Download or read book Getaway Money written by Kip Joule and published by a-argus books. This book was released on 2010-01-27 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Icily applauding every conflict between bone-deep isms, Death inexorably beckons from a front-row seat. Someone's killing jockeys and scaring hell out of the rest of them. On his own, retired FBI operative "Jace" Maxwell pondered a possible nationwide connection between the questionable deaths of several topnotch jockeys. Then, Enrique Mendoza's horrifically mutilated corpse is pulled from a reservoir in the Midwestern town of Mercury. Instinctively, the local police force's lone detective, Lt. Robert Huber, brims with vengeful territorialism. Even so, he quickly realizes that his department is ill-equipped to skillfully investigate the heinous nature of this seemingly lead-free crime, and gladly accepts Agent Maxwell's offer of help. Blending into the barn area at Mercury Downs as a stable groom and hot-walker, Maxwell discovers that Mendoza's murder is likely linked to the only winning ticket for a $1.72-million Twin-Trifecta payoff. Assuming that Mendoza's murderer also is responsible for other jockeys' deaths, Maxwell and Lt. Huber profile a psychological trap to lure the remorseless killer back into the Mercury area. The trouble is, their plan must involve a gallery of track-side women and men whose contributions are vital, but which could jeopardize each of them as maliciously as had been Mendoza's fate. Unbeknownst to everyone, Richard Pierce, known as The Talon, had decided that the "Mendoza job" would be his last. Yet, antagonized by internal perfectionism and uncompromising self-esteem, he wrestles with returning to Mercury to put his indelible stamp of fear on those who seem bent upon defying his previous message. Envisioning this to be but a brief detour before vanishing forever, The Talon cunningly presumes that he can be more open and reckless than ever before.

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Download or read book The Getaway Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 12 written by Jeff Kinney and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2017-11-07 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Greg Heffley and his family are getting out of town. With the cold weather and the stress of the approaching holiday season, the Heffleys decide to escape to a tropical island resort for some much-needed rest and relaxation. A few days in paradise should do wonders for Greg and his frazzled family. But the Heffleys soon discover that paradise isn't everything it's cracked up to be. Sun poisoning, stomach troubles, and venomous critters all threaten to ruin the family's vacation. Can their trip be saved, or will this island getaway end in disaster?

Download or read book The Ridinghood Getaway written by Jeanie Doyle Singler and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2020-08-06 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ridinghood Corporation, facing the unexplained disappearance of their Chief Executive Officer and red-flagged tax returns, has both the police and the IRS investigating. Parish Stenopolis is fearful of what this will do to the company and consequently her position as head accountant, a position she has attained through many years of work. She still has a seventeen-year-old son to finance through college. She has been given the responsibility to assist the IRS forensic auditor, Blayze Pashasia. Blayze has also been enlisted by Lieutenant Davy Sarkis to keep his eyes and ears open relative to the missing executive. As they begin the investigation they determine not only one but three people are missing from Ridinghood. One is a member of the computer team, the other a gossipy employee related to the company owner. Problems escalate when one of the three is found dead, murdered. Blayze uncovers suspicious activity in the company investment account and begins following the money trail, which takes them to the seaside resort at Ocean Shores and eventually moves off-shore. Making an effort not to antagonize the accountant, a costly mistake he made in a previous assignment, Blayze encounters resistance bordering on horror. Accustomed to intimidating people as an agent of the IRS, he is at a loss to explain Parish’s reaction when he realizes it has nothing to do with his employer.

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Download or read book Clean Getaway written by Nic Stone and published by Yearling. This book was released on 2021-01-05 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin comes a middle-grade road-trip story through American race relations past and present, perfect for fans of Jacqueline Woodson and Jason Reynolds. How to Go on an Unplanned Road Trip with Your Grandma: - Grab a Suitcase: Prepacked from the big spring break trip that got CANCELLED. - Fasten Your Seatbelt: G'ma's never conventional, so this trip won't be either. - Use the Green Book: G'ma's most treasured possession. It holds history, memories, and most important, the way home. What Not to Bring: - A Cell Phone: Avoid contact with Dad at all costs. Even when G'ma starts acting stranger than usual. Take a trip through the American South with the New York Times bestselling author Nic Stone and an eleven-year-old boy who is about to discover that the world hasn't always been a welcoming place for kids like him, and things aren't always what they seem--his G'ma included.

Download or read book Manson written by Jeff Guinn and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-08-05 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An account of one of the most notorious criminals in American history puts Manson in the context of his times, the turbulent end of the 1960s, revealing a rock star wannabe whose killings were directly related to his musical ambitions.

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Download or read book Lost and Found written by Earle W. Jacobs and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-06-14 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you ready to take on the Russian Mafia and assorted felons and rogues? How would you like to go adventuring to some far-off exotic land where not too many go? Would you like to meet some interesting people, maybe even a few beautiful young women? Do you like your yarns to be livened with a little humor here and there? If you do, you are bound to like Arthur Penobscot Smythe III, one of the main characters in this novel. And-----if you like this story, there is a sequel about ready to be out in print. Look for the mysterious, Madame O.

