Download or read book The Jack LeVine Trilogy written by Andrew Bergman and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2012-09-11 with total page 531 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three witty noir classics featuring a Jewish PI in 1940s Hollywood—from one of the writers behind Blazing Saddles: “Bergman has a flip, easy style” (The New York Times). Stocky, sweaty, and bald, LeVine is a Jewish private detective who makes a living by being polite. But underneath his smile lies a bulldog. In The Big Kiss-off of 1944, fledgling actress Kerry Lane comes to Jack LeVine when a blackmailer demands a payoff to keep a series of stag films from her past out of the public eye. Lured by long legs and a roll of crisp twenties, LeVine takes Kerry’s case. But before he can speak to the blackmailer, the crook turns up dead. As LeVine hunts for Kerry’s old films, he finds that the heart of this case is even uglier than greed, lust, or murder. It’s politics. In Hollywood and LeVine, screenwriter Walter Adrian seeks the advice of high school buddy Jack LeVine. Studio execs suspect that Adrian is a Communist, and they’re lowballing his salary as a result. Though he insists he isn’t a Red, Adrian has no way of proving it. LeVine is broke, and has no sympathy for his wealthy friend, but he agrees to fly west to investigate his old classmate’s trouble. When he arrives, Adrian hangs dead from the gallows at the Western set on the Warners’ backlot. Behind his friend’s death, LeVine finds a shadowy Cold War conspiracy, and a city far darker than anything Hollywood puts on screen. In Tender Is LeVine, Jack LeVine is just emerging from a vicious funk after the 1948 death of his father. His first client is a German violinist, who visits LeVine out of concern for his maestro, Toscanini, the famous conductor of the NBC Symphony Orchestra. The maestro’s memory is slipping, his conducting style has changed, and his eyesight is suddenly vastly improved. The violinist suspects that the conductor has disappeared and been replaced by a double. It’s an outlandish suspicion, but LeVine takes the case. After all, somebody has to pay for his new office. Soon enough, LeVine finds out that organized crime is playing the tune . . .

Download or read book The Jack Daly Trilogy written by Peter Larner and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-08-18 with total page 705 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time, the first three books in the Jack Daly crime thriller series are available in one volume. Lost in a hurricane finds Jack in a web of political intrigue as he joins a strange group of seemingly mad scientists intent on contolling the weather. Deathbed Confessions tells the story of two runaway brothers whose arrival in London erupts in violence. When their story resurfaces forty years later, Jack needs to discover what his late mother's involvement was. And, finally, the Unfolding Path, becomes personal as Jack faces his worst nightmare. When faced with a man who has nothing to lose Jack's Italian wife Ludo decides the only person to send is a man who has everything to lose.

Download or read book The Complete Smoke Trilogy written by Tanya Huff and published by Astra Publishing House. This book was released on 2019-07-09 with total page 850 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in an omnibus edition, the Lambda Award-nominated supernatural Smoke series presents contemporary fantasy with a gothic twist. When Tony Foster relocated to Vancouver with his vampire Henry Fitzroy, he knew it was his chance to get his act together. In an example of art echoing life, Tony landed a job as production assistant for the syndicated TV show, Darkest Night, a series about a vampire detective. And except for his unrequited crush on the show's handsome co-star, Lee Nicholas, Tony was pretty content. Until everything started to fall apart on the set. It began with shadows­­--shadows where they didn't belong, that almost had an existence of their own. Tony tried to ignore it--until he found Nikki Waugh's body, and felt the shadow's touch, and a stunt crash went wrong for no discernible reason--and Tony knew that he had to find out what was threatening everyone on the set.

