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Hap Collins looks like a good ol’ boy. But even in his misspent youth, his best pal is Leonard Pine, who is Black, gay, and the ultimate outsider. Inseparable friends, Hap and Leonard climb into the boxing ring, visit their families, get in bar fights, and just go fishing - all the while confronting racists, righting wrongs, and eating a whole lot of delicious food.

Salem, 1752. Sarah Carrier Chapman, weak with infirmity, writes a letter to her granddaughter that reveals the secret she has closely guarded for six decades: how she survived the Salem Witch Trials when her mother did not. Sarah's story begins more than a year before the trials, when she and...

Altered Paths urges you to explore the vibrant childhood of the author, Kathleen C. Kent, where the suburban town of Huber Heights plays a significant role in her story. The book's title, Altered Paths, reflects a major shift in her life plan—one that initially envisioned marriage and family but took an unexpected turn when she made the poor decision to move in with a man she neither loved nor knew well. This book describes the many mistakes and preferences that led her down that 'altered path.'

A dazzling spy thriller about a female CIA agent whose extraordinary facial recognition powers lead her into the dangerous heart of the Soviet Union—and the path of a killer who shouldn’t exist. ​ It is 1990 when Melvina Donleavy arrives in Soviet Belarus on her first undercover mission...

In this "instantly cinematic and completely compelling" thriller (Hank Phillippi Ryan), Detective Betty has only two weeks to take down her deadliest rival—this time for good. Things are looking up for Detective Betty Rhyzyk. She’s settled into a happy marriage and been promoted to Sergeant...

Brooklyn's toughest female detective takes on Dallas -- and neither is ready for the fight. Dallas, Texas is not for the faint of heart. Good thing for Betty Rhyzyk she's from a family of take-no-prisoners Brooklyn police detectives. But her Big Apple wisdom will only get her so far when she...

In this "deeply satisfying" thriller, Detective Betty Rhyzyk is up against a string of mysterious assassinations, an increasingly reckless partner, and her worst fear—desk duty—when she decides to go rogue . . . heading straight into the dark underworld of Dallas's most dangerous drug cartel...

Betty Rhyzyk, die rothaarige, knallharte Drogenfahnderin vom Dallas Police Department, erholt sich nur schwer von den Verwundungen an Seele und Körper, nachdem sie der abscheulichen Meth-Sekte von Evangeline Roy entkommen ist. Sie ist unruhig, schreckhaft und unleidlich, selbst gegenüber ihrer geliebten Frau Jackie. Ihr Frust wird sogar noch größer, als sie von ihrem Vorgesetzten zum Innendienst verdonnert wird. Denn das Dallas Police Department hat Probleme: Ein neuer Player eines mexikanischen Kartells ist aufgetaucht - El Cuchillo, "das Messer", ein besonders brutaler Killer.

Detective Betty Rhyzyk aus New York City hat es zum Dallas Police Department verschlagen, Abteilung Narcotics. Betty kommt aus einer polnischen Cop-Dynastie, ist lesbisch und auffällig rothaarig. Texas ist, wie sie bald merkt, nichts für schwache Nerven, denn hier kämpfen mexikanische Drogenkartelle und fundamentalreligiöse Sekten, durchgeknallte Stalker und Society-Ladys mit allen Mitteln um einen Platz an der Sonne.

In the harsh wilderness of colonial Massachusetts, Martha Allen works as a servant in her cousin's household, taking charge and locking wills with everyone. Thomas Carrier labors for the family and is known both for his immense strength and size and mysterious past. The two begin a courtship...

Suggesting this historic anthology is just a regional horror collection is like calling Frankenstein's monster a simple misstep in medical technology. Road Kill is no longer just an annual anthology of horror stories. It's a serial collection of some of the most serious voices in Lone Star literature. It's a chronicle of Texas terror, and Vol. 9 is eerie, edgy and feral. It will haunt you long after its first reading. It's as fine a selection of horror fiction as you'll find today. It's alive!