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Stormy Weather (Skink Series)
by Carl HiaasenWhen a ferocious hurricane rips through Southern Florida, the con artists and carpetbaggers waste no time swarming over the disaster area. Among the predators are Edie Marsh, an entrepreneurial young woman whose scheme to sleep with a Palm Beach Kennedy has fizzled, freeing her to concoct a colossal insurance rip-off; Lester Maddox Parsons, a murderous ex-con whose violent encounter with a game warden has left him with the fitting nickname of "Snapper"; and Avila, a crooked building inspector-turned-roofer, who dabbles somewhat unsuccessfully in the occult. Caught in the middle are Max and Bonnie Lamb, newlyweds torn in wildly different directions by the storm. It is Max's fateful decision to abort their Disney World honeymoon and race to Dade County to see the terrible devastation. Armed with a video camera, the ambitious young advertising executive can't wait to show his hurricane tapes to his buddies back in New York. Over Bonnie's objections, Max eagerly sets out through the rubble, debris, and mayhem -- and promptly vanishes. The only clue to his whereabouts: a runaway monkey. But there's also a man called Skink who has devoted his very strange existence to saving Florida from the kinds of people blown in by the hurricane. It is he, crazed and determined, who prowls the swath of the storm and forever changes the lives of Max, Bonnie, Edie, and the others. Their paths -- tangled before they even know it -- come together in a novel that continues the hilarious and scathing muckraking tradition that Carl Hiaasen has so mercilessly made his own. In Stormy Weather, there is no calm eye.
Stormy Weather: A Charlotte Justice Novel (Charlotte Justice Novels) (Charlotte Justice Novels)
by Paula L. WoodsFollowing the much-acclaimed Inner City Blues, a journey through Los Angeles's mix of politics and police corruption, secrets and lies. Los Angeles is in the midst of rebuilding in the aftermath of the Rodney King riots when Detective Charlotte Justice of the LAPD's elite Robbery-Homicide division takes on a high-profile case. The victim is pioneering black film director Maynard Duncan, a show business contemporary of her father. Charlotte, fueled by a desire to see the job done right and out of respect for a great man's memory, plunges badge-deep into the murky relationships between the director, his family, caregivers, business associates, and an elusive young man who seems to hold the key to unlocking the crime. Even when storm clouds gather, Detective Justice won't give upputting her career, her personal relationships, even her own life on the line.
Story Writing
by Edith Ronald MirrieleesDo you want professional help in writing short stories? Magazine editors think highly of the advice given by Edith Mirrielees. Established authors turn to her for aid and criticism. Writers’ conferences welcome her as a lecturer. Her book can help you, too.STORY WRITING by Edith Ronald Mirrieless is an up-to-date revision of THE STORY WRITER, which became one of the most popular books on writing when it was first published in 1939. It is used by teachers in colleges and universities, and beginning writers find it a readable and extremely helpful text for the study of short story writing. Many prominent editors and successful authors recommend it as the most valuable book on the subject.The wit and clarity of a really brilliant mind makes the text of STORY WRITING swift reading. Edith Ronald Mirrielees, who taught the short story for many years, analyzes that form of fiction and describes the various theories of story writing, using scenes in published stories as examples.Because it gives specific, basic rules, tying them to their practical application—rather than simply criticising sample stories—this book is one of the most helpful the professional or amateur writer can have at hand.
Story of Dead Soul: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Bu ChuanhongneikuThe diaosi Li Yi made a trip to Japan and was inexplicably besieged by the thousand-year-old water ghost (Infant Ghost). From then on, all sorts of ghosts and strange things came one after another …
Story of the Eye (Penguin Modern Classics)
by Georges BatailleBataille’s first novel, published under the pseudonym ‘Lord Auch’, is still his most notorious work. In this explicit pornographic fantasy, the young male narrator and his lovers Simone and Marcelle embark on a sexual quest involving sadism, torture, orgies, madness and defilement, culminating in a final act of transgression. Shocking and sacreligious, Story of the Eye is the fullest expression of Bataille’s obsession with the closeness of sex, violence and death. Yet it is also hallucinogenic in its power, and is one of the erotic classics of the twentieth century.
