Garfield Presents-- Babes and Bullets


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Just call him Sam, sweetheart . . . An open door is Garfield's invitation to old-fashioned mystery and romance. With a sharp-looking fedora and a no-nonsense trench coat, he becomes Sam Spayed, a tough-talking, tail-twitching private eye with a mean case on his paws. It's all in a day's work for the world's smartest (and only) feline detective. He'll get the job done, all right. And you can bet he'll get it done before dinnertime, sweetheart.




Bullets Bombs and Babes


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Babes with Bullets


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A series of interviews with women, across the U S., that are involved in a wide variety of shooting sports. These gals touched a gun for the first time in their middle ages, as did author Debbie Ferns. The last chapter of the book is devoted to ways that a woman can be successfully introduced to the gun range, gun safety, and the fun adventures available through shooting sports. The book is written in an "Erma Bombeck" style and is an easy read. The web site for more information and order is www.babeswithbullets. net




Garfield, His 9 Lives


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Garfield lives his life to the fullest . . . 9 times! Cave Cat -- the first cat crawled out of the sea 10 million years ago. He was happy to be out of the water -- until he met Big Bob! The Vikings -- he was big, he was mean, he was a Viking. Garfield the Orange had looted a lot of cities, but none like St. Paul, Minnesota. Babes and Bullets -- Sam Spayed wasn't the best private investigator in the world, but he did have one terrific thing going for him -- a secretary who made a great cup of coffee. The Exterminators -- no mouse was safe from the exterminators. Catching mice was their life. It wasn't a pretty job -- especially the way they did it. Lab Animal -- specimen 19-GB was not happy at the prospect of being dissected, so he did something about it. What happened set the federal government on its ear. The Garden -- life was a carefree romp among hovering harmonicas for Cloey and the orange kitten . . . until they confronted the crystal box. Primal Self -- he was an ordinary house cat leading an ordinary existence. A shadowy memory from another time changed all that. Garfield -- the marvelous cat we all know and love. This is his life in a nutshell. Space Cat -- he was lost in space with a computer built by the lowest bidder. And, he was not about to let his life slip away that easily.




From Blofeld to Moneypenny


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Since its inception, 007 has captured the hearts of a worldwide audience, and the franchise is now available over multiple media platforms, including movie, comic strips, games, graphic novels and fashion statements. This edited collection examines the role that gender has played across the platforms that the James Bond franchise now occupies.




'Til Dice Do Us Part


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When the new husband of one of the retirees is shot and killed during a play rehearsal, the Bunco Babes have to figure out who replaced the blanks in the prop pistol with real bullets.




Sin City


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Sin City is a dark and seedy world full of lowlife and scum, a place where people die easy and love dies hard. Violent Marv is a criminal who is tougher than leather, harder than nails, and spurred on by love. Winner in the Best Comic Book category in the 1992 National Cartoonists Society awards.




Icons of Mystery and Crime Detection [2 volumes]


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This book provides an introduction to 24 iconic figures, real and fictional, that have shaped the detective/mystery genre of popular literature. Icons of Mystery and Crime Detection: From Sleuths to Superheroes is an insightful look at one of our most popular and diverse fictional genres, providing a guided tour of mystery and crime writing by focusing on two dozen of the field's most enduring creations and creators. Icons of Mystery and Crime Detection spans the history of the detective story with series of critical entries on the field's most evocative names, from the originator of the form, Edgar Allan Poe, to its first popular running character, Sherlock Holmes; from the Golden Age of Sam Spade, Philip Marlowe, and Charlie Chan—in fiction and films—to small screen heroes, such as Columbo and Jessica Fletcher. Also included are other accomplished practitioners of the craft of mystery/crime storytelling, including Agatha Christie, Tony Hillerman, and Alfred Hitchcock.




The Big Kill


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You think Mike Hammer is tough? Just wait until you see the punishment he delivers when he sets out to find the killer of a guy trying to go straight. A guy who parked his kid in Mike Hammer’s arms—and left him there an orphan. Luscious, eager dames, dynamite-packed action that starts in cheap bars and goes right to the D.A.’s office, and a guided tour of the seamiest—as well as the swankiest—spots in New York, make this one of Mike Hammer’s most thrilling adventures to date.