Readers looking for twisting, fast-paced suspense will be swept away by Jack Soren's newest tale of thrilling international adventure...Jonathan Hall and Lew Katchbrow intended to leave life as international art thieves behind them—if only the money hadn't run out. But when a shadowy organization approaches the duo offering compensation, protection, and prestige in exchange for their skills, Jonathan and Lew think it's the answer to their problems…But the nightmare...

Fans of thrilling adventures and international suspense will love Jack Soren's whirlwind debut novel—a tale of two thieves detoured on the road to redemption.Imitation is the deadliest form of flattery …When Jonathan Hall walked away from his career as an international art thief to be a father, he thought he'd made a clean break—from crime, from life as The Monarch, from an early grave.But when The Monarch's signature symbol resurfaces, carved into...

Nine college coed bodies found around L.A. over the past six months -- but only their bodies. Around their necks a cheery red ribbon and a tiny silver bell. Just below where their heads used to be. Nicknamed "The Slaybell Killer" by the L.A. Times, the killer is a madman and a ghost. And no one has ever seen his face.At the center of it all is Detective Frank Morresi, a grizzled veteran of the force and widower who randomly caught the case of his life. Only he wishes he hadn't. Mos...

This is a special audio-only production!Turn down the lights. Let a candle flicker in the dark. Curl up for some spooky tales about ghosts and things unseen.This creepy collection of stories includes classic and modern spins on stories of the dead. There are tales of haunted houses, and haunted individuals. Of places that are beyond the realm of the ordinary. And, of course, the things that go bump in the night. Written by eleven talented writers and performed by engaging n...

In bringing biography and celebrity together, the essays in Making Stars interrogate contemporary and current understandings of each. Although biography was not invented in the eighteenth century, the period saw the emergence of works that focus on individuals who are interesting as much, if not more, for their everyday, lived experience than for their status or actions. At the same time, celebrity emerged as public fascination for the private lives of publicly visible individuals...

The science museum field has made tremendous advances in understanding museum learning, but little has been done to consolidate and synethesize these findings to encourage widespread improvements in practice. By clearly presenting the most current knowledge of museum learning, In Principle, In Practice aims to promote effective programs and exhibitions, identify promising approaches for future research, and develop strategies for implementing and sustaining connections between res...

Volume 26 of 1650–1850: Ideas, Aesthetics, and Inquiries in the Early Modern Era travels beyond the usual discussions of power, identity, and cultural production to visit the purlieus and provinces of Britain’s literary empire. Bulging at its bindings are essays investigating out-of-the-way but influential ensembles, whether female religious enthusiasts, annotators of Maria Edgeworth’s underappreciated works, or modern video-based Islamic super-heroines energized by Mary Wollstone...