Download or read book Kentucky Thriller written by Lauren St John and published by Orion Children's Books. This book was released on 2012-08-02 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eleven-year-old ace detective Laura Marlin finds herself deep in the murky world of race-fixing, trickery and horse thieves in her third mystery adventure, from award-winning author Lauren St John. Laura Marlin's two greatest loves in life are detective novels and animals, so she is ecstatic when her uncle agrees to let her keep a horse after they rescue it, crazed with fear, from an overturned horsebox. But he has a condition. Before he will allow her to adopt it they have to find its former owner, just to ensure that it hasn't been stolen. A visit to Newmarket to investigate the thoroughbred's origins leads Laura to the Kentucky Derby in the US and deep into the murky world of race-fixing.

Download or read book Kentucky thriller written by Lauren St. John and published by . This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Kentucky Thriller and Rendezvous in Russia written by Lauren St John and published by Orion Children's Books. This book was released on 2015-05-07 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2-in-1 edition of the first two stories in the BLUE PETER AWARD-winning mystery adventure series about 11-year-old ace detective, Laura Marlin. In KENTUCKY THRILLER, Laura is ecstatic when her uncle agrees to let her keep a horse after they rescue it from an overturned horsebox. But he has one condition - before he will allow her to adopt it they have to find its former owner, just to ensure that it hasn't been stolen. A visit to Newmarket to investigate the thoroughbred's origins leads Laura to the Kentucky Derby in the US and deep into the murky world of race-fixing. And in RENDEZVOUS IN RUSSIA, Laura, Skye and Tariq are whirled into a breathtaking mystery adventure when they join the film crew on the set of THE ARISTOCRATIC THIEF about an art heist that could never be pulled off in real life. Or could it? Adventure and drama just seem to find Laura even when she's not looking for it.

Download or read book Kentucky thriller written by Lauren St. John and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Kentucky Murders written by Larry Parrott and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2014-12-25 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This small Kentucky town was peaceful, even boring, until the first murder shakes its foundation.Kate Jenkins works as a waitress in the local diner. She despises her boring life and her abusive ex-boyfriend, Tommy, who still can't accept that she is no longer his property. She longs to escape her small town prison.Then one day a handsome stranger named Zack shows up at the diner and everything changes. It doesn't take long for Zack and Kate to fall in love. It also doesn't take long for Tommy to notice. He will do anything to get Kate back, no matter what the cost – even murder. Who will have to die before Kate and Zack can be together?Six years pass. The town heals and begins to forget. Then late one night, the cycle begins again when a mother and father are murdered in their bed, and their little girl narrowly escapes.No suspects or motive, the small town rookie sheriff struggles with the case. FBI Agent Tina Simpson arrives in town to assist with the investigation. But, she soon finds herself in a shootout with the killers, desperate to finish the job by kidnapping the little girl. How many more will die this time?They finally make some progress on the case. Just when they think the case might be solved, the sheriff and his wife find themselves faced with a parent's worst nightmare…

Download or read book Kentucky Vice written by James Harper and published by . This book was released on 2017-12-13 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A man who can't remember. Another who refuses to forget. Somewhere in the middle lies the truth. It's five years since his wife disappeared, but wise-cracking, street-smart private-eye Evan Buckley is still reeling. Tormented by demons and consumed by his unrelenting quest for the truth, he loses himself in other people's problems. When college buddy Jesse Springer shows up with a wad of explicit photographs that arrived in the mail, Evan is roped into the most bizarre case of blackmail he's ever encountered-because Jesse swears blind he can't remember a thing. But can Evan believe him? And if things weren't bad enough, a psychopathic killer from the past embarks on a crusade of psychological revenge and twisted mind games that threaten to plunge Evan back into his darkest days. Adrift in a sea of betrayal and lies as the body count climbs, Evan is forced to choose between his gut instinct and the blatant evidence-and the only thing he knows for sure is the wrong choice will be punished with death. Kentucky Vice, the second book in the gripping new crime series from James Harper, delivers thrills, action, and twists you just won't see coming. Kentucky Vice was previously published as Strip Squeeze.

