The Glass Devil

Author : Helene Tursten
Publisher : Soho Press
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2007-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781569477571

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The Glass Devil by Helene Tursten Pdf

The fourth investigation in the nationally bestselling Swedish detective series When one of his teachers fails to show up for work, a high school principal calls his friend on the Göteborg police force. To Detective Inspector Irene Huss’s surprise, her boss takes the complaint seriously, even bringing her with him to a remote cottage in southern Sweden to investigate. There they discover the body of the teacher in question, victim of a rifle shot to the head. When they visit his parents to break the news, they find the couple dead in their bed, each shot between the eyes. The family’s sole surviving member, their daughter in London, is too grief-stricken for questioning. A swath of suspects arises as Irene investigates, but she has a hunch the answers to this case lie in England.

Author : Mark Chadbourn
Publisher : Random House
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781448126989

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The Devil's Looking-Glass by Mark Chadbourn Pdf

1593: The dreaded alchemist, black magician and spy Dr John Dee is missing... Fear sweeps through the court of Queen Elizabeth, for in Dee's possession is an obsidian mirror, an object of great power which legend says could set the world afire. And so the call goes out to celebrated swordsman, adventurer and rake Will Swyfte: find Dee and his feared looking-glass and return them to London before disaster strikes. But when Will learns that the mirror may help him solve the mystery that has haunted him for years, the stakes become acutely personal. With a frozen London under siege by supernatural powers, time is running out. Will is left with no alternative but to pursue the alchemist to the devil-haunted lands of the New World and the terrifying fortress home of mankind's ancient enemy, the Unseelie Court. Facing an army of these unearthly fiends, with only his sword and a few brave friends at his back, the realm's greatest spy must be prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice - or see all he loves destroyed.

Author : Craig Russell
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2020-01-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780525564782

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The Devil Aspect by Craig Russell Pdf

Steeped in the folklore of Eastern Europe, and set in the shadow of Nazi darkness erupting just beyond the Czech border, this bone-chilling, richly imagined novel is propulsively entertaining, and impossible to put down. Czechoslovakia, 1935: Viktor Kosárek, a newly trained psychiatrist who studied under Carl Jung, arrives at the infamous Hrad Orlu Asylum for the Criminally Insane. The facility is located in a medieval mountaintop castle surrounded by forests, on a site that is well known for concealing dark secrets going back many centuries. The asylum houses six inmates--the country's most treacherous killers--known to the terrified public as the Devil's Six. Viktor intends to use a new medical technique to prove that these patients share a common archetype of evil, a phenomenon he calls The Devil Aspect. Yet as he begins to learn the stunning secrets of these patients, he must face the unnerving possibility that these six may share a darker truth. Meanwhile, in Prague, fear grips the city as a phantom serial killer emerges in the dark alleys. Police investigator Lukas Smolak, desperate to locate the culprit (a copycat of Jack the Ripper), turns to Viktor and the doctors at Hrad Orlu for their expertise with the psychotic criminal mind. And Viktor finds himself wrapped up in a case more terrifying than he could have ever imagined.

Author : Duggan McDonnell
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2015-09-15
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781452140629

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Drinking the Devil's Acre by Duggan McDonnell Pdf

During the 1870s and '80s, a single bar-filled block in San Francisco called the Devil's Acre threw what may have been the most enduring party the world has ever seen. Duggan McDonnell is in love with the city of his forefathers and its ever-flowing cocktails, and it shows in this history-packed drinking tour through one of the most beloved cities in the world. Twenty-five iconic cocktail recipes made famous by the City by the Bay—from the legendary Pisco Punch, Mai Tai, and Irish Coffee to the Gold Rush–era Sazerac and more modern-day Lemon Drop—are accompanied by an additional 45 recipes that show the evolution of these classic elixirs, resulting in such contemporary favorites as the Revolver and the Last Word, guaranteeing to keep the party going and the liquor flowing.

