Mystery, danger, and international intrigue confront Lockem and Kane in their second high-stakes adventure, Traces. As we wander through life, we leave evidence of our passing: footprints, DNA, connections with others. Our trails are sometimes large and vibrant, often pale and uncertain. Marjorie Kane is a retired exotic dancer who, after years of headlining in upscale venues, gradually descends into performing in meaner clubs. Looking for new adventures, she meets Alan Lockem, a retired army intelligence officer interested in continued service. Together, Lockem and Kane take on unusual and sometimes dangerous jobs to help troubled civilians and former colleagues. When Lockem is asked to retrieve a flash drive storing military records, it seems simple enough. But encounters with foreign spies, an armed home invasion, and interactions with international, federal, and local police complicate Lockem and Kane's efforts to unravel and understand the traces of these crimes and aid their old colleagues across the pond.
When Jack Marston took a position at an unusual urban institution, he didn't expect to find himself involved in murder and suicide. But working with adult students is sure to be a new and interesting challenge. In the end he is forced to solve a murder to save himself, a colleague, and his obligation to the students of the institution.
A dog, spot, and his master, Alex Kava, find an ancient pistol in a hole beside their garage. The discovers sparks inordinate interest so Alex's father hires private investigator Sean NMI Sean to investigate. Sean is attacked in the Kava's yard and discovers many questions, about rotting money, the old pistol, and modern corruption. It takes all of Sean's considerable acumen to sort things out and bring a cop-killer to justice.
Sean "NMI" (No Middle Initial) Sean, a short Minneapolis private detective, is approached by a woman of obvious quality who says she needs help. He briefly shrugs off the incident, but later learns her name is Magda Bryce when the police summon him to the morgue to identify her body. After being assaulted in his home and warned to stay away from the Bryce family, Sean goes on the offensive. Upon finding out that an unnamed detective has been asking questions about him, Sean's first move is to confront the senior partner of a law firm, Ephraim Harcourt Saint Martin, to satisfy himself that Saint Martin was unaware of Magda's visit. Two nights later, Sean gets another call for help, but arrives too late to help another woman from the household of Preston Bryce, an important lawyer in the Saint Martin firm, and the former husband of Magda Bryce. Sean discovers evidence that Magda and perhaps others in the household have apparently been engaging in bondage and other practices. Sean visits a dominatrix in the interest of research, and he and his masseuse, Catherine Mckerney, whom he is developing a serious interest in, both survive an assassination attempt. As he digs deeper into a tangled web of perversion, faithlessness, and distrust, Sean Sean is as sure as his Keds are red that he will get to the bottom of the mysterious murders, one way or another.Carl Brookins resides in Minnesota.
When ordinary folks gather for a high school class reunion, they don't expect to become murder targets. In early spring, Jack Marston and his companion Lori Jacobs are still finding their way into their relationship, while Jack is learning more of the idiosyncrasies of his position at City College. A letter arrives with a fateful invitation. Classmates in the town of Riverview are organizing a major reunion of Lori's high school graduating class. Lori persuades Jack to accompany her on this summer journey into her past. The first evening is well under way when one of Lori's classmates, is discovered brutally murdered in a field behind the very restaurant where the opening night festivities are going on. In the ensuing investigation, Marston and Lori discover that the small community is not as placid as it appears. They become targets of a vicious group of insiders who will apparently stop at nothing to remain conceale.. And meanwhile, who is killing the graduates?
A small group of investors has purchased lots on a mountain on the outskirts of Grand Lac in northern Idaho. One dark night one of the investors, Jack Ketchum, gets drunk, climbs aboard a large bulldozer and carves a raw track of destruction down the mountainside though the property of each of the other owners. Days later Ketchum is found dead in a ravine, a large-caliber bullet hole in his chest. When a local day trader, young Sam Black, is jailed for the murder, his mother, Edie Black, calls her cousin for help. Marjorie Kane, ex-exotic dancer, enlists the aid of her partner, Alan Lockem. The pair are independent special investigators who specialize in solving unusual and sometimes strange case. The duo flies to Grand Lac to try to prove Sam innocent and catch the real killer. They quickly find themselves enmeshed in civic chicanery, corruption and other evils, which must be sorted out to save Sam from prison or worse.
A novel about love, loss, murder and redemption, set against the mountains of British Columbia on the waters of the Inside Passage, between Vancouver Island and the mainland. When Seattle executive Michael Tanner makes a recreational sail into Desolation Sound, he encounters a tragedy that ends with the murder of his wife and her friend, and the loss of the sailboat. Tanner's efforts to resurrect his life and discover those responsible lead him on an odyssey of exciting discovery.
Lake Superior has called Mary Whitney once more to its shores. While her husband, Michael Tanner, finishes several projects in Seattle, Mary flies alone to settle in to her chartered sailboat in Bayfield, Wisconsin. She is looking forward to a relaxing solo sail and a few days communing with the lake. Neither she nor Michael are aware that Edwin Tobias, a wealthy and determined hedge fund operator and corporate raider - not to mention Mary's twisted ex-husbnad has been tracking her movements--Cover.
In a world filled with disasters and catastrophes, there always remains hope. In the Heat of the Moment, twenty-one authors came together with a showcase of short fiction. Committed to aiding those who lost so much in the blink of an eye, we proudly offer this tribute to the true heroes of the San Diego wildfires, the survivors. We invite you to wear your own red ribbon in honor of their extraordinary Courage and Inspiration. Proceeds from the sale of this book will offer aid to those heroes through the support of the Fire Safe Council of San Diego County. Authors are as follows: Amy Alessio, Regan Black, Carl Brookins, Austin Camacho, Anne Carter, Norm Cowie, Janelle Dakota, JRG Demarco, Robert Goldsborough, Kevin Helmold, C. Hyytinen, Heather S. Ingemar, Margot Justes, Alyssa Montgomery, Sam Morton, Kelle Z. Riley, Jeff Sherratt, Jacquelyn Sylvan, Dana Taylor, Christine Verstraete, Marc Vun Kannon.
The Carl Barks Fan Club Pictorial is a quarterly publication of the international Carl Barks Fan Club, featuring pictorial articles regarding the amazing worldwide influence of Carl's stories and artwork on literature, the arts, education and literacy.
The Carl Barks Fan Club Pictorial is a quarterly publication of the international Carl Barks Fan Club, featuring pictorial articles regarding the amazing worldwide influence of Carl's stories and artwork on literature, the arts, education and literacy.
The Carl Barks Fan Club Pictorial is a quarterly publication of the international Carl Barks Fan Club, featuring pictorial articles regarding the amazing worldwide influence of Carl's stories and artwork on literature, the arts, education and literacy.
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