In the year 1988, black private detective Ellis Mason finds himself swept into a wave of big time trouble. What started as a routine case of tailing an ex-con's wayward girlfriend turns into something much more sinister.When the girl friend is murdered, and the ex-con is charged, Ellis reluctantly sets out to clear him. Ellis soon finds himself investigating a young and sexy executive secretary that's having an affair with a married congressman running for re-election, and is living...

Victor Nance is a Vice Squad cop working out of Gary Indiana.Shana Gordon is from Chicago and a part of the Juvenile Division.Henry Clayton is an ex-New York cop turned chief of police of a small Alabama town.Ordinarily, there would be nothing to bring these three law enforcement officers together.But Chief Clayton is facing a major crisis. One of his undercover officers was mostlikely murdered by a dangerous and wily up and coming drug dealer, T.J Killer...

Angel Mandrell is a beautiful model with a penchant for helping men in distress regaintheir self respect.When Angel comes up missing, ex-Chicago cop, and best-selling author, GeorgeWashington agrees to launch a search.During the course of investigating Angel’s disappearance, Washington finds himselfbecoming more and more fascinated by a woman he has never met; fascinated to thepoint of falling for her.By the time two women with ties to Angel...

In a series of bitter but often forgotten battles fought in the hills and plains west of Tunis, the British First Army began its final offensive to destroy the 5th Panzer Army.The road to Tunis had been a long and difficult one for the Allies. British General Kenneth Anderson had pushed his men to capture the city before Axis forces could arrive. After several difficult battles, the First Army had been sufficiently reinforced by April 1943, and it was time to launc...

"[A] white-knuckle tale" of the targeted kill . . .of the admiral behind the Pearl Harbor attack "sheds new light on an important . . .turning point in the war" ( USA Today ).On December seven, 1941, the Japanese navy launched a surprise aerial assault on U.S. bases on Hawaii. In a little over two hours, more than two,400 Americans were dead, propelling the U.S.'s entry into World War II.Dead Reckoning is ...

Imagine growing up while being shuffled through six homes in four years. Imagine never really feeling the love needed by all little children. Imagine growing up not even knowing the date of one’s birthday. Johnny L. Mitchell was a boy who lived through all of that and more. By dreaming of what could be, Johnny L. Mitchell finally realized what it was like to live in a home with unconditional love.

Race and racism have played a significant role in the rise and fall of America. In The Jig is Up: We Are One!, author and educator Johnnie P. Mitchell details how the man-made concept of race is a hoax that is destroying American education and presents a plan to restart education in America.Based on more than twenty-five years of research, The Jig is Up: We Are One!:Chronicles the history of race to justify slaveryPresents ten lessons of how race wa...

The definitive and dramatic account of what became known as ""Operation Vengeance"" -- the targeted kill by U.S. fighter pilots of Japan's larger-than-life military icon, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the naval genius who had devised the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor.“AIR RAID, PEARL HARBOR. THIS IS NO DRILL.” At 7:58 a.m. on December 7, 1941, an officer at the Ford Island Command Center typed what would become one of the most famous radio dispatches in history, a...

John Chapman was a simple-living man with a vision to plant apple trees across the Northwest Territory. He wanted the pioneers to have something to eat, the versatile apple, as they traveled and laid down their own roots. He followed his dream and became a wealthy businessman-but that may not have been his aim, for in his clothing made of sack and wearing no shoes, he lived like a pauper. Children and grown-ups alike looked forward to visits from the man they called Johnny Appleseed. But w...

"Fans of live music will get a kick out of" this Texas Country Music Hall of Famer's "fond but brutally honest memories, playing gigs with Willie Nelson" ( Publishers Weekly).When it comes to Texas honky-tonk, nobody knows the music or the scene better than Johnny Bush. Author of Willie Nelson's classic concert anthem "Whiskey River," and singer of hits such as "You Gave Me a Mountain" and "I'll Be There," Johnny Bush is a legend in country music, a singer...

What defines Boston? Its history? Its landmarks? Its sports teams and shrines?Perhaps the question should be, who defines Boston? From Henry David Thoreau to Dennis Lehane, Boston has been beloved by many of America's greatest writers, and there is no better group of men and women to capture the heart and soul of the Hub. In Our Boston, editor Andrew Blauner has collected both original and reprinted essays from Boston-area writers past and present, all celebrating the city...