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Rayner the middle years is the sequel to ‘Rayner the early years’ a fictional biography of arguably the most popular Scotland Yard detective being the principle subject in the Victorian Detective’s Casebook series by the same author. In the second part of the story, Richard Rayner has left Oxford and joined the Metropolitan Police only to find his ambition to be a detective is not as easy as he had once thought. A number of incidents tend to obstruct his career path, including working for a Sergeant who has an unusual way of disciplining his men, and having to face false accusations ...

Book 2: The billionaire Mengistu is running a competition with a ten million dollar prize fund: 60 minutes, 60 players, no rules, a straight fight to the death. Massacre of the Sixty attracts only the depraved and psychotic.. Can Holly Holloway survive the carnage to discover more about the shadowy agency "The Hollow Falx"? It's gonna be brutal, it's gonna be violent, it's what she's trained for.

An action filled short story where a couple opens a hotel on Catalina Island and it becomes popular with upscale visitors. Two couples take advantage and become unwelcome. It turns out that they are mob connected and take offense at being ejected. The resulting action encompasses the hotel, beach and most of the harbor. Not to be missed. Action at its finest.

This short story is a recounting of how an eastern dude shows up in a western town, desiring that the local gunfighter educate him in the art of becoming a gunslinger. The resulting action is more than he bargained for.

In this second of two short stories a man who loses his son to Somali pirates, undertakes a second personal mission, now sanctioned by a government agency, to wreak as much havoc on the Somali pirate community as humanly possible. Lots of action.

John's life would be considered normal. He has a successful business and a loving relationship. Suddenly, he finds himself on a beach, alone and confused. One moment he is watching Pirates bury treasure and the next it is gone. He is home again. Thinking he has too much stress in his life he fly's to the Bahamas to relax. On display in a museum is the necklace he saw on "the island", which takes him on the the wonderful adventure.

If you have ever read the ten novel series called Wolves Unite! and the sequel to it set a thousand moons later, Many Moons, then you'll enjoy reading the prequel set a thousand moons before the events of Wolves Unite! Elders Ataneq, Tapeesa and Natchik of the three mountains, Star, Wolf and the Distant Mountain, all have a meeting one night to discuss their knowledge of magic and expanding it. They meet up with Hearth, an elemental warlord, Fenrir, an unfortunate werewolf, Opal, an arctic fox, Vedel, a drawolf and Cryrose, a vampwolf and they head off on an epic quest. Together they face ...

Callie was talking her adopted daughter to Balboa Park to hear a new boy band. Instead they watched bombs landing. Unknown to them, the Chinese military was attacking the US on three sides; the Pacific, the Atlantic and the Southern coast. This was worst than anything in history with the Chinese dropping conventional bombs and chemical bombs. Learn how several groups around the US survived. War has come to the US soil for the first time since the Civil War. How will American's handle? Will we survive? Learn how four different groups of people around the US are surviving and living.

Hot for the Marine is a sweet and steamy with a happily-ever-after Insta Love Romance featuring a strong military hero and the strong and curvy woman he loves. NO cliffhangers. NO cheating. Book 1 of the Hot for Heroes Series Honor I’m mortified when I ugly-cry in front of a big, strong and hunky man at my cousin’s wedding. A man that doesn’t run away from a sobbing woman is a keeper in my book. I haven’t dated much in the past three years, but I say 'Yes' when Kane asks me out. I’m horrified when I find out he’s a marine because I only have one dating rule. No Marines. Ever! ...

An American and his Tanzania aide thwart the plans of elephant poachers. This is the Pushcart Prize nominated story featured in Santa Barbara’s preeminent literary theater, 'Speaking of Stories.'

Ten short stories of murder, mystery and adventure from a master of suspense.

Ein Betrunkener wird vom Nebel verschluckt. Ein Jüngling, der den Ansprüchen des Vaters nicht genügt, sucht umsonst Trost auf einer wilden Party. Ein 50-Jähriger wird durch den Tod seines ehemaligen Lehrers aus der Bahn geworfen. Ein gelangweilter Sohn aus reichem Hause meldet sich zum Kriegsdienst. Zwei Brüder haben nur noch sich und ihre Fracks, in denen sie von einer Feier zur nächsten geraten. Und ein Künstler muss in seinem Atelier erst intensiv gesucht und dann samt seiner absonderlichen Theorien ertragen werden.

These Small Adventures Vol. 2 is the awaited sequel to These Small Adventures. With eleven new stories that bring forth new adventures, you will always be surprised by what comes next.

Un hombre entra en un bar y se fija en una hermosa chica. desilusionado de todo le cuenta su vida.

Una noche de primavera una mujer aparece asesinada en su apartamento del centro de Barcelona. La sobrina de la muerta contrata los servicios de un detective un tanto peculiar que tiene un método de trabajo nada común. Lo que sale ala luz va a arruinar la vida de muchas personas y sorprender al final.

Read of one of Ulysses' adventures as he struggles with the elements, his emotions and the gods to complete his king's commission. Ulysses' questions his gods motives for sending him on his epic voyage when a storm threatens to kill them all.

For the first time ever, this collection of short stories by Gary Troia brings together, in chronological order stories and memoirs from Spanish Yarns and Beyond, English Yarns and Beyond and A Bricklayer’s Tales into one complete volume. "Excellent! A collection of short stories about depression, alcoholism and drug use. Very compelling reading. I read this short story collection all in one go." (Maria, Goodreads.) A Bricklayer's Tales is the ultimate "I hate this job" story, written as a collection of short stories and memoirs, each one revealing a snapshot in the life of Ray. Troia ...

A Bricklayer’s Tales: A Collection of Short Stories and Memoirs by Gary Troia is a raw, darkly humorous exploration of working-class struggles, self-destruction, and creative frustration. Told through the eyes of Ray Dennis—Troia’s disillusioned alter ego—these gritty, unflinching stories dive into the realities of depression, alcoholism, drug use, and the suffocating monotony of low-paid labour. From bleak construction sites to psychedelic escapes, each tale captures the highs and lows of a man trapped between artistic ambition and brutal wage slavery. Whether facing deportation in...

Cassidy is a legendary soldier in the Corps of Royal Engineers – courageous, fiery and full of Irish charm, he has been known to turn even Brigadier-Generals trembling and submissive. During his temporary absence from the plains of Flanders, he meets our narrator – a higher-ranking officer who is in awe of Cassidy’s formidable reputation – and during their break from action, they share incredible stories about life on the front.

The title story in this wry collection concerns acquaintances Staunton and Barstow, who witness a bizarre spectacle outside a bar in an Austrian village. A thin-lipped aristocrat steps down from his plush horse-drawn vehicle, and commences formidable target-practice on some playing cards – the Five of Hearts and the Five of Spades. Barstow remains utterly still during this peculiar display, and it emerges that he has witnessed this on six consecutive days – the shooter is the husband of his mistress, and he is challenging Barstow to a duel. Further stories of love, revenge, jealousy and...