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PI Jim Bean should walk out that door and let the Vegas bouncer do his worst. That''s what an ordinary man would do. But nobody ever accused Jim Bean of being ordinary. Private investigator Jim Bean has worked hard to create his new identity in Vegas. He doesn''t have a great life, but it''s his. When his ex-fiancée Erica Floyd walks into one of his investigations looking for her missing sister, the tragic past he wanted to leave behind comes flooding back. Despite serious reservations, Jim agrees to search for Erica''s sister. Clues lead him to a human trafficking ring and one of Vegas''s most influential mobsters. Unless Jim can face the ghosts of his past, the anger of his present, and a new enemy out for his blood, four women will suffer a fate worse than death. Praise for Skin Game: "With one foot in the classic PI tradition and the other in the new age, Skin Game is no roll of the dice. J.D. Allen delivers a smart, fast-paced book that will keep the reader on edge from start to finish."—Reed Farrel Coleman, New York Times bestselling author of What You Break "Skin Game is a very solid adventure through the Las Vegas underworld."—Crimespree Magazine "Skin Game never tries to be more than it is, and that works in its favor. Instead, fully engaging with the expected tropes, Allen turns the novel into something akin to comfort food for those who enjoy this type of story. That is important and will surely make fans of classic PI novels place Allen on their radar and keep an eye out for whatever she does next."—Criminal Element Praise for 19 Souls, Book 1 of the Sin City Investigation series: "[Allen''s] plotting and pacing will keep you up long after Proust and Henry James have rocked you to sleep. Stay tuned for a series that promises many, many more troubled dreams."—Kirkus Reviews "Bean''s inner and outer dialogue is quick, snappy, and authentic to the profession. The pace is earnest, as leads, tips, and information eventually congeal into answers; final pages are highly suspenseful and dramatic. 19 Souls introduces a memorable PI, grappling with a past he''s not reconciled to."—Foreword Reviews "Overall, a must read for thriller fans and perhaps the best PI story we have read this year so far."—Mystery Tribune "19 Souls is one terrific read. With a great plot, engaging characters, and a crackling voice, this book has everything. I dare you to put it down after you start reading."—John Gilstrap, New York Times bestselling author "The setup is so good, and the characters so hard to look away from...All in all, a fine thriller."—Booklist "Twisty, authentic, and constantly surprising! JD Allen nails her debut with this top-notch thriller—it''s gritty, smart and irresistible."—Hank Phillippi Ryan, nationally bestselling author

The last book-length work of fiction by J. D. Salinger published in his lifetime collects two novellas about "one of the liveliest, funniest, most fully realized families in all fiction" (New York Times). These two novellas, set seventeen years apart, are both concerned with Seymour Glass--the eldest son of J. D. Salinger''s fictional Glass family--as recalled by his closest brother, Buddy. "He was a great many things to a great many people while he lived, and virtually all things to his brothers and sisters in our somewhat outsized family. Surely he was all real things to us: our blue-striped unicorn, our double-lensed burning glass, our consultant genius, our portable conscience, our supercargo, and our one full poet..."

The prequel to Dracula, inspired by notes and texts left behind by the author of the classic novel, Dracul is a supernatural thriller that reveals not only Dracula’s true origins but Bram Stoker’s—and the tale of the enigmatic woman who connects them. It is 1868, and a twenty-one-year-old Bram Stoker waits in a desolate tower to face an indescribable evil. Armed only with crucifixes, holy water, and a rifle, he prays to survive a single night, the longest of his life. Desperate to record what he has witnessed, Bram scribbles down the events that led him here... A sickly child, Bram spent his early days bedridden in his parents'' Dublin home, tended to by his caretaker, a young woman named Ellen Crone. When a string of strange deaths occur in a nearby town, Bram and his sister Matilda detect a pattern of bizarre behavior by Ellen—a mystery that deepens chillingly until Ellen vanishes suddenly from their lives. Years later, Matilda returns from studying in Paris to tell Bram the news that she has seen Ellen—and that the nightmare they''ve thought long ended is only beginning.

