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Collapse (New America-Book One)
Over 6K paid downloads since July of 2012!
Top 10 Paid Bestseller in the War, Political, Dystopian, and Political Thriller categories!
BOOK ONE in the NEW AMERICA series.
What would it take for the United States to fall from within? In a not too distant future, America is put to the test. With the American people deep in The Second Great Depression and two of the most powerful hurricanes on record to contend with, the United States is in no condition to deal with hidden terrorists on its soil, maniacal politicians, and the most formidable military threat the world has seen since the Third Reich.
This is the story of three men from three very different walks of life: Howard Beck, the world's richest man, also diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome; Richard Dupree, ex-Navy SEAL turned escaped convict; and Maxwell Harris, a crippled, burned-out chief of police of a small Texas town. At first, they must overcome their own struggles and fight for their survival against impossible odds. In the end, the unlikely trio must band together to save their beloved country from COLLAPSE.
Empires topple. Nations crumble. Civilization is fragile. In 2027, America will fall.
BOOK TWO in the New America series, entitled "Resistance" is slated for a summer 2013 release. Sneak peek is available now on Smashwords.
**This edition has been reformatted and further edited from the original release.
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[#5. This was on the free list in February. I downloaded but did not read it.]
A Clean Kill in Tokyo (previously published as Rain Fall)
Previously published as Rain Fall
Name: John Rain.
Vocation: Assassin.
Specialty: Natural Causes.
Base of operations: Tokyo.
Availability: Worldwide.
Half American, half Japanese, expert in both worlds but at home in neither, John Rain is the best killer money can buy. You tell him who. You tell him where. He doesn't care about why...
Until he gets involved with Midori Kawamura, a beautiful jazz pianist--and the daughter of his latest kill.
"Eisler provides a cracklingly good yarn, well written, deftly plotted, and surprisingly appealing... Thomas Perry and Lawrence Block need not retire their hit men quite yet, but Eisler is clearly a challenger."
--Boston Globe
Includes a note from the author introducing the new edition. This is book #1 in the John Rain assassin series, though each entry is written as a standalone and you can read them in any order you like.
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[#14 - I have read a couple of this author's other books in the series and enjoyed them.]
The Mating (Law of the Lycans) remains on the list at #25.
65 Proof - Jack Daniels and Other Thriller Stories
JA Konrath, author of the Lt. Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels thrilller series (Whiskey Sour, Bloody Mary, Rusty Nail, Dirty Martini, Fuzzy Navel, Cherry Bomb, Shaken) offers a gigantic 180,000 word collection of sixty-five previously published short stories from the thriller, horror, and comedy genres, including many from his award-winning series.
Stories to make you laugh, scream, cringe, think, scratch your head, and roll your eyes. This collection has something to please every type of Kindle reader, and is an inexpensive way to get introduced to the author and his work.
Contents include:
INTRODUCTION by JA Konrath
JACK DANIELS AND FRIENDS
On the Rocks - Jack Daniels solves a locked room mystery
Whelp Wanted - Harry McGlade becomes a dognapper
Street Music - Phineas Troutt hunts a prostitute
The One That Got Away - The Gingerbread Man's last victim
With a Twist - Jack Daniels solves an impossible crime
Epitaph - Phineas Troutt avenges a death
Taken to the Cleaners - Harry McGlade goofs off
Body Shots - Jack Daniels at a school shooting
Suffer - Phineas Troutt as a hitman
Overproof - Jack Daniels discovers what is stopping traffic
Bereavement - Phineas Troutt as hitman
Pot Shot - Herb Benedict gets shot at
Last Request - Phineas Troutt meets his match
Planter's Punch - Jack Daniels meets Tom Schreck's Duffy Domborwski
Truck Stop - Jack Daniels meets Taylor from AFRAID and Donaldson from SERIAL
CRIME STORIES
The Big Guys - flash fiction
The Agreement - very nasty noir
A Fistful of Cozy - a satire of the cozy genre
Cleansing - a crime of biblical proportions
Lying Eyes - solve it yourself
Perfect Plan - solve it yourself
Piece of Cake - solve it yourself
Animal Attraction - solve it yourself
Basketcase - hardboiled horror
Urgent Reply Needed - how to deal with spammers
Blaine’s Deal - parody of hardboiled noir
The Confession - horrific noir
HORROR STORIES
Finicky Eater - nuclear holocaust and cannibals
The Screaming - Van Helsing lives
Mr. Pull Ups - body modification horror
The Shed - some losers find the door to hell
Them’s Good Eats - rednecks vs. aliens
First Time - a tender coming of age story
Forgiveness - the genesis of evil
Redux - ghost story noir
The Bag - what's in the bag?
