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It was a cold and foggy February night in 1983 when a group of armed thieves crept onto Ballymany Stud, near The Curragh in County Kildare, Ireland, to steal Shergar, one of the thoroughbred industry's most renowned stallions. The thieves demanded a hefty ransom for the safe return of one of the most valuable Thoroughbreds in the world, but the ransom was never paid and Shergar's remains have never been found.

Cockpit chaos and classroom camaraderie fuel the entropic adventures of Second Lieutenant Ray Wright and his fellow classmates of UPT Class 88-07 at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Though competing against one another for the flying assignments of their dreams, like the fearsome F-15 and F-16 fighters, a good mission sometimes takes a backseat to a good party or punch line in this classroom of cut-ups. The high stakes, however, loom over Lt. Wright. In a program where one out of three students fails, not everybody who starts UPT will finish it.

Although the presidential election of 1944 placed FDR in the White House for an unprecedented fourth term, historical memory of the election itself has been overshadowed by the war, Roosevelt’s health and his death the following April, Truman's ascendancy, and the decision to drop the atomic bomb. Today most people assume that FDR’s reelection was assured. Yet, as David M. Jordan’s engrossing account reveals, neither the outcome of the campaign nor even the choice of candidates was assured.

How do you make a Deadly Desert? Take a sleepy, border town like Las Cruces, New Mexico. Add three parts each of Mystery, Murder, and Mayhem. Season with True Love and Mirth. Let Steve Hartshorn stir it all up to perfection. Dress it with an ample slice of Unbridled Greed and VOILA you have the perfect Deadly Desert.

In June 1969, Tom Hargrove arrived in Vietnam as a first lieutenant in the US Army. But he wasn’t just there to make war against the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese armies. Hargrove was also there to introduce improved rice varieties into the war-torn region. This unique memoir tells of Hargrove’s efforts to improve the everyday lives of the Vietnamese, even as he was calling in B-52 strikes against opposition forces.

Are you ready for twists, turns, thrills, and chills? This complete set offers Joe C. Ellis's popular Weston Wolf OBX Detective novels: Roanoke Island Murders, The Singer in the Sound, and Kitty Hawk Confidential.

Steve Hartshorn led a charmed life right up until he accidentally crossed paths with the Iguana. One misstep after another left Steve playing defense in a Deadly game of survival. From the desert of New Mexico, to the beaches of the Dominican Republic, and the burrows of New York City, the game became a ‘Deadly Triangle’ of death. The bodies stacked like cord wood until the final showdown. When Steve came face to face with the Iguana.

Ein Juwelenraub in einem benachbarten Museum führt den Dieb auf der Flucht zufällig auf das Gelände der Bärbel-Rapunzel-Grundschule. Hier fühlt sich der Verbrecher erst einmal sicher, denn er trägt als Tarnung ein Kostüm – und auf dem Schulfest sind alle verkleidet. Die Polizei verliert seine Spur. Doch dann entdeckt Chat, das computergesteuerte Lautsprechersystem, eine Spur und alarmiert die Grundschul-Superhelden. In Windeseile schmiedet Caro einen Plan.

ie erste Folge der Grundschule-Superhelden! Ein spannendes Hörspiel für Kinder ab 5 Jahren. Große Aufregung an der Bärbel-Rapunzel-Grundschule. Aus dem benachbarten Zirkus ist ein Löwe ausgebrochen. Als das Tier dann wirklich in unmittelbarer Nähe der Schule auftaucht, werden die Grundschul-Superhelden zu Hilfe gerufen. Anna, Caro, Finn und Jonas haben einzigartige Superkräfte, aber können es die vier Freunde wirklich schaffen den Löwen einzufangen, bevor er Unheil anrichten kann? Die Eingangstür des Schulgebäudes ist weit geöffnet.

Seltsame Ereignisse erschüttern die Bärbel-Rapunzel-Grundschule: Paula stürzt von der Kletterwand, ein massives Regal bricht in der Schulbibliothek zusammen, und ein Brand bricht nahe der Turnhalle aus. Direktor Dobermeier beschuldigt Hausmeister Erwin Maulhart, der von den Kindern Mauli genannt wird, für diese Vorfälle. Die vier Superhelden, fest überzeugt von Maulis Unschuld, können nicht glauben, dass ihr Freund für die Unfälle verantwortlich ist.

