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A Void in Hearts (The Brady Coyne Mysteries #7)
by William G. TapplyBoston lawyer Brady Coyne investigates the death of a shady private detective in a mystery with &“complications of the heart as compelling as clues&” (Publishers Weekly). Les Katz may well be scum. A private detective, he does not hesitate to take the case when a Farrah Fawcett look-alike hires him to tail her husband. The photos he secures suggest the man is cheating on his wife, but they aren&’t definitive. Rather than disappoint his client, he contacts her man and offers to sell him the pictures. Katz considers this a charitable act, but to his attorney, Brady Coyne, it looks an awful lot like blackmail. Brady tells Katz to give the money back, fully expecting to be ignored. But when Katz is killed in a hit-and-run, he realizes blackmail wasn&’t the PI&’s only mistake: Les Katz was murdered to protect a terrible secret—and a conspiracy that goes far beyond a single cheating husband.
Void Moon
by Michael ConnellyNew York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly writes novels of brilliantly original suspense. In this electrifying tour de force, he takes us into a world of extremes: too much criminality, too much money, and too many ways to die. In L.A. Cassie Black is another beautiful woman in a Porsche: except Cassie just did six years in prison and still has "outlaw juice" flowing in her veins. Now Cassie is returning to her old profession, taking down a money man in Vegas. But the perfect heist goes very wrong, and suddenly Cassie is on the run--with a near-psychotic Vegas "fixer" killing everyone who knew about the job. Between Cassie and the man hunting her are a few last secrets: like who really set up the job, why Cassie had to take the change, and how, in the end, it might all be a matter of the moon...
Void Moon
by Michael ConnellyA brilliant, high-tension thriller set in the glittery, surreal worlds of Las Vegas casinos, from the bestselling author of THE LINCOLN LAWYER.A young woman finds herself caught up in a heist which may cost her the one thing she values more than her life... Ex-con Cassie Black planned to see out her parole quietly - but things rarely go to plan. She was lured back to the criminal profession she gave up - as professional thief in Vegas casinos, robbing gamblers of their winnings - by a proposition that is just too good to miss. The job goes as planned, except that the target has too much money. It can only mean someone very powerful is going to be very angry indeed. Cassie finds herself on the run from a killer who seems to know her every move in advance. Worse still, he is closing in on the one thing Cassie will do anything to protect.
Void Moon
by Michael ConnellyA brilliant, high-tension thriller set in the glittery, surreal worlds of Las Vegas casinos, from the bestselling author of THE LINCOLN LAWYER.A young woman finds herself caught up in a heist which may cost her the one thing she values more than her life... Ex-con Cassie Black planned to see out her parole quietly - but things rarely go to plan. She was lured back to the criminal profession she gave up - as professional thief in Vegas casinos, robbing gamblers of their winnings - by a proposition that is just too good to miss. The job goes as planned, except that the target has too much money. It can only mean someone very powerful is going to be very angry indeed. Cassie finds herself on the run from a killer who seems to know her every move in advance. Worse still, he is closing in on the one thing Cassie will do anything to protect.
