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Bart Drake has recently returned from the Korean War and is anxious to make his mark in New York City. When his brother-in-law turns up dead and his sister is nearly murdered, Drake is determined to find the culprits, and is thrust into a world of common criminals, mobsters, beautiful women and the top night spots in town. After narrowly avoiding death several times, Drake discovers that the answers are more surprising than he would have ever imagined!

Just four weeks after winning the Academy Award for best actress in a leading role, Melody Young and her fourteen-year-old daughter disappear on their way home from a celebration party. Sergeant Rita Magill believes that this is a publicity stunt to promote her latest picture and yet she must fulfill her duty by going through the motions. She enlists her team of detectives as they question everyone who is close to the actress. As she follows the trail of the actress’s Midnight Blue Cadillac Escalade on CCTV, the car vanishes between cameras. When the evidence suggests that the actress and her daughter may have been abducted, Magill pulls out all the stops. But is her insight failing her? ...

In a quaint town steeped in enigma, a poignant tale of conflict and bloodshed unfolds, right above the shelves of Horton's bookshop. Horton, the unassuming bookshop proprietor, becomes an unwitting eavesdropper to the desperate struggle and the chilling demise of Marvin K. Mooney. When Samantha enters his book-filled sanctuary, she finds herself burdened with a confession of paramount importance to the person who has captured her heart. Over the course of one fateful night, Samantha unveils the events that led her to this crucial moment, in a suspenseful narrative that weaves together love, intrigue, and treachery. Welcome to the gripping world of "Horton Hears a Murder."

Have you lost a child? Have you lost someone to murder? This book is an up close and personal account of the sheer overwhelming intensity of what it is like to lose a child to such a horrific crime. My only son was murdered at 18 years of age. I believe this book not only tells his tragic yet compelling story but it also takes a close look at the grief of any parent with some that have the dreaded complications that come along with murder. I discuss his life, death, and after effects of coping with this huge loss. At the end, I try to bring hope to many going through this trauma. My only motive in the writing of this is to help others to know that they are not alone and offer some encour ...

In a case of mistaken identity, where an innocent man gets kidnapped by a rogue gang of criminals looking for secret information on a classified government project, his life becomes threatened with death. A wanted man for all the wrong reasons he takes matters into his own hands as his escape from the streets of New York leaves a trail of mayhem .... and quite possibly the idyllic form of street justice. Being late for a train can mean more than just a missed appointment

Trouble in River City. Cold cases and corruption, mayhem and metaphysics, this DoubleNickel Detective story serves up the usual mix of characters, clues and conundrums. Called 'DoubleNickel' as a boy for his thick glasses, 'Nick' as a college man, he otherwise remains without a name. This nondescript fellow is, in appearance, a brown paper sack, a mutt of mixed ancestry. His father was Japanese. His mother was Irish. He is sardonic. He drinks. He is not your gentleman sleuth. He is a private eye who lines up with the hard boiled boys. An Afterward provides both an explication of the format as well as a comment on detective stories generally. Might be more here than meets the eye.

This book is a murder mystery from the murderer view it's a great book it has romance and action

Killings and koans, mayhem and metaphysics, the DoubleNickel Detective stories serve up the usual mix of characters, clues, and conundrums. Called DoubleNickel as a boy for his thick glasses, and 'Nick' as a college man, he remains without a name in the stories. He is a brown paper sack, a rumpled suit, a mutt of mixed ancestry. His father is Japanese; his mother is Irish. He is sardonic with a penchant for wit and whiskey. He is a private cop who lines up with the hard-boiled boys. Might be more here than meets the eye.

When New Mexico Detective Danny Rivera is transferred from the city of Hobbs, she’s relieved to get away from the chaos she’s unintentionally caused in her hometown. Her new assignment in Crickton, however, isn’t the respite she expects it to be. Misery begins as soon as she meets her cold and aggressive new partner, Detective John Calvin. He doesn’t respect Danny and has no faith in the young detective’s skills. Danny is furious when he rips their first case out from under her and John requests they be reassigned. Without the department’s most successful detectives on the case, Danny can only watch helplessly as a serial killer ravages the town’s population. As tensions rise betwe ...