A bouncer at a Utah bar takes on a killer far more frightening than his usual rowdy clientele…Jake Boulder, a tough transplanted Scotsman, makes his living throwing aggressive drunks out of a bar in Utah called the Joshua Tree. It may be a dangerous job sometimes, but it's nothing compared to what he's about to take on. His friend Alfonse—who also stands out a bit in this small Utah town, as a bookish, tech-savvy African-American PI—has asked for his help investiga...

From a #1 bestselling author, a fast, furious thriller in which Jake Boulder takes on a personal mission—and a professional killer.Tasked with finding a beneficiary and revealing a dead woman's secret, Jake Boulder travels from Colorado to New York with his girlfriend Taylor. He also has a personal mission: to find his estranged father. The old man may not be good for much, but he could be source of a life-saving transfusion for an ailing family member.Once...

"A new tough guy to root for . . . a hero who is as sharp with his wits, and his tongue, as he is with his fists." —Matt Hilton, bestselling author of the Joe Hunter novelsAfter a family of four is crucified and burned alive, Jake Boulder is determined to help out his best friend and sometime-employer, a private detective related to the victims. But as Boulder tries to track the heinous killer, a young woman is abducted and found dead—and Boulder realizes these murd...

Three novels in the series starring "a hero who is as sharp with his wits, and his tongue, as he is with his fists." —Matt Hilton, bestselling author of the Joe Hunter novelsTransplanted Scotsman Jake Boulder earns his keep where he can find it—including the occasional job for his friend, a bookish African American PI named Alfonse. This three-in-one volume of action-packed crime thrillers by the #1 bestselling author includes:Watching the Bodie...

During a terrorist attack at a Vermont ski lodge, a bartender may be the only hope for the hostages: "A new tough guy to root for." —Matt Hilton, bestselling author of the Joe Hunter novelsScottish transplant Jake Boulder is tending bar at an exclusive Vermont ski resort on New Year's Eve when armed terrorists hold up the lodge and take all the customers and guests hostage. Trapped with the others, Boulder watches in horror as the female terrorist leader disfigures ...

**'A crucial, riveting polemic in support of one of the most precious things humanity has built - democracy itself' OWEN JONES'Graham Smith shows what fools our rotten constitution makes of us, with a monarch as emblem of a country beset by nepotism, backhanders, chumocracy and inherited privilege. Read and rebel!' POLLY TOYNBEE**We're constantly told the same things about the monarchy:But the monarchy is good for tourism..It...

In May 1942, five months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the first airplanes and crews of the newly formed Eighth U.S. Army Air Force arrived in Britain. Over the next two years their numbers swelled to a massive and powerful force of bombers and fighters described by one USAAF General as ‘the greatest striking force the world has ever known’.They occupied no less than 67 airfields in England and added a huge offensive capability to RAF Bomber Command. The Americans were dedicated to hi...

Essex has always been particularly suited to smuggling. It has over ninety miles of coastline bordering the North Sea, and an even greater length of navigable rivers, tidal creeks and backwaters. The county’s maritime trade has been based predominantly in its three major ports—Colchester, Maldon and Harwich—with Manningtree, Mistley, Brightlingsea, Burnham and Leigh-on-Sea operating as ‘sub ports’ in a more minor role.During the period from 1700 to the 1830s, known as the heyday of smuggli...

Simon is a very friendly, inquisitive little spider who lives with his family in the garden of Mr and Mrs Wright's house. Simon really enjoys finding out about his surroundings and where better to explore than a lovely big leafy garden filled with flowers, bees, butterflies and all manner of fascinating and interesting things for him to find out about.In this story, Simon finds an intriguing way into the house. This excites Simon's curiosity and the further he wends his way through ...

Simon is a very friendly, inquisitive, little spider who lives with his family in the garden of Mr and Mrs Wright's house. Simon really enjoys finding out about his surroundings and where better to explore than a lovely big leafy garden filled with flowers, bees, butterflies and all manner of fascinating and interesting things for Simon to find out about. Previously, in Simon the Spider's Adventure, Simon learnt an important lesson: always listen to what his mummy told him! Simon had found...

Can we design institutions that increase and deepen citizen participation in the political decision making process? At a time when there is growing disillusionment with the institutions of advanced industrial democracies, there is also increasing interest in new ways of involving citizens in the political decisions that affect their lives. This book draws together evidence from a variety of democratic innovations from around the world, including participatory budgeting in Brazil, Citizens'...

An exclusive, definitive visual and narrative account of the New Romantic movement from a photographer who was there.While many musical styles have been labeled 'post-punk,' the New Romantic movement transcended the 'no future' ethos of the late 1970s like no other. In the dimly lit bars of Soho, a group of extravagant youths emerged, dressed in flamboyant and striking attire - ushering in a cultural moment that would define a generation.Photographer Graham...