Powder Burn

Author : Carl Hiaasen,Bill Montalbano
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2010-12-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781453210635

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Powder Burn by Carl Hiaasen,Bill Montalbano Pdf

A Miami hit-and-run witness winds up as bait for drug smugglers—in an “explosive” novel cowritten by the New York Times–bestselling author of Bad Monkey (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution). Chris Meadows’s charmed life as an up-and-coming architect in Coconut Grove has kept him far removed from Miami’s bloody drug trade. But his comfortable existence comes crashing down around him when Chris witnesses the hit-and-run death of an ex-girlfriend by a car full of drug smuggling gangsters. Now caught up in southern Florida’s brutal underground cocaine war, Meadows is in a fight for his life—to evade not only the hit men seeking to silence him, but also the crooked Miami cops who would rather exploit than protect him. This is the very first suspense thriller written by the New York Times–bestselling author of Razor Girl and Sick Puppy and Bill Montalbano, a writing team praised for its “fine flair for characters and settings” (Library Journal). Those who enjoy Hiaasen’s other Florida thrillers, the Doc Ford novels by Randy Wayne White, or Netflix’s Narcos will want to discover these early crime fiction gems.

Author : Daniel Glick
Publisher : Public Affairs
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2009-02-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780786745661

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Powder Burn by Daniel Glick Pdf

In October, 1998 an arson caused $12 million in damage at Vail, the country's largest ski area. A shadowy radical environmental group called the Earth Liberation Front claimed credit for what the FBI called the costliest act of ecoterrorism in U.S. history. But as it turns out, credible suspects were everywhere, since Vail was owned by a New York investment firm that had alienated a wide swath of Colorado's high country residents."Who couldn't have done this?" wondered a local sheriff's investigator. More than a clever whodunit, Powder Burn scrapes away the glitz of America's premier ski destination to reveal a cautionary tale about runaway opulance and rapid change in the New West. As the Denver Post put it, "Vail is a microcosm of the disputes over growth raging across the Rockies, and Glick's take on the fire helps to fan the flames." Packed with odd characters and paranoia, with beautiful mountains and despicable actions, Powder Burn is about corporate greed, the environment, a small town and a mysterious unsolved crime. As Vail celebrates its fortieth anniversary with a full season of hoopla and self-promotion, this book makes compelling reading for skiers, true crime enthusiasts, or anyone interested in the environmental, social, and political issues raised by the evolution of the new West.

Author : Celerino Castillo,Dave Harmon
Publisher : Oakville, Ont. : Sundial
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105020183633

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Powderburns by Celerino Castillo,Dave Harmon Pdf

The truth about the remaining dark secret of the Iran-Contra scandal- the United States government's collaboration with drug smugglers. Powderburns is the story of Celerino Castillo III who spent 12 years in the Drug Enforcement Administration. During that time, he built cases against organized drug rings in Manhattan, raided jungle cocaine labs in the Amazon, conducted aerial eradication operations in Guatemala, and assembled and trained anti-narcotics units in several countries. The eerie climax of Agent Castillo's career with the DEA took place in El Salvador. One day, he recieved a cable from a fellow agent. He was told to investigate possible drug smuggling by Nicaraguan Contras operating from the ilpango air force base. Castillo quickly discovered that Contra pilots were, indeed, smuggling narcotics back into the United States - using the same pilots, planes, and hangars that the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Council, under the Direction of Lt. Col. Oliver North, used to maintain their covert supply operation to the Contras.

Author : Carl Hiaasen,William D. Montalbano
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0230765467

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Powder Burn by Carl Hiaasen,William D. Montalbano Pdf

Tens of billions of dollars of cocaine money seeps through the veins of southern Florida every single year. At that price, even the most innocent people are going to get hurt . . . As the drug war escalates, Chris Meadows watched a friend and her daughter die - victims of the vicious gang war spilling onto the streets. He couldn't turn his back. Now Meadows is the next target. Dangled on a hook by the friendly Florida cops - and live bait for cowboys who'll do anything to save their trade . . .

