Roanoke Island Murders A Modern Retelling Of The Maltese Falcon
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Author | : Joe C. Ellis |
Publisher | : Upper Ohio Valley Books |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 2021-03 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780979665592 |
Two unscrupulous antiquity dealers, Hugh Underdonk and Alfred Bacon, hope to get their hands on the Dare Diary, a long lost journal written by Eleanor Dare, one of the original members of Roanoke Island's Lost Colony. Detective Weston Wolf is drawn into this web of deception and murder by a beautiful woman who claims to be a descendant of Eleanor. As the bodies pile up, Wolf must untangle this web to save his own neck. In the spirit of Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler, Joe C. Ellis has weaved together a fast-paced noir detective novel set on the Outer Banks with a menagerie of unusual characters. This novel launches Book 1 of the Weston Wolf -- Outer Banks Detective Series. Praise for Ellis's other series--the Outer Banks Murder Series: "Wow. This guy can write! If you like any of the best selling suspense/mystery writers (Coben, Child, Patterson), give Joe Ellis a try for a refreshing change."Gee Gee Rosell - Island Free Press "Murder at Whalehead will absorb the reader from its firsttantalizing page to its last satisfying conclusion."Michele Rubin - Writers House, NY" Joe Ellis weaves engaging characters, suspense, and triumph of spirit together in a great read."Nancy Haddock - Bestselling Novelist
Author | : Karen Burroughs Hannsberry |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 797 |
Release | : 2014-05-05 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 9781476604831 |
The film noir male is an infinitely watchable being, exhibiting a wide range of emotions, behaviors, and motivations. Some of the characters from the film noir era are extremely violent, such as Neville Brand’s Chester in D.O.A. (1950), whose sole pleasure in life seems to come from inflicting pain on others. Other noirs feature flawed authority figures, such as Kirk Douglas’s Jim McLeod in Detective Story (1951), controlled by a rigid moral code that costs him his marriage and ultimately his life. Others present ruthless crime bosses, hapless males whose lives are turned upside down because of their ceaseless longing for a woman, and even courageous men on the right side of the law. The private and public lives of more than ninety actors who starred in the films noirs of the 1940s and 1950s are presented here. Some of the actors, such as Humphrey Bogart, Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster, Edward G. Robinson, Robert Mitchum, Raymond Burr, Fred MacMurray, Jack Palance and Mickey Rooney, enjoyed great renown, while others, like Gene Lockhart, Moroni Olsen and Harold Vermilyea, were less familiar, particularly to modern audiences. An appendix focuses on the actors who were least known but frequently seen in minor roles.
Author | : Lawrence Block |
Publisher | : Hachette UK |
Total Pages | : 363 |
Release | : 2014-05-15 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1409153584 |
The long-awaited eleventh novel in the Bernie Rhodenbarr series. Everybody's favourite burglar returns in an eleventh adventure that finds him and his lesbian sidekick Carolyn Kaiser breaking into houses, apartments, and even a museum, in a madcap adventure replete with American Colonial silver, an F. Scott Fitzgerald manuscript, a priceless portrait, and a remarkable array of buttons. And, wouldn't you know it, there's a dead body, all stretched out on a Trent Barling carpet . . .
Author | : Joe C. Ellis |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780979665547 |
A drug researcher develops a Methusaleh serum - a new drug that reverses aging in human cells. While it is being sought by all from crime bosses to the US President, two police must keep the serum and formula safe.
