THE RIMLEY RENDEZOUS was a back-street bistro where a tired businessman could drop in for a pick-up, no questions asked.The cover charge was steep, Blackmail was the major part of the tab. It was a lucrative business—until a murderer cut into the profits...and left his weapon in Donald Lam's car.The famous team of COOL and LAM at their fast-moving, quick-thinking best."Many enthusiasts like Erle Stanley Gardner even better in his disguise as A. A. Fair"

“My last secretary was thirty-five,” old M. said gloomily, “and no more sense than a child of ten. Or else she wasn’t all there. You all there?” he asked suddenly, giving Maud a searching look. “No banging your head on the table? No throwing the china at me? Hey?”Young Maud has made her escape from an overbearing stepmother and come to stay with her cousin Alice and Alice’s companion Miss Conway in the countryside. Alice and “Con” have arranged a job for her as secretary t...

The ancient wisdom condensed into this small book. Hermetic teaching of Thoth, the Egyptian god of Wisdom.This is an authentic version of Dr. Doreal translation.There are many biased and manipulated versions circulating on the Internet.We take the trouble to offer this work in the best version for a serious reader.

An extremely well-written, compassionate guide for the millions of people who come face to face with a death in their own familiesWhen a brother or sister dies, surviving siblings often receive little support or recognition of their pain. But their grief is real, and there is a way to recover from it. Through intimate, true stories and interviews with brothers and sisters who have lost a sibling, expert-on-grief Katherine Fair Donnelly provides valuable insight on h...

EMERALDS ARE FOR EVILShirley was sultry, sexy, smashing—a sweet young thing to make a sugar daddy's mouth water. This luscious lass loved pretty baubles, so no wonder men showered her with jewels. But when a deluge of emeralds turned into a reign of terror, Shirley needed someone to bail her out.That brought Bertha Cool and Donald Lam into the act, as the indomitable detective duo discovered that emeralds could be a girl's worst enemy when they carried a price tag of murder.....

Joshua always thought he'd stay in the military for life. Months after leaving his last enlistment and still young, he can't adjust to the civilian life he never wanted. When a simple search-and-rescue request spirals into an investigation around a missing person and the only witness is in a coma, Joshua finds himself paired up with the interminable Meyer. Meyer just won't leave Joshua alone... and soon Joshua is hoping Meyer never leaves at all. How can he reconcile wanting this man with ...

Unlock emotional wholeness and lasting freedom. Are you tired of emotional blockages, insecurities, and relationship difficulties holding you back? Journey into the Divided Heart offers a path to true freedom and emotional wholeness. Discover how to overcome unresolved pain and self-protection mechanisms that lead to anxiety, depression, and strained relationships—even with God. This guide provides clinical and spiritual tools to break free. Learn to identify and ...

Looking back she could not remember when she had settled down to mere existence, no longer expecting any changes in the pattern-let alone something as extraordinary as Mrs. Gamalion's legacy.Charlotte Moley, long brow-beaten by her rather stodgy grown daughter Alison and very traditional mother, has been brought to the coastal town of Nything by an unexpected inheritance. The flamboyantly larger-than-life Mrs. Gamalion, who many years before had swept into the newly-widowe...

Since Pakistan was founded in 1947, its army has dominated the state. The military establishment has locked the country in an enduring rivalry with India, with the primary aim of wresting Kashmir from it. To that end, Pakistan initiated three wars over Kashmir-in 1947, 1965, and 1999-and failed to win any of them. Today, the army continues to prosecute this dangerous policy by employing non-state actors under the security of its ever-expanding nuclear umbrella. It has sustained a proxy war...

The history of American witches is way weirder than you ever imagined. From bewitched pigs hell-bent on revenge to gruesome twentieth-century murders, American Witches reveals strange incidents of witchcraft that have long been swept under the rug as bizarre sidenotes to history.On a tour through history that’s both whimsical and startling, we’ll encounter seventeenth-century children flying around inside their New England home like geese.” We’ll meet a father-son team of...

An extremely well-written, compassionate guide for the millions of people who come face to face with a death in their own familiesLosing a parent is a traumatic blow, and the grief can seem unbearable. But you are not alone, and you can get through this. In this first book dedicated to the experience of adults who have lost a parent, expert-on-grief Katherine Fair Donnelly shares intimate, telling interviews with surviving sons and daughters, and presents practical ...

What’s going on? My name is Tyquann; everybody around my way calls me Peanut. I am twenty-seven years old now. Sitting in a max prison—how many years, you ask? Let us say football numbers. Do you mind if I spark this joint? Don’t matter. I’m going to do it anyway. Chill with me for a second, though—relax, if you got a dutch rolled up, spark that, just better not reg. Or dro—that weed too harsh in the lungs. Got a bottle on you? crack that—what are you waiting for? Pour a little out before ...