Dieser Autor verbindet meisterhaft klassische Noir-Thriller-Elemente mit verblüffender Fantasy. Seine Werke erforschen tiefgründige Fragen des Bewusstseins, die Macht des Unbekannten und den Einfluss von Geschichten, die wir erschaffen und konsumieren. Seine Romane zeichnen sich durch komplexe Handlungsstränge, dunkle Geheimnisse und unvergessliche Charaktere aus und beleuchten Themen wie Verlust, Wut und letztlich Vergebung.
Lenore Thomas ist Polizistin im Rauschgiftdezernat in der heruntergekommenen Stadt Quinsigamond. Sie jagt die teuflische Droge "Lingo" und gerät dabei in den gnadenlosen Kampf der Drogenbarone, wobei sie bereit ist, ihren Körper als Waffe einzusetzen, um den Hauptverantwortlichen zu fassen.
Jack O'Connell's The Skin Palace is a harrowing and ecstatic descent into a breathtaking netherworld aswirl with the real, the imagined and the absolutely unforgettable. Amid the post-industrial decay of Quinsigamond glitters a fabulous jewel - Herzog's Erotic Palace - America's most lavish porn theatre and a gangland laundry for semi-sour cash. But most of all, Herzog's is the place where dreamers meet and seductive nightmares find their dazzling realisation.
Sweeney's son Danny was the victim of an accident that has left him in a persistent coma. Hoping for a miracle, they have come to the forbidding Peck Clinic, whose doctors claim to have resurrected other patients. Sweeney soon learns that the real cure for his son's condition may lie in Limbo, a fantasy comic book world into which his son was drawn at the time of his accident. Plunged into the intrigue surrounding the clinic, Sweeney's search for answers leads to terrifying corners of darkness and mystery. The Resurrectionist is a wild ride into a twisted territory.
Why would two Eastern European meatboys want to whack an innocent cab driver? That's the question that occurs to Gilrein as Raban and Blumfeld press the gun barrel into his mouth. Does it have something to do with the ritual death-by-flensing of Leo Tani? Or does the answer involve Gilrein's ex-lover, now working as a librarian for a bibliomaniac gangster? Or maybe the whole thing has something to do with the Inspector, inventor of the notorious Methodology? So many questions and more in the fourth book in the Quinsigamond Quintet.
Do you remember your first car? How about your worst car? What about your road test or that first big road trip? The talented writers who contributed to this collection shared their moving and hilarious car-related stories with a live audience in five minutes, and just 650 words. Curated by Read650's founder and editor, Edward McCann, the personal essays in this volume were originally presented on stage at the Ossie Davis Theater in the New Rochelle Public Library.
Learning never stops, from first steps and arithmetic through being hired and fired and falling in and out of love. This volume celebrates rites of passage-life lessons-with stories first performed for a live audience at Vassar College.
The narrative follows Jack O'Connell's transformation from an unpopular high school student to a more confident college freshman determined to improve his social skills, particularly in dating. As he navigates the challenges of college life, Jack confronts his low self-esteem and learns valuable lessons about relationships, ultimately sharing his growth and successes in connecting with women.
Focusing on the experiences of the naval academy class of 1952, this follow-up volume features a collection of reminiscences from graduates who served in the Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force. The stories, lightly edited to preserve their authenticity, highlight the unique achievements of this class, which boasts a remarkable number of general and flag officers as well as four astronauts, setting records since World War II. The book offers a personal glimpse into the lives and careers of these distinguished individuals.
When an activist priest meets a grisly death in his own cathedral, the crime has all the hallmarks of a routine Bangok Park gang killing. The perp is a demented ex-FBI agent named Speer in search of the infamous O'Zebedee brothers who have been hijacking local radio airwaves with their subversive diatribe. Detective Hannah Shaw tracks Speer's enraged quest to Wireless, the retro-radio nightclub and epicentre of a diverse subculture. She must stop the defrocked Fed or fall prey to a campaign of censorship, violence and ultimately death.