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"The Definite Object: A Romance of New York" with the aid of Jeffery Farnol is a fascinating tale set towards the vibrant backdrop of early 20th-century New York. Farnol weaves a romantic narrative that unfolds amidst the dynamic power of the town. The plot revolves across the man or woman of Peter Ganns, a young man with dreams and aspirations, who will become entangled inside the complexities of affection and ambition. As the story unfolds, readers are taken on a journey through the bustling streets of New York, wherein ardour, societal expectancies, and the pursuit of 1's desires converge. Farnol's narrative skillfully combines elements of romance and adventure, growing a tale that explores topics of love, self-discovery, and the clash among subculture and personal desires. "The Definite Object" stands as a testomony to Farnol's capacity to craft attractive and emotionally resonant testimonies. With its brilliant portrayal of characters and the cultural milieu of New York, the unconventional offers readers a glimpse into the social dynamics and romantic entanglements of the time, making it an undying exploration of human relationships inside the bustling metropolis.

Embark on an unforgettable journey through the untamed heart of the Wild West in Love & Death in El Paso: Part One. In this gripping Western novel, author Bill C. Jensen invites you to saddle up and embark on an epic saga that spans the remarkable life of James Austin, a young boy turned hardened man, whose fate is intertwined with the sprawling plains of Texas. Brace yourself for a relentless adventure as James navigates a treacherous world of high-stakes gambling, frontier justice, and ruthless outlaws. Witness the trials and triumphs of a young man seeking his place in a harsh and unforgiving land. Alongside him, a diverse cast of characters breathes life into this captivating tale of American frontier fiction. Ride alongside James through perilous cattle drives, exhilarating shootouts, and heart-wrenching moments as you are transported to late 1800's Texas, where honor, justice, and loyalty were as treasured as gold nuggets. So, grab your Stetson, holster your six-shooter, and prepare to be swept away on a riveting adventure that will leave you yearning for one more sunset ride into the untamed frontier of the Old West. Prepare for an adrenaline-fueled ride, where one man's legend will be written in bullets and blood.

He saves her life and become best friends. Fighting off would be pirates and government officials to keep the discovery secret. Wresling fugitives that are after what they found. Family that were dead come back to help save the ship and its contents. No one ever expected these two young people to be so hard to keep down.

""Tarzan and the City of Gold"" is a captivating adventure novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, renowned for its imaginative storytelling and vivid portrayal of the legendary hero Tarzan. In this installment of the Tarzan series, the story follows Tarzan as he embarks on a daring expedition into the heart of Africa in search of the fabled city of Opar, rumored to be filled with untold riches. Along the way, Tarzan encounters a diverse cast of characters, including explorers, treasure hunters, and hostile tribes, as he navigates the treacherous landscapes and faces off against fierce adversaries. With its blend of action, suspense, and exploration, ""Tarzan and the City of Gold"" transports readers to a world of wonder and danger, where the lure of riches and the spirit of adventure collide amidst the backdrop of Africa's untamed wilderness. Burroughs' vivid imagination and dynamic characters make ""Tarzan and the City of Gold"" a thrilling and unforgettable adventure.

THE NOVEL THAT INSPIRED THE OSCAR WINNING FILMAmidst the horrors of Auschwitz, German officer, Angelus Thomsen, has found love. But unfortunately for Thomsen, the object of his affection is already married to his camp commandant, Paul Doll.As Thomsen and Doll's wife pursue their passion - the gears of Nazi Germany's Final Solution grinding around them - Doll is riven by suspicion. With his dignity in disrepute and his reputation on the line, Doll must take matters into his own hands and bring order back to the chaos that reigns around him.'It is exceptionally brave.... Shakespearean.... It's exciting; it's alive; it's more than slightly mad. As the title suggests, it is dreadfully interesting.' Sunday Times

A shattered soul bound forever to a twisted heart.Two years ago, Ithan formed a dark pact with a being called Kiraan, vowing vengeance for the death of his mother. Since then, Kiraan has guided him to the western edge of civilization-the broken land of Averion. Here, Ithan hopes to finally find the power he desires to complete his quest for vengeance. That power comes with a price-eternal servitude to Kiraan-but it is of no consequence to Ithan. That is, until he befriends a dragonkin girl named Fenvyre. When he ends up agreeing to explore Averion with her group, Ithan's quest becomes a struggle to discover himself as Kiraan's influence attempts to drive him ever further into the abyss.But as much as he may wish it were not so, he still belongs to Kiraan.

Liadan's best friend, the Knight of the Sparrow, always comes to the rescue whenever her fellow knight is in need. But now for the first time, Ethne is in need of rescuing herself -- from her past. Can Liadan, Ava, and Lysa help Ethne avoid arrest and execution? Don't miss the second installment of this lesbian romance series!