In the wild, unexplored coastal jungles of West Africa lives a wild human boy named Tarzan, the adopted son of a tribe of fierce almost-human anthropoid apes - but in reality the unknown heir of a wealthy and titled English noble family. Then one day, a small party of American treasure-seekers is marooned on Tarzan''s beach, including a lovely Baltimore belle named Jane Porter. When she leaves, Tarzan quits his jungle life and learns the ways of civilized man, so that he can follow her. But after he arrives, he finds he must choose between his noble birthright and her future happiness ... The two books in this duology were the world''s introduction to Tarzan of the Apes - possibly the most widely recognized character in fiction. Over the century since he was introduced to us, he has starred in hundreds of books, comics, and films, and thousands of derivative bits of pop culture such as bubble-gum cards and lunch pails. Only Bram Stoker''s Dracula has starred in more movies. Yet the Tarzan most people think they know is far different from the original Tarzan - the Tarzan you''ll meet in these pages. The Tarzan most of us know is a crude, powerful, primitive man, who speaks in monosyllables ("Me Tarzan. You Jane. Where boy?") . The original Tarzan was altogether different - fluent in at least four languages (Ape, French, English and Arabic, in that order) and equally comfortable in the smoking-room of a great ocean liner as he was in the savage jungle. This Pulp-Lit Annotated Edition of Burroughs'' first two Tarzan books tells the story of the ape-man''s origins, from his childhood adventures to his triumphant arrival as Lord Greystoke.

Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria was born on December 1, 1949 in Rionegro, the Antioquia Department of Colombia. His father, Abel de Jesús Dari Escobar, was a farmer and his mother, Hermilda Gaviria, was a teacher in an elementary school in the area. He was the third of seven children of his parents and began his criminal activities as a teenager. Some reports claim that he would steal gravestones, sand them down, and then resell them to smugglers. However, his brother denies that he used to steal those gravestones. His friends and family report that Pablo would often tell them that he wanted to become the president of Colombia. Instead, he became the world''s most notorious drug lord.

Crimes that involve drugs are rampant nowadays all over the world, and hence the increasing drug dealers and pushers out there who seem to look at smuggling drugs as the only and easiest way to get all the richness and wealth in life. You will notice from here and everywhere that people are getting involved in abusing drugs which happen to be the reason for the increasing number of crimes committed by people involved in drugs. No matter how tight enforcement law is and how much authorities regulate the use and dealing of drugs, there are still people who are bale to smuggle drugs without being caught. Believe it or not, Pablo Escobar best defines how cruel and violent drugs or cocaine is, causing people to do everything, even killing, just to gain wealth! Usually, people become well-known like a celebrity because of the wealth, recognition of the great works or excellent leadership, but not in the case the cocaine king, Pablo Escobar. He has been famous more like a celebrity due to his numerous crimes, drug dealerships and strategic escapes. Who could ever imagine that a person who is considered the most high-profile criminal could carry out a number of escapes from the authorities and continue with his drug syndication? Pablo Escobar has indeed made a big name for being the most powerful and influential cocaine king! In United States, illegal drugs are usually associated with crimes in various ways. Most often, drugs dealers aid increase in crime activities by manufacturing, possessing or even distributing drugs classified as potential for abuse that include heroin, cocaine, heroin, amphetamine and morphine. Crimes such as drug trafficking as well as drug production are usually controlled by gangs, drug pushers or cartels, just like what Escobar and his organization do. A crime that is caused by using and trafficking drugs commonly includes sexual assaults or robbery. According to research, drug-related crime such as drug misuse is related to different crimes associated with the feeling of invincibility, which can be pronounced as abuse. Moreover, problematic crimes that are associated with drugs usually include property crime, shoplifting, violence, drug dealing, aggression as well as driving while intoxicated. In relation to this, there is no doubt that Escobar''s great leadership in cocaine and drug pushing has increased crimes committed in different cities and neighboring countries. He was able to encourage more people to work with him smuggling drugs.