Careful, He Bites - lyncanthrope flash fiction
Symbios - sci-fi horror
A Matter of Taste - zombie flash fiction
Embrace - gothic fiction
Trailer Sucks - gross out gore
Markey - psychological horror
Punishment Room - horrific suspense
Shapeshifter's Anonymous - funny paranormal
SERIAL - with Blake Crouch
Dear Diary - a dip into madness
The Eagle - early horror
A Sound of Blunder - with F. Paul Wilson
FUNNY STUFF
Light Drizzle - parody of hitman stories
Mr. Spaceman - science fiction satire
Don’t Press That Button! - essay on James Bond
Piranha Pool - comedy about writing
Well Balanced Meal - gross out humor
A Newbie’s Guide to Thrillerfest - essay on writing conventions
Inspector Oxnard - parody of mysteries
Appalachian Lullaby - radioactive monkeys
One Night Only - humorous story
An Archaeologist’s Story - satire
Could Stephanie Plum Car Really Get Car Insurance? - essay
Cozy or Hardboiled? - essay
Addiction - comedy about writing
Weigh To Go - humor column about health clubs
Cub Scout Gore Feast - with Jeff Strand
Hint Fiction - four super shorts
Praise for JA Konrath's thriller Fuzzy Navel:
"Fuzzy Navel is Konrath at his best – a hilariously heartstopping thriller." — Linda Fairstein
"This gripping novel is an adrenalin rush." — Library Journal
"This book moves so fast it was like having the words fired into my head by a machine gun." — Crimespree
About the Author
JA Konrath is the author of seven novels in the Lt. Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels thriller series. The latest is SHAKEN, published by AmazonEncore. He also wrote the horror novels AFRAID, TRAPPED, ENDURANCE, and DRACULAS under the name Jack Kilborn, and the sci-fi novel TIMECASTER under the name Joe Kimball
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[#27. An author who is on the list pretty regularly.]
Locked Up In La Mesa
In the freewheeling '70s, La Mesa Penitentiary was a prison unlike any other, a colorful little pueblo on the east side of Tijuana that was home to the worst criminals imaginable—and their entire families. Everything was controlled by the inmates, and the world they created was a bizarre reflection of the one they'd left behind:
There was a bustling business district complete with stores and restaurants, a prison laundry staffed by transvestite hookers and a babysitting service run by a schizophrenic murderer. Weekend fiestas brought drunken partiers to the prison, along with masked wrestlers and strolling mariachis. La Mesa at the time was both a deadly powder keg and a nonstop party, a temple of vice where the inmates had better guns than the guards—a place where anything could happen.
"Locked Up In La Mesa" is the true story of Steve Peterson, a young California surfer dude caught smuggling pot in the hills outside Tijuana. In thirty-four short stories of black humor and bittersweet humanity, Steve, together with writer Eldon Asp, recalls his hilarious adventures and scary close calls inside the most notorious prison in Mexico...
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[#30]
No Shelter (Holly Lin)
Holly Lin is living two lives. To her friends and family, she's a pleasant, hardworking nanny. To her boss and colleagues, she's one of the best non-sanctioned government assassins in the world.
But when a recent mission goes wrong causing one of her team members to die, she realizes she might no longer be cut out for the work -- except the mission, as it turns out, is only half over, and to complete it will take her halfway across the world and bring her face to face with a ghost from her past.
Things are about to get personal. And as Holly Lin's enemies are about to find out, she is not a nanny they want to piss off.
No Shelter is 65,000 words long and recommended for fans of Lee Child, Barry Eisler, and Duane Swierczynski.
Praise for No Shelter:
"Excellent -- memorable and something I'll read more than once."
-- HTMLGIANT
"No Shelter is part mystery, part thriller suspense, and all kinds kick ass!"
