The Tomorrow Thief


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In the dystopian city of Chronopolis, a rebellion simmers against the iron fist of the Chronarchy, who control the very fabric of time. Kai, a young rebel, finds himself thrust into a desperate mission to rescue Dr. Volkov, a brilliant but ostracized scientist captured by the Chronarchy. Armed with a stolen prototype time travel device, the PTDU, Kai and his fearless companion Amara embark on a perilous journey into the Undercity, a hidden network of outcasts and resistance fighters. There, they encounter the enigmatic Echoes, a band of rebels who offer a glimmer of hope. Guided by the cryptic Oracle and aided by the resourceful Whisper, Kai and Amara must navigate the treacherous tunnels beneath Chronopolis to reach the Time Labs, a labyrinthine complex where time itself is weaponized. But their path is fraught with danger. Chronos guards, twisted by temporal anomalies, stand in their way. The PTDU, a tool of immense power and unpredictable consequences, becomes a gamble they must take. Inside the Time Labs, they face a harrowing choice – create a fragile temporal window to rescue Volkov before he's lost forever in the distorted echoes of time, or risk the entire mission collapsing in on itself. Will Kai and Amara succeed in freeing Volkov and escaping the collapsing temporal anomaly? Can the Echoes join forces with the rebels to overthrow the Chronarchy's tyranny? Delve into a world of rebellion, time travel, and sacrifice in this thrilling science fiction adventure.




The Heist


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Shaeffer is an old-school heistman whose girlfriend just walked on him. You need an armored car taken or a football stadium's gate receipts lifted, you call Shaeffer and his buddies. But the world is fast moving to a cashless economy with people paying with Paypal or debit cards these days. Join an aging heistman as he tries to deal with an increasingly high tech society, feeling more and more left behind. In this opening book, Shaeffer finds an ATM route truck that actually carries CASH. With his best friend Grogan, they go through the planning, the job, and the aftermath, with Shaeffer trying to patch things up with his girlfriend in between




I Died a Million Times


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In the 1950s, the gangster movie and film noir crisscrossed to create gangster noir. Robert Miklitsch takes readers into this fascinating subgenre of films focused on crime syndicates, crooked cops, and capers. With the Senate's organized crime hearings and the brighter-than-bright myth of the American Dream as a backdrop, Miklitsch examines the style and history, and the production and cultural politics, of classic pictures from The Big Heat and The Asphalt Jungle to lesser-known gems like 711 Ocean Drive and post-Fifties movies like Ocean’s Eleven. Miklitsch pays particular attention to trademark leitmotifs including the individual versus the collective, the family as a locus of dissension and rapport, the real-world roots of the heist picture, and the syndicate as an octopus with its tentacles deep into law enforcement, corporate America, and government. If the memes of gangster noir remain prototypically dark, the look of the films becomes lighter and flatter, reflecting the influence of television and the realization that, under the cover of respectability, crime had moved from the underworld into the mainstream of contemporary everyday life.




The Chameleon


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The Elite Crimes Unit is a covert team within Interpol that specializes in taking down the world’s top criminals—and then offering them a deal. Because sometimes a history of bad behavior can be a very good thing . . . Jack Angelo is clearly off his game. First his wallet gets lifted—by a pregnant woman, no less—on the ferry to Finland. At his hotel, he’s seduced by a sexy redhead who takes him for a ride, too. And when he finally starts casing the bank he’s supposed to rob, yet another female fouls things up. All he wants is to complete this assignment for the ECU to save himself and his family. Little does he know that the women who keep interfering are actually one woman—who’s about to show him just how outmatched he really is . . . Known as “The Chameleon” Saskia Petrovik is a mistress of disguise tasked with watching the new recruit as he meets up with his high-level crew of thieves. She has no problem getting under the covers to pull off an undercover job—especially with the man known as Gentleman Jack. But multiple identities can cause multiple problems, and in these dangerous circles, the temptation to show her true self could change a deceptive affair into a deadly one . . . “Hauf delivers excitement, danger, and romance in a way only she can!” —#1 New York Times bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon




Bank Heist at St George


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More than three years before, leaders of the FLDS colony abandoned three teenage boys in St. George, Utah, to fend for themselves. Even though they were in foster care for a time, they struggled financially. In desperation, the oldest boy, Matt, comes up with a clever plan to rob a local bank, and they are successful. At the time of the robbery, an FLDS woman, Jasmine Jensen, and her son are in the bank. She is on an errand for her ailing husband, Heber. Jasmine’s son, Langdon, suggests that he knows one of the robbers. Investigating the robbery are FBI agent Dan Forester and an officer of the St. George PD, Maggie O’Donnell. They meet, and there is an instant attraction between them. As the health of Heber, Jasmine’s husband, worsens, she calls on Maggie for help with one of her children. Jasmine’s older sister, Jenna, a runaway from the polygamous community sixteen years earlier, has returned to Utah. Jasmine, with Jenna’s help, decides to try and escape from the FLDS community with her three children. Dan, a confirmed bachelor, and Maggie begin to date, and their attraction grows. But how can they be together when Dan lives and works in Las Vegas, 115 miles from St. George? Can Jasmine successfully escape the polygamous lifestyle?




