Download or read book Once Upon a Thief written by Shamsud Ahmed and published by Shamsud Ahmed. This book was released on 2023-11-29 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the labyrinthine underbelly of the bustling metropolis of Guwahati, where shadows murmur untold secrets and every alley conceals the sins of the powerful, "Once Upon a Thief" unfurls as a riveting thriller that intertwines a tapestry of mystery, high-stakes heists, murder, and the treacherous dance of double-cross. Aditya, a man haunted by the specters of his own murky history, is thrust into the treacherous web of deceit when he stumbles upon the daughter of a prominent businessman, locked away in a clandestine room during one of his audacious heists. The girl, Ria, unfolds a narrative intricately woven with enigma—a mother confined to an asylum, a father with nefarious intentions and a trail of money lost in the dark web. As Aditya embarks on a mission to help Ria, he unravels a far more sinister danger looming on the horizon, threatening to engulf him in an unfamiliar world of deceit and crime. Amidst the unfolding complexity, an old nemesis, Panchali, re-emerges, casting a dark shadow over Aditya's mission. The lines between good and evil blur as Aditya, accompanied by Ria, navigates the treacherous waters of loyalty, betrayal, and the elusive promise of redemption. His only confidant is Bhargav, a friend whose trustworthiness becomes a lifeline in this perilous journey. As the narrative twists and turns unpredictably, Aditya and Ria find themselves entangled in the intricate web of the city's criminal underworld. Racing against time, they must concoct a master plan to outsmart Panchali and thwart the sinister game orchestrated by a criminal mastermind. With each revelation, the duo inches closer to the truth, only to realize that in this deadly game, where hunters become the hunted, and trust is a scarce commodity, the stakes are higher than ever. "Once Upon a Thief" is a heart-stopping thriller, seamlessly blending the tension of audacious heists with the nuances of a murder mystery. Will Aditya and Ria decipher the cryptic machinations of Panchali before becoming pawns in a game of shadows where nothing is as it seems? In a city where danger lurks around every corner, trust is a luxury, and the truth is the deadliest weapon of all.

Download or read book Behind the Private Eye written by Chris Cooper and published by Chris Cooper. This book was released on 2005 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is part true-crime novel, and part textbook. It was written specifically about surveillance, as conducted by private investigators. It's virtually an industry bible, and contains an incredible volume of highly detailed how-to techniques, for virtually every area of surveillance. It covers how to get information out of people under pretext, how to follow people on foot or by car. What to expect and even how to think as a PI, in order to get great results. The book covers everything including: Training courses and licensing Job preparation Conduct of surveillance operations Special techniques used by professionals Following on foot, car, bus, train, taxi Working in specialist areas (buildings, apartments, shopping centres etc) While an invaluable resource for any potential recruit to the PI industry, this book is also an excellent resource for experienced PI's as well. It lists a large number of web references and other details for information sources that can be used to track down elusive offenders. With almost 544 pages, this incredible encyclopaedic resource covers all the basic techniques, as well as some you have never thought of. How can a female PI urinate on a long vehicle stakeout? What web resource can be used to determine the likely gender of an obscure ethnic name which was listed in client intelligence? How do I identify someone? What role does human psychology play in surveillance operations? How can I find out if they are working? 10 pages explaining why and how things are seen, 10 issues to consider when parking a surveillance vehicle, 30 issues to consider in selecting a suitable surveillance vehicle, 9 methods to assist identification of an unknown unit number in a large block, . . .and much more Not only does this comprehensive training resource cover techniques, it is illustrated with a large number of real cases which Chris has conducted. These stories are an incredible insight to the PI world, and are both entertaining and fascinating. Each story details real-life implementation of techniques described in the book.

Download or read book Once Upon A Prime Time written by Ananth Mahadevan and published by Embassy Books. This book was released on 2020-07-20 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Once Upon A Prime Time, Ananth Mahadevan pens the memoirs of his journey on Indian television. From first hand experiences with film makers who were the founding fathers of television serials, to today's consumerism driven shows, he has tasted them all. The book reads like an autobiography yet covers virtually every major player who was responsible for the nostalgia that Indian television now evokes. It incorporates exclusive moments with many celebrities and award winning directors. Join the actors on their sets as they perform for television and learn about the stories that made the shows come to life. Covering artistes and makers who impacted our world, such as Amitabh Bachchan, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Sai Paranjpye, Basu Chatterjee, Kundan Shah, Ravi Chopra, Ramesh Sippy , Farooque Shaikh, Aziz Mirza, Gulzar and Govind Nihalani. The book is in all probability, the first ever story of Indian television. Besides taking one down memory lane, this could be a throwback for all those connected with the medium, past and present. It gives you a feeling of travelling through time and watching history being made – behind the scenes. "The book reads like an autobiography, but covers every major player who was responsible for the nostalgia that Indian television now evokes." - Hema Malini

Download or read book Private Eyes written by Robert Allen Baker and published by Popular Press. This book was released on 1985 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Private Eyes is the complete map to what Raymond Bhandler called "the mean streets," the exciting world of the fictional private eye. It is intended to entertain current PI fans and to make new ones.