Download or read book Longarm 292 Longarm and the Lady Hustlers written by Tabor Evans and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2003-02-25 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To catch these cons, Longarm will have to play by their rules. Rumor has it that Deputy Marshal Custis Long is now riding on the other side of the law—swindling ranchers and taking bribes, just as cool as you please. But if folks’d only look closer, they’d notice the fake moustache and counterfeit badge—and recognize the conman behind them… A motley crew of thieves, gamblers, and ladies of the night has just arrived in Ogallala, looking to relieve the local bank of its contents. But their plan—to have one of their men impersonate the lawman known as Longarm—has a fatal flaw. The owlhoots never counted on running smack into Longarm himself…

Download or read book Crazy Wild written by Tara Janzen and published by Dell. This book was released on 2006-01-31 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s a long way from the jungles of Colombia to a Colorado library, where Special Forces operative Creed Rivera is staking out one of the world’s most dangerous women. With her prim librarian looks, Cordelia “Cody” Stark doesn’t look like a nuclear arms broker. But nabbing her is Creed’s latest mission–until a trio of thugs shows up and he’s suddenly forced to play hero.... Armed with secrets that could ignite a global inferno, Cody was already running out of places to hide. And now a hotshot government agent has blown her cover by throwing himself between her and certain death. Trusting the hero who just saved her life is not an option. Resisting him is something else entirely. And when bullets start to fly, a man and a woman running out of time are gearing up for the wildest adventure of their lives…. From the Paperback edition.

Download or read book The Perfect Murder written by Brenda Novak and published by MIRA. This book was released on 2009-10-01 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than a year, Sebastian Costas has been trying to unravel the truth behind the murder of his ex-wife and son. Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, he's convinced that her second husband—a cop—committed both murders, then faked his own death. Now Sebastian has followed the slimmest of leads to Sacramento…and that's where he finally gets the break he needs. Jane Burke, an investigator with The Last Stand, calls him in connection with a separate crime—a crime that could lead him straight to the man he's been looking for. Once married to a serial killer, Jane has spent the past five years rebuilding her life. And with Sebastian she finally has a chance at happiness. But the man they're after is after them, too. For him this has become a personal battle, one he's determined to win. Whatever it takes…

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Download or read book Taking Sides written by Patrick Jones and published by Darby Creek ™. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Todd and Tina Morgan were both there the night their mother died. They both saw their father kill her. But they can't agree on what actually happened. To Tina, their father is a murderer. Their mother was trying to defend herself. To Todd, their father is a protector. He saved Todd and Tina when their mother turned a knife on them. Now their father is on the run. Todd and Tina are in separate foster placements. Todd knows there's only one way to clear his dad's name: get Tina to change her story. Get her to tell the truth. But the truth may not be as simple as Todd thought. Whose story is right? And whose side should Todd really be on?

Download or read book Sean written by Katie Knight and published by Relay Publishing. This book was released on with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love on the run is a risky proposition… Julia Hart is convinced her sister was murdered. And she’s got her eye on her deceased sibling’s husband as the prime suspect. Now, Julia’s on the run with her little niece and nephew, desperately trying to protect them from their unhinged father. Enter former Navy SEAL Sean Miller. A friend of a friend, Sean instantly makes Julia feel safe. The taciturn hulk may not give her the warm and fuzzies, but he’ll do anything to protect her and the kids. And as they grow closer, a smoldering attraction soon grows between them. A passion that neither can deny… Sean wasn’t looking for trouble, or romance. But there’s no way he can turn Julia and the two kids away to face an angry, desperate man. And this fierce, beautiful woman, touches his heart in a way he never imagines possible. And if he had imagined it, he might have run in the opposite direction. Because if there’s one thing he’s learned in life is that love equals pain. But sometimes, the pain is worth it…

Download or read book Female Secret Agents written by Douglas Boyd and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2016-10-03 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forget the adventure stories of James Bond, Kim Philby, Klaus Fuchs and co. – espionage is not just a boys' game. As long as there has been conflict, there have been female agents behind the scenes. In Belgium and northern France in 1914–18 there were several thousand women actively working against the Kaiser's forces occupying their homelands. In the Second World War, women of many nations opposed the Nazis, risking the firing squad or decapitation by axe or guillotine. Yet, many of those women did not have the right to vote for a government or even open a bank account. So why did they do it? Female Secret Agents explores the lives and the motivations of the women of many races and social classes who have risked their lives as secret agents, and celebrates their intelligence, strength and courage.

Download or read book Somewhere in the Night written by Nicholas Christopher and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-05-11 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Film noir is more than a cinematic genre. It is an essential aspect of American culture. Along with the cowboy of the Wild West, the denizen of the film noir city is at the very center of our mythological iconography. Described as the style of an anxious victor, film noir began during the post-war period, a strange time of hope and optimism mixed with fear and even paranoia. The shadow of this rich and powerful cinematic style can now be seen in virtually every artistic medium. The spectacular success of recent neo-film noirs is only the tip of an iceberg. In the dead-on, nocturnal jazz of Charlie Parker and Miles Davis, the chilled urban landscapes of Edward Hopper, and postwar literary fiction from Nelson Algren and William S. Burroughs to pulp masters like Horace McCoy, we find an unsettling recognition of the dark hollowness beneath the surface of the American Dream. Acclaimed novelist and poet Nicholas Christopher explores the cultural identity of film noir in a seamless, elegant, and enchanting work of literary prose. Examining virtually the entire catalogue of film noir, Christopher identifies the central motif as the urban labyrinth, a place infested with psychosis, anxiety, and existential dread in which the noir hero embarks on a dangerously illuminating quest. With acute sensitivity, he shows how technical devices such as lighting, voice over, and editing tempo are deployed to create the film noir world. Somewhere in the Night guides us through the architecture of this imaginary world, be it shot in New York or Los Angeles, relating its elements to the ancient cultural archetypes that prefigure it. Finally, Christopher builds an explanation of why film noir not only lives on but is currently enjoying a renaissance. Somewhere in the Night can be appreciated as a lucid introduction to a fundamental style of American culture, and also as a guide to film noir's heyday. Ultimately, though, as the work of a bold talent adeptly manipulating poetic cadence and metaphor, it is itself a superb aesthetic artifact.