Download or read book Kentucky Thriller written by Lauren St. John and published by Orion Children's Books. This book was released on 2013-07-04 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eleven-year-old ace detective Laura Marlin finds herself deep in the murky world of race-fixing, trickery and horse thieves in her third mystery adventure, from award-winning author Lauren St John. Laura Marlin's two greatest loves in life are detective novels and animals, so she is ecstatic when her uncle agrees to let her keep a horse after they rescue it, crazed with fear, from an overturned horsebox. But he has a condition. Before he will allow her to adopt it they have to find its former owner, just to ensure that it hasn't been stolen. A visit to Newmarket to investigate the thoroughbred's origins leads Laura to the Kentucky Derby in the US and deep into the murky world of race-fixing.

Download or read book Electing To Murder Thriller written by Roger Stelljes and published by Roger Stelljes. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE SERIES WITH OVER 2 MILLION DOWNLOADS and 20,000+ REVIEWS New York Times & USA Today Bestselling McRyan Mystery Series Deep in Kentucky lake country, "Wire" hid behind an empty cabin in the pitch black night. She quickly realized she wasn't the only person carefully observing the secret late night meeting with night vision goggles when gun shots rang out... A clandestine late night meeting in Kentucky, a murder in a seedy St. Paul motel, a mysterious investigator operating in the shadows and dueling political masterminds all collide to provide Mac McRyan with the ultimate test in ELECTING TO MURDER. Never miss a new release again! Join the list at www.RogerStelljes.com Detective Mac McRyan Mystery, Thriller and Crime Series: FIRST CASE: Murder Alley - Book 1 THE ST. PAUL CONSPIRACY - Book 2 - USA Today Bestseller DEADLY STILLWATER - Book 3 - Free FIRST DEADLY CONSPIRACY - Books 1-3 Box set - New York Times and USA Today Bestseller ELECTING TO MURDER - Book 4 FATALLY BOUND - Book 5 - USA Today Bestseller BLOOD SILENCE - Book 6 - USA Today Bestseller MYSTERIES, THRILLERS AND KILLERS - Books 4-6 Box Set NEXT GIRL ON THE LIST - Book 7 FIREBALL - Book 8 - New release STAKEOUT: A Case From The Dick Files - Short story The McRyan Mystery series is for fans of Vince Flynn, Jack Reacher Series, Brad Thor, James Patterson, Lee Child, Alex Cross Series, Nelson DeMille, David Baldacci, John Sandford, Harlan Coben, Robert Crais, Mark Greaney, Tom Clancy, Robert Bryndza, J. D. Robb, Lisa Gardner, Karin Slaughter, Stuart Macbride, Patricia Gibney, Jo Nesbo, Tami Hoag, Angela Marsons, Lisa Jackson and other great authors and their characters in the mystery and thriller genre.

Download or read book Film Noir written by Homer B. Pettey and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2014-11-11 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the development of film noir as a cultural and artistic phenomenon. This book traces the development of what we know as film noir from the proto-noir elements of Feuillade's silent French crime series and German Expressionism to the genre's mid-twentieth century popularization and influence on contemporary global media. By employing experimental lighting effects, oblique camera angles, distorted compositions, and shifting points-of-view, film noir's style both creates and comments upon a morally adumbrated world, where the alienating effects of the uncanny, the fetishistic, and the surreal dominate. What drew original audiences to film noir is an immediate recognition of this modern social and psychological reality. Much of the appeal of film noir concerns its commentary on social anxieties, its cynical view of political and capitalist corruption, and its all-too-brutal depictions of American modernity. This book examines the changing, often volatile shifts in representations of masculinity and femininity, as well as the genre's complex relationship with Afro-American culture, observable through noir's musical and sonic experiments. Key featuresTraces the history of film noir from its aesthetic antecedents through its mid-century popularization to its influence on contemporary global mediaDiscusses the influence of literary and artistic sources on the development of film noirIncludes extensive bibliographies, filmographies and recommended noir film viewingConcludes with a reflective chapter by Alain Silver and James Ursini on their own influential studies and collections on film noir criticism

Download or read book Home Movies written by Claire Jenkins and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-04-06 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The American family has long been at the centre of the typical Hollywood narrative. But the depiction of the nuclear family within contemporary mainstream US cinema has not yet been closely studied. Home Movies addresses this oversight by assessing recent cinematic representations of the family in terms of cultural politics and representations of gender, sexuality, race and class. Focusing on a diverse range of popular films - from Meet the Parents to The Incredibles - Claire Jenkins analyses the father-daughter relationship within sequels and series; Meryl Streep's embodiment of the mother; the superhero family and extraordinary manifestations of the ordinary family; disaster films which depict the president as father; 'mom-coms' and Hollywood's representations of the non-traditional family. She combines film studies, gender studies and family history to demonstrate the complexities of Hollywood's family values.

