On the beach at Chittagong, Bangladesh, armies of men reduce the world's unwanted ocean vessels to scrap - using nothing more than torches, hacksaws, and muscle. On desperately poor shipbreaker, Mohit, dreams of a better life, though that vision seems ended when a foreman dies in an explosion. But was the death an accident? Mohit tracks the killer through his shantytown, confronting bosses, criminal gangs, and laborers no different than himself.

Japan's lost decade has left thousands of people homeless, scraping by in parks and cardboard boxes throughout Tokyo. When one of these forgotten men is murdered, his brother hires a private investigator. To find the killer, he must confront police indifference, hostility from the crime syndicate yakuza, and the closed silence of the down-and-out themselves.

In the sixteenth century, at the peak of Ottoman power, young boys were forcibly collected from all over the empire to serve in the army of the Sultan. One is Ozaner, taken from his family in Albania at the age of eight, never to return from Constantinople. When his father hears of Ozaner's death in unexplained circumstances, he travels to the distant capital to find out what happened. Court intrigue, the color and bustle of daily life, and a father's grief are the backdrop of this story o...

The medieval world of Neven is the last place 12-year-old twins Archer and Mimi Price want to be. They'd rather shoot selfies in their 21st-century hometown of Marshton than arrows in Neven.During a dinner with Mum and Nan, Archer asks questions about their missing grandfather. After 30 years, Nan still misses him. Or so it seems.Convinced that clues about Grandad's disappearance are in Nan's attic, Archer, the intellectual, talks Mimi, the sportsperson, into investigating....

Erika Stannusson is a fresh arrival from the ninth century. With the help of friends Karl McGregor, and Adam 'Finch' Bird, she finds her way in the 21st-century city of Marshton. Before she arrives in Marshton however, Erika runs into Norse troublemaker Loki. Disguised as Chief Norse God, Odin, Loki gives her a small box containing Viking King Harald's blue tooth.As a gift, it's ordinary until she shows it to Karl and Finch. Ignoring Erika's instructions not to, Finch opens the box...

Karl McGregor is twelve years old and friendless. He has a temper, so the other kids at school steer clear. Friendship's tedious until a new student, Adam 'Finch' Bird, enrols. Finch confides that his dad's in gaol; Karl says his dad is from the ninth century. Of course, Finch doesn't believe him. This is the 21st century after all. Then a mysterious object appears in Karl's shed. The boys investigate.They stumble across a dubious history professor, who tells them they've found the...

In Die Hard style, Silas Cade takes his atypical brand of "auditing" from Wall Street to Main StreetFans of Lee Child's Jack Reacher and Vince Flynn's Mitch Rapp will want to add Silas Cade to their lineup.Cade, the tough-guy auditor antihero introduced in Clawback, employs a brand of financial reform that comes with plenty of firepower. Needing a respite from Wall Street, Cade jumps at a job opportunity in western Pennsylvania—but finds that Main...

The acclaimed author of the Silas Cade Thrillers introduces Finn, a thief who's about to learn that when you steal big, there's always a downside.In an age of cybercrime, Finn is the last hardhat. He's a professional thief with a unique specialty: He only steals big things—autoracks, factory lines, machinery. You might call what he does "heavy lifting." And he's no stranger to the downside of his chosen profession; he's done seven years' hard time to prove it....

A tough, topical financial thriller that exposes the dark underbelly of Wall Street.After a stint in the Middle East, black ops vet Silas Cade becomes an "accountant"-the go-to for financiers who need things done quickly, quietly, and by any means necessary. Silas is hired by a major player to pay a visit to a hedge fund manager to demand clawback: the mandatory return of compensation paid on a deal that goes bad. But before Cade can tell his client that he got his...

LIVING A LIFE BEYOND BELIEFWilliam Whitecloud's Secrets of Natural Success is unlike any self-transformation book you have ever read. Best selling author and Creative Development trainer William Whitecloud dispenses with the usual approaches of fixing, self-manipulation or relying on mystical forces to get ahead in life. Instead, he offers a highly original insight into how your level of creativity determines your level of natural success in life, and a st...

This Very Short Introduction answers four basic questions: what is geography, how do geographers work, why is geography important, and where is the discipline of geography heading? Geography has always been important, though it has had only a short history as an academic discipline and is much misunderstood. Modern geography has come a long way from its historical roots in exploring foreign lands, in mapping the world and in describing the physical and human features of the Earth's surface...

This issue of Weird Tales presents a batch of entirely new short stories, flash fiction, poems, and an essay dealing with monsters who defy death, including zombies, vampires, mummies, and various and assorted revenants. There are some real heavy hitters here—bestsellers and names listeners might not yet know … but should. And will.Like Weird Tales itself—the magazine that never dies—these monsters are coming for you and they are very, very hungry.“The Eyr...