Download or read book The Sidehill Detective written by Jon Alfred Smith and published by Strategic Book Publishing. This book was released on 2014-02-17 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the dynamic Western The SideHill Detective, Deputy Vern Birdwell starts his career at the early age of sixteen, using the skills to solve crimes and catch criminals that he developed hunting game for the table. Over time, Vern becomes a detective and helps bring Western law enforcement into the new century. He falls in love with the beautiful librarian Mabel Hanson, just as he begins searching for a murderer and bank robber. Deep down, Vern is a peace-loving man, and is determined to get through his career without killing anyone. Will justice prevail? Will he catch the bad guys ... and the girl?
Download or read book The Underground Asylum written by Dan Belton and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2004-02-04 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MARK CONLAN, and his son, JESSE, move to California after Mark's messy divorce. Mark buys extensive acreage adjoining a twenty-two thousand acre wilderness area, near San Francisco. Decapitated murder victims are discovered on and around Mark's property. Mark falls in love with a widowed neighbor, JUANITA VARGAS. Jesse explores the hills and mountains on their property. ROOSTER MADSON and WHEELS WHEELER, two homicide detectives are unable to solve the series of murders. Jesse stumbles upon a vast underground cave complex on their property. He and Mark attempt to explore the cave but are driven out due to their inexperience. Mark hires a private detective, ACE BALLARD, who just happens to be a spelunker, to investigate two hostile neighbors. Soon Jesse is kidnapped. Mark and Ace explore the cave and are attacked by the killer. They find five mummified heads in the cave--their identities unknown. Mark and Ace are trapped in the cave and a horrifying game of cat-and-mouse ensues with the elusive killer. Rooster enters the cave and disappears. The murderer,cornered in his underground lair, is killed--the case apparently solved. Then the surprising mastermind emerges, re-igniting the chase. The riddle of Jesse's fate is finally determined in the story's exciting climax.
Download or read book E Hoffmann Price s Two Fisted Detectives MEGAPACK written by E. Hoffmann Price and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2017-01-06 with total page 585 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edgar Hoffmann Price (1898 - 1988) was an American writer of popular fiction (he was a self-titled 'fictioneer') for the pulp magazine marketplace. He is probably most famous for his collaboration with H. P. Lovecraft, "Through the Gates of the Silver Key," though he published hundreds of other works. This volume collects 19 of his two-fisted detective tales. Included are: INTRODUCTION, by Shawn Garrett SPIRIT MURDER CRYSTAL CLUES QUEEN OF HEAVEN THE MARK OF TAI FENG DEATH'S BACKYARD HE PULLED A GUN MURDER SALVAGE THE CASE OF THE HIDDEN BRIDE PRUNE PICKING PATRIOT THE DRAGON'S SHADOW SCOURGE OF THE SILVER DRAGON TONG WAR WHO KILLED GILBERT FOSTER? REVOLT OF THE DAMNED MUMMIES TO ORDER THE BURDEN OF PROOF DRAFT DODGER THE LINE IS DEAD A BURNING CLUE If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more of the 300+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction -- and much, much more!
Download or read book A Village A Factory and An Underrated Detective written by Piyush Pareek and published by Lotus Publication House . This book was released on with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the small village of Sangrampur, life for novice detective Natwar has been a constant struggle. His unique profession barely provides him with enough income to make ends meet, and to add to his troubles, he fears that the love of his life may soon marry someone else. But when a mystery begins to unfold in his village, Natwar sees it as an opportunity to make a name for himself and prove his worth. For decades, a factory near the village has been operating in complete secrecy, with its true purpose shrouded in mystery. With the help of a few allies, Natwar sets out to uncover the truth behind the factory and the secrets it holds. As Natwar delves deeper into the investigation, he realizes that the factory's dark past is intertwined with the fate of the entire village. With the pressure mounting and the clock ticking, he must race against time to solve the mystery before it's too late. Will Natwar succeed in unraveling the secrets of the factory and save the village from its deadly fate? Find out in this captivating mystery novel that will keep you guessing until the very end.
