The Dark Rain Falling
Author: Gilbert Maxwell
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Published: 1942
Total Pages: 88
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Author: Gilbert Maxwell
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Published: 1942
Total Pages: 88
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Don Carpenter
Publisher: New York Review of Books
Published: 2010-06-23
Total Pages: 337
ISBN-13: 1590173902
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA hardboiled novel about life in the American underground, from the pool halls of Portland to the cells of San Quentin. Simply one of the finest books ever written about being down on your luck. Don Carpenter’s Hard Rain Falling is a tough-as-nails account of being down and out, but never down for good—a Dostoyevskian tale of crime, punishment, and the pursuit of an ever-elusive redemption. The novel follows the adventures of Jack Levitt, an orphaned teenager living off his wits in the fleabag hotels and seedy pool halls of Portland, Oregon. Jack befriends Billy Lancing, a young black runaway and pool hustler extraordinaire. A heist gone wrong gets Jack sent to reform school, from which he emerges embittered by abuse and solitary confinement. In the meantime Billy has joined the middle class—married, fathered a son, acquired a business and a mistress. But neither Jack nor Billy can escape their troubled pasts, and they will meet again in San Quentin before their strange double drama comes to a violent and revelatory end.
Author: Jacob Ross
Publisher: Hachette UK
Published: 2020-03-05
Total Pages: 432
ISBN-13: 0751574422
DOWNLOAD EBOOK'Jacob Ross is a truly amazing writer. Black Rain Falling is an outstanding novel' BERNARDINE EVARISTO, WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE 'Jacob Ross is a unique and thrilling new voice in crime fiction' MARK BILLINGHAM Delving into issues of family, class and loyalty, Black Rain Falling is a stunning crime novel that asks how far one should go to protect those they love. On the Caribbean island of Camaho, forensics expert Michael 'Digger' Digson is in deep trouble. His fellow CID detective Miss Stanislaus kills a man in self-defence - their superiors believe it was murder, and Digger given just six weeks to prove his friend is innocent. While the authorities bear down on them, Digger and Miss Stanislaus investigate a shocking roadside murder, the first tremors of a storm of crime and corruption that will break over Camaho at any moment.
Author: Jacob Ross
Publisher: Sphere
Published: 2020-03-05
Total Pages: 360
ISBN-13: 0751574422
DOWNLOAD EBOOK'Jacob Ross is a truly amazing writer. Black Rain Falling is an outstanding novel' BERNARDINE EVARISTO, WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE 'Jacob Ross is a unique and thrilling new voice in crime fiction' MARK BILLINGHAM Delving into issues of family, class and loyalty, Black Rain Falling is a stunning crime novel that asks how far one should go to protect those they love. On the Caribbean island of Camaho, forensics expert Michael 'Digger' Digson is in deep trouble. His fellow CID detective Miss Stanislaus kills a man in self-defence - their superiors believe it was murder, and Digger given just six weeks to prove his friend is innocent. While the authorities bear down on them, Digger and Miss Stanislaus investigate a shocking roadside murder, the first tremors of a storm of crime and corruption that will break over Camaho at any moment.
Author: Verna Aardema
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 1992-05-20
Total Pages: 33
ISBN-13: 0140546162
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA cumulative rhyme relating how Ki-pat brought rain to the drought-stricken Kapiti Plain. Verna Aardema has brought the original story closer to the English nursery rhyme by putting in a cumulative refrain and giving the tale the rhythm of “The House That Jack Built.”