Stowed Away (A Maine Clambake Mystery #6)
by Barbara RossIt’s June in Busman’s Harbor, Maine, and Julia Snowden and her family are working hard to get their authentic Maine clambake business ready for summer. Preparations must be put on hold, however, when a mysterious yacht drops anchor in the harbor—and delivers an unexpected dose of murder . . . When Julia’s old prep school rival Wyatt Jayne invites her to dinner on board her billionaire fiancé’s decked-out yacht, Julia arrives to find a sumptuous table set for two—and the yachtsman dead in his chair. Suspicion quickly falls on Wyatt, and Julia’s quest to dredge up the truth leads her into the murky private world of a mega-rich recluse who may not have been all that he seemed . . . Praise for Iced Under “Ross knows her Maine coast and her snowstorms. Both provide an atmospheric backdrop for a cozy that . . . picks up its pace when its focus returns to the living and the newly dead.” —Kirkus Reviews
Straight (The\dick Francis Library)
by Dick FrancisA jockey becomes the sole inheritor of his late brother's business, horse, mistress, and enemies.
Straight Cut (Hard Case Crime Ser.)
by Madison Smartt BellAn American film editor is caught up in Europe&’s drug underworld in a &“spare and cinematic&” character study by the award-winning author of Soldier&’s Joy (Time). Tracy Bateman eeks out a meager existence as a freelance film editor. Other than alcohol, his closest companion is a dog dying of cancer. And his wife, Lauren, is off with his friend Kevin, who&’s also his occasional employer. Prospects are grim, but on the day Tracy decides to relieve his dog of his misery, Kevin calls with a job offer. The pay is double what it should be and would take him to Rome. Tracy suspects there&’s a side job involving drugs, something he and Kevin have dabbled in before with minimal success. But when Lauren shows up with a suitcase full of cash, he sends her home and decides to finish the job on his own. It will take all of his skill to not end up on the cutting floor. Praised by Walker Percy as &“not only high entertainment, but high pleasure to read,&” Straight Cut is a &“winning novel&” that further cements Bell&’s acclaimed literary reputation (Time).
Straight Into Darkness: A Novel
by Faye KellermanSet in 1929 Munich, Kellerman takes us on an edge-of-the-seat journey to the past, and a city stalked by a killer so ruthless no one is safe--not even the police.
Straight No Chaser: A Crang Mystery
by Jack BattenClassic Batten – on the rocks. Jazz. Cocaine. Vietnamese triads. Dope-dealing yuppie lawyers. Jack Batten’s got them all in his second mystery novel starring Crang, the unconventional criminal lawyer with a taste for straight vodka and a nose for trouble. This time out Crang is hired by his buddy Dave Goddard, a sax player whose playing style is from the fifties, but whose unwitting involvement in a complex coke-smuggling ring is pure eighties. Crang’s friendly offer to help Dave find out who is tailing him takes a reluctant sleuth into a series of unlikely locales: behind the scenes at Toronto’s oh-so-chic film festival; into a triad-run afterhours boozecan; and into the gang’s inner sanctum, the office of Big Bam, the ring’s genial but deadly kingpin. No one could ever accuse Crang of being a superhero, but with his usual mixture of innate cool and naive enthusiasm he brings the villains to justice and readers to the end of a cleverly entertaining romp that leaves us looking forward to Crang’s next case.
Straight Silver
by Darlene ScaleraSEXY AND SMART, SILVER LEGRANDE ALWAYS GOT HER MANArmed with a diploma in street smarts and enough curves to make a grown man cry, Silver LeGrande set out to solve the murder that had invaded her life. But the killer seemed prepared to do anything to cover up the first degree crime...even repeat it.Silver's greatest ally was a hell-bent cop named Alexi Serras who had eyes of steel that saw through her tough-girl facade straight into her heart and soul. In between the murder and mayhem, would they find a match made in heaven?
