Death's Corral

Death's Corral

Bradford Scott

Fiction / Novels

A bloody gun feud between rival freight haulers threatened to rip apart the peace and quiet of Sanderson, Texas until Walt Slade — the undercover Texas Ranger — compelled law and order. But each side accused the other of murder as a brutal series of killings, robberies, and bank hold-ups roused the passion of the warring factions. Slade knew different. He knew that the clever, cruel pattern of the crimes was the unique work of a special breed of outlaw. And he also knew that if he didn't catch Juan Cavelo soon, a tranquil town in Texas would surely become...DEATH'S CORRAL!
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The Hate Trail

The Hate Trail

Bradford Scott

Fiction / Novels

They called Amarillo "the Cowboy Capital" — but "Corpse-and-Cartridge City" would have been a better name after Veck Sosna and his Comancheros rode In!Walt Slade, undercover ace of the Texas Rangers, tried every dodge he knew to trap Sosna, but the tricky, vicious outlaw was always one step ahead of him...until the bullet-filled night when Ranger and bandit chief met face to face at the end of The Hate Trail!
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A Likely Story

A Likely Story

William De Morgan

Classics / Novels / Historical

"You'll have to light the gas, Sairah!" said an Artist in a fog, one morning in Chelsea. For although summer was on the horizon, it was cold and damp; and, as we all know, till fires come to an end, London is not fogless—if, indeed, it ever is so. This was a very black fog, of the sort that is sure to go off presently, because it is only due to atmospheric conditions. Meanwhile, it was just as well to light the gas, and not go on pretending you could see and putting your eyes out. This Artist, after putting his eyes out, called out, from a dark corner in his Studio, to something in a dark corner outside. And that something shuffled into the room and scratched something else several times at intervals on something gritty. It was Sairah, evidently, and Sairah appeared impatient.
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The Five Knots

The Five Knots

Fred M. White

Mystery / Classics / Novels

Samuel Flowers is a rich man and owns a fleet of ships. His niece, Beatrice Galloway keeps house for him at his home Maldon Grange outside London. Valuable treasure is missing from a native people group that somehow ends up in England. More than one mysterious persons are looking for that treasure. Will it be found, and what happens to Flowers and his niece?
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The Gray Phantom

The Gray Phantom

Herman Landon

Novels / Mystery / Horror

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The Slave of Silence

The Slave of Silence

Fred M. White

Mystery / Classics / Novels

Frederick Merrick White (1859-1935) wrote a number of novels and short stories under the name "Fred M. White" including the six \'Doom of London\' science-fiction stories, in which various catastrophes beset London. These include The Four Days\' Night (1903), in which London is beset by a massive killer smog; The Dust of Death (1903), in which diphtheria infects the city, spreading from refuse tips and sewers; and The Four White Days (1903), in which a sudden and deep winter paralyses the city under snow and ice. These six stories all first appeared in Pearson\'s Magazine, and were illustrated by Warwick Goble.
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Home Games

Home Games

Benjamin Markovits

Fiction / Novels / Contemporary

Award-winning adult author Benjamin Markovits delivers a poignant coming-of-age middle grade story that will give comfort to anyone feeling like a small fish in a Texas-size sea. Perfect for fans of Kevin Henkes, Rebecca Stead, and Kate DiCamillo.Twelve-year-old Ben is a shy, quiet kid. His life isn't perfect, but he feels at home in his New York City apartment. Then his dad takes a job in London, and everything changes.His parents separate, and Ben's mom moves them back to her hometown of Austin, Texas. Ben's simple life is suddenly complicated. He misses his apartment, his best friend, Jake, and his dad. Then he meets Mabley, who becomes a bright spot to Ben's day. But when his mom starts working at his new school and making friends with his teacher, Ben finds himself at the center of all the problems the adults around him can't resolve—and even some of his own. That includes joining the school's basketball team, where Mabley's best...
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The Crimson Blind

The Crimson Blind

Fred M. White

Mystery / Classics / Novels

Frederick Merrick White (1859-1935) wrote a number of novels and short stories under the name "Fred M. White" including the six \'Doom of London\' science-fiction stories, in which various catastrophes beset London. These include The Four Days\' Night (1903), in which London is beset by a massive killer smog; The Dust of Death (1903), in which diphtheria infects the city, spreading from refuse tips and sewers; and The Four White Days (1903), in which a sudden and deep winter paralyses the city under snow and ice. These six stories all first appeared in Pearson\'s Magazine, and were illustrated by Warwick Goble.
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The Reservoir Tapes

The Reservoir Tapes

Jon McGregor

Fiction / Contemporary / Novels

"A rare and dazzling feat of art." --George Saunders, in praise of Reservoir 13, *The Paris Review Daily* The Reservoir Tapes returns to the extraordinary territory of Jon McGregor's Man Booker Prize-longlisted novel Reservoir 13, leading us deep into the heart of an English village that is trying to come to terms with what has happened on its watch. A teenage girl has gone missing. The whole community has been called upon to join the search. And now an interviewer arrives, intent on capturing the community's unstable stories about life in the weeks and months before Becky Shaw vanished. Each villager has a memory to share or a secret to conceal, a connection to Becky that they are trying to make or break. A young wife pushes against the boundaries of her marriage, and another seeks a means of surviving within hers. A group of teenagers dare one another to jump into a flooded quarry, the one weak swimmer still awaiting his turn. A laborer lies trapped under rocks and dry limestone dust as his fellow workers attempt a risky rescue. And meanwhile a fractured portrait of Becky emerges at the edges of our vision--a girl swimming, climbing, and smearing dirt onto a scared boy's face, images to be cherished and challenged as the search for her goes on.
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