Killing Ambition - format ePub

Life gets crowded on the open roadJason loves the open spaces of the western US. There is contemplative quiet that comes with crossing the endless miles. And that's his job, traveling, doing mobile repair...

Everyone has a theory about luck, wanting to attract good luck and keep bad away.When you make your living riding wild horses or, even worse, crazed bulls in a rodeo, you know that good luck isn't just...

They come in fast and block out the sun.Dust storms pop up out of nowhere and are a danger for drivers on the open highways of the southwest.But when you can't see what is in front of you maybe, with...

If the corruption runs deep and the crime is dark, it might be a proper crime…Sherry Proper is no stranger to the dark and dangerous world of crime. But when her legal research uncovers a tenuous connection...

Getting away from it all can be hardWhen an LA private investigator heads to Colorado to see an old buddy and get in a little fishing, he walks squarely into a murder investigation. It's like he never...

It's time to take a break from the world you think you know and to step through into another one. These five stories offer a guided tour of new possibilities and different places. They rely on magic,...

A fictional review of a fictional long poem by a very fictional poet... But more importantly, the absurd and touching tale of how a man's crusade to uncover the cause of potato bruising led an academic...

En las islas del Caribe, los bares de ron son el centro de la actividad comunal, mas que todo porque todos aparecen por allí, tarde o temprano. Noticias de eventos y personas, chismes e historias se comparten...

How is life working without tech?People aren't happy with how  technology has shaped the world.It's caused a backlash, a relapse into darker days that is now seen as a good thing.But that won't stop people...

Telling tales has consequencesBrad rents a room in a Cambodian fishing village to write a Caribbean story.Wanting to impress a bar girl, he tells her the story and learns how well strange tales travel...

Summer heat and sadness.The chain motels perch all along the US highways and freeways and cluster where they intersect, nestled among convenience stores and gas stations. Convenient, soulless, and relatively...

Living on the run is a hard grind. Even when you decide to hide in a tropical paradise it wears you down.Getting off that treadmill is tricky and sometimes you need outside help.Sherry Proper is willing...

He stands out from the crowd.A gunfighter can't just pass through a town like normal people do. He'll find his reputation precedes him. When a saloon girl expresses a need for a paid killer—well, life...

How much help do you want from computers?I mean, really want?When technology makes life easy for you, it's sweet. And Jess's new home is marvel of modern technology—a smarter than smart home. And it's...

They hit the road for adventure.Three friends want to shake off the doldrums and search out something new.Adventure is a rocky path and meeting an intriguing hooker, a Scorpio, in Las Vegas splits them...

Chaleur tropicale, argent et luxureHenry Miller a dit un jour : "La destination n'est jamais un lieu, mais toujours une nouvelle façon de voir les choses." Je pense que c'est la raison pour laquelle j'ai...

A vida fica lotada na estradaJason ama os espaços abertos do oeste dos EUA. Ali existe o silêncio contemplativo que vem com atravessar quilômetros infinitos. E esse é o seu trabalho, viajar e fazer reparos...

Digging deep into city politics gets your hands filthy dirty.And it can get you killed.Sherry Proper has launched her legal research company, and her high-profile  client has her digging where influential...

Moteles en diferentes puntos de las carreteras de América, proporcionan una gama de servicios y precios.Nosotros los usamos.Miles de nosotros los utilizan como un lugar para descansar, para reuniones...

A Reluctant Hero?The fast-paced adventures of an ex-SEAL who wants nothing more than to run his cargo freighter in the Caribbean islands but is confounded by a vast array of pirates, con men, government...

A good man on the run Framed for a bewildering array of crimes, including the murder of a friend, Martin is on the run from cops, cartels, and even someone on a luxury yacht. When he turns to Hodges for...

Someone wants to kill a Senator And it's a strange crew pulled together under bizzare circumstances that are in place. The mission itself is a hare-brained, off-the-books abduction, grabbing a Dutch national...

A Fast-Paced Caribbean Adventure! Martin's hunt for a missing businessman in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela escalates into a deadly competition.  Corrupt cops, an assassin, and a former British spy all have...

Who can ignore a call for help?Martin can't, but that gets him into a tangle of betrayal, murder, danger, and dancing on the edge with organized crime.It starts with a trip to Trinidad. Now he's on the...

No good deed goes unpunished. When Martin Billings and Ugly Bill come across a yacht stuck hard on French Reef, they lend a helping hand, rescuing the young woman on board, and getting the boat safely...

A story of frontier justice when it matters. The wild west had its fair share of spooky stories, tall tales of strange goings on, heroic good guys, and evil villains. But, except around lonely campfires,...

Murder is always darkA private investigator finds the dead body of a man being investigated by another investigator. It's called a possible suicide but the man had a lot of reasons not to kill himself,...

A private investigator visite the secluded mining town of Stillwell, Colorado, to find a missing miner named Randall Cook. The trail leads to a tangled mystery when the investigator learns that Cook is...

He thought he was through with special ops...But Martin's brother is in jail in Venezuela—charged with murder.Proving his innocence means dealing with the police, a mysterious and gorgeous woman lawyer,...