The Void Protocol: Panacea, The God Gene, The Void Protocol (The ICE Sequence #3)
by F. Paul WilsonIn The Void Protocol, New York Times bestselling author F. Paul Wilson concludes his medical thriller trilogy featuring Rick Hayden and Laura Fanning as they confront the entities responsible for the supernatural events of Panacea and The God Gene.Something sits in a bunker lab buried fifty feet below the grounds of Lakehurst Naval Air Station.The product of the Lange-Tür technology confiscated from the Germans after World War II occupies a chamber of steel-reinforced ballistic glass. Despite experimentation for nearly three-quarters of a century, no one knows what it is, but illegal human research reveals what it can do. Humans with special abilities have been secretly collected—abilities that can only have come from whatever occupies the underground bunker in Lakehurst.And so it sits, sequestered on the edge of the New Jersey Pine Barrens, slowly changing the world.F. Paul Wilson is the winner of the Career Achievement in Thriller Fiction in the 2017 RT Reviewers' Choice Best Book AwardsThe ICE Sequence#1 Panacea#2 The God Gene#3 The Void ProtocolAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
A Void the Size of the World
by Rachele AlpineA haunting novel about a girl who must face the consequences after her actions indirectly lead to her sister’s disappearance.Rhylee didn’t mean to kiss her sister’s boyfriend. At least, not the first time. But it doesn’t matter, because her sister, Abby, caught them together, ran into the dark woods behind their house…and never came home. As evidence mounts that something terrible has happened to Abby, no one wants to face the truth. Rhylee can’t bring herself to admit what she’s done: that she is the reason her sister ran away. Now Tommy, Abby’s boyfriend, is the prime suspect in her disappearance, and Rhylee’s world has been turned upside down. Slowly, Rhylee’s family is breaking—their lives center on the hope that Abby will return. Rhylee knows they need to face the truth and begin healing—but how can they, when moving on feels like a betrayal? And how do you face the guilt of wishing a person gone…when they actually disappear?
The Void Trilogy 3-Book Bundle: The Dreaming Void, The Temporal Void, The Evolutionary Void (Commonwealth: The Void Trilogy)
by Peter F. HamiltonPeter F. Hamilton's extraordinary far-future epics recall the golden age of science fiction, as practiced by Isaac Asimov and Robert Heinlein. Nowhere is that legacy more in evidence than in The Void Trilogy. Taking place twelve hundred years after the events of Hamilton's Commonwealth novels, The Dreaming Void, The Temporal Void, and The Evolutionary Void are Hamilton at his most ambitious and daringly imaginative--and now all three are together for the first time in this addictive eBook bundle. Contains an exhilarating preview of Peter F. Hamilton's highly anticipated novel, The Abyss Beyond Dreams, set in the same universe as The Void Trilogy. THE DREAMING VOID THE TEMPORAL VOID THE EVOLUTIONARY VOID The year is 3589. At the very heart of the galaxy is the Void, a self-contained microuniverse that cannot be stopped as it expands in all directions, consuming everything in its path. Even the oldest and most technologically advanced of the galaxy's sentient races, the Raiel, do not know its origin or its purpose. Then Inigo, an astrophysicist, begins having vivid dreams. Inside the Void, Inigo sees paradise. Thanks to the gaiafield, a neural entanglement wired into most humans, those dreams are shared by hundreds of millions--and a religion, the Living Dream, is born, with Inigo as its prophet. But then he vanishes. A new wave of dreams broadcast by an unknown Second Dreamer serves as the impetus for a massive Pilgrimage into the Void, which could trigger an accelerated devourment phase that will swallow up thousands of worlds. Thus begins a desperate race to find Inigo and avert catastrophe. Praise for The Void Trilogy The Dreaming Void "Peter F. Hamilton is the owner of the most powerful imagination in science fiction, author of immense, complex far-future sagas. The Dreaming Void is his best yet."