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Michael Beck
Author
Series
Camino Island novels volume 2
Language
English
Description
Just as Bruce Cable's Bay Books is preparing for the return of bestselling author Mercer Mann, Hurricane Leo veers from its predicted course and heads straight for the island. The hurricane is devastating: homes and condos are leveled, hotels and storefronts ruined, streets flooded, and a dozen people lose their lives. One of the apparent victims is Nelson Kerr, a friend of Bruce's and an author of thrillers. But the nature of Nelson's injuries suggests...
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
For most of the last hundred years, Biloxi was known for its beaches, resorts, and seafood industry. But it had a darker side. It was also notorious for corruption and vice, everything from gambling, prostitution, bootleg liquor, and drugs to contract killings. The vice was controlled by small cabal of mobsters, many of them rumored to be members of the Dixie Mafia. Keith Rudy and Hugh Malco grew up in Biloxi in the sixties and were childhood friends,...
Author
Series
Harry Bosch mysteries volume 7
Language
English
Description
Meanwhile, Terry McCaleb is enjoying an idyllic retirement on Catalina Island when a visit from an old colleague brings his former world rushing back. It's murder, the unreadable kind of murder he specialized in solving back in his FBI days.
4) The summons
Author
Publisher
Random House Audio
Pub. Date
c2002
Edition
Unabridged ed.
Language
English
Description
The Judge is a recluse, living in the ancestral home in Mississippi. His two sons are Ray, a law professor, still reeling from a surprise divorce, and Forrest, who redefines the notion of a family's black sheep. Their father calls them home to discuss the details of his estate, but the judge dies before he can meet with them, thus leaving behind a shocking secret known only to Ray, and perhaps someone else...
5) The brethren
Author
Publisher
BDD Audio
Pub. Date
p2000
Language
None
Description
In a maximum security federal prison, three former judges who call themselves "the brethren" meet daily in the law library to run a rougher form of justice inside their new community and make a little money, but when one of their scams derails, they are forced to confront the world of their own creation.
Publisher
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
I will fight no more forever: Shows events that led to the conflict in 1877 between the Nez Perces and the U.S. Army. Chief Joseph led the 300 Nez Perce braves, their women and children in the historic running battle against ten separate commands of the Army.
Gone to Texas: The true-life story of Sam Houston, the frontier hero and statesman whose bravery and vision led to the creation of the Republic of Texas.
7) Xanadu
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
c1999, 1980
Language
English
Description
Danny, an aging musician who wants to open a nightclub, and Sonny, a young artist, are both searching for inspiration. Kira, a beautiful mythical muse, is brought to earth in order to help both men fulfill their dreams.
8) The warriors
Series
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
Ultimate director's cut.
Language
English
Description
The Warriors, a New York City street gang, are unfairly blamed for the death of a rival gang leader. Now they must fight for their lives against armies of gangs that outnumber the police 5 to 1!