As a sinner enters the confessional, he glances about the empty church. Father Dan Rutledge waits patiently for Ray Cronin to begin his declarations of guilt. No one hears the squeak of church door as a tall shadow quietly enters and trains his weapon on the confessional doors. Moments later, Ray Cronin is dead, Father Dan Rutledge is barely hanging on, and the only thing everyone knows is that someone has already killed four priests in Dade County in the last six months. John Auty Austin arrives at his Florida beach house to celebrate his newfound notoriety as a successful attorney with his girlfriend, Rosie. But as they settle in, Rosie receives horrible news. Her brother, Father Dan, is clinging to life in a local hospital. The police are convinced the shooting is tied to a serial killer, but Auty has a different theory the authorities refuse to accept. Just as Father Dan awakens from his coma, Rosies relationship with Auty becomes strained when she accepts a job with billionaire Devlin Seely, who just happens to be drop-dead gorgeous. In this gripping mystery, Auty is at it again as he attempts to solve a complex murder case, find four million dollars, and win back his girlfriendbefore she too disappears forever.
John Austin, known as Auty, is not an impulsive man. But even so, he decides to abandon a successful and lucrative law practice thats won him notoriety and a reputation for integrity. When a big case is on the line, Auty is the suit you want in your corner. And he owes it all to his friend, mentor, and senior partner of his law firm, Ed Fielding. So Auty doesnt think twice about taking a plane from Wisconsin to Florida to break the news to the old man in person. He hopes to find some time to relax in the sun, but there will be no downtime on this trip. What terrible secret has Ed Fielding been keeping from Auty all these years? Why is Auty giving up a six million dollar inheritance? Why is he risking his life for a gorgeous flight attendant and a teenage college student he barely knows? And why are there suddenly people trying to kill him? Join Auty as he pursues his dreams, tries to save his friends, and uncovers mysteries in Gold Fish.
The fledgling United States struggled to keep its freedom from Great Britain during the War of 1812, but St. Lawrence County in upstate New York played a divided role. The region shared a border--as well as close personal and business associations--with British Canada and opposed the American embargo that disrupted these relationships. While some St. Lawrence men fought bravely for America, smuggling was a common way of life. Several small battles and skirmishes took place along the river, and a local merchant even influenced President Madison's decision-making. Local historian John Austin recounts these and other events, as well as the fascinating North Country characters who influenced them, in this book on St. Lawrence County in the War of 1812.
This edition comprises the full text of The Province of Jurisprudence Determined, a classic work of moral, political, and legal philosophy, including the chapter on Utilitarianism and the detailed discussion of social contract theory, which have been excluded from previous editions. Also included is the essay on The Uses of the Study of Jurisprudence, which gives an important assessment of Austin's conception of analytical jurisprudence.
ATONEMENT is the third installment of Sletten's mystery thriller. The first book in the trilogy was DECEIT and it was followed by the second part, CHAOS. The former FBI agent continues his hot pursuit to find the truth concerning the mysterious death of his wife. In so doing he travels in the underground world of the Government's black ops delving into TOP SECRETS such as confirmed knowledge about aliens and alien nations. ATONEMENT begins where CHAOS left off. The former undercover agent finds himself at the Victorian Hotel in Cape May, New Jersey, wondering how he got there. Lying on an adjacent bed in his room over-looking the sea is his suitcase, how did it get there? He finds a set of car keys, a paid up insurance policy, and fifty thousand dollars in cash. There is a picture of 13 people sitting at a bar, apparently peering at him. They are all donned with long beige trench coats and Fedora hats. A label stamped on the picture in bold italics reads: The Posse. The agent begins a quest for a better life because his life is such a mess as his regrets keep piling up. Confused but itching to check out his new wheels, he drives up the coast. In Sea Isle City he sees a bar on the right side of the road, Bob Blank's Pub. While inside he meets a vivacious bartender who without provocation calls him Jack. She identifies herself as Jill. She has a sardonic grin a fierce look of evil. The lights dim as she splays her arms upward panning the room. When the lights go off, red perpendicular images appear everywhere. Time passes from 1986 to 2012 whereas the agent recounts and experiences more bizarre occurrences and happenings of an Alien nation and the strange workings of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. During this quarter of a century the now on-again off-again federal agent solves case after case while running into unbalanced greed at every turn. Although the Bureau gives him space to take care of his personal life, he cannot get away from the criminal element. Even while playing guitar in a church praise band, he finds the pastor is as crooked as Al Capone. The story doesn't end; it goes on and on and on. The tale is more bizarre and inexplicable as it draws to its out-of -the-ordinary closing stages. Will it start all over again? Will it?
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