Dead Man S Steel

Author : Luke Scull
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2017-01-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101609415

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Dead Man's Steel by Luke Scull Pdf

As the “gripping”* epic from the author of Sword of the North continues, the Grim Company must battle a dangerous new enemy that is determined to destroy all of humanity... In the City of Towers, former rebel Sasha and her comrade Davarus Cole struggle to keep the peace between the warring mages who vie for dominion. But when the White Lady sends Davarus south to the Shattered Realms to seek allies among the fallen kingdoms, he finds that his hardest battle may be one fought within. The godly essence now residing within him offers power that could be used against the Fade—but with every death that feeds It, Cole risks losing a part of himself. An association with a Fade officer grants the Halfmage Eremul a position of privilege among Dorminia’s new masters. He witnesses firsthand the fate that awaits humanity. But with his magic pitiful in the face of the Fade’s advanced technology, the Halfmage must rely on his wits alone to save whom he can… And in the frozen north, the legendary warrior Brodar Kayne fights a desperate battle for his people. He is running out of time: an ancient evil sealed beneath the mountains is about to break free, an evil that is older than humanity, older than the Fade, older even than the gods—and it will not stop until the entire world is drowned in blood…

Author : Barbara Seranella
Publisher : Minotaur Books
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2013-08-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781466851511

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Deadman's Switch by Barbara Seranella Pdf

From the author of the acclaimed Munch Mancini crime novels comes a new mystery series featuring an appealing and resourceful sleuth. Charlotte Lyon is a woman who can handle a crisis. She's turned that talent into a lucrative business in crisis management, in which she supplies excellent, and often unusual, advice to suddenly troubled company heads about how to handle the press, shareholders, and the public. When necessary, she goes beyond the basic job description to discover the cause of the crisis itself, and whether it was an accident or not. The job she has now is one of the latter. The mysterious derailment of a train has killed both the engineer and a famous movie actress. The disaster gets international attention and Charlotte is brought in to manage the heated situation. But Charlotte has her own demons to contend with---the recent death of her husband and a dangerously narcissistic mother. And the more she investigates, the more danger surrounds her. But no matter the threat, she will get to the bottom of this tragedy, or die trying. Barbara Seranella, a unique and beloved voice in crime fiction, delivers a crafty puzzle and vivid, unforgettable characters in this first book of an exciting new series.

Author : S.J. Budd,William Marchese,Philip Kleaver,Wallace Boothill,Theresa Braun,Gary Buller,S.E. Casey,Mr. Deadman,Calvin Demmer,Sylvia Mann,John Palisano,Christopher Powers,Leo X. Robertson,M.R. Tapia
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2017-06-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781387035700

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Deadman's Tome Monsters Exist by S.J. Budd,William Marchese,Philip Kleaver,Wallace Boothill,Theresa Braun,Gary Buller,S.E. Casey,Mr. Deadman,Calvin Demmer,Sylvia Mann,John Palisano,Christopher Powers,Leo X. Robertson,M.R. Tapia Pdf

From the time we are young, we fear the monster under the bed or in the closet, making it impossible to sleep without a nightlight. Then, we hear stories of Bigfoot, and maybe even the Mothman around campfires. When we are adults, we wonder if there might actually be supernatural creatures lurking in the shadows. Are these tall tales and urban legends only metaphors for what horrific things humanity is capable of-or do monsters exist? Go to some terrifying places with this cast of authors. You will be dragged into mystifying realities where demonic fairies hide, where devil monkeys lure carnival-goers to their demise, where Goatmen seek to destroy their prey, and where the goddess of death puts out a hit on victims of her choice. These shocking tales will have you biting your nails and locating that childhood nightlight. Because, in the end, we all know monsters do exist.

