Download or read book Bullet for a Star written by Stuart M. Kaminsky and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2011-12-13 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first in a mystery series set in 1940s Hollywood, where a hard-boiled private eye helps a cast of real-life stars: “Nostalgic fun” (Publishers Weekly). Hollywood, 1940: It’s been four years since security guard Toby Peters got fired from the Warner Brothers lot for breaking a screen cowboy’s arm. Since then he’s scratched out a living as a private detective—missing persons and bodyguard work mostly—but now his old friends, the Warners, have a job for him. Someone has mailed the studio a picture of Errol Flynn caught in a compromising position with an underage woman. Although Flynn insists it’s a fake, the studio is taking no chances. Peters is to deliver the blackmailer five thousand dollars and return with the photo negative. It should be simple, but Flynn, a swashbuckler on and off the screen, has a way of making things complicated. Soon it’s up to Peters to clear Flynn’s name, following a twisted trail that surprisingly leads to the set of The Maltese Falcon, involving Humphrey Bogart, Peter Lorre, and Sydney Greenstreet. As real-life PI Toby Peters meets Bogie’s Sam Spade, he doesn’t fall prey to being star-struck. But he may still fall prey to a killer. “If you like your mysteries Sam Spade tough, with tongue in cheek and a touch of the theatrical, then the Toby Peters series is just your ticket.” —Houston Chronicle

Download or read book Murder on the Yellow Brick Road written by Stuart M. Kaminsky and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2011-12-13 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this “marvelously entertaining” mystery, a hard-boiled Hollywood private eye investigates a murdered Munchkin on the set of The Wizard of Oz (Newsday). A year after The Wizard of Oz’s smash success, the yellow brick road is crumbling. The famous sets have been left standing on a soundstage in the depths of the MGM back lot in case the studio greenlights a sequel. But that doesn’t explain what Judy Garland is doing there—or why she finds a Munchkin in full costume, lying facedown with a knife buried in his back. To avoid even a whiff of scandal and protect Judy’s wholesome image, the studio boss hires Toby Peters, a Hollywood private detective with a reputation for discretion. But as Peters quickly learns, the real threat to Miss Garland isn’t the tabloids—it’s the psychopathic killer who stalks the back lot and plans to kill the young actress next. In addition to the murder mystery swirling around Judy Garland, the second Toby Peters novel features cameos from “Clark Gable and Raymond Chandler [who] give an assist in this imaginative mystery recreated from yesterday’s movie-land” (The Plain Dealer, Cleveland).

Download or read book Behind the Red Door written by Megan Collins and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-05-18 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "When Fern Douglas sees the news about Astrid Sullivan, a thirty-four-year-old missing woman from Maine, she is positive that she knows her. Fern's husband is sure it's because of Astrid's famous kidnapping - and equally famous return - twenty years ago, but Fern has no memory of that, even though it happened an hour outside her New Hampshire hometown, where she's returning for the week to help her father pack for a move. And when Astrid appears in Fern's recurring nightmare, one in which a girl reaches out to her, pleading, Fern fears that it's not a dream at all, but a memory. Back home in New Hampshire, Fern purchases a copy of Astrid's recently published memoir Behind the Red Door- which may have provoked her original kidnapper to abduct her again- and as Fern reads through its chapters, visits the people and places within it, she discovers more evidence that she has an unsettling connection to the missing woman. As her search becomes increasingly desperate, she hopes to remember her past so she can save Astrid in the present--before it's too late"--

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Download or read book Christmas Collection The Best Holiday Novels Stories Carols Legends written by Selma Lagerlöf and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-11-13 with total page 6685 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat presents to you this unique collection of the greatest Christmas classics: most beloved novels, tales, legends, poetry & carols - to warm up your heart and rekindle your holiday sparkle: The First Christmas Of New England (Harriet Beecher Stowe) The Gift of the Magi (O. Henry) The Holy Night (Selma Lagerlöf) A Merry Christmas & Other Christmas Stories (Louisa May Alcott) A Letter from Santa Claus (Mark Twain) Silent Night The Night After Christmas The Child Born at Bethlehem The Adoration of the Shepherds The Visit of the Wise Men As Joseph Was A-Walking The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Beatrix Potter) Where Love Is, God Is (Leo Tolstoy) The Three Kings (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow) A Christmas Carol (Samuel Taylor Coleridge) Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (L. Frank Baum) Christmas At Sea (Robert Louis Stevenson) The Savior Must Have Been A Docile Gentleman (Emily Dickinson) The Heavenly Christmas Tree (Fyodor Dostoevsky) The Little City of Hope (F. Marion Crawford) Christmas in the Olden Time (Walter Scott) Christmas In India (Rudyard Kipling) A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens) The Twelve Days of Christmas The Wonderful Wizard of OZ (L. Frank Baum) Ring Out, Wild Bells (Alfred Lord Tennyson) Little Lord Fauntleroy (Frances Hodgson Burnett) Black Beauty (Anna Sewell) The Christmas Child (Hesba Stretton) Granny's Wonderful Chair (Frances Browne) The Romance of a Christmas Card (Kate Douglas Wiggin) Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame) The Wonderful Life - Story of the life and death of our Lord (Hesba Stretton) The Christmas Angel (A. Brown) Christmas at Thompson Hall (Anthony Trollope) Christmas Every Day (William Dean Howells) The Lost Word (Henry van Dyke) The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (E. T. A. Hoffmann) The Little Match Girl The Elves and the Shoemaker Mother Holle The Star Talers Snow-White...

