A relaxing round of golf is interrupted by an assassin with mysterious motivations...Two golfers playing a round of golf are shot at by a sniper. Investigation indicates the shots came from a knot of trees alongside one of the fairways. Days later one of the players, Philip Meredith, is nearly run down in the street, a week later he is again shot at whilst on a sales trip in a country area of Victoria. Being an upright citizen with, he believes, no enemies he is ut...

A memoir of hard lessons learned in the racially segregated and sometimes outright racist NBA of the early ‘60s by celebrated NBA player and the first Black Coach of the Year, Ray Scott. Introduced by Earl "the Pearl" Monroe.“There’s a basic insecurity with Black guys my size,” Scott writes. “We can’t hide and everybody turns to stare when we walk down the street. … Whites believe that their culture is superior to African-American culture. ... We don’t accept many ...

Acomputer technician updates a computer for a client, then trades in the replaced computer to a computer shop for cash. The shop-owner passes it on to an employee, Donald Taylor, for his personal use. But when Taylor later connects it up, he discovers it contains data relating to a proposed terrorist bomb attack in Melbourne.The terrorist group realise their data is compromised and enter the shop to retrieve their old computer. They establish where it is, then murder the shop-owner...

In the quiet countryside of Victoria, Australia, ordinary insurance agent Stan Simolka pulls over at a remote highway lay-by for a moment's break. Suddenly, another car screeches in behind him. Four armed men leap out and unleash a hail of bullets.Stan bolts into the bush, heart pounding, somehow slipping through their deadly net. But why him?Days later, another ambush strikes. With no answers from police, Stan vanishes into the shadows, going undercover to hunt the truth. ...

**An American sports legend offers a sweeping Black history of boxing, celebrating the trailblazing athletes who fought in the ring and against racial injustice.Features a 16-page photo insert.**Here is Peter Jackson, a free-born Black tradesman and boxer from the island of St. Croix who KO’d the white boxer Tom Leeds in the thirtieth round to win the Australian Heavyweight championship in 1886. Most white fighters refused to get into the ring with Jackson. “Gentleman” Jim ...

Harry Wallace is asked by the Australian Intelligence Service to collect and deliver a small package during a business trip to Indonesia. This simple task becomes a nightmare when he unwittingly becomes a target of the security police and narrowly avoids arrest.He needs all his wits to deliver the package to the Australian Embassy and does so successfully.Harry returns to Australia, but the Jakarta episode comes back to haunt him when he travels to England. An Indonesian na...

A man is discovered murdered in a hotel in London and police investigations have difficulty in establishing who committed the crime and are also unable to find a motive.The investigation is further complicated when it is discovered that the victim is a millionaire businessman and that he has died intestate, has never made a will and apparently has no close family. His lawyers are appointed as administrators of his estate and have the task of trying to trace beneficiaries, but soon ...

As a physician, your reputation already exists online. It is compiled by ratings, stray mentions, and outdated bios-and you don't control the edit.Physicians don't need to be louder to stand out. Instead, they need to be clearer about the problems they solve.In Physician Brand Rx, Dr. Scott Sigman and Matthew Ray Scott provide the tools and insight you need to develop your own digital brand. Learn how to create an individualized message based on yo...

A shift in conventional warfare is occurring. In the underbelly of crime and politics, people with enhanced physical abilities and unique powers clash for supremacy. Unwilling at first, but determined to see the fight through, a federal agent wades through the absurdity that is [now] her job to deal with this hidden war. The main cause of her angst is an amnesiac with electrical abilities and a caffeine addiction. The agent's driven personality will clash with the electrical saboteur, if o...

He pulled a second blade from his boot and sent it flashing after the first. Knife-fighter Abner Galvan must save a desperate woman from a depraved army general. One mistake and there'll be eight bullets in his chest - firing squads never miss.

Voices from the Block - Celebrating 25 years of Black literature!In 1996, when the Writer’s Block was founded, Black writers, members of “the block” began contributing to the legacy of written works that stamped our existence, cradled our culture, and fortified our souls.The legacy continues with the 25th anniversary edition of Voices from the Block!In this collection, you will experience poems, short stories, essays, novel starts, and more – all lovingly crafted fr...

Wartime tales of disquiet and dread from Jean Ray, author of Cruise of Shadows and progenitor of the “Belgian School of the Strange”During the Occupation, severed from contact with France and other countries, Belgian publishing turned inward, and forgotten authors such as Jean Ray were given new leases on literary life. Embracing the influence of American pulp fiction, Ray’s short stories found a new audience during World War II, and gave voice to a realm ...