While traveling to Azmon's tomb, Riona is joined by Sinead -- who has introduced herself as Riona's future wife. Rather than falling for Riona, however, Sinead finds herself in love with Inara. While Riona and Sinead fight for Inara's affections, Ava and Liadan head deep into Wildoras, there to summon the Godga in dragon form and destroy her once and for all. Don't miss the final installment of this lesbian romance series!

Nye trusselsbilleder ulmer i Danmark. Teknologisk. Samfundsmæssigt. Men er myndighederne klar? Klar til det, der er på vej? I fjerde bog i den prisvindende serie om politiets hemmelige Task Force 14 står David Flugt og Lucas Stage over for en helt ny form for kriminalitet, der spreder sig i kølvandet på den massive digitalisering af samfundet og puster til den spirende ekstremisme.Massepanik lammer Danmark, da ekstremisten Jens Folke detonerer en bombe i hjertet af København og truer med flere sprængninger, hvis ikke landets justitsminister offentliggør ‘dokument 137.’ Men trods dødstrusler og optøjer forbliver justitsministeren tavs om det mystiske dokument.Da nedtællingen til en ny bombe går i gang, indleder politiet en intensiv menneskejagt. Men Jens Folke har i årevis skjult sig i konspirationsmiljøer, hvor politiet anses for myndighedernes villige bødler, og ingen vil hjælpe. I desperation giver man David Flugt ordre til at få Folkes ekskæreste til at hjælpe i jagten på ham. Den excentriske kvinde er selv del af konspirationsmiljøet og dømt til livstid for drab. På tre betjente. Samtidig får Lucas Stage til opgave at indlede en tophemmelig efterforskning af en sexvideo, hvor alt tyder på voldtægt af en mindreårig pige. Det er en skærpende omstændighed, at gerningsmanden ligner Danmarks forhadte justitsminister. David og Lucas erfarer på hver deres rejse, at de står overfor en helt anden trussel, med en langt større destruktionskraft end alle Jens Folkes bomber til sammen.

"I was mostly a Good Dog until they sold me out to animal control, okay? But if it's a choice between Oz, with its creepy little singing dudes, and being behind bars in gray old Kansas, I'll choose the place where animals talk and run the show for now, thanks. It's not my fault that the kid is stuck here too, or that she stumbled into a tug-of-war over a pair of slippers that don't even taste good. Now one witch in good eyeliner calls her pretty and we're off on a quest? Teenagers. I try to tell her she's falling in with the wrong crowd when she befriends a freaking hedge wizard made of straw, that blue jay with revolutionary aspirations, and the walking tin can. Still, I'm not one to judge when there's the small matter of a coup in the Forest Kingdom.... Look, something really stinks in Oz, and this Wizard guy and the witches positively reek of it. As usual, it's going to be up to a sensible little dog to do a big dog's job and get to the bottom of it. And trust me: Little dogs can get away with anything"--

Sauron has returned. . . watch The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2 on Prime Video.A revised and expanded edition of Tolkien's own Hobbit-inspired poetry, including previously unpublished poems and notes, and beautiful illustrations by Narnia artist Pauline Baynes.One of the most intriguing characters in The Lord of the Rings, the amusing and enigmatic Tom Bombadil also appears in verses said to have been written by Hobbits and preserved in the "Red Book" with stories of Bilbo and Frodo Baggins and their friends. The Adventures of Tom Bombadil collects these and other poems, mainly concerned with legends and jests of the Shire at the end of the Third Age.This edition includes earlier versions of some of Tolkien's poems, a fragment of a prose story with Tom Bombadil, comprehensive notes by acclaimed Tolkien scholars Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond, and stunning illustrations by Narnia artist Pauline Baynes.

Sauron has returned. . . watch The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2 on Prime Video.A special collectible hardcover edition of the precursor to J.R.R. Tolkien's epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, featuring the complete work with a sumptuous cover design, foil stamping, stained edges, and ribbon bookmark.The Silmarillion is an account of the Elder Days, of the First Age of Tolkien's World. It is the ancient drama to which the characters in The Lord of the Rings look back, and in whose events some of them, such as Elrond and Galadriel, took part.The tales of The Silmarillion are set in an age when Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, dwelt in Middle-Earth, and the High Elves made war upon him for the recovery of the Silmarils, the jewels containing the pure light of Valinor.This special hardcover edition of the work includes a unique, foil-stamped cover that illustrates Telperion and Laurelin, the Two Trees of Valinor, and the three Silmarils. Available in the United States for the first time, it is one of five Collector's Editions of Tolkien's most beloved works, and an essential piece of any Tolkien reader's library.

