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A virus starts spreading slowly in a small oriental province, but rapidly accelerates into a pandemic more insidious than the black plague. Officially, blame falls upon a lowly Chinese fishmonger and the local custom of selling live fish and other animals including bats in open-air wet markets. One man knows the truth, but his attempt to bring it to light plunges him into the dark world of international politics and covert government activities. Fearing for his life, he engages the services of team π to irrefutably expose the real cause, and at the same time keep them all alive.

The information provided in the Doorman/Bouncer Guide is intended to give the supervisor/s the basic information and tools they need to understand his job as a Supervisor (Cooler). Each supervisor should relate appropriate examples or anecdotes that will make the material easier to understand and remember. In addition, participants should be invited to relate their own experiences to add to the discussion and increase audience involvement. The instructor should guide the discussion so that the pertinent points are revealed and important facts are covered. He/she should be alert for any experience related by participants that contradict the materials presented. In this situation, ...

Polymath autodidact Doyce Whisanant is back in action, working as a Security Contractor in biotech. But nothing is as clear-cut as it may seem, as he's soon embroiled in a police shooting and manhunt. Volume Five of the Whisanant Mythos.

When a painting is stolen off a wall at a local bank, Pierce Arrow Private Detective is called in to investigate...discreetly. But with the help of his disorganized secretary, her reporter boyfriend, and a challenging detective, he uncovers there is more to this plot than just a lost painting. It is a race against time to find out what they want, where they are going to hit, and why they had to murder.

Teaching Resource/material. Classroom. Notes. Subject : English Language Learning Methode : Noticing Nota Bene K12 "special feature, special phrasing, a peculiarity". a phrase or a fixed expression that has a figurative, or sometimes literal, meaning. Categorized as formulaic language. Expressions such as these have figurative meaning. When one says "The devil is in the details", one is not expressing a belief in demons, but rather one means that things may look good on the surface, but upon scrutiny, undesirable aspects are revealed. Similarly, when one says "The early bird gets the worm", one is not suggesting that there is only one opportunity; rather one means there are plent ...

A satirical detective story. EXCERPT: "Are you Jo Jo Cushoff?" he asked. "Yes, I am," Jo Jo answered. "Joseph John Cushoff at your service. Pull up a chair...What can I do for you?"

Trouble in River City. Cold cases and corruption, mayhem and metaphysics, this DoubleNickel Detective story serves up the usual mix of characters, clues and conundrums. Called 'DoubleNickel' as a boy for his thick glasses, 'Nick' as a college man, he otherwise remains without a name. This nondescript fellow is, in appearance, a brown paper sack, a mutt of mixed ancestry. His father was Japanese. His mother was Irish. He is sardonic. He drinks. He is not your gentleman sleuth. He is a private eye who lines up with the hard boiled boys. An Afterward provides both an explication of the format as well as a comment on detective stories generally. Might be more here than meets the eye.

Originally published on Pearl Harbor Day of 2011, I had waited until one publishing outfit was good as dead before I proceeded to give my namesake a proper sequel. As my one ex-contributor as he shall not be named though it knows who it is is. As I had caught him trying to make a nuance of himself here -- well however I saw some cool artwork with this anthology and lasting connections on projects though you always have that one who has “Rock Star Syndrome.” All of us but one author remained in touch and as Mick Mercer relates we’re rubbing shoulders gently with long dead greats. Some of the stories they did are a little more obscure and others had been anthologized in different a ...

Join book bastard & noir author Doyce Whisanant for a frolics-filled evening of storytelling and adventuring inside the world's greatest Tiki nightclub! Cocktails! Tall tales! Ribaldry galore! Get it now before they ban it! Volume Three of the Whisanant Mythos.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, a timeless mystery classic by Arthur Conan Doyle is brought to life once again in this beautifully designed limited first edition historical reprint. Includes ten great tales of mystery and intrigue. Limited Edition of 500 Copies Worldwide.