Children of Vice #2
"Show me a strong woman and I’ll show you the scars on her soul that made her so.”
Everything I’ve done, everything I will do…no remorse. The world is a vicious place for a woman. It’s even crueler to the daughter of the Ceann na Conairte—discarded, married off, left powerless…
But I am no ordinary daughter of the mafia.
Unlike every other mafia family, my mother was Melody Callahan, Bloody Mel, the Don of the Italian Mafia, and the Don didn’t raise some precious mafia princess.
Bone by bone she broke me first, so no one else could—and bone by bone, I pieced myself back together.
I am no longer just the daughter.
I am the Don.
I am Donatella Aviela Callahan, and there is only one way—my way.
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A classic from the queen of mystery: Agatha Christie. Views: 19
144 civilians were slaughtered 20 years ago, when a Serb unit wiped out their village.Overshadowed by the genocide at Srebrenica, it was just another tragedy in a dirty little war where brutality was the norm. Major Josef Durakovic, commander of the Red Wolves, escaped from The Hague and has been on the run ever since. Now a single slip of the tongue indicates he could be in Auckland. Could one of the most wanted mass murderers on the globe really be hiding in sleepy God's Own? The Security Intelligence Service launch an operation to find out.Charlie Nickals is handed the reins for his first big op, and with promotion on the cards, the pressure is on to pull off a major coup. One wrong step and more innocent blood will be spilled. Charlie knows he has to be fast, accurate and ruthless. With the unwanted assistance of Special Forces, and utilising all their skills at covert surveillance, Charlie and his team of spies have one mission-identify and neutralise wanted war criminal... Views: 19
From BooklistFlorida may no longer be the crime-fiction hot spot it was in the wake of Miami Vice (and the cocaine cowboys of South Beach), but perhaps the union’s most distinctive, diverse, and perverse state still boasts an impressive list of crime writers. This anthology brings together many of those writers to celebrate not only the state’s richness as a setting but also the special power of the short story. Included are James W. Hall, Tom Corcoran, Carolina Garcia-Aguilera, James. O. Born, John Dufresne, and Jonathan King—names just about every fan will recognize and writers whose use of the Florida landscape is at the heart of their work. Also included are well-known writers, such as John Lutz, whose work is set in a variety of locations not limited to Florida. The quality of the stories is high across the board, making this collection of definite interest both to followers of Florida crime fiction specifically and to anyone who enjoys the hard-boiled and noir styles. --Steve Glassman About the AuthorMichael Lister is a novelist, essayist, screenwriter, and playwright who lives in northwest Florida. A former prison chaplain, Michael is the author of the Blood series featuring prison chaplain/detective John Jordan. His second series features Jimmy "Soldier" Riley, a PI in Panama City during World War II (www.FloridaNoir.com). Michael also teaches college, operates a charity and community theater. www.MichaelLister.com Views: 19
