine rearmament. If successful, Paul will be pardoned and given the financial means to go legit. Paul travels to Germany, takes a room in a boarding house near the Tiergarten—the huge park in central Berlin but also, literally, the “Garden of Beasts”—and begins his hunt. In classic Deaver fashion, the next forty-eight hours are a feverish cat-and-mouse chase, as Paul stalks Ernst through Berlin while a dogged Berlin police officer and the entire Third Reich apparatus search frantically for the American. Garden of Beasts is packed with fascinating period detail and features a cast of perfectly realized locals, Olympic athletes, and senior Nazi officials—some real, some fictional. With hairpin plot twists, the reigning “master of ticking-bomb suspense” (People) plumbs the nerve-jangling paranoia of pre-war Berlin and steers the story to a breathtaking and wholly unpredictable ending. The novel won the Steel Dagger award for best espionage thriller of the year from the prestigious Crime Writers’ Associate in the United Kingdom.

Download or read book The Third State written by Arthur Herzog III and published by Arthur Herzog III. This book was released on 2005-12 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why was he in denial? What was it that he couldn't face? Something terrible had happened. He felt terrible. It's nothing, he reassured himself. Everything's okay. Still, he felt discombobulated as if his story didn't hang together, as if he failed to grasp a central theme, whatever that was. Something that made sense, seemed reasonable. But, who were the DOAs? And where was he? Police Detective Mike Boyle is called to the scene of an apparent double-homicide. As he waits for his partner, Detective Yvonne King, he has difficulty connecting to the circumstances he finds himself in. When Yvonne arrives, he discovers that he is not alone in his uncertainty. But he must press on through the fog of his confusion, in order to solve the most important case of his life.

Download or read book Virgin written by Kahara and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-07 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mariah Miles grew up in a single parent home for most of her life. During her teenage years she became bitter with her mother and very rebellious. Becoming a young lady wasn't as easy as she thought. She blamed her mother because her father wasn't there. Circumstances in her life took a turn for the worse because of the choices she made. She grew up too fast on a fast track going nowhere. Family and friends tried to steer her in the right direction. But it was too late if only she could turn back the hands of time and reverse the situation. She fell in love and it felt so good. Then love hurt so much when it was all said and done.

Download or read book The Novels of Charles Williams written by Thomas Howard and published by Ignatius Press. This book was released on 2014-04-21 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fanciful novels of Charles Williams have long fascinated a rather elite reading public—T.S. Eliot, W.H. Auden and C.S. Lewis for example, were among his great admirers. But those books—which include The Place of the Lion, Descent into Hell, and All Hallow’s Eve—are also dense and perplexing, and even the writer’s fondest devotees have found the meanings of his fiction elusive. Here at last is a clear and informed guide to the complexities and rich rewards of Charles William’s novels. As Thomas Howard notes, William’s tales might best be described as “metaphysical thrillers.” In which Williams used occult “machinery” in much the same way that Conrad used exotic locales and Joyce used the subconscious: to vivify human experience and awaken readers to its range and possibilities. One tale might feature a chase for the Holy Grail across Hertfordshire fields, while in another “the picture may switch with no apology at all from a policeman at a crossroad to the Byzantine Emperor.” As Howard lucidly demonstrates, the controlling factor behind William’s work is an essentially Christian worldview in which “heaven and hell seem to lurk under every bush” and the constant theme is order versus disintegration. Concentrating on William’s novels, Howard brilliantly illuminates the major concerns that informed all of William’s thinking. Howard also considers William’s work in the context of modern fictional practice and assesses its place in the tradition of the English language novel.

Download or read book The Stockholder written by William Walling and published by Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency. This book was released on 2021-09-10 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A more immediate threat than climate change, the mid-21st-century energy dilemma inspires reclusive trillionaire Lyman Dysart ? called “The Stockholder” by his privately owned company employees ? to finance research and development of the ultimate energy solution: controlled nuclear fusion power generation. Plasma constituents of the patented “Omega Pinch” process are deuterium, which is plentiful, and the ultra-scarce, fusible helium isotope, found mainly on the moon. The isotope necessitates expensive strip-mining on the lunar surface. Panic ensues in the minds and wallets of the OPEC/conventional energy cartel led by Vonex Chairman Belkin Reichert, who brandishes behind-the-scenes political influence to suborn fusion’s advent by promoting solar energy, and eventually nationalization of the newborn industry. The battle of wills climaxes when Dysart attempts to defeat nationalization by holding hostage his lunar mining venture and its crucial product. His nuclear fusion propaganda campaign captures the public imagination by describing the innovative system as: “a plasma containment shell surrounded by huge cables, monstrous electromagnets and sophisticated ancillary equipment, at its heart a dervish of semi-vacuum burning so furiously that it emulates temperatures reigning at the center of the sun, yet gives forth no light, but presumes to light the world in a beneficent, utopian glow.”