Author : James Swain
Publisher : Fawcett
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2006-04-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780345475497

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Deadman's Poker by James Swain Pdf

Tony Valentine is an expert at spotting cheats. He’s tossed them out of gambling casinos from Atlantic City to Las Vegas and Monaco. But though Tony has never met a scam he couldn’t crack, his son and partner, Gerry, has just walked into one with a body count. What started with a conman’s deathbed confession turns into a deadly Las Vegas grudge match during the world’s biggest poker tournament. While Gerry and his shady friends tangle with the Vegas mob, Tony enlists the aid of an aging grifter who’s fleecing suckers with a dazzling array of improbable betting stunts. Tony’s been hired to save the tournament (and stop a blind player who’s out to heist it), while Gerry’s just trying to stay alive–now that murder is in the cards. Featuring insider tips for catching poker cheats, as well as a glossary of card hustler terms!

Author : Dana Kollmann
Publisher : Trade Paperback
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2008-02-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780806531595

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Never Suck A Dead Man's Hand: by Dana Kollmann Pdf

“Informative, witty . . . Kollmann delivers terse commentary and gory detail while puncturing common misconceptions about forensics.” —Booklist Step past the flashing lights into the true scene of the crime with this frank, unflinching, and unforgettable account of life as a crime scene investigator. Whether explaining rigor mortis or the art of fingerprinting a stiff corpse on the side of the road, Dana Kollmann details her true, unvarnished experiences as a CSI for the Baltimore County Police Department. “Riveting.” —M. William Phelps, New York Times bestselling author of We Thought We Knew You Unlike the popular crime dramas proliferating on today’s television networks, these forensic tales forgo glitz for grit to show what really goes on. Kollmann recounts stories that the cops and the CSI’s usually leave in the field, bringing the sights, smells, and sounds of a crime scene alive as never before. “Raw and real.” —Connie Fletcher, author of Every Contact Leaves a Trace Unveiling the process and science of crime scene investigation in all its can’t-tear-your-eyes-away fascination, Never Suck a Dead Man’s Hand takes you into the strange world behind the yellow tape, offering a truly eye-opening perspective on the day-to-day life of a CSI. “Gritty, witty, and heartfelt . . . a must-read.” —Aphrodite Jones, New York Times bestselling author of A Perfect Husband

Author : Paul Doiron
Publisher : Minotaur Books
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2023-06-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781250864406

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Dead Man's Wake by Paul Doiron Pdf

Game Warden Mike Bowditch's engagement party is interrupted by the discovery of a gruesome double murder in Dead Man's Wake, a thriller from Edgar Award-nominated author Paul Doiron. On the evening of their engagement party, Maine Game Warden Investigator Mike Bowditch and Stacey Stevens witness what seems to be a hit-and-run speedboat crash on a darkened lake. When they arrive at the scene, their spotlight reveals a gruesome sight: a severed arm floating just beneath the surface. As day breaks, the warden dive team recovers not one but two naked corpses: a dismembered man and the married woman with whom he was having an affair. Mike begins to suspect the swimmers' deaths were not a senseless accident but a coldly calculated murder. Meanwhile, the hunt is on for the mysterious boater. Suspects abound on the lake, nicknamed "Golden Pond,” including the violent biker husband of the murdered woman who may have taken vengeance on his wife and her paramour; a strange woman who claims to have witnessed the crash, but then changes her story; a very aggressive realtor and his wife who were determined to catch trespassers; and the lake’s earnest young constable whose eagerness to help may hide darker motives. Alone among his fellow officers, Mike starts to sense the involvement of a trained marksman, smarter and more dangerous than any enemy he has ever faced before. As Mike and Stacey get closer to identifying the killer, their own lives are suddenly on the line as they confront a lethal killer who plans to silence them forever. The finale is a tour de force of drama and suspense.

Author : Peter James
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2011-05-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780230760516

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Dead Man's Grip by Peter James Pdf

It's a race against time as Detective Superintendent Roy Grace tries to stop a grieving mother from taking the law into her own hands in Dead Man's Grip, by award winning crime writer Peter James. A university student is killed in a tragic traffic accident while riding their bicycle. When two of the drivers involved are hunted down by a sadistic killer, Grace knows that the third driver, Carly Chase, may be next. Carly, a solicitor, believes hiding is not an option and heads to New York to speak with the cyclist’s mother. But Grace knows about the mother’s underworld connections and that the family will stop at nothing to take an eye for an eye . . . Although the Roy Grace novels can be read in any order, Dead Man's Grip is the seventh thrilling title in the bestselling series. Enjoy more of the Brighton detective’s investigations with Not Dead Yet and Dead Man's Time. Now a major ITV series, Grace, starring John Simm.

