Patrick Frost's collection of short stories, A Sky Populated by Tongues, is constantly surprising. The settings seem familiar enough - until some twist throws you off balance. There's a strange visitor in the kitchen. Will he ever move? A sinister meal on the island bench in snow country. And if you don't do as your host advises on the open garden tour, what exactly are the consequences? When what you decide to wear to work to shake things up a bit doesn't have the impact you had ...

Transcontinental railroad history, Union Pacific Central Pacific 1863-1869, Chinese and Irish workers, Credit Mobilier scandal, Promontory Summit — the complete narrative history of building America's iron road.At 12:47 p.m. on May 10, 1869, the telegraph operator at Promontory Summit tapped out a single word: Done. Stanford swung the silver maul at the golden spike and missed. Durant swung and also missed. A railroad worker drove the actual spikes home. The 10,000...

**It was called impossible.** Cross a continent — mountains, deserts, and a thousand miles of nothing — with iron rails laid by hand. No machines. No roads. Just men, gunpowder, and an ambition big enough to bind a nation together. You've seen the famous photo: two locomotives meeting at Promontory Summit, the golden spike, the champagne. But that single image hides the real story — the staggering human cost, the breathtaking engineering, and the men whose backs built the line and whose na...

Iron Road — Audiobook · Narrated by Camila Brennan. Listen time: 5 hours 24 minutes Transcontinental railroad history, Union Pacific Central Pacific 1863-1869, Chinese and Irish workers, Credit Mobilier scandal, Promontory Summit — the complete narrative history of building America's iron road. At 12:47 p.m. on May 10, 1869, the telegraph operator at Promontory Summit tapped out a single word: Done. Stanford swung the silver maul at the golden spike and missed. Durant swung and also mis...

Paddy Picks a Puppy - A Heartwarming Adventure in PersonalityEmbark on an enchanting journey with Paddy as he navigates the delightful world of puppies, learning profound life lessons along the way. In this heartwarming tale, each pup at the Middleburg Animal Shelter becomes a metaphor for the diverse Enneagram personality types, making it an engaging and educational read for children of all ages.On Paddy's tenth birthday, he receives the long awaited gift of choosing a pup...

A serial killer haunts Orange County, leaving his victims naked and buried in shallow graves with a single, chilling clue: a pillow.This high-profile case has everyone vying for glory—the LAPD, OC Sheriff's Department, and the California Bureau of Investigation. But young FBI Agent Constantine 'Con' Striker wants nothing to do with it. Fresh off the high of capturing the Ashley Madison Killer, Con's personal life is in shambles. His mother is unraveling, crying out...

The first in a series of riveting behind-the-scenes mysteries, Renee Patrick's Design for Dying is a delightful romp through Hollywood's Golden Age.Los Angeles, 1937. Lillian Frost has traded dreams of stardom for security as a department store salesgirl . . . until she discovers she's a suspect in the murder of her former roommate, Ruby Carroll. Party girl Ruby died wearing a gown she stole from the wardrobe department at Paramount Pictures, domain of Edit...

Eleven years ago, Los Angeles was terrorized by The Sandman, a serial killer who claimed at least twelve women's lives. Young FBI Agent Constantine 'Con' Striker stopped him, but not before enduring a devastating personal loss—his twin sister, Valerie, vanished. He believes that his sister was one of The Sandman's victims. Even after a decade on death row and confessing to twelve murders, The Sandman denies knowing Valerie Striker. Desperate for closure, Con demands the ki...

Los Angeles is once again gripped by fear as a brutal predator stalks the streets. It's up to FBI Agents Constantine "Con" Striker and Alex Frost to stop them. But the case takes a darker turn when the crimes don't cease, even after an arrest is made.As Con battles his own demons and the unresolved fate of his sister Valerie, he must navigate a treacherous path filled with false leads and hidden dangers. The suspect's claims of innocence force Con and Alex to quest...

FBI Agent Constantine Striker has lost everything—his job, his partner, his family—and he's no closer to solving the decade-long mystery of his sister's disappearance.Alex Frost's career is in free fall. Branded a pariah after teaming up with Con, she's one mistake away from being fired.The last thing they need is to work together again. But with Con closing in on his sister's fate and Alex searching for her missing friends after a trip to Mexico, they have...

A Seattle Times Best of 2017 Book!The second installment of the Edith Head and Lillian Frost mytsery series, Renee Patrick's Dangerous to Know beguilingly blends forgotten fact and fanciful fiction, while keeping Hollywood glamour front and centerLos Angeles, 1938. Former aspiring actress Lillian Frost is adjusting to a new life of boldfaced names as social secretary to a movie-mad millionaire. Costume designer Edith Head is running ...

At the age of 13 Sidney Kidman ran away from home with only five shillings in his pocket. He went on to become a horse dealer, drover, cattle buyer and bush jockey and he also ran a coach business. Above all Kidman created a mighty cattle empire of more than a hundred stations, fighting droughts, bushfires, floods and plagues of vermin to do so. His enterprise and courage won him a huge fortune and made him a legend.