Guess Who's Coming to Kill You
Guess Who's Coming to Kill You

Author: Ellery Queen

Publisher: Open Road Media

Published: 2015-08-11

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 150401846X

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An American spy heads to Tokyo to meet a Soviet defector, but things go very wrong in this tale of espionage, mystery, and murder . . . Fred Wilkinson waits in a Tokyo alley, wishing he were James Bond. Paunchy, in his 50s, and oh-so-tired, Wilkinson has nothing in common with that world-famous man of mystery—except that they are both spies. He’s already near the end of his career when he goes to Japan to meet with the Soviet defector Krylov, and some of his colleagues back in Washington think he’s getting soft. They’re right. Wilkinson never sees the killer coming. Three quick jabs to the kidneys, and the American spy is done for good. There to pick up the pieces is Peter Brook, a rising star in American intelligence. Brook doesn’t give a damn how his martinis are prepared, but he’s an expert at the fine art of staying alive. It’s up to him to bring in the defector—unless the defector comes after him.

This Will Kill You
This Will Kill You

Author: H.P. Newquist

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Published: 2009-05-26

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 1429937947

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Have you been attacked by a great white shark? Gone over Niagara Falls in a barrel? Been exposed to anthrax? No, you haven't, or you'd be dead. This Will Kill You reveals the intriguing facts behind the many ways humans bite the dust in encounters with deadly bugs, hungry predators, natural disasters, and freak occurrences. Thoroughly researched and illustrated, not to mention thoroughly hilarious, this book describes in deathly detail what happens to the body when it's struck by lightning, slimed by a dart frog, or flung from a mountaintop. No other book has ever peaked under the Grim Reaper's robe in such a straightforward and irreverent way. With a foreword by a physician at the Mayo Clinic, an afterword by a funeral director, lists of history's most notable deaths, and a unique death rating system, everything you need to know about the ways in which we go are included in these pages.

American Rivals of James Bond
American Rivals of James Bond

Author: Graham Andrews

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2023-02-13

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13: 1476673683

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This is a critical history of spy fiction, film and television in the United States, with a particular focus on the American fictional spies that rivaled (and were often influenced by) Ian Fleming's James Bond. James Fenimore Cooper's Harvey Birch, based on a real-life counterpart, appeared in his novel The Spy in 1821. While Harvey Birch's British rivals dominated spy fiction from the late 1800s until the mid-1930s, American spy fiction came of age shortly thereafter. The spy boom in novels and films during the 1960s, spearheaded by Bond, heavily influenced the espionage genre in the United States for years to come, including series like The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and Matt Helm. The author demonstrates that, while American authors currently dominate the international spy fiction market, James Bond has cast a very long shadow, for a very long time.

Kiss and Kill
Kiss and Kill

Author: Ellery Queen

Publisher: Open Road Media

Published: 2015-09-22

Total Pages: 158

ISBN-13: 1504019121

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When his wife disappears without a trace, a desperate man turns to Chicago’s toughest PI for help in this classic hardboiled mystery. Elizabeth Tollman puts the roast in the oven, goes out to buy a loaf of bread, and never comes home. Half an hour later, her husband finds the bread outside their front door, but his wife is nowhere to be seen. Edward Tollman calls her friends, combs the streets, even pokes his head into local bars—but Elizabeth has vanished into thin air. The police can’t help him without evidence of a crime, so Tollman turns to the one man in Chicago who’s mean enough to get results: Barney Burgess, PI. Burgess is strapping and tough, with an ugly mug that’s almost handsome in a Humphrey Bogart sort of way. In fact, everything about him seems straight out of a B movie—right down to his spit-shined shoes and his itchy trigger finger. Burgess is used to dealing with killers, but Tollman’s case will be the most dangerous of his career.

Kill as Directed
Kill as Directed

Author: Ellery Queen

Publisher: Open Road Media

Published: 2015-08-11

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 1504018478

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A desperate doctor finds that crime is the best cure for poverty—unless it gets him killed—in this novel from the legendary mystery author. Harry Brown is a good doctor, but he doesn’t know the antidote for the poison that has coursed through him for 2 decades—the poison of envy. Ever since his days in prep school, when this scholarship student looked longingly at the fine clothes and expensive cars showered on the other children, Dr. Brown has been desperate for wealth. Becoming an MD was supposed to be his ticket to the good life, but after 2 years’ practice, his savings are nearly exhausted and the good doctor is staring poverty in the mouth. It will take a miracle to save him—but the one that arrives could get him killed. Hired as the private physician for millionaire Kurt Gresham, Dr. Brown is horrified to learn that his new employer is a heroin kingpin. But the money is good, Gresham’s wife is beautiful, and Brown would rather be dead than poor.

The Making of a Fast Gun
The Making of a Fast Gun

Author: Thompson Burnside

Publisher: Dorrance Publishing

Published: 2023-05-19

Total Pages: 81

ISBN-13:

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About the Book The Making of a Fast Gun: The Story of Colt McCoy is the exciting tale of both violence and redemption. It tells the story of Colt, who gets caught up in circumstances that are beyond his control. Colt stood up for his friend, which then made him a target for every fast gun that wanted to enhance their own reputation. This takes him on a violent journey that appears to have no escape, and all Colt wants is to be home with his family and the girl that he loves. About the Author Thompson Burnside was born and raised in West Virginia, which he refers to as “almost heaven.” He loves God, his country, and his family. He has a deep concern and love for others. He enjoys hunting and fishing in the beautiful Allegheny Mountains.

You Cannot Kill the Root
You Cannot Kill the Root

Author: Nathan Kuzack

Publisher: Nathan Kuzack

Published: 2023-05-30

Total Pages: 303

ISBN-13:

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A cyberpunk eat the rich thriller from the author of Doomware and Xeno. In the not-too-distant future the rich and unscrupulous are in charge. Their money controls governments. Their technology spies on every citizen. Their “System” promises equality but ensures the opposite. After the System denies poor but brilliant Wesley Moon his dream career, an underground resistance group shows him just how deep the rot goes. Soon he's on the run, hunted by robotic assassins sent by a band of super-rich elites known as the Consortium. But the worst is yet to come, when a new ally reveals the truth: inescapable horrors fuelled by money and greed are about to wreak havoc on planet Earth.