In a prison run with cold, mechanical precision, a governor who believes every criminal is undone by one fatal mistake finds his orderly world shattered by a midnight visitor at gunpoint. Calm, intelligent, and armed with a forged reprieve, the intruder forces a deadly negotiation, then turns the governor's own routines into tools for a daring rescue plan. As the two men test each other's nerve, they veer into a fierce debate about crime, punishment, and the psychology of criminals. From t...

China, the world's most populous nation, has always exerted great influence on the traditional kingdoms and modern states of Southeast Asia. Today, history and culture continue to shape the modern relationship.In this concise volume, Martin Stuart-Fox charts the history of relations between China and Southeast Asia across two millennia, examining patterns of diplomacy, commercial networks, and migration, and explaining how these have varied over time. He shows how China's tradition...

As night falls on the prison, the Governor prepares for another execution—just another day of routine. But when a visitor arrives with a forged reprieve and a silenced revolver, the Governor finds himself held hostage in his own office. The intruder, a cunning criminal mastermind, demands the immediate release of his partner in crime, a condemned murderer scheduled to hang at dawn.Refusing to surrender to panic, the Governor stalls for time by recounting the stories of fourteen new...

This work details each recipient's heroic acts between 1915 and 1918, providing a narrative of their bravery, sacrifices, and the extreme conditions they faced during significant battles, including the Second Battle of Ypres, the Battle of the Somme, and the Battle of Passchendaele. The book includes vivid descriptions of their actions, from holding key positions against overwhelming odds to risking their lives to save comrades, reflecting the courage and resilience of Canadian soldiers du...

Only Seven Were Hanged by Stuart Martin is a gripping and intense exploration of justice, crime, and human consequence. In this audiobook, Martin takes listeners deep into the dramatic and often harrowing events surrounding a notorious criminal case, offering a vivid, meticulously researched narrative that blends historical fact with compelling storytelling.The audiobook’s powerful narration brings the tension, suspense, and moral complexity of the...

On a snowbound Christmas Eve, the exclusive Clue Club gathers to discuss murder, justice, and the dark puzzles of crime. Its members—lawyers, doctors, actors, politicians, novelists, and a clergyman—debate notorious cases under the stern eye of a Criminal Court judge, while the club's regular waiter, an ex-prisoner, silently reminds them of the world they dissect so glibly. But the evening turns sinister when his replacement steps forward: calm, observant, and far more formidable than he s...

"It’s a new year, which means (at least in the United States) that a lot of new novels and stories have entered the public domain—everything published in 1930, in fact. Since we draw on the public domain for some of our classic reprints, we’ll be going through 1930s publications in coming weeks and presenting some of the greats from that year. This issue, for example, we have Robert E. Howard’s “The Moon of Skulls,” featuring his other great hero, Solomon Kane.In t...

Laos has the smallest population, the weakest military, and despite rapid economic growth in recent years, one of the lowest levels of per capita income in mainland Southeast Asia. Yet a glance at the map reveals its strategic location, between China and Cambodia and Thailand and Vietnam. As Laos was formerly a crossroads for trade routes, the socialist government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic seeks to transform the country into a prosperous crossroads at the heart of this rapidl...

Explores the nature of Buddha's enlightenment and the meaning of Buddhist symbolism, discussing the relationship between Buddhist meditative techniques and examples of Buddhist symbolism found in early Pali texts and in the twilight language of the tantras.

Laos is the smallest state in terms of population, the weakest militarily, and the least developed economically in mainland Southeast Asia. Yet a glance at the map shows how strategically it is positioned, between Thailand and Vietnam and between Cambodia and China. As in the past Laos was a crossroads for trade routes, so in the future it will be a crossroads for communications in this rapidly developing region. It is even possible to anticipate that the greatness of Laos in the past may ...

Most people know Arthur Conan Doyle created Sherlock Holmes. But he was a prolific writer throughout his long career, producing far more than just the Holmes mysteries. This volume assembles 65 of his non-Sherlockian tales, covering a wide range of subjects: mysteries, adventure, supernatural, medical, nautical, and pugelist stories are just the tip of the iceberg! Here, in more than 1,100 pages, is one of the largest collections of Doyle short stories ever published. Included are: THE LOS...

Originally published in 1908 and out of print for more than half a century, this collection of stories, complete with a Preface by the author, presents Sir Arthur Conan Doyle at his finest. These are seventeen tales of suspense and adventure, of the mysterious and the fantastic, meant to be read "round the fire" upon a winter's night. Murder, madness, ghosts, unsolved crimes, diabolical traps, and inexplicable disappearances abound in these exciting accounts narrated by doctors, lawyers, g...