Download or read book Murderland written by Thomas B. Cavanagh and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2024-04-02 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You’ll pay for admission with your life . . . An amusement park hides a killer in this unforgettable thriller from “a great new talent in crime fiction” (Lee Irby, author of Bottom Feeders). As Orlando’s third-largest theme park, Empire Realm, prepares to celebrate its twentieth anniversary, a public relations disaster strikes. In a span of three weeks, two tourists are found dead, victims of strangulation. Enter Kevin Lonnegan, cop-turned-private investigator. Going undercover as a park employee in the brutal Florida summer still has to be better than the seedy workers’ comp cases and messy divorces usually thrown his way. After all, theme parks are supposed to be the happiest places on earth. But a cold-hearted killer has made this one their hunting ground . . . Praise for Thomas B. Cavanagh’s Mike Garrity novels, Head Games and Prodigal Son “An Orlando, Florida, thriller that reads like a high-speed theme park ride . . . with dark humor so sharp it’ll make you bleed.” —Brian Freeman, New York Times–bestselling author “Carl Hiaasen fans will be thrilled to know there’s a new kid on the block. If you liked Basket Case, you’ll flip over Thomas B. Cavanagh’s sardonically and outrageously funny lead character.” —Charlotte Hughes, New York Times–bestselling author “With the clarity of Robert B. Parker and the complexity of Michael Connolly, Prodigal Son disturbs and charms at the same time.” —Booklist

Download or read book Murderland written by Pamela Murray and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2019-06-19 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A heart-stopping crime thriller with “a tense, twisty storyline . . . [and] a terrific climax”—first in the Manchester Murders series (Love Books, Read Books). When DI Joe Burton and DS Sally Fielding are called to investigate a suspicious death in a care home, it is just the start of their problems. As further bodies are discovered, with playing cards placed beside their bodies, the Manchester police realise they have their work cut out. With the press closing in on the case, a criminal profiler is called in to help work out what the killer’s motive is. With the clock ticking and more victims uncovered, Fielding and Burton must race to track down a twisted killer before it’s too late. But could the killer be closer to home than anyone ever imagined? “I enjoyed the relationship between Burton and Fielding, the in-depth investigation and the descriptive writing which builds tension slowly until the gripping ending . . . very entertaining.” —White Tulip Candles Also available in the Manchester Murders series: Bloodline and Duplicity

Download or read book Alice in Murderland Vol 1 written by Kaori Yuki and published by Yen Press LLC. This book was released on 2018-11-27 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now! Let the "Mad Tea Party" begin! The Kuonji clan, owner of one of the world's top conglomerates, has a tradition: Once a month, family members attend a "Mad Tea Party." But at the latest gathering, the nine Kuonji siblings in attendance are shocked to hear a pronouncement issue from the lips of their mother, Olga- "I'd like you children to now fight one another to the death!" As chaos erupts, Stella, the fourth daughter, loses all reason, and suddenly a whole new Stella, complete with blonde hair and blue dress, comes out to play-!!

Download or read book Alice in Murderland Vol 5 written by Kaori Yuki and published by Yen Press LLC. This book was released on 2018-11-27 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stella-samaaaa- The scar on the palm of Zeno, Stella's most beloved brother, has switched from one hand to the other. Her mind already consumed by the fog of war, Stella arrives at a truth far too painful to consider... And all this time...this entire time-! I've been trusting and loving the very person who murdered him! A lie told at the very first tea party now comes out into the open!! Are you familiar with the term "changeling"?

Download or read book Bodymore Murderland written by Delmont Player and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-24 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BILLY LO' and his most trusted partner, DIAMOND, are fresh out of prison with a plan to demonstrate why Baltimore, Maryland is known as BODYMORE MURDERLAND. Backed by an unlimited drug connect and a deadly team of stick-up boys, the ambitious hustlers are primed to control the most lucrative strip in the East Coast. When the body count rises along with the money, street cred and overall prestige, the whole crew is living good and enjoying their success. But what happens when the money stops pouring in and the members of this once tight clique are forced to get it out the mud? Pressure either burst pipes or it makes diamonds. What will it do to Billy Lo' and Diamond? Will old habits resurface and destroy the bonds they've created within their fam? Will ambitions override respect? Will friends become bloodthirsty enemies? Or will honor rule the day, allowing oaths to remain intact as the gunplay and vicious fatalities lead to a record number of murders in the city?

Download or read book Baltimore Noir written by Robert Ward and published by Akashic Books. This book was released on 2006-05-01 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This original anthology of noir fiction set in Maryland’s Charm City includes new stories by David Simon, Laura Lippman, Jim Fusilli, and more. As fans of the HBO series The Wire have known for years, Baltimore is home to a rich and diverse underworld that is matched by an equally rich and diverse literary tradition. This is the city where Dashiell Hammett worked as a Pinkerton agent. It’s also where Zelda Fitzgerald came for psychiatric treatment. In this sterling collection of noir fiction, some of Baltimore’s best authors “confront the full irony that is Charm City, a place where you can go from the leafy beauty of the North Side neighborhoods to the gutted ghettos of the West Side in less than twenty minutes, then find your way to the revamped Inner Harbor in another ten” (Laura Lippman, from the introduction). Baltimore Noir includes brand-new stories by David Simon, Laura Lippman, Tim Cockey, Rob Hiaasen, Robert Ward, Sujata Massey, Jack Bludis, Rafael Alvarez, Marcia Talley, Joseph Wallace, Lisa Respers France, Charlie Stella, Sarah Weinman, Dan Fesperman, Jim Fusilli, and Ben Neihart.