Download or read book The Complete Dodo Trilogy written by E. F. Benson and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-11-13 with total page 569 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dodo Trilogy is composed of three novels by E.F. Benson. His very first novel, Dodo: A Detail of the Day (1893), which featured a portrait of the composer and militant suffragette Ethel Smyth (which she "gleefully acknowledged", according to actress Prunella Scales) was back then fashionably controversial and became an instant success. He repeated the success of Dodo, with the same cast of characters a generation later: Dodo the Second (1914), "a unique chronicle of the pre-1914 Bright Young Things" and Dodo Wonders (1921), "a first-hand social history of the Great War in Mayfair and the Shires. Edward Frederic Benson (1867-1940) was an English novelist, biographer, memoirist, archaeologist and short story writer, known professionally as E.F. Benson. He started his novel writing career in 1893 with the fashionably controversial Dodo, which was an instant success, and followed it with a variety of satire and romantic and supernatural melodrama. He repeated the success of Dodo, with sequels to this novel, but the greatest success came relatively late in his career with The Mapp and Lucia series consisting of six novels and two short stories. The novels feature humorous incidents in the lives of (mainly) upper-middle-class British people in the 1920s and 1930s, vying for social prestige and one-upmanship in an atmosphere of extreme cultural snobbery. Benson was also known as a writer of atmospheric, oblique, and at times humorous or satirical ghost stories. Table of contents: Dodo; A Detail of the Day Dodo's Daughter or Dodo the Second Dodo Wonders

Download or read book Dodo Trilogy written by E. F. Benson and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-05-17 with total page 569 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dodo Trilogy is composed of three novels by E.F. Benson. His very first novel, Dodo: A Detail of the Day (1893), which featured a portrait of the composer and militant suffragette Ethel Smyth (which she "gleefully acknowledged", according to actress Prunella Scales) was back then fashionably controversial and became an instant success. He repeated the success of Dodo, with the same cast of characters a generation later: Dodo the Second (1914), "a unique chronicle of the pre-1914 Bright Young Things" and Dodo Wonders (1921), "a first-hand social history of the Great War in Mayfair and the Shires. Edward Frederic Benson (1867-1940) was an English novelist, biographer, memoirist, archaeologist and short story writer, known professionally as E.F. Benson. He started his novel writing career in 1893 with the fashionably controversial Dodo, which was an instant success, and followed it with a variety of satire and romantic and supernatural melodrama. He repeated the success of Dodo, with sequels to this novel, but the greatest success came relatively late in his career with The Mapp and Lucia series consisting of six novels and two short stories. The novels feature humorous incidents in the lives of (mainly) upper-middle-class British people in the 1920s and 1930s, vying for social prestige and one-upmanship in an atmosphere of extreme cultural snobbery. Benson was also known as a writer of atmospheric, oblique, and at times humorous or satirical ghost stories. Table of contents: Dodo; A Detail of the Day Dodo's Daughter or Dodo the Second Dodo Wonders

Download or read book The Complete Emily Bernal Trilogy written by Pamela Fagan Hutchins and published by Pamela Fagan Hutchins. This book was released on 2016-06-01 with total page 806 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sparks fly as ex-cowgirl and down-on-her-luck paralegal Emily Bernal hilariously struggles through a series of murders, messes, and men in a trio of Texas-to-New Mexico mysteries perfect for fans of Janet Evanovich. Part of a deeply-satisfying five-box set super series with over two million downloads and USA Today bestseller status. "Emily is a HOOT and so real!" Includes Heaven to Betsy, Earth to Emily, and Hell to Pay. "Full of heart, humor, vivid characters, and suspense. Hutchins has done it again!” — Gay Yellen, author of The Body Business Heaven to Betsy (Emily #1): Dumped by her husband for a man, ex-rodeo queen Emily Bernal yearns for a fresh start. When a handsome local attorney named Jack offers her a gig, she's not sure if it's the right fit. But after a dead body takes a swan dive right in front of her and she learns a missing six-year-old girl is caught in the aftermath, Emily's heart sends her from barrel racing to paralegal work in a hurry. A string of strange coincidences don't seem to add up, sparks fly between her and her boss, dead ends start to become dead bodies, and the race to save the girl comes down to the wire. Earth to Emily (Emily #2): Emily may have traded the fast-paced rodeo world for paralegal work but the change hasn’t made her life any simpler. Between romancing her sexy attorney boss Jack and fighting for custody of her foster child, she wonders if riding a bucking bronco would be easier. But when two runaway teens beg for her help after witnessing a truck-stop murder, the former rodeo queen springs into action. As she follows the clues along the Texas interstate, she can’t help but notice her boyfriend is hiding something from her. When the investigation turns deadly, Emily’s only chance to keep the runaways alive is to stand toe-to-toe with a criminal conspiracy that could make her the next victim. Hell to Pay (Emily #3): Emily Bernal feels like she’s finally living her happily-ever-after. Weeks away from marrying her sexy boss and adopting the little girl who stole her heart, she thought nothing could break her stride. At least until a dead-man face-plants into an anatomically correct novelty cake and Emily’s friend is charged with murder. As she follows the crumb trail of clues, Emily must infiltrate a venomous cult and clash with her one and only nemesis. “Fair warning: clear your calendar before you pick it up because you won't be able to put it down.” — Ken Oder, author of The Closing Over 1000 reviews and a 4.6-star average. Available in digital, print, and audiobook. Once Upon A Romance calls Hutchins an "up-and-coming powerhouse writer." A former attorney, Pamela splits time between Nowheresville, TX and Snowheresville, WY. What readers are saying about the What Doesn't Kill You Mysteries: "Unputdownable." “Full of heart, humor, vivid characters, and suspense.” “Hutchins is a master of tension.” “Intriguing mystery . . . captivating romance.” “Everything shines: the plot, the characters and the writing. Readers are in for a real treat.” “Immediately hooked." "Spellbinding." "Fast-paced mystery." "Can't put it down." “Entertaining, complex, and thought-provoking." “Murder has never been so much fun!” "You’re guaranteed to love the ride!" If you like Sandra Brown or Janet Evanovich, you will love USA Today best seller Pamela Fagan Hutchins. Buy the Emily box set hang on tight for high-spirited mysteries you won't want to put down!