--Ken Follett "A real spellbinder from a master storyteller . . . dozens of scenarios, a surprisingly well-delineated cast of thousands, plotting enough to delight the most Machiavellian of readers."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Amazing storytelling . . . Hamilton is the clear heir to Heinlein in my view."--Marc Andreessen, founder, Netscape The Temporal Void "Fusing elements of hard SF with adventure fantasy tropes, Hamilton has singlehandedly raised the bar for grand-scale speculative storytelling."--Publishers Weekly "A great, sprawling, ripping yarn reminiscent of Golden Age Science Fiction."--SF Crowsnest "A gripping story, with the fates of two universes at stake."--SF Site The Evolutionary Void "Satisfying and powerful . . . Space Opera doesn't get much more epic than Peter F. Hamilton, something proven in spades in The Evolutionary Void."--SFFWorld "Spiced with plenty of action and intrigue."--San Jose Mercury News "The author's mastery of the art of the 'big story' earns him a place among the leading authors of dynastic SF."--Library Journal
Voie-moi (Aveugle #1)
by Lexy Timms« Parfois, le cœur voit ce qui est invisible aux yeux. » Bree savourait les joies de son existence. Elle sortait, surfait, peignait et aidait des associations caritatives locales. Elle avait beaucoup d’amies et entretenait une relation sérieuse. Jusqu’à ce que sa vie s’arrête brusquement. Après une rupture difficile, elle est victime d’un accident de voiture et perd la vue à la suite d’un traumatisme contondant au visage. Elle devrait s’estimer heureuse, elle le sait. Elle aurait pu perdre la vie. Mais maintenant, tout est plongé dans le noir et elle ne peut voir la beauté du monde qu’elle sait être là, mais qu’elle ne peut atteindre. À présent, elle déteste sa vie. Quels que soient les efforts de ses amies et de son père pour l’aider à revivre. Lorsque son père engage un aide-soignant pour s’occuper d’elle, Bree est furieuse. Elle a besoin de retrouver la vue, pas d’un baby-sitter. Et elle ne va pas passer chaque minute à en vouloir à tout le monde et à détester sa vie.
The Volcano of Doom (Accidental Detectives #1)
by Sigmund BrouwerON A VACATION IN PARADISE, WHAT CAN GO WRONG? RICKY KIDD'S family and his friends are in Hawaii for Easter break, and it promises to be the vacation of a lifetime. But when a shark-fishing trip turns into a hair-raising experience, Ricky isn't sure whom to trust. Mike's discovery of an ancient Japanese statue causes even more confusion. And then there is that white-haired guy who keeps showing up.... Meanwhile, other strange things keep happening, especially when their host, Norbert, disappears just a week before his wedding! The statue holds the key to unraveling the mystery, but when it is stolen from them, it seems their last clue has disappeared. Ricky and his friends need to solve this mystery soon--otherwise they may become shark bait! IS THERE A CONNECTION BETWEEN NORBERT AND THE WHITE-HAIRED GUY? IS THE JAPANESE STATUE REAL, OR JUST A CLEVER FAKE? WHAT SECRETS IS NORBERT HIDING? Juvenile Fiction Ages 8-13
Voléngaros
by Evridiki ManteliDos periodistas ingleses viajan a Serbia con una tarea: cubrir la expedición arqueológica de un equipo de investigadores griegos. Su destino es una antigua iglesia ortodoxa en ruinas, ligada a una serie de leyendas y extraños sucesos. Los locales afirman que cada año, durante el solsticio de invierno, de dicha iglesia surgen los misteriosos voléngaros, los enviados de san Blas, que portan consigo la muerte y el renacimiento. Mientras nuestros héroes intentan arrojar un poco de luz sobre el misterio de estas extrañas criaturas, emergen antiguos secretos que les obligan a afrontar su pasado, así como todo aquello de lo que intentaron escapar durante toda una vida.
