"The Conan Doyle Notes: The Secret of Jack the Ripper," uncovers clues as to Why the Dog Did Not Bark in the Night. Sherlock Holmes concluded that it was because the intruder was known to the dog. Madsen's new mystery questions whether the identity of one of the greatest criminals of all time, Jack the Ripper, was deduced by Conan Doyle. Conan Doyle was already famous with his popular Sherlock Holmes stories when Jack the Ripper struck London in October 1888. Why was Conan Doyle silent about this case? Find out in "The Conan Doyle Notes: The Secret of Jack the Ripper. " Views: 22
Not only are there many things we don't know, we should never be too sure about the things we are sure we do know.'From Jim Haynes, one of our most successful and prolific tellers of yarns and bush tales, comes this collection of classic Australian stories...the unknown, the forgotten, the surprising.Jim reminds us that things are not always as they seem, or as we've been told. Was the Ghan really named after the Afghan cameleers? Does that urn that represents that greatest of all sporting clashes between Australia and England really contain the ashes of a burnt cricket bail? And who really is the most important Australian who ever lived?Jim introduces us to the forgotten nation builders, artists, poets and great unknown characters of Australian history and tells the funniest, the most amazing and the quirkiest stories that capture the heart and soul of the Australian spirit. Views: 22
Ryker Bennett has dedicated his life to hunting down—and
eliminating—creatures of the dark. But his latest assignment has him questioning
everything he’s ever believed in. Jenna Sinclair may be a witch, but she’s also
the only woman Ryker has ever loved. Jenna thought leaving Ryker two years ago would save him from
having to choose between their forbidden love and his sworn duty. But when he
tracks her down, it’s clear the desire between them burns as hot as ever—and
that they’ll have to walk through the flames to be together.... Views: 22
Concludes the Story began in Ancient Magic
The Baldari continue their attacks against Sedfair and the Three
Kingdoms. Fierce as ever and now protected by a barrier that resists
all forms of magic the wizards and Casters can bring against them, the
raids press deep into the kingdoms as the Baldari pursue their unknown
goals. Young Mitty, with her Farsight, is convinced the Baldari are
somehow linked with the strange lavender-haired woman she sees in the
peculiar crystalline chamber.
Realizing the attacks are going to continue, and most likely
increase in frequency and severity, both Sedfair and the Three Kingdoms
dispatch teams into the untamed jungles in search of the homelands of
the Baldari, and in hopes of locating the woman in Mitty's visions. It
is only a guess that the Baldari come from the steaming, viper infested
jungles to the south, but the limited evidence available suggests that
is the most likely area where they will be found. Views: 22
RetailEVEN GHOSTS CAN’T HIDE FOREVER. Lance Tucker, an incarcerated juvenile offender doing time for expertly hacking into the San Leandro School District’s computer system, is set on fire and severely burned one night while hanging Christmas decorations in a lockup rec room. The police say that he did it to himself, but B. Simpson, Ali Reynolds’s fiancé and the man who helped put Lance in jail, feels obligated to get to the bottom of what really happened. Lance is famous in the hacker world for developing GHOST, computer software that allows users to surf any part of the web completely undetected. And that kind of digital camouflage is seductive to criminal minds who will stop at nothing to get their hands on this revolutionary—and dangerous—technology. Meanwhile, in England, Ali investigates the decades-old murder of Leland Brooks’s father, which Leland himself was once suspected of committing. With Ali otherwise occupied and Lance receiving cryptic threats in the hospital, B. turns to Sister Anselm—a Taser-carrying nun and Ali’s close friend—for help protecting the boy. With unsolved crimes on both sides of the Atlantic, Ali, B., and Sister Anselm are united by their search for answers—though being thousands of miles away may not be far enough to keep Ali from being drawn into the deadly line of fire. From the New York Times bestselling author hailed for her “inimitable, take-no-prisoners style” (Kirkus Reviews), Moving Target sends Ali on a transatlantic adventure and straight into the path of a ruthless killer.** Views: 22
Nicky plays the drums. He plays at church - softly. Friday nights he goes to the youth club there. For the rest of the week he serves his time at school, quietly and anonymously. One Sunday morning he meets Sid. Fresh from an onstage tussle with an elderly music teacher, Sid needs a new drummer for his punk band. Nicky is the chosen one, but he has much to learn. Sid fills his ears with new sounds. Soon Nicky was caught up in Sid's rude schooling. Now part of a whole new scene of misfits and piss-artists, Nicky's past relationships start to fray. A playground attack causes animosity with his old pal Pete; enigmatic girls draw his attention away from Christian crush Ruth; youth leader Mack strains to shepherd him on the narrow path. Profane and often absurd, Sheep and Goats uses short, compressed sketches to recount the thrill and pain of teenage awakenings, the drudgery and slog of education and the frantic need to stand out and fit in all at once: the tale of a naive... Views: 22
A lady and an outlaw...When straitlaced spinster Margaret Andrews tries to stop her headstrong younger sister Amelia from eloping with the wrong man, the last thing she expects is to be caught in a coach accident. Stranded in Scotland with a dangerously handsome Highlander, she must put aside her genteel sensibilities and learn to survive.Cain Sinclair rescues the prim and proper Margaret, but he knows she’ll never want a man like him. As a self-proclaimed sinner, he lives his life from one day to the next. He unravels every thread of decorum she possesses, tempting her to throw away propriety.Margaret sees a man worth saving, but Cain fights her efforts to reform him. When Cain risks everything to save his brother from the hangman's noose, Margaret must break all the rules to get him back... or lose him forever. Views: 22
