Ash McKenna is my favorite kind of hero, a tough guy romantic with a smart mouth and a dark past."—Chelsea Cain The final book in Rob Hart's acclaimed Ash McKenna series shows that Ash can go home again...but it might cost him everything. Amateur private investigator Ash McKenna is home. After more than a year on the road he's ready to face the demons he ran away from in New York City. And he’s decided what he wants to do with his life: Become a private investigator, for real. Licensed and everything. No more working as a thug for hire. But within moments of stepping off the plane, Ginny Tonic, the drag queen crime lord who once employed him—and then tried to have him killed—asks to see him. One of her newest drag queen soldiers has gone missing, and Ginny suspects she’s been ensnared by the burgeoning heroin scene on Staten Island. Ginny wants Ash to find her. Because he’s the best, and because he knows Staten Island, his home borough. Ash is hesitant—but Ginny’s offer of $10,000 is enough to get him on his feet. And the thought of a lost kid and a bereft family is too much for him to bear. He accepts, and quickly learns there’s something much bigger at play. Some very dangerous people are vying for control of the heroin trade on Staten Island, which is recording the highest rate of overdose deaths in the city. As Ash navigates deadly terrain, he find his most dangerous adversary might be his own past. Because those demons he ran away from have been waiting for him to come back.
As an amateur PI with a bent moral compass, Ash McKenna is good at finding people—but not at staying out of trouble. Between his own violent tendencies, the shadow cast by his father's death, and a self-destructive revenge quest, he made a mess of his life in NYC. Figuring it was time for a change of scenery Ash relocated to Portland, taking a job as a bouncer in a vegan strip club. And he hasn't had to hit anyone in six months. So when one of the club's dancers asks Ash for help finding her daughter, he declines, content to keep the darkness in his past. But soon Ash is held at gunpoint by a man in a chicken mask, and told to keep away from the girls. Unfortunately Ash isn't good at following directions either. As Ash navigates an unfamiliar city, he finds himself embroiled in a labyrinthine plot involving a ruthless drug cartel and a scandal that could reach one of the most powerful men in Portland. Ash is dead set on finding the missing girl, but realizes that in order to deliver her safely he may have to cross the one line he promised himself he never would.
Nominated for the Anthony Award for Best First Novel Ash McKenna is a blunt instrument. Find someone, scare someone, carry something; point him at the job, he gets it done. He generally accepts money upon completion, though a bottle of whiskey works, too--he's comfortable working on a barter system. It's not the career he dreamed about (archeologist) but it keeps him comfortable in his ever-changing East Village neighborhood. That's until Chell, the woman he loves, leaves him a voicemail looking for help--a voicemail he gets two hours after her body is found. Ash hunts for her killer with the grace of a wrecking ball, running afoul of a drag queen crime lord and stumbling into a hard-boiled role playing game that might be connected to a hipster turf war. Along the way, he's forced to face the memories of his tumultuous relationship with Chell, his unresolved anger over his father’s death, and the consequences of his own violent tendencies. NEW YORKED takes you deep into the seedy underbelly of New York with an unforgettable literary voice steeped in the classic noir tradition, and a glimpse at a city disappearing right before our very eyes.