Straight Up: A Dan Stagg Novel
by James LearWho is trying to kill the members of an elite special ops team that worked off the radar in Iraq in the '90s? It's up to Dan Stagg to track down the survivors -- the men with whom he stormed an undefended surveillance station, killing everyone inside. And now, many years later, the team is being targeted in what seems like a series of unrelated attacks. Dan teams up with his old comrade Al Benson, once a rising star of the USMC, now a respectable married civilian with a few secrets to hide. As they dig deeper into the secrets of the past, Dan discovers that Benson's looking for more than just answers. An explosive affair threatens everyone's future, and connects Dan to a past he thought he'd left behind.
Straight to the Head
by Fraser NixonIn this fast and furious crime novel set in 1983, a sex worker named Irina absconds with a shipment of drugs and $300,000 in dirty money, setting into motion a wild chain reaction involving bounty hunters, corrupt cops, low-brow scammers, and her bewildered, straight-laced ex-husband. Add to this devil's brew the intoxicating settings of sushi bars, nightclubs, and New Wave art galleries circa the mid-eighties, and you get Straight to the Head: a beguiling, funny novel that blows the roof off traditional crime fiction.Fraser Nixon is the author of The Man Who Killed, shortlisted for the Amazon.ca Best First Novel Award.
Straits of Power (The Jeffrey Fuller Novels #5)
by Joe BuffIn his latest mission, Commander Jeffrey Fuller will go head–to–head against his most dangerous adversary yet – his own allies.Jeffrey Fuller has a new mission – use his cutting–edge submarine Challenger to recover a German spy claiming to have key information about the Berlin–Boer Axis, information that could be crucial to winning the war. Fuller will have to navigate his super–silent sub through some of the most densely patrolled waters in Europe if he hopes to accomplish his mission.But Fuller knows he can't trust the spy, code–named Zeno, an expert in electronic and information warfare. The man could be a double agent sent by the enemy to compromise Challenger. And when they finally recover the mysterious spy, he reveals that only by helping him infiltrate Israel can he hope to prevent an imminent Axis attack. Fuller is caught in a terrible dilemma – if the man is a double agent, he could be dooming Israel, but if he does nothing, the country could fall to the German assault. To go ahead with the plan would pitch Fuller against the best defences of his own allies, placing his crew in danger and possibly shattering bonds between nations. It is a battle that, if fought, Fuller will have to fight entirely on his own.
Stranded
by Alex KavaNew York Times bestselling author Alex Kava returns with another action-packed thriller featuring special agent Maggie O'Dell, who is on the hunt for a "truck stop" serial killer. Tired travelers and weary truckers have stopped at rest areas on the nation's highways for decades to refuel, grab a bite, and maybe get some shut-eye, but one man's rest stop is another's hunting ground. For decades the defenseless, the weary, and the stranded have disappeared along the highways and byways, vanishing without a trace, but these seemingly unconnected incidents are no coincidence, and a madman stalks the freeways. When FBI special agent Maggie O'Dell and her partner, Tully, discover the remains of a young woman in a highway ditch, the one clue left behind is a map that will send Maggie and Tully on a frantic hunt crisscrossing the country to stop a madman before he kills again. As the body count rises and Maggie races against the clock to unmask the monster who's terrorizing the nation's highways, she turns to a former foe for help since he seems to know just what the killer's next move will be. As she gets closer to finding the killer, it becomes eerily clear that Maggie is the ultimate target.
Stranded
by Don J. O’DonnellWhile fishing in a remote Canadian wilderness park, a former U.S. Army captain, Roger Cummings, witnesses the murder of a man and the abduction of a woman. The woman escapes her captors and asks for Roger' s protection.Roger and Janeene flee by canoe but are pursued by a killer. In a gruesome battle the killer is critically wounded, but vanishes into the wilderness, while Roger and Janeene are rescued by U.S. Park Rangers.In Ely, Minnesota, Roger must explain the circumstances of the murder. An exhaustive search for facts proves inconclusive, and the killer is not located and remains a lethal threat. While there, Roger' s relationship with Janeene becomes romantic. The killer escapes from the park and ambushes Janeene' s family, taking her and Roger hostage. In a merciless conclusion, Roger and Janeene must face the most difficult decision of their lives.