Download or read book Two Can Keep a Secret written by Karen M. McManus and published by Delacorte Press. This book was released on 2019-01-08 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The "must-read YA thriller" (Bustle) from #1 New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying about a small town with deadly secrets. "When it comes to YA suspense, Karen M. McManus is in a league of her own..." --Entertainment Weekly Echo Ridge is small-town America. Ellery's never been there, but she's heard all about it. Her aunt went missing there at age seventeen. And only five years ago, a homecoming queen put the town on the map when she was killed. Now Ellery has to move there to live with a grandmother she barely knows. The town is picture-perfect, but it's hiding secrets. And before school even begins for Ellery, someone has declared open season on homecoming, promising to make it as dangerous as it was five years ago. Then, almost as if to prove it, another girl goes missing. Ellery knows all about secrets. Her mother has them; her grandmother does too. And the longer she's in Echo Ridge, the clearer it becomes that everyone there is hiding something. The thing is, secrets are dangerous--and most people aren't good at keeping them. Which is why in Echo Ridge, it's safest to keep your secrets to yourself. Fans of the hit thriller that started it all can watch the secrets of the Bayview Four be revealed in the One of Us is Lying TV series now streaming on NBC's Peacock!

Download or read book Murder in La la Land written by Juliet Blackwell and published by Top Publications. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the authors of Sisters In Crime/Los Angeles, twelve tales of mystery and murder that confirm how L.A. got its name]] "La-La land." This is the LA chapters third anthology, the first two being "Murder on Sunset Boulevard" and the second, "LAndmarked for Murder."

Download or read book Hooked on Murder written by Betty Hechtman and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-05-06 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Molly Pink is about to discover the joys of crochet. It’s a relaxing escape from her hectic life as a bookstore event manager . . . and from the stress of being Tarzana, California’s latest murder suspect. For Molly, the weekly crochet group at Shedd & Royal Books and More was just another event to manage. Then she stumbled across the body of group leader Ellen Sheridan. Her complicated past with Ellen has made her a prime suspect, and after being cuffed and questioned, she could use a little diversion. Never mind that she doesn’t know how to crochet. Granny squares don’t look that hard to make. But while Molly’s fending off a detective with a grudge and navigating crochet group politics, the real killer is at large. And it’s up to Molly to catch the culprit—before she winds up in a tight knot. Delicious recipe and crochet pattern included! “A gentle and charming novel. . . . Its quirky and likable characters are appealing and real.”—Earlene Fowler, author of Tumbling Blocks

Download or read book Alice in Japanese Wonderlands written by Amanda Kennell and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2023 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the first translations of Lewis Carroll's Alice books appeared in Japan in 1899, Alice has found her way into nearly every facet of Japanese life and popular culture. The books have been translated into Japanese more than 500 times, resulting in more editions of these works in Japanese than any other language except English. Generations of Japanese children learned English from textbooks containing Alice excerpts. Japan's internationally famous fashion vogue, Lolita, merges Alice with French Rococo style. In Japan Alice is everywhere--in manga, literature, fine art, live-action film and television shows, anime, video games, clothing, restaurants, and household goods consumed by people of all ages and genders. In Alice in Japanese Wonderlands, Amanda Kennell traverses the breadth of Alice's Japanese media environment, starting in 1899 and continuing through 60s psychedelia and 70s intellectual fads to the present, showing how a set of nineteenth-century British children's books became a vital element in Japanese popular culture. Using Japan's myriad adaptations to investigate how this modern media landscape developed, Kennell reveals how Alice connects different fields of cultural production and builds cohesion out of otherwise disparate media, artists, and consumers. The first sustained examination of Japanese Alice adaptations, her work probes the meaning of Alice in Wonderland as it was adapted by a cast of characters that includes the "father of the Japanese short story," Ryūnosuke Akutagawa; the renowned pop artist Yayoi Kusama; and the best-selling manga collective CLAMP. While some may deride adaptive activities as mere copying, the form Alice takes in Japan today clearly reflects domestic considerations and creativity, not the desire to imitate. By engaging with studies of adaptation, literature, film, media, and popular culture, Kennell uses Japan's proliferation of Alices to explore both Alice and the Japanese media environment.

Download or read book Sherlock Holmes written by Lindsay Faye and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Papers from the conference held at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, August 31-September 2, 2012.

