Download or read book Requiem for Innocence written by BV Lawson and published by BV Lawson. This book was released on 2015-10-19 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A puzzling attack. A web of dark secrets. A race against time. In the tranquil seaside town of Cape Unity, Virginia, a young girl's puzzling attack shatters the calm, revealing a dark undercurrent of violence. Detective Scott Drayco, a seasoned investigator with a keen eye for detail, senses there's more to the story than meets the eye. With no leads, no motives, and no suspects, Drayco is drawn into a complex and dangerous investigation that uncovers twisted relationships and buried family secrets. As he digs deeper, Drayco encounters a disfigured man with a mysterious past, his enigmatic Goth son, and a potential link to a series of unsolved murders in Washington, D.C. Every discovery pulls him further into a web of deceit and danger, where each shadow conceals a threat, and every step could be his last. Drayco's growing feelings for a town councilman's wife add another layer of complexity to the case, testing his judgment and focus. As the investigation intensifies, Drayco must untangle the sinister web before the shadowy figure strikes again. With time running out, the next victim could be anyone—even Drayco himself. Praise for BV Lawson's Scott Drayco Mystery/Thriller Series: "Worth putting on your reading list." - The Library Journal "Lawson's protagonist is greatly compelling." - Publishers Weekly Booklife Prize "Lawson uses the gothic features of the abandoned Opera House to great effect, creating an atmospheric background for the crimes and the solving of them, all of it accompanied with music that's almost like another character. The pace never sagged and it kept me enthralled." - Long and Short Reviews "Lawson's book was so good, I read it twice from beginning to end...The citizens of Cape Unity are as diverse and multi-layered as any person living in the large cities, and Lawson portrayed them splendidly." - Reader's Favorite Reviews "The storyline here is nicely structured, and creatively ties together two murder mysteries, which occurred decades apart. The small town setting is ideal, the lead character engaging, and the supporting cast interesting and diverse. Overall, a solid start to this series." - Omnimystery News "A nice tight mystery in a realistic setting. Totally enjoyable." - Terrie Farley Moran, national bestselling author of the Read 'Em and Eat Mystery Series Keywords: brainy detectives, thrillers, traditional mysteries, crime thrillers, murder, mystery series, private investigator, detective books, crime series, thriller series, crime thriller series, vigilante justice, detective series, private investigator series, PI series, private eye series, crime authors, thriller authors, psychological thrillers

Download or read book Requiem for Innocence written by Frank J. Foley and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Requiem to Innocence written by Steve Chiovaro and published by . This book was released on 2013-11-12 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: March 16, 1893. On the high plains of Eastern Montana under a cottonwood, beneath a moonlit sky, along the banks of the Yellowstone River, a secret is about to be born. An outlaw, blood on his hands, rendezvous with the young woman of his dreams. At first, she feigns resistance. Then with the feel of his lips, the touch of his hand, all her "no's" turn to "yes" and the wrong of the moment drifts along a westerly breeze.Boulder Montana, 86 years later, 5:20 in the morning rolled sleepy quite onto a ranch as an ancient man climbs into his truck. Twelve miles away rage flies down the road in a beat-up Buick Roadmaster. Sixteen minutes later the old man covered with dust and blood lay face first in a parking lot, a well-used knife, its blade glistening red, at his side. His time of reckoning was upon him.The silver mining town of High Ore September 6, 1908, a wisp of grayish white smoke rises through a chimney of river-rock and moss towards a darkened sky. Inside a cabin, a fifteen-year old boy rises to help fight death. His life would forever change.Thirty miles away, a quarter-mile north of the abandoned mining camp of Wicks, a young Indian girl, frightened, the protector of her younger brother, walks into the grasp of Big Sally, a beast in woman's clothes. The woman carried with her a deed to very valuable property. The girl's father stands to one side, pieces of silver in his hand, the child sold to pay a debt. A new life, one not worth living, awaits her.That morning Gerry Whitman, a teacher with a still wet diploma in hand, awoke in the Castoria Hotel in Boulder. Later that day he would climb aboard a freight wagon, and then head for the tiny Montana silver camp of High Ore, set to begin his first teaching job. In the valley, the welcoming warm early fall day gave no reason for the educator to suspect his career in the classroom came with a short tenure.Out before the day could fully break two women, Olga Gorski and Sabina Kroll, sisters by birth and temperament, strutted up a hill on a mission to find sons who didn't come home the night before. They stomped earth convinced the two, 17 going on 18 with the good sense of a slow 12-year old, spent the night sowing oats in a place forbidden.Three blocks away in the foreman's shack of the Clipper Mine, a man named Paddy O'Keefe, just back from a weeklong stay in the Jefferson County Jail, sat in silence. Laid low by the local Deputy Sheriff and bailed out by a friendly Judge. Today life would be different. Behind him, stood four grown men shrunk into darkened corners. A fifth man lay in a pool of his own blood.Montana in 1908 was an inflexible time filled with flexible morality. Here the young man and woman's paths soon cross and along with a store merchant with a past, a lonely mother, they begin a journey that spans generations, past and future. Together they try to preserver through savage, violent, times where the tribulations of loss and oppressive discrimination cloud definitions of good and evil. Thiers was a time where for both, innocence is lost and one finds purpose while the other discovers the meaning of empty.Told with compassion and humor, Requiem to Innocence is a story where the future pays homage to the past. It is a hymn to the millions of those innocent adrift through a mosaic of events determined to cast their own course against all odds and to all whose victories come with a price.