Author : John Saul
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2008-07-29
Category : Catholic schools
ISBN : 9780345507303

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The Devil's Labyrinth by John Saul Pdf

"New York Times"-bestselling author Saul is at his diabolical best, in this thrilling new novel of an exorcist who has learned how to reverse the mysterious art--to summon evil instead of driving it out.

Author : David Niall Wilson
Publisher : Crossroad Press
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2023-01-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781637897591

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The Devil's in the Flaws & Other Dark Truths by David Niall Wilson Pdf

This new collection of stories from USA Today bestselling, multiple Bram Stoker winning author David Niall Wilson presents twenty-stories and a brand new, unpublished novella. Wilson’s work has been collected several times in digital only formats. This is the first major collection released since his award-nominated Defining Moments, and the subsequent collection Ennui & Other States of Madness. Included are several previously published works chosen by the author, along with seven previously unpublished stories, and the title piece, “The Devil’s in the Flaws,” a previously unpublished novella. “Reading The Devil’s in the Flaws and Other Dark Truths is a wild experience. Some of the tales are short, some a bit longer. The settings and plots pendulum from gritty realism to hyper-surreal. But the thread that runs through them all is David Niall’s Wilson uncanny ability to draw you into his world and render you helpless to look away no matter how uncomfortable you get. I absolutely loved this collection.” --Jonathan Janz, Author of Marla and The Siren and the Specter Included in this collection: Unique * The Milk of Paradise A Prayer for 0443 She Mourned * Anomaly One * You are Just Like Gods Interred * Etched Deep His Cold Gourd Heart * Fear of Flying * Little Ghosts * One Off from Prime If You Were Glass Angels Slider Teachable Moments * The Whirling Man The Last Patriot * Wayne's World The Devil's in the Flaws * * Original to this collection Wilson has nearly forty books in print including novels, tie-in work, children’s books and more. He is CEO of Crossroad Press, a cutting edge hybrid publishing company, and a previous president of the Horror Writer’s Association. His latest novel is an alternate history fantasy retelling of the Noah’s Ark story, Jurassic Ark. His upcoming works include the novel Tattered Remnants, a collection of short stories based in his fictional setting of Old Mill, North Carolina, and stories in several upcoming anthologies.

Author : Simon Rees
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0413577201

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The Devil's Looking-glass by Simon Rees Pdf

Author : Tony Healey,Ralph Compton
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2021-06-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780593333884

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Ralph Compton the Devil's Snare by Tony Healey,Ralph Compton Pdf

Two strangers unite to avenge their families’ murders in this gripping new installment of bestselling author Ralph Compton’s Gunfighter series. The grisly murder of Glendon Hart and his family conveniently paves the way for a wealthy Amity Creek rancher to expand his empire of pastures and cattle. But the arrival in town of Glendon’s sister, Myra, throws a spanner in the works when she refuses to bow to Jack Denton’s increasingly intimidating demands to sell him her homestead. Sixteen years earlier, on a snow-locked Nebraska farm, a band of outlaws executed Ethan Harper’s family before his young eyes. Ethan vowed bloody revenge against the men responsible, and after years of searching the trail has brought him to Amity Creek, where he and Myra gradually discover they share a common enemy, an elusive villain with a trio of murderous minions to do his bidding. Together, they must devise a plan to lure Denton into a deadly trap—and send the devil back to hell….

Author : Jeffery Deaver
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2023-03-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781668012932

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The Devil's Teardrop by Jeffery Deaver Pdf

A classic thriller from New York Times bestselling author Jeffery Deaver featuring the intricate forensic detail, masterful plot twists, and harrowing breakneck pace that made A Maiden’s Grave, The Bone Collector, and The Coffin Dancer national bestsellers. It’s New Year’s Eve, December 31, 1999, and Washington, DC, is under siege. Early in the day, a grisly machine gun attack in the Dupont Circle Metro station leaves dozens dead and the city crippled with fear. A note delivered to the mayor’s office pins the massacre on the Digger, a robotlike assassin programmed to wreak havoc on the capital every four hours—until midnight. Only a ransom of $20 million delivered to the Digger’s accomplice—and mastermind—will end the death and terror. But the Digger becomes a far more sinister threat when his accomplice is killed in a freak accident while en route to the money drop. With the ransom note as the single scrap of evidence, Special Agent Margaret Lukas calls upon Parker Kincaid, a retired FBI agent and the top forensic document examiner in the country. Somehow, by midnight, they must find the Digger—before he finds them.

