For Meri Ann Fehr, a detective with Florida's Sarasota Sheriff 's Offi ce, the troubling discovery of bones on a high plateau in Boise, Idaho could not have come at a worse time. They may or may not answer a fi fteen-year-old mystery of her mother's disappearance. Eager to finally resolve this painful part of her life, she feels compelled to see the bones and visit the scene of their discovery. But leaving Florida and missing an important meeting with the Sheriff places her career in jeopardy. Nonetheless, she returns to her childhood home, setting off a series of unexpected events. Complicating her arrival is the Basque detective, Jack Mendiola, a rough-and-tumble westerner at the end of a failed love aff air. She and he clash immediately, yet each is vested in the solution of the case, which grows in complexity as they unravel a sinister plot, leading to a cunning murderer.Final Grave keeps the reader guessing right up to the fi nal sentence. A chilling who done it.JB... Views: 34
The latest volume in the Dedalus European fantasy series, this anthology of short stories includes a wide range of texts covering the period from nineteenth century until today. The richness and diversity of the stories reflects the long tradition of fantasy in Finnish literature, ranging from the classics to experimental literature, from satire to horror. This is the first collection of Finnish short stories of its kind and almost all are translated into English for the first time. It includes work by the leading Finnish authors Aino Kallas, Mika Waltari, Arto Paasilinna, Bo Carpelan, Pentti Holappa, and Leena Krohn as well as contributions by the rising stars of Finnish fiction. “David Hackston has superbly captured the voice, rhythm and nuances of each and every writer...At the same time this work explores and expands the definition of the genre itself: supernatural elements are presented as a natural part of otherwise realistic prose. Views: 34
Madison Westin is back!! The Florida Keys are hotter than ever. With Madison's never-say-no style she's smarter and packing an attitude notto mention her Glock. This time, trouble rolls into Tarpon Cove in the form of Madison's ex-husband,Jackson Devereaux, whom she hoped to never see again. His arrival bringsunparalleled chaos and an uninvited corpse. Teaming up with her hot friend, Fabiana, the two women go from chasing theusual cast of misfits and weirdos to hunting down a murderer. The action turnsdeadly serious when they stir up a nasty enemy as they try to stay one-stepahead in a game of cat and mouse that threatens their lives. Praise for author Deborah Brown and her Paradise series: "Madison's back and ballsier than ever..." "Fantastic series with real flair..." "Sexy read..." "Readers will be entertained from the first paragraph."About the AuthorDeception in Paradise, is Deborah Brown's second novel in the Paradise series, a Florida Keys mystery, which makes the reader laugh, cry and cheer...A personal ad would read:Since all great journeys start with a single step, I'll have on a cute pair of shoes.Crazy. Ice cream loving. Redhead. 5'2", long legs. As an avid exerciser, I get to the gym every five years or so. I hate being tricked by that stinking raisin in the oatmeal cookie when my heart was set on chocolate. And it's totally acceptable for me to be mildly annoying when it makes me laugh. South Florida is my home, with my ungrateful rescue animals, where Mother Nature takes out her bad attitude in the form of hurricanes. Views: 34
Sandra Wilkens is forced to marry her uncle's long time friend to keep from losing her inheritance. They live their lives separately.Three years later she asks him for a divorce but he wants to continue their marriage. He tells her that he wants her to give it six months and if she still wants the divorce then so be it. He woos her and Sandra begins to fall in love with her husband. This is a short romance of approximately 6600 words Views: 34
In the early 1540s, amid the aftermath of a deadly earthquake, conquistador Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo receives orders from the Mexican viceroy to lead a fleet northward into uncharted waters and to explore the mysterious land called California. Already bearing heavy scars from services performed for the Spanish Crown, he knows the rewards will be great indeed if but half of the splendors allegedly awaiting them prove to be true. Cabrillo's fleet departs in January 1542. Storms quickly threaten the entire journey, and aboard the San Salvador, Cabrillo must fight for every sea mile. As the fleet advances up the unknown coastline, the new country's astonishing beauty and equally astonishing perils unfold before them. Cabrillo, repeatedly choosing diplomacy over war, fosters bonds of friendship with many of the Native tribes near settlements known today as San Diego and Santa Barbara. After sailing beyond San Francisco he is forced to seek shelter for the winter off San Miguel... Views: 34
Dec. 21, 2012. End-of-time predictions and catastrophic events brought about by comets colliding with the earth, the great polar shifting, melting polar caps, solar storms, and the eventual extinction of humankind thrive in many religious and even scientific belief systems. But, there exist, hidden high-up in the mountain ranges of the Andes and preserved by the Q´ero Indians for hundreds of years, INKARI, the Sacred Prophecy of the Inca Kings. It foretells that, "After the Earth, the Sun, and the Milky Way align with each other; the great awakening of the human consciousness will follow. This will herald the emergence of a golden age – a golden age of peace and harmony called Taripay Pacha. And, at the new dawn of the 10th Pachacuti, some of us will awaken with a transcended consciousness – understanding the mystery behind our true divine nature..." Views: 34
When a massacre takes place in a Harlem school, Lamar Gallineo, a New York detective for twelve years, is called to the scene. A student, aged seventeen, has shot everyone in his path before shooting himself. Having collected all the evidence, Lamar reconstructs the blood-soaked morning of the killer. Ten days later, a second massacre occurs at a school in Queens. Once more, a student kills multiple victims before turning the gun on himself. A new massacre occurs elsewhere. Three sets of killings in three weeks, all the same with the perpetrators committing suicide. It isn’t just a coincidence
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While tangling with radicals, Brock stumbles on a colleague's corpseBrock Callahan, ex-private investigator, is still not used to wealth and retirement. In fact he is struggling through a game of golf when the clubhouse calls with the curious news that his wife is in jail, pulled in at an anti-nuclear protest. Callahan hires Joe Puma, private detective and onetime peer, to post bail for the budding radical. A few days later, Puma is dead, and Brock begins to wonder where the student movement's shadowy roots lie.The agitators want to stop the proposed Mirage Point reactor, which sits at the intersection of mob money, corrupt utilities, and the violent rage of the radical fringe. And as Callahan knows all too well, California doesn't run on nuclear energy; the state is powered by the dirtiest fuel there is—old-fashioned, murderous greed.[Reviews]"[Gault] writes with passion, beauty, and with an ineffable sadness which has previously been found only in Raymond... Views: 34
