The story of a young six-year-old boy, Quy, separated from his family as they are fleeing Vietnam to begin a new life in Canada. Twenty years later his mother still lives in hope of finding him. Meanwhile Quy, now a dangerous criminal,...
Criminals
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Author:Brand, DionneSummary: -
Author:Phillips, GarySummary:O'Conner needs a place to hole up after an especially bloody job. Tooling his sputtering motorcycle into the suburban community of Willow Ridge, he expects to find a place of refuge. Instead, he tumbles headfirst into a world of...
- Author:Pearson, Ryne DouglasSummary:
An artful criminal is hell-bent on killing his way to the top of the FBI's Top Ten Most Wanted List, in this electrifying tale of madness and murder.
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Author:Knowles, MikeSummary:Full of gory conflict, these three whodunits offer nonstop action, savage violence, and an unforgettable cast of characters
The Wilson Mystery Omnibus brings together Mike Knowles’s first three...
- Author:O'Faolain, NualaSummary:
Nuala O'Faolain branches into new territory with her biography of the infamous Irish-American prostitute and thief, Chicago May. O'Faolain uses May's autobiography, primary sources from the turn of the 19th century and...
- Author:Meyers, Randy SusanSummary:
When her mother throws her father out, young Lulu is told never to let him in again. But Lulu disobeys, and the consequences are heartbreaking. Lulu's mother ends up killed, and Lulu and her sister Merry are orphaned. Now, as the...
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Author:Berry, JedediahSummary: - Author:Smith, BarbaraSummary:
When Albert Johnson, the Mad Trapper of Rat River, was gunned down in February 1932, he went to his death without anyone knowing who he really was—most people believed the name "Albert Johnson" was an alias. He'd eluded a well-organized...
- Author:Swinson, KikiSummary:
Presents two novellas starring young women hustling their way to the top of the game through daring robbery schemes.
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Author:RANKIN, IanSummary:Det. Insp. Rebus is buried under a pile of paperwork generated by his investigations into a suspected war criminal. But an escalating dispute between the upstart Tommy Telford and the head of a local gang gives Rebus an escape clause....
- Author:Anderson, Frank W.Summary:
Albert Johnson was a loner, a deadly shot, who in 1932 triggered a gruelling manhunt that has become an Arctic legend. For over six weeks, amid blizzards and numbing cold, he eluded a posse of trappers, First Nations and RCMP, who for...
- Author:Ryan, ChrisSummary:
The Mounties don’t always get their man.
There is a folk legend living in Bay Bulls, on the Southern Shore of Newfoundland, by the name of Leo Crockwell. He ranks up there with legends like D. B. Cooper and Albert Johnson, the...
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Author:Pacholik, BarbSummary: -
Author:Colfer, EoinSummary:Colfer adds an entirely new chapter to the adventures and misadventures of Daniel McEvoy, the down-on-his-luck Irish bouncer at a seedy New Jersey bar who, with the help of a motley crew of unlikely characters, solved a bizarre string...
- Author:Yarrow, JoyceSummary:
Roped into helping her émigré stepfather Nikolai escape the clutches of a ruthless blackmailer, Jo Epstein must enter a world where criminals enforce a 19th century code of honor, threats arrive inside traditional Matryoshka (nesting)...
- Author:St. James, Morgan, Rowe, CarolineSummary:
Who's ripping off the Federal prison system — and how? A funny crime caper with a diabolically clever scam. Thirty-something Kimberly was living the good life with a great executive job, a wardrobe to die for and a hot, young boyfriend...
- Author:Houdini, HarrySummary:
Harry Houdini, master illusionist and contortionist, unmasks the various ways that criminals take advantage of their victims.
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Author:Kalteis, DietrichSummary:A fast, powerful read full of action, twists, and dark humour Bounty Hunter Karl Morgen goes after Miro Knotts on a skipped bond, finding the dope dealer wrapped around an underaged girl at a rave in Seattle. Dragging Miro in the hard...
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Author:Madden, StaceySummary:A dark debut from a rising literary talent
Brandon Galloway is a 29–year–old nobody, fumbling between dead–end jobs in a town full of drunks and prostitutes. When he lands a position with a pest control company...
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Author:Battershill, AndrewSummary:Most of the things Pillow really liked to do were obviously morally wrong. He wasn't an idiot; clearly it was wrong to punch people in the face for money. But there had been an art to it, and it had been thrilling and thoughtful for him...
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