Shady Characters

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Keith HoustonWhether investigating the asterisk (*) and dagger (+)--which alternately illuminated and skewered heretical ve...

Reducere. Join Father Grim and his shady cast of characters on an exploration of the dark underbelly of childhood. Darker adaptations of familiar nursery rhy...

Reducere. For thirty years starting in the mid-1970s, the byline of Jim Dooley appeared on riveting investigative stories of organized crime and political co...

Reducere. Mike is known across the north country for many published stories of cabin life with dogs, boats, relatives, friends, and other assorted shady char...

Mike is known across the north country for many published stories of cabin life with dogs, boats, relatives, friends, and other assorted shady char...

Reducere. Steven is sent out for groceries on to the mean street of the city with only a shopping basket for protection. There are several shady characters a...

Reducere. Progessive History With a Mystery TwistThe eight Sage Adair Mysteries are set in 1902, Portland, Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. These adventure ...

Reducere. DescriptionJoe Clifford didn't start drinking beer until he was almost twenty years old. By the time he turned twenty-two, he was addicted to metha...

Reducere. A New York Times Bestseller -- Book 1 in the Harry Potter series. The author's first novel introduces Harry Potter, the son of a powerful wizard an...

The criminal underworld begins to unravel when a splintered mob family gets pushed to the brink of civil war. Caught between the two factions, Tony...

Reducere. Jeff Garmire was living the fast paced life of a successful young professional when he gave it all up to embark on the adventure of a lifetime. He ...

Reducere. "Witty...a cheerful extravaganza."--The New YorkerHis exploits were legendary...Captain John Staple, back from the battlefront, is already bored wi...

Reducere. When we think of the Italian Mafia, we think of Marlon Brando, Tony Soprano, and the Corleones--iconic actors and characters who give shady dealing...

Reducere. Film noir is a classic genre characterized by visual elements such as tilted camera angles, skewed scene compositions, and an interplay between dar...

Description"A story of madness, art, alcohol and creativity...elegantly translated...vivid." --New York Times An exasperated writer obsessed with A...

A pair of young vigilantes break into a shady laboratory where bizarre tests are being run on animals. What at first seems like a simple rescue mis...

Description'Happiness for those unused to it is like food for the starving - a little too much can be fatal.'Writer Jeff Colombier is not accustome...

Reducere. When we think of the Italian Mafia, we think of Marlon Brando, Tony Soprano, and the Corleones--iconic actors and characters who give shady dealing...

The Moon, shaken by the Anniversary Day tragedies, deals with devastation. The Earth Alliance believes another attack imminent, but no one knows wh...

Reducere. ``The sensibility of a magician, a trickster's dark humor, and a formidable musical and literary erudition.``--The New York Times Joseph Keckler's ...

Reducere. Freelance writer Alex Vlodnachek hasn't had a vacation in ages. So when her sister invites her--and pup Lucy--for a girls' get-away to Miami, it's ...

Reducere. There's a place where the ocean meets the shore, where kicking off your shoes and baring some skin is as natural as sneaking under the boardwalk fo...

Reducere. When Blanche "Bang" Murninghan visits an exhibit of ancient Mayan ruins in Mexico City, she sees that all is not ancient. One of the mummies has a ...

Reducere. It's not always fun at the (food) fair!Discovering a body at Audley Castle's prestigious annual food fair is the last thing I expect when I volunte...

Reducere. Amateur ghost-hunter Perry Palomino has battled ghosts, fought off skinwalkers and skirted the fine line between life and death. But can she surviv...

Reducere. Becoming Jimi Hendrix traces "Jimmy's" early musical roots, from a harrowing, hand-to-mouth upbringing in a poverty-stricken, broken Seattle home t...