Power corrupts. Absolute power can be murder.The murder of a Boston political consultant in a small Massachusetts town points toward Russian mobster Boris Grigorev. The only problem is that State Police detective Robert Burke doesn't believe Grigorev pulled the trigger. Burke hires private detective Drew Patrick to uncover the truth and bring the real killer to justice. But the case may be more than Drew can handle when he goes up against powerful political forces with secrets to hide. Secrets they kill to protect.Drew Patrick faces his most dangerous case yet in this riveting new crime thriller novel featuring the witty and tough hard-boiled detective and his signature action, suspense, and crackling dialogue.
In the prison-like school that is his last chance, thirteen-year-old Robbie tries to recover from events that brought him there, including his uncle's war injuries and the death of a classmate who may have been his friend.
... will eventually be left with is jellyfish and plankton . And if you think we will then stop fishing , Pauly has news for you . He reports that one Geor- gia fisherman is already making a living by sending 50,000 38 THE END OF THE LINE.
LABOR HISTORY / AMERICAN HISTORY END OF THE LINE Autoworkers and the American Dream Edited by Richard Feldman and Michael Betzold " This marvelous book captures in a most poignant and accurate way what life is like for the millions who ...
Filled with new and controversial material and peopled by a cast of characters worthy of a Shakespearean drama, this is the first book to chronicle this riveting tale.
Brilliantly researched and thoroughly believable, End of the Line is an impressive debut novel that will astound readers of thrillers and action/adventure stories and appeal to the vast subculture of train fanatics across the country.
In this classic novel of Russian humor and social commentary, a cable fitter is fired from his job after accidentally sending out detailed graphs charting his coworkers' productivity against the amount of alcohol they consumed.
By defining current economic and industrial trends as natural and inevitable , Kenosha's white - collar minority is able to craft a notion of ... In this sense , criticizing the blue - collar “ mentality ” serves an important purpose .
A former Vietnam war correspondent describes the battle of Khe Sanh, exploring the historical background, politics, tactics, and leaders' roles in the siege. Reprint.
End of the Line is the first real anatomy of globalization. It is the story of how American corporations created a global production system by exploding the traditional factory and casting the pieces to dozens of points around the world.
At the northern end, however, it collapses into a swampy morass through which the waters of Cootes Paradise could seep into the bay. To satisfy the financial interests of the line's promoters, the engineers of the Great Western chose to ...