Hanged Man's Gambit

Hanged Man's Gambit
Author: Douglas Bornemann
Publisher: Sorcelerity
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2020-10-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9780990628170

The Church and Crown are on a collision course, and Dona's uncle is marrying the closet heretic whose magic and intrigues created that maelstrom. The venue is Ranselard Keep, which holds prisoner a dangerous Inquisitor who knows the bride's family's secret. With the Inquisitor General officiating and Dona tapped to be the maid of honor, what could go wrong? The Heiromancer Trilogy's ensemble cast and rich multi-layered storytelling combines the delicious complexity of historical fiction with the light-hearted magic of fantasy - literally. Hanged Man's Gambit is the fourth book in the Dreamweaver Chronicles and the third and final volume of the Heiromancer trilogy.

The Turkish Gambit

The Turkish Gambit
Author: Boris Akunin
Publisher: Random House Digital, Inc.
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2006
Genre: Detective and mystery stories
ISBN: 0812968786

In 1877, Erast Fandorin finds himself at the Bulgarian front in a war between Russia and the Ottoman Empire, where he assists a Russian woman who is risking her life for her fiancé, who has been falsely accused of espionage.

The Hanged Man

The Hanged Man
Author: K.D. Edwards
Publisher: Pyr
Total Pages: 394
Release: 2019-12-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1633884937

The last member of a murdered House tries to protect his ward from forced marriage to a monster while uncovering clues to his own tortured past. The Tarot Sequence imagines a modern-day Atlantis off the coast of Massachusetts, governed by powerful Courts based on the traditional Tarot deck. Rune Saint John, last child of the fallen Sun Throne, is backed into a fight of high court magic and political appetites in a desperate bid to protect his ward, Max, from a forced marital alliance with the Hanged Man. Rune's resistance will take him to the island's dankest corners, including a red light district made of moored ghost ships; a surreal skyscraper farm; and the floor of the ruling Convocation, where a gathering of Arcana will change Rune's life forever.

The Hanged Man

The Hanged Man
Author: Gary Inbinder
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 215
Release: 2016-08-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1681771993

Like many fin de siècle Parisians, Inspector Achille Lefebvre is looking forward to a pleasant summer holiday at a seaside resort with his wife, Adele—but a body found hanging from a bridge in a public park interferes with the inspector's plans. Paris: July, 1890. Inspector Achille Lefebvre and his wife Adele are enjoying their stay at a seaside resort—until a body found hanging from a bridge in a public park demands the Inspector's attention. Is it suicide or murder? A twisted trail of evidence draws Inspector Lefebvre into a shadowy underworld of international intrigue, espionage, and terrorism. Time is of the essence; pressure mounts on the Sûreté to get results. Achille's chief orders him to work with his former partner, Inspector Rousseau, now in charge of a special unit in the newly formed political brigade. But can Achille trust the detective who let him down in another case? Inspector Lefebvre uses innovative forensics and a network of police spies to uncover a secret alliance, a scheme involving the sale of a cutting-edge high explosive, and an assassination plot that threatens to ignite a world war.

Queen's Gambit

Queen's Gambit
Author: Bradley Harper
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2019-09-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1645060071

Spring, 1897. London. Margaret Harkness, now in her early forties, must leave England for her health but lacks the funds. A letter arrives from her old friend Professor Bell, her old comrade in the hunt for Jack the Ripper and the real-life inspiration for Sherlock Homes. Bell invites her to join him in Germany on a mysterious mission for the German government involving the loss of state secrets to Anarchists. The resolution of this commission leads to her being stalked through the streets of London by a vengeful man armed with a powerful and nearly silent air rifle who has both Margaret and Queen Victoria in his sights. Margaret finds allies in Inspector James Ethington of Scotland Yard and his fifteen-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, who aspires to follow in Margaret's cross-dressing footsteps. The hunt is on, but who is the hunter, and who the hunted as the day approaches for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee when the aged empress will sit in her open carriage at the steps of St Paul's Cathedral? The entire British Empire holds its breath as the assassin, Margaret, and the Queen herself play for the highest of stakes with the Queen's Gambit.

We Are The Hanged Man

We Are The Hanged Man
Author: Douglas Lindsay
Publisher: Blasted Heath Ltd
Total Pages: 346
Release: 2013-12-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1908688246

