Bøger af Fred Adams Jr

Want to play solo as more than a hobby? Take some tips from a thirty-year veteran. As the music scene changes, more musicians are working without a net, performing solo. Working solo can be a tough job for the guitarist-vocalist. In Twenty Frets, No Nets, Advice for the Solo Guitarist, Fred Adams, Jr. lays out the lowdown on a sometimes tricky facet of professional music. In the fourteen chapters of Twenty Frets, No Nets, you'll find tips and strategies on things like: how to build a pleasing repertoire, how to manage management, how to market a solo act, how to control the crowd, how to avoid entanglements with the IRS, and other issues that can bedevil the solo performer. Written with humor born of experience and illustrated with "war stories" from thirty years in the trenches, Fred Adams Jr.'s Twenty Frets, No Nets provides a road map for the beginner and offers a few new tricks for the experienced performer.

FIVE NEW MYSTERIES!Why do people cheat, rob and murder? Why are people tempted to commit dark deeds? These are the questions that have always plagued the great detective, Sherlock Holmes. In this, the 12th Volume of the best-selling series, Consulting Detective, he and his faithful companion, Dr. Watson, take on five new cases that will challenge their intellect and lead them through the twisted minds of nefarious souls.From chasing after a notorious confidence man to solving the death of a twin, a stolen tattoo or the murder of a bride before her wedding day, writers I.A. Watson, Barbara Doran, Fred Adams Jr. and Brad Mengel have produced truly remarkable mysteries guaranteed to keep Holmes and Watson fans up late into the night.Once again the game is afoot!!

ThE SLIThERING TERrORWhen a plague of rattlesnakes descends on parts of the frontier, striking terror in the hearts of local farmers and ranchers. General Sherman, representing the federal government, once again seeks out the services of his two most reliable scouts, cow-punchers Durken and McFee. Content with their current occupation working for cattle baron Homer Eldridge, the ex-Union scouts are reluctant to answer the General's summons. Such past missions have led them straight into encounters with the supernatural in truly horrific ways.This new assignment is no different, as the two must lead a cavalry company into the heart of Indian Territory seemingly infested with poisonous reptiles. Their primary goal: discover the reason for this plague and whether it is merely nature gone wild or something a great deal more sinister.Author Fred Adams Jr. once again blends authentic western action with gut-wrenching horror as he weaves a twisted, nightmarish tale of slithering terror that will keep readers up late at night.

Once again, hidden on the fog shrouded streets of London are heinous criminals set upon their nefarious schemes. All that stands in their way are two men, stalwart and unafraid to take on villainy in all its insidious disguises; Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.In this, the ninth entry in this bestselling series, the crime solving friends tackle five brand new mysteries that are totally unique to any of their previous adventures. Among these; an entire crew of a shoreline light house vanishes during a raging storm, one of Watson's old army colleagues is accused of murder and a former Baker Street Irregular seeks out their aid on behalf of his crippled father. These three cases and two others are brilliantly delivered by writers I.A. Watson, Fred Adams Jr., Erik Franklin and Aaron Smith. Proving once again there is only one Sherlock Holmes, Consulting Detective.

THE HUNT CONTINUESOct. 1969. It has been several months since veteran Green Beret Jim Slate escaped captivity at the hands of New Jersey mob boss, Michael Monzo. Employing a mercenary wizard, Monzo had transformed Slate into a werewolf with the intentions of using him as his own personal "hitwolf." But Slate managed to foil Monzo and fled to the New Jersey wilderness known as the Barrens.There he rendezvoused with three of his former army pals and related his harrowing experiences. Knowing the mob will never stop hunting Slate, the team heads for the swamps of Chambliss, Georgia to hide out. At their request, Slate turns Swede and Haines into werewolves while the third, Singer, opts to remain the solo "normal" one of the squad. Things turn worse when, through some Washington contacts, Slate learns he was betrayed by his former C.I.A. liaisons in 'Nam. Now they have added their considerable resources in capturing him and the others.Determined to use their new-found abilities only to defend themselves against their enemies, Slate walks a delicate tightrope hoping the beasts he and his mates carry in their veins can be controlled. If not, then all hell will break loose and even the blood of the innocent will flow.

RULES OF THE GAMEIn the grand tradition of those early sports pulp, Airship 27 Productions offers up a quartet of exceptional sports stories by today's best fiction writers all set in the 1930s. Terrence McCauley delivers up the tale of a former moonshiner looking to make his fortune on dirt tracks of stockcar racing. J.Walt Layne details one of the first interracial college football games ever played. Up next John Rose gets us into the ring with a boxing prodigy from the hills of Kansas and then Fred Adams Jr. offers up a barnstorming adventure with the Negro Baseball League Moline Wizards.Four pulse-pounding stories of men who dared to challenge the status quo and through their skills and courage achieved victory both on and off the playing fields of America. This premier volume also includes a bonus true-life memoir from Richard Kellogg recalling his first deer hunting experience with a beloved uncle.ALL AMERICAN SPORTS STORIES is for all sports fans, young and old alike.

DEAD MEN DON'T LIEBy J. Walt LayneX chases after wealthy politicians looking to finance enemy saboteurs and add to their ill-gotten gains.FACE TO FACE WITH AGENT LOKIBy Andy FixSecret Agent X battles his own counterpart, a German spy who is also a master of disguise.DEVIL IN THE DEEP BLUE SEABy Fred Adams Jr.From the early days of Secret Agent X's career, as he battles a sadistic U-Boat commander on the high seas.THE DEATH DUEL OF MADAM ROGUEBy Frank SchildinerAn old enemy from his past threatens to end Secret Agent X's career...and his life.

A TASTE OF FANG & CLAWDeep in the heart of the Caplock Mountains of Nevada a frightening new horror is preying on settlers and prospectors alike. When the entire crew of a mining outfit is found torn to pieces, the U.S. Cavalry is sent to investigate under the command of General Sherman, the famous Civil War tactician. He immediately recruits his former army scouts turned cowpunchers, Durken and McFee, to help ferret out this new threat to frontier settlements.Soon the two cantankerous saddle-mates find themselves caught up between government agents and frightened Indian tribes who warn of an ancient evil returned to plague the white invaders; warriors capable of transforming themselves into beasts!Once again Fred Adams Jr. delivers a gripping weird western that combines the best elements of both western and horror genres to deliver a non-stop action-adventure that will have pulp fans whipping through the pages. Six-Terrors Volume II is a book you won't want to put down.