The first biography of the vagabond, hard-boiled writer who rocked Hollywood during the Roaring TwentiesThe son of an Irish ditch-digger, Jim Tully (1886–1947) left his hometown of St. Marys, Ohio, in 1901, spending most of his teenage years in the company of hoboes. Drifting across the country as a “road kid,” he spent those years scrambling into boxcars, sleeping in hobo jungles, avoiding railroad cops, begging meals from back doors, and haunting public libraries...

Crime & Thriller Book of the Year (Specsavers National Book Awards)Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2018.'The best crime novel I've read in a very long time.' VAL MCDERMIDSNAP DECISIONS CAN BE DANGEROUS . . .On a stifling summer's day, eleven-year-old Jack and his two sisters sit in their broken-down car, waiting for their mother to come back and rescue them. Jack's in charge, she...

FAMILY MANLOCAL MAN IS HEROThirty-five-year-old Tyler Brant saved the life of popular TV personality Kristen Kellar when the small plane they were traveling in crashed into the St. Louis River near Hibbing, Minnesota.Brant–single father of a six-year-old daughter–was not available for comment.Tyler Brant has no intention of speaking to reporters. And while he's happy that Kristen Kellar is recovering, he wishes she wouldn't ...

Sometimes, you just have to punch a shape-shifting vampire Nazi. Like tonight, for instance.Meet Princess Kaps: renegade, dragon shifter, and general pain in her royal parents' backsides. Although Kaps pretends to love rock and roll, she’s actually obsessed with fighting the Audax, a group of shape-shifting vampire Nazis. And to slay herself some vampires, Kaps collects magical dragon relics.Enter the L’Griffe--AKA the shifter mafia—who also hunt down supernatural artifacts...

Princess. Warrior. Dragon Shifter. Huntress.When it comes to protecting her family, eighteen-year-old Princess Huntress is known for kicking ass, taking names and then kicking a little more ass, just to be sure. She’s the last of her kind—a glass dragon shifter—and no matter what the threat, Huntress always tracks it down solo.Then Huntress meets the leader of the L’Griffe crime family, Gage Beaufort, who is a dashing dragon shifter with a knee-mel...

As the last dragon shifter, I live alone, hiding in one of Earth’s sacred deserts. My human handlers tell me that I have no parents, no name, and no purpose other than to train for battle and one day become a vessel for the reincarnation of Chimera, the greatest dragon shifter of all. Sadly, Chimera’s rebirth will mean my own death. But my handlers say this sacrifice is a noble fate that will rebuild the dragon shifter world.I shall die on my seventeenth birthday. That’s five days ...

"Prince Lincoln is so dreamy!' - Smada's Book Smack"Fantastic read from Lincoln's POV!” - BooksAPlenty"A great novella! Amazing!" - Nose in YA BooksAs the High Prince of the demon-fighting thrax, Lincoln knows he must marry for political gain. Not that he minds. For all of his eighteen years, Lincoln’s been bound to his duty. Then the prince glimpses Myla, a girl who’s not only his perfect match, she’s also part-demon warrior.With that, everything changes....

Great ready for Lady Reaper, Cissy’s wedding and supernatural pyramids! Books eight through eleven of the best-selling Angelbound Origins series are now in one ebook collection…QUASI REDUX (BOOK 8)It’s a Wonderful Life meets Kill Bill when our heroine, Myla Lewis, casually tosses off the fateful words, “Some days, I wish I weren’t a demigoddess.” Turns out, a demon-titan named Bedlam lurks nearby… and he grants her wish.CLOCK...

A dazzling, decades-spanning tale of female friendship, love, and the pursuit of dreams in gritty 1990s New York City.New York, 1997. As the city's rough edges are polished into something safer and shinier, two aspiring writers meet at a music magazine. Rose—bold and self-assured—is a staff writer. Charlotte—cautious and literary—is an editor. Initially wary, they soon recognize in each other an unmatched ambition. They become inseparable, turning every day into an...

Twelve-year-old Steven Lamb digs holes on Exmoor, hoping to find a body. Every day after school, while his classmates swap football stickers, Steven goes digging to lay to rest the ghost of the uncle he never knew, who disappeared aged eleven and is assumed to have fallen victim to the notorious serial killer Arnold Avery.Only Steven's Nan is not convinced her son is dead. She still waits for him to come home, standing bitter guard at the front window while her family fragments aro...

FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SNAP'Bauer's great gift is her ability to surprise the reader' Daily TelegraphTHE QUESTION IS: WHO IS HUNTING WHO?In a small village where no stranger goes unnoticed, a local woman has been murdered in her bed.This is PC Jonas Holly's first murder investigation. But he is distracted by anonymous messages that seem to come...

As the Great Scala, Myla Lewis is the only being who can move Purgatory’s souls to Heaven or Hell. It’s a big job. Too bad Myla goes through assistants faster than a hot knife through brownies. Not that it bothers her much; Myla’s always been a solo fighter.Then comes the problem of the fading angels. Millions of Heavenly residents are dying. According to a prophecy, the only way Myla can save them is by traveling back in time, meeting King Arthur, and creating her own knights of t...