Cloud isn’t just a place to work. It’s a place to live. And when you’re here, you’ll never want to leave. “A thrilling story of corporate espionage at the highest level . . . and a powerful cautionary tale about technology, runaway capitalism, and the nightmare world we are making for ourselves.”—Blake Crouch, New York Times bestselling author of Dark Matter Film rights sold to Imagine Entertainment for director Ron Howard! • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Financial Times • Real Simple • Kirkus Reviews Paxton never thought he’d be working for Cloud, the giant tech company that’s eaten much of the American economy. Much less that he’d be moving into one of the company’s sprawling live-work facilities. But compared to what’s left outside, Cloud’s bland chainstore life of gleaming entertainment halls, open-plan offices, and vast warehouses…well, it doesn’t seem so bad. It’s more than anyone else is offering. Zinnia never thought she’d be infiltrating Cloud. But now she’s undercover, inside the walls, risking it all to ferret out the company’s darkest secrets. And Paxton, with his ordinary little hopes and fears? He just might make the perfect pawn. If she can bear to sacrifice him. As the truth about Cloud unfolds, Zinnia must gamble everything on a desperate scheme—one that risks both their lives, even as it forces Paxton to question everything about the world he’s so carefully assembled here. Together, they’ll learn just how far the company will go…to make the world a better place. Set in the confines of a corporate panopticon that’s at once brilliantly imagined and terrifyingly real, The Warehouse is a near-future thriller about what happens when Big Brother meets Big Business--and who will pay the ultimate price. Praise for The Warehouse “A fun, fast-paced read [that] walks a fine line between a near-future thriller and a smart satire . . . makes you wonder if we’re already too far into a disastrous future, or if there’s still some hope for humanity.”—NPR “I loved The Warehouse, although and because it made my blood run cold. This is what our world could be by this time next year.”—S.J. Rozan, Edgar award-winning author of Paper Son “An inventive, addictive, Crichton-esque, page-turning, near-future dystopian thriller.”—Paul Tremblay, Stoker award-winning author of A Head Full of Ghostsof Lock Every Door
Rob Hart has firmly established himself as one of the best crime writers of his generation with his acclaimed Ash McKenna series, and in TAKE-OUT Hart has collected 16 stories of culinary crime and noir that will have you savoring every deadly bite. In the title story, a gambler falls into debt with the enigmatic owner of a Chinatown gambling parlor, and must run odd—and sometimes dangerous—deliveries to clear his ledger. In "How to Make the Perfect New York Bagel," the owner of one of New York City's last old-school bagel shops has to defend his storefront—in the past, from the mob, and in the present, from a bank. In "Creampuff," a bakery with the hottest pastry in town has to hire a bouncer to control the unruly line, with tragic results. In these stories and more, some never before published, Rob Hart explores the enticing and dangerous intersection where food and hospitality cross paths with crime and noir. Some stories are funny. Some of are dark. But each one will leaving you wanting another bite.
Named one of the Best Books of the Summer by Publishers Weekly Named a Hot Summer Read by the Boston Globe Amateur private investigator Ash McKenna's time is about to expire—on his visa, that is. Having fled the demons that haunted him in the U.S., Ash has been laying low in Prague for nearly three months. Now, it's time to move on. But as he contemplates his next stop, a man named Roman appears, claiming to work for the U.S. government, and possessing intimate knowledge of Ash's many sins. Sins nobody should know. Roman offers to protect him...in exchange for a favor. It sounds simple: a bank employee named Samantha Sobolik is set to receive a package containing covert information in a handoff on the Charles Bridge. Ash must intercept the package, and deliver the contents to Roman. Ash refuses—until Roman threatens to kill his mother. Out of options and too far away to protect her, Ash agrees. But when Ash gets to the bridge, he discovers that the handoff is actually a hit. Ash ends up battling a mysterious and deadly assassin in a fight he barely survives. As it turns out, the job is far more complicated and dangerous than anyone thought. Ash finds himself in a strange city, outmatched, hunted, and trapped in a dangerous game where nobody is what they seem—including Samantha. The Woman From Prague is a riveting novel of international suspense from one of the very best crime writers working today.
“The best kind of thriller. . . . Suspenseful, sentimental, and ultimately redemptive, Assassins Anonymous is a can’t-miss novel.” — S. A. Cosby, author of All the Sinners Bleed In this clever, surprising, page-turner, the world’s most lethal assassin gives up the violent life only to find himself under siege by mysterious assailants. It’s a kill-or-be-killed situation, but the first option is off the table. What’s a reformed hit man to do? Mark was the most dangerous killer-for-hire in the world. But after learning the hard way that his life’s work made him more monster than man, he left all of that behind, and joined a twelve-step group for reformed killers. When Mark is viciously attacked by an unknown assailant, he is forced on the run. From New York to Singapore to London, he chases after clues while dodging attacks and trying to solve the puzzle of who’s after him. All without killing anyone. Or getting killed himself. For an assassin, Mark learns, nonviolence is a real hassle.
Lässig, cool und schlagfertig Ash McKenna ist gut darin, Leute aufzuspüren – aber nicht darin, einer guten Prügelei aus dem Weg zu gehen. Um seiner düsteren Vergangenheit in New York City zu entfliehen, zieht der Amateurdetektiv nach Portland, Oregon, wo er einen Job als Türsteher in einem veganen Stripclub annimmt. Als ihn die Tänzerin Crystal bei der Suche nach ihrer kleinen Tochter um Hilfe bittet, tritt er unbarmherzigen Drogendealern auf die Füße und wird in den Skandal um einen der mächtigsten Männer der Stadt verwickelt. Ash ist wild entschlossen, das Mädchen sicher zurückzubringen—selbst wenn er dafür alle Grenzen überschreiten muss...
