A vivid, vital telling of Kylie Tennant's lifeKylie Tennant's novels are known for their vitality and social realism, and The Missing Heir is in the same tradition. Wicked pen-portraits of her forebears and parents set the scene before the narrative moves on to Kylie herself.The story of her life unfolds vividly. Kylie Tennant has never done the easy or the obvious thing. It is hardly surprising to read that the writer who went to jail so that she could write about it accurately, and who tramped the dusty roads of the outback during the depression, was a misfit at school and hated her first job. The thread of the Missing Heir runs through the book. Kylie Tennant relates her father's attachment to the romantic idea of himself as the Missing Heir of the Tennant Clan. As a small girl she scorned this pretentious notion, and others like it, and set about asserting her independence. In time she herself, then her son and her son's son all became the Missing Heir in their... Views: 27
When his old boss is kidnapped, St. Ives reluctantly agrees to free himPhilip St. Ives loses his first job in journalism as soon as he realizes he hates the man who gave it to him. Chicago Post editor Amfred Killingsworth is a pompous blowhard, and fires his newest reporter for failing to fawn over him. St. Ives goes to New York, where he lands a daily column and the close friendship of an assortment of crooks. Killingsworth goes in a less respectable direction, becoming the US ambassador to Yugoslavia. By the time the ambassador gets himself kidnapped, the only man who can save him is his former cub reporter.The kidnappers demand the release of a Slavic poet in exchange for the ambassador, and St. Ives goes behind the Iron Curtain to arrange the hand-off. To protect a trove of ugly Washington secrets, he’ll have to save the life of a universally disliked man.Review“Ross Thomas is without peer in American suspense.” —Los Angeles Times“What Elmore Leonard does for crime in the streets, Ross Thomas does for crime in the suites.” —The Village Voice“Ross Thomas is that rare phenomenon, a writer of suspense whose novels can be read with pleasure more than once.” —Eric AmblerAbout the AuthorThe winner of the inaugural Gumshoe Lifetime Achievement Award, Ross Thomas (1926–1995) was a prolific author whose political thrillers drew praise for being witty as well as suspenseful. Born in Oklahoma City, Thomas grew up during the Great Depression and served in the Philippines during World War II. After the war, he worked as a foreign correspondent, public relations official, and political strategist before publishing his first novel, The Cold War Swap (1967), based on his experience working in Bonn, Germany. The novel was a hit, winning Thomas an Edgar Award for Best First Novel and establishing the characters Mac McCorkle and Mike Padillo.He followed it up with three more novels about McCorkle and Padillo, finishing the series in 1990. He wrote nearly a book a year for twenty-five years, occasionally under the pen name Oliver Bleeck, and won the Edgar Award for Best Novel with Briarpatch (1984). Thomas died of lung cancer in California, a year after publishing his final novel, Ah, Treachery! Views: 27
A U.S. Foreign Affairs officer in Kyrgyzstan witnesses an abduction attempt that puts her on the run and in need of Special Ops rescue. Views: 27
Arousing stories about unforgettable invitations to misbehave. Featuring original erotica from Madelynne Ellis, Justine Elyot, Charlotte Stein, Heather Towne, Rose de Fer and many more. 'Come Play With Me' is another hot short story collection from Mischief Books. On Wednesdays, Freya pushes her fantasies to the limit with a group of willing men. When one woman wears a T-shirt that says "You Can Have Me", she means it. On their anniversary, Cathy devises a unique system of sexy rewards for pleasing Glen. Other hot short story collections from Mischief Books include:Take Me: A Collection of Submissive AdventuresThe Boss: To Serve and be Served Views: 27
"Reminiscent of Waiting to Exhale," (Booklist), Diva Diaries secured Janine A. Morris' reputation as one of today's most exciting novelists. Now she delivers an unforgettable story about love, lies, and consequences. . .Isaac is living proof that nice guys can finish first. He's waited a long time for the perfect woman, and now that he's found her, he is more than ready to start a family. But he has no idea that his fiancée is keeping a few secrets—secrets that could extinguish his dreams. . .Young and beautiful, Charlene grew up on the wrong side of the tracks, but she never told Isaac the extent of her demons. For the first time in her life, Charlene knows what it feels like to be happy and truly in love. But the dark past she's worked so hard to outrun is about to catch up with her in a way that could destroy any chance of a future with Isaac. . .Praise for Janine A. Morris and Diva Diaries"I felt like I was experiencing one of my own... Views: 27