Author : V. S. McGrath
Publisher : Brain Mill Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2018-12-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781948559263

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The Devil's Pact by V. S. McGrath Pdf

“A terrific genre-crossing tale with a deft touch of the macabre.”—Donna Thorland, writer on Netflix’s The Chilling Adventures of SabrinaHold on to your hats — the Devil’s Revolver series is back with an evil twin, deep magic, zombies, menacing grand balls, a train heist, hand-to-hand high-stakes battles, and two sisters who have grown in their power to face and fight the end of the Weird West.If Hettie Alabama could do what she was told and stand down . . . she might not anyway. Especially when the letters her sister sends from her place of hiding don’t seem quite right, and Hettie’s posse is tying her hands tighter by the day. She’s itching to take the safety off her cursed mage gun, the Devil’s Revolver, and walk through the fire to end the reign of evil that’s choking the magic out of the West—not to mention save her sister once and for all.The only problem? Hettie’s name is in the headlines and on every wanted poster in the nation—but she’s not the one robbing banks and killing innocents, even if the pictures look just like her. She’s up to her chin in high-necked gowns and beauty glamors, charged with fulfilling her word to the influential Favreau family of New Orleans, even as it becomes increasingly clear that they want only to consolidate the world’s waning magic in the hands of the rich and powerful. The politics get more personal as the most loyal of Hettie’s gang uncover the threat of an immoderate technology that steals magic from the unwitting innocent and transfers it to the nefarious elite.Hettie has no choice but to go rogue, and when she drops a black hat over her brow, the Devil’s Revolver’s trigger glows hot. The Devil’s Pact stampedes from San Francisco’s Chinatown tongs through the glittering high society of Chicago to the hidden swamps of the Deep South in its search for truth, genuine justice, and an end to a world that refuses to recognize the power and change wrought by girls.

Author : Ambrose Bierce
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2013-01-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780486146898

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The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce Pdf

Complete and unabridged, this paperback gift edition of an American humor classic presents more than 1,000 comic definitions praised by H. L. Mencken as "some of the most gorgeous witticisms in the English language."

Author : Ambrose Bierce
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2010-09-15
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9780820326344

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The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce Pdf

If we could only put aside our civil pose and say what we really thought, the world would be a lot like the one alluded to in The Unabridged Devil’s Dictionary. There, a bore is "a person who talks when you wish him to listen," and happiness is "an agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another." This is the most comprehensive, authoritative edition ever of Ambrose Bierce’s satiric masterpiece. It renders obsolete all other versions that have appeared in the book’s ninety-year history. A virtual onslaught of acerbic, confrontational wordplay, The Unabridged Devil’s Dictionary offers some 1,600 wickedly clever definitions to the vocabulary of everyday life. Little is sacred and few are safe, for Bierce targets just about any pursuit, from matrimony to immortality, that allows our willful failings and excesses to shine forth. This new edition is based on David E. Schultz and S. T. Joshi’s exhaustive investigation into the book’s writing and publishing history. All of Bierce’s known satiric definitions are here, including previously uncollected, unpublished, and alternative entries. Definitions dropped from previous editions have been restored while nearly two hundred wrongly attributed to Bierce have been excised. For dedicated Bierce readers, an introduction and notes are also included. Ambrose Bierce’s Devil’s Dictionary is a classic that stands alongside the best work of satirists such as Twain, Mencken, and Thurber. This unabridged edition will be celebrated by humor fans and word lovers everywhere.