Download or read book Requiem of Innocence written by Lynne M. Caulkett and published by E-Booktime, LLC. This book was released on 2007-03-01 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Scott Drayco Series Books 1 3 written by BV Lawson and published by Crimetime Press. This book was released on 2017-04-06 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last thing he needed was to inherit a rundown opera house. And now, he’s just found a body inside. Scott Drayco isn’t a typical private detective: a former concert pianist with the rare condition of synesthesia—where he "sees" sounds as colors, shapes, and textures—he turned to a career in law enforcement after a violent attack put an end to his music dreams. When Drayco inherits a rundown Opera House in a Virginia seaside town following a particularly brutal case, he just wants to arrange a quick sale for the unwanted “gift” while nursing his battered soul in a peaceful setting near the shore. Those hopes are shattered when a dead body turns up on the Opera House stage, a mysterious “G” carved into the man’s chest. With himself a suspect in the murder, Drayco is forced to dig into very old, and very dangerous, secrets to clear his name. Standing in his way are a wary sheriff, hostility over coastal development, and the seductive wife of a town councilman. But as Drayco digs deeper, it becomes increasingly apparent he's running out of time to solve the unusually twisty mystery before tensions explode into more violence and he becomes the next victim. Read the first three novels in the Scott Drayco mystery series—PLAYED TO DEATH; REQUIEM FOR INNOCENCE; and DIES IRAE—finalists for the Shamus, Silver Falchion, Daphne, Foreword Reviews, and Kindle Book Awards Book in this series have been a finalist for the Shamus, Silver Falchion, Daphne, and Foreword Review Awards "Lawson's protagonist is greatly compelling." - Publishers Weekly Book Prize "Worth putting on your reading list."- Library Journal ​"I fell in love with the main character and found myself cheering him on to solve each mystery." - 5-star review ​"So good, I read it twice from beginning to end." - 5 star review Keywords: brainy detectives, thrillers, traditional mysteries, crime thrillers, murder, mystery series, private investigator, detective books, crime series, thriller series, crime thriller series, vigilante justice, detective series, private investigator series, PI series, private eye series, crime authors, thriller authors, psychological thrillers, mystery boxed sets, crime box sets

Download or read book Requiem for Immortals written by Lee Winter and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-14 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professional cellist Natalya Tsvetnenko moves seamlessly among the elite where she fills the souls of symphony patrons with beauty even as she takes the lives of the corrupt of Australia's ruthless underworld. The cold, exacting assassin is hired to kill a woman who seems so innocent that Natalya can't understand why anyone would want her dead. As she gets to know her target, she can't work out why she even cares.

Download or read book Requiem for the Innocent written by Robin Behn and published by George F Thompson Publishing. This book was released on 2020-09 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A provocative and somber tribute to those who lost their lives and were injured in the mass shooting in El Paso.

