John Steel Collection - Books 4-6

John Steel Collection - Books 4-6
Author: Stuart Field
Publisher: Next Chapter
Total Pages: 1458
Release: 2023-04-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Books 4-6 in Stuart Field's 'John Steel' series of crime thrillers, now available in one volume! Blood And Steel: Detectives John Steel and Samantha McCall investigate the murder of a young woman and the disappearance of another, which becomes personal when they discover the victims' connection to one of their own. With time running out and an old enemy resurfacing, will they make it out alive? Maltese Steel: John Steel is asked by CIA Section Chief Foster to investigate the death of a woman on the island of Gozo, which the woman's father believes was murder. Steel teams up with Mossad agent Sammara Malk and dives into the Hive, an operation that monitors passage into Europe and the US. They soon discover a plot to attack American soil, with only days before the software update. Can Steel and Malk find the killer and stop the attack before it's too late? Running Steel: Detective John Steel is back in the sixth installment of Stuart Field's thrilling series. This time, Steel is on the hunt for a meticulous serial killer known as The Sentinel who is sending him postcards with clues to his next victim. With each victim tied to Steel in some way, he must race against time to catch the killer before he becomes the next target.

John Steel Collection - Books 1-3

John Steel Collection - Books 1-3
Author: Stuart Field
Publisher: Next Chapter
Total Pages: 1190
Release: 2023-04-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

The first three books in Stuart Field's 'John Steel' series of crime thrillers, now available in one volume! Steel And Shadows: When former British Special Forces agent John Steel arrives in New York to find the person in a photograph after his family's brutal murder, he joins forces with NYPD detective Samantha McCall investigating a triple homicide. What seems like the work of a serial killer becomes a web of deceit with mercenaries, shadowy informants and ghosts from the past. Soon, Steel and McCall uncover unexpected alliances and a complex network of treachery. But can they crack the case? Hidden Steel: Detective John Steel goes undercover on a cruise ship in the UK to investigate the organization that killed his family. In New York, his NYPD partner, Detective Samantha McCall, investigates a series of deaths linked to the same cruise ship. With the clock ticking and unexpected obstacles at every turn, the two detectives must work together to solve the case and stop a dangerous plot from unfolding. Broken Steel: After a decade behind bars for his wife's murder, Brian Armstrong escapes during a prison transport mishap, hellbent on revenge. But when a former teacher is found dead, Detective John Steel and partner Samantha McCall must investigate the mysterious circumstances surrounding the murder and Armstrong's escape. As the case deepens, they discover unexpected connections that challenge their investigation and put them in a race against time to catch the killer.

Stealing Books in Eighteenth-Century London

Stealing Books in Eighteenth-Century London
Author: Richard Coulton
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 153
Release: 2016-11-07
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1137411961

This study offers an authoritative and readable account of the hidden history of book theft in eighteenth-century London. It exploits a rich primary source, the compelling narratives of crime contained in the digitised Proceedings of the Old Bailey. The authors explain how cases of book theft came to court, and how in the ensuing trials the nature of the book itself became a question for legal debate. They assess the motives which led Londoners to steal books and the methods they employed in thefts from households and booksellers. Finally, the authors ask what the Proceedings tells us about the social ownership of books, and how the phenomenon of book theft differently affected book producers and consumers. Stealing Books in Eighteenth-Century London will appeal to readers interested in the connected histories of metropolitan life, crime, and the book in this period, and in the uses of digital resources in humanities research.

The Ordeal of Thomas Barton

The Ordeal of Thomas Barton
Author: James P. Myers
Publisher: Lehigh University Press
Total Pages: 279
Release: 2010
Genre: Missionaries
ISBN: 0982131348

This book explores the career of Rev. Thomas Barton. Barton's ministry illuminates life on Pennsylvania's pre-Revolutionary frontier. As missionary for the church of England, Barton championed the interests of the Anglican church and the proprietary of William Penn's children in a turbulent borderland best by both threats from the French and their Native American allies and challenges to English authority from a largely Scots-Irish Presbyterian population. Ultimately, his hopes were destroyed when revolution swept him to a life of loss in New York City, where he died. This study examines the tragic life of a mid-level Anglo-Irish placeman who sought to expand his opportunities in pre-Revolutionary Pennsylvania.--Dust jacket.