The Steel City Affair (A Val Buchanan Investigation Book 1)A Pinkerton detective. A nation divided. A case that could shatter his oath.1910, Pennsylvania. The coalfields burn with strikes and suspicion, and Val Buchanan is sent to keep order where there is none. Raised in the smoke of Pittsburgh's mills, he knows both sides of the fight—the men who sweat in the shafts and the owners who profit from their labor. But in the valley of steel an...

Johnny Calypso has a problem. Well, a few actually—he's broke, in debt to a sadistic gangster, and the cash he owes just got jacked.With a big poker game on the line and Hugo Copperpot breathing down his neck, Johnny's running out of time—and luck. Alongside his sharp-tongued new flame, Hot Rhonda, he'll have to hustle through the underbelly of Metropolisville to get the money back, or end up bleeding out in a gutter with a smile carved into his face.FAT CA...

Boz Holliday has a reputation—and a kill count to match. They call him the Pig Killer, and he's not done yet.Two dirty cops are already dead. But for Boz, that's just the beginning. Driven by the murder of his close friend Lester Malahide, Holliday is on a ruthless mission to purge Metropolisville's police force of its worst elements. He doesn't know their names yet—Detective William Spence and Lieutenant Randall Moore—but he knows they're working with the Colombia...

Flann O'Brien took his bicycle to all the Dublin pubs—but it couldn't handlebars! ☘️If that made you grin, you're in for a proper Irish laugh!Irish Puns & Jokes is a lively, laugh-out-loud collection of wordplay, wit, and irreverent humor inspired by the Emerald Isle. From cheeky political quips to playful jabs at Irish celebrities and cultural quirks, this book delivers quick-fire fun for anyone who enjoys clever punchlines and sh...

Over 500 puns and jokes so clever, they're criminal.(Well, pun-ishable by groans at least.)From world leaders to ancient emperors, from awkward everyday moments to the chaos of modern life, Almost the Best Pun and Joke Book Ever delivers a hilarious whirlwind of wordplay that's equal parts smart, silly, and shameless.Packed with zingers, one-liners, dad jokes, political jabs, and historical howlers, this collection is perfect for:✅ Comedy lovers who appreciat...

The Gascon: The Marshal Jean Lannes Saga Book OneThe revolution forged him. The empire will break him.France, 1777. Jean Lannes is a dyer's son from Gascony with the soul of a soldier and the temper of a storm.Years later, when war ignites across Europe, he rises from the mud of the Pyrenees to the battlefields of Italy—fighting not for kings or riches, but for the idea of a nation reborn.At the bridge of Arcole, he meets a ...

The Mayans were right. The end of the world has begun — and it's hungry.December 21st, 2012. After fleeing the media-fuelled doomsday panic for a cave-diving trip in the Polish mountains, Patrick Kowalski resurfaces to find the real apocalypse waiting aboveground. The world has collapsed — and the dead are walking.Now, armed with little more than instinct and determination, Patrick must fight his way back to Warsaw in a desperate search for his family. The ...

East Berlin, 1986. The Wall casts its long shadow over a city of surveillance, secrets, and fear. When young women begin to vanish, their bodies found ritually mutilated, whispers spread of a man in a blue Trabant prowling the streets.Assigned to the case is Lisanne Senß, a sharp but compromised Stasi officer with her own dark past. Paired with Tobias Engel, a weary detective who has lost faith in the Party, and aided by Anja Richt...

The California Gold Rush has begun—and the world surges west. Across America, farmers abandon their fields, convicts dream of escape, and families sell everything they own for the promise of fortune. From the prison blocks of Missouri to the rough frontier towns of California, ambition and desperation collide in a land on the edge of transformation.In Dog Station, law and order unravel as greed, violence, and hope shape a new nation. This sweeping historical epic captures ...

One summer day. One quiet picnic. One life unraveling among the corn. Sasha thinks he knows what love is. He believes the quiet afternoon he shares with his wife, Tatiana, in a sun-drenched Ukrainian field is proof of that love. But when Tatiana walks away—into the corn and into her own thoughts—Sasha is left with more questions than answers.As Tatiana confronts the emotional stagnation consuming her, the truth of their marriage comes into sharp focus....

Rise Early. Work Hard. Strike Oil. And pray the Black Ghost doesn't find you first.Set against the explosive backdrop of the 1930s Chaco War between Paraguay and Bolivia, Black Ghost is a gripping tale of war, oil, and a legendary predator haunting the wild frontier.As global oil giants manipulate two impoverished nations into a bloody proxy war over "black gold," another deadly force prowls the Gran Chaco: a monstrous jaguar known as the Black Ghost. When ...

In the underworld of Birmingham, one wrong move can get you killed—and one right one might start a war.Miles Li is a Chinese immigrant and restaurant owner drowning in debt and fear. The Triads want their money—and they don't ask twice. With extortion escalating and time running out, Miles turns to a dangerous associate, Ragnar Polizzi, a fixer with connections that run deep and deadly.The solution? A contract killer. Not just any assassin, but a former KLA...