Drawn from fragments of historical fact, Matthiessen's masterpiece depicts the fortunes and misfortunes of Edgar J. Watson, a real-life entrepreneur and outlaw who appeared in the lawless Florida...
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Author: Matthiessen, PeterSummary: -
Author: Bierce, AmbroseSummary:During the United States Civil War, a condemned man has many thoughts as he stands on a bridge, awaiting hanging. And other western short stories.
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Author: McMurtry, LarrySummary:
As the world enters a new century, three teenagers forge a future for themselves on the wild Texas grasslands: Gideon Fry, torn between going his way and following his father's footsteps; Johnny...
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Author: Burke, James LeeSummary:
Somewhere off the coast of Louisiana, an old Nazi submarine lies buried in the sands, hidden by thick seaweed and salty waters. Dave Robicheaux is the only person who has ever discovered it, and...
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Presents six short stories by the masters of mystery and horror.
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Author: Burke, James LeeSummary:
Cajun cop Dave Robicheaux from New Iberia infiltrates the mob in New Orleans, going undercover when he is wounded and his partner killed.
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Author: Block, LawrenceSummary:
Presents Matthew Scudder, private-eye, on the trail of kidnappers and murderers in New York City.
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Author: Burke, James LeeSummary:
Dave Robicheaux had begun to put the pieces of his broken life together again when an old friend turned up on his doorstep, dredging up old memories and new threats.
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Author: Burke, James LeeSummary:
Dave Robicheaux, New Orleans detective, is puzzled when street hustler Sonny Boy Marsallus slips a Vietnam war diary into his hand. Soon old debts and ancient burial sites create a web of intrigue...
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Author: Burke, James LeeSummary:
No one was surprised when Aaron Crown was arrested for the decades-old murder of the most famous black civil rights leader in Louisiana. After all, his family were shiftless timber people who...
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Author: Woods, StuartSummary:
Beginning in 1920, Chiefs spans 40 years, chronicling the experiences of three Georgia police chiefs who watch the world, their town and their jobs, change. At the heart of this is a 40-year-old...
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Author: Steinbeck, JohnSummary:
Celebrating its 75th anniversary, John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men remains one of America's most widely read and beloved novels. Here is Steinbeck's dramatic adaptation of his novel-as-play, which...
Genre: Classic fiction, Road fiction