The Grave Man - a Sam Prichard Novel

The Grave Man - a Sam Prichard Novel
Author: David Archer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2015-08-24
Genre:
ISBN: 9781517028817

What would you do if your child went missing?...Meet retired cop, Sam PrichardSam Prichard was a cop, and a good one, until the bullets took out the joint of his right hip. Now he's trying to learn to live without being a cop, and getting to know his neighbors, learning to walk again and even ride a motorcycle. Life is bearable, barely, but then he gets asked to find a missing child, and the lure of getting back into some kind of police work is too much for him to resist. When he teams up with computer whiz Indiana Perkins, he suddenly becomes one of the best investigators he's ever even known.Now, he's found the missing child, but it's thrown him right into the middle of something that may be a drug war--or could be a chance to stop the next 911! There's no way out for Sam, so he's in for the ride of his life, but when the girl he's becoming fond of is suddenly drawn into the line of fire with her own little daughter, Sam is ready to forget all the rules and do whatever is necessary to win the day.See why people are calling it "the next Jack Reacher" yourself by scrolling up and downloading your copy today!

Aces and Eights - a Sam Prichard Mystery

Aces and Eights - a Sam Prichard Mystery
Author: David Archer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2017-07-23
Genre:
ISBN: 9781973841524

Thirty years ago, Harry Winslow's wife and children died in a tragic house fire while he was out of the country on a mission for Uncle Sam - or did they? Someone has left Harry an envelope containing photos of his wife and children some years after they were supposed to have died.Freshly retired from his years as a Government Agent, Harry turns to Sam Prichard. Sam and Indie managed to track down his family, but the incredible story only gets wilder from there. An old friend of Harry's had staged the deaths of his family, while leading his wife to believe that Harry was the one who had died, and that the KGB was coming for her family. In desperation, she allowed him to take her out of the country and create new identities for herself and her children.Now the truth is out, and Harry and his wife are reunited, but then his old friend is murdered and Harry is the only viable suspect. Will Sam be able to prove his innocence? It's a game of poker - and the chips are human lives.

Art Was Their Weapon

Art Was Their Weapon
Author: Dylan Hyde
Publisher: Fremantle Press
Total Pages: 485
Release: 2019-10-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1925815900

The politics, art and culture of Perth's Workers Art Guildare detailed in this comprehensive history, as well as the personal andprofessional lives of some of the movement's key figures.The Workers' Art Guild was a left-leaning political force andinfluential cultural movement of the 1930s and 1940s in Perth. Policeand intelligence arms kept close tabs on the Guild and its members,jailing some and intimidating many others prior to and during theperiod of the banning of the Communist Party in Australia.The book covers the personal and professional lives of key figuressuch as writer Katharine Susannah Prichard and theatre maverickKeith George, while charting the influence of the Communist Party onWestern Australian artists.

Death Sung Softly - a Sam Prichard Novel

Death Sung Softly - a Sam Prichard Novel
Author: David Archer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2015-08-30
Genre:
ISBN: 9781517121761

SEX, BOOZE, AND... DEATH?Book I: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B014JOV24KBook II: http://www.amazon.com/gp/B014IF1VOQMeet retired cop, Sam Prichard.Sam opens his practice as a Private Investigator, and gets his first real case almost instantly: Find Barry Wallace, a local rock singer who was on the verge of making it big, and vanished suddenly! When Barry's body turns up minus his head and hands, the case becomes ominous, and now he has to find a killer, instead!The evidence comes together, and leads to the discovery of the missing body parts on the estate of a well known talent agent, who stood to gain a lot of wealth if Barry had only agreed to sign the contract he had arranged, and the man is arrested for murder. But Sam gets a bigger surprise when that same man hires him to prove his innocence, and Sam follows a convoluted trail of clues to discover who really killed Barry, and wanted to frame the agent for the crime!Meanwhile, Sam has blundered into taking a job as the new lead singer for Barry's band, and may be on the edge of a whole new career for himself! Come along for the ride, and you'll get to hear Sam Prichard sing his heart out!See why people are calling it "the next Jack Reacher" yourself by scrolling up and downloading your copy today!

