When a body is found at an isolated garage, Inspector Meredith is drawn into a complex investigation where every clue leads to another puzzle: was this a suicide, or something more sinister? Why was the dead man planning to flee the country? And how is this connected to the shady business dealings of the garage? This classic mystery novel is set amidst the stunning scenery of a small village in the Lake District. It is now republished for the first time since the 1930s with an introduction by the award-winning crime writer Martin Edwards. Views: 29
This exciting reissue from USA TODAY bestselling author Sandra Marton guarantees pleasure and passion! An unquenchable desire... When Wendy Monroe left Cooper's Corner she'd been a championship skier in the making...and madly in love with Seth Castleman. Until an accident on the slopes shattered her dreams—and her heart. Now Wendy has returned for life-changing surgery and comes face to face with Seth again. He's more devastatingly handsome than ever, and it soon becomes clear that the chemistry between them still burns hot. Will Wendy overcome the past and be reunited with her billionaire? A Cooper's Corner novel. Originally published in 2002 as Dancing in the Dark. Views: 29
Rare voices in fiction, the lives of the working class consume this collection. Winner of the Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Fiction, One-Hundred-Knuckled Fist brings to life the narratives of midwestern blue-collar workers. In these sixteen stories, author Dustin M. Hoffman invites readers to peek behind the curtain of the invisible-but-ever-present "working stiff" as he reveals their lives in full complexity, offering their gruff voices—so often ignored—without censorship. The characters at the heart of these stories work with their hands. They strive to escape invisibility. They hunt the ghost of recognition. They are painters, drywall finishers, carpenters, roofers, oil refinery inspectors, and hardscapers, all aching to survive the workday. They are air force firemen, snake salesmen, can pickers, ice-cream truck drivers, and Jamaican tour guides, seething forth from behind the scenes. They are the underemployed laborers, the homeless, the retired, the fired, the children... Views: 29
Colt Ryder is the Thousand Dollar Man, an urban myth come true, a man who travels across America helping people for a thousand dollars a time. With him is Kane, his faithful canine companion - part-Alsatian, part-Mastiff, all-business - and together they find themselves in the small town of Sand Springs, Oklahoma. It doesn't take long to find someone that desperately needs his help - Samantha Carson is an abused wife, a woman who has taken all she can stand and just wants to get out of her violent relationship, and sees her chance in the Thousand Dollar Man. It should be a fairly easy job - escort the lady safely out of Sand Springs, to a place where her husband can't reach her. But there's one major snag - her husband is Don Carson, Chief of the Sand Springs Police Department, and there aren't that many places he can't reach. With the entire police department on their trail, and the sheriff's department also brought in after them, one thing is clear - Don Carson is not going to let his wife go without a fight. But Colt Ryder is not a man to back down from a fight . . . whatever the odds. From bestselling author J.T. Brannan, THE THOUSAND DOLLAR ESCAPE is an electrifying new thriller that offers a rollercoaster ride of heart-stopping action! Views: 29
They are the enemies of the dwarves and control the darkest magics, but even then power of the Älfar has its limits. To save their own people, they must enter into an unwinnable war.Sinthoras and Caphalor, two very different Älfar, watch as their plans come to fruition: the hidden land-the home of the dwarves-has fallen to their army of trolls, barbarians and Älfar, and now the lands of the hated elves are within their grasp.But the alliance is beginning to crumble as greed triumphs over obedience. And Sinthoras and Caphalor face another threat: an enemy from the empire of the Älfar, thought to be defeated, has resurfaced, and while their best warriors fight in the hidden land, the Älfar homeland lies almost defenseless. Views: 29