Under en rutinemæssig obduktion på, hvad der ligner et offer for en flugtbilist, opdager den ledende retsmediciner på Los Angeles Retstekniske Institut, dr. Carolyn Hove, nogle mystiske overensstemmelser. Hun kontakter derfor kriminalassistent Robert Hunter fra LAPD‘s Ultravoldsenhed for hjælp. Ikke nok med, at dr. Hove har opdaget, at døden ikke indtraf som følge af en påkørsel – hun har også fundet tegn på, at offeret havde været under intens totur, inden han døde.Hvad, ingen på det tidspunkt er klar over, er, at dr. Hove blot er stødt på toppen af isbjerget, og at Hunter og hans partner, Carlos Garcia, vil blive ledt på sporet af en forskruet og intelligent morder, som skjuler sig ude i det åbne. En seriemorder, ingen overhovedet vidste eksisterede – en morder, som altid har opereret under radaren og med stor dygtighed har camoufleret ethvert grusomt mord som en fatal ulykke.Men uden spor, der kan hjælpe med at forklare, hvorfor offeret blev udvalgt, går efterforskningen i stå – indtil endnu et lig med en tvetydig dødsårsag bliver fundet.Hvad, der hurtigt bliver klart, er, at denne seriemorder ikke har tænkt sig at stoppe – ikke medmindre Hunter og Garcia kan sørge for det. Men hvordan efterforsker man et mord, når man ikke har nogen ofre? Hvordan fanger man en morder, der ikke efterlader sig et gerningssted? Hvordan stopper man et spøgelse, som ingen kan bevise eksisterer?”Carter har en baggrund som kriminalpsykolog, og det er med til at gøre morderne i hans bøger endnu mere skræmmende.” - Mail on Sunday”Carter er en af den slags forfattere, som får det at skrive til at se legende let ud.” - Crime Squad”En sindssygt god krimiserie. Ekstraordinært godt skrevet, af høj kvalitet og med masser af drama hele vejen igennem” – Liz Loves Books

"When Destina Rosethorn and her companions were transported to a time centuries before their birth to the days of the Third Dragon War the Graygem of Gargath that Destina carries brought chaos to the battlefield and changed the course of history. Upon returning to the Inn of the Last Home where their journey began, Destina and her friends discover a world completely changed. The forces of evil hold sway over the land. The river of Time is rising, flowing inexorably towards present day. Destina and her friends have to make one last, desperate attempt to restore Time's river to its proper channel. If they do not succeed, the altered past will sweep over the present until no trace of their old world remains."--

Aemilius is barely a man when a harpy out of myth knocks him from his horse. He is saved – and recruited – by the Hidden Legion, a secretive order of soldiers, magicians, and rogues. A darkness is growing across the Empire, and someone is setting traps for the Legion themselves. Aemilius and his new comrades must find an unknown enemy…

"Jules Clement is back in Blue Deer, working as an archaeologist and private investigator. He's a mostly happy man: he's a new father, and he and his wife Caroline are building their dream house on an idyllic patch of river bottomland. But everything that can go wrong will, in terms of money, love, and murder. The horrible neighbors enlist Jules to spy on each other. The county hires him to find out if a road runs over some misplaced bodies in a long-abandoned potter's field. A former priest with a side hustle in extortion ends up very dead. A crew of Russians in fast cars is running amok through the Montana landscape. All this as an old nemesis returns, pulling Jules back to confront what he's been avoiding his entire life: the death of his father."--

"By day, AWOL Navy SEAL Finn is hiding out on Vieques, a tiny island paradise off the eastern coast of Puerto Rico, living in a spare room behind a seafood restaurant owned by a blind local. By night he scours the dark web, hunting for the rogue officer responsible for the crimes he is accused of committing. But Finn's world is about to be turned upside down by a new nightmare, when his employer's two grandchildren go missing. To find them, he'll have to infiltrate the island's dangerous criminal underbelly and expose a shadowy crime network known as La Empresa--even if it means exposing himself in the process."--

Teddy Fay finds his skills put to the test in the latest thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Stuart Woods.While filming on location in scenic Santa Barbara, California, Peter Barrington and Ben Bacchetti look to expand Centurion Studios's business by making a deal with a young Croatian billionaire. But when the magnate's wife is kidnapped, Teddy Fay is brought in to assess the threat and recover the young woman.As Teddy unravels the threads of her disappearance, he quickly comes to find that darker forces are at play and an old vendetta has been revived that puts them all at risk. Meanwhile, danger lurks even nearer to home as an obsessive fan with perilous intentions weasels his way onto the film set, and only Teddy can stop him from getting too close for comfort.