Author: Jacob Ross
Publisher: Sphere
Published: 2018-07-30
Total Pages: 219
ISBN-13: 0751574473
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWINNER OF THE JHALAK PRIZE 'The Bone Readers is a page-turner, but its insights and language are equally testament to a literary novel of impressive depth and acuity' Guardian Secrets can be buried, but bones can speak . . . After standing witness to a murder on the streets of the Caribbean island of Camaho, young Michael 'Digger' Digson is recruited into a unique plain clothes homicide squad, an eclectic group of semi-official police officers, led by the enigmatic DS Chilman. Digger becomes enmeshed in Chilman's obsession with a cold case, the disappearance of a young man. But Digger has a murder to pursue too: that of his mother, killed by a renegade police squad when he was a boy. He has two weapons at his disposal - his skill in forensics, and Chilman's latest recruit, the mysterious, observant Miss Stanislaus. Together, the two find themselves dragged into a world of dangerous secrets that demands every ounce of their courage to survive. This award-winning crime debut by highly acclaimed author Jacob Ross marks the thrilling start to a new series following forensics genius Michael Digson. 'It's masterly. I've started to read it again with increasing admiration' Crime Time 'A breath-taking, thought-provoking, and yes brilliant read. I know this is a book I shall go back to again and again' Sunny Singh 'Ross's novel is one that effortlessly draws together the past and the present, gender, politics and the legacy of colonialism in a top quality Caribbean set crime thriller. The Bone Readers is a wonderful read' Catherine Johnson 'By turns thrilling, visceral and meditative, and always cinematic' Musa Okwonga 'An unconventional crime novel, and one that exposes the dark underbelly of 'paradise'' Book Muse (blog) 'I was fascinated by Ross' ability to create characters with depth and diversity. A great read' Not Chai tea (blog) 'A unique read, paced to the islands where it takes place with a group of interesting characters I will enjoy following into future books' Word Dreams (blog) 'An engaging, poetic and twist-filled Caribbean crime-noir novel. Masterful' Book Witty (blog)
Author: Cyndel Chaumont
Publisher: Tate Publishing
Published: 2007-09
Total Pages: 208
ISBN-13: 1598868446
DOWNLOAD EBOOKKings and queens, dukes and duchesses. Do you ever wish you could go back in time? "No Matter How Hard the Rain Falls," by Cyndel Chaumont, goes back to a time of old romances, Victorian houses, chivalry, and honesty. Elizabeth Daniels has always been a sweet and kind child; however, she is faced with a problem and sees no other escape than to do just thata "escape. As she makes her way through the forest, she is kidnapped and forced aboard a ship heading for India, where she finds two unusual companions. Separated from her newfound love, she is forced into engagement with an Indian prince. Will her brother, Owen, Duke of Stylin, be able to save her before it is too late? Will she be separated by her love forever? An intricate tale of love and suspense, readers will be reminded that "No Matter How Hard the Rain Falls," God will provide a covering. 'It was a heartfelt, exciting story, filled with action, romance, and sadness.' Taylor Thompson 'This story kept me wanting more even after it was over. I hope she comes out with a second book so I can see where the characters end up next.' Mala Thompson"
Author: Jack Todd
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2012-08-14
Total Pages: 308
ISBN-13: 1416598529
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTom Call is a young Wyoming sheriff running the murder investigation of a young girl in mid-1941. But the case is disrupted by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Tom joins the U.S. Air Force and is deployed to England to fly bombers, where he tries to continue his investigation of the murder.
Author: PHONG THU
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Published: 2011-05-17
Total Pages: 399
ISBN-13: 1462869270
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is a collection of stories that portray life as it is lived today under the shadow of the repressive and corrupt communist regime that now rules in Vietnam. The characters who live in these pages represent many levels of social class in the early 21st century in Vietnam.The stories illuminate the hardships and the soul-crushing routine of day-to-day life in a society governed by bullying bureaucrats and petty apparatchiks. The reader will meet orphaned children who wander the streets—selling newspapers or lottery tickets, collecting rubbish in exchange for a few spoonfuls of rice. There are stories of honest and patriotic intellectuals who have lost their way in a world that does not value their accomplishments. There are also sympathetic communists who now question their ideology and want to find a better way, but they cannot act for fear of economic hardship and even imprisonment. Another story addresses the issue of young women who have become victims of human trafficking, sold like cattle to rich foreigners. The title story, “The Rain still Falls in Saigon,” describes the return of an expatriate to her native land and her feelings of nostalgia and sadness as she surveys her homeland from an outsider’s perspective. All of the stories reflect the tears that the Vietnamese people have been crying for their country for more than 65 years.Doug BurkeEditor-at-large
Author: Henry Davenport Northrop
Publisher:
Published: 1886
Total Pages: 830
ISBN-13:
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