**From the master of Western noir comes a provocatively entertaining crime saga set in the early days of the film industry.This dark historical adventure captures the beginnings of the Hollywood studio system and the “blue movie” industry that grows up alongside it.**Los Angeles, 1916: Photographer Bill Ogden has opened a portrait studio in the seedy noir world of early Hollywood, where he is joined by his granddaughter, Flavia—a woman in need of a fresh start after bludgeo...

Cottonwood (2004) was a huge step forward for the burgeoning king of noir Scott Phillips, and his dark and gritty take on the western earned him starred reviews and praise from crime masters Michael Connelly and George Pelecanos. That novel featured the Kansas town beginning in 1872 when it was just a small community of run down farms, dusty roads, and two–bit crooks. Saloon owner and photographer Bill Ogden thought it could be more and allied with wealthy developer Marc Leval to ...

"St. Louis gets a turn to show its dark side . . . [A] spirited, black-hearted collection" including a story from New York Times–bestselling author John Lutz ( Kirkus Reviews).A vibrant Midwest metropolis, St. Louis has a rich, multicultural history of art and literature—both high and low. That duality is embraced here in an anthology that spans the reaches of noir, from violent criminality to bad luck and bad attitudes.St. Louis Noir

' Phillips is dark, dangerous, and important . . . Crime fiction at its best.' Michael ConnellyThis dark historical adventure captures the beginnings of the Hollywood studio system and the 'blue movie' industry that grows up alongside it.Los Angeles, 1916: Photographer Bill Ogden has opened a portrait studio in seedy Hollywood, where he is joined by his granddaughter, Flavia — a woman in need of a fresh start after bludgeoning her drunken, abusive ...

Noir master Scott Phillips's The Walkaway explores the far-reaching consequences of the deception and violence of its predecessor, The Ice Harvest.Summer 1989: Gunther Fahnstiel, once a tough cop who wasn’t averse to taking a little side money from a certain madam, has just escaped the dementia ward of his Wichita nursing home. He’s not exactly sure where he wants to go, but wherever it is, it has to do with the bag full of cash belonging to the m...

**From the author of New York Times Notable book The Ice Harvest, a cult classic of Western noir set in a 19th century Kansas frontier town rocked by a series of brutal murdersIntroducing photographer and saloon owner Bill Ogden. Perfect for fans of Deadwood and Justified**In 1872, Cottonwood, Kansas, is a one-horse speck on the map; a community of run-down farms, dusty roads, and two-bit crooks. Self-educated saloon owner and photographe...

“To buy when others are despondently selling and to sell when others are avidly buying requires the greatest fortitude and pays the greatest ultimate rewards.”-Sir John TempletonCalled the “greatest stock picker of the century” by Money magazine, legendary fund manager Sir John Templeton is revered as one of the world's premiere value investors, widely known for pioneering global investing and out-performing the stock market over a five-decade span. In...

A collection of F. Scott Fitzgerald**’s remarks on his craft, taken from his works and letters to friends and colleagues—**an essential trove of advice for aspiring writers.As F. Scott Fitzgerald famously decreed, “An author ought to write for the youth of his own generation, the critics of the next, and the schoolmasters of ever after.” Fitzgerald's own work has gone on to be reviewed and discussed for over one hu...

The simplest investing plan you'll ever follow ? and the most effective.You already know investing matters. But somewhere between the jargon, the market headlines and the nagging feeling that it's too complex (or too late), you're not sure your money is doing everything it should. The good news? Building serious wealth comes down to two things: the courage to start and knowing what key principles to follow. The One-Page Investing Plan will give you both.Scott Phillips has n...

The battle for Mars begins as Sinbad and his army of pirates attack the Imperial City — and terrifying secrets will be revealed!

Stranded on Mars, Earthman Sinbad was thought to be the Chosen One spoken of in Martian prophecy. Imprisoned by the evil Emperor Akdhar and forced to fight in the arena, Sinbad was rescued by a small group of rebels led by the woman-warrior Qani. Stumbling across a family of former slaves, Sinbad and the others learned that the rightful Emperor of Mars, Prince Muqari, was being held captive by a Martian War Cult. Using a map provided by the slaves, Sinbad, Qani and the warrior Kar-Tyr, las...

Sinbad — now Captain of the Martian sand-pirate vessel The Blue Star — led an assault on the Imperial City, aiming to topple evil Emperor Akdhar and place young Prince Muqari, rightful Emperor of Mars, on the throne. The Prince and his guardian, the warrior-woman Qani, were to watch the battle from the safety of the hills, only entering the City if the outcome was in their favor. However, Muqari stealthily slipped away from Qani’s safe-keeping, apparently heading to the City by himself. Wh...