The Last Chance Detectives book series is an exciting blend of action, adventure, and mystery. Set in the fictional Southwest town of Ambrosia, the four young detectives—Mike, Winnie, Ben, and Spence—use an old B-17 bomber as their clubhouse, where they work to solve cases and learn spiritual truths along the way.Mike Fowler's father has been missing for years. In this final volume, will the Last Chance Detectives learn the truth behind their biggest mystery?

The Last Chance Detectives are searching for a long-lost treasure, but they're not the only ones.In book seven of the Last Chance Detectives series, readers learn that people aren't always what they seem—and that some treasures are worth more than gold.Mike and his friends come across an ancient artifact that could unlock riches beyond their wildest dreams. Those dreams are threatened, however, by an unexpected break-in that has the local sheriff puzzled. W...

In the fourth book of the series, readers learn that God will never leave you.Will Mike find his way out before he runs out of water?Winnie, Ben, and Spence have just found Mike's compass in the dirt at an old abandoned motel in town. And worse, the empty getaway car from yesterday's bank robbery is sitting in the motel's courtyard.The Last Chance Detectives launch a desperate search for one of their own—but it's a race against time, and the odds ar...

Here in book five of the series, characters have to face their fears. And readers will learn to trust God one step at a time, even when it doesn't seem to make sense.Will mysterious events cause the Last Chance Detectives to run scared?Memories of Mike's dad resurface when a space shuttle mission goes bad and the family of the pilot witness the shocking disaster in the desert skies above Ambrosia. Will Mike ever discover the truth about his dad's plane cras...

In book six of the Last Chance Detectives series, readers learn about forgiveness and self-sacrifice, while the main characters learn the hard way how to overcome their emotions and work together to help others—including those who have wronged them.A mysterious old car is terrorizing the roads outside Ambrosia, and the Last Chance Detectives are determined to find out who's behind it—and why.A dangerous highway encounter. A phantom roadster. A thirty-year q...

This thesis describes the application of the collinear resonance laser spectroscopy to sensitively measure the electromagnetic nuclear observables of the neutron-rich indium isotopes 115-131In. This entailed a systematic study of the efficiency of resonant ionization schemes to extract the hyperfine structure of the isotopes, the atomic charge exchange process and benchmarking of modern atomic calculations with a laser ablation ion source.This allowed determination of the root-mean...

Découvrez la vie fascinante de Robert Fermanian, un homme dont le destin a été façonné par l’histoire tumultueuse du XXe siècle. Né en Algérie en 1939 de parents survivants du génocide arménien, Robert a été propulsé dans un monde où le football et la tragédie se sont entremêlés. Sa carrière prometteuse est brisée par la perte dévastatrice de son frère aîné durant la guerre d’Algérie, le forçant à abandonner ses rêves de gloire sur les terrains professionnels. Malgré les épreuves, il trouv...

If you were looking for the Holy Bible of the horror anthologies, consider yourself lucky, because you just found it! Cosmic horror, supernatural events, ghost stories, weird fiction, mystical fantasies, occult narratives, this book plunges you into dark domains and brings you face to face with surreal monstrosities. This collection of the greatest mysterious dark tales gathers together more than 100 authors and more than 1000 short stories (!), which makes it truly unique in its kind. Be ...

If you were looking for the Holy Bible of the horror anthologies, consider yourself lucky, because you just found it! Cosmic horror, supernatural events, ghost stories, weird fiction, mystical fantasies, occult narratives, this book plunges you into dark domains and brings you face to face with surreal monstrosities. This first volume of “The Greatest Ghost and Horror Stories Ever Written” features 30 stories by an all-star cast, including Ambrose Bierce, Algernon Blackwood, Robert W. Cham...

A Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2022Examines the largely unexplored topics in Caribbean archaeology of looting of heritage sites, fraudulent artifacts, and illicit trade of archaeological materialsReal, Recent, or Replica: Precolumbian Caribbean Heritage as Art, Commodity, and Inspiration is the first book-length study of its kind to highlight the increasing commodification of Caribbean Precolumbian ...

In "Florida Caverns State Park," Robert O. Vernon employs a rich, descriptive narrative style to immerse readers in the stunning geological and ecological intricacies of one of the Sunshine State's most unique natural wonders. This work seamlessly blends accessible scientific observations with captivating storytelling, drawing on the park's diverse flora and fauna, as well as its striking limestone formations that date back millions of years. Vernon's careful attention to detail not only h...

The "Vampire Tales" is the biggest, hungriest, undeadliest collection of vampire stories ever assembled. Dark, stormy, and delicious, once it sinks its teeth into you there's no escape. Vampires! Whether imagined by Bram Stoker or Anne Rice, they are part of the human lexicon and as old as blood itself. They are your neighbors, your friends, and they are always lurking. Now we have compiled the darkest, the scariest, and by far the most evil collection of vampire stories ever, with over 80...