"Buried alive – the damn victims have all been buried alive."In the San Fernando Valley, a serial killer is going to great lengths to torture and brutalize victims, burying them alive in caskets equipped with oxygen, lights, video, and audio, so he can torment them even further. The killer's taunting notes for the Iron Eagle lead Special Agents John Swenson and Chris Mantel on an investigation that tests them in new and very physical ways. Together with Sheriff Jim O'Brian, they ra...

A fast-paced, highly readable thriller about a presidential election scandal and a small-town attorney who must take on corrupt politicians and their secret power-hungry backers in order to save America—and the freedom of the entire world as we know it.They seek ultimate power. Nothing can stand in their way.Ed Burke has waited a lifetime to become president of the United States.He's not about to let his nemesis, Mac Foster, stop him now......

Paranormal serial killer. Kickass PI. Werewolf mistake.Private Investigator, Addison Kittner, should've minded her own business instead of saving a prostitute from a group of hungry vampires. Especially when her one-night-stand mistake, Were FBI agent Cooper Daine, shows up and suspects her of murdering one of the vamps.To add another kick in the pants, Addison has no choice but to work with Cooper to find the real killer. Either that, or have the murder pi...

A rip-roaring puzzle box of an adventure about grit, guts, and gold, from Elinor Teele, the acclaimed author of The Mechanical Mind of John Coggin.The small, run-down town of Eden is the only place Jenny Burns has ever called home. The roots of the trees are in her bones, the air of the mountains is in her breath, the lakes and rivers are in her blood. And that’s why, when her father loses his job and tells Jenny that they may have to move on from Eden, she knows s...

Was Canada’s Dominion experiment of 1867 an experiment in political domination? Looking to taxes provides the answer: they are a privileged measure of both political agency and political domination. To pay one’s taxes was the sine qua non of entry into political life, but taxes are also the point of politics, which is always about the control of wealth. Modern states have everywhere been born of tax revolts, and Canada was no exception.Heaman shows that the competing claims of the ...

Canadians can never not argue about taxes. From the Chinese head tax to the Panama Papers, from the National Policy to the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement, tax grievances always inspire private resentments and public debates. But if resentment and debate persist, the terms of the debate have continually altered and adapted to reflect changing social, economic, and political conditions in Canada and the wider world. The centenary of income tax is the occasion for Canadian scholars to ...

"They aren't hiding just one something, but a bunch of somethings..."Jessica Caldwell hates the day she met him, and she hates him even more. But now the two of them will be connected forever...Eli Faulkner is one of the best trial lawyers in Tennessee. It's what he lives for -- righting injustices. When he's called upon to defend Tag Grissom, an arrogant cardiologist accused of murder, he fi nds himself wondering, could this be more than just a case?

Despite important strides in the fight against poverty in the past two decades, child poverty remains widespread and persistent, particularly in Africa. Poverty in all its dimensions is detrimental for early childhood development and leads to often unreversed damage for the lives of girls and boys, locking children and families into intergenerational poverty. This edited volume contributes to the policy initiatives aiming to reduce child poverty and academic understanding of child poverty ...

Savvy horse trainer Randy Drake never loved a woman like he loved Roxanne, but after more than a year of a long-distance relationship, she cut off communication without explanation and broke his heart. Now she’s moved back to Canyon Junction without telling him, proof she’s not interested. But his stubborn heart can’t seem to let go.Professional dancer Roxanne Connor has a good reason for not letting Randy know she’s back. An accident nearly destroyed her, and she’s not the same pe...

This issue, which starts our third year of publication, F. Scott Fitzgerald brings us several short stories in his Flappers and Philosophers collection. Perfect for cozy reading. The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell is fitting for Halloween. To keep you in suspense, The Raven Messenger is a new original by Teel James Glenn.Bibliophiles will also enjoy the nostalgia of the superbly-translated French Novel A Rebours (Against Nature), the book...

A simple, fun instruction manual for living a more joy-filled, authentic life!By one of the most admired spiritual teachers in the country, this book shows us how every moment, experience, and person can be an opening for our soul. Separated into three easy-to-use parts, this book will:- Tell a fable that puts our spiritual journey into context- Discuss the seven spiritual principles that are universal to the world’s wisdom traditions- Show ho...

★ Mystery Magazine's annual Sherlock Holmes issue ★A double Issue filled with Pastiches, Parodies and Halloween thrills! Includes twice as many original stories as our regular monthly issues, and two You-Solve-It mysteries.Featuring:"The Case Of The Teller Of Tales" by Martin Rosenstock: Herman Starkey, famous author, has been murdered. Watson looked up to him. Did Starkey deserve admiration? Can Watson help Sherlock Holmes to find ...