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Download or read book The Distance written by Eddie Muller and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2002 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's 1948, an era when newspapermen were stars -- and San Francisco sportswriter Billy Nichols is no exception. Known as Mr. Boxing throughout the city, he is the West Coast's answer to Damon Runyon -- an insider's insider who plucks and polishes his pearllike stories from the nonstop hustle of the city's nightclubs, gambling dens, and ringside seats. Billy Nichols is right where he wants to be, until he stumbles onto a shocking crime scene. Heavyweight boxer Hack Escalante has killed his manager, and for reasons Billy doesn't fully understand, he makes a spur-of-the-moment decision to protect the prizefighter. Soon Billy's in too deep, caught in a conspiracy of desire, deceit, and betrayal, and he sets off a chain of events whose consequences may cost him his beloved career -- and his life. As Billy himself struggles to escape suspicion, he must square off against relentless police detective Francis O'Connor, carry on business as usual with his colorful cronies in the boxing world, and resist his overwhelming passion for a woman he dare not love. Billy soon discovers that he's not the only yarn spinner in this nefarious netherworld: many of the characters inhabiting his well-honed newspaper columns have crafted their own alternative life stories, hiding scores of secrets. Whose story will emerge as truth? As richly ambient as James Ellroy's L.A. Confidential, this debut novel brilliantly brings to life another time -- when pride and professionalism are sometimes more important than life itself.

Download or read book The Journeying Boy written by Michael Innes and published by House of Stratus. This book was released on 2010-02-20 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Humphrey Paxton has taken to carrying a shotgun to 'shoot plotters and blackmailers and spies'. His new tutor, Mr Thewless, suggests he might be overdoing it somewhat. But when a man is found shot dead Thewless is plunged into a nightmare world of lies, kidnapping and murder - and grave matters of national security.

Download or read book The Mist Procession written by Robert Gilbert Vansittart Baron Vansittart and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Without a Trace written by Nora Roberts and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-01-17 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The queen of romantic suspense” (The Columbus Dispatch) delivers international intrigue in the fourth gripping O’Hurley novel. A long time ago, Trace O'Hurley left his show business family behind and set off on his own path. Now a disillusioned spy, Trace has nothing left to lose or prove, until the beautiful Dr. Gillian Fitzpatrick asks him to save her family, who have been kidnapped by terrorists. As their desperate search puts them in untold danger, Trace discovers he may have found someone worth risking everything for... A NORA ROBERTS CLASSIC AVAILABLE DIGITALLY FOR THE FIRST TIME

Download or read book Opera written by George Henry Hubert Lascelles Earl of Harewood and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 1046 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Wild West Adventures in the Great African Bush written by David Robert Dalton and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-05-15 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kindly please read this and then send this message to your relatives, friends, and business associates in South Africa and overseas. "Wild West Adventures in the Great African Bush" by David Robert Dalton (with contributions by Mike, Trevor & Garth Dalton) Embark on Wild West Adventures in the Great African Bush with author David Robert Dalton, who takes you to the African bush in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Inspired by his and his brothers fond memories of growing up in the little copper mining town of Messina (now called Musina) in South Africa, with written contributions from his three elder brothers, he pens a wacky, side-splitting tale of his adventures growing up in the little bushveld town. Set in the African bushveld (a.k.a. the Great Arizona Desert), the three elder Dalton cowpokes are members of a gang dubbed the Messina Dalton Gang, after the infamous Wild West Dalton Gang, who roar around on their two-wheeler steeds and talk in tough Western jargon. The youngest Dalton cowpoke, six-year-old, David, calls himself Gunslinger and his main ambition in life is to become a recognized member of the gang. Together with his little African Pawnee sidekick-hombre, Tokoloshie-Two-Feathers, and his three-legged Jack Russell dog, Jock, Gunslinger tries hard to impress, but continually messes up. The story, told in a light-hearted tongue-in-cheek fashion, as told through the fertile imagination of a six-year-old boy, but is written for adults. Theres a delightful array of wacky small-town characters that help the story come alive, making you feel part of it. Theres the delicious Danish Tart, who runs the Mine Rec Club bar, Speedy, the towns beefy Harley-riding policeman, Paparazzo, the long-nosed Italian crime reporter, Frank&Earnest (the same person!), the hip Holy father, the disapproving Dominee, Mrs Bogey, the Mine Managers snooty wife, and the gangs all-suffering parents, the Old Man and Daisy-Anne, who all contribute to the hilarity! Dredging up ones own childhood memories, its a wonderful nostalgic tale to touch the hearts of all ages! Its so darned funny; itll have you laughing out loud! A charming and endearing must-read story for all ages! I simple loved it! Brenda George, author of Falling Leaves and Mountain Ashes. I warmed to this delightful and endearing book a unique African TO-KILL-A-MOCKINGBIRD look into the mind of a child of those nostalgic times. Gloria Keverne, international bestselling author of A Man Cannot Cry and Broken Wings. Available in EBook and paperback format, see: http://www.xlibrispublishing.co.uk or http://www.xlibris.com; http://www.amazon.co.uk or http://www.amazon.com or www.bushwhackedbooks.co.za http://www.youtube.com

Download or read book Ramblings of an Actress written by Sheila Hancock and published by Vintage. This book was released on 1987 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: