Bøger af Stephen Barnes

Business is hard! No one ever says it is easy, yet each year thousands of brave people start a business. At almost the same rate each year thousands of businesses fail, get into financial distress, and/or cease operating.

When a retired colleague reveals a possible miscarriage of justice, Detective Chief Inspector Evans is unimpressed. He can see no reason to doubt that Aaron Warner killed his mother Amy, a former rock band vocalist. Detective Sergeant Tessa Turnbull is given two days to disprove the theory that Aaron was innocent but when Amy's fate is linked to a current murder investigation, Evans is forced to think again. Convinced that Aaron was wrongly convicted, Turnbull identifies possible alternative suspects and motives with origins dating back to 1982. But what has made Amy a victim so many years later?

Thorbury Hall, once the centrepiece of the city's new university, lies derelict. No longer home to the University Business School, the hall is fenced off and out of bounds to the students and most of the university staff. When the overgrown grounds become the scene of a murder, the Thorbury City Police are presented with a puzzle. Is there a connection between the young victim and the Earl of Thorbury? Dr Paul Cahill, a former Detective Sergeant turned lecturer, is drawn into the mystery and as the body count increases, Paul and his partner Carol Jones develop a life threatening interest in the hall and its history.

The story focuses on the lives of three main characters; Peter Wells, a naval officer destined for the highest ranks in the Royal Navy. His first marriage failed because of his ambition.

If you're spending too much time working in the business rather than on your business, or if you're not really building a business, just giving yourself a job, then this book is for you.

Pilgrim: A graphic novel about a man on a pilgrimage, for reasons unclear, and to a destination unknown. Prompted by a dream of freedom, he leaves his job and home only to find himself in a pathless desert. He longs for something that he can't quite define, and finds himself in a world of dreams, on a quest that leads him through mysteries and enigmas. Where is he going... and why? "Pilgrim" is the work of Stephen Michael Barnes ("SMB") and is based on sketches from his personal journal. He currently lives and works in Arizona.