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Download or read book The Wooden Hand A Detective Story written by Fergus Hume and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on 2020-09-28 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Ah well, Miss Eva, I 'spose your pa'ull come home to spile things as he allays have done. It ain't no wonder, I ses, as you sits moping by the winder, looking double your age, and you only twenty, as has no right to look forty, whatever you may say, though I took my dying alfred-david on its blessed truth." This slightly incoherent and decidedly pessimistic speech was moaned, rather than spoken, by a lean-bodied, hard-faced, staring-eyed woman to a pretty girl, who did not look at the speaker. And small wonder. Mrs. Merry--inappropriate name--was unattractive to the eye. She was angular, grey-skinned, grey-eyed, grey-haired, and had thin, drooping lips almost as grey as the rest of her. In her black stuff gown--she invariably wore the most funereal dresses--with uneasy hands folded under a coarse apron, she stood before Eva Strode, uttering lamentations worthy of Jeremiah at his worst. But such dumpishness was characteristic of the woman. She delighted in looking on the black side of things, and the blacker they were, the more she relished them. Out of wrong-doing, and grief and things awry, she extracted a queer sort of pleasure, and felt never so happy as when the worst came to the worst. It seemed unfit that such a walking pageant of woe should be called Merry. Eva, already depressed by the voice and sentiment of this lamentable dame, continued to look at the gaudy hollyhocks, even while she answered calmly, "I expect my father is the same as he was when he went to South Africa five years ago. I don't hope to find him an angel. I am certain he has not changed."
Download or read book A Cowboy Detective written by Charles A. Siringo and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 1988-01-01 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After years of cowboying, Charles A. Siringo had settled down to store-keeping in Caldwell, Kansas, when a blind phrenologist, traveling through, took the measure of his "mule head" and told him that he was "cut out" for detective work. Thereupon, Siringo joined the Pinkerton National Detective Agency in 1886. A Cowboy Detective chronicles his twenty-two years as an undercover operative in wilder parts of the West, where he rode with the lawless, using more stratagems and guises than Sherlock Holmes to bring them to justice and escaping violent death more often than Dick Tracy. He survived the labor riots at Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, in 1892 (his testimony helped convict eighteen union leaders), hounded moonshiners in the Appalachians, and chased Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch. Once described as "a small wiry man, cold and steady as a rock" and "born without fear," Charlie Siringo became a favorite of high-ups in the Pinkerton organization. Nevertheless, the Pinkertons, ever sensitive to criticism, went to court to block publication of Siringo's book. Frank Morn, in his introduction to this Bison Books edition, discusses the changes that resulted from two years of litigation. Finally published in 1912 without Pinkerton in the title or the text, A Cowboy Detective has Siringo working for the "Dickensen Detective Agency" and meeting up with the likes of "Tim Corn," whom every western buff will recognize. The deeper truth of Siringo's book remains. As J. Frank Dobie wrote, "His cowboys and gunmen were not of Hollywood and folklore. He was an honest reporter.
Download or read book A Cowboy Detective written by Charles A. Siringo and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book CAROLYN WELLS Ultimate Collection 70 Thrillers Mystery Novels Detective Stories written by Carolyn Wells and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2024-01-14 with total page 8733 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Carolyn Wells Ultimate Collection offers a comprehensive selection of the author's works, including over 70 thrilling mystery novels and detective stories. Wells' literary style blends elements of suspense, wit, and clever plotting to create captivating narratives that keep readers on the edge of their seats. Her stories often feature intricate puzzles, eccentric characters, and unexpected plot twists, making them a delight for fans of classic mystery fiction. Set in various settings and time periods, Wells' works showcase her versatility as a writer and her ability to craft compelling narratives that stand the test of time in the literary world. Carolyn Wells, a prolific American author, was a pioneer in the detective fiction genre, known for her clever storytelling and engaging characters. With a keen eye for detail and a knack for creating intricate mysteries, Wells built a reputation as a master of the genre, influencing generations of mystery writers to come. Her vast body of work continues to captivate readers and remains an essential part of the mystery fiction canon. I highly recommend Carolyn Wells Ultimate Collection to any reader who enjoys classic mystery novels and detective stories. With a wide range of thrilling narratives to choose from, this collection is sure to entertain and intrigue fans of the genre, offering a glimpse into the captivating world of Carolyn Wells' storytelling prowess.