“Time travel, murder, corruption, restless baby dinosaurs, and a snarky robot named Ruby collide in this excellent, noir-inflected, humor-infused, science-fiction thriller.”—The Boston Globe An impossible crime. A detective on the edge of madness. The future of time travel at stake. From the author of The Warehouse . . . ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: NPR, Kirkus Reviews January Cole’s job just got a whole lot harder. Not that running security at the Paradox was ever really easy. Nothing’s simple at a hotel where the ultra-wealthy tourists arrive costumed for a dozen different time periods, all eagerly waiting to catch their “flights” to the past. Or where proximity to the timeport makes the clocks run backward on occasion—and, rumor has it, allows ghosts to stroll the halls. None of that compares to the corpse in room 526. The one that seems to be both there and not there. The one that somehow only January can see. On top of that, some very important new guests have just checked in. Because the U.S. government is about to privatize time-travel technology—and the world’s most powerful people are on hand to stake their claims. January is sure the timing isn’t a coincidence. Neither are those “accidents” that start stalking their bidders. There’s a reason January can glimpse what others can’t. A reason why she’s the only one who can catch a killer who’s operating invisibly and in plain sight, all at once. But her ability is also destroying her grip on reality—and as her past, present, and future collide, she finds herself confronting not just the hotel’s dark secrets but her own. At once a dazzlingly time-twisting murder mystery and a story about grief, memory, and what it means to—literally—come face-to-face with our ghosts, The Paradox Hotel is another unforgettable speculative thrill ride from acclaimed author Rob Hart.
Ash McKenna erledigt jeden Auftrag: sucht Vermisste, überbringt Drohbotschaften, macht gefährliche Botengänge. Barzahlung nach getaner Arbeit, aber manchmal tut es auch eine Flasche Whiskey. Nicht sein Traumberuf, aber er hält ihn in seinem geliebten East Village bei Laune. Bis ihm eines Tages Chell – die Frau, die er liebt – eine Voicemail mit einem Hilferuf hinterlässt. Eine Nachricht, die er erst abhört, nachdem ihre Leiche gefunden wurde. Ash macht sich feinfühlig wie eine Abrissbirne auf die Jagd nach dem Mörder und verwickelt sich immer mehr in die Machtkämpfe der New Yorker Hipster-Unterwelt. Als ihm klar wird, wer der Mörder ist, trifft er eine weitreichende Entscheidung ...
An Ash McKenna and Pete Fernandez Joint When beloved college football star Raleigh "The Gun" Davis is suspected of shaving points, sports reporter Pete Fernandez is tasked with digging up all the dirt that's fit to print. Mired in his own mounting personal problems and drinking himself blind, Pete slams into an unexpected brick wall: Ash McKenna, an amateur private investigator with a very bad attitude. Both are looking for the AWOL QB, but their goals run counter to each other—Ash is trying to help an old friend, while Pete is looking to redeem his once-promising journalism career. What they find is more than they bargained for—and more than they can handle alone. Can the unlikely duo find common ground in time to bust a dangerous crime ring? Or will they get tangled up in their own egos and agendas? Acclaimed crime writers Rob Hart and Alex Segura pair up for a unique adventure that brings together their series characters Ash McKenna and Pete Fernandez for an untold tale of vice, double-crosses and the back alleys of suburban New Jersey. Before NEW YORKED and SILENT CITY, there was BAD BEAT.
Trotz aller guten Vorsätze ist das Leben von Privatermittler Ash McKenna ein Scherbenhaufen. Sein überstürzter Umzug von New York an die Westküste war der Versuch, die Erinnerungen an seine tragische Vergangenheit hinter sich zu lassen. Doch auch in Portland gab es nichts als Ärger. Nun hat Ash einen Toten auf dem Gewissen und flüchtet in die dunkelste Ecke von Georgia, wo er in einer Aussteigerkommune unterkommt. Aber der Tod folgt ihm wie ein Schatten. Nachdem ein Mitglied der Gemeinschaft auf mysteriöse Weise ums Leben kommt, ist sich Ash gar nicht mehr sicher, ob diese Hippies wirklich so friedlich sind, wie sie tun. Und er muss sich entscheiden: Ergreift er erneut die Flucht, um der Polizei und seinen Dämonen zu entkommen oder setzt er seine Schnüfflernase ein, um die Tat aufzuklären?