Author | : Joe C Ellis |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 342 |
Release | : 2021-11-26 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
After moving into the oldest beachfront home in Kitty Hawk, Senator Reginald Forsythe hires Detective Weston Wolf to watch over his wife. The senator fears his wife may be possessed by the ghost of a woman who built the house back in 1896, Wolf's assignment is to keep Rebecca Winston Forsythe safe and make sure nothing scandalous happens that would jeopardize Forsythe's political career. Wolf soon discovers the case is more problematic than he ever imagined. Embroiled in an entanglement with the living and the dead, Wolf struggles to unravel a devious plot that places lives and his career in jeopardy. From the Outer Banks Detective Series that has garnered outstanding praise from reviewers, Joe C; Ellis has again produced a compelling story that captivates the reader from the first page to the last. This third and final book in the series brings the series to a dramatic and fulfilling conclusion. Here are some reviews from the first two books in the series: Roanoke Island Murders and The Singer in the Sound. 5 Star Review -- Roanoke Island Murders -- Once again, Ohio Valley author Joe C. Ellis thrills his readers with another exciting murder novel set in the Outer Banks. "Roanoke Island Murders" takes place in the historical city of Manteo, North Carolina, which hosts "The Lost Colony" dramas, based on first English settlement which is integrated into the book's plot. The novel's pace quickly accelerates as two murders take place on the same evening. Detective Weston Wolf is hired by a mysterious woman to help her find a missing friend but instead involves him not only in solving the murders but also in assisting her with the sale of a priceless heirloom which has been in her family for centuries. Breathing with the essence of film noir, this contemporary crime novel will hold the reader in its deadly grip till the very end. A real page turner with surprises around every corner! A must read. 5-Star Review -- The Singer in the Sound -- In this second installment of the Weston Wolf Detective Series set in the sublime Outer Banks, accomplished author Joe C. Ellis takes the reader to the serene coastal town of Corolla, North Carolina to solve a hideous crime of murder and mayhem hidden in the realms of the rich and famous. Our protagonist Detective Weston Wolf and his daring partner Angie Stallone hit the ground running in this fast paced thriller when they are hired to solve the mystery of a missing girl with the voice of an angel, the daughter of an elderly fisherman. While working on solving the crime, Wolf meets the beautiful enigmatic Freyja Beck who is known to be an enchanting singer herself as well as an actress. With the help of Angie and Freyja, Wolf uncovers the dark underbelly of Hollywood when it comes up with more missing girls seeking fame and fortune but finding themselves at the mercy of a deadly killer. Along with the excitement and witty repertoire, the reader will find themselves falling in love with the idyllic descriptions of the Outer Banks. They will revel in the feel of the ocean and take trips to the historical Whalehead Club, walk the Corollian northern beaches of the wild horse sanctuary, and breathe in the brackish air of the Currituck Sound. This novel is a heady pleasure for those who enjoy reading a blend of murder mystery combined with the thrill of the Outer Banks in all its natural beauty. A real must for those who love the old detective film noir novels with a modern slant. Joe C. Ellis has done it again!
Author | : Lee Miller |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 495 |
Release | : 2012-01-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1611459516 |
November 1587. A report reaches London that Sir Walter Raleigh’s expedition, which left England months before to land the first English settlers in America, has foundered. On Roanoke Island, off the coast of North Carolina, a tragedy is unfolding. Something has gone very wrong, and the colony—115 men, women, and children, among them the first English child born in the New World, Virginia Dare—is in trouble. But there will be no rescue. Before help can reach them, all will vanish with barely a trace. The Lost Colony is America’s oldest unsolved mystery. In this remarkable example of historical detective work, Lee Miller goes back to the original evidence and offers a fresh solution to the enduring legend. She establishes beyond doubt that the tragedy of the Lost Colony did not begin on the shores of Roanoke but within the walls of Westminster, in the inner circle of Queen Elizabeth’s government. As Miller detects, powerful men had reason to want Raleigh’s mission to fail. Furthermore, Miller shows what must have become of the settlers, left to face a hostile world that was itself suffering the upheavals of an alien invasion. Narrating a thrilling tale of court intrigue, spy rings, treachery, sabotage, Native American politics, and colonial power, Miller has finally shed light on a four-hundred-year-old unsolved mystery.
Author | : Joe C. Ellis |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780979665530 |
Gabe and Marla Easton move to the Outer Banks to get away from a stress-filled world in hopes of conceiving their first child. But they have no idea of the terror that awaits them there.--P. [4] of cover.
Author | : Eva Gates |
Publisher | : Crooked Lane Books |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2020-10-06 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1643854593 |
When her former director is found dead in the water, librarian Lucy Richardson will have to get to the bottom of the mystery before the killer ends her tale. It's summertime in the Outer Banks of North Carolina and Bertie James's college class is having their 40th anniversary reunion. The opening night reception is held at the Lighthouse Library and Lucy and her colleagues have assembled an exhibit of library artifacts showing how libraries have changed over the years. After the reception, some of the women take a walk down the boardwalk to the pier, using flashlights to illuminate the dark path, but what's scarier than the dark is finding the former director of the Lighthouse Library floating lifeless in the water. Helena Sanchez, the former director, wasn't much loved and spent the party being rude to almost everyone there. As a result, Lucy finds herself in deep water as she rocks the boat, questioning several suspects. But she'll have to batten down the hatches and fast before she's left high and dry...and right in the killer's crosshairs.
Author | : Manjunath.R |
Publisher | : Manjunath.R |
Total Pages | : 2658 |
Release | : 2021-07-03 |
Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | : |
This book takes readers back and forth through time and makes the past accessible to all families, students and the general reader and is an unprecedented collection of a list of events in chronological order and a wealth of informative knowledge about the rise and fall of empires, major scientific breakthroughs, groundbreaking inventions, and monumental moments about everything that has ever happened.
Author | : Clive Cussler |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 554 |
Release | : 1998-10 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0671026224 |
Includes photographs, summaries of each Dirk Pitt novel, an interview with Cussler, and Dirk Pitt trivia questions.