Like No Country for Old Men and Snow Falling on Cedars, a haunting, suspenseful, and dazzlingly written novel of secrets, corruption, tragedy, and vengeance from the author of Crazy Heart—the basis of the 2009 Academy Award-winning film—an electrifying crime drama and psychological thriller in which a young cop becomes the focal point for a community’s grief and rage in the aftermath of a tragic accident.Out on a rural highway on a cold, icy night, Patrol...

The story follows a young boy named Billy, who works as a shoe-shiner in a bustling city. Despite his poverty and hardship, Billy maintains a cheerful and optimistic outlook on life, finding joy in the simple pleasures of his daily routine.One day, while shining shoes in the town square, Billy encounters a small, raggedy clown who is performing for the crowd. The clown's performance is met with indifference and ridicule from the audience, who mock his shabby appearance and clumsy antics.Mo...

When Basil Purcell is found dead during Lady Redington's garden party, no one in Lower Marling is particularly sorry. Even so, when evidence of foul play is discovered, it is Inspector Bedison's duty to bring the killer to justice. But with so many people possessing a motive and with no witnesses to the crime, his task seems almost insurmountable...Originally published in 1929, this vintage British murder mystery is sure to delight all fans of classic crime fiction!

Enter Bridget" is a novel written by Thomas Cobb, an American author known for his works of fiction. However, there is no known book titled "Enter Bridget" by Thomas Cobb. It's possible that the title may be mistaken or that the book is not widely recognized.Thomas Cobb is best known for his novel "Crazy Heart," which was published in 1987 and later adapted into a film starring Jeff Bridges. The novel tells the story of a washed-up country music singer grappling with personal demons and at...

Susannah Roperson and her half-sister Margaret are distraught when, one stormy evening, Margaret's mother falls to her death from the cliff path near their home on the south coast of England. A second death soon follows, however, and although the inquest rules that both tragedies were accidental, Susannah is by no means certain that at least one of the 'accidents' was not, in fact, something altogether more sinister...  Originally published in 1932, this is a classic Brit...

The Reverend Ashley Drew is suspicious of Mrs. Slocombe's new companion, Margaret Cresswell - for he has just recognised in Margaret the former wife of the notorious criminal Albert Plimmer, whose capture he helped bring about. As Vicar of Cornborough, Ashley has a duty to uphold the moral standing of his flock, and he gives Mrs. Plimmer an ultimatum - confess all to her new employers or he will be forced to reveal the truth himself. But before he is able to put his ultimatum to effect, th...

Stephen Enderton, the deformed and disabled son of Sir Jeremy Enderton, is tragically killed when he is asphyxiated in a sealed room after passing out during an epileptic seizure. But why was the casement window of the room shut? And how did Stephen manage to turn on both gas taps on the room's stove as he fell? As a result of these doubts, the local police are pleased to receive the help of Inspector Bedison of Scotland Yard. As Bedison investigates, he discovers a tangled web of familial...

IN THE LITERARY TRADITION OF CORMAC MCCARTHY'S AND LARRY MCMURTRY'S HISTORICAL WESTERNS, SHAVETAIL TRACES THE BRUTAL COMING-OF-AGE OF A BOY SOLDIER STATIONED AT A REMOTE U.S. ARMY OUTPOST AND A YOUNG WOMAN'S TERRIFYING PASSAGE ACROSS THE AMERICAN FRONTIER.Set in 1871 in the unforgiving wasteland of the Arizona Territory, Shavetail is the story of Private Ned Thorne, a seventeen-year-old boy from Connecticut who has lied about his age to join the Army. On the run from a sha...

Inspector Bedison is not exactly a welcome visitor at 8 Selborne Gardens, home of the financier Randolph Sunderland, when he arrives to investigate the man's involvement in a financial swindle worth thousands of pounds. Sunderland insists that he is as much a victim of his absconding partners as any of his duped investors. Bedison is unsure of the man's guilt, but is not surprised to be called back to Selborne Gardens shortly afterwards - this time to investigate the matter of Sunderland's...

A chance meeting with his old friend, Detective-Inspector Pardoe, gives Gilbert Bevan an opportunity to seek some much-needed professional help on a baffling mystery. His flatmate Lawrence Heath has disappeared after an altercation with the husband of a woman with whom he has become romantically involved. When the husband in question, Alexander Secretan, turns up dead at a deserted cottage, Pardoe finds his pet case of disappearance transformed into a fully-fledged murder investigation. Bu...

Dick Forsyth's parents died in a train crash when he was a young boy. On the same train was the wealthy Silas Wedderburn. Surviving the accident, Wedderburn adopted the unfortunate orphan as his own. Now, eleven years later, Wedderburn is on the brink of death and everyone in the little village of Castlebridge expects Dick to be made heir to the old man's fortune. But a startling revelation and a death-bed plea upset all of Dick's future plans - and force him to turn detective. As a family...

"A masterpiece. . . . An unforgettable character . . . who proceeds to take you on a roller-coaster ride through his tawdrily tumultuous life." — Chicago TribuneAt the age of fifty-seven—living a life riddled with ex-wives, one night stands, and daily diet of Jack Daniels—Bad Blake is on his last legs. His ticker, his liver, even his pick-up truck are all giving him trouble. A renowned songwriter and "picker" who hasn't recorded in five years, Bad now trave...