Engrossing ... Big Brother meets Big Business - that pretty much nails it' Stephen King 'A gripping read, a literary blockbuster with brains. Horribly compelling' The Observer 'A triumph' The Guardian ___________________ In a world ravaged by bankruptcy and unemployment, Cloud is the only company left worth working for. But what will it cost you? Amidst the wreckage of America, Cloud reigns supreme. Cloud brands itself not just as an online storefront, but as a global saviour. Yet, beneath the sunny exterior, lurks something far more sinister. Paxton never thought he’d be working Security for the company that ruined his life, much less that he’d be moving into one of their sprawling live-work facilities. But compared to what’s left outside, perhaps Cloud isn’t so bad. Better still, through his work he meets Zinnia, who fills him with hope for their shared future. Except that Zinnia is not what she seems. And Paxton, with his all-access security credentials, might just be her meal ticket. As Paxton and Zinnia’s agendas place them on a collision course, they’re about to learn just how far the Cloud will go to make the world a better place. To beat the system, you have to be inside it. What people are saying about The Warehouse: 'Literary blockbuster’ Observer ‘A triumph’ Guardian ‘Brilliantly imagined’ BBC Culture ‘Inventive, addictive’ Paul Tremblay ‘Thrilling’ Blake Crouch ‘An Orwellian thriller’ Publisher’s Weekly ‘Wildly imaginative yet terrifyingly real’ Riley Sager ‘Taut, tense and masterful’ Chuck Wendig 'One of the breakout books of the year' Barnes & Noble 'Holds up a dark mirror to our times' San Francisco Chronicle 'A jet black satire of modern consumerism' Waterstones 'A thriller of ideas ... taut action, incisive cultural commentary ... shades of Fahrenheit 451 and Jurassic Park.' USA Today
A dark, moody, and menacing horror/crime tale from acclaimed and bestselling novelists Rob Hart and Alex Segura, with lush, compelling art from star artist Joe Eisma and colorist Hilary Jenkins. 1927. New York. The peak of Prohibition. Hazel Crenshaw just wants to be left alone, to tend to her farm, to care for her younger sister, and to run her business. But her business is inescapably tangled up with the New York gangs that will eventually coalesce into the mafia, and a new, unknown partner. When the Crenshaw farm is attacked, Hazel must not only defend her home, she must cope with the realization that her flirtation with the other side of the law might also put her in the crosshairs of something else—something much more sinister… Collects Blood Oath #1–#5.
Im Paradox Hotel ticken die Uhren anders. Denn hier bucht man keinen Tagesausflug in die nähere Umgebung, sondern eine Flugreise in die Vergangenheit. Ein Dutzend verschiedene Epochen stehen den Gästen zur Verfügung, der Fantasie sind keine Grenzen gesetzt. Doch dann geschieht ein Mord im Paradox Hotel, und January Cole beginnt zu ermitteln. Das ist allerdings nicht so einfach, wenn noch nicht einmal klar ist, wann der Mord überhaupt geschehen ist – in der Vergangenheit, der Gegenwart oder gar erst in der Zukunft? Willkommen im Paradox Hotel! Ihre Zeitreise beginnt hier. Im einzigen Hotel beim Zeitportal ist vieles anders: die Gäste sind kostümiert, die Uhren ticken langsamer – und ein Mordopfer verschwindet in der Vergangenheit Der neue, packende Zeitreise-Krimi vom Autor von »Der Store«
Le temps, c'est beaucoup d'argent. Pépite du thriller d'anticipation, Paradox Hotel livre une critique acerbe de nos sociétés, où le progrès ne sert qu'aux plus fortunés, et agite la menace tristement crédible d'un monde devenu le jouet de savants fous aux dents longues. Vous rêvez de vous extraire de la réalité ? De côtoyer Mozart, Cléopâtre ou les dinosaures du jurassique ? Vous rêvez de voyager dans le temps ? Bienvenue au Paradox Hotel. Responsable de la sécurité de ce lieu unique au luxe inouï, January Cole est une femme de caractère qui sait répondre aux moindres désirs des ultra-VIP pressés de faire l'expérience. Et January sait aussi que voyager dans le temps a un coût qui n'est pas que financier. Chaque passage altère le cerveau ; elle-même en fait les frais. Désormais, sa conscience est capable de dériver vers l'avenir et de voir, par exemple, le cadavre de cet homme qui sera bientôt assassiné. Mais une menace plus terrifiante encore plane sur le Paradox Hotel : l'appétit de certains milliardaires, prêts à tout pour acquérir cette nouvelle manne du tourisme spatio-temporel. Et réécrire l'Histoire...