Download or read book The Last Detective written by Robert Crais and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2020-01-28 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Stunning . . . Shrewdly written and sharply plotted . . . The Last Detective is a rare treat.”—The Washington Post Book World “Fast-moving . . . a page-turning thriller.”—Chicago Tribune P.I. Elvis Cole’s relationship with attorney Lucy Chenier is strained, but it becomes even more tense when the unthinkable happens: While Lucy is away on business and her ten-year-old son, Ben, is staying with Elvis, the boy vanishes without a trace. When the kidnappers call, it’s not for ransom, but for a promise to punish Cole for past sins he claims he didn’t commit. With LAPD wrestling over the case and the boy’s estranged father attempting to take control of the investigation, Cole vows to find Ben first. But Cole’s partner, Joe Pike, knows more about this case than he has said. Pike lives in a world where dangerous men commit crimes beyond all reckoning. Now, one of those men is alive and well in L.A.—and calling Elvis Cole to war.
Download or read book Young Men and Fire written by Norman MacLean and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2017-05-01 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National Book Critics Circle Award Winner: “The terrifying story of the worst disaster in the history of the US Forest Service’s elite Smokejumpers.” —Kirkus Reviews A devastating and lyrical work of nonfiction, Young Men and Fire describes the events of August 5, 1949, when a crew of fifteen of the US Forest Service’s elite airborne firefighters, the Smokejumpers, stepped into the sky above a remote forest fire in the Montana wilderness. Two hours after their jump, all but three of the men were dead or mortally burned. Haunted by these deaths for forty years, Norman Maclean puts together the scattered pieces of the Mann Gulch tragedy in this extraordinary book. Alongside Maclean’s now-canonical A River Runs Through It and Other Stories, Young Men and Fire is recognized today as a classic of the American West. This edition of Maclean’s later triumph—the last book he would write—includes a powerful new foreword by Timothy Egan, author of The Big Burn and The Worst Hard Time. As moving and profound as when it was first published, Young Men and Fire honors the literary legacy of a man who gave voice to an essential corner of the American soul. “A moving account of humanity, nature, and the perseverance of the human spirit.” —Library Journal “Haunting.” —The Wall Street Journal “Engrossing.” —Publishers Weekly
Download or read book Detective Book Club Selections written by Detective Book Club, New York and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book New York Court of Appeals Records and Briefs written by New York (State). Court of Appeals. and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 1660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume contains: 214 NY 53 (People v. Buffom)
Download or read book New York Exposed written by Daniel Czitrom and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-04-07 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On a Sunday morning in early 1892, Reverend Dr. Charles H. Parkhurst ascended to his pulpit at the Madison Square Presbyterian Church in New York and delivered one of the most explosive sermons in the city's history. Municipal life, he charged, was morally corrupt. Vice was rampant. And the city's police force and its Tammany Hall politicians were"a lying, perjured, rum-soaked, and libidinous lot." Denounced by city and police officials as a self-righteous "blatherskite," Parkhurst resolved to prove his case. The bespectacled minister descended his pulpit and in disguise visited gin joints and brothels, taking notes and gathering evidence. Two years later, his findings forced the New York State Senate to investigate the New York Police Department. The Lexow Committee heard testimony from nearly 700 witnesses, who revealed in shocking-and headline-dominating-detail just how deeply the NYPD was involved in, and benefitted from, the vice economy. Parkhurst's campaign had kick-started the Progressive Movement. New York Exposed offers a narrative history of the first major crusade to clean up Gotham. Daniel Czitrom does full justice to this spellbinding story by telling it within the larger contexts of national politics, poverty, patronage, vote fraud and vote suppression, and police violence. The effort to root out corrupt cops and crooked politicians morphed into something much more profound: a public reckoning over what New York-and the American city-had become since the Civil War. Animated by as vivid a cast as New York has ever produced, the book's key characters include Police Superintendent Thomas Byrnes and Inspector Alexander "Clubber" Williams, the nation's most famous cops, as well as anarchist revolutionary Emma Goldman, the zealous prosecutor John W. Goff, and an array of politicos, immigrant leaders, labor bosses, prostitutes, show-business entrepreneurs, counterfeiters, and reformers and muckrakers determined to change business as usual. New York Exposed offers an unforgettable portrait of a city in a truly transformative moment.
Download or read book Congressional Record written by United States. Congress and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 1394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)
Download or read book The Chipmunk Murders written by Rick Matkin and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2017-05-19 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in the challenging and occasionally brutal environment of rural law enforcement, three teams of investigators attempt to sort out what seems to be a series of related murders. With too many suspects and absolutely no evidence, they seem destined to struggle with long days, too few resources, and a confusing set of questions regarding jurisdiction. The suspenseful conclusion leaves you to question your own values.
Download or read book The Wooden Hand written by Fergus Hume and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