Volk: A Novel of Radiant Abomination (The Book of the Juke Series #2)
by David NickleThe sequel to Eutopia is &“a nailbiter . . . that is spooky as hell, a critical and sharp demolition of Lovecraft&’s own romanticization of eugenics&” (Cory Doctorow, Boing Boing). In Eutopia, an orphaned farm boy and a black physician came face to face with monsters both human—American eugenicists—and inhuman—a parasite called the Juke. Volk is &“another dive into the horrific . . . a dazzling horror novel that&’s unafraid to ask questions and leave some of them unanswered&” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). At the dawn of the twentieth century, Dr. Andrew Waggoner and Jason Thistledown made it out of the Idaho town of Eliada alive—but so did the Juke . . . Now, in 1931 Europe, there are those who seek to resurrect the philosophy of the founders of Eliada. Deep in the Bavarian mountains, research has begun on the creature whose seductive poison can be used in the Nazis&’ quest for a master race. Still struggling with the aftershocks of their encounters with the Juke, Dr. Waggoner has become the head of a secret society in Paris dedicated to the monster&’s destruction, while Thistledown is a veteran World War I pilot. Drawn back together to fight the evil that is brewing, they will be forced to confront the diabolical plans of those who will stop at nothing to reshape humanity—and the one being capable of destroying it completely . . . &“The most intellectually provocative horror novel of the twenty-first century.&” —Toronto Star &“[Volk] cements David Nickle&’s reputation as one of the leaders of his generation of writers.&” —John Langan, award-winning author of The Fisherman
Volk's Game
by Brent GhelfiA firefight reverberates through Moscow's dark, rain- soaked streets, screams echoing in the air. the gunmen melt away into the night. Two men are dead, yet the targets are not what they seem.
Volksjustiz - Der lange Weg zur Gerechtigkeit (Book one of a Trilogy #1)
by Dieter RudolphDie fortlaufende Geschichte eines Mörders, der weiterhin die Welt von Menschen befreien will, die als unerwünscht gelten, weil sie Sünden begangen haben, die nicht vergeben werden sollten; sein Ziel sind verurteilte Pädophile! Nach Ansicht unseres Mörders sind einige Jahre im Gefängnis, oft im offenen Vollzug - was manche als luxuriöses Leben bezeichnen - keine ausreichende Strafe. Er plant die Morde genau so, dass die Justiz keinen Anhaltspunkt und kaum Ideen hat, wie die Mordserie beendet werden kann. Und diesem Ziel räumt sie absolute Priorität ein. Der Fall ist für die Polizei in doppelter Hinsicht frustrierend, da der Mörder von der Bevölkerung als Richter der Menschheit gefeiert wird. Die Liste der Kandidaten, denen "Volksjustiz" widerfahren soll, scheint endlos zu sein.
Volksjustiz - Der lange Weg zur Gerechtigkeit: Zweites Buch einer Trilogie
by Dieter RudolphDieses Buch ist ein fiktionales Werk. Namen, Charaktere, Örtlichkeiten, Ereignisse und dergleichen sind der Phantasie des Autors entsprungen oder werden fiktiv verwendet. Ähnlichkeiten mit Orten, Ereignissen sowie lebenden oder verstorbenen Personen sind rein zufällig. Genannte Straßennamen, Städte oder Orte sollen den Lesern ein realistischeres Gefühl vermitteln; sie spielen weder in diesem noch in den folgenden Büchern auf Ereignisse an, die sich zu dieser Zeit zugetragen haben, noch auf Orte, die die Leser möglicherweise kennen. Die Orte werden nach dem Zufallsprinzip und aus dem Wissensschatz des Autors oder anderer Medien ausgewählt. Alle Rechte vorbehalten, einschließlich des Rechts auf Vervielfältigung des Buches im Ganzen oder in Teilen in jeglicher Form.
Volksjustiz - Der lange Weg zur Gerechtigkeit: Zweites Buch Einer Trilogie
by Dieter RudolphDie Geschichte eines Killers, der seine Mission fortsetzt, die Welt von Menschen zu befreien, die er für unerwünscht hält, weil sie Sünden begangen haben, die die Gesellschaft niemals vergeben sollte. David Black hat nun schon seit langer Zeit keine Morde mehr begangen. Doch seine Überzeugung hat sich nie geändert. Ein kürzlich erschienener Bericht veranlasste ihn zum Überdenken, und er beschließt, seinen Kampf gegen verurteilte Pädophile wieder aufzunehmen! Nach Ansicht unseres Mörders sind einige Jahre im Gefängnis, oft im offenen Vollzug - was manche als luxuriöses Leben bezeichnen - keine ausreichende Strafe für Pädophile. Für ihn ist es das Allerwichtigste, die Morde so zu planen, dass die Justiz keine Anhaltspunkte und kaum Ideen hat, wie die Mordserie beendet werden kann. Der Fall ist für die Polizei in doppelter Hinsicht frustrierend, da der Mörder von der Bevölkerung als Richter der Menschheit gefeiert wird. Die Liste der Kandidaten, denen "Volksjustiz" widerfahren soll, scheint endlos zu sein. Folgende Notiz wurde auf den Leichen aller unerwünschten Personen hinterlassen: Vergebung ist keine Option! Auf Gottes Anweisung hin habe ich unsere Welt von dieser Person befreit, wobei meine Maßnahmen von seiner Kirche finanziert wurden. Diejenigen, die damit einverstanden sind, spenden bitte 5,00 £ zusätzlich bei der nächsten Kollekte in der Kirche, die sie besuchen. Gottes Wille ist geschehen.
