Bøger af Barry Creyton

The new Commandante's arrival in Reina de los Angeles was uneventful. Then Capitán Juan Ruelas began mapping his path to political power. He began by overtaxing the people, to finance his campaign. Those who could not pay his high taxes were tortured.Juanita, the pretty tavern server, sought help for her imprisoned father. She turned to Fray Felipe and Don Diego de la Vega - the lazy popinjay who moonlighted as the masked Zorro, scourge of outlaws and sworn enemy to tyrants. But perhaps not all Zorro's cleverness can protect him and his loved ones when Ruelas's oppression assumes a more personal nature.Through the memoirs of Bernardo, Diego's loyal manservant, unfold the degradations carried out by Capitan Ruelas, and the revenge exacted by Zorro.Produced under license from Zorro Productions, Inc.

AN ACTION-PACKED ADVENTURE STARRING A GIRL, A BOY AND A STREET DOG WITH A PROUD HERITAGE! It's CAROLINE's first summer away from home, and she's helping her archaeologist uncle excavate a mysterious villa in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii. But when the evil Signor Macchiato threatens to sabotage the project, Caroline faces life-threatening dangers. She's joined by GIANNI, a young Italian guy and NERO, a resourceful stray dog in a breathtaking series of adventures - a kidnapping, a motorcycle chase on the Amalfi Cliffs and a fight for their lives suspended above the flames of a blast furnace. It's a race against time to save Pompeii, its treasures, and THE DOGS OF POMPEII.

NEO-NOIR NOVEL A FUNNY NOD TO CLASSIC FILM NOIR Author Barry Creyton has proven that film noir doesn't die; it just goes from black-and-white to color. Part crime story and part love letter, the novel Murder is Fatal is a good-hearted epitome of all things film noir as well as an exaltation to its devotees. Our hero - a knowledgeable, handsome, struggling, young film buff - is a video store owner in the Los Feliz district of modern-day Los Angeles who becomes the detective in his own murder case. Even though he hasn't harmed a soul, it seems that every thug and bombshell wants something he has, or thinks he's somebody else. As with every great detective fiction, the clever plot involves onion layers of clues that are deliciously peeled back skin to core, with not one red herring among them. Among the bold, well-drawn characters, the twisting storyline is rich with gun-toting thugs, oodles of cherchez la femme, and dames who are hard-boiled, duplicitous, and sentimental. With neither Mike Hammer's cave-man harshness nor Mickey Spillane's pessimistic outlook, Creyton articulates genre expertise with fondness and razor-sharp wit, not disparagement or cynicism. Adding to the fun are dozens and dozens of film references pocking the 181 pages with inside puns about, and paeans for, classic Hollywood noir - with dialogue so vivid that you can easily imagine downward shafts of light peeking through slatted blinds. ("I gave her the once-over. Twice.") The locale is also a salute to L.A. herself, as this travelogue of speeding cars and sleepy trains takes us from the Hollywood Bowl to downtown to the Queen Mary in Long Beach to Hotel Coronado in San Diego. Be prepared to get hooked after a few chapters; this ripping good read is a killer. TONY FRANKEL Stage and Cinema http: //www.stageandcinema.com

Nero is no ordinary dog. His bravery has earned him the respect of all the Dogs of Pompeii. But, as he's the first to admit, he has a talent for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Trapped in a delivery van heading for Rome, he encounters a sinister stranger who, to avoid capture by the police, clamps a collar around his neck - not a dog collar, but a priceless Vatican treasure. Lost in Rome and pursued by crooks who will stop at nothing to retrieve their loot, Nero seeks help from his young friend Gianni. But no one can discover the secret of the clasp, and the collar remains locked around Nero's neck. When Caroline joins the chase, the three friends are reunited in another action-packed adventure that culminates in a life-or-death climax played out in the maze of catacombs far beneath the Eternal City. Nero goes to Rome is the continuing story of Nero and the Dogs of Pompeii, in which our heroes find that treasure can turn up where you least expect it.

Jack McCauley is at a dead end. He's run out of money, luck, and love. There'd be no one to mourn him if he died tomorrow. Out of the blue, he's given the chance to begin anew-another identity, another life, another chance at love. Should he take it? Should he start over?Jack is young, good-looking, and desperate for his next acting gig. His boyfriend is history, his rent is unpaid, and his agent isn't returning his calls. He's offered one chance at redemption-a small part in a western being shot in Arizona-if only he can make his way there from LA by noon the following day.Hitching a ride with Martin Brenner seems just the ticket. Martin is on his way to a new life in Phoenix and seems pleased to pick up an extra passenger.Little does Jack know that a simple pickup will lead to the acting job he least expected-the role of a lifetime. But nothing in Phoenix is what it seems on the surface. Can Jack act his way out of an intricate jigsaw of lies, blackmail, and murder?