The Hanged Man is coming, and there's nothing you can do to stop him... Durrant was the most brutal, psychopathic killer the Met had ever come across. Captured in the early '80s, he should have been in prison for the rest of his life. Someone had other ideas. Thirty years later, DCI Jericho, the man who put Durrant away, is working in quiet anonymity in the West Country, living with the guilt of the one case he never solved: the disappearance of his own wife. The Hanged Man tarot card that arrives in the mail seems like a trivial joke, but it’s only the beginning. Soon people are disappearing, and Durrant is back to his old ways. Suddenly Jericho is being thrown to the wolves. The noose tightens, the body count rises, and events spin helplessly towards a shocking and bloody climax. The second book in the DCI Jericho series, We Are Death, will be published by Blasted Heath in June 2016. Praise for Douglas Lindsay "This chilling black comedy unfolds at dizzying speed" - Sunday Mirror "The plot, Russian literature fans, is a modern spin on Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment. The bloody ending, movie buffs, is pure Reservoir Dogs." - The Mirror "Fantastic plot, unforgettable scenes and plenty of twisted belly laughs." - New Woman "A mad, macabre romp with surreal characters and cutting black humour." - The Sunday Mirror "Gloriously over the top" - Daily Telegraph "Lindsay’s burlesque thrills offer no sex, no drugs, no desperation to be cool. Just straightforward adult story; fantastic plot, classic timing and gleeful delight in the grotesque. With more talent than Irvine Welsh could dream of, Lindsay has crafted a macabre masterpiece where content lives up to style." - What's On Douglas Lindsay is the author of more than a dozen novels, including The Unburied Dead (DS Hutton series), We Are The Hanged Man (DCI Jericho series), the surreal thriller Being For The Benefit of Mr Kite! and The Legend Of Barney Thomson, now a major movie starring Robert Carlyle and Emma Thompson.

The Prophet's Gambit

The Prophet's Gambit
Author: Ellie Evaris
Publisher: Hidden Grove Books
Total Pages: 463
Release: 2023-10-17
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1777982928

DO YOU BELIEVE IN COINCIDENCES? From debut author Ellie Evaris comes a spellbinding new series of ancient myth, double-edged prophecy, and heart-wrenching first loves. Seventeen-year-old Aris has always been obsessed with dreams, even if she can't remember most of them. She's spent her life waiting for something to happen, chasing a memory always just eluding her grasp. That is, until she meets Alek—a boy with golden eyes and a knack for avoiding injury. A tarot reading leads him and his friends to believe she's the key to finding Krysidia—the hidden realm from which their ancestors were banished—but only if Aris can learn to trust her newfound abilities does she stand a chance at fulfilling the deck's prophecy. To make matters worse, Lochlen, the only one capable of guiding her training, seems to have it out for her, and despite his efforts to keep his distance, Aris can't shake the sense of familiarity she gets when he's around. Torn between a desire to prove herself and letting Alek continue to protect her, Aris must face the fact that her life will never be the same. Wherever magic goes, death seems to follow, and when Aris learns the car wreck that killed her parents was no accident, she realizes Krysidia is more than just a legend—it's their best hope of survival. That is, if it even exists . . . Perfect for fans of Maggie Stiefvater and Cassandra Clare.

Gambit

Gambit
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 590
Release: 1981
Genre: Drama
ISBN:

The Demon of Histlewick Downs

The Demon of Histlewick Downs
Author: Douglas J. Bornemann
Publisher: Sorcelerity
Total Pages: 331
Release: 2014-09-13
Genre:
ISBN: 9780990628118

A new age of enlightenment has dawned, and the city of Caprian is among the first to embrace its promise. At its heart--a new appreciation for the vast potential of the marriage of magic to reason, and Thoren Theratigan's family is poised to reap the rewards. Though his father can't cast an actual spell to save his life, his nuanced knowledge of magic theory nonetheless places his services in high demand--until strange men burst into the family shop and drag both of Thoren's parents off as heretics. Alone and desperate, Thoren finds help where he least expects it, and he's determined to leverage his good luck to attempt his parents' rescue. Armed only with a mysterious pocket watch and a fraction of his father's esoteric knowledge, Thoren must finesse both savvy Inquisitors and dangerous heretics in situations where almost no one is who he seems to be.The Demon of Histlewick Downs is the story of a young man who strives for honor in a complex world where the fine line separating right from wrong, magic from reason, is neither bright nor particularly clear, and where determination without subtlety can quickly turn deadly.

Deadpool V Gambit

Deadpool V Gambit
Author: Ben Acker
Publisher: Marvel Entertainment
Total Pages: 121
Release: 2016-11-09
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 130249452X

Collects Deadpool V Gambit #1-5. Gambit: one of the smoothest, best-looking operators in the world of the X-Men. Deadpool: one of the most annoying, ugliest dirtbags in the world of everything. But do you know what they have in common? A secret history of working together to pull con-jobs! That’s right — the grift is on as the Regeneratin’ Degenerate and the Ragin’ Cajun begrudgingly take on one last scam together. Swindling an object of mythical power out from under a Chinese businessman sounds easy, right? Spoiler: It doesn’t go according to plan. Can Wade and Remy talk their way out of this one? Or maybe fight their way out? Would you believe cook? Plus: Who or what is the Scrambler? The pen may be mightier than the sword — now find out whether the playing card is mightier than the katana!