Download or read book History and Story in the American Political Thriller Film written by Pablo Castrillo Maortua and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-08-29 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Pablo Castrillo Maortua analyzes the emergence of the political thriller in Hollywood at a time of angst and turmoil in the United States. The Cold War, the nuclear age, domestic and international scandals, and an increasingly deceitful political culture catalyzed a filmmaking current that would gradually develop its own narrative form and aesthetics into a new genre. Castrillo Maortua explores the dramatic identity and design of the American political thriller, tracking the close correlation between the evolution of the genre and the history of the United States from the Cuban Missile Crisis to the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the ensuing War on Terror. Ultimately, the author demonstrates how the American political thriller defies Hollywood conventions and cultural presuppositions with an entertaining yet critical view of the state of politics. Scholars of film studies, screenwriting, and genre theory will find this book of particular interest.

Download or read book A Companion to Film Noir written by Andre Spicer and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-06-27 with total page 662 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An authoritative companion that offers a wide-ranging thematic survey of this enduringly popular cultural form and includes scholarship from both established and emerging scholars as well as analysis of film noir's influence on other media including television and graphic novels. Covers a wealth of new approaches to film noir and neo-noir that explore issues ranging from conceptualization to cross-media influences Features chapters exploring the wider ‘noir mediascape’ of television, graphic novels and radio Reflects the historical and geographical reach of film noir, from the 1920s to the present and in a variety of national cinemas Includes contributions from both established and emerging scholars

Download or read book Already Lost A Laura Frost FBI Suspense Thriller Book 8 written by Blake Pierce and published by Blake Pierce. This book was released on 2022-10-04 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FBI Special Agent—and psychic—Laura Frost has seen it all. Yet when she encounters a mysterious gramophone left at the crime scenes of a new serial killer, playing old, creepy music, she is stumped. What could possibly be the meaning? “A masterpiece of thriller and mystery.” —Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re Once Gone) ALREADY LOST (A Laura Frost FBI Suspense Thriller) is book #8 in a long-anticipated new series by #1 bestseller and USA Today bestselling author Blake Pierce, whose bestseller Once Gone (a free download) has received over 1,000 five star reviews. The Laura Frost series begins with ALREADY GONE (Book #1). FBI Special Agent and single mom Laura Frost, 35, is haunted by her talent: a psychic ability which she refuses to face and which she keeps secret from her colleagues. While Laura gets obscured glimpses of what the killer may do next, she must decide whether to trust her confusing gift—or her investigative work. The music, Laura realizes, is the key to a cryptic message the killer is trying to impart. But is it a message meant only for him? Or for Laura to come and find him? Laura has only one chance at this. And if she gets it wrong, another woman will die. A page-turning and harrowing crime thriller featuring a brilliant and tortured FBI agent, the LAURA FROST series is a startlingly fresh mystery, rife with suspense, twists and turns, shocking revelations, and driven by a breakneck pace that will keep you flipping pages late into the night. Future books in the series are also available! “An edge of your seat thriller in a new series that keeps you turning pages! ...So many twists, turns and red herrings… I can't wait to see what happens next.” —Reader review (Her Last Wish) “A strong, complex story about two FBI agents trying to stop a serial killer. If you want an author to capture your attention and have you guessing, yet trying to put the pieces together, Pierce is your author!” —Reader review (Her Last Wish) “A typical Blake Pierce twisting, turning, roller coaster ride suspense thriller. Will have you turning the pages to the last sentence of the last chapter!!!” —Reader review (City of Prey) “Right from the start we have an unusual protagonist that I haven't seen done in this genre before. The action is nonstop… A very atmospheric novel that will keep you turning pages well into the wee hours.” —Reader review (City of Prey) “Everything that I look for in a book… a great plot, interesting characters, and grabs your interest right away. The book moves along at a breakneck pace and stays that way until the end. Now on go I to book two!” —Reader review (Girl, Alone) “Exciting, heart pounding, edge of your seat book… a must read for mystery and suspense readers!” —Reader review (Girl, Alone)

