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When Sherlock Holmes began his practice as a consulting detective, his ideas of scientific criminal investigations caused the London police to look upon him as a mere ‘theorist’. And yet, through his work, the science behind catching criminals became so important that it's hard now to imagine the world without them. Many famous great detectives followed in Holmes's footsteps, but before they began their careers - and while Holmes was still in practice in Baker Street - another London consultant, Dr John Thorndyke, opened his doors using the scientific methods of Holmes.

Assassination in Santo Domingo is a combination of political satire and action/adventure taking place in the Dominican Republic, a banana republic with a blotchy history of dictators and military takeovers. It is the story of Raphael Trompero, a narcissistic dunce with autocratic ambitions and a corrupt mentality, who is elected president of the country in furtherance of a nefarious plan by Iran to gain influence in Central America.

Marriage was created to paint the most beautiful picture. It's a picture of redeeming love. It's a picture of amazing grace. It's the picture of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The Apostle Paul wrote that "this mystery is profound". The union between a man and wife refers to Christ and the Church.

In this memoir, Ya' Londa is speaking her personal "authentic truth" about the pain, fear, shame, and guilty stains sexual abuse left on her for many years. It shares her very real struggles and open wounds of the internal and external. For many, the naked truth is piercing with honesty, faith, courage, and healing. This book will be a very helpful ministry tool of learning to all parents, teachers, pastors, youth worker advisors, and church leaders to study.

This audiobook is a short story about a committed father and a receptive 13-year-old son, who have a strong tie in their relationship. The story demonstrates the importance of relationships, and having certain characteristics such as discipline and integrity, in order to achieve personal aspirations. Join the morning truck ride with Nate and his father, Roland, and discover why this wasn't just an ordinary truck ride.

Widow and single mother Rebecca Noland wants nothing more than to rekindle the passion with her overworked fiancé, Detective Dan Slaviche. Expecting to surprise him by slipping into his apartment before he comes home from work, her curiosity gets the best of her when she discovers the key to unlock his desktop. What she finds there is a nightmare that sends her, along with her seven-year-old son, running for their lives.

The journey taken by The Business of Living is remarkable. Starting out as a one-person show in Hollywood in the mid-1990s, (directed by Bob Oedenkirk of Better call Saul fame) it was then introduced nationally via the syndicated morning radio show, The Bob and Tom Show, where it quickly gained a cult following. The author gave numerous “seminars” before going into seclusion around 2008. Followers of his methods have long debated – is it satire or a valid path to success? You be the judge.

Dans "The Deep Deep Snow", l'auteur à succès Brian Freeman nous plonge au cœur d'une intrigue haletante qui s'étend sur plus d'une décennie dans une petite ville provinciale. On y rencontrera une héroïne inoubliable qui découvre que les morts sont parfois plus faciles à sauver que les vivants. L'officière Shelby Lake a été abandonné alors qu'elle était bébé, sauvée par un étranger qui l'a trouvée dans le froid glacial. Aujourd'hui, des années plus tard, un jeune garçon a disparu et c'est à Shelby de sauver cet enfant.

Fang Bangers shows us unsuspecting heroes rise up against an enemy far beyond their understanding in a world that's quickly changing. Follow Dallas, Chuck, Andre, and Tegan as they take their first steps into the universe that you know, love, and fear.

Verpackt in eine eindringliche, emotionale Mystery-Erzählung, die ein ganzes Jahrzehnt im Leben einer Kleinstadt umspannt, hat New York Times-Bestsellerautor Brian Freeman eine ungewöhnliche Heldin geschaffen, die feststellen muss, dass sich Tote manchmal leichter retten lassen als die Lebenden. Deputy Shelby Lake wurde als Baby ausgesetzt und von einem Fremden aus der eisigen Kälte gerettet. Jetzt, Jahre später, wird ein kleiner Junge vermisst - und Shelby ist diejenige, die ein Kind retten muss.

In a rural Appalachian town, a man reckons with the violence and lassitude of his neighbors after a dark and confusing encounter in the woods. His life, as dull and steady as the weather hanging over the town where he lives, becomes a phantasmagoria when he is haunted by waking nightmares about a dead girl no one else can see. In this short work of Appalachian magical realism, a man is plagued by the ghosts of murders he didn't commit.

Murder and Nowata don’t belong in the same sentence. Nothing ever happens in Nowata, certainly not murder! Pete stumbles into the only bar in the little, rural town of Nowata early on a Sunday night when the weekend is winding down. He is cut up and bleeding and tells a terrifying story of his older step-son’s explosion into murdering insanity. The boy, Aaron, has killed his mother and little brother and tried to kill his step-father. Although Pete was wounded in the battle with Aaron, he managed to escape and the insane boy has run off into the woods that surround the town.

Mr. John Bellingham, amateur Egyptologist, abruptly goes missing, leaving behind a strangely vexatious will that cannot be executed without proof or presumption of death. Mr Bellingham's family are left virtually penniless, and under suspicion of his murder. Two years later, young Dr. Paul Berkeley in the course of his duties befriends Mr. Bellingham's younger brother, and the latter's beautiful daughter, and takes their problem to his old friend and mentor the famous medical jurist Dr. John Thorndyke. Can Thorndyke determine what really became of John Bellingham?

Many people today do not have a traditional or formal way to address grief. Yet people who experience the death of a loved one crave emotional support and ways to work through their grief and loss. The Grief Train provides a gentle, spiritual, non-religious approach to grief. You never know when The Grief Train will stop at your station, however you can be ready and accepting when it arrives.

Growing up on a farm in a rural part of West Texas, I learned lessons of love from my Christian parents, whose loving examples helped mold me in to the man I am today. It was important for me to pass on this strong, godly foundation to our three children. In His Love for Me, my daughter Robbie and I share stories of God's grace, mercy, and love that will encourage you and inspire you to build and strengthen your family's spiritual foundation.

In their first case together, "scientific investigator" Dr. John Thorndyke and his assistant, Dr. Jervis, work to clear young Reuben Hornby, accused of stealing a parcel of diamonds from his uncle's safe - and of leaving behind him a bloody thumbprint. Can Thorndyke prove that the new science of fingerprints is not quite the magic bullet that the authorities believe and clear his young client? And in the meantime, can he frustrate the attempts against his own life by some ingenious unknown adversary?

Having children can be overwhelming, and your mind may be filled with lots of questions. There are so many emotions that can cloud your judgment and create fear. All of these questions and feelings are normal. They are questions that every mother has as they are expecting and raising their children. Be comforted in knowing that there are stories just like yours.

Ellen and Charlie Green, 71-year-old snowbirds, return a year later to Cape Coral, Florida's safest city. Once again, they entangle themselves in a murder investigation with the Bird-Watchers secretly keeping them safe. The listener is sure to enjoy this wacky, wild, and witty adventure. This is the latest book in the Cape Coral series. Another cozy mystery by Carol Freeman.

Descendant is a supernatural thriller filled with daring action, adventure, and artifice set against the backdrop of a very familiar world - but it is a world in which preternatural entities, clandestine magical orders, ancient bloodlines, and unholy alliances converge within the shadowed recesses of our darkest imaginings. Federal Agents Selina Wolfe and Martin Crowe are called in to investigate a series of bizarre deaths in a small rural community. What first seems to be a misadventure involving black magic and satanic ritual soon takes on even more deleterious overtones.

One Sunday, mid-August morning, Ben and Liz take their dogs for a romp on the beach below their house. The dogs come upon an apparent pile of rags, which turns out to be an obliterated corpse. A tailor's name tag, too, easily enables the police to identify the otherwise unidentifiable body as an international fugitive known as James Terry.