Download or read book Once Upon a Star written by Sarah Ingmanson and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2023-06-21 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After her father died suddenly during her junior year in high school, Sarah Ingmanson started to experience a string of events too uncanny to attribute to frivolous luck. This became her entry point into spiritual exploration along with its share of heart-breaking and heart-lifting earthly adventures. Sarah always knew she was adopted, but most of what she learned about her birth parents came after the fact of her childhood. In this way, she is able to examine nature vs. nurture in a unique way. When Sarah requested her birth papers at age 35, she was primarily interested in learning her heritage. Did her freckles mean she was Irish? Why was there so much red in her hair when she went blonde that year? What she received answered those questions and more, including her birth name, Star. Her birth papers created a trail that would allow her to piece together her genealogy a decade later. Taking the concept that all stars are born out of chaos, Sarah examines her life from a star perspective and encourages the reader to as well. At these intersections of desire and destiny, Once Upon a Star takes us from fairy tale beginnings to our personal earthly legends.

Download or read book Once Upon a Matchmaker written by Marie Ferrarella and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2012-05-22 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If there was one thing single dad Micah Muldare lacked, it was time The busy widower didn't have enough hours in the day for his too-full to-do list--his high-profile job demanded focus, and the rest of his not-so-spare time was devoted to caring for his two little boys. He certainly had no room in his hectic schedule for romance...until Tracy Ryan walked through his door. The once-burned attorney had long ago given up on finding true love and a family of her own. She'd grown used to keeping her heart under guard. But resisting handsome Micah--and his adorable children--was proving difficult indeed Maybe it was time Tracy reconsidered her no-nonsense approach to life and took the ultimate risk to win the family she'd always wanted

Download or read book Once Upon a Vow written by D.N. Leo and published by Narrative Land Publishing. This book was released on with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One love. One promise. Two Worlds. Ciaran tracks her across the multiverse to a family in New York. When he travels there to bring her home, he discovers that Madeline is living a perfectly happy life, without him as a part of it. She doesn’t know him. She doesn’t remember the life they’ve shared, the blood they’ve shed, and the battles they've won together. Will he tell her the truth and risk ruining her life in both worlds if she can't return to Eudaiz? Or will he go home, knowing that she has at least one happy life for certain? Cross My Heart is a stand-alone multiverse novel. If you love romantic fantasy and compelling and clean love stories with a blast of action, suspense, and supernatural mystery, pick up this book and enjoy the ride. ** When magic darkens the world, love shines. Newly wedded Madeline and Ciaran arrive at a new universe that they promise to help govern, only to find out that the people who bring them there now want them dead. No assistance. No power. The only weapon they have is their love for each other. With double-crosses at every turn, their next choice for an ally could be their last. They know victory comes at a cost. They're prepared to hustle to protect their growing family and innocent citizens. But what if peace demands a sacrifice they couldn't afford? If you love fascinating worlds, intriguing supernatural mysteries, compelling couples and their love stories, grab the book and enjoy the journey. *** The Infinity Series includes Doubling Down – The Other Side of The Veil [series entry] Random Psychic [series entry] Forever Mortal Elusive Beings Imperfect Divine Light and Shadow [series entry] Spells and Codes Blood and Spirit Totem of Aries [stand-alone] Cross My Heart [stand-alone]

Download or read book Once Upon a Kiss written by Nora Roberts and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2002-09-24 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts presents four stories of love, passion, and desire. It all begins with a kiss... In Nora Roberts' "A World Apart," a ravishing medieval Demon Slayer arrives in 20th century New York to brave a strange new world—and a man who will be her destiny. In Jill Gregory's "Impossible," the battle between two warring families becomes a battle of the sexes when a bewitching beauty finds herself kidnapped by her sworn enemy. In Ruth Ryan Langan's "Sealed with a Kiss," a woman's father may have given her hand in marriage to a fearsome warlord, but it’s his trusted warrior who captures her heart. In Marianne Willman's "Kiss Me, Kate," a lovely American inherits an English manor and her dreams of romance come true when she meets an enchanted prince. But is he her one true love? From the Paperback edition.