VOLUME III - CONSPIRAÇÃO - HOMEM EM FUGA
by Baron Alexander Deschauer Simone ValiceliDescrição do livro: A Regra de Ouro: Quem tem o ouro, dita as regras Em um mundo pós-ouro, aquele que controla as finanças dita as regras. Acidentalmente, o detetive Warren Clog da CIA descobre uma conspiração que não faz sentido a não ser para os pais de Jack, um jovem universitário. Quando os pais dele fogem, Jack é arrastado para uma conspiração mundial para tentar salvar seus pais e a ele mesmo. O que está em jogo não é nada menos que a estabilidade de um mundo livre.
Volver
by Toni MorrisonEl cuerpo de un amigo destrozado por la metralla, la voz de un hombre que pide clemencia, la mano de una niña que asoma escarbando entre la basura para encontrar algo de comer...Hay imágenes que vuelven una y otra vez a la mente de Frank Money, un veterano de la guerra de Corea que ahora vuelve a Estados Unidos en busca de olvido y afecto.Corren los años cincuenta del siglo pasado y las heridas de Frank no son solo físicas: su patria es racista, su familia ha acumulado mucho odio, y el regreso parece más un camino hacia el infierno que una vuelta al hogar. Su destino es Georgia porque Frank quiere rescatar y devolver a casa a su hermana Cee, casada con un chulo que la abandonó a los pocos días de la boda, y empleada en casa de un médico sin escrúpulos.Es la determinación por salvar a esa mujer frágil lo que llevará a Frank a asumir sus culpas y saldar cuentas con lo que fue su vida. Ahí, en ese ir y venir de emociones hondas , brilla el talento de Toni Morrison, una mujer que lleva el dolor en la punta de los dedos y lo gobierna con pocas y buenas palabras.«A mis ochenta y un años, me siento atenta, vital, yo diría que espléndida... cuando escribo.»Toni Morrison
Volver a Morir
by Rosana UbanellTras la muerte de un prestigioso veterinario de Miami, su viuda descubre que no es la única que llora al difunto y que hay muchas lagunas que desconocía en el pasado de su marido. Las dudas la llevarán a contratar a Nelson Montero, un detective privado de origen cubano para que investigue lo que cada vez tiene menos sentido. Nelson y su amigo el hacker Teo Osorio irán descubriendo una serie de sospechosas pistas de origen incierto regadas por todo Miami. Una trepidante aventura que revelará, poco a poco, uno de los secretos mejor guardados de la historia contemporánea, manteniendo al lector en suspense desde la primera a la última página. “Una novela exquisita, llena de misterio, suspense y humor. ¡Rosana Ubanell es una revelación!” --Andrés Oppenheimer, autor del best seller Basta de historias y columnista del Miami Herald. Volver a morir (Dead Again) After the death of a prestigious Miami veterinarian, the widow discovers that she is not the only one crying the deceased and that there are many gaps in her husband past that she did not know. She decides to hire Cuban-American private detective Nelson Montero to investigate. Nelson and his friend the hacker Teo Osorio will discover a series of suspicious clues scattered throughout Miami. The colorful world of Cuban Americans in Miami takes shape within a seasoned stage on which the plot unfolds dotted with international ramifications not only in Florida but also in Mexico, Argentina and implications of the U. S. and Cuban governments. A thrilling adventure that will reveal, little by little, one of the best kept secrets in modern history, keeping the reader in suspense from the first to the last page. “An exquisite novel, full of mystery, suspense and humor. Rosana Ubanell is a revelation!” – Andres Oppenheimer, author of the bestseller “Basta de historias” and columnist for The Miami Herald. .