Download or read book False Dialogue Dan Icor Trilogy written by Travis Pearson and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-08-22 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seventeen-year-old Betsy Lane is a hardworking high school senior who waits tables at a small eatery in a picturesque town. Cheerful and honest, she is happily going about another day at work-until notorious hoodlum Duane Washington and his two friends sit in her section. As Betsy bravely attempts to rebuff Duane's unwanted advances, she has no idea that Dan Icor, a business leader with secret abilities, is watching from a distance. When Dan and Sheriff Jack West are forced to intercede in an attempt to save Betsy's innocence, their actions trigger a series of catastrophic events that include a brutal attack, an abduction, a dramatic rescue, and a killing. But just when Dan thinks the crisis has ended, he is led down a new path where he must utilize his gifted warrior talents amid a chaotic political environment where nothing is certain. False Dialogue continues the gripping tale of one man's journey as he learns to rely on his special abilities to battle hoodlums and rescue those in need.

Download or read book THE COMPLETE DODO TRILOGY Dodo A Detail of the Day Dodo s Daughter Dodo Wonders written by E. F. Benson and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2017-08-07 with total page 559 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This carefully edited collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Dodo Trilogy is composed of three novels by E.F. Benson. His very first novel, Dodo: A Detail of the Day (1893), which featured a portrait of the composer and militant suffragette Ethel Smyth (which she "gleefully acknowledged", according to actress Prunella Scales) was back then fashionably controversial and became an instant success. He repeated the success of Dodo, with the same cast of characters a generation later: Dodo the Second (1914), "a unique chronicle of the pre-1914 Bright Young Things" and Dodo Wonders (1921), "a first-hand social history of the Great War in Mayfair and the Shires. Edward Frederic Benson (1867-1940) was an English novelist, biographer, memoirist, archaeologist and short story writer, known professionally as E.F. Benson. He started his novel writing career in 1893 with the fashionably controversial Dodo, which was an instant success, and followed it with a variety of satire and romantic and supernatural melodrama. He repeated the success of Dodo, with sequels to this novel, but the greatest success came relatively late in his career with The Mapp and Lucia series consisting of six novels and two short stories. The novels feature humorous incidents in the lives of (mainly) upper-middle-class British people in the 1920s and 1930s, vying for social prestige and one-upmanship in an atmosphere of extreme cultural snobbery. Benson was also known as a writer of atmospheric, oblique, and at times humorous or satirical ghost stories. Table of contents: Dodo; A Detail of the Day Dodo's Daughter or Dodo the Second Dodo Wonders

