Blood Rain and Other Stories
Author | : Prathap Kamath |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : India |
ISBN | : 9789382536208 |
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Author | : Prathap Kamath |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : India |
ISBN | : 9789382536208 |
Author | : Michael Dibdin |
Publisher | : Vintage Crime/Black Lizard |
Total Pages | : 285 |
Release | : 2009-10-07 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0307554740 |
Aurelio Zen—cynical and tough, yet worn down from years of law enforcement—has just been given the worst assignment he could imagine. He has been sent to the heart of hostile territory: Sicily, the ancient, beautiful island where blood has been known to flow like wine, and the distinction between the police and the criminals is a fine one. Even worse, he has been sent to spy on the elite anti-Mafia squad.The only thing that makes the job palatable—and takes his mind off routine details like the rotting body found in a remote train car—is that Zen's adopted daughter, Carla, is also in town. But life becomes precarious for Carla when she stumbles upon some information she'd be better off not knowing and befriends a local magistrate on the Mafia's most wanted list. What ensues is a breakneck plot of amazing complexity that culminates in a stunning finale. Blood Rain, emotionally gripping and defiantly original, is surely one of Dibdin's finest works.
Author | : Glenn Rolfe |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 302 |
Release | : 2019-11-15 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781913138134 |
Glenn Rolfe's Blood and Rain returns in an all-new edition from Poltergeist Press!
Author | : R.L. Stine |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 449 |
Release | : 2013-08-27 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 145163613X |
In the aftermath of a hurricane from which she barely escapes while on a small island off the coast of South Carolina, travel writer Lea Sutter impulsively adopts a pair of orphaned twin boys against the wishes of her family before encountering the twins' sinister natures.
Author | : Cecilia Duvalle |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 2015-10-26 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780996904506 |
In this collection of erotic vampire tales from authors Northwestern and Northwestern at heart, the creatures range from classic to alien, from dom to sub, from blood-drinking to soul-sucking. In Jeff Mann's "Summer Solstice Sacrifice," a burly, kilted vampire faces losing a lover or turning him before it's too late. Colleen Anderson's "Hold Back the Night" explores how cultural norms divide two very different women in Mumbai--one of them undead. A male vampire watches his wife solve his murder in Joscelyne Gray's "The Longest Death of the Year." And Sara Dobie Bauer in "Forever Dead" brings us a muscular, vamp-hunting detective with an uncomfortable hankering for a blood-sucking guy. Whatever your sexual orientation, you'll find something here for you.
Author | : Robin Hobb |
Publisher | : Harper Collins |
Total Pages | : 427 |
Release | : 2013-04-09 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0062116878 |
The final volume in Robin Hobb's popular Rain Wilds fantasy series, Blood of Dragons completes the story of the dragons, their keepers, and their quest to find the lost city of Kelsingra—and the mythical silver wells that the dragons need to survive. Can Tintaglia and the Elderlings unlock the secrets of the ancient city? Or are they doomed to extinction? The world of Robin Hobb’s Rain Wilds series has been praised by Booklist as "one of the most gripping settings in modern fantasy," and Publishers Weekly called the Rain Wilds books "a meticulously realized fantasy tale" and "a welcome addition to contemporary dragon lore."
Author | : Zaher Alajlani |
Publisher | : AuthorHouse |
Total Pages | : 110 |
Release | : 2018-10-13 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 154626017X |
“Zaher Alajlani is a compelling, new voice in the short-story realm. A devotee of realism, Alajlani reminds readers at almost every turn that the genre is not dead, nor is it the least bit dated. Alajlani takes his inspiration from such muses as Somerset Maugham, Italo Calvino and Saki- among other, great short-story icons of the 20th century. Though he is Syrian by birth, Alajlani’s tales deftly conjure-up the ambiance of Athens and Moscow in a powerfully-appealing, ever-natural tapestry. He is especially capable of depicting “underdog” characters—those largely barren souls clawing desperately to survive fetid urban jungles or squalid psychiatric asylums- with a beauteous compassion. The smallest of incidents are enough to motivate him to plunge deeply into human nature. His riveting characters, torn by desire, distress and despair, find salvation only through true love. They subjugate lustful instincts in favor of the spiritual, regardless of morals and social class. Alajlani portrays everyday existence in a relentless subdued style, avoiding whatever urges he may harbor to summon-up artistic conventions- those dramatic and imaginative story-telling techniques. Readers will find the method intriguing or disappointing. This is of no concern to Alajlani whose unswerving fealty is to a truth absent all embellishment.”