-- The Man Eating Bookworm
BONUS CONTENT: an excerpt from The Serial Killer's Wife by Robert Swartwood
About the Author
Z. Constance Frost is the pseudonym for Robert Swartwood.
5 star:(18)
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[#31. Been on the list several times before. I have not read it.]
The Keeping (Sequel to The Mating) remains on the list at #33.
Bonded (Prequel to The Mating) remains on the list at #43.
Betrayed: Days of the Rogue a Law of the Lycans holdover at #45.
The Finding (Law of the Lycans #3) (The Law of the Lycans) still on the list at #48.
101 best jokes remains on the list at #77.
From the AR15.com free book list thread.
Churchill's Sacrifice of the Highland Division: France 1940
On 12 June 1940, more than a week after the last British troops had been evacuated from Dunkirk, the 51st (Highland) Division was forced to surrender to General Erwin Rommel's 7th Panzer Division at St Valery-en-Caux.
More than 10,000 members of the Division were driven into five years of captivity in prison camps.
It was one of the most dramatic incidents of the early phase of WWII.
Drawing upon over 100 personal interviews with survivors of the battle, upon unit war diaries, personal letters and journals, as well as official documents and reports, the leading military historian Saul David traces the story of the Highland Division from its arrival in France, through the excitement of patrol operations in front of the Maginot Line and its magnificent defensive battles on the Somme and the Bresle, to the final, desperate stand in the little Norman seaport of St Valery.
'Churchill's Sacrifice' is a book that will fascinate anyone interested in WWII.
Saul David is Professor of War Studies at the University of Buckingham and the author of several critically acclaimed history books, including The Indian Mutiny: 1857 (short-listed for the Westminster Medal for Military Literature), Prince of Pleasure: The Prince of Wales and the Making of the Regency, Zulu: The Heroism and Tragedy of the Zulu War of 1879 (a Waterstones Military History Book of the Year) and, most recently, Victoria's Wars: The Rise of Empire.He has also written two best-selling historical novels set in the wars of the late 19th Century, Zulu Hart and Hart of Empire. An experienced broadcaster, he has presented and appeared in history programmes for all the major TV channels and is a regular contributor to Radio 4.
'A well-researched history’ The Times
'David proves conclusively that Churchill allowed the Highlanders to be cut off’ Scotland on Sunday
'David does full justice to this “forgotten piece” of history’ Military Illustrated.
Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent publisher of digital books.
[One four star review.]
The Counterinsurgency Challenge: A Parable of Leadership and Decision Making in Modern Conflict
One of the world's premier practitioners challenges conventional wisdom about counterinsurgency, using a powerful parable to help leaders develop the mental agility to be successful. In the tradition of military classics such as The Defence of Duffer's Drift, Kolenda's book illustrates the urgent need for military leaders to rethink how they fight contemporary conflicts. It reads like a thriller, with a cast of vivid characters, even as it puts forward a bold approach to effective counterinsurgency operations and makes a compelling case for change. Avoiding checklists and formulas, it teaches leaders how to think and how to develop the mental courage to learn, adapt, and make decisions in the face of a deadly and resilient enemy. An innovative tool for developing in peacetime the mental agility and adaptability our leaders need in combat.
[Four 5-star reviews. Hard to tell much from the reviews. ]
That's Not What They Meant About Guns!
FROM THE AUTHOR OF THAT'S NOT WHAT THEY MEANT! RECLAIMING THE FOUNDING FATHERS FROM AMERICA'S RIGHT WING! This follow-up single is a common-sense discussion of gun rights, gun control, and the often-diverging views of America's Founding Fathers. Acknowledging that the Constitution enshrines a clear and undeniable right to self-defense, and arguing that some limitations on this right have always existed, Austin charts a thoughtful and moderate course through the clashing absolutes that have dominated the gun-control debate for a generation.
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[At first glance appears to be left wing drivel. But you never know.]
The Brigade: The Fifth Canadian Infantry Brigade in World War II (Stackpole Military History Series)
Consisting of the Calgary Highlanders, the Black Watch, and the French-speaking Régiment de Maisonneuve, the 5th Canadian Infantry Brigade landed in France in early July 1944 as part of British General Bernard Montgomery s 21