Global Fiction

A severed finger. A missing person. Are they linked? Detective Amber Cooper believed in resolving cases fast. When visitors picked up a severed finger in a national monument, Detective Cooper felt that the leads were just like needles in a haystack. In addition, Amber found out that a man had gone into thin air. Amber felt that the vanished man was the key to saving lives. She risked almost everything in her pursuit of solving the mystery, though time was not on her side. Could she bring the perpetrators to justice? Just a Finger is the second book in the American Small Town Mysteries ...

Jimmy Johnson’s body appeared in his neighbor’s backyard long after he was dead. Can the detectives bring a joyful holiday to a mourning community? Peyton Anderson was a feisty young detective in the Police Department of Moscow, Idaho. When a half decomposed body was discovered by a long absent city home owner in his backyard as he returned home, Peyton became one of the investigators. Peyton felt helpless as it took a long time to establish the identity of the victim. Peyton spent restless nights thinking that the murderer could escape before the identity of the victim was confirmed. ...

A dead bride and a missing maiden - in a small town, surrounded by loved ones. Can detectives save lives and bring the killer to justice? Detective Danielle Hall believed in the goodness in everyone. When her best friend found the dead body in the bridal suit she was about to rent for her own wedding, Danielle had no option other than finding the killer in their small town community. She discovered that one of the bride’s maids disappeared. Danielle felt that the bride was not killed because she was hated. She risked her personal relationship with her town folks to get to the bottom of ...

He has been working since his birth, hiding from the authorities to restore human civilization. Can he save the world from its path of destruction? Arhat is eight years old and almost an orphan. His parents have left him on the earth to control their private expeditions into space. He works with remote assistance from his parents and an elk. The elk is part of a community of elks with enhanced intelligence. Few people know about their existence. Very few know about their activities with Arhat and his parents. A training session of the elks goes out of control. Life of the elk, Arhat and his...

Veteran fashion designer Claude Macaron was killed during his own after-party following an annual fashion show celebrating Valentine’s Day. Can the city police bring justice to the artistic soul? Detective Anna Barnhurt of Moon Township Police Department, was quick in reaching conviction in nine out of ten cases. When a famous fashion designer from France was killed in the town, Detective Anna Barnhurt was the obvious choice of her supervisors to bring justice to a deceased foreigner so that the city could save some face. Many out of town suspects were hurrying to leave the town making ...

The pet doctor of the town who knew too much about the animals was murdered. Would the community come forward and stand together to take the devil? Jennifer Moore was a brilliant Detective in the East Liverpool Police Department in Ohio. The community was shaken when the body of the popular pet doctor was discovered in Beaver Creek. The prime suspect had left the country even before the discovery of the dead body. Moore was not sure if the killer would ever be back. Hatching a plan to catch the killer would further put the lives of the community members at risk. Could Moore measure her ...

تتناول الرواية قصة شجرة الدر كأول امرأة ملكة تتولي الحكم في تاريخ مصر الإسلامية، حيث قدرت لها الأقدار أن تتوج ملكة على مصر بعد مقتل الملك «طوران شاه» آخر سلاطين الدولة الأيوبية.

Technical Sergeant Scott Rees figures this will be just another hot August day on base for him and his team of United States air force security policemen. Little do they know they are about to become subjects in a top-secret time travel experiment, forcing them into a fight for their lives in the middle of the American Civil War. Major General Richard Lucas and Chief Master Sergeant Joe Black want more time to test the Clio time machine before putting it into use, but their request falls on deaf ears as impatient government officials push forward.

Former MI6 operative Max Grant has created a new life in Chicago, heading up the cybersecurity arm of a global security company. He is also building a relationship with author Cress Taylor, the woman he has dreamed about for 20 years. But Max’s past is about to catch up with them both.

Primeiro romance de José Lins do Rego, Menino de engenho traz uma narrativa cativante composta pelas aventuras e desventuras da meninice de Carlos, garoto nascido num engenho de açúcar. No livro, o leitor se envolverá com as alegrias, inquietações e angústias do garoto diante de sensações e situações por ele vivenciadas pela primeira vez. Publicado originalmente em 1932, o romance comprova, sem sombra de dúvidas, o talento monumental de um escritor, cuja obra nortearia os rumos do moderno regionalismo brasileiro.