Volverás a Alaska
by Kristin HannahDe la autora del best seller internacional El Ruiseñor, una épica historia de amor, pérdida y supervivencia que celebra la resistencia del espíritu humano y la inquebrantable fuerza de las mujeres. Alaska, 1974. Indómita. Impredecible. Y para una familia en crisis, la prueba definitiva. Ernt Allbright vuelve de la guerra de Vietnam convertido en un hombre distinto. Incapaz de mantener un trabajo, toma una decisión impulsiva: toda su familia comenzará una nueva vida en la salvaje Alaska, la última frontera. Con apenas 13 años, su hija Leni ansía encontrar su lugar en el mundo, mientras que su mujer, Cora, estaría dispuesta a cualquier cosa por el hombre al que ama, aunque eso signifique seguirle en su aventura hacia lo desconocido. En una inhóspita y remota esquina del país, los Allbright encontrarán una pequeña comunidad de hombres aguerridos y mujeres aún más fuertes en la que labrarse un nuevo futuro. Allí, Leni tendrá que madurar muy deprisa, enfrentándose al desafío de una naturaleza desmesurada y cruel, a lo que oculta su propia familia y a la tormentosa relación de sus padres. Pero cuando el invierno llegue y el frío y la oscuridad lo invadan todo, madre e hija descubrirán que, en un entorno hostil, nadie puede salvarte más que tú mismo. Reseñas:«Una novela que emocionará a los fans de Kristin Hannah con su mezcla de tragedia griega, historia a lo Romeo y Julieta y tensiones familiares# Una obra magistral.»Kirkus «Los fans de Hannah saborearán la inteligencia de la historia y la irrompible conexión entre una madre y su hija.»Library Journal «Hannah evoca vívidamente la belleza natural y los peligros de Alaska y dibuja un potente retrato de una familia en crisis y de una comunidad que se enfrenta al cambio.»Booklist
Voodoo Die: Number 33 in Series (The Destroyer #33)
by Warren Murphy Richard SapirThe small Caribbean nation of Baqia becomes a major international player when a local doctor develops a new weapon with terrifying implications. General Corazon, Baqia's greedy dictator and local cult leader, now controls a weapon deadlier than any known to man. The Mung Machine's monumental killing capacity has all the major superpowers scrambling, as General Corazon is ready to sell to the highest bidder. The Chinese, the Russians and the CIA all vie for control of the Mung Machine. At the same time, top-secret government agency CURE's very own deadly weapons, Remo and Chiun, make their way to Baqia where, to their horror, they discover nuclear warheads aimed at the United States. The mad dictator Corazon must be stopped, but has the Destroyer finally met his match? Breathlessly action-packed and boasting a winning combination of thrills, humour and mysticism, the Destroyer is one of the bestselling series of all time.