The Texas Two Card Hold 'Em Heist


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Roger, Carl and their gang are at it again ' this time they're back in Las Vegas, where they plan to steal the first prize of twenty million dollars from the final table at the Universal Poker Tour.As usual, Roger's final plan is unique and deceitful. Along with the FBI and local law enforcement agencies, you'll wonder how they did it and where the money is.As a bonus, readers finally discover what one of their previous victims, Richard Murdock, wants Roger and Carl to do in repayment for swindling him so may years ago. Although the pair of con men agrees to do Richard's biding, as always, with Roger and Carl and their nefarious assistants, nothing is as it seems.Be prepared for more double crosses and a story that keeps you guessing until another unexpected conclusion.Long-time fans of Karl Boyd's novels will wonder if this third part of the trilogy is actually the last adventure they'll share with Roger and Carl.But, fear not, there is a fourth episode being written as we speak.




Gwht


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Revenge is destined in a world controlled by money. Shante, Regina, and Vanessas plans to stay rich is the reason why their hustle game is strong but with the protection of their longtime friends Jay, Milk, Jah, E-dub, and Maj, their dreams remain a reality due to the fact of, in their mind, it only gets better!




Heist!


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‘The last twenty-four hours before a heist take forever. You are ready. You can’t wait. You are already thinking about the money. It’s a kind of high that programs your mind. You are excited. You just want to get it done. That moment when there is no turning back, when it is about to go down ... all your senses come alive: your eyes, everything comes alive. It’s extreme, like a phenomenal rush of ecstasy. It’s the thing that makes you want to do it again.’ From the horror of the 2006 Villa Nora heist – where four security guards were burnt alive in their armoured vehicle after a ferocious fight-back against highly trained mercenaries – to the 2016 robbery of a cash centre in Witbank, where a gang made off with almost R104 million after impersonating police officers, Heist! is an impeccably researched exposé of an endemic crime phenomenon that some analysts warn could bring South Africa to its knees. Using the information gleaned from thousands of pages of court documents and press reports, as well as interviews with scores of police officers, crime intelligence agents, prosecutors, defence lawyers, researchers, journalists, security guards and the criminals themselves, Heist! provides an unprecedented insight into a crime that has increased by a staggering 49 per cent in the first eight months of 2017 alone. As informative and thought-provoking as it is distressing, this is a book by an investigative journalist at the top of her game.




Caught in the Act: A Jewel Heist Romance Anthology


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Three heist-romance novellas that will steal your heart and make your pulse race… Hoodwinked Hearts by Ainslie Paton Ten years ago, master thief Cleve Jones risked his freedom to fall in love with a dangerously sexy professor’s daughter only to watch her disappear. Now Vegas hustler Aria Harp is back—and she’s snatched the famous diamond Cleve’s been casing. Aria’s too smart to let Cleve break her heart, but he’ll do anything to keep her safe. Even if it means a dirty double cross and losing the only woman he’s ever loved—all over again. Rough Edges by Emma Sinclair The Staffordshire diamond: sixty carats of pure perfection, a priceless keepsake that’s been in Anastasia Staffordshire’s family for generations. But sentimentality means nothing to her corrupt cousin Leonard. He plans to sell the jewel. Anastasia plans to take it back. But first she’ll have to get around delicious bodyguard Jake Hoffman… Strange Tango by Michelle Dayton Diamonds are a thief’s best friend, and Adam Patrick Henry, professional jewel thief, knows diamonds. When he sees an amateur thief with impressive sleight-of-hand skills trying to work a con, he figures he could use a partner. And if that partner is irresistible, all the better. But Jessica Hughes is no thief, not really, and teaming up with Adam to work one big job could be more dangerous than it’s worth. Each title in this anthology is also available for purchase separately. This book is approximately 92,000 words




The Best Laid Plans


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The Best Laid Plans includes an accessible group of essays that will meet the needs of students and scholars in film and media studies by offering new insights into an important and neglected area in genre criticism.