Download or read book The Man Across the Alley written by Emilie Barage and published by The Wild Rose Press Inc. This book was released on 2022-04-20 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recently broken up with her long-time boyfriend, Holly Harrison finds that reading true crime stories on her favorite blog, Murder For Your Thoughts, is the perfect way to distract herself from heartache. When women start to go missing around her neighborhood, Holly is determined to help anyway she can. That is, until her attention turns to her attractive neighbor. Luke Morris is finally all moved into his new apartment and should be focused on unpacking, not his beautiful new neighbor Holly. While getting to know her, he witnesses something suspicious in the building next door. Working together, the two decide to get to the bottom of things. Who would've thought solving crime would result in some seriously steamy nights?

Download or read book Mulengro written by Charles de Lint and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tale of magic and murder The increasingly bizarre murders have baffled the police—but each death is somehow connected with the city's elusive Gypsy community. The police are searching for a human killer, but the Romany know better. They know the name of the darkness that hunts them down, one by one: Mulengro. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Download or read book The Man of Maybe Half a Dozen Faces written by Ray Vukcevich and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2014-07-15 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Man of Maybe Half-a-Dozen Faces by Ray Vukcevich The first victim is found dead with a number painted all over his body. The second victim is also murdered by strangulation with a computer printer cable. And there seems to be something fishy about beautiful Prudence Deerfield, the woman who brings the case to Skylight Howells. Skylight confers with Dennis, and they both discuss the case with Scarface, Dieter, and Brian Dobson's other personalities before taking the case. Once they do, we're in for one of the wildest, wackiest mysteries to come down the pipe in years. You won't need six heads to crack this case, but they probably wouldn't hurt.

Download or read book The Company s Man written by Thomas M. Battista and published by Hillcrest Publishing Group. This book was released on 2011 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tony Manfredi loses his job the same day his wife finds out she is pregnant. Tony begins working the night shift at the loading docks. With some help from his Uncle Joe, Tony begins working in show business, and slowly moves up the ladder to become the head of the Mafia's North American operations. At the same time he becomes the CEO of a legitimate entertainment conglomerate.

Download or read book Dead Eyes Opened written by Clayton Taylor and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2007-03-29 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book tells the story of two different men. One story involves Rick Stanton, an air traffic controller who also works part time as a flight instructor and charter pilot. When Ricks best friend is killed in an airline training accident, he is outraged when the NTSB rules the crash a result of, pilot error. He sets out to prove the NTSB wrong and encounters opposition at every turn. Not only is he driven to find the truth, but he must also battle the demons from within. The second story is told first person, is a story about a man who works in the Department of Defense as a, not your typical spy. He frequently finds himself in over his head dodging death and bullets. These two men share a past. Although they each lead separate lives, they are both searching for the same things: happiness and meaning. Events outside their control will bringthe two together. In a strange twist of fate, while they each pursue a vendetta, they find they have quite a bit in common. Not the least of which is; they are both looking for the same person.

Download or read book The Tin Man written by Dale Brown and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2009-11-04 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The master of military adventure creates the ultimate one-man army.... New York Times bestselling author Dale Brown pits men and technology against impossible odds, in vividly realized stories. Now, in his eleventh novel, he brings aerial combat hero Patrick McLanahan out of retirement and plunges him into the most personal war he's ever fought. His old enemy Gregory Townsend has come to America to ignite a reign of terror that will sweep across the nation. The police and the government seem powerless to stop him. And one of the first casualties in this war is a rookie cop--McLanahan's brother. McLanahan has plenty of experience in war. And so does arms expert Jon Masters. Using Masters's deadliest weapon yet, McLanahan becomes a one-man army, known on the streets as the Tin Man. But this time, technology is a double-edged sword--and his war of revenge may destroy McLanahan himself... and everything he stands for.

Download or read book Throne of the Peacock Angel written by Salim Khalid and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2022-02-14 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A mysterious radiance slowly developed in the dark alley, growing in intensity, gradually taking the form of an alluring full-bodied woman with ghostly braided locks, startling everyone, including Worthy Deen. The specter was as translucent and elusive as a wisp of fog, sparkling with eldritch power. Her fluttering robes gave the appearance of soft, fuzzy, white light. Her features were indistinct but captivating, and her bare, ghostly feet spurned the filth of the walkway over which she floated, eerily peering at the gathering.” Throne of the Peacock Angel is a twisted and captivating tale of mystery, murder, mysticism and betrayal, in which the protagonist, Worthy Deen, is reluctantly entangled. Worthy Deen is a successful, yet reclusive business owner in New Orleans whose life is capsized by influential and ruthless forces. Additionally, Worthy carries a terrible and haunting secret that grants him paranormal abilities while exacting a horrific toll. Join Worthy Deen as he battles with life and limb to unravel the candlelit mysteries and arcane secrets of New Orleans, Charleston and the timeless Sea Islands of the South Carolina coast. CAVEAT LECTOR!

Download or read book Art Thou the Man written by Guy Berton and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Cigarette Killer written by R. J. Burke and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2005-03 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cigarette Killer A Story of Revenge A protection racket boss coerces a young man, Joey, into becoming his hit man, specializing in the "money men" behind dope dealers. Smoking killed Joey's mother. When it kills his girlfriend he stalks and kills a money man behind cigarettes. The detective called to the murder scene lost his wife to smoking. He recognizes the tobacco investor, sees an old cigarette pack and kicks it toward the body. "There you go, tobacco man." A reporter discovers the pack, writes it may be a signal. Joey picks up the idea, starts to kill tobacco investors, leaving a cigarette pack each time. Tobacco stocks plunge. When the cop realizes he created a serial killer he races to stop him. But wonders if he can without killing him, and if he'll be in time--the tobacco companies have a million dollar bounty on Joey's head.