Author | : Patrick Mcgrath |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 2015-08-18 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1501125389 |
Dark, unnerving, and wickedly funny, Patrick McGrath’s acclaimed short stories deal in the bizarre, the erotic, and the unexpected. A failed writer meets an ageing gin-queen who claims he was once visited by an angel; a little girl finds a delirious, dying explorer from the Congo at the bottom of her back garden; a nightclub is terrorized by a strange libidinous hand; and a young Victorian lady sails to India to find her fiancé Cecil horribly transformed...
Author | : James Lee Burke |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 528 |
Release | : 2009-07-14 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1439137366 |
“America’s best novelist” (The Denver Post) brings back one of his most fascinating characters—Texas sheriff Hackberry Holland, cousin to lawman Billy Bob Holland—in this heart-pounding bestseller. In a heat-cracked border town, the bodies of nine illegal aliens—women and girls, killed execution-style—are unearthed in a shallow grave. Haunted by a past he can’t shake and his own private demons, Hack attempts to untangle the grisly case, which may lead to more bloodshed. Damaged young Iraq vet Pete Flores, who saw too much before fleeing the crime scene, and his girlfriend, Vikki Gaddis, are running for their lives. Sorting through the lowlifes who are hunting down Pete, and with Preacher Jack Collins, a Godfearing serial killer for hire, in the mix, Hack is caught up in a terrifying race for survival—for Pete, Vikki, and himself.
Author | : Givens John |
Publisher | : The Liffey Press |
Total Pages | : 159 |
Release | : 2012-07-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 190830832X |
Japan. The last decade of the 17th century. Men who lived by the sword find themselves cut adrift while women begin to confront new threats and opportunities. The austere demands of the haikai poet are no match for the growing popularity of urban performers, and the medieval samurai ethos has been replaced by the culture of the merchant and the shogun’s bureaucrats. This colourful but remote world is portrayed in these stories. Basho, Japan’s greatest poet, features in several of them. We also meet Ohasu, a young woman trapped in the decadence of the pleasure quarters; Hasegawa, a rogue samurai who seeks solace in wine, in the rigours of Zen Buddhism, and in his willingness to defend an outmoded code. A mysterious woman buried in an imperial nunnery struggles with an unbearable remorse; a senior shogunate official seeks to preserve Basho’s poetic legacy; a teenage sociopath tries to carve out his own career with a gratuitous and murderous assault; and a bizarrely preternatural pariah executioner accepts his destiny. Sometimes surprising, sometimes horrifying, The Plum Rains & Other Stories brings to life a uniquely beautiful and violent world. Angry and confused, they went looking for answers. They found none. There were no books to help them with the emotional upheaval they were going through. There were no explanations from the hospital as to why they had lost their baby and the counselling on offer was largely ineffective. What followed was an awkward few months where they could not grieve together and their relationship was severely strained. It was not just their relationship with each other that was affected. Family and friends who did not know how to deal with the situation also became isolated from them. Realising that communication was the key to getting through this sorrowful time, they finally started talking and found a way to get their relationship back on track. They also found that if they spoke honestly and openly to family and friends, they could get those relationships back as well. Knowing that other couples who have lost a baby would be going through similar difficulties, they decided to write down their experience in an effort to help them. Their beautifully written and poignant story, dealing with an issue that is too rarely acknowledged and discussed openly, is one of complete and heart-rending honesty.