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Beyond Exile Day by Day Armageddon
mobi | | | Author:J. L. Bourne

( Category: Ghosts January 6,2015 )
The All-True Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton: A Novel by Jane Smiley
mobi, epub |eng | 1998-01-02 | Author:Jane Smiley

CHAPTER 17 I See the Bottom of the Well If an artery be cut, it must be immediately tied up, or the person will bleed to death. The blood from ...
( Category: Family Saga January 6,2015 )
The War of the End of the World by Mario Vargas Llosa
mobi, epub, azw3 |eng | 1981-01-02 | Author:Mario Vargas Llosa

He was awakened by a painful burning sensation: lines of ants were running up both his arms, leaving a trail of red marks on his skin. He slapped them dead ...
( Category: Historical January 6,2015 )
We Need to Talk about Kevin by Lionel Shriver
mobi, epub |eng | 2006-06-22 | Author:Lionel Shriver

secret accrues interest by dint of having been kept; c o m p o u n d e d by lying, Know how I really broke my arm, Dad? might ...
( Category: Contemporary January 6,2015 )
02 Magician: Master by Feist Raymond
mobi, epub |eng | 2010-04-09 | Author:Feist, Raymond [Feist, Raymond]

Hochopepa mused, "A slave girl . . . hmm. That might work out." Milamber laughed, and Shimone chuckled. Several other magicians regarded them with curiosity, for the Assembly was not ...
( Category: Sword & Sorcery January 6,2015 )
Under the volcano by Malcolm Lowry
mobi |eng | 2000-01-15 | Author:Malcolm Lowry

7 On the side of the drunken madly revolving world hurtling at 1.20 p.m. towards Hercules's Butterfly the house seemed a bad idea, the Consul thought-- There were two towers, ...
( Category: Hispanic January 6,2015 )
The Pride of Chanur by C. J. Cherryh
mobi, epub |eng | 2010-01-22 | Author:C. J. Cherryh

VIII “Aunt.” It was not com; it was Hilfy in person, leaning over her bed, shaking at her. “Aunt.” Pyanfar came out of sleep with a wild reach to get ...
( Category: Science Fiction January 6,2015 )
Merchanter's Luck by C. J. Cherryh
mobi, epub |eng | 2010-01-22 | Author:C. J. Cherryh

* * * Chapter X Leaving Dublin was a tumult of good-byes, of cousin-friends hugging and looking like tears; Ma’am with a look of patience; and Megan and Connie—Connie snuffling, ...
( Category: Science Fiction January 6,2015 )
The Kif Strike Back by C. J. Cherryh
mobi, epub, pdf |eng | 2010-01-22 | Author:C. J. Cherryh

IX Harukk went into dock; Aja Jin; Vigilance and the advance kif guard followed in final approach: “The hakkikt take dock now,” word came from Aja Jin then; and shortly ...
( Category: Contemporary January 6,2015 )
Isaac Bell 1 - The Chase by Clive Cussler
mobi |eng | 2011-02-09 | Author:Clive Cussler

25 MARGARET WAS NOT ENDURING THE LIFE OF A PROSTITUTE in a crib on Pacific Avenue. She was living in style in the New Sheridan Hotel. After opening a small ...
( Category: Mystery January 6,2015 )
Dirk Pitt 20 - Arctic Drift by Clive Cussler
mobi |eng | 2009-11-15 | Author:Clive Cussler

42 MITCHELL GOYETTE WAS SITTING ON THE FAN-TAIL of his yacht reviewing an earnings report when his private secretary appeared with a secure portable phone. “Natural Resources Minister Jameson is ...
( Category: Thriller & Suspense January 6,2015 )
Oregon Files 03 - Dark Watch by Clive Cussler
mobi, epub |eng | 2011-02-09 | Author:Clive Cussler

B Y the time the jumbo jet's tires screeched against the tarmac at Zurich's airport, Juan Cabrillo had filled in the outline of his plan. Admittedly it was one of ...
( Category: Thriller & Suspense January 6,2015 )
Three-Ten to Yuma by Elmore Leonard
mobi, epub |eng | 2010-03-23 | Author:Elmore Leonard

Chapter Two Kneeling next to Rintoon, Brennan studied them. He watched Billy-Jack open the coach door, saw his mouth soften to a grin as Doretta Mims came out first. Her ...
( Category: Short Stories January 6,2015 )
Mr. Majestyk by Elmore Leonard
mobi, epub, pdf | | 2002-09-12 | Author:Elmore Leonard

11 THE BROKER ACTED like he was doing him a favor, buying the trailerload of melons and waiting around after quitting time while Majestyk unloaded the cases himself because the ...
( Category: Spies & Politics January 6,2015 )
Trail of the Apache and other stories by Elmore Leonard
mobi, epub |eng | 2007-01-11 | Author:Elmore Leonard

The Rustlers Most of the time there was dead silence. When someone did say something it was never more than a word or two at a time: More coffee? Words ...
( Category: Short Stories January 6,2015 )

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