Pistols At Dawn Again And Again

Fighting a war against a known enemy is difficult enough, but it is made even more arduous when you dont know the face of your enemy. In the novel Dawn over Europe, private detectives Reggie Nutsbagh and Toby Preston, are chased by a faceless foe across Europe, where they not only are forced to confront unknown opponents but an unfamiliar culture and language. The tale begins when a plain brown envelope arrives at the Las Vegas office of Broken Dreams Detective Agency and is accidentally sealed in a packing box, as the agency is in the process of moving to larger quarters. While the envelope sits in a packing box Nutsbagh receives a phone call, purportedly from Luxembourg, asking for the agencys help. The caller, a man with a Spanish accent, mentions an envelope sent to the agency and addressed to Toby Preston, but before he is able to continue, the conversation is interrupted by what sounds like gunfire. Moments later a different voice with an indistinguishable accent comes on the line enquiring as to who is on the other end of the phone. Assuming the call is a prank Reggie answers with a terse rejoinder, and then ends the conversation. Later that night Reggie and Toby surprise and kill three burglars who forcibly break into their office. Two other men are seen speeding out of the parking lot and are assumed to be in league with the dead intruders. As the dead men were of Saudi Arabian descent and in possession of Pakistani passports, the FBI becomes involved and puts the two detectives under surveillance. Days pass and the missing envelope is forgotten until Toby receives a letter from his Israeli brother-in-law, Joel Garza, in which is enclosed a newspaper article from a Luxembourg newspaper describing a massacre. Three of the dead in the massacre are identified as scientists formerly attending school in the United States. Police at the scene mentioned the name of Broken Dreams, which is the reason Joel sent the newspaper article to Toby, as being the last number called from the room where the bodies were discovered. But the police assume, because of the name Broken Dreams, that it is a company dealing with affairs of the heart and disregard the phone call. This creates a renewed search for the envelope and the secretary finds it, as she empties one of the packing boxes. Once opened its contents reveal a complicated chemistry formula, a crude, coded map and two first-class airline tickets to Munich, Germany, along with hotel reservations, and a hand-written note. The note detailed some of what the unknown caller was trying to tell Toby before he was silenced listing also a contact number should something happen to the men who sent the envelope. Disposing of the formula, which Reggie from his rudimentary chemistry knowledge determines to be some kind of anthrax, the two men agree they need to go to Europe and locate the formula for the antidote Convincing their two wives in the final trimester of pregnancy that they must leave the country for a mission in Europe proves to be a battle in itself. But with the assurance it is merely a short search and find task, the ladies reluctantly relent. Meanwhile from within a cave deep in the mountains of Pakistan, a terrorist whose name is known to the world summons a world-renowned assassin, Abdullah Taqir, to his mountain hideaway. When the huge professional killer leaves the secluded cave he carries with him instructions to steal the formula and kill Nutsbagh and Preston. Upon arrival in Munich Nutsbagh and Preston take time out for a meal in their hotels restaurant, but it is interrupted by a phone message. Toby accepts the call to find its a woman seeking to meet with them in regards to locating the hidden formula. After a few contentious words with the caller, who refused to give her name, a small farming community named Dorfen was settled on for the meeting. As detectives Reggie and Toby

The first volume in the thrilling adventure series featuring Nathan Peake, British naval officer and spy, during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars In the Time of Terror, friends turn against friends, patriots are betrayed, and lovers must pay the ultimate price. 1793: British navy commander Nathan Peake patrols the English coast, looking for smugglers. Desperate for some real action, Peake gets his chance when France declares war on England and descends into the bloody madness of the Terror. Peake is entrusted with a mission to wreck the French economy by smuggling fake banknotes into Paris. His activities take him down Paris streets patrolled by violent mobs and into the sinister catacombs beneath the French capital. As opposition to the Terror mounts, Peake fights to carry out his mission—and to save the life of the woman he loves.

After the gross and unjustifiable insults you have offered me both as a soldier and a gentleman, I conclude you must be prepared to give me that satisfaction I am entitled to. I am therefore to request that you will name a place and hour of meeting.' So runs a typical challenge to a duel from the early 19th century; formal, polite - and potentially fatal. Duelling is deeply imbedded in our collective consciousness, through numerous films and novels; it evokes a golden past, of gentlemen defending their honour (or that of their wives) in the early morning light of a wooded glade; of frockcoats, rapiers and pistols. From the duel's roots in medieval chivalric tournaments, to the unforgiving code of honour in which death was preferable to shame, this fascinating history recounts - with the aid of numerous vivid eye-witness accounts - all the drama and sheer terror of the duel.