Download or read book The Scott Drayco Mystery Series Omnibus Books 1 6 written by BV Lawson and published by BV Lawson. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 1759 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Read the first six books in the Scott Drayco mystery series that Library Journal called “worth putting on your reading list." Finalists for the Shamus, Silver Falchion, Daphne, Library Journal Indie Best Mystery, and Foreword Book Reviews awards, with over 1,000 five-star reviews! The box set includes six complete novels in the engrossing mystery series featuring crime consultant Scott Drayco who readers describe as “not a stereotypical detective” and “an extremely complex character.” If you enjoy heart-tugging stories, twisty mysteries, and thrilling suspense, then you’ll love BV Lawson’s bestselling series. This digital box set includes: PLAYED TO DEATH: When a former client bequeaths crime consultant Scott Drayco a rundown Opera House in a Virginia seaside town - complete with a body inside - Drayco gets trapped in a tangled web of music, madness, and murder that reaches across the Atlantic into some of the darkest days of human history. REQUIEM FOR INNOCENCE: Crime consultant Scott Drayco is lured back to the Eastern Shore of Virginia to investigate an attack on a disabled girl and wades into a sea of lies, seduction, and secrets to keep the girl safe ... and stop a murderer from striking again. DIES IRAE: After a mysterious music code is left at a crime scene, Scott Drayco plays deadly games with a killer. But is it voodoo, vengeance, or pure villainy? ELEGY IN SCARLET: When crime consultant Scott Drayco’s long-AWOL mother returns and is charged with murder, he becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth even though everyone tells him to walk away. As he falls deeper into secrets, lies and cons, he begins to suspect the case may be all part of an elaborate scam ... where the only one being fooled is Drayco himself. THE SUICIDE SONATA: Can a piece of music be cursed? A song linked to suicides is found with a victim's body, but was it really suicide—or a cleverly disguised murder? After a series of puzzling incidents, and crime consultant Scott Drayco starts suffering from depression himself after playing the sonata, can he be sure of what's real or what's imagined? DEADLY DANCE: When detective Scott Drayco's ex-girlfriend begs him to prove her rich fiance is innocent of murder, he reluctantly takes on the case. But as Drayco encounters a mysterious commune, possible Russian traffickers, and false identities, he plunges deep into a cesspool where nothing is as it appears - and a deadly dance with the devil could be his undoing. What reviewers are saying: "Lawson's protagonist is greatly compelling." - Publishers Weekly Booklife Prize "Worth putting on your reading list." - The Library Journal "BV Lawson has created a memorable character in Drayco, a concert pianist turned FBI agent, turned crime consultant. He also has the fascinating condition of synesthesia, which not only adds a mysterious depth to his character it is integral to the plot." - Big Als Books & Pals Keywords: brainy detectives, thrillers, traditional mysteries, crime thrillers, murder, mystery series, private investigator, detective books, crime series, thriller series, crime thriller series, vigilante justice, detective series, private investigator series, PI series, private eye series, crime authors, thriller authors, psychological thrillers, mystery boxed sets, crime box sets

Download or read book Requiem written by Antonio Tabucchi and published by New Directions Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Antonio Tabucchi's novel Requiem is set in Lisbon on a torrid July day. The unnamed narrator - clearly a persona of Tabucchi himself - awaits a midnight appointment on a quay of the Tagus. His time is filled with a succession of encounters with residents of the Portuguese capital, and with late friends and relations. Part travelog, part autobiography, part fiction, Requiem at once becomes a homage to a country and a people and a farewell to the past; requiescat in pace. In all this, the narrator himself remains shadowy, walking in a dream atmosphere. The midnight appointment approaches. The narrator meets at last with another unnamed writer, now long dead, though the evidence points to the great poet Fernando Pessoa. Requiem thus ends as an act of succession, the narrator's claim to a literary forebear who, like himself, is of evasive and manifold personalities.

Download or read book Benedictions written by William Mitchell and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-04-20 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here in one volume are the collected poems of William Mitchell, along with explanatory notes, covering the years 1950 to 2013. Dr. William Mitchell is a poet, educator, academic administrator, ordained Baptist minister, and preacher.

Download or read book Pilots of the Line written by Sky Masterswon and published by Sky Masterson. This book was released on 2011-03-24 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of stimulating tales from the sky. Unparalleled insight into the life of an airline pilot. Communicates an honest view of the challenges airline pilot's face within the boundaries of 21st century airline flying. These powerful stories will plunge the reader into the cockpit to feel every thought, every decision, every bump.