Author : L. Hurley Ankeny
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013-02-28
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781483646480

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Dealing with the Devil's Deal by L. Hurley Ankeny Pdf

Cocaine production, demand and sales has become an increasing problem in the Western Hemisphere. Motivation to purchase this narcotic by dealers, despite its high prices, and their capability to get the processed product to eager end buyers, has caused a high volume of illegal trafficking. Mexico, in particular, has been deluged by a severe intensive drug war. Because of the many deaths resulting from this conflict, that county now maintains the unenviable position as the number one nation in our hemisphere attempting to cope with severe cocaine problems. The nation of Colombia experienced this highly undesirable situation back in tee 19905. Pablo Escobar, that country's drug king, became 50 powerful, that at times he virtually ruled the nation. But this power eventually became his undoing. Right-wing opponents from the Las Pepes death squads killed him in 1993. Although, Colombia became more stable after that occurrence, a left wing organization emerged to take on the right's counter activities. They are known as the Farqs, They are still able to maintain a hold on the power involved with cocaine. Concerning DEALING WITH THE DEVIL, Jack Broderick, the CIA station Chief in Peru, earns his keep by impeding the drug influences mentioned above. He does an amazing job by enlisting a hard boiled agent, Brian Koltai, from the U.S. Together, they prevent another costly war from occurring in the Andes like the one that had taken place twenty years earlier.

Author : Raven Steele
Publisher : Raven Steele
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Devil's Soldier by Raven Steele Pdf

“My silence is not weakness, but the beginning of my revenge.” Lucien Eve is gone. They took her from me. I will have my revenge. So I train. Hone my body and my mind. But rage burns in my veins. Fuels my anger. I let it fester and grow to use against him: The Devil’s Soldier. I will destroy everything he knows. Eve The world believes I’m dead. It’s the only way. For now, I hide in the shadows. Growing stronger, more determined. For the Devil’s Soldier must be stopped. And I will stop him! Only then can I be with the man I love. In this full-length, paranormal romance series, Steele introduces readers to a dark and sexy world full of vampires and witches. If you like Laurell K. Hamilton and Anne Rice, you will LOVE this series! Scroll up and grab this paranormal romance TODAY! "Lucien and Eve are a beautiful pair, the fight they put together, the emotions they share and the strength they use to help each other and others around them is so amazing. You feel so much from each character because that is how great the writing is. I seriously was drained after reading all three books." - Customer review ★★★★★ "The story is written with powerful word's that make you wonder could this be more than just make believe?" - Customer Review ★★★★★ "Once you start this series it becomes an addiction. Each book is a page-turning, can't put down, must have more." - Customer Review ★★★★★ *** Keywords: vampire, vampire novels, vampire series, paranormal romance, witches, forbidden love, love stories, magic, action, dark romance, dark fantasy, true love

Author : Robert Remington,Sherri Zickefoose
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2010-09-07
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9780771073618

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Runaway Devil by Robert Remington,Sherri Zickefoose Pdf

Marc and Debra seemed to have it all—a lovely home in the Prairie town of Medicine Hat, fulfilling careers, a supportive marriage, and two beautiful children: eight-year-old Jacob and twelve-year-old JR. After years of struggle to reach this point, they finally felt their future held promise. But on April 23, 2006, their bodies were discovered in their basement, covered in savage stab wounds. Upstairs, Jacob lay dead on his bed, his toys spattered with blood. Investigators worried for JR’s safety, but unknown to them, the pretty honour roll student had been developing a disturbing alter ego online. Runaway Devil professed a fondness for a darker world of death metal music, the goth subculture, and a love for Jeremy Steinke, a twenty-three-year-old high-school dropout who lived in a rundown trailer park. Soon, shocking evidence in JR’s school locker—printed here for the first time—led police to believe the girl was a suspect in her family’s murders. The case horrified parents everywhere. Journalists Robert Remington and Sherri Zickefoose have been covering it from the beginning, and in Runaway Devil, they reveal what really happened: the unlikely young love, the teenage rebellion, a troubling world of adolescent drifters, and a small community torn apart by an unthinkable crime. A modern cautionary tale, Runaway Devil is also a chilling portrait of an approval-seeking man smitten with a manipulative young girl—who would stop at nothing to get what she wanted.