Download or read book The Vanishing The End of Time Chronicles written by Heath Jannusch and published by The End of Time Chronicles. This book was released on 2012-08-19 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book in The End of Time Chronicles, The Vanishing, begins the moment after millions of people vanish in a bright light. The ground begins to shake violently as hundreds of meteors crash down all over the planet. Nations are thrown into chaos as famine and disease sweep across the globe. The world is forever changed! Full of riveting action and unsuspecting twists, The Vanishing exposes the revelation of what's to come. As the story unfolds monsters foretold in legends, written long ago, will once again emerge. Giants, dragons, and sea-monsters, reclaim territory once lost to champions of old. No place on earth will be safe from evil or the men and beasts it controls. But where there are villains, there are heroes. Lex Mancini is an attractive rebel who's never really been anything but a con-man. But something miraculous is about to find him, love. Fleeing the scene of a crime, he's unaware the fate of many will depend on him. The town of Clearview becomes a sanctuary for the righteous and a resting place for those in need. Nestled at the base of the majestic Sierra Nevada Mountains, the small town finds itself in the middle of anarchy, war and turmoil, struggling to survive. His family gone, Shiloh Evans has been taking it one day at a time. Working on a mysterious project, he must face his personal demons and find the strength to lead the town to safety. Betrayed by their government, Michael Mason and Cleo Brown, covert agents for the CIA, are in possession of top secret, encrypted documents. The information they possess might be the key to saving the world. As the future unfolds there are things foretold which will come to pass. It isn't a matter of if, but a matter of when...

Download or read book Signed in Blood written by Jeanne King and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They came from different backgrounds, but when Helen Golay and Olga Rutterschmidt met in the 1980s, they became fast friends. For decades, they made a game of engaging in petty crime—bad deals, insurance fraud, robbing wallets. But after years of dabbling in theft, they came up with a way of making their pocketbooks even fatter. They found a way to make murder pay... It was a plan out of Arsenic and Old Lace: Befriend a homeless man, place life insurance policies in his name—and then have him killed. Their scheme worked once...but then police started to notice a pattern. Helen and Olga were discovered, and in front of a court of law, their coldhearted pact to kill and cash in would finally be exposed.

Download or read book The Southwestern Reporter written by and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 2506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Memo Book written by Jim Gauger and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-06-10 with total page 477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The South Western Reporter written by and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 1246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes the decisions of the Supreme Courts of Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Texas, and Court of Appeals of Kentucky; Aug./Dec. 1886-May/Aug. 1892, Court of Appeals of Texas; Aug. 1892/Feb. 1893-Jan./Feb. 1928, Courts of Civil and Criminal Appeals of Texas; Apr./June 1896-Aug./Nov. 1907, Court of Appeals of Indian Territory; May/June 1927-Jan./Feb. 1928, Courts of Appeals of Missouri and Commission of Appeals of Texas.

Download or read book The Butcher of Bear Creek written by William W. Johnstone and published by Pinnacle Books. This book was released on 2013-06-01 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are Old West heroes of courage and conviction—and then there are the Sidewinders. Bullets fly in this rowdy adventure from the bestselling authors. William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone bring back those beloved, bumbling cowboys, Bo Creel and Scratch Morton. As usual, despite their best efforts, deep trouble has a way of tracking them down . . . Knocking on Trouble’s Door There’s nothing like family. At least that’s what people say. But when Bo and Scratch come home to Bear Creek for a long-overdue visit, Bo’s family kindly invites him to turn around and leave. His old friends and neighbors turn tail and run when they see him. Next thing he knows, he’s in jail for the brutal murder of two saloon girls in neighboring Cottonwood. Unfortunately, the real killer looks astonishingly like Bo. Now, with his buddy in jail, Scratch needs to ride to the rescue, if he can escape the clutches of the beautiful assistant to a traveling snake oil salesman. With Bear Creek in an uproar, a man with Bo Creel’s face and body is about to kill again. And the worst is still hovering on the horizon: a family secret that could turn Bo’s hair bone-white. Praise for the novels of William W. Johnstone “[A] rousing, two-fisted saga of the growing American frontier.”—Publishers Weekly on Eyes of Eagles “There’s plenty of gunplay and fast-paced action.”—Curled Up with a Good Book on Dead Before Sundown

Download or read book The Down the Road Collection and Other Popular Poems written by C. L. Post and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2009-04-14 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the second work by C. L. Post and is a combination of a few short-short stories followed by quite a few of his now published poems. His short stories deal with the homeless and their actions, reactions, pits and perils. Originally these stories were meant to be longer, but were cut back in size to present the problem in a more concise way. The popular poems are meant to reflect on experiences while traveling down the road of life. Thus, "The Down the Road Collection." The poems in this book are meant to be experienced in a light-hearted - "Oh, I've seen that" or "I've done that" sort of way. We hope you enjoy "The Down the Road Collection." The author's first work, entitled "Be" (Be Yourself) was written to instigate thought about the topics of past, present, future, space, motion and time.

Download or read book The Chinese Crystal Ball written by Dr. Pelham K. Mead III and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-09-18 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is story about predetermination, and if we had the ability to see into our future, whether it is human nature to avoid a bad future or take advantage of a good future. John Cardomen a New York a young Irish stockbroker acquires an ancient Chinese crystal ball that is supposed to be thousands of years old from the Chin dynasty from a Chinese merchant in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York, for a few hundred dollars. The merchant warns John that the crystal ball had magical properties, but Johns does not believe the merchant. The story follows how the Chinese Crystal Ball changes the life of John Cardomen, makes him rich, only to have to run from some ruthless members of the Chinese Flying Dragons Gang from Chinatown, New York.