Tonight I Said Goodbye

Tonight I Said Goodbye
Author: Michael Koryta
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2007-04-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1429906219

A remarkable debut mystery from the award-winning author of the 2003 St. Martin's Press/Private Eye Writers of America Prize for Best First Private Eye Novel. Michael Koryta's Tonight I Said Goodbye marks the emergence of a stunning new voice in crime fiction. With its edge-of-your-seat pacing, finely drawn characters, and rock-solid prose, Tonight I Said Goodbye would seem to be the work of a grizzled pro; the fact that the author is just twenty-one years old makes it all the more amazing. Investigator Wayne Weston is found dead of an apparent suicide in his home in an upscale Cleveland suburb, and his wife and six-year-old daughter are missing. Weston's father insists that private investigators Lincoln Perry and Joe Pritchard take the case to exonerate his son and find his granddaughter and daughter-in-law. As they begin to work they discover there is much more to the situation than has been described in the prevalent media reports. There are rumors of gambling debts and extortion, and a group of Russians with ties to organized crime who don't appreciate being investigated--a point they make clear with baseball bats. With some assistance from newspaper reporter Amy Ambrose, Perry and Pritchard believe they are making swift progress. But then they are warned off the investigation by a millionaire real estate tycoon and the FBI. Just when they feel they are closing in on a possible source of answers, another murder forces them to change direction in the case. Perry travels to a resort town in South Carolina and there he finds more than one game being played, and all of them are deadly. The stakes quickly become very personal for Perry, and it's clear that there will be no walking away from this case. In a debut that has already garnered praise from some of today's top writers, Michael Koryta immediately establishes himself as a standard bearer for the next generation of crime writers. Tonight I Said Goodbye is a 2005 Edgar Award Nominee for Best First Novel.

The Reporter Series (Books 1-5)

The Reporter Series (Books 1-5)
Author: Thomas Fincham
Publisher: Thomas Fincham
Total Pages: 561
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

This omnibus edition includes the first FIVE books in the best-selling Hyder Ali series, plus the introductory novella, and is over 1000 pages of murder, mystery, crime, and suspense. THE SILENT REPORTER (Book 1) A reporter investigates the suicide of his professor, only to stumble upon a conspiracy that is bigger than he had imagined. Hyder Ali, a Muslim-American, is working as a reporter when his university professor and mentor is found hanging inside his home. What looks like an apparent suicide soon turns into something more sinister when Hyder begins searching for the truth. THE ROGUE REPORTER (Book 2) Hyder Ali returns to cover a perplexing and dangerous case that quickly becomes more personal than he ever thought. Hyder Ali, a Muslim-American, is working on a story about the brutal death of a scientist. When the story is hijacked by a rogue reporter, Hyder must confront his own beliefs and ethics. What seems like a senseless murder at first soon turns into something entirely different when someone from Hyder's family becomes tangled in the investigation. THE RUNAWAY REPORTER (Book 3) Hyder Ali is charged for attempted murder and the victim is his best friend. Hyder Ali, a Muslim-American, is dispatched to cover the death of three young people. It is the month of Ramadan and Hyder is fasting, which makes his task all that much difficult in the summer heat. Soon everything turns upside down when one act forces Hyder to run for his life, while his best friend is sent to the hospital to fight for his. THE SERIAL REPORTER (Book 4) A serial killer is targeting Muslims in the city of Franklin and Hyder Ali could be his next victim. Hyder Ali, a Muslim-American, loses a story to a rival newspaper which makes him question his position at the Daily Times. When a young man's body is found in the dumpster, things suddenly begin to spiral out of control, leaving Hyder more alone than ever. THE STREET REPORTER (Book 5) A killer is beheading journalists and he wants the residents of Franklin to see his gruesome acts. Hyder Ali, a Muslim-American, is suddenly under pressure when a legendary investigative journalist shows up in Franklin to make a mark for himself. Meanwhile, a killer is beheading his victims and hiding their heads for the police to find. Hyder begins to question his decision to be a reporter when someone close to him becomes the next target. THE STUDENT REPORTER (Book 0) Before there was the Daily Times, there was the Franklin University Student Enquirer. Hyder Ali, a Muslim-American, is a freshman at the Franklin University. He is on a business scholarship with the aim of becoming an accountant someday. He never imagined a horrific event ten years before would change his life forever. KEYWORDS: Hyder Ali, reporter mystery, murder mystery series, police procedural mysteries, mystery series, police procedural series, detective thriller series, crime fiction, suspense fiction, thriller fiction, detective fiction, collection, box set, anthology