Author : Susan Wittig Albert
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2006-04-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0425204251

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Dead Man's Bones by Susan Wittig Albert Pdf

Susan Wittig Albert’s exciting mysteries have been praised as “unique” (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) and “fascinating” (Booklist). Now, a dead man’s bones are uncovered—and Texas ex-lawyer and herbalist China Bayles must dig into a pair of murders separated by time but connected by motive… When China’s teenage son finds some skeletal remains during a local cave dig—remains that show a not-so-accidental death—it’s a disturbing development. But China doesn’t let it distract her from the opening of the new community theater donated by the elderly Obermann sisters. Unfortunately, the haughty, bullying Jane Obermann—and her frail, frightened younger sister—made the donation with a condition: that the first production be a play written by Jane about their aristocratic family history. The premiere party ends with a bang when a ne’er-do-well local handyman is shot dead by Jane while breaking into the Obermann estate. It seems like a clear-cut case of self-defense. But China senses something else going on behind the scenes. Now, the key to catching a killer might be the mysterious bones in the cave—a clue from the past that could help China solve a mystery in the present…

Author : Jonathan Maberry
Publisher : Kensington Books
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2016-08-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781496705433

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Dead Man's Song by Jonathan Maberry Pdf

Members of a town terrorized by a monstrous evil search for its source in this horror novel by the Bram Stoker Award–winning author of Ink. Something evil has awakened in the town of Pine Deep. While a local newsman tries to piece together the gruesome events of a long-buried crime, others are preparing for the return of an unstoppable scourge. Bodies mutilated beyond description, innocents driven to acts of vicious madness—a monstrous legacy is preying on the living and the dead. There are those in Pine Deep who are not what they seem. Who are driven by a thirst for blood and revenge. And who are quietly building an army of the undead . . . Second in the Pine Deep Trilogy Praise for Ghost Road Blues “Maberry supplies plenty of chills, both Earth-bound and otherworldly, in this atmospheric horror novel . . . . This is horror on a grand scale, reminiscent of Stephen King’s heftier works.” —Publishers Weekly Praise for New York Times bestselling Author Jonathan Maberry “Jonathan Maberry’s horror is rich and visceral. It’s close to the heart . . . and close to the jugular.” —Kevin J. Anderson “Maberry has the chops to craft stories at once intimate, epic, real, and horrific.” —Bentley Little “Maberry spins great stories. His (Pine Deep) vampire novels are unique and masterful.” —Richard Matheson “Maberry’s works will be read for many, many years to come.” —Ray Bradbury

Author : David Campbell
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2016-09-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781524542177

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Dead Man’S Tale by David Campbell Pdf

Who killed Arnold Gibbs is no great mystery. Or is it? Dallas homicide detective Reese Barrett strives to solve a riddle, which involved a suspect that has an alibi at the assumed time of death. But more puzzling is why the dying man was kidnapped from a coma ward in a major hospital when doctors projected he had only weeks to live. And who is the victim now occupying his bed, forced into an irreversible coma and bearing Arnold Gibbss identification? After his partner is hospitalized, Barrett finds hes alone in search of a solution to the puzzling conspiracy of murder, which has a lot more questions than answers. His first solo case is complicated further by the reappearance of a ghost from his past, an attractive young woman whose search for justice for her murdered husband was blocked by Reeses incompetence as a rookie. Reese follows the threads of what is almost certainly a conspiracy, well aware that the eyes of a woman he is growing to love had witnessed his failure three years earlier. This time, he does not have the aid of his senior partner and will be totally responsible for the outcome.