If you''ve just discovered that you suffer from diabetes, then you probably have many questions and may feel some level of uncertainty. But you are not alone. There are over 23.6 million in the United States suffering from diabetes and about 4 million in the UK. Many of these people live perfectly healthy lives, but on the most important things you can do for yourself is learn more about diabetes. This guide will cover some of these basics and a lot more to know and understand about the condition.An increasing number of people are having higher than normal blood sugar levels, but these are not high enough to be classified as diabetes. This condition is sometimes referred to as prediabetes. If you have higher than normal blood sugar levels, then you increase the risk of suffering full-blown diabetes. It is very important to have any form of diabetes diagnosed as soon as possible before it progresses if left untreated. For this reason, you need to visit the doctor''s office as early as possible if you begin to experience symptoms like feeling thirsty, feeling tired all the time and urinating more than usual. This book will go over the symptoms, causes, treatment and prevention pf diabetes. Let''s get started!

A survey of the historical and international aspects of colonial rule in Africa.

Published in 2005, Science and Industry in the Nineteenth Century is a valuable contribution to the field of Economic History.

A group of former Navy SEALS, the Alpha Pack is a top-secret team of wolf shifters with Psy powers combating the greatest dangers in the world. But sometime those dangers are more intimate than they bargained for... After a mission goes wrong, Aric Savage is taken prisoner. Half-dead and despairing, he makes a stunning discovery: his Pack mate Micah Chase, who was reported dead, is a fellow captive. When the Alpha team goes into full-rescue mode, accompanying them is an absolute stunner with sable hair--and a spine of solid steel. LAPD officer and Psy Dreamwalker Rowan Chase has one priority: her brother Micah''s recovery. Still, she can''t help but be drawn to Aric, the ruggedly handsome wolf shifter who pleasures her as no man ever has--however fleeting their affair is destined to be. But when Aric''s life is endangered, Rowan must ask herself what she''s willing to sacrifice in the name of love, for the man fated to be her Bondmate.

Settle in for five startling tales of uncanny suspense and disquieting romance—including an In Death story featuring Lieutenant Eve Dallas from #1 New York Times bestselling author J. D. Robb. Eve and Rourke return to investigate the murders of a series of luckless indigents—and the strange connection to a brilliant young surgeon in J. D. Robb''s "Chaos in Death." In Mary Blayney''s "Her Greatest Pleasure," a shopkeeper''s solitude is complicated by a magic coin, a daring rogue, and dreams of her late husband, who whispers but one word...wish. A lonely woman and a hotline psychic turn their astonishing connection to the other side into an unexpected romance in Patricia Gaffney''s "Dear One." The shattered soul of an angry spirit imprisoned in a Scottish manor house could be a young widow''s only salvation in Ruth Ryan Langan''s "The Unforgiven." And in Mary Kay McComas''s "His Brother''s Keeper," a young ghost eases his brother''s pain and guilt by inviting him into the dreams of an imaginative author of children''s books.

This book describes and explains the fluidity of the definition of Jewishness from c. 200 BCE to c. 200 CE.

Are you looking for a more psychic and intuitive way to live your life and make important decisions? Does living by numbers sound interesting to you? If so, you should give numerology a try. Numerology is a divinatory art that derives guidance from specific numbers and combinations of numbers. It is based on the belief that your numbers and number combinations are cosmically connected to the events that take place in your life. According to numerology, each number has its own cosmic vibration. Adding the corresponding numbers of the letters in your birth name, or the numbers in your birth date can reveal a lot about your character, aptitude, motivations, and your life purpose. Based on your numbers, you can make major decisions, ranging from your career to your relationships and even to the purpose of your life. This book aims at introducing the power of numbers to you and will help you use it to live a more intuitive and complete life.