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Lucky You by Carl Hiaasen
epub, mobi |eng | 1998-10-15 | Author:Carl Hiaasen [Hiaasen, Carl]

17 It was Shiner's first kidnapping, and despite a shaky start it came off pretty well. He had hitchhiked to the Grove, where he'd fallen asleep in Peacock Park. In ...
( Category: Thriller & Suspense March 26,2014 )
Scorpius by John Gardner
epub, mobi |eng | 2012-10-09 | Author:John Gardner [Gardner, John]

13 SCATTER The former member of 42 Commando, Royal Marines, looked as though he had caught the full blast of a heavy-calibre bullet in the face. Bond could only recognise ...
( Category: Espionage March 26,2014 )
The Secret in Their Eyes by Eduardo Sacheri
epub, mobi |eng | 2005-01-01 | Author:Eduardo Sacheri [Sacheri, Eduardo]

20 When I had him in front of me, the suspicion that I’d built a skyscraper out of thin air returned. Could this kid with the placid expression and the ...
( Category: Murder March 26,2014 )
Strip Tease by Carl Hiaasen
epub, mobi, azw3, pdf |eng | 2005-03-01 | Author:Carl Hiaasen [Hiaasen, Carl]

Chapter 19 Shad called Sgt. Al Garcia and said it was time to talk. Garcia picked him up at noon and took the new interstate west, out of the city. ...
( Category: Political March 26,2014 )
Dead Stars by Bruce Wagner
epub, mobi |eng | 2012-01-01 | Author:Bruce Wagner [Wagner, Bruce]

CLEAN [Telma] Cave Dwellers “Guess who’s coming over for a visit on Friday?” “Who?” “Phoebe.” “O Phoebe! I miss her!” “Well, she misses you too. She wants to see you.” ...
( Category: Satire March 26,2014 )
The Figure in the Carpet by Henry James
epub |eng | | Author:Henry James

* * * CHAPTER VII. * * * My words however were not absolutely the same--I put something instead of "angel"; and in the sequel my epithet seemed the more ...
( Category: Short Stories March 26,2014 )
How It All Began by Penelope Lively
epub, mobi |eng | 2011-11-03 | Author:Penelope Lively [Lively, Penelope]

9 ‘No,’ said Charlotte. ‘There is absolutely no need. Minicab there and back. Helpful driver. On arrival, I can demonstrate my crutch abilities.’ Charlotte was to go to the hospital ...
( Category: Humorous March 26,2014 )
You're an Animal, Viskovitz by Alessandro Boffa
epub, mobi |eng | 2007-12-17 | Author:Alessandro Boffa [Boffa, Alessandro]

YOU’VE MADE A BAD NAME FOR YOURSELF, VISKOVITZ It’s not an advantage to be named Viskovitz when the little life has to offer is handed out in alphabetical order. In ...
( Category: Short Stories March 26,2014 )
Fear and Trembling by Amélie Nothomb
epub |eng | | Author:Amélie Nothomb

THE EATE OF the Japanese man isn’t that much more enviable. Japanese women at least have the chance to leave the hell that is their work by getting married. Not ...
( Category: French March 26,2014 )
Julie and Romeo by Jeanne Ray
epub, mobi |eng | 2000-01-01 | Author:Jeanne Ray [Ray, Jeanne]

Let me extend the fairy tale, if I may. It was more complicated than it had originally appeared. It wasn’t just the five frightening fire-breathing sons I would have to ...
( Category: Humorous March 26,2014 )
The Girl on the Boat by P. G. Wodehouse
epub |eng | 2012-04-03 | Author:P. G. Wodehouse [Wodehouse, P. G.]

§ 3 From Windles to Southampton is a distance of about twenty miles; and the rain had started to fall when the car, an open one lacking even the poor ...
( Category: Humorous March 26,2014 )
Off the Menu by Stacey Ballis
epub, mobi |eng | 2012-07-03 | Author:Stacey Ballis [Ballis, Stacey]

I jump in the shower and throw on my work clothes. I grab my coat and bag. “C’mon, Dumpling, time to go to Best Friends.” In the car, I call ...
( Category: Humorous March 26,2014 )
The Early Ayn Rand by Ayn Rand
epub, mobi |eng | | Author:Ayn Rand

SECRETARIES, LANGLEY’S GUESTS, POLICEMEN Place Los Angeles, California Time Present; from afternoon to early evening of the following day Synopsis of scenes Prologue—Office of Anthony Farrow in the Farrow Film ...
( Category: Short Stories March 26,2014 )
CivilWarLand in Bad Decline: Stories and a Novella by George Saunders
epub, mobi, azw3 |eng | 1996-01-01 | Author:George Saunders [Saunders, George]

The stars jar as I sprint down the hill. Soon I’m down-wind of the tent-town stink and can hear their domestic disputes and their brats screaming in poor grammar. I’m ...
( Category: Short Stories March 26,2014 )
In an Adventure With Scientists by Gideon Defoe
epub, mobi |eng | 2004-08-25 | Author:Gideon Defoe [Defoe, Gideon]

17 Men’s vocal cords tend to be thicker than women’s, so they produce a deeper tone in exactly the same way that a thick rubber band makes a deeper sound ...
( Category: Humorous March 26,2014 )

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