Author : Eric S. Brown,James Desborough,David M. Hoenig,Brian Malachy Quinn,Candace Robinson,Madeleine Swann,DJ Tyrer,Fristofer Velasquez
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781387191284

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Deadman's Tome Final Contact by Eric S. Brown,James Desborough,David M. Hoenig,Brian Malachy Quinn,Candace Robinson,Madeleine Swann,DJ Tyrer,Fristofer Velasquez Pdf

Deadman's Tome presents Final Contact. This volume of galactic terror features stories that warn of the consequences of bold space exploration, exploitative mining, venturing too far, and contact with foreign entities. You see, dear reader, we are not alone, and the first contact might just be the last!

Author : William J. Smith
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 704 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780359436620

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The Curse of Deadman's Bluff by William J. Smith Pdf

Springdale, Ohio is a middle-class town nestled in southwestern Ohio, just outside of Cincinnati.It's a quiet, sleepy town which has a secret.In the early 1920's a man named Michael Westerly moved into this old house on Deadman's Bluff, overlooking a graveyard, but there was a reason Mr. Westerly chose this spot. He was into voodoo and trying to make zombies out of the townsfolk, but when the townsfolk got wind of this, they tried to drive him out of town, and ultimately they lynched him, but Mr. Westerly got his revenge, and 100 years later, the town of Springdale, Ohio was the epicenter of a conspiracy that brought Mr. Westerly's threats to fruition. Now the townspeople, including the Smith family, who moved into town in the summer of 2025, to flee for their lives in the ensuing zombie apocalypse. Can the Smiths and the townspeople of Springdale survive the nightmare that they find themselves in, or be swallowed up by "The Curse of Deadman's Bluff"

Author : Ainsley Whitfield
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781312433533

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Deadman's Dollhouse by Ainsley Whitfield Pdf

Author : James Swain
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2006-05-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780345493743

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Deadman's Bluff by James Swain Pdf

“In this series about gambling, the main character is a big winner.” –Janet Maslin, The New York Times “Bask in Swain’s Las Vegas without having to set foot in the place and risk being skinned alive.” –The Washington Post Book World A blind poker player named Skip DeMarco is scamming the world’s largest poker tournament in Las Vegas, and cheating-expert Tony Valentine and his son, Gerry, have been hired to find out how. DeMarco is tied to some dangerously desperate characters who will go to extremes–even cold-blooded murder–to ensure that the obnoxious DeMarco wins big. While Gerry flies to Atlantic City to suss out DeMarco’s secret, Valentine stays in Vegas and teams up with an aging grifter named Rufus Steele, who has his own score to settle with DeMarco. On opposite sides of a deadly game, father and son work their way through a colorful landscape of conmen and hitmen. Together, they will have to prove there’s more to any game of chance than meets the eye. Featuring insider tips for catching poker cheats, as well as a glossary of card hustler terms!

Author : Brian T. May
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2014-11-03
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781611173802

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Extravagant Postcolonialism by Brian T. May Pdf

Brian T. May argues that, contrary to widely held assumptions of postcolonial literary criticism, a distinctive subset of postcolonial novels significantly values and scrupulously explores a healthy individuality. These “extravagant” postcolonial works focus less on collective social reality than on the intimate subjectivity of their characters. Their authors, most of whom received some portion of a canonical western education, do not subordinate the ambitions of their fiction to explicit political causes, but they do create a cosmopolitan rhetorical focus suitable to their well-educated, “western trained,” audiences. May pursues this argument by scrutinizing novels composed during the thirty-year post-independence postcolonial era of Anglophone fiction, a period that began with the Nigerian Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart and that ended, many would say, with the Ayatollah Khomeini’s 1989 publication of the Rushdie Fatwa. He contends that the postcolonial authors under consideration—Naipaul, Rushdie, Achebe, Rhys, Gordimer, and Coetzee—inherited modernism and refashioned it. His account of their work demonstrates how it reflects and transfigures modernists such as Conrad, Eliot, Yeats, Proust, Joyce and Beckett. Tracing the influence of humanistic virtues and the ethical and aesthetic significance of individualism, May demonstrates that these works of “extravagant postcolonialism” are less postcolonial than they are a continuation and evolution of modernism.