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When Rob Stone gives a ride to a woman on the run, he has unwittingly crossed a drugs cartel. With the DEA, FBI, and local cops closing in on America's most wanted, it's time for Stone to stop running and start fighting. But south of the border on the cartel's own terms, the fight is altogether more brutal....

1966. England wins the soccer World Cup. Same night, a barmaid's body is discovered near an abandoned lighthouse. Two more murders follow; all remain unsolved. 2005. DI Andy Ross is called in when a disturbingly similar series of murders begins in the same location. If their estimates are correct, Ross and his team have one week to solve the case before the next lighthouse murder takes place.

As the late night train from Manchester to Liverpool approaches the city, it hits the body of a man. After the police look into the case, they learn that the man was a well-known movie director—of the adult variety.

A new game reserve in South Africa plays host to six people all connected to the mysterious owner. But why are they all here? And how will they survive the weekend?

The world’s biggest football club comes under scrutiny like no other sporting institution on earth. Yet how did Manchester United become the global behemoth it is? And how and why did Matt Busby take the club to the summit of the game—and build an empire that lasted for decades? Football, Taught By Matt Busby delves into the DNA of Manchester United, the world’s most famous football club, exploring the identity and philosophy of the team from its beginnings in Newton Heath to its global prominence today.

When a monk is found poisoned at the St. Emma’s Priory, the Chief Constable—a friend of the Prior—insists that Andy Ross and his team handle the investigation. The case turns out to be more complex than they first thought. After a second victim is found with a pitchfork thrust through his body, Ross discovers that to solve the case, they must reopen a cold case from years ago. When connections to the old East German Secret Police—the Stasi—are revealed, Ross realizes that nothing is as it seems in The Mersey Monastery Murders.

English countryside, 1958. The idyllic village of Olney has stood in its peaceful location for over 900 years. Until one day, when two teenage boys are struck by a mysterious illness. The newly arrived Doctor Hilary Newton suspects a common flu to be the cause of their malady. Before long, the doctor and residents of Olney are plunged into a nightmare, as the disease ravages the local population. Despite the doctors employing the latest medicine available, the death toll keeps rising.

Alongside Sir Matt Busby and Sir Alex Ferguson, nobody in the long history of Manchester United is as important as Jimmy Murphy. As legendary Manchester United manager Busby lay in an oxygen tent in his hospital bed, recovering from the horror of the Munich plane crash, he clutched the friend of his close friend and faithful right-hand-man Murphy. Murphy stepped into Busby’s shoes and answered United’s call in their hour of need. More than that, he provided the spark which would see a phoenix spectacularly rise from the flames.

Forty years on from the Falklands Conflict, veteran Paul Cardin reflects on his own experiences while asking probing questions about what really went on before, during and after those 74 days of hostility. As a 22-year-old radio operator in the Royal Navy, Paul was stationed on HMS Yarmouth when it was anchored in San Carlos Bay, known colloquially as Bomb Alley. During his time there, he saw ships being bombed and sunk and watched his friends and comrades being injured and killed.

An alternative and fictional build up to the events of the great fire of London. Despite warnings that fire would devastate the great City of London, little was done, and when the perfect combination of events conspired, tragedy struck. Using some true times, dates, locations and characters along with a liberal sprinkling of creative narration, Moorcroft delivers yet another masterpiece of short read alternate history reading for your delight.

When we moved into the wild, the wild moved into us. When a troubled advertising salesman loses his job, the fragile wall between his public and private personas comes tumbling down. Fleeing his debtors, Adam abandons his family and takes to sleeping rough in a local park, where a fraternity of homeless men befriend him.

A vicious killer is on the hunt for his next victim and CID Inspector Prav Shira is fatigued by the lack of progress. With reluctance he brings in psychologist Dr. Arliss Grey to aide in the investigation. But Arliss is a woman plagued by her own demons, and wrought by a dark secret from her past what she soon uncovers brings her closer to a sinister conspiracy that weaves itself into the halls of power.

Entrepreneurs start their business with dreams of success, freedom, and autonomy. However, the daily grind of business management and a tendency to carry the entire burden of growth alone results in business owners marrying their business. Shape your business and regain your personal freedom through dynamic new management techniques shared by Dr. Brad Poppie in The New Intrapreneur.

Creating and Sustaining Unstoppable Business Momentum reveals business information that should be mandatory and is not taught in universities and business schools today. Dr. Brad Poppie shares his wisdom and knowledge, gained through years of trial testing practices and strategies in his own businesses. He will show you how to avoid getting eaten by the hungry competitive sharks. For any business to be successful, there are there are essential elements and beliefs that must be in place. Forming and running a business can deliver personal freedom.

Sarajevo, June 1914. As Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, tours Bosnia, dark forces are at work to free the Southern Slavs from Vienna. An extraordinary sequence of mistakes and mishaps is fated to change the world forever, and one man stands in the midst of it all. In the space of 24 hours, history stumbles wounded and delirious as the world descends inexorably into a war that will encompass the globe. Seen through the eyes of the key players, this is the story of that terrible day when destiny closed its eyes.

Ever wondered what would happen if mom went back to work and dad stayed home with the baby? The award-winning Daddy Day Care is an outrageously funny and honest account of what happens when one dad stays at home for six months to bring up his baby daughter. Aimed at dads (and curious moms), Daddy Day Care offers a truly alternative look at the poo-soaked chaos of full-time childcare.

Two hundred years later, on the anniversary of the Battle of Saratoga, thousands arrive from Europe and the US to celebrate the event, including descendants from the war. One young American, Abby, meets the offspring of a British soldier. When she is threatened, Abby turns to the only person she knows at the event: her British ally. Can she trust him with her life? Or will he betray her in the same way Loyalist spies betrayed her ancestors?

November 5, 1605. By noon, the Catholic conspirators pray Guy Fawkes will have done his job and King James, together with his lords and parliament, will be blown into oblivion. Join the men who would change history in the final 24 hours of the most infamous plot in English history.

Before Lucy and Desi became America’s favorite television couple, Lucille Ball developed her show-business-aspiring housewife character from 1948-1951 on CBS Radio. Some of TV’s most popular sitcom stars reprise two episodes from the radio series that inspired I Love Lucy. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Samantha Bennett, Jeff Conaway, Harold Gould, Marilu Henner, Joe Liss and Alley Mills.

Just as in Volume 1 of this series, this Audio Archive presentation of The Adventures of Sam Spade, Detective Vol 2, contains two complete, 30 minute, Sam Spade radio shows, plus special commentary. Each episode is introduced by old radio aficionado and collector Bill Mills, who shares interesting behind-the-scenes anecdotes and informative facts about the program and its stars.