Download or read book Death on Holiday 3 Short Tales of Mirth and Mayhem written by BV Lawson and published by BV Lawson. This book was released on 2018-03-24 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Played to Death written by BV Lawson and published by BV Lawson. This book was released on 2014-07-12 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Shamus Award Finalist and Named Best Mystery in the Next Generation Book Awards A body in a rundown Opera House. A missing manuscript. A dark family secret. Still suffering nightmares from a case that ended tragically, brilliant freelance crime consultant Scott Drayco considers retiring from crime solving altogether. When a former client bequeaths Drayco a rundown Opera House in a Virginia seaside town, he figures he'll arrange for a quick sale of the place while nursing his battered soul in a peaceful setting near the shore. What he doesn't count on is finding a dead body on the Opera House stage with a mysterious "G" carved into the man's chest. With hopes for a quick sale dashed and himself a suspect in the murder, Drayco digs into very old and very dangerous secrets to solve the crime and clear his name. Along the way, Drayco must dodge a wary sheriff, hostility over coastal development, and the seductive wife of a town councilman - before the tensions explode into more violence and he becomes the next victim. Praise for BV Lawson's Scott Drayco Mystery/Thriller Series: "Worth putting on your reading list." - The Library Journal "Lawson's protagonist is greatly compelling." - Publishers Weekly Booklife Prize "Lawson uses the gothic features of the abandoned Opera House to great effect, creating an atmospheric background for the crimes and the solving of them, all of it accompanied with music that's almost like another character. The pace never sagged and it kept me enthralled." - Long and Short Reviews "Lawson's book was so good, I read it twice from beginning to end...The citizens of Cape Unity are as diverse and multi-layered as any person living in the large cities, and Lawson portrayed them splendidly." - Reader's Favorite Reviews "The storyline here is nicely structured, and creatively ties together two murder mysteries, which occurred decades apart. The small town setting is ideal, the lead character engaging, and the supporting cast interesting and diverse. Overall, a solid start to this series." - Omnimystery News "A nice tight mystery in a realistic setting. Totally enjoyable." - Terrie Farley Moran, national bestselling author of the Read 'Em and Eat Mystery Series Keywords: brainy detectives, thrillers, traditional mysteries, free, freebie, crime thrillers, murder, mystery series, private investigator, detective books, crime series, thriller series, crime thriller series, vigilante justice, detective series, private investigator series, PI series, private eye series, crime authors, thriller authors, psychological thrillers

Download or read book Requiem written by Iris Collier and published by Piatkus. This book was released on 2015-05-07 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Faced with kidnap, murder and drug-smuggling, Venerables and McBride put their personal differences aside to work on the case. And they're playing for the highest stakes of all - the life of a child.

Download or read book False Shadows written by BV Lawson and published by BV Lawson. This book was released on 2018-03-24 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: COMBINES "Grave Madness" and "Vengeance is Blind" into one volume! Scott Drayco had everything going for him: handsome, brilliant, a talented classical pianist. After violence scarred him physically and emotionally, he turned to an FBI career and now freelances as a crime consultant, taking on cases other people often don't want to touch. From a suspected serial killer who plays mind games with Drayco, to murder and revenge at 20,000 feet, these eight stories delve into the darkest mysteries of the human soul. Praise for Derringer Award-winning BV Lawson's short fiction: "We've had the pleasure of reading these tales and can enthusiastically recommend them." - Omnimystery News "...One of the best shorts I've read this year. Scary and triumphant in the bleakest kind of way with two of the best characters I've read. - AJ Hayes "Awesome story. Beautifully written...you have really written something special." - Terrie Farley Moran "BV Lawson ends the anthology on a strong note. Scott Drayco investigates the death of a shock jock and...cleverly solves the crime. All in all, an excellent read for lovers of quality mystery fiction." - Jacqueline Seewald Keywords: crime fiction, FBI agents, murder, private detective, suspense, mysteries, thrillers, mystery & detective, private investigator series, detective novel series, literary mystery, murder mystery series, serial killers, vengeful, mystery series, thriller books, crime books, suspense books, detective books, crime series, thriller series, crime thriller series, vigilante justice, detective series, PI series, private eye series, crime authors, thriller authors, psychological thrillers, mystery short stories

Download or read book The Innocence of Joan Little written by James Reston, Jr. and published by Dissertation.com. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Book-of-the-Month Club featured alternate portrayals the celebrated case of Joan Little, the young black woman who stabbed a white jailer-rapist and then was tried for capital murder in North Carolina. The case was an international sensation, involving a woman’s right to kill a potential rapist, civil rights, prisoner’s rights, and capitol punishment.