Download or read book Seeing Life through Private Eyes written by Thomas G. Martin and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-06-16 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life is full of obstacles, and in today’s complicated, hyperconnected world we are all seeking to gain insight and knowledge that will allow us to take charge of our own safety and well-being. As a highly decorated former DEA agent and leading private investigator, Thomas G. Martin has seen every kind of trouble there is. In Seeing Life through Private Eyes,he provides a wealth of experience, insider information, and valuable advice to readers of every background navigating life’s inevitable challenges. Domestic difficulties and divorce, adoption and runaways, background checks and corporate espionage, home protection and traveling wisely: whatever your issue, Seeing Life through Private Eyes offers the secrets to living safer, smarter, and saner. And just as a good investigator should, it guarantees readers the most valuable feeling of all: peace of mind.

Download or read book Once Upon a Cliche written by Karen Wiesner and published by Writers Exchange E-Publishing. This book was released on 2019-03-28 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Detached and ignored for most of her life, Brayla Sullivan is the awkward, ugly duckling destined for spinsterhood who's never been kissed, never gone anywhere beyond the small town she was born and raised in. When she starts corresponding with a man from a "Meet Exotic Singles" website and he suggests they meet, she drops everything to fly to him in a last-ditch effort to find her happily-ever-after. The only son in a family of daughters, Shaun Levi, Peaceful's Chief of Police, has never looked the part of a dashing hero. Whenever he'd opened his mouth, his sisters had spoken for him or over him, and now any attempts at conversation with the opposite sex lead him to either a loss for words or making a mess that's ensured he'll stay a bachelor for life. Brayla has been nothing more than a buddy he's known all his life. But, when a kiss between them on a particularly lonesome New Year's takes a turn for the what-have-we-done?, he sees a side to his old friend he never anticipated...and the consequences may just leave him without a friend or a prayer of convincing her they could share so much more. Brayla's poorly-conceived plan to meet Mr. Right veers from point A to Z to F and every-sad-where in-between, leaving her hopelessly lost and desperate for someone to rescue her. Everything she expects to happen falls through while the unexpected may turn into everything she's ever dreamed of...or all she's dreaded. On the rocky road to happily-ever-after, who knows what can happen?

Download or read book Once Upon a Crime written by P. J. Brackston and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-07-15 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From New York Times bestselling author P. J. Brackston comes the prequel to Gretel and the Case of the Missing Frog Prints, the new novel in the rollicking series featuring Gretel, all grown up and working as a private investigator in 18th century Bavaria. Gretel (yes, that Gretel) is now 35, very large, still living with her brother Hans, and working as a private investigator. The small, sleepy town of Gesternstadt is shaken to its pretty foundations when the workshop of the local cart maker is burnt to the ground, and a body is discovered in the ashes. It is Gretel who notices that the cadaver is missing a finger. At first she does not see this as significant, as her mind is fully focused on a new case. Not that she wouldn’t far rather be investigating an intriguing murder, but her client is willing to pay over the odds, so she must content herself with trying to trace three missing cats. It is not until she is further into her investigations that she realizes the two events are inextricably and dangerously connected, and that the mystery of the missing cats will lead her into perilous situations and frightening company. Very soon Gretel finds herself accused of kidnapping Princess Charlotte, twice locked up in the cells at the Summer Schloss, repelling the advances of an amorous troll, strapped to a rack in Herr Schmerz’s torture chamber, and fleeing a murder charge. With dubious help from her brother (whose scant wits are habitually addled by drink), she must prove her innocence, solve the puzzle of the unidentified corpse, and find the stolen cats before they meet a grisly end.

Download or read book Once Upon a Portal written by D.N. Leo and published by Narrative Land Publishing. This book was released on with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Also published as Oleander - Book 1 in the Shadow of Angel Trilogy. This trilogy has been merged with Mirror & Realms series. Shadow of Angel - Dark Solar Trilogy features the relationship between Dinah (a PI from the multiverse) and Arik (a human college professor). Their relationship starts when Dinah comes to Earth to investigate an explosive supernatural plot that killed her best friend. This is a romantic fantasy series, with strong sci-fi and time travel elements. 1 Oleander 2 Wolfsbane 3 Maikoa

Download or read book Once Upon a Marriage written by Tara Taylor Quinn and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2015-10-01 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anyone could be hiding a secret… Marie Bustamante does not trust or love easily. Growing up with a philandering father and an overprotective mother, she comes by her reservations honestly. So after only three months, how can she be falling for her best friend's bodyguard? This isn't like her at all. But Elliott Tanner is strong, gorgeous and…trustworthy. Honest. At least he seems to be. Of course, some things about him remain a mystery. Protecting the privacy of his clients is Elliott's job. That doesn't mean he's hiding anything from her. Does it?

