Eighteen Stories by Fredric Brown:
1.The Laughing Butcher2.The Four Blind Men3.The Night the World Ended4.The Motive Goes Round and Round5.Cry Silence6.The Nose of Don Aristide7.A Voice Behind Him8.Miss Darkness9.I'll Cut Your Throat Again, Kathleen10.Town Wanted11.The Greatest Poem Every Written (orig: Four Letter Word)12.Little Apple Hard to Peel13.This Way Out14.A Little White Lye15.The Dangerous People (orig: No Sanctuary)16.Cain (orig: Each Night He Died)17.The Death of Riley (orig: The Ghost of Riley)18.Don't Look Behind You Views: 99
Mona Moon goes to Washington D.C. to have lunch at the White House with Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the United States. While in Washington, Mona wants to take in the sights but her visit is marred by the violent death of two men who were trying to procure copper contracts with Moon Enterprises. Mona is then approached by American agents to spy for the government. Mona wants no part of that as "gentlewomen do not read other's mail." Mona soon realizes that she and Moon Enterprises are thrust upon the world stage of countries vying for power whether she likes it or not. All Mona wants to do is run Moon Enterprises and marry Lord Farley, but events make that impossible. Mona must make a choice. Does she fulfill her duty to her country and forget Lord Farley? Or does she forge ahead and place her country in jeopardy by selling copper to whoever wants it? It looks like 1934 is going to be a challenging year for Mona. Views: 99
BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Lisa Gardner's Love You More. From New York Times bestseller Lisa Gardner, author of Alone and The Killing Hour, comes a thriller that goes from heartbreaking to heartstopping in the blink of an eye....When someone you love vanishes without a trace, how far would you go to get them back? For ex-FBI profiler Pierce Quincy, it's the beginning of his worst nightmare: a car abandoned on a desolate stretch of Oregon highway, engine running, purse on the driver's seat. And his estranged wife, Rainie Conner, gone, leaving no clue to her fate.Did one of the ghosts from Rainie's troubled past finally catch up with her? Or could her disappearance be the result of one of the cases they'd been working-- a particularly vicious double homicide or the possible abuse of a deeply disturbed child Rainie took too close to heart? Together with his daughter, FBI... Views: 99
Welcome to the Hall of Horrors, HorrorLand's Hall of Fame for the truly terrifying.Matt was never a superstar in school, but he's definitely the most energetic and quick-witted student here. But what's up with the others? His suspicions are finally confirmed when Franny, his new friend asks, "How long have you been dead?" To his horror, Matt realizes his parents have unknowingly enrolled him in a zombie school. When Matt overhears the zombie plans to march and claim the whole city for the undead, he has to make a frightening choice- protect himself and continue his charade-or reveal his aliveness and try to save the unsuspecting alive people in the town. Views: 99
IT'S A MATCH MADE IN HORROR!When Slappy, the world's most evil ventriloquist dummy, shows up after being abandoned by his previous owner, things start to go wrong around the house. But this time Slappy may have met his match. There's another bad doll who loves to make a mess of things. Everyone better watch out for this imperfect couple. Views: 99
Product DescriptionThe Three Investigators are assisted by a Greek youth as they search for clues to a mysterious thief on an island once inhabited by pirates. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.The Three Investigators made their way into the old cave. Jupiter's flashlight flicked over rocky crevices and ledges. Suddenly the light stopped. There on the edge of a rocky shelf was a human skull. It seemed to grin at the boys. And then it spoke to them. "Go 'way," it sighed, with a strong accent that sounded Spanish. "Let me 'ave my rest. No treasure is here. Only my tired old bones!" Views: 98
Interpol have tried and failed to find her. Now the combined forces of
Scotland Yard and MI5 must try the impossible to prevent a major
international incident. Dominic Elder carries her autograph wherever he
goes. Witch is his passion, his obsession. And being retired is no bar
to his willingness to restart the hunt. MI5 know that the man who wrote
the Witch file is the key to catching their quarry. But the truth isn't
easy to spot. And it is only when an MI5 novice and his French
counterpart piece together the smallest of clues, that Witch suddenly
looks vulnerable . . . Views: 98
A BURIED EGYPTIAN TEMPLE.A SECRET KEPT FOR 6,000 YEARS.A RACE FOR LIFE WORTH KILLING FOR. An international TV audience waits breathlessly as archaeologists prepare to break into a long-hidden vault beneath the Great Sphinx. But student Macy Sharif has already made her own shocking discovery: a religious cult raiding the site. Their prize? A map that will lead to something far more astounding: the lost pyramid of Osiris. Framed by corrupt officials, Macy goes on the run, trying to reach the only people who can save her before she is silenced—permanently.American archaeologist Nina Wilde, once a renowned scientific explorer, now all but blacklisted by her colleagues, is trying to rebuild her reputation. But Macy’s plea for help will send Nina and ex-SAS bodyguard Eddie Chase on the ultimate treasure hunt. From the streets of Manhattan to a yacht off Monaco to a buried desert site, they’ll follow an elusive trail stalked by a killer determined to uncover a six-thousand-year-old secret. And beneath the forbidding desert, they’ll enter a forgotten world both wondrous and horrifying, where the ancient God of Death has kept his secrets—until now.Review“No fan of Indiana Jones, Matthew Reilly or action in general will be able to put it down.”*—Northern Territory News“Adventure stories don’t get much more epic than this.” —Daily Mirror (U.K.)*About the AuthorAndy McDermott is a former journalist and movie critic who now writes novels full-time following the international success of his debut thriller, The Hunt for Atlantis, which has been sold around the world in more than twenty languages. He is also the author of The Tomb of Hercules and The Covenant of Genesis. He lives in Bournemouth, England. Views: 98
The sins of the past will burn you.Four nights. Three days. The human son of two powerful vampires has been taken from his home, and if Carwyn and Brigid can't find him, the delicate balance of power in an immortal haven might just go up in flames.Las Vegas holds a special appeal in the immortal world. It's a city of darkness, debauchery, and vice; a city where inhibitions are low and blood runs hot.Rose Di Marco and Agnes Wong have been running this city as immortal bosses for nearly a century, but when their son is kidnapped, they turn to their neighbors for help.Carwyn and Brigid know how to find the lost, but what they don't know is why Zasha Sokholov, a Siberian fire vampire and offshoot of an old crime family, became fixated on them. Carwyn has his suspicions, but all Brigid can think about is a fifteen-year-old boy who's been taken as bait. She'll need a clear head and the help of some unexpected allies to find him.Bishop's Flight is the... Views: 98
