Alex: 4765 books

A young man comes of age when he flunks out of college and impulsively accepts an invitation to travel to New Orleans with a stripper. His adventures there with mobsters and ex-cons reveal to him his unrecognized strengths and provide direction for his future.

The heart-stopping new thriller in the Ren Bryce series by Alex Barclay, bestselling author of DARKHOUSE and KILLING WAYS. When Special Agent Ren Bryce is called to Tate, Oregon to investigate the disappearance of twelve-year-old Caleb Veir, she finds a town already in mourning. Two other young boys...

Good Cop, Bad Cop A prominent journalist has been found dead, a journalist investigating police corruption. I’m supposed to be working in my new P. I. firm, but the money’s not enough so I’m back consulting for the police as a telepath. Turns out this case is a doozy—the journalist...

Een voortreffelijke psychologische thriller, voor de lezers van Gillian Flynn en Paula Hawkins Sorry voor deze algemene mail maar ik heb jullie hulp hard nodig. Mijn peetdochter, Coco Jackson, verdween uit het**vakantiehuis in Bournemouth waar ze met haar familie verbleef in de nacht van zondag...

A young journalist visits an old mansion as research for a new article, and to help forget the break-up her ex isn't willing to accept. But she soon encounters the supernatural. What's more, the brooding master of the mansion, with his dark secrets, provokes curiosity and a fresh new passion. Don't miss this entertaining paranormal romance story.

A man hears strangely beautiful and powerful music in the evenings, and tries to find the musician. But he soon discovers a strange menace that could take everything from him. Don't miss this entertaining horror short story.

Human diplomats race against the clock to forge an alliance with a one-time adversary who possesses a fleet of dragon warships. For decades, humans dominated much of the known space. Thanks to their superior technology and a vast navy, they lorded it over the other species as they built a galactic...

Max has been married to Tina for twenty-five years. She is the love of his life, but now he must come to terms with the fact that she is to spend a year away on a work assignment—away, for the first time, from their home, their children and their life together. Her absence leaves him feeling like...

This book traces the unique and remarkable life of Shony Alex Braun. As a boy of four, he becomes lost in the Transylvanian forest and encounters a group of gypsies who enchant him with their musical instruments. This launches his love and fascination for the violin. He eagerly learns to play the...

In Keetsahnak / Our Murdered and Missing Indigenous Sisters, the tension between personal, political, and public action is brought home starkly as the contributors look at the roots of violence and how it diminishes life for all. Together, they create a model for anti-violence work from an Indigenous...

‘To paraphrase the famous words of the Three Great Shoguns of Japan: “Little Bird - if you do not read this book, you will miss something good in the wind.” In these stories and excerpts Alex and Josh show their deep interest in samurai, and approach the subject with the respect...

In the Viking world, the slave-boy they call Fool owns nothing but a rag helmet and a butcher’s knife he stole from the trash. Even so, he will stand this day with the other boys who are fifteen, risking his life at the coming of age sidr for the chance to earn his freedom. Those who set...

Revolutions is the first book-length critical survey of twenty-first-century Canadian fiction, with in-depth essays examining subjects such as the Scotiabank Giller Prize, the effects of the digital revolution, and the dark legacy of what has come to be know as the Canadian literary establishment....

Paradise Squandered is the story of Andrew Banks, a recent graduate of Puget Sound Prep and quite possibly the most directionless member of his graduating class. Andrew returns home from a long-promised graduation trip to Hawaii and re-enters a bland, suburban landscape of privilege and indifference,...