Eric Wright's popular detective, Charlie Salter, is introduced in this collection of the first three books in the well-loved mystery series: The Night the Gods Smiled, Smoke Detector, and Death in the Old Country. Self-righteous and outspoken, Salter has gotten himself shunted to routine duties from what he considers the "real" police work of investigation. However, circumstances give him the chance to redeem himself, and his intelligence and sensitivity guide him through...

People have always been drawn to behind-the-scenes stories-especially when it comes to the restaurant industry. It's not just about what's on the plate. It's about what happens when the customers aren't looking. The quiet arguments in the walk-in cooler. The late-night hookups. The rivalries. The hustle. The laughter. And the secrets that never make it to the dining room floor. Whether it's a small-town diner or a fast-paced urban kitchen, every restaurant has a story-and no two are alike....

Eric Wright, author of the highly acclaimed Charlie Salter novels, introduced readers to Mel Pickett in Buried in Stone when Pickett helped the police solve a bake-shop murder. In his newest adventure, Mel Pickett, a retired police officer from Toronto, once again becomes involved in police work when a body is discovered in the cabin that he owns.The day shift at the Ontario Provincial Police Station had just come on duty when they received a disturbing phone call--a homici...

Be a Climate Warrior is an information-driven, nonfiction book about climate change and American society. It is a motivational climate change toolkit that provides individuals guidance on how to contribute to broader climate initiatives while reducing their own carbon footprints. The book casts a blacklight over one's life and their connection to society, illuminating the carbon-scrubbing opportunities that lurk everywhere.The book contains two primary elements. Half of the chapter...

Joe Barley, full-time English professor and part-time private detective, is given a simple case: to track Jason Tyler and find proof of his adultery. But as he's investigating, Barley stumbles across the story of a missing manuscript containing writings by a young Ernest Hemingway.What is Tyler's connection to the Hemingway papers? And why does Tyler's wife insist that Barley stay on the case, long after he's come up with the required evidence of Tyler's infidelity?While th...

In Eric Wright's Death on the Rocks, when private detective Lucy Trimble is retained by Greta Golden to find the identity of the ominous lurking stranger who Greta is certain is following her, it doesn't appear to be too challenging a mystery. Lucy has no trouble learning who her client's pursuer is: a British investigator has been engaged to probe into Greta's life. But the question of what he is trying to discover about Greta, and why, begins to truly complicate the case. This r...

The Last Hand combines suspense with the wry humor that marks Wright's stories and is an outstanding culmination to the Charlie Salter series.Charlie Salter, Staff Inspector with the Toronto police, is Eric Wright's best-known and most loved character. Over the years, Salter has made a name for himself with his cunning detective skills and his determination to get the job done.However, Salter's days with the force appear to be numbered. He has recent...

The story of a young boy named Buford T. Johnson, who has a very active imagination. Buford has suffered a lot of different tragic events since the day he was born. His mother died while giving birth, and his father blames Buford and God for taking away his wife. Buford has a lot of different trials while growing up, and he uses his imagination to escape his harsh reality. There are many different paths that we can choose to take in our lives. Different paths can lead to different outcomes...

In Captives of Minara;-A 4500-year-old lost city is excavated,-A journalist reluctantly returns to the scene of a childhood trauma,-A criminal mastermind kidnaps women and children consigning them to a life of slavery.Josh Radley travels to Pakistan to write about archaeological discoveries that may unravel a mystery concerning the Indus civilization.While there he struggles to restore intimacy to his marriage and put to rest nightmares reaching back to ...

Church--No Spectator Sport leads the reader on a theological and practical journey of discovery in search of spiritual gifts.The book describes the variety of spiritual gifts Jesus Christ gives to His people, how He is sovereign in their distribution and uses them to edity and unite His body, the Church.The books discusses the role of the Holy Spirit in gifts discovery, the views of charismatics, how gifts relate to skills and talents, and how they reflect our sense of the ...

All Buford T. Bullfrog wants is a friend, so he imagines a world where he is always the hero.

Detroit's Dumbarton Street and the surrounding areas of Grand River in the early 1960s were largely working-class neighborhoods made up of a mix of African American and white residents. The area was known for its outlets, restaurants, markets, barber and beauty shops, industrial and manufacturing plants, and of course, the Motown Sound. Many people traveled from the South to work in Detroit's auto industry. It was a model city for the rest of the United States and was once considered as a ...