Download or read book Dream Walker written by Mary Mauck and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-03-29 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dream Walker by Mary Mauck __________________________________

Download or read book Time s Raven written by Eileen Merriman and published by Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited. This book was released on 2023-04-04 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book 2 of the gritty, fast-paced, thought-provoking Eternity Loop series. What’s done cannot be undone. Don’t forget. Having broken the rules against time travel, Indigo is in trouble with everyone, but at least the problem of Billy Raven has been solved – hasn’t it? Indigo isn’t totally sure. She’s not sure about a lot of things: whether Rigel will choose her over Brie, where Andromeda comes from and what the mysterious Eternity Loop is. She will find out soon enough. It is only a matter of time.

Download or read book Animal Pursuits written by Richard J. Atkinson and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 829 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is a fantasy about animals, containing a lot of trivia, facts, fantasy, and a myriad of pun aspects of the animals. What might happen if, after the destruction of the human race, animals took over? This is a tale about the malicious murder of a few animals and the resulting chase, arrest, and prosecution of the perpetrators. It is told by an elephant to his grand calves. The story covers the murder and the investigation by Chief Inspector Bobby Bloodhound and his renowned team of detectives. They investigate the ant colonies, the beehives, the ocean, the bird sanctuary, the farm, and the wild jungle. There is a chase, a capture, and a court case to follow. Many human comparisons can be made from the behavior and actions of the animals involved.

Download or read book One Bubble Off written by Carol Cole Martin and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2000-09-19 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Another one’s quit! And Vicki Williams must abandon her fourth grade students and fly to south Florida to find another caretaker for her mom and her lifetime buddies. Only nine months before, Vicki helped the ornery group escape from Unenchanting Acres and find their own home, their Sugar Shack. Join in their adventures: when the blind and unlicensed geezers steal the Shack van, when eighty-four-year-old Maggie rekindles a sixty-year-old love affair, when the Judge loses his battle with a live lobster, when tampons become as precious as gold to rich-bitch Pauline. As Vicki establishes her life in Florida and rediscovers love. This is a gentle, timely story that takes a warm and funny look at how aging could be. Take your medicine and embrace longevity with the old group of friends in One Bubble Off with healthy doses of love, joy and laughter.

Download or read book Gunning for Your Love 2 written by Dejah Rice and published by Sullivan Group Publishing. This book was released on 2017-09-12 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ace Smith is a newly high school graduate. What he thought would be a summer full of excitement, relaxation, and wild things, quickly turned into something else. He started working for Gunzz, and now his fun summer has turned into a hectic summer. What he thought would be easy money made, turned into him being the center of an investigation on Gunzz. He’s the answer to all of Agent Phil Tucker’s questions, and the agent doesn’t plan on letting up until he gets the answers he wants from his son. Gunzayla Acker, the wife of the mayor and the queen pin of the streets, has run her operation and her double life with an iron fist. Nothing has ever knocked her off of her game. Until Agent Phil Tucker comes snooping around her home with questions and accusations. She’s used to handling any situation, but will she be able to handle this one that’s literally right at her front door? It has been one heck of a summer with more secrets than one can ever imagine. Red flags have gone up and things are about to take a turn. But will that turn be for the best or for the worst? When secrets are revealed and people’s true identities our outed, will Ace and Gunzayla’s newfound love survive? Or will these secrets be so severe that Ace’s summer of gunning for Gunzayla’s love be a complete waste?

Download or read book Serving Productive Time written by Tom Lagana and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the coauthor of Chicken Soup for the Prisoner's Soul—a program that develops positive change for inmates and their loved ones With their books Chicken Soup for the Prisoner's Soul and Chicken Soup for the Volunteer's Soul, Tom and Laura Lagana have shown readers how to make positive use of their time—whether they are serving others or serving time. In Serving Productive Time they go one step further, using powerful stories, poems, and cartoons created by inmates and others to address the realities of penal existence. They build on these voices of experience with essays and advice that show inmates how to truly make their time count, and give meaning to their lives right now, while making amends for their crimes and working toward release. Inspires inmates to use programs and resources, perform positive deeds, and acquire skills Empowers correctional staff, counselors, families, and volunteers to help inmates who want to make positive changes in their lives