Meet Ed Race who made his trade as a vaudeville gun-juggler supreme, known on stage as "The Masked Marksman" and for handling six loaded .45s to the delight of the crowds. But when this line of work became too tedious, Race took advantage of his multi-state P.I. licenses to solve crimes across the country. This collection includes his next seven stories:Juggler's Holiday: Ed Race, gun-juggler supreme, liked to help his friends out of tight places. But when that gun-active Samaritanism led him between the raking crossfires of both gangsters and police, Ed knew there was only one thing to do: blast his way out in a double gamble with death!Death's Curtain-Call: Ed Race, who juggled guns for both business and pleasure, wanted to do a favor for a pretty girl friend... But a crooked poker game and a murder plot nearly made Death step forward to take Ed's final bow...!Cue for a Gunman: Ed Race, six-gun magician, realized that a fast horse, a crooked bookie, and a quarter million dollars-mixed together-meant big-time trouble... But Slingel's mob didn't know Ed could juggle hot dough just as well as hot revolvers...!Murder Backstage: Ed Race didn't like bandits-even the nervous and beautiful girl targeting him with an automatic... But when he understood the set-up, he barged head first into a six-gun ambush to help her out!Death's Understudy: Ed Race couldn't say, "No!" when a friend bid for his aid-even when it meant chancing a suit of hot tar and feathers... and a grim threat of more, and deadlier, hell to come!Action Off Stage: Ed Race wasn't looking for a fight, but a pretty girl's lie and a crooked sheriff's stubbornness shoved it right into his lap. And good-natured as he was, Ed figured it was time to quit joking when the hillbillies rallied for a necktie party!Prologue to Death: It gave Ed Race a queasy feeling when his Broadway pals treated him like a leper... And it took a bloody tommy-gun lesson to teach him that one determined enemy, hidden in a host of friends, can put a man on a cold morgue slab.

How could a lone man, ceaselessly hunted by the law and a deadly Underworld alike, hope to save the terrified city from the Iron Man-a super-being whose cohorts were giant, unconquerable robots of steel! Read how the Master of Men rose up to crush the invincible killers who dealt destruction at every step. Another dramatic, pulse-quickening Spider novel!

Jeremy Boon is an autistic pest control expert. His father, Dr. Andrew Boon, disappeared ten years ago after being part of a top-secret military think tank that was developing mutant insects to be used as drones. When Jeremy gets the biggest fumigation job of his career, he must use his expertise to protect Elaine, the girl that he's loved since he was a child, and her son Keith, from the gun-toting mutant insects that his own father had a hand in creating.

The first book of the landmark, enduringly popular Gentleman Bastard Sequence about a roguish group of conmen, which George R. R. Martin has called “fresh, original, and engrossing . . . gorgeously realized.” “Remarkable . . . exports the suspense and wit of a cleverly constructed crime caper into an exotic realm of fantasy, and the result is engagingly entertaining.”—The TimesAn orphan’s life is harsh—and often short—in the mysterious island city of Camorr. But young Locke Lamora dodges relentless danger, becoming a thief under the tutelage of a gifted con artist. As leader of the band of light-fingered brothers known as the Gentlemen Bastards, Locke is soon infamous, fooling even the underworld’s most feared ruler. But in the shadows lurks someone still more ambitious and deadly. Faced with a bloody coup that threatens to destroy everyone and everything that holds meaning in his mercenary life, Locke vows to beat the enemy at his own brutal game—or die trying. Don’t miss any of Scott Lynch’s epic fantasy Gentleman Bastard Sequence:THE LIES OF LOCKE LAMORA • RED SEAS UNDER RED SKIES • THE REPUBLIC OF THIEVES

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • From the legendary actor and best-selling author: a novel about the making of a star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero action film...and the humble comic books that inspired it. Funny, touching, and wonderfully thought-provoking, while also capturing the changes in America and American culture since World War II."Wild, ambitious and exceptionally enjoyable." —Matt Haig, best-selling author The Midnight Library, The Humans and Reasons to Stay AlivePart One of this story takes place in 1947. A troubled soldier, returning from the war, meets his talented five-year-old nephew, leaves an indelible impression, and then disappears for twenty-three years.Cut to 1970: The nephew, now drawing underground comic books in Oakland, California, reconnects with his uncle and, remembering the comic book he saw when he was five, draws a new version with his uncle as a World War II fighting hero. Cut to the present day: A commercially successful director discovers the 1970 comic book and decides to turn it into a contemporary superhero movie.Cue the cast: We meet the film’s extremely difficult male star, his wonderful leading lady, the eccentric writer/director, the producer, the gofer production assistant, and everyone else on both sides of the camera.Bonus material: Interspersed throughout are three comic books that are featured in the story—all created by Tom Hanks himself—including the comic book that becomes the official tie-in to this novel’s "major motion picture masterpiece."