All Due Respect's third issue features a story by and an interview with Jake Hinkson, whose latest book, Saint Homicide, has that tasty combination of old-fashioned religion and murder. Plus new fiction from Angel Luis Colón, Jen Conley, Rob Hart, Jessica Adams, Patti Abbott, Chris Leek, Mike McCrary, and Alec Cizak. From thugs throwing rocks at freight trains to ex-convict converts to Buddhism, All Due Respect's got it all.
Tyler assumed that his love life was over. After his former wife had cheated on him, he buried himself into his work and studies. He felt that dating was futile. That was until he accidentally placed the wrong address on an email he meant to send to his friend. The events that followed showed Tyler just how wrong his assumption would be. Kelly entered his life and Tyler's world was turned around. Their whirlwind romance and erotic rendezvous' proved that just when you think life couldn't be any worse, the best could happen. Romantic locations, erotic fantasies and in the saddle fun leads you through the initial meeting of Kelly and Tyler and into the romance and erotica of this 21st century fairytale. Typographical Error takes you on a journey that proves that not all mistakes are bad.
Easy to understand and practical, a psychiatrist and an Anglican vicar show us how to diffuse worry by offering practical solutions and long-term hope. Do you find yourself worrying and unable to stop? Does worry consume your days and keep you up at night? Do you know that worry doesn’t help, but you keep worrying anyway? If you are holding this book, it’s likely that you or someone you know has a problem with worry. Within these pages, you will find an understanding of what worry is, why we worry, and how to worry less. This easy-to-read mix of cutting-edge psychology, biblical teaching, personal experience, plentiful anecdotes, and practical exercises will help anxious readers overcome the troubling problem of worry and find new joy in every day.
Effrayant hommage à Ray Bradbury, Margaret Atwood ou George Orwell, MotherCloud nous entraîne dans un monde où le Big Business aurait supplanté Big Brother, un monde d'une perversion totale, pas si éloigné du nôtre. Ex-petit patron désormais ruiné, Paxton n'aurait jamais pensé devoir intégrer une unité MotherCloud, cette superstructure de l'e-commerce qui a dévoré la moitié de l'économie mondiale. Pourtant, dans une société n'ayant plus rien à offrir, comment peut refuser un job qui propose non seulement un salaire, mais aussi un toit et à manger ? La jeune Zinnia non plus n'aurait jamais pensé rejoindre MotherCloud, mais sa mission est tout autre : une révolution est en marche dont elle est le bras armé. Devenir salariée n'est qu'un premier pas pour infiltrer le système, en percer les secrets. Le détruire. Dans cet univers où tout est calculé, paramétré, surveillé, où l'humain disparaît au profit de la rentabilité, où l'individu n'est qu'un algorithme, Zinnia et Paxton réalisent bientôt qu'il est impossible de dévier. À moins d'être prêt à se sacrifier ? Car derrière sa façade d'entreprise idéale, MotherCloud est une machine à broyer, impitoyable à l'égard de ceux qui oseraient se rebeller.
No one personifies the FTW rock-and-roll ethic better than the Man in Black. Johnny Cash's music can be captured in that one iconic photograph. Guitar slung off his shoulder, sneer on his lips, middle finger extended to let the status quo know what he thought of it. Which is why Cash's music speaks to so many of the marginalized, the forgotten, the misunderstood, the disen-franchised. Featuring some of today's best crime fiction writers, Just to Watch Him Die is a kick-ass collection of wronged men and women who, like Johnny, walk the line every day, fighting for what they believe is right.
Paxton had nooit gedacht dat hij voor Cloud zou werken, het gigantische techbedrijf annex warenhuis dat een groot deel van de Amerikaanse economie heeft opgeslokt. Laat staan dat hij zou gaan wonen in een van de enorme woon-werkcomplexen van het bedrijf. Maar vergeleken met wat er nog buiten het bedrijf over is, is het eentonige leven in de amusementshallen, open kantoren en enorme pakhuizen zo slecht nog niet. Zinnia is undercover geïnfiltreerd bij Cloud om de duistere geheimen van het bedrijf aan het licht te brengen. In Paxton ziet zij een ideale pion, maar is zij bereid hem voor haar doel te offeren?
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