Download or read book DODO TRILOGY Complete Edition Dodo Dodo s Daughter Dodo Wonders written by E. F. Benson and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2017-12-06 with total page 559 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dodo Trilogy is composed of three novels by E.F. Benson. His very first novel, Dodo: A Detail of the Day (1893), which featured a portrait of the composer and militant suffragette Ethel Smyth (which she "gleefully acknowledged", according to actress Prunella Scales) was back then fashionably controversial and became an instant success. He repeated the success of Dodo, with the same cast of characters a generation later: Dodo the Second (1914), "a unique chronicle of the pre-1914 Bright Young Things" and Dodo Wonders (1921), "a first-hand social history of the Great War in Mayfair and the Shires. Table of contents: Dodo; A Detail of the Day Dodo's Daughter or Dodo the Second Dodo Wonders Edward Frederic Benson (1867-1940) was an English novelist, biographer, memoirist, archaeologist and short story writer, known professionally as E.F. Benson. He started his novel writing career in 1893 with the fashionably controversial Dodo, which was an instant success, and followed it with a variety of satire and romantic and supernatural melodrama. He repeated the success of Dodo, with sequels to this novel, but the greatest success came relatively late in his career with The Mapp and Lucia series consisting of six novels and two short stories. The novels feature humorous incidents in the lives of (mainly) upper-middle-class British people in the 1920s and 1930s, vying for social prestige and one-upmanship in an atmosphere of extreme cultural snobbery. Benson was also known as a writer of atmospheric, oblique, and at times humorous or satirical ghost stories.

Download or read book The Extra Series Trilogy Complete Box Set written by Danielle K Girl and published by Danielle K Girl. This book was released on 2019-06-26 with total page 1200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BoxSet contains the entire trilogy - ExtraOrdinary, ExtraLimital and ExtraImperial. Some secrets can destroy entire worlds. When Ryder Carlsson enters the supposedly haunted halls of Clarendon House she is not prepared for the discovery she makes. Olessia is a girl like no one else on Earth. Definitely no ghost. Definitely not human. Powerful and dangerous, she is on the run, determined to escape the incredible fate that awaits her. But Olessia's enemies are coming for her. Prepared to tear Ryder's world apart to claim their prize . As chaos engulfs them, Ryder and her friends fight to stay one step ahead of the terrifying creatures and ruthless hunters sent to destroy Olessia. And as a war between worlds threatens, Ryder must face a new, shocking truth. Olessia may not be the only one who is truly extrordinary. 'Thrilling! Creepy! The perfect YA novel. A FINALIST and highly recommended,' - The Wishing Shelf Book Awards. Keywords: young adult scifi, young adult science fiction, first contact, alien encounter, science fantasy, alien science fiction

Download or read book Time Bites Trilogy written by Aimee Easterling and published by Wetknee Books. This book was released on 2024-04-30 with total page 741 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dangerous game of memory and magic. Every morning, I wake up with no knowledge of who I am, except for a few strange quirks: I prefer old-fashioned dresses that button to my chin. I can shift into the form of a fox at will. And a werewolf who’s equal parts magnetic and terrifying keeps following me around. Then the human co-worker who helps me gloss over my amnesia goes missing just as a werewolf power struggle erupts around us. To rescue Rosa and protect myself, I must team up with the very alpha whose existence represents my greatest fears and desires. But my erratic memory offers hints that my past may unlock the secrets that threaten all of us. Can I piece together the truth before dawn steals away my one chance at saving Rosa’s life and discovering who I really am? From USA Today bestselling author Aimee Easterling comes a thrilling complete series filled with magic, danger, and romance.

Download or read book The Reluctant Doorkeeper Trilogy written by Sue Parritt and published by Next Chapter. This book was released on 2023-04-03 with total page 1062 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All three books in Sue Parritt's 'The Reluctant Doorkeeper Trilogy', a series of dystopian science fiction novels set in Australia, now in one volume! 28 Days: In futuristic Melbourne, Emma Cartwright has only 28 days to find work before being forced to accept any job assigned by the government. With the Employment Positions Portal down and her options dwindling, Emma turns to the underground group Citizens’ Voice for help. But when her son Jack is arrested, Emma must act quickly to save him before time runs out. Next Step: Trainee Doorkeeper Emma Cartwright returns to the Productive Citizen's Bureau to discover the real purpose of the PCB. With her son Jack's future uncertain and her new partner Cal under surveillance, Emma struggles to maintain her role as a diligent employee while expanding her double agent role. As she navigates personal and professional challenges, Emma must confront the harsh realities of a repressive society. Exposure: In the year 2101, Emma, a trainee doorkeeper, faces personal and professional challenges as she suspects her lover's sister-in-law is behind his arrest and her superior's increasingly brutal assignments. As Emma navigates her desire for political transformation while maintaining her facade, the question remains whether she can survive in Melbourne's threatening Productive Citizens Bureau.