Two Bare Arms

Two Bare Arms
Author: Blake Banner
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2021-02-04
Genre:
ISBN: 9781636960029

Slavery and the University

Slavery and the University
Author: Leslie Maria Harris
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Total Pages: 365
Release: 2019-02-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0820354422

Slavery and the University is the first edited collection of scholarly essays devoted solely to the histories and legacies of this subject on North American campuses and in their Atlantic contexts. Gathering together contributions from scholars, activists, and administrators, the volume combines two broad bodies of work: (1) historically based interdisciplinary research on the presence of slavery at higher education institutions in terms of the development of proslavery and antislavery thought and the use of slave labor; and (2) analysis on the ways in which the legacies of slavery in institutions of higher education continued in the post-Civil War era to the present day. The collection features broadly themed essays on issues of religion, economy, and the regional slave trade of the Caribbean. It also includes case studies of slavery's influence on specific institutions, such as Princeton University, Harvard University, Oberlin College, Emory University, and the University of Alabama. Though the roots of Slavery and the University stem from a 2011 conference at Emory University, the collection extends outward to incorporate recent findings. As such, it offers a roadmap to one of the most exciting developments in the field of U.S. slavery studies and to ways of thinking about racial diversity in the history and current practices of higher education.

The Long Thaw

The Long Thaw
Author: David Archer
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 195
Release: 2016-03-22
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1400880777

Why a warmer climate may be humanity’s longest-lasting legacy The human impact on Earth's climate is often treated as a hundred-year issue lasting as far into the future as 2100, the year in which most climate projections cease. In The Long Thaw, David Archer, one of the world’s leading climatologists, reveals the hard truth that these changes in climate will be "locked in," essentially forever. If you think that global warming means slightly hotter weather and a modest rise in sea levels that will persist only so long as fossil fuels hold out (or until we decide to stop burning them), think again. In The Long Thaw, David Archer predicts that if we continue to emit carbon dioxide we may eventually cancel the next ice age and raise the oceans by 50 meters. A human-driven, planet-wide thaw has already begun, and will continue to impact Earth’s climate and sea level for hundreds of thousands of years. The great ice sheets in Antarctica and Greenland may take more than a century to melt, and the overall change in sea level will be one hundred times what is forecast for 2100. By comparing the global warming projection for the next century to natural climate changes of the distant past, and then looking into the future far beyond the usual scientific and political horizon of the year 2100, Archer reveals the hard truths of the long-term climate forecast. Archer shows how just a few centuries of fossil-fuel use will cause not only a climate storm that will last a few hundred years, but dramatic climate changes that will last thousands. Carbon dioxide emitted today will be a problem for millennia. For the first time, humans have become major players in shaping the long-term climate. In fact, a planetwide thaw driven by humans has already begun. But despite the seriousness of the situation, Archer argues that it is still not too late to avert dangerous climate change--if humans can find a way to cooperate as never before. Revealing why carbon dioxide may be an even worse gamble in the long run than in the short, this compelling and critically important book brings the best long-term climate science to a general audience for the first time. With a new preface that discusses recent advances in climate science, and the impact on global warming and climate change, The Long Thaw shows that it is still not too late to avert dangerous climate change—if we can find a way to cooperate as never before.