Bøger af Christopher Allen

New York City, 1940. Not the most peaceful place but now heating up more than usual.Frank DeGrae, private eye, has been called out again. His old partner and friend, Lieutenant Akers, has had another victim dropped in his lap and the situation is beginning to look desperate. The murders are becoming a regular thing and beginning to look connected.Frank, no longer on the department but working for himself as a private detective, has developed his own concern there may be a serial killer loose in his city. Who is this person, who has made his hit list, and why? Frank has decided to team up with his old cop buddies again to find and stop this killer before there is a new member admitted to The Dead Club.

Before the Thin Man: The Prequel to Dashiell Hammett's "The Thin Man" is a prequel, set in 1928, to the original work based on The Thin Man characters created by Dashiell Hammett in 1933. His book was published in 1934 and soon afterward made into the hit movie of the same name starring William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles. The movie was so popular five more movies starring the same lead actors were made in the following thirteen years. The final movie, Song of the Thin Man, was released August 28, 1947. This story shows who Nick and Nora are, where they came from, and how they met to go on to become the iconic detective couple created by Dashiell Hammett.

Curt Child is a man who just can't seem to get gay, so he's enlisted the help of his oldest--and gayest--friend S. Teri O'Type to drag him a few inches down The Road to Greater Gayness.

"MAD...BUT FUNNY." - Time Out MENTIONED IN PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST BOOK LISTS 2017 "Samuel sat on the toilet and began interviewing himself." A teenage boy is in love with a girl and the radio. Set in England during the 1990s, the novel tells a story about dealing with adolescence and life, including the 'lunatic fringe' and 'lonely, upset, frightened and confused people' who call up radio stations around the country. The calls detailed in the novel are based on real calls to radio stations the author heard.

Your digital assets are more vulnerable you might think. They could be stolen by hackers, extorted by the mob, expropriated by the government, or lost by you!#SmartCustody details what you need to ensure that you don't lose your Bitcoins, your Ether, or your self-sovereign identity. It teaches you how to protect your digital data and cryptocurrencies with procedural solutions. A risk-modeling methodology leads you through the process of sketching out your digital-asset processes, identifying your vulnerabilities, determining your true risks, and correcting those dangers. It's built upon a 14-step cold-storage scenario and a set of 27 personified adversaries. Case studies help to make the adversaries real, and identify both abstract and historic attacks for each.If you're a small Bitcoin holder, a cryptocurrency trader, or a small fund manager, #SmartCustody can offer you procedural techniques and adversarial insights to improve the security of your digital assets.

Lost in the thickets of painstaking events, a young man struggled to find faith, balance, and himself at a time when his world continuously crumbled beneath his feet. Despite his best efforts to stay out of trouble and walk righteously, misfortune seemed to greet him at every turn. With mounting frustration, pain, and disappointment, how will he respond? Is he sabotaging himself? Will he finally find himself and succeed or become another statistic? Find out by purchasing Open Wounds today! The "OPEN WOUNDS" book series are great support tools and read for young males and adult men who mean well but are stuck in their pasts and have difficulty moving forward positively in life. For the young ladies and women that love and support these men, this book will help you have a better understanding of what these males may be going through. I am in hope that this information will ultimately reduce additional baggage and traumas to your relationships with them and reduce further judgment upon them on their journeys toward growth and being better men. Christopher Allen is an author, publisher, public notary, paralegal, poet, and mentor, dedicating much of his time and works to inspire personal growth, fatherhood, mindfulness, community, and inner healing. Contains raw poetry, short stories, and life lessons that will change the way you perceive and navigate life!

A Young Slugger's Guide to Hitting is a hands on guide for parents and coaches working with younger players. This guide will keep it simple and give you the cues to help your kids understand the concepts. This guide will take pressure off you as the parent and allow your slugger to find success.

A major revision of the last PL/SQL 101 book includes database and procedural programming language for the last two Oracle releases.

The Atheist's Handbook & Bible: A Complete Study of What All Atheists Believe, Profess, and Practice is an answer to so many religious people's ideas of what Atheism is all about. With well over 100 blank pages one might start to get the idea.