Download or read book Thing written by Marvel Comics and published by Marvel Entertainment. This book was released on 2016-09-22 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collects Thing (2005) #1-8. Join Ben Grimm and his pals as they clobber their way through the Marvel U! And, spinning out of events from FANTASTIC FOUR, the idol of millions is now worth billions! So will big bucks make a Rockefeller out of this Rocky fella? Will Ben trade in Yancy St. for Park Ave? Tune in and see, True Believer! Special appearances by Goliath (Bill Foster), Warbird, Wonder Man and Peter Parker!

Download or read book Winter Murderland written by Max Parrott and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-24 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The series as a whole is charming and lighthearted with the endearing duo of Jaz and Luffy bringing humor and heart...Max Parrott is well-known for a witty writing style and a seamless capture of the canine personality with Luffy's huffiness and constant commentary."--5 Stars, Readers' Favorite 'Tis the season for murder. With winter settling in to stay and a traveling carnival bringing an extra dose of festivity to the quiet town of Blackwood Cove, Jasmine and her faithful dog Luffy are looking forward to a picturesque winter holiday with sparkling snow and twinkling Christmas lights. But when rumors of a terrible crime sweep through the town, the carnival's magic and wonder quickly begin to sour. As the carnival organizers scramble to maintain their joyful façade, Jasmine and Luffy are called on to put the rumors to rest - but this time, as official private detectives. Struggling for leads in an environment where every snowflake and performer's smile is meticulously arranged, the pair of sleuths must get to the bottom of the case without upsetting the guests or causing more wild rumors to fly. Can Jasmine and Luffy solve the mystery and save Christmas before the situation spirals out of control? Or will their very first case as official private detectives fall flat?

Download or read book The Thing The Human Torch By Dan Slott written by Dan Slott and published by Marvel Entertainment. This book was released on 2018-08-15 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collecting Spider-Man/Human Torch #1-5 And The Thing (2005) #1-8. Dan Slott takes on half of the Fantastic Four — and, naturally, the ever-amazing writer brings Spider-Man along for the ride! First, the Human Torch and Spidey’s unique friendship is explored across five adventures in different eras. From high school to adulthood, from the Coffee Bean to the Negative Zone, from Dorrie Evans to Mary Jane Watson, it’s the ultimate team-up of flamebrain and web-head! Then, the ever-lovin’ blue-eyed Thing takes the spotlight! The idol of millions is now worth billions, and he’s enjoying his newfound riches — not to mention the odd game of poker — with pals including the FF, Goliath, Hercules, Lockjaw and, yes, Spider-Man! But fear not — bashful Benjy has reserved some clobberin’ for foes like Arcade, Shockjock and classic sparring partners Trapster and Sandman!

Download or read book Lockjaw written by Daniel Kibblesmith and published by Marvel Entertainment. This book was released on 2018-08-22 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collecting Lockjaw #1-4; Thing (2005) #4; And Material From Girl Comics (2010) #2, Original Sins #1 And Inhumans: Once And Future Kings #1-5. At long last, the giant-size dog has his day! When Lockjaw learns that his long-lost littermates are in danger, he springs into action to save them! Are they Inhuman like him? Can they teleport? Could they possibly be as gosh-darned cute as their big brother? And where is Lockjaw headed with washed-up hero D-Man?! Would you believe the Savage Land! But Zabu, the world’s last saber-toothed tiger, isn’t happy to see them! And what the heck does the curly-tailed Spider-Ham have to do with Lockjaw’s quest? Plus: It’s slobberin’ time when the Thing spends the day looking after Lockjaw! What a revoltin’ development! And more shaggy-dog stories featuring the Inhumans’ teleporting hound!

Download or read book The Walking Dead 76 written by Robert Kirkman and published by Image Comics. This book was released on 2010-08-11 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The conflict escalates.

Download or read book Cold Blood written by Jason Hurlburt and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-08-13 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cold Blood had taken a few months to write, originally, and this was an early novel. This novel was science fiction. Mickey King Kong, a vampire novel, had been classified as Hitler Wins. Norma Shearer, the Oscar Winner and the protagonist, had been a vampire. Mickey King Kong, the world’s biggest monster, had been turned into a vampire, by Norma Shearer. The earth had been destroyed, and so had all the other celestial bodies, except the moon, which turned to ice. Most beings don’t have a mouth, fangs, teeth, or beak. This novel has the most racial slurs and usages of profanity, in a book, debatably. The novel also includes the character of Vlad the Impaler.Cold Blood had taken a few months to write, originally, and this was an early novel. This novel was science fiction. Mickey King Kong, a vampire novel, had been classified as Hitler Wins. Norma Shearer, the Oscar Winner and the protagonist, had been a vampire. Mickey King Kong, the world’s biggest monster, had been turned into a vampire, by Norma Shearer. The earth had been destroyed, and so had all the other celestial bodies, except the moon, which turned to ice. Most beings don’t have a mouth, fangs, teeth, or beak. This novel has the most racial slurs and usages of profanity, in a book, debatably. The novel also includes the character of Vlad the Impaler.