Author : Carl Hiaasen,Bill Montalbano
Publisher : Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1998-06-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780375700682

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Powder Burn by Carl Hiaasen,Bill Montalbano Pdf

Architect Chris Meadows has the bad luck to see an old girlfriend get hit by a car full of drugland hitmen. He has the worse luck to see the face of her murderers. Because in a town as violent as Miami, a witness doesn't stand a chance--especially when the cops who ought to be protecting him are more interested in dangling him as live bait.

Author : William W. Johnstone,J.A. Johnstone
Publisher : Pinnacle Books
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780786040438

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Powder Burn by William W. Johnstone,J.A. Johnstone Pdf

From America’s greatest Western storytellers comes an epic quest for justice at the crossroads of history—in a crossfire of bullets . . . Day of the Avenger U.S. Deputy Marshal Will Tanner earned his badge the old-fashioned way. He shot the bad guys, saved the good guys, and won the fear and respect of everyone in between. That’s how legends are born. But when he visits a friend at his ranch and ends up confronting a trigger-happy horse thief, Will earns the wrath of the deadliest, lowlife killers west of the Mississippi. This is how legends die . . . Turns out Will Tanner is nothing but a moving target on a blood-soaked trail of revenge. From a barroom shootout in Texas, to a Chickasaw showdown in Oklahoma, to a dangerous encounter with a hellion named Hannah, Deputy Marshal Tanner has his hands full, his finger on the trigger—and his life on the line . . . Praise for the novels of William W. Johnstone “For most fans of the Western genre, there isn’t a bet much surer than a book bearing the name Johnstone.”—True West “[A] rousing, two-fisted saga of the growing American frontier.”—Publishers Weekly on Eyes of Eagles “There’s plenty of gunplay and fast-paced action as this old-time hero proves again that a steady eye and quick reflexes are the keys to survival on the Western frontier.”—Curled Up with a Good Book on Dead Before Sundown

Author : Spencer C. Tucker
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 4371 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2012-11-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9798216044741

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Almanac of American Military History [4 volumes] by Spencer C. Tucker Pdf

This almanac provides a comprehensive, chronological overview of all American military history, serving as the standard reference work of its type. Almanac of American Military History is yet another reference work from acclaimed historian Dr. Spencer C. Tucker and ABC-CLIO, offering an unprecedented resource for a wide range of students and researchers. A comprehensive, four-volume title, this almanac traces all of American military history from the European voyages of discovery through 2011, chronicling the pivotal moments that have shaped the United States into the country it is today. In addition to documenting key events, this title presents biographies of more than 250 key individuals and provides information on more than 250 historically significant technologies and weapons systems. A detailed glossary is included, as are discussions of ranks and military awards and decorations. Divided into conflict periods, each chapter includes a detailed chronology, reference-entry sidebars, statistical information, primary-source documents, and a bibliography.

Author : War office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1878
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:555047849

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Treatise on ammunition. Eds. 1,2,4 [2 eds.], 5-8 by War office Pdf

Author : Association of Military Surgeons of the United States. Meeting
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Medicine, Military
ISBN : UCAL:$B445525

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Proceedings of The... Annual Meeting of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States by Association of Military Surgeons of the United States. Meeting Pdf

Author : Association of Military Surgeons of the United States. Annual Meeting
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 590 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Medicine, Military
ISBN : CORNELL:31924056996311

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Proceedings of the Fifth Annual Meeting of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States by Association of Military Surgeons of the United States. Annual Meeting Pdf

Author : New York (State). Legislature. Assembly
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1036 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1872
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:B2998246

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Documents of the Assembly of the State of New York by New York (State). Legislature. Assembly Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 860 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
ISBN : NYPL:33433000064455

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Chambers' Encyclopædia by Anonim Pdf

Author : Chambers W. and R., ltd
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 862 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UVA:X030751880

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Chambers's Encyclopædia by Chambers W. and R., ltd Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 874 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1892
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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CHAMBER'S ENCYCLOPEDIA: A DICTIONARY OF UNIVERSAL KNOWLEDGE, VOL. V by Anonim Pdf

Author : American Institute of the City of New York
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1030 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1872
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : PSU:000053066503

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Transactions of the American Institute of the City of New York by American Institute of the City of New York Pdf