Previously published under the title *COLT*
“This is a character I’m eager to follow through many adventures to come.”
—Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling creator of the Rizzoli and Isles series
October 21: just an ordinary day, unless you’re a former rock star…
The sole survivor of a plane crash…
A private investigator working out of a camper…
For Nicholas Colt, October 21 is an unlucky day. A day for nightmares. It always has been, and this year is no exception.
Someone is brutally murdering the offspring of an anonymous sperm donor, and Colt’s missing client is next on the list. With less than four days to find the young man—and, with a pair of drug-addicted study partners, a violent motorcycle gang, a stalker ex-girlfriend, and a host of other obstacles standing in his way—Colt faces the most challenging and deadly case of his life.
This edition includes the first three chapters of LADY 52.
Suggested reading order for the series:
AMERICAN P.I.
LADY 52
POCKET-47
CROSSCUT
SNUFF TAG 9
RATTLED (Short story)
KEY DEATH
BLOOD TATTOO
SYCAMORE BLUFF
THE REACHER FILES: FUGITIVE
THE REACHER FILES: VELOCITY (Short story)
THE BLOOD NOTEBOOKS
Note: Although published at a later date, the events in AMERICAN P.I. and LADY 52 precede those in Jude Hardin's debut thriller POCKET-47. All of the books listed work as stand-alone thrillers, depending on reader preference. Nicholas Colt also appears in several short stories, including the one titled RATTLED and the one titled RACKED.
**About the Author
Jude Hardin is the author of the Nicholas Colt thriller series. You can learn more about Jude and his books at http://judehardinbooks.com/ For periodic updates and special offers, please sign up for Jude's newsletter at http://eepurl.com/zn1XD Views: 13
Following an unexpected medical diagnosis, Christian approaches life differently.
So he makes a list on the back of a Starbucks receipt of people who shouldn't be walking around anymore.
1 Ray
2 DS
3 'Chip'
4 Simmons
5 Ike’s guy
6 video store Australian
7 football driver
8 Maierhaffer situation
9 soccer guy
10 Eric Mossman’s person
And all bets are off. Views: 12
A stunning novel about a small girl's experiences in an orphanage run by nuns. Funny and heart-breaking in equal measures it is a story for readers who were moved by the true life stories Kathy's Story and Suffer the LIttle Children, and the film, The Magdalene Sisters.When five-year-old Matilda arrives in her grandmother's house she's not sure what to expect. She never had a grandmother before. Or a grandfather. Or uncles. Her mother ran away so her father has brought Matilda and her sisters and brothers from Australia to live with his family in Ireland. At first it's lovely in her grandmother's, but it's not long before everything goes wrong and Matilda and the others are on the move again.It seems that her heart's desires - her mother, a home and a hug - are just too much to expect, and Matilda learns to make the best of things. Despite her father's increasing craziness, and despite the half-understood... Views: 12
For Hindus, Brahma is the God who creates the world and the world he creates is known as Brahmanda. This Brahmanda makes our very existence possible and yet, one rarely comes across a temple that's dedicated to Brahma. For Hindus, there are also certain things, certain occurrences, and phenomena that are considered more sacred than others. But who decides what is sacred? Is it the creator? Or are these rules a result of the creator's creation? Read on as Devdutt Pattanaik, the master of mythology, explores Brahma's role in Hindu mythology in Brahma: the Creator. Views: 12
Advertising is a business rooted in art, an art rooted in business, and it reached its peak in a specific place at a specific time: New York City at the end of the 1950s and through the '60s.AMC's award-winning drama Mad Men has garnered awards for its portrayal of advertising executives. This engaging, insightful narrative reveals, for the first time, the lives and work of the real advertising men and women of that era. Just as portrayed in the series, these creative people were the stars of the real Madison Avenue. Their innate eccentricity, vanity, and imagination meant their behavior and lifestyle was as candid and original as their advertising. They had it and they flaunted it. People like Bill Bernbach, George Lois, Ed McCabe, Mary Wells, Marion Harper, Julian Koenig, Steve Frankfurt, and Amil Gargano, and others, who in that small space, in that short time, created some of the most radical and influential advertising ever and sparked a revolution in the... Views: 11
Ready to take your career to the next level? Find out everything you need to know about effective delegation with this practical guide.Busy managers often find themselves pressed for time as they take on a wide range of tasks at work. In spite of this, many remain reluctant to delegate as they worry that this may result in lower-quality work or delays in getting things done. Fortunately, with careful consideration and thoughtful planning, delegation can save you time and maximise the skills of your team to produce better results.In 50 minutes you will be able to: Understand the advantages of delegating some of your work to capable and experienced colleagues Identify the tasks to delegate and the people to delegate them to based on the skills and experience required Effectively manage the person you have delegated to by supervising them and giving them constructive feedbackABOUT 50MINUTES.COM | COACHING The... Views: 11
The use of story situations and supporting characters from the Jack Reacher universe authorized by Lee Child.