Download or read book The Greatest Conspiracy written by Jessie Dunson and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2019-10-29 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You have so much more to learn and obey from God's word than I have written. As you read this book, you will read the word TRUTH 602 times. I do not know anyone who doesn't want the TRUTH. In this book, I cover the past, present, and even some of our future. As you read this book, I believe you too will be able to see the past, present, and future, as the Lord opens the eyes of your understanding. Most likely, you will learn a lot more than you already know, and you and your family will be blessed. My only request is that as you read and learn, I ask that you live what you learn and share this book (knowledge) with others. Again, may the Lord bless you and your family with the TRUTH. In Matthew 7:13""14, Jesus said, "Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat. Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it."

Download or read book A Killer s Kiss written by William Lashner and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "You want to know what deceit tastes like? It's sweet. Like honey." Over the course of his shady legal career, Victor Carl has made a host of bad decisions, but letting his ex-fiancée, Julia, fall back into his life and into his bed might be the worst. Julia's husband has just been murdered, her fingerprints are all over the crime scene, and $1.7 million in cash has inexplicably vanished. If Victor didn't know better, he might think Julia was setting him up. But Julia is drop-dead gorgeous and lust trumps reason 24/7 in Victor Carl's world. Victor wants to believe the Beatles were right, that all you need is love. But why are the cops accusing Victor of murder? And what is the murder weapon doing in his bedroom? And who is the dead woman in the freezer? Suddenly, the wary lawyer is no longer fighting to rekindle a lost love . . . he's fighting to save himself.

Download or read book The Way Everyone is Inside written by James Clarke and published by Exile Editions, Ltd.. This book was released on 2000 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this, his fourth collection, a retired Justice of the Ontario Court again offers his wise and sometimes wry insights, tinged by frailty and tolerance.

Download or read book Fair as a Star written by Mimi Matthews and published by Perfectly Proper Press. This book was released on 2020-07-07 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: --A LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST ROMANCE of 2020-- "A kindhearted love story that will delight anyone who longs to be loved without limits. Highly recommended." -Library Journal, STARRED review "Historical romance fans won't want to miss this." -Publishers Weekly, STARRED review A Secret Burden... After a mysterious sojourn in Paris, Beryl Burnham has returned home to the village of Shepton Worthy ready to resume the life she left behind. Betrothed to the wealthy Sir Henry Rivenhall, she has no reason to be unhappy--or so people keep reminding her. But Beryl's life isn't as perfect as everyone believes. A Longstanding Love... As village curate, Mark Rivenhall is known for his compassionate understanding. When his older brother's intended needs a shoulder to lean on, Mark's more than willing to provide one. There's no danger of losing his heart. He already lost that to Beryl a long time ago. During an idyllic Victorian summer, friends and family gather in anticipation of Beryl and Sir Henry's wedding. But in her darkest moment, it's Mark who comes to Beryl's aid. Can he help her without revealing his feelings--or betraying his brother?

Download or read book The Children s Magical Adventures written by Michael Neno and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2017-05-31 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the first world war Kenneth Ingle moved his family of mother Gloria, children Asa, Jade and Kaya into the English countryside, but after he becomes a prisoner of the enemy his childrens lives become an adventure after the discovery by them to a world with talking animals. There with the animals help they cross the channel to rescue their father, and in time to help save the animals homes from being buried under concrete by threatened building work.

Download or read book Country Chemistry written by Suu Casey Young and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-10-26 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They called the Wyoming lawyer ’Cougar’ – a big cat, a predator. The Australian teacher was a beautiful kitty cat who had forgotten how to purr. Raised in different environments both had suffered tragic losses. Their compatibility was untested, but the chemistry between them was electric from the first moment they met. “Catherine Hunter?” Her name, whispered so close she could feel the breath of the speaker. Startled, she spun around and found herself caught in his arms. The scent of his cologne invaded her nostrils as she looked up at him warily. With a gentle smile, he introduced himself, “Gabe Faraday. Welcome to Casper, Catherine.” The Cougar had never thought of the kitchen as a play area until Cat showed him how. Bending to put dishes in the washer, wriggling back against him, and stretching to reach the top shelves to reveal skin that invited kissing. Then there were her unfettered breasts brushing against him each time they passed. Then tragedy again strikes. The lOVEchemistry is tested, with love and emotions being stretched further than the thousands of miles the separate their homes and families.