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Revenge is a dish best served bloody. An old friend is brutally murdered. The police don't have a clue. Enter Charlie Cobb. Back on the mean streets of Manchester and on the hunt of a savage killer. Charlie's hot on the man's trail. But there are three big problems. One, the murderer is protected by a powerful underworld boss. Two, a disposed Russian kingpin wants him dead. And three, Charlie must babysit a five-year-old in the process. As he revisits old haunts and old memories, Charlie must finally decide what kind of a man he really is - and just how badly he wants revenge. The fifth in the gritty, funny thriller series, let this action-packed NOVELLA lead you deeper and darker into Charlie's world. Contains violence and bad language - not for the faint of heart.
‘How the hell did I get here? And what the hell have I done?’ Grab the third in the action-packed series perfect for fans of Lee Child, Mark Dawson and Jon Mills. You wake up at the wheel of a crashed car. Your head hurts like crazy. There’s a dead guy in the passenger seat wearing a mask. Another one dying in the back clinging to a rifle and a bag of stolen money. Worse still, you’re in the middle of the Arizona desert, vultures circling, hotter than hell. You remember who you are, but not how you got here. You only know you’ve got to flee the scene, bury that money. To get out of the small town of Rattlesnake you find yourself wandering into. But the plucky local sheriff isn’t ...
How far would you go to save a stranger? For Charlie Cobb, it may be all the way to the grave Meet the tough British antihero perfect for fans of Jon Mills, Mark Dawson or James P. Sumner. After burning his bridges in his native Manchester, UK, the ex-mafia fixer heads to London with a price on his head. A job driving a truck is a good way to lay low—and stay on the straight and narrow. Yet it soon lures Charlie into a deadly trap that leaves him fighting for his life. Amira is seeking a new start, too, travelling thousands of perilous miles, in search of a safe haven. But just like Charlie, she stumbles into a terrifying web of human crimes, run by a vicious mafia network with serious connections. In this hotly anticipated follow-up to BREAKER, Charlie's skills and courage will be tested to the extreme on a one-man suicide mission to save a stranger's life. Just don't get in his way. The Charlie Cobb series of action thrillers delivers a breathless blend of action, dark humour and vigilante justice. All with a gritty twist of suspense. Contains violence and some bad language.
Gangland grit meets L.A. glitz. Say hello to the world’s baddest good guy, perfect for fans of Lee Child or Jon Mills. A car wreck in Hollywood. You’re the first on the scene. The only one to question the police report. And pretty soon, there’s a warrant out for your arrest. But who was the movie star at the wheel? And who’s the cigarette-smoking stranger watching you from afar? The deeper Charlie Cobb digs, the more dangerous the consequences. The stakes ratchet up fast. And so do the players involved. Yet when Charlie’s in town, there’s only so long you can hide. From dirty cops to deadly gangsters, Burnout blends suspense-filled noir with page-turning thrills and gripping action. If you like dark humour and plenty of twists and turns, join Charlie Cobb as he dishes out the justice in his own relentless way. The Charlie Cobb series can be read in any order. Contains violence and bad language.
Before Franklin Roosevelt declared December 7 to be a “date which will live in infamy”; before American soldiers landed on D-Day; before the B-17s, B-24s, and B-29s roared over Europe and Asia, there was Willow Run. Located twenty-five miles west of Detroit, the bomber plant at Willow Run and the community that grew up around it attracted tens of thousands of workers from across the United States during World War II. Together, they helped build the nation’s “Arsenal of Democracy,” but Willow Run also became the site of repeated political conflicts over how to build suburbia while mobilizing for total war. In Planning the Home Front, Sarah Jo Peterson offers readers a portrait of th...
Amid the backdrop of World War II, race riots, and police corruption, a white police officer in Phoenix, Arizona, guns down an on-duty, black cop from his same department. The communitys residents pick sides, and while the second trial ends in an acquittal, the battle isnt over. The detective, Frenchy Navarre, returns to duty but is shot dead when he encounters Officer Joe Davis, the slain officers partner. This is just one of the fascinating tales told by Gordon A. Hunsaker, who also recalls: Surviving his youth on the streets of Los Angeles Fighting in the jungles of Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War A series of stories that cops normally only tell each other Piloting helicopters and airplanes while on the job Battling his toughest opponent cancer And much more! This compilation of musings, observations, and police lore is insightful, thought- provoking and, at times, just darn spooky. Any Arizona resident, law enforcement officer or lover of history will be thrilled to enter the exciting world of Gunfights & Gunfighters.
Few episodes in American history were more transformative than World War II, and in no region did it bring greater change than in the West. Having lifted the United States out of the Great Depression, World War II set in motion a massive westward population movement, ignited a quarter-century boom that redefined the West as the nation's most economically dynamic region, and triggered unprecedented public investment in manufacturing, education, scientific research, and infrastructure—an economic revolution that would lay the groundwork for prodigiously innovative high-tech centers in Silicon Valley, the Puget Sound area, and elsewhere. Amidst robust economic growth and widely shared prosper...
Chronicling America’s elite units from the late 17th century to the present day, this gives an informative and interesting examination of the men who comprised the U.S. military elite.
A portrait, in stories and pictures, of the many ways the American West has been depicted in art, film, literature, music, and popular culture.