Download or read book Private Eyes written by Sam Brown and published by Booktango. This book was released on 2013-05-02 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is based on interviews with eight top investigators with different specialties, describing how they became private eyes and solve their cases. It's a behind the scenes look at investigating murder and mayhem, using high-tech listening or spying devices, tailing someone, going undercover, conducting interrogations, using public records, and working with police and government agencies.

Download or read book Zachary Goldman Private Investigator Cases 1 13 written by P.D. Workman and published by pd workman. This book was released on with total page 2430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ZACHARY GOLDMAN, PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR, IS FLAWED WITH A CAPITAL F. Shattered by the tragedies of his own life, he will somehow still manage to pick himself up and dig just a little bit deeper than anyone else to find the vital clues. Maybe being broken makes it easier for others who have faced tragedy to trust him. Walk with Zachary as he solves cases that will stretch his abilities to the limit. A case is only unsolvable as long as it remains unsolved. This set includes: She Wore Mourning His Hands Were Quiet She Was Dying Anyway He was walking alone They Thought he was Safe He was not there Her Work was Everything She told a Lie He Never Forgot She was at Risk He Drowned in Memory Their Walls Were Empty They Came for Him ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Zachary Goldman has become one of my favorite fictional characters. He is so flawed and troubled and loyal and hardworking and, and…I want to be Zach when I grow up! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The writing is skillful, with a wonderfully complex plot and well-developed characters. Highly recommended! Looking for a gritty PI series without foul language and gore? Award-winning and USA Today Bestselling Author P.D. Workman brings you stories that delve into some of the darkest parts of society but leave you feeling good in the end Even with his own life in shambles, Zachary Goldman is still the one you want on the case. ADD ZACHARY TO YOUR BOOKSHELF TODAY.

Download or read book Once Upon a Sunset written by Tif Marcelo and published by Gallery Books. This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of The Key to Happily Ever After—“a true gem filled with heart, laughs, and a cast of delightful characters” (Nina Bocci, USA TODAY bestselling author)—returns with a heartwarming and charming novel about a woman who travels to the Philippines to reconnect with her long-lost family…and manages to find herself along the way. Diana Gallagher-Cary is at a tipping point. As a Washington, DC, OB/GYN at a prestigious hospital, she uses her career to distract herself from her grief over her granny’s death and her breakup from her long-term boyfriend after her free-spirited mother moves in with her. But when she makes a medical decision that disparages the hospital, she is forced to go on a short sabbatical. Never one to wallow, Diana decides to use the break to put order in her life, when her mother, Margo, stumbles upon a box of letters from her grandfather, Antonio Cruz, to her grandmother from the 1940s. The two women always believed that Antonio died in World War II, but the letters reveal otherwise. When they learn that he lived through the war, and that they have surviving relatives in the Philippines, Diana becomes determined to connect with the family that she never knew existed, though Margo refuses to face her history. But Diana pushes on, and heads on a once-in-a-lifetime trip that challenges her identity, family history, and her idea of romantic love that could change her life forever. Infused with Tif Marcelo’s signature “sexy, adorable, and heartfelt” (Kate Meader, USA TODAY bestselling author) voice, Once Upon a Sunset is a moving and lyrical celebration of love, family, and second chances.

Download or read book Cincinnati Private Eye Protecting Princess Di written by Richard McDonough and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2017-10-25 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Remarkably, Princess Diana of Wales and I actively worked on a case together. She personally contacted my Shamus Detective Agency in 1993 expressing interest to hire me. Princess Diana’s childhood friend, Juli needed to find her 11-year-old son. He’d been kidnapped from London two years earlier and was possibly in Cincinnati. This true story details the adventure of Princess Diana, Juli and I! We traveled undetected through Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee. Always following the kidnapper and looking for any sign of the boy. We encountered dangerous close calls and high-speed chases! Our cover was nearly blown when we were spotted on a stakeout and another time when Princess Diana was recognized. You’ll read about our hilarious and fun times! Including a visit to a Blues Bar in Memphis, and Princess Diana doing her own undercover investigation in Louisville! However, our main goal never wavered. We had to get the boy! Before it was too late!