Susanna Adams is too young to be a widow. She's still in her thirties! There will be no sitting around trying to fill empty days for her. Instead, she's accepted a big promotion, moved states and is embracing her own dreams again. She might even be open to a little romance.The new plan doesn't unfold quite as smoothly as she expected. The job is a lot tougher thanks to Jay Canady, the man she'll eventually replace. Working with him and his high standards definitely tests her resolve. Not to mention all the sparks igniting between them. Office affairs have never factored on her radar, but Jay is so...hot, she might make an exception. After all, this time it's all about her. Views: 27
Backwoods treachery links a string of grisly Minnesota murdersReporter Paul Cavanaugh is coming home from an afternoon tennis match when he sees an ambulance outside his building's door. A half hour earlier, the mild-mannered Larry Blankenship walked into the lobby, said hello to the doorman, and blew his brains out in front of the elevator bank, leaving behind a note apologizing for the mess. Cavanaugh retreats to his apartment to forget this disturbing scene, thinking the story is over when the police take away the body. But the suicide is only the beginning.A knot of death is tied tight around Blankenship's wife, Kim, an ice-cold beauty from the backwoods of northern Minnesota. As he investigates the string of deaths, Cavanaugh discovers a decades-old atrocity that may explain why the men who know Kim vanish faster than a sunny day in Minneapolis. Views: 27
A lifelong Paris fantasy becomes frighteningly real for a bookish daydreamer. Views: 27
Some of the world's best-known authors of the fantastic and the mysterious explore the legend of Mary Shelley's classic monster. From Brian W. Aldiss' eerie look at a mysterious creature hidden for centuries, to S.P. Somtow's tale of passion and dismemberment in Thailand, to Katherine Dunn's examination of a bizarre affair -- here are spectacular Frankenstein stories transcending time and place.ContentsIsaac AsimovINTRODUCTION: "The Lord's Apprentice"Katherine DunnNear-FleshBrian AldissSummertime Was Nearly OverMichael BishopThe Creature on the CouchKurt Vonnegut, Jr.FortitudeMike ResnickMonsters of the MidwayF. Paul WilsonDreamsPhilip Joe FarmerEvil, Be My GoodChelsea Quinn YarbroA Writ of Habeus CorpusBenjamin M. SchutzThe State Versus Adam ShelleyS.P. SomtowChui ChaiLoren D. EstlemanI, MonsterSteve Rasnic Tem and Melanie TemThe Icy Region My Heart EncirclesEsther FriesnerMad At the AcademyDavid J. SchowLast Call for the Sons of ShockKaren HaberVictorGarfield Reeves-StevensPart FiveJoyce HarringtonFrankie BabyCharles De LintPity the MonstersGeorge Alec EffingerThe Last Supper and a Falafel to GoLeonard WolfSelected FilmographyConverted, re-formatted, layout & design and eBook creation by Jerry. Views: 27
The Big Law's intricate mechanics are set in motion by one fatal choice:
Broker's naive ex-wife Caren decides to blow the whistle on her
feckless husband, Keith Angland, a St. Paul cop who's moonlighting as an
informant for the Chicago mob. Unwisely for her, she confides in Tom
James, a disaffected reporter nursing dreams of the perfect crime.
Seeing a way out of his dead-end life and into his dreams, Tom cajoles
Caren into entrusting him with the suitcase full of greenbacks the mob
had paid her informant husband. When Caren is killed, Tom frames
Angland, absconds with the suitcase, runs to the FBI (known to its
employees as the Big Law), and wangles himself a berth in the Witness
Protection Program. Only Broker senses something amiss in Tom's
testimony, and he sets out to find the truth. But to do that, he must
find Tom, who has the Big Law and a big suitcase full of cash on his
side. Views: 27
From the night-black depths of a coalmine to the sun-struck peaks of the Appalachian Mountains, from a riveting murder mystery to a poignant meditation on the meaning of love and family, the latest novel in the critically acclaimed series strikes out for new territory: the sorrow and outrage that spring from a real-life chapter in West Virginia history.Royce Dillard doesn't remember much about the day his parents-and one hundred and twenty-three other souls-died in the 1972 Buffalo Creek disaster. He was only two years old when he was ripped from his mother's arms. But now Dillard, who lives off the grid with only a passel of dogs for company, is fighting for his life one more time: He's on trial for murder. Prosecutor Bell Elkins faces her toughest challenge yet in this haunting story of vengeance, greed and the fierce struggle for social justice. Richly imagined, vividly written and deeply felt, Last Ragged Breath is set in West Virginia, but it really... Views: 27
