Three stories about detectives trying to make sense of their lives long after their lives have lost all meaning.

Three stories about visiting the underworld. Somtimes the visit is forever.

Imagine paying a fine for walking across town. Or hiding an illegal marriage. Or losing your life for playing the harp. Strange crimes, dangerous activities, some from the not-so-distant past, return to life in Hidden in Crime. See why Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine says Fiction River’s crime volumes have “high quality throughout,” and why Publishers Weekly states “… fans of the unconventional will be well satisfied.” Join some of the best authors in the business ...

Amid the exotic sights, sounds and smells of mysterious Turkey, a young woman must bring order out of chaos. Two murders, an attack on her life and the abduction of her niece create a challenge. A Turkish detective—a koreli—must solve the two murders. His superiors don’t want them solved. They want him to stop a revolution all by himself. A retired general plots to overthrow the government. A young gypsy girl dances for the general and learns too much to be allowed to live....

A practical and accessible guide to condensing information without flattening its meaning. This audiobook explains how to summarize ideas, books, meetings, research, and complex material in a way that stays clear, accurate, and intellectually honest. It helps listeners keep what matters most while avoiding the oversimplification that often strips useful ideas of their nuance, structure, and real value.

Welcome to the place where dreams come true.Curleyworld closed down years ago, forgotten on the outskirts of Colta City. So why does the Psychlotron spin? Why do trains rush over the wooden tracks of Demon’s Dare?Dogboy, aka Bronson Black, is Colta City’s 14-year-old superhero. When the Guild of Thieves resurfaces, Dogboy and his girlfriend Cindy McNeil follow a trail of abducted children to an abandoned theme park, where the general amusements hid...

Orphan. Superhero. Thief. Dogboy, aka Bronson Black, is Colta City's 13-year-old superhero. When his parents die in a car accident he's left in the custody of his mysterious Uncle Randolph. Using his magic kit and a strange precognitive power he protects the city from Andrus and his Guild of Thieves. Along the way he befriends Cindy McNeil, a wannabe reporter with a secret of her own, and Mr. Horum, his boss at The Old Curiosity Shop. When the guild captures Dogboy he must decide whether t...

A practical and accessible guide to checking whether AI-generated information is actually true, reliable, and safe to use. This audiobook explains why artificial intelligence can sound confident while still being wrong, incomplete, outdated, or misleading, and shows how to verify claims, compare sources, and spot weak answers before they cause problems. It helps listeners use AI more responsibly by turning speed into accuracy through better judgment and stronger fact-checking habits.

This is the story of the web's first viral hit. Bert Is Evil, a website created in 1997, “collected incriminating images and documents that prove that Bert is not the lovable harmless geek he so successfully makes us think he is.” The site sent shocks waves across the Internet, from New York to Bangladesh. Bill Meeks tells the story of Dino Ignacio, a young college student who rocked the online world with his satirical look at Bert from Sesame Street. Ignacio becomes embroiled in conflicts...

A practical and accessible guide to how artificial intelligence can improve the way a business operates, serves customers, and grows. This audiobook explains how AI can support marketing, sales, customer service, admin, research, content creation, forecasting, and internal workflows without turning the business into a tech experiment. It helps listeners understand where AI creates real value, where caution is needed, and how to use it as a tool for efficiency, clarity, and better decision-...

Selected readings and full-cast dramatisations from across the literary and science fiction of Iain BanksIain Banks, aka Iain M Banks, came to fame in 1984 with his transfixing debut The Wasp Factory, described as both ‘a work of unparalleled depravity’ and 'a masterpiece'. In 1993 he was acknowledged as one of the Best of Young British Writers, and his numerous bestselling books include The Crow Road, Complicity and the ‘Culture’ sci-fi ...

A practical and accessible guide to adjusting tone so writing sounds right for the moment, the audience, and the goal. This audiobook explains how tone shapes emails, reports, messages, presentations, and creative work, and shows how to shift between formal, friendly, persuasive, clear, warm, or direct styles without losing meaning. It helps listeners write with more control, flexibility, and confidence across different situations.