When the Secretary of Defense is assassinated, Michael Patrick Santini, a former Senator and Vietnam POW, is pulled from his Wall Street firm back to Washington to lead the Pentagon. Once there, he discovers that the United States is under attack by a silent, sinister force. Someone, somewhere is determined to destroy America as a global power - and Santini must uncover and expose this force before more acts of deceit and destruction draw the US into a war where millions will die. Rejecting a direct order from the President of the United States, Santini races across the globe....

أتســـاءل في كل يوم "هل ســـأموت بطريقة طبيعية أم سألقى حتفي بطريقة شنيعة مثلما فعلت بآخرين في حياتي? أرى أن الخيار الثاني هو الأقرب, فكل إنسان

Die Geschichte handelt von einem schönen, jungen Indianermädchen namens Pocahontas und ihrer Liebe zu einem jungen, weißen Mann namens John Smith, zu der Zeit, als die ersten weißen Seefahrer Amerika entdeckten. Die Indianer galten zur damaligen Zeit als gefährliche Wilde. Doch John Smith lernt durch Pocahontas die wahre Seele der Indianer kennen und schätzen. Pocahontas und John Smith geraten zwischen die Fronten der Indianer und der Weißen. Sie kämpfen für ihre Liebe, denn echte, wahre Liebe kennt keine Grenzen.

January Poźniak’s unique blend of professions—as a poet, writer, judge, and legal advisor—makes him a standout figure in 19th-century Polish culture. His defiance of imperial orders under the Austrian Empire reflects his patriotism and courage. Pieśni z lat młodych, his only poetry collection published in 1883, captures the spirit of youth, freedom, and the challenges of his era. This audiobook marks the first-ever audio adaptation of his work, celebrating a forgotten voice that bridges history, literature, and resilience in the face of oppression.

How to do really bad things! What's a woman to wear when she kills her husband? Or plays her detective for a sap? And ultimately, what's the appropriate ensemble for facing a firing squad? Who is the femme fatale? Since time began, every culture has obsessed about her; women have wished to be her, and men - the dumb clucks - have connived to control her.

Science fiction (or is it?). The sixteenth anniversary edition of a book that achieved international notoriety. A few decades from now, one man attempts to hold back the tide of chaos and anarchy caused by runaway climate change. General Eastland does terrible things to maintain order in a world devastated by starvation and violence. Nominated for the Sunburst Award for Canadian science fiction. "A brisk seller." ~ New York Times " A fast-paced novel which seems just ahead of tomorrow’s headlines on the effects of global warming …Hotter than Hell is an important book because it is a ...

JJ Smith, the reluctant hero of the Infocrat party, fights for her life on the debate stage and on the run, battling to keep the Infocrat’s political movement alive. Presidential candidates Senator Freeman of the Democratic Liberal Socialists and General Harrison of the Republican National Conservatives conspire to annihilate JJ Smith and her passionate supporters.

Test your knowledge or brush up on it with this unofficial Trivia Book. If you want to remember some of the great moments (with the expanse of time, we couldn’t remember them all!) of one of the most loved television shows ever, this book is for you.

Feeling like you’ve been left for dead in a “desert” place of your life? Take heart. God has not forgotten you. Author Todd Shuler’s message of hope is based on his reflections and meditations into the life of Abraham’s son, Isaac. The Well-Watered Life is about thriving in the deserts of your own life, being led out by the power of the Holy Spirit, and learning to be a source of refreshing encouragement to others.

Em O burrinho pedrês, narrativa que abre um clássico de Guimarães Rosa, Sagarana, acompanhamos a movimentada jornada de um grupo de vaqueiros a tocar uma extensa boiada do sítio do Major Saulo até o arraial, num dia de névoa e chuva. Ao longo do percurso, "causos" são contados pelos homens que integram a viagem. Também faz parte da comitiva o burrinho Sete-de-Ouros, animal já idoso que, à primeira vista, não teria muita serventia. Os acontecimentos que compõem a travessia, contudo, acabariam reservando ao animal um papel transformador.