Years after the riveting events depicted in international bestselling author Lee Child’s NEVER GO BACK, former army officer Jack Reacher is once again under investigation…
Jack Reacher…
Former army major, military police, the 110th Special Investigations Unit. Now a drifter and a trouble magnet. Could he be involved in a plot to overthrow the United States government?
Nicholas Colt…
Former world-class guitarist and private investigator. Now an operative for a super-secret federal agency called The Circle. Suddenly on the run for a crime he didn’t commit.
A ticking clock…
Three hundred feet beneath the Capitol building in Washington, DC, there’s an armored complex that only a handful of people know about.
Annex 1.
Built to eliminate any threat of cyber theft, it’s where the nation’s most sensitive files are kept.
It’s where the Jack Reacher files are kept.
Targeted now by his own organization, Colt must somehow penetrate the vault and retrieve the incriminating documents on Reacher.
Or die trying.
The fate of his family—and his country—might just depend on it.
Previously published as ANNEX 1
Note: While the name Jack Reacher and some of the supporting characters and story situations are used with author Lee Child’s permission, the Jack Reacher character remains offstage in THE JACK REACHER FILES thrillers.
Suggested reading order for the Nicholas Colt series:
COLT
LADY 52
POCKET-47
CROSSCUT
SNUFF TAG 9
KEY DEATH
BLOOD TATTOO
SYCAMORE BLUFF
THE JACK REACHER FILES: FUGITIVE
THE JACK REACHER FILES: VELOCITY
THE BLOOD NOTEBOOKS
Note: Although published at a later date, the events in COLT and LADY 52 precede those in Jude Hardin's debut thriller POCKET-47. All of the books listed work as stand-alone thrillers, depending on reader preference. Nicholas Colt also appears in several short stories, including the one titled RATTLED and the one titled RACKED.
Praise for Jude Hardin’s Thrillers:
POCKET-47 sucked me in and held me enthralled. Author Jude Hardin keeps the pace frantic, the thrills non-stop, but best of all is his hero, the wonderfully ironic Nicholas Colt. This is a character I'm eager to follow through many adventures to come.
—Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author of ICE COLD.
The best PI debut I've read in years, fit to share shelf space with the best of Ross Macdonald, Sue Grafton, and Robert B. Parker. POCKET-47 is so hot you may burn your hands reading. Highly recommended.
—J.A. Konrath, author of the Jack Daniels mysteries
Hardin gets everything right in his powerhouse thriller debut, which introduces rock star–turned–PI Nicholas Colt.
—Publishers Weekly on POCKET-47
KEY DEATH is an exhilarating thriller that punches way above its weight. It hits you hard and fast with crackling suspense, hair-raising twists and stunning revelations. Word of advice: don't start on this one unless you're prepared to stay up all night.
—John Ling, author of THE BLASPHEMER
Colt is a physical, no-holds-barred PI, reminiscent of Robert B. Parker's Spenser and Lee Child's Jack Reacher, and his debut is action-packed. With a hefty toll of dead bodies, some described in cringe-inducing detail, this is crime fiction at its rawest. Hard-boiled connoisseurs should make Colt's acquaintance now.
—Booklist on POCKET-47
With CROSSCUT, Jude Hardin takes the PI novel and psychological suspense to a new, unrestrained level. Fast, fierce, and relentless.
—David Morrell, New York Times bestselling creator of Rambo
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Both probing character study and a driving novel of suspense, here is a novel that will linger in your mind like mist over the Scottish glens . . .
In the Highlands of 1950s Scotland, a boy is found dead in a canal lock. Two young girls tell such a fanciful story of his disappearance that no one believes them. The local newspaper staff—including Joanne Ross, the part-time typist embroiled in an abusive marriage, and her boss, a seasoned journalist determined to revamp the paper—set out to uncover and investigate the crime. Suspicion falls on several townspeople, all of whom profess their innocence. Alongside these characters are the people of the town and neighboring glens; a refugee Polish sailor; an Italian family whose café boasts the first known cappuccino machine in the north of Scotland; and a corrupt town clerk subverting the planning laws to line his own pocket.
Together, these very different Scots harbor deep and troubling secrets underneath their polished and respectable veneers—revelations that may prevent the crime from being solved and may keep the town firmly in the clutches of its shadowy past.
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