Neuigkeiten an der Bärbel-Rapunzel-Grundschule: Um den Unterricht spannender zu gestalten, hat der Musiklehrer Herr Hossbach die Idee, eine Schülerband zu gründen. Mit dieser Band möchte er an einem Musikwettbewerb für Schulen teilnehmen. Alle sind begeistert und Direktor Dobermeier lässt für das Projekt sogar ein Keyboard, ein Schlagzeug, eine E-Gitarre, einen Bass sowie weitere Technik anschaffen. Als wenig später in der Schule eingebrochen wird, werden die Instrumente gestohlen.

This second novel in the Steve Hartshorn Adventures series is set on an overnight Caribbean broadcast cruise ship. Famous radio celebrities are aboard to celebrate the year in radio, including Steve Hartshorn's good friend Neil Stone. Neil convinced Steve to stow away overnight and help him celebrate his award. The cruise runs amuck when there is a murder onboard and Steve and a cast of willing characters pit themselves against the stubborn ship's captain to thwart his attempts to whitewash the murder.

Retired Fort Pierce police detective and beach bar owner Cole Ballinger returns in From Bad to Worse: Sunrise City 2. In this latest installment, Cole is asked by a single mother to look into the disappearance of her only child. Join Cole as he pieces together the clues and quickly discovers why she called him for help and not the police.

After moving into the oldest beachfront home in Kitty Hawk, Senator Reginald Forsythe hires Detective Weston Wolf to watch over his wife. The senator fears his wife may be possessed by the ghost of a woman who built the house back in 1896, Wolf's assignment is to keep Rebecca Winston Forsythe safe and make sure nothing scandalous happens that would jeopardize Forsythe's political career. Wolf soon discovers the case is more problematic than he ever imagined.

Claire Ingram hasn’t been back to her family’s estate in Falls Village since that summer before she went off to college to study fashion and design. It was the same summer she lost her virginity to a man older than her, a man she had fallen in love with, but knew their taboo relationship would only bring more rumors and speculation to her family. Now grown and returning to the place where she became a woman, Claire hadn’t expected her past to be waiting there for her. The Feud of Falls Village is about to debut in town and tell the story Hollywood created.

The novel opens with the teenage protagonist suddenly awakening to find himself in a state mental institution, one that looks more like a prison than a hospital. When he demands to know why he is being held against his will, none of the hospital personnel give him a straight answer. To make matters worse, he realizes he has a serious case of amnesia, especially when he is asked to recount any details about a tragic incident that occurred on Hampton Road.

After a police officer's family is taken hostage, he faces a deadly choice: One of his family members will live, and the other will die. He must make the decision, and time is running out. Homicide Investigators Vincent Falcone and Farrah Richards take the case, and a team is assembled. Every effort is made to catch the psychopath before the next murder. The killer makes mistakes; it's almost as if getting caught doesn’t matter. But can they reach him in time?

A casual trip to Puerto Rico. Fun, sun, and hot senoritas. What could possibly go wrong? Everything. A Spanish Don gets whacked. We get blamed for it. The cops, the mob, and even the cigar lady over on Esmeralda Avenue are out to kill us. We barely escape from the El Conquistador hotel with the cloths on our back. Wet bathing suits, no less. We’re not alter boys. I mean, we’ve left a few bloodstains on the wall. But we had no part in this tropical execution. But come hell or high water, we were going to even the score.

While her mother had been alive, Cindi had not been allowed to see her father. Now that she is alone, she is determined to get to know her father again. She accepts an invitation to fly half-way across the country to visit the Louisiana home shared by her father and his fiancée. Upon her arrival at the home, named Always Magnolia, Cindi is greeted by the caretaker, Dell, a handsome young man with chiseled features. Dell’s casual air is disconcerting, and Cindi finds herself wanting to know more about him.

A riveting story of greed, addiction, and betrayal. Some say a curse was born when the bodies of six children were uncovered in the small town of East Durham, and after a series of mysterious tragedies, Ben Flowers is starting to believe it. What begins as a streamlined plot to seek revenge on those responsible for the horrendous crimes evolves into a nightmarish slip up of fatalities, and a whirlwind chase to find the killer.