A War is Coming! As America lies bleeding, Native American Chief Hiamovi seeks to unite his people into a single nation capable of reclaiming the US from the white man. His growing army is on a collision course with cult leader Samuel Colt, who intends to put the country back in the iron grip of the once mighty Neo-Clergy. The two men are set for a showdown at Little Bighorn, once site of Custer's legendary last stand, now a twisted, nuclear landscape. The fate of the battle may just be decided by Anna Bontraeger, rescued from a brothel by rogue scientist Matthew Greaves and taken on a perilous road trip across a devastated continent. Greaves and his small band have to get Anna to Little Bighorn before Colt or Hiamovi, so she can unlock the secrets which will save what remains of humanity and bring about a new dawn over Doomsday!

So, just how was Tarzan created? Eager to know the inside story about the legendary John Carter and the amazing cities and peoples of Barsoom? Perhaps your taste is more suited to David Innes and the fantastic lost world at the Earth's core? Or maybe wrong-way Napier and the bizarre civilizations of cloud-enshrouded Venus are more to your liking? These pages contain all that you will ever want to know about the wondrous worlds and unforgettable characters penned by the master storyteller Edgar Rice Burroughs. Richard A. Lupoff, the respected critic and writer who helped spark a Burroughs revival in the 1960s, reveals fascinating details about the stories written by the creator of Tarzan. Featured here are outlines of all of Burroughs's major novels, with descriptions of how they were each written and their respective sources of inspiration.

CAUGHT BETWEEN DUTY AND DESIRE . . . Sophie, the Duchess of Calton, has finally moved on. After seven years mourning the loss of her husband, Garrett, at Waterloo, she has married his cousin and heir, Tristan. Sophie gives herself to him body and soul. . . until the day Garrett returns from the Continent, demanding his title, his lands-and his wife. TORN BETWEEN TWO HUSBANDS . . . Now Sophie must choose between her first love and her new love, knowing that no matter what, her choice will destroy one of the men she adores. Will it be Garrett, her childhood sweetheart, whose loss nearly destroyed her once already? Or will it be Tristan, beloved friend turned lover, who supported her through the last, dark years and introduced her to a passion she had never known? As her two husbands battle for her heart, Sophie finds herself immersed in a dangerous game-where the stakes are not only love . . . but life and death. A HINT OF WICKED

Lives are on the line at Engine 6 … and so are hearts. Running an engine crew in the Chicago Fire Department is my dream job, and between that, my awesome kid, and my nosy sister, I lead a pretty great life. Bruised and burned by my marriage, I don’t have time for dating or drama, but I always have time for pie. And when I share a slice of cherry with a sweet redhead, followed by the hottest, dirtiest, most pulse-pounding kiss of my life, I start to rethink the possibilities. Until that woman walks into my firehouse and upends my well-ordered world. Abby Sullivan is now a rookie firefighter on my crew and a threat to my self-control more dangerous than a five-alarm blaze. My job is to watch her six when all I want is to watch her fall into my bed. Lust has no place in the firehouse, and a distraction like Abby with her electric blue eyes, waves of flame-red hair, and freckles I want to map with my tongue, is one I can ill afford. Because one wrong move … and it could all go up in smoke. Up in Smoke is the first in the brand new Hot in Chicago Rookies series about firefighters navigating the trials of new jobs and sizzling romances as they find their place in the world and the love of a lifetime. Firefighters; firemen; firefighter romance; hot in chicago; workplace romance; forbidden romance; boss-employee romance; single dad; single father

History repeats itself as Uncle John presents another volume of funny stories and fascinating facts about the past! For our historical trivia collection number two, we dug ever deeper into our bottomless vaults to bring you more of history’s most colorful characters, cultural milestones, funniest mishaps, and earth-shattering events. More than 500 pages of great stories, fascinating facts, and fun quizzes await you. Read about . . . * Philosophers who fought with fireplace pokers * “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this Wall!” * Where are they now—the Goths * The golden age of wife-selling * History’s most horrible dentist award * The French monks who invented tennis * What William the Conqueror was called before he conquered * Where are they now—the Neanderthals * Women of the Gold Rush * and much, much more!

"Dawn Over Baghdad takes you into Iraq's urban neighborhoods, rural villages, and guerilla snake pits, and shows exactly how young American soldiers are quietly but inexorably choking off a terrorist insurrection and planting the seeds (sometimes at great personal cost) of a dramatically different Middle East. Zinsmeister brings home an insightful story missed by the major media: with the cooperation of millions of everyday Iraqis, the U.S. is gradually approaching something historic - success in a tough guerilla war."--BOOK JACKET.