Era una historia real de su tiempo en el Caribe, repetida casualmente en un bar en el sudeste asiático ... pero provocó una respuesta extraña e inesperada.Un escritor que viaja de mochilero en Asia se...

After 5 years in prison for helping my baby mamas escape, I have a lot to repent for. Zeek and I were comrades  in the field, but after what I did I hope he'll forgive me. It's going to be a struggle...

When liars battle, mind the ricochets.In this follow-up to the action thriller Cold Hit, a devastating hack flips the script on the FBI, freezing all their criminal prosecutions.Shadowfast has the data...

Nothing is ever normal at United Middle School..One minute, the students are going about their day. The next—BAM! The trophy case is completely empty, and no one knows how it happened. Enter the Young...

Declan Mahoney is retained by the Grand Egyptian Museum to negotiate the return of the Worker's Contract, a valuable and historically important archeological artifact, to Egypt from the Smithsonian. But...

When teens from a school for troubled youth outside Chicago, Illinois start going missing Samual Becker is hired by one of the teens families to bring their daughter home. Unlike the other parents, they...

For fifty-something Roxy Adams, life is simple and beautiful. Her days are drenched in southern California sunshine and passion for Sam Reyes, the man she loves and shares a business with.When Sam vanishes...

In this gripping short novel, Kara White, a young but highly skilled detective, teams up with her seasoned partner, Detective Johnson, to investigate a series of chilling murders that have been shaking...

Dr. Henry Jekyll, fascinated by the dichotomy of good and evil, no longer wants to inhibit his dark side. He concocts a potion to create the alter ego of Mr. Edward Hyde. With the burden of evil placed...

This ebook contains Rudyard Kipling's complete works. This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the...

Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world’s best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era....

At the glittering International Soap Opera Awards in Geneva, seasoned soap star Victoria St. James expects nothing more dramatic than attending the lifetime achievement award ceremony. However, when a...

A suicidal nudist strolls into traffic.An eccentric Buddhist claims he can occupy other people's bodies.All the while, whispers of a new form of entertainment blow through town.Prompted by these strange...

At seventeen, Sarah Blackwood has it all—stellar grades, athletic talent, and an Ivy League future. But her perfect life shatters when she discovers her parents aren't international consultants but elite...

Karen Walsh, a seasoned MI6 agent, is no stranger to the world of espionage and danger. But when she's called to investigate the sudden death of Viktor Mirov, a powerful Russian tycoon with ties to the...

Shadows of Ashes: Rise from the Ruins – A Sequel to "Shadows of Ashes: Surviving War's Silent Scars"In the aftermath of a devastating global war, the world is left in ruins, fractured and scarred. Cities...

Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. He is the creation of Scottish born author and physician Sir Arthur Conan...

SOMETIMES WHEN YOU LOVE SOMEONE... YOU LIEThe bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix drama Fool Me Once explores the dangers of obsession in this #1 bestselling suspense thriller. Six years...

The inspiration for the new Netflix series, Lupin, starring Omar Sy. Leblanc's creation, Gentleman thief Arsène Lupin, is everything you would expect from a French aristocrat—witty, charming, brilliant,...

A spellbinding epic tale of ambition, anarchy and absolute power set against the sprawling medieval canvas of twelfth-century England, The Pillars of the Earth is Ken Follett's classic historical masterpiece.A...

One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World' HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Winston Smith rewrites history. It’s his...

‘Addictive. A first-class page-turner.’ Lisa Hall, author of Between You and Me Can the past ever be forgotten? As soon as nurse Maura Lyle sets foot inside the foreboding Essen Grange,...

The first thriller in the Mickey Bolitar series, now airing as an original series on Amazon Prime. Bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix show Fool Me Once, Harlan Coben brings us a shocking...

OVER 12 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDENOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTUREA NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFor years, rumours of the 'Marsh Girl' have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina...

The most famous by far of all twentieth-century political allegories, Animal Farm is the account of a group of barnyard animals who revolt against their vicious human master, only to submit to a tyranny...

'It does everything you'd expect of a masterpiece - and it is one' Sunday Express'Hums and crackles with delicious unease' Independent'Captivating' The Sunday Times'An absorbing thriller' Mail on SundayNO...

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Strange things happen on Halloween: Two witches in golf carts race around the estate, attacking unsuspecting innocents with water guns, and a sexy nurse makes out with a married man.Catherine Joubert...

Alex Paige has survived plenty, but she never expected a trip to her best friend's wedding to be marred by murder. A celebration on Lake Michigan quickly unravels when her vengeful ex-boyfriend just won't...

 The body of Arthur Tisler, an investigator in the Houston Police Department's Intelligence Division, is found in his parked car with a bullet in his head. The death is both shocking and alarming for...

IN 1947 NEW YORK, EVEN THE MONSTERS HAVE MONSTERS TO FEARFaolan O'Connor runs New York City the old-fashioned way - with charm, violence, and an army of vampyr gangsters. But when a mysterious Chinese...