Voodoo Die (Destroyer, #33)
by Richard Sapir Warren MurphyRemo and Chiun replace the CIA in the Caribbean and wind up fighting a Communist/witchcraft conspiracy! Black Magic When Reverend Prescott Plumber goes to the island of Bagia in the Caribbean to save souls and bodies, he discovers a fantastic happy drug the natives call "mung". However, when it's shot with radiation, it turns people into puddles. It's deadly. And so is pro-Communist Generalissimo Sacrist Corazon - President for Life of the island - when he gets his hands on the Mung Machine and aims it at innocent Reverend Plumber. Suddenly, the world is beating a path to Corazon's palace door. They've heard about the mung device and everyone wants to have at it - the Chinese, the Russians, the CIA. That's where Remo Williams, the Destroyer, and his teacher, Chiun, come in. But even they are stumped when Comrade Corazon not only manipulates Russia and China into building competing missile bases on Bagia - he also starts casting spells, as chief priest of voodoo, their way. As a last-ditch equal opportunity gesture, the CIA sends in lovely and black Ruby Gonzalez, quite capable of casting her own spells. But even her black magic may not be able to save Remo and Chiun from Corazon's deadly tar pits and the United States from total nuclear extinction!
Voodoo Eyes
by Nick StoneMeet the man with the voodoo eyes:Solomon Boukman. He'd used voodoo, black magic, and extreme violence to control his people, and to keep anyone who ever heard his name in a state of fear. He'd zombified his enemies with potions and hypnosis and used them as his very own suicide killers. Some said he was the earthly incarnation of Baron Samedi, the voodoo god of death; others said he was The Devil incarnate...Meet his nemesis:For private eye Max Mingus, Boukman has been the cause of unthinkable personal tragedy and professional torment. And when he uncovers a labyrinthine web of death and deceit stretching from the Miami jetset to sinister Cuban slums, the voodoo eyes of Boukman are never far from his mind. But how can Mingus stop him without losing his life, and the lives of those he loves?Meet a thriller that will haunt your dreams.
Voodoo Eyes
by Nick StoneMeet the man with the voodoo eyes:Solomon Boukman. He'd used voodoo, black magic, and extreme violence to control his people, and to keep anyone who ever heard his name in a state of fear. He'd zombified his enemies with potions and hypnosis and used them as his very own suicide killers. Some said he was the earthly incarnation of Baron Samedi, the voodoo god of death; others said he was The Devil incarnate...Meet his nemesis:For private eye Max Mingus, Boukman has been the cause of unthinkable personal tragedy and professional torment. And when he uncovers a labyrinthine web of death and deceit stretching from the Miami jetset to sinister Cuban slums, the voodoo eyes of Boukman are never far from his mind. But how can Mingus stop him without losing his life, and the lives of those he loves?Meet a thriller that will haunt your dreams.
Voodoo in Haiti
by Alfred Métraux Hugo CharterisVoodoo in Haiti is a masterwork of observation and description by one of the most distinguished anthropologists of the twentieth century. Alfred Métraux has written a rich and lasting study of the lives and rituals of the Haitian mambos and adepts, and of the history and origins of their religion. It is an accurate and engaging account of one of the most fascinating and misunderstood cultures in the world."Métraux's book is a landmark in the serious study of Afro-Atlantic religion. The breadth and subtlety of its approach is such that it remains an essential classic of Afro-American ethnology."--Robert Farris Thompson, professor of art history, Yale University, author of Flash of the Spirit"This is a work deserving of wide readership, and assured of it by its understanding and appeal."--Library Journal"This book gives what is surely the most authoritative general account of that complex of belief and practice called vaudou available in the literature....No other observer of vaudou has contributed to its study the exquisite documentation of detail that marks the work of Alfred Métraux."--Sidney W. Mintz, professor of anthropology, Johns Hopkins University
The Voodoo Plot (Hardy Boys Mystery Stories #72)
by Franklin W. DixonFrom the back of the book: HARDY BOYS 72 FRANKLIN W. DIXON The Mardi Gras is in full swing, with Frank and Joe in New Orleans to enjoy the festivities. But they have little time to participate in the celebration. A clue to the rash of burglaries taking place in their home-town of Bayport has sent them to the exciting city, where they get involved in a deadly voodoo cult. When their adversaries harass the boys in an attempt to cover up their criminal activities, Frank, Joe. and Chet must use all of their skills to outwit the thieves and their elaborate scheme.