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 ...

Ashlyn Forsyth believes she and her husband have come to idyllic St. Simons Island to restore romance to their flagging marriage. Then, without warning, Craig hands Ashlyn divorce papers. In shock, Ashlyn watches him drive off with a female colleague from his office. She soon discovers he is being pursued by the Russian mafia and investigated by the FBI for money-laundering. Abandoned on St. Simons Island, Ashlyn faces not only emotional turmoil but financial ruin, the shipwreck of her car...

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

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'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...

“The essence of this book is the description of those who fought there, on a personal level, and the tanks that took them into battle. Wright fought in this war, and his perspective lends humanity… should be added to any historical library, particularly if a reader is interested in American military operations in Iraq.” -Military History ChroniclesDuring the Iraq War, the U.S. Army found itself in a very similar situation to the 1st Air Mobile Cavalry Division duri...

There is a kind of exhaustion that has nothing to do with how many hours you worked or how many tasks you completed. It comes not from the effort itself but from the silence that follows it. You put in the work. You show up when no one is asking you to. You make progress that no one can see. And the world does not seem to notice. This silence can feel heavier than any criticism because criticism at least confirms that someone is paying attention. The absence of acknowledgment creates a str...

You picked up this book for one of three specific reasons. You genuinely hate your job with a deep and persistent passion that has been quietly building for months or years. You do not necessarily hate your job but you know deep down that you want more from your life than a cubicle wall, a steady paycheck, and the vague promise of a comfortable retirement. Or you have already started building something of your own on the side but feel stuck at a plateau. Whatever brought you here, you shar...

You've been pushing on the same problem for months, and the harder you push, the more stuck you get. The answer isn't more effort. It's a change in angle. Solve It Sideways teaches you to break free from straight-ahead thinking and find solutions that others miss.Most people solve problems the way they appear, using the same tools they used last time. But when the terrain changes, the old tools stop working. This book gives you a repeatable system for reframing questions, challengi...

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...

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...

A 4500-year-old lost city is excavated A writer reluctantly returns to the scene of a childhood trauma A criminal mastermind kidnaps women and children consigning them to a life of slavery In Captives of Minara 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 his childhood as a missionary kid. Josh, al...