"If you love Westerns, and can stand just a Little Sci-Fi or Steampunk, Then You'll Love This Series!" 5-Star Reader Review"I can promise the most unusual Wild West romp you've ever experienced," 5-Star Reader ReviewCombining the best of gritty westerns like Tombstone and The Wild Bunch with the sci-fi inventiveness of Firefly and Star Wars, Bernard Schaffer's Guns of Seneca 6 series is an Old West romp on a remote planet where gunslingers, outlaws and lawmen battle over the frontier. In this short-story prequel, fan-favorite Sheriff Sam Clayton returns, and readers will finally learn the details of what happened to Zeke, the accused child-molester, on the day Sam took him out to the desert. Zeke is about to take a short walk off a long cliff unless he can somehow manage to convince the Sheriff that it was all a big misunderstanding. Sam Clayton's brand of justice is swift and permanent, especially when it comes to people hurting children, so Zeke better do some fast talking if he wants to survive. Seneca 6 is a world where legends like Doc Holliday and Jesse James would all feel comfortable in. Readers will too. The Guns of Seneca 6 series blends the best of the Old West and science fiction for all-out adventure. Sheriff Sam Clayton chewed and spat and wiped off his mouth. He chewed again and spat again. He started to chew once more, then stopped and said, "Prepare the prisoner for transport to Seneca 5 to see the judge." Tom Masters looked up at him, not moving until the Sheriff looked back at him. "Yes, sir," Tom said. The deputy walked into the office and pointed at Zeke, "Get your hands up against that wall." "I'm going to tell that judge what you been treating me like," Zeke said, turning around and sticking his hands against the bricks above the cot. Tom stuck the iron key into the door's lock and turned it. "You stay like that until I say otherwise, else I'll shoot you in the spine and leave you pissing in a bag for the rest of your life." Zeke giggled, "I bet you'd like that. We'll see how tough you are after I see that judge." Tom snatched Zeke's wrists and pulled them behind his back and slapped cuffs on them. He leaned close to Zeke's ear and said, "There ain't no judge at Seneca 5, stupid." Old-Time Lawmen is a short-story prequel to Guns of Seneca 6. For readers of Cowboys and Indians books who love old west outlaws and old west fiction. This scifi western is reminiscent of the old west stories about Doc Holliday, Jesse James and Wyatt Earp, while being a new kind of gunslinger kindle book completely. Views: 15
The Cocaine Chronicles joins The Speed Chronicles in launching Akashic's new anthology series styled after the Noir Series.Nothing to snort at, this ambitious anthology of jaw-grinding criminal behavior is masterfully curated by acclaimed authors Phillips and Tervalon. Cocaine, that most troubling and fascinating of substances is the subject, the subtext, the whys and whereofs in The Cocaine Chronicles, a collection of original short stories that are funny and harrowing, sad and scary, but at all times riveting. The Cocaine Chronicles contains tough tales by a cross-section of today's most thought-provoking writers.Featuring brand-new stories by: Susan Straight, Lee Child, Laura Lippman, Ken Bruen, Jerry Stahl, Nina Revoyr, Bill Moody, Emory Holmes II, James Brown, Gary Phillips, Jervey Tervalon, Kerry E. West, Donnell Alexander, Deborah Vankin, Robert Ward, Manuel Ramos, and Detrice Jones. Views: 15
Detective Inspector John Rebus and Frank Lauderdale start the book with a car chase across Edinburgh, culminating with the two youths they are chasing throwing themselves off the Forth Road Bridge and in Rebus being injured in a car crash. Rebus' upset over this allows Rankin to show the character in a new light, revealing his isolation and potentially suicidal despair. After the unconnected suicide of a terminally ill con, Rebus pursues an investigation that implicates respected people at the highest levels of government, and due to the politically sensitive nature of what he is doing, faces losing his job, or worse. He is supported by his daughter Sammy, allowing their distant relationship to be built upon. The title refers to the Rolling Stones album Let it Bleed . Views: 15
Have you ever made a mistake? A big one? I’m back in Chicago and back in business with my boss, Rinaldo Moretti. So much for my run at a normal life. There are some new faces in the organization, and someone’s been cooking the books. Personally? I think they’re after more than a just little cash. If I have any hopes of flushing out the traitor, I’m going to need to find a good hooker to help me sleep at night. As the bodies pile up, I find solace in Alina. There’s something about her, something different. She understands me without asking a lot of questions. It’s as if she’s known me for years, yet we’ve only just met. If I weren’t so distracted by business, I’d try to figure out her story. She’s the only one keeping me grounded as my world spins out of control. I’m going to lose the one man who has ever meant anything to me – the only man to ever call me son. I want to deny his request, but there is no avoiding what awaits me. I never wanted any of this, but I’m out of options, and time is running out. Some choices have unforeseen consequences, and some choices are simply irrevocable. ** Views: 15
Returning safely to England after the dramatic capture of Martinque, Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho finds an all too brief respite from war and politics in the arms of his mistress Catherine Somervell. But the shadow of a new conflict already darkens the horizon. The old enemy, France, forges an uneasy alliance with America - threatening the safety of British trade routes. Although ordered immediately to the Indian Ocean, for the first time Bolitho's thoughts are not of glory but his own - and the Navy's - past. Both Nelson and Collingwood died in their country's service. For the navy's newest Admiral, is there life beyond the sea itself? Views: 15
Spenser had a simple job-protect an art scholar during a ransom exchange for a stolen painting. No one was supposed to die. But the scholar had secrets no one knew, and uncovering them will endanger Spenser as well. Views: 15
Mortimer Tate was a recently divorced insurance salesman when he holed up in a cave on top of a mountain in Tennessee and rode out the end of the world. Go-Go Girls of the Apocalypse begins nine years later, when he emerges into a bizarre landscape filled with hollow reminders of an America that no longer exists. The highways are lined with abandoned automobiles; electricity is generated by indentured servants pedaling stationary bicycles. What little civilization remains revolves around Joey Armageddon's Sassy A-Go-Go strip clubs, where the beer is cold, the lap dancers are hot, and the bouncers are armed with M16s.Accompanied by his cowboy sidekick Buffalo Bill, the gorgeous stripper Sheila, and the mountain man Ted, Mortimer journeys to the lost city of Atlanta -- and a showdown that might determine the fate of humanity. Views: 15
Was the terrible murder of Tim Bosma part of a deadly pattern?Tim Bosma was a happy young father with a promising future when he listed his pickup truck for sale online, went for a test drive with two strangers, and never returned. The story of the Hamilton man's strange disappearance in May 2013 captured headlines across the country and took over social media, resonating with everyone who had ever taken a test drive or bought and sold goods online. When Dellen Millard and Mark Smich were eventually arrested and charged with Bosma's murder, the mystery only deepened. Millard was the wealthy heir to an aviation business. Smich was his ne'er-do-well best friend from a middle-class family. There was no obvious reason why the pair had made it their deadly mission to steal a truck, murder its owner, and incinerate the body. Tim Bosma was their randomly chosen "thrill kill" target. Veteran journalist and private investigator Ann Brocklehurst had a front-row seat at... Views: 15
