Even in the shadows of skyscrapers, spring sees an awakening in the concrete jungle that we call "the city."Spring in the City: A Collection of Dark Speculative Fiction is the next anthology in Ruadán Books' "…In the City" series that takes place in different metropolises around the world during the changeable, unpredictable return of life from its cold slumber.But what awakens is not always beautiful.In Stockholm, the vengeful goddes...

The city.Noisy, crowded, and ever in motion, the city can be more than a setting—it can be a character, as nuanced and as fickle as a human being, with as many traits and quirks as the best mapped-out characters. The city can be the ever-present and constant companion (or foe) to the protagonist and antagonist alike.Winter in the City: A Collection of Dark Speculative Fiction is an anthology of dark speculative fiction tales set in 18 cities around the world during...

In the newest Field Ops adventure, god hunter Chris Copeland must track down an enigmatic figure distributing shards of deities to unwitting citizens across the countryChris Copeland has a bizarre job, seeking out gods to convert into energy, but when hes tasked with retrieving a deity from an elderly woman in New York, hes truly out of his element. Before he can learn who sold her the dangerous object, she swallows a piece of it and goes into painful convulsions in fron...

This book is a topical review of venous disease providing an up-to-date view of management and current issues. It is aimed at professionals involved in the management of patients with venous disease, whether they be a vascular specialist, nurse or technologist, physicians with an interest in venous disease, as well as primary care doctors and nurses who wish to complement their knowledge of the area. Acknowledged experts, active in the field, have covered topics ranging from the history, e...

Ted Hall is worried. He’s been sleepwalking, and his somnambulant travels appear to coincide with murders by the notorious Hang Wire Killer.Meanwhile, the circus has come to town, but the Celtic dancers are taking their pagan act a little too seriously, the manager of the Olde Worlde Funfair has started talking to his vintage machines, and the new acrobat’s frequent absences are causing tension among the performers.Out in the city there are other new arrivals – immortals se...

"[A] suspenseful, well-plotted neo-noir set in L.A. . . .[features] a quirky, thoughtful detective with a wry sense of humor and a philosophical bent." — Publishers Weekly, starred reviewLos Angeles Private Detective John Darvelle is a man of specific tastes—simple design, smart women, cheap American beer.He's a man of specific opinions—drive a car nobody can remember, avoid brunch at all costs, and don't live in...

"An excellent regional mystery, full of local color and historical detail." — Library JournalFormer Chief Warrant Officer Sam Blackman lost a leg in Iraq and emerged from the V.A. hospital in Asheville, NC, as a bitter civilian without a job or a future. But when he solved a series of local murders, Sam found new meaning for his life. Now he and his partner, Nakayla Robertson, are opening a detective agency. They have high hopes that the thriving mountain ...

For a war-haunted bounty hunter, flirting with death is the only thing keeping him alive, in this powerful new crime thriller by "a knock-em-dead writer"(Anthony Neil Smith, author of Slow Bear).Jack Keller is a man on the edge. Numb from the horrors of Desert Storm, he lives only for the adrenaline rush of his work as a bounty hunter. But when a routine job to capture a petty criminal spirals out of control, Keller is thrust into a brutal whirlwind of viol...

Second in the explosive space adventure series that began with Artefact , praised as "a gripping read that moves at warp speed" by Jack Campbell.Conrad Harris is the legend known as Lazarus, and he has died hundreds of times. Using simulant bodies, he runs suicide missions in the depths of space. But he always comes back.As commanding officer of the Lazarus Legion, Harris and his elite Simulant Operations team are ...