Stranded
by Patricia H. Rushford Rebecca GibelHas Jennie stumbled into something she’ll never escape?Jennie McGrady is thrilled to be taking another flying lesson from Gram. But when menacing clouds roll in, Gram must take over the controls for a crash landing—and loses consciousness upon impact. Ignoring her survival instincts, Jennie leaves the plane in search of help. She ends up at a commune that appears wholesome and serene, but Jennie soon suspects something sinister.Eric, a member of the Desert Colony, knows the ins and outs of the compound and helps Jennie search for Gram. When they return to the site of the crash, the plane—along with Gram—is missing! But when Jennie suspects someone at the colony, Eric insists there’s nothing going on. Is he really so trusting, or is he hiding something?Donovan is the Desert Colony’s leader and claims that he’s doing everything he can to contact her family. As the days pass, however, Jennie doubts Donovan’s motives and begins to think the colony is a front for something illegal. Could he be involved in Gram’s disappearance?
Stranded (A Samantha Starr Thriller #4)
by S. L. Menear“Sam uses everything from seduction to Glocks to survive as this book sizzles in your hands. Get ready for a wild ride.” ~ Jeffrey Hammerhead Philips, Author--Present Day--When Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran threaten America and the UK in a deadly race to secure advanced scientific data deep below the ocean's surface, airline pilot Samantha Starr lands in the center of the crisis. Captain Starr's unique knowledge of Atlantean weapons and systems is crucial if the crew on the USS Leviathan is to succeed against overwhelming odds.The international crisis heats to a boil when Sam’s charter flight goes missing over a remote part of the South American jungle. When a Special Forces team that includes Sam’s Scottish boyfriend and her SEAL brother is sent to find her, the team discovers an underground city with a terrifying secret.Now, as the US goes to DEFCON 1 and WW 3 looms, Sam must free herself from an evil adversary in time to avert a global catastrophe.Publisher's Note: As a retired airline pilot with U.S. Airways, S.L. Menear brings unparalleled realism and authenticity to this action-packed thriller with fantasy elements. Written without vulgarity and explicit sexual content, this thrill-a-minute adventure can be enjoyed by readers of all ages and persuasions.“Menear’s expertise shines in Stranded – the details of flying and aircraft, historic or otherwise, makes this impressive adventure immersive. Samantha Starr is a worthy heroine for all to get hooked on.” ~Michael L. Joy, Sleuth Fest Co-Chair and Professor of English at Florida Southwestern State College“Stranded will have you struggling to catch your breath." ~ Dallas Gorham, Author of the Carlos McCrary Private Investigator Mystery Thriller SeriesThe Samantha Starr Thriller SeriesFlight to RedemptionFlight to DestinyTriple ThreatStrandedVanished
Stranded (Jennie McGrady Mystery #14)
by Patricia H. RushfordWhen their plane crashes after a flying lesson with her grandmother, Jennie seeks help at a commune which may not be as innocent as it seems, where she finds that God can use even the most difficult circumstances to work His will.
Stranded (Maggie O'Dell #11)
by Alex KavaFor decades, tired travellers have stopped at rest areas on America's epic highways to rest, refuel and get a bite to eat, but little do they know that one man's rest stop is another's hunting ground. For years the defenceless, the weary and the stranded have been disappearing along the highways and byways, vanishing without a trace.When FBI special agent Maggie O'Dell and her partner, Tully, discover the remains of a young woman in a highway ditch, the one clue left behind is a map that will send Maggie and Tully on a frantic hunt crisscrossing the country to stop a madman before he kills again.As the body count rises and Maggie races against the clock to unmask the monster who's terrorising the nation's highways, she turns for help to a former foe who seems to have an uncanny knack for guessing what the killer's next move will be. But as she gets closer to finding the killer, it becomes eerily clear that Maggie is the ultimate target.
