When the two quarterbacks in front of him are carted off injured early in the season, the third string QB Tony Reilly steps in and proves himself to be the best in football. In an apparent terrorist attack, Reilly is murdered. PI Tom Mullins and his 12 year old boy-genius next door neighbor are on the case in this story of a championship football season in this quirky, fast moving, whodunnit. Views: 57
Science Fiction/Fantasy. 37838 words long. Views: 57
One of three vintage Maigret novels by legendary mystery author Georges Simenon One of the world 's most successful crime writers, Georges Simenon has thrilled mystery lovers since 1931 with his matchless creation Inspector Maigret. In My Friend Maigret, Inspector Maigret investigates the murder of a small- time crook on a Mediterranean island. Told in Simenon's spare, unsentimental prose, Inspector Cadaver is a haunting exploration of provincial hypocrisy and snobbery, in which Maigret encounters a rival sleuth from his past. In Maigret and the Man on the Boulevard, Simenon's tenacious detective pieces together the life of a man who for three years lived a secret life-until he is found stabbed to death in an alleyway. Views: 57
An Australian terrorist group abducts the US president in the Sydney Cross City Tunnel, with devastating repercussions for world stability. Iran decides to put the Americam president on trial for his life in front of nhe whole world on the Internet. The American vice president considers nuclear retaliation, but must consult with her allies before taking drastic action. Views: 57
More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA Views: 57
Just when you thought you’d accepted your own mortality… Everything Is Going to Kill Everybody is bringing panic back. Twenty illustrated, hilariously fear-inducing essays reveal the chilling and very real experiments, dangerous emerging technologies, and terrifying natural disasters that soon could— or very nearly already did —bring about the end of humanity. In short, everything in here will kill you and everyone you love. At any moment. And nobody’s told you about it— until now: • Experiments in green energy like the HiPER, which uses massive lasers to create a tiny “contained” sun; it’s an idea that could save the world if it doesn’t consume us all in a fiery fusion reaction first. • Global disasters like the hypercane—a hurricane so large it could cover all of North America and shoot trailer parks into space! • Terrifying new developments in robotics like the EATR, which powers itself on meat—an invention in the running for “Worst Decision Made by Anybody.” Views: 57
When Tam Lambert learns that her family's upscale home is in foreclosure, the life she's known is forever changed. Tam and her family must move to a changing Dallas neighborhood called Blue Sky Hill...New resident Shasta Williams knows nothing of real estate schemes when she and her husband purchase a home in Blue Sky Hill. To her it's the perfect place to raise her children. Better yet is getting to know Tam, who lives next door. When neighbors realize that a corrupt deal could force them from their homes, friendships and loyalties are tested. Over the span of one summer, two young women discover the strength and maturity to do the impossible. They find that even in Blue Sky Hill, life-altering relationships and amazing possibilities can begin to blossom... Views: 57