Download or read book Firefall written by Peter Watts and published by Bloomsbury UK. This book was released on 2017-07-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Firefall is the omnibus edition of the novels Blindsight and Echopraxia. February 13, 2082, First Contact. Sixty-two thousand objects of unknown origin plunge into Earth's atmosphere - a perfect grid of falling stars screaming across the radio spectrum as they burn. Not even ashes reach the ground. Three hundred and sixty degrees of global surveillance: something just took a snapshot. And then... nothing. But from deep space, whispers. Something out there talks - but not to us. Two ships, Theseus and the Crown of Thorns, are launched to discover the origin of Earth's visitation, one bound for the outer dark of the Kuiper Belt, the other for the heart of the Solar System. Their crews can barely be called human, what they will face certainly can't. 'A tour de force, redefining the First Contact story for good' Charles Stross. 'If you only read one science fiction novel this year, make it this one!... It puts the whole of the rest of the genre in the shade... It deserves to walk away with the Clarke, the Hugo, the Nebula, the BSFA, and pretty much any other genre award for which it's eligible. It's off the scale... F**king awesome!' Richard Morgan. 'State-of-the-art science fiction: smart, dark and it grabs you by the throat from page one' Neal Ascher.

Download or read book Starship Troopers written by Robert Anson Heinlein and published by Ace. This book was released on 1987 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a futuristic military adventure a recruit goes through the roughest boot camp in the universe and into battle with the Terran Mobile Infantry in what historians would come to call the First Interstellar War

Download or read book Season Of The Harvest Harvest Trilogy Book 1 written by Michael R. Hicks and published by Michael R. Hicks. This book was released on 2011-02-06 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if the genetically engineered crops that we increasingly depend on for food weren't really created by man? What if they brought a new, terrifying meaning to the old saying that "you are what you eat"?FBI Special Agent Jack Dawson investigates the gruesome murder of his best friend and fellow agent who had been pursuing a group of eco-terrorists. The group's leader, Naomi Perrault, is a beautiful geneticist who Jack believes conspired to kill his friend, and is claiming that a major international conglomerate developing genetically engineered crops is plotting a sinister transformation of our world that will lead humanity to extinction. As Jack is drawn into a quietly raging war that suddenly explodes onto the front pages of the news, he discovers that her claims may not be so outrageous after all. Together, the two of them must face a horror Jack could never have imagined, with the fate of all life on Earth hanging in the balance...

Download or read book The Russian Assassin written by Jack Arbor and published by High Caliber Books. This book was released on 2017-07-24 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if your father wasn't the man you thought he was?Former KGB assassin Max Austin's peaceful life in Paris is shattered when his mother's imminent death brings him back to a world he only wants to forget. Before he's even unpacked his bags, a brutal act of terrorism sends Max running for his life and forces him to uncover secrets about his father's past to save his family's lives.Max's sister and nephew become pawns in a game that started a generation ago. As Max races from the alleyways of Minsk to the tony neighborhoods of Zurich, and finally to the gritty streets of Prague, he must confront his past and come to terms with his future to preserve his family name.If you like intrigue, twists, and high-octane excitement, you'll love this tight, fast-paced adventure, starring Jack Arbor's stoic hero, ex-KGB assassin-for-hire Max Austin.

Download or read book The Prairie Trilogy written by Catherine Palmer and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 834 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prairie rose: Rosie Mills has always dreamed of a home of her own. Impulsively, she heads to the Kansas prairie to care for a widower's young son. Rosie soon discovers, however, that what she longs for even more than a home is someone to love her. -- Prairie fire: The fictional town of Hope discovers the importance of forgiveness, overcoming prejudice, and the dangers of keeping unhealthy family secrets. -- Prairie storm: Continues the story of the fictional town of Hope with its overarching message that God brings peace and healing out of the storms of various lives.