Stranded (Orca Soundings)
by Jocelyn ShipleyAfter his girlfriend’s accidental death by overdose, Kipp has been living on the streets, overwhelmed by his grief. He wants to honor her memory and finds help to get clean, but just when he feels like he’s getting his life together, everything comes crashing down. He gets fired from his job and kicked out of his rented room on the same day. So when Reba, a friendly woman he met at the shelter, offers him a job and a place to live, he leaps at the chance. This is his lucky break. But when a girl comes to Reba's house looking for her missing brother, Kipp starts to wonder what Reba's real story is and if his lucky break might actually be a nightmare.
Stranded (Stranded #1)
by Andrew GreyStranded: Book OneKendall Monroe is handcuffed to a car in the desert. Is this life imitating art or art imitating life? The only thing he's sure of is that the situation he finds himself in is a copy of a scene he filmed earlier, only this time, there is no director yelling "cut" and no crew to rescue him. Terrified for his life, Kendall takes comfort remembering happier times with his longtime lover, Johnny. He hasn't seen Johnny in weeks since Johnny stayed behind to finish his latest best-selling novel. As he attempts to survive scorching-hot days and freezing nights, Kendall tries to figure out who did this to him. Could it be Johnny, or the research assistant he suspects Johnny is having an affair with? Both options fill him with bitterness. Or is it a more likely suspect? Kendall has a stalker who sends him flowers and always seems to know where he is. But what does this stranger have to gain by leaving Kendall stranded in the middle of nowhere?
Stranded (Texas Law)
by Jennifer D. BokalAn unexpected reunionAnd the mission that may kill them Following a one-night stand, Eva Tamke ends up as the nurse on pilot Brett Wilson's air ambulance flight crew. They agree to keep things professional for the assignment, despite the chemistry still crackling between them. Until the helicopter crashes, freeing the serial killer they are transporting…and leaving them stranded as prey. The elements are deadly. The monster, likely injured but free from his bonds, is now stalking them. And their only chance at survival is each other…From Harlequin Romantic Suspense: Danger. Passion. Drama.Feel the excitement in these uplifting romances, part of the Texas Law series:Book 1: Texas Law: Undercover JusticeBook 2: Texas Law: Serial ManhuntBook 3: Texas Law: Lethal EncounterBook 4: StrandedBook 5: Desert Pursuit
Stranded at Romson's Lodge
by J. L. CallisonWhen a kidnapping plots goes awry, two teenagers fight to stay alive in the remote and dangerous wilds of upstate Maine. Suddenly snatched from the safety of their suburban lives, everything changes is an instant for high school seniors, Jed Romson, son of a wealthy industrial magnate, and his friend Lizzie. When their abductor&’s single-engine bush plane crashes in a dense, forested middle of nowhere, Jed and Lizzie find temporary safe haven in an isolated rustic cabin. But they&’re also fifty miles from civilization. With provisions running low, contact to the outside world cut off, and chance of rescue becoming less likely with each new sunset, they must learn to fend for themselves as the threatening and unpredictable elements of nature close in. A modern-day Swiss Family Robinson told through the eyes of two resourceful young souls-turned-frontier-survivors, Stranded at Romson&’s Lodge is a thrilling and inspiring adventure of courage, friendship, loyalty, and fighting the odds.
Stranded in the Mountains (Mountain Rescue)
by Geri KrotowThey survived the crash…Now can they escape the wilderness? Part-time treasure hunter Daniel Sturges&’s secret assignment was simple—find a wrecked WWII B-17 and recover the artifacts inside. But now he&’s stranded with fellow crash survivor Cassie Edmunds, who's searching for the same plane, and they&’ll have to trust one another with their lives. With temperatures falling in treacherous terrain, will they risk everything for the missing wreckage or discover something more valuable between them? That is, if they can stay alive...