Download or read book A Laura Frost FBI Suspense Thriller Bundle Already Lost 8 and Already His 9 written by Blake Pierce and published by Blake Pierce. This book was released on 2022-12-29 with total page 499 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bundle of books #8 (ALREADY LOST) and #9 (ALREADY HIS) in Blake Pierce’s Laura Frost FBI suspense thriller series! This bundle offers books eight and nine in one convenient file, with over 100,000 words of reading. FBI Special Agent and single mom Laura Frost, 35, is haunted by her talent: a psychic ability which she refuses to face and which she keeps secret from her colleagues. Yet as much as Laura wants to be normal, she cannot turn off the flood of images that plague her at every turn: vivid visions of future killers and their victims. In ALREADY LOST (Book #8), the music, Laura realizes, is the key to a cryptic message the killer is trying to impart. But is it a message meant only for him? Or for Laura to come and find him? Laura has only one chance at this. And if she gets it wrong, another woman will die. In ALREADY HIS (Book #9), Laura is summoned to a mysterious crime scene: a victim has been left tied to a carved, wooden figurehead from an old ship—the second such victim in two weeks. What is the symbolism behind this killer’s signature? And can her psychic gift lead her to the answer? The figurehead is rife with ancient myth and symbolism, and any of the lore might be the driving motive behind this killer’s warped M.O. But entering his mind is the only way to find out—and that is the one thing Laura does not want to do. A page-turning and harrowing crime thriller featuring a brilliant and tortured FBI agent, the LAURA FROST series is a startlingly fresh mystery, rife with suspense, twists and turns, shocking revelations, and driven by a breakneck pace that will keep you flipping pages late into the night. Books #10 and #11 in the series are now also available.

Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Film Noir written by Andrew Spicer and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2010-03-19 with total page 533 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Film noir_literally 'black cinema'_is the label customarily given to a group of black and white American films, mostly crime thrillers, made between 1940 and 1959. Today there is considerable dispute about what are the shared features that classify a noir film, and therefore which films should be included in this category. These problems are partly caused because film noir is a retrospective label that was not used in the 1940s or 1950s by the film industry as a production category and therefore its existence and features cannot be established through reference to trade documents. The Historical Dictionary of Film Noir is a comprehensive guide that ranges from 1940 to present day neo-noir. It consists of a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, a filmography, and over 400 cross-referenced dictionary entries on every aspect of film noir and neo-noir, including key films, personnel (actors, cinematographers, composers, directors, producers, set designers, and writers), themes, issues, influences, visual style, cycles of films (e.g. amnesiac noirs), the representation of the city and gender, other forms (comics/graphic novels, television, and videogames), and noir's presence in world cinema. It is an essential reference work for all those interested in this important cultural phenomenon.

Download or read book Dead Man s Cove and Kidnap in the Caribbean written by Lauren St John and published by Orion Children's Books. This book was released on 2014-05-08 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2-in-1 edition of the first two stories in the BLUE PETER AWARD-winning mystery adventure series about11-year-old ace detective, Laura Marlin. BLUE PETER AWARD-winning DEAD MAN'S COVE is the first in a new detective adventure series from the author of the much-loved White Giraffe series. Orphaned Laura is sent to live with her uncle in Cornwall, convinced that a life of adventure is hers at last - and everywhere she turns she's confronted with mysteries. Is Tariq, the shopkeeper's silent son, a friend or an enemy? Why does her uncle seem intent on erasing his own past? And why is everyone so afraid of Dead Man's Cove? And in KIDNAP IN THE CARIBBEAN Laura Marlin has no idea that her dream holiday to the Caribbean might cost her and everyone she loves their lives, as they come face to face with pirates, a volcano and hungry sharks.

Download or read book Contemporary North American Film Directors written by Yoram Allon and published by Wallflower Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Encompassing the careers of up to 600 directors - over 60 new to this edition - working in the US and Canada today, this volume is an invaluable reference for students, researchers and enthusiasts of film and popular culture. Each entry provides biographical information as well as insightful textual and thematic analysis of the director's work. In comprehensively covering a wide range of film-makers - from more established mainstream luminaries such as Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Ridley Scott and Kathryn Bigelow, through independent mavericks like Hal Hartley, Atom Egoyan, Jim Jarmusch and the Coen brothers, to innovative emerging talents including Marc Forster (Monster's Ball), Todd Field (In the Bedroom) and David Gordon Green (George Washington) - the shifting landscape of contemporary film-making is brought into sharp focus." Sur la 4e de couv.