Pinky's Revenge


Book Description

Mike goes to an Indian restaurant to eat lunch one afternoon. He immediately becomes infatuated with the woman that comes to serve him, who he discovers is named Pinky. Mike starts eating lunch at the restaurant every few days in order to have a reason to see her. Soon he gets the courage to ask her out on a date. Expecting to be rejected he is pleasantly surprised when she agrees. By their second date things become increasingly intimate. They both have lots of wonderful romantic fun together for the next few days and weeks. However, Pinky's family becomes involved when they find out that she is going out with a man that they do not know, and who is not of Indian descent. The plot thickens in this first of three books, taking Pinky and Mike into a potentially very violent relationship.




Duck Soup


Book Description

The Marx Brothers are universally considered to be classic Hollywood's preeminent comedy team and Duck Soup is generally regarded as their quintessential film. A topical satire of dictatorship and government in general, the movie was a critical failure and box-office let-down on its initial release in 1933. J. Hoberman's study of the film traces its reputation history, from the initial disappointment of its release, to its rise to cult status in the 1960s when the Marx's anarchic, anti-establishment humor seemed again timely. Hoberman places Duck Soup, alongside analogous comedies-Dr. Strangelove (1964), the Beatles films, Morgan! (1966), The President's Analyst (1967) and The Producers (1968). It attained canonical stature as a touchstone for Woody Allen and would be recognized by the Library of Congress in the 1990s. Hoberman's analysis provides a historical and political context as well as an in-depth production history, drawing on primary sources and emphasizing director McCarey's prior work along with the Marx Brothers as well as the situation at Paramount, a substantial synopsis, and an account of the movie's initial reception, concluding with its subsequent elevation to comic masterpiece.




The Goddaughter's Revenge


Book Description

When jewelry-store owner Gina Gallo and her boyfriend Pete take a week's vacation, she leaves the store in the hands of her cousin from New York. After all, cousin Carmine is a certified gemologist—but Carmine is also in the Mob. When Gina gets back, she discovers that her cousin has spent his time switching real gems for fakes in the jewelry of some of her best customers. With her reputation on the line, what's a Mob goddaughter to do? Mastermind a string of burglaries to get the gems back, of course! But nothing ever goes entirely smoothly for Gina. Soon she and her eccentric cousin Nico are the toast of the town, as the local paper and everyone else follow the antics of their very own Pink Panthers.




The Running Game


Book Description

Rachel’s father called it the running game. Count the exits, calculate the routes, and always be ready to run. She is a Reacher, wanted by the government and the criminal underworld for her psionic powers. Charlie and his brother John have a reputation for accomplishing the impossible. But after losing his family, Charlie is a broken mess and John is barely keeping him afloat. In desperation, they take a job from a ruthless crime lord, only to discover the girl they are hunting is a Reacher. One of their own kind. With the help of dangerous and dubious allies, can Rachel turn the game around and save herself?




Shadows of Time


Book Description

When they meet at a summer camp, two ten-year-old boys from opposite worlds become friends and begin an exciting series of exploits that will test their mettle and friendship. Court-ordered forced busing, for the sole purpose of integrating the school system, leads to tumultuous, chaotic times in a city suddenly torn apart by fear and prejudice. The two boys learn the meaning of courage when each must face the shadows of time that follow them from ghetto streets riddled with crime and hostility to unexpected dangers in the local mountains. When confronted with their most jeopardous adventure, DC and Henry meet their destiny. The time is the late 70's. The lives of our two young heroes become forever intertwined through circumstances no one could predict. Bravery is part of life, whether in the forests of Kentucky or in the 'jungles' of Los Angeles. Step into this fascinating, stirring epic of two boys swept up by turbulence and chaos. This is their story in the Shadows of Time.




The Unkindest Cut


Book Description

A deeply disturbing and graphic account of a police officer, who is hunted down for a crime that he did not think he was capable of. But his colleagues in uniform and a prejudiced society, relying on traditional stereotypes, thought he was. It is an alleged crime of gender, and a gender war ensues, with every actor, semi-actor, self professed stake holder and vigilante joining battle. Deep biological and evolutionary schisms and the primordial,unresolved, tension between the sexes get exposed; exposed for what they are ? evolution's unkindest cut.




Green Team


Book Description

An action-adventure novel featuring a former U.S. Navy SEAL who fights terrorism. In this episode he leads his team against Muslim fundamentalists in Cairo, then flies to Afghanistan to foil a plot by other terrorists planning to spread anthrax in the West. By the author of Rogue Warrior II: Red Cell.




Rogue Warrior--Green Team


Book Description

The Green Team, a top-secret unit of the U.S Navy, battles internal as well as external enemies in a dangerous test of their skills that involves a transnational terror network based in a violent religous organization.




The Reachers Collection


Book Description

All four books in 'Reachers', a series of science fiction novels by L.E. Fitzpatrick, now available in one volume. This collection also contains the three Reacher short stories, 'Family', 'Safe Haven' and 'The Lost Shepherd' as a bonus! The Running Game: In war-torn London, Rachel, a Reacher with telekinetic powers, is running for her life. Charlie and John, known for their ability to do the impossible, take a job to hunt her down, but their target turns out to be one of their own. As dangerous alliances are formed, Rachel must use all her skills to turn the game around and save herself from those who want to use her powers for their own gain. Border Lines: Charlie and his team are desperate for a break, so when the perfect job comes up, they jump at the chance. But the stakes are higher than they could have ever imagined, and the job means crossing dangerous borders and working for an old enemy. With a killer on their tail, they must confront their past and each other to survive. Can they make it out of the city alive? Every Storm Breaks: Britain is on the brink of chaos. A Reacher terrorist group and a deranged serial killer have teamed up to unleash deadly havoc and Charlie finds himself in the midst of it all, on the wrong side of the border and with time running out. With government agents closing in, can his friends save him before it's too late? And when the storm hits, who will make it out alive? The Rising Fire: As the Union wages war against the rich and powerful, Charlie Smith sees a chance to make his life meaningful. But with the Institute closing in and civil war on the horizon, sacrifices must be made - and not everyone will survive. Can Charlie and his allies make a stand for what's right and bring about change, or will they fall in the face of overwhelming odds?




Safe Haven


Book Description

It's Christmas and snow is falling over Red Forest. Isobel is nine years old; she is running with her father and sister, trying to escape the gunfire tearing through the trees. Civil war is erupting and the family is right in the middle of the battlefield. With nowhere else to go, they have to somehow make it out of the forest. But can they all make it out alive? Safe Haven is a short companion piece to the novel The Running Game. Set two decades earlier, this is the story of where the Reacher girls came from.