Download or read book The Greatest Christmas Novels Stories Carols Legends Illustrated Edition written by Selma Lagerlöf and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-12-09 with total page 6692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Greatest Christmas Novels, Stories, Carols & Legends (Illustrated Edition) is an exemplary collection that embodies the spirit of Christmas through an eclectic mix of literary styles and historical periods. This anthology not only captures the traditional essence of Christmas but also explores its various interpretations across different cultures and times. Featuring an impressive array of authors from William Shakespeare to Leo Tolstoy, and encompassing genres from folk tales to Victorian classics, the collection stands out for its breadth and depth. Highlighting the richness of the anthology are seminal works that have shaped the literary and cultural perceptions of Christmas, promising a treasure trove of timeless narratives. The contributing authors, a veritable who's who of literary giants spanning several centuries, bring a diverse array of backgrounds to the anthology. From the poignant social commentary of Charles Dickens and Harriet Beecher Stowe to the imaginative realms fashioned by J.M. Barrie and L. Frank Baum, the collection bridges the literary contributions of the 19th and early 20th centuries. It aligns itself with significant historical, cultural, and literary movements, celebrating the spirit of Christmas through a tapestry of voices that collectively enrich the reader's understanding of this festive season. This anthology is recommended for readers who seek to immerse themselves in the multifaceted world of Christmas literature. It provides a unique opportunity to explore a multiplicity of perspectives, styles, and themes within a single volume. For educators, students, and enthusiasts of literature and history alike, The Greatest Christmas Novels, Stories, Carols & Legends (Illustrated Edition) offers an unparalleled educational value. It fosters a dialogue between the different authors works, inviting readers to delve into the rich tapestry of Christmas narratives that span centuries and cultures, all the while celebrating the enduring spirit of Christmas through the ages.

Download or read book The Delineator written by and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 854 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Red Fairy written by Andrew Lang and published by Joe Books Ltd. This book was released on 2013-10-29 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Editor Andrew Lang collected fairy tales from all over the world in his twelve Fairy Books. The second in this popular series is The Red Fairy Book, which contains thirty-seven fairy tales, some of which appeared for the first time in English in the collection. Lang's collections are notable for their graphic and often violent story elements, as well as for the beautiful original plates that are included as illustrations. Some of the stories in The Red Fairy Book include tales that became household favourites, such as "Jack and the Beanstock", "Rapunzel", and "The Twelve Dancing Princesses".

Download or read book Suffer the Children written by Robert McCutcheon and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2021-07-28 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stories in Suffer the Children dramatize a generation's mingled faith and doubt. "Suffer the Children," the title novella, follows the divergent faith journeys of three baby boomers raised in the same Presbyterian church through pivotal moments in their lives until they converge at a funeral. In "Simple Gifts," a childless and recently fatherless man questions the nature of charity on a church mission to Kenya. Two unlikely friends, one Christian and one Jewish, pursue an interfaith discussion in "The Disputation" in the context of graduate school, which poses its own challenges to their identity. "The Last Miracle: Incident at Nain" recounts a New Testament story from a fresh perspective. In "The Rapture," a pastor questions whether the non-attending spouse of one of his members can be saved--or whether, since he seems so happy, he needs to be saved. A college campus is the setting of "The Recommendation," the story of a student and a perplexing professor who seems to hold, or rather withhold, the answers to life's big questions. "The Passenger" follows the experience of a spiritual seeker led by an enigmatic dream to consider a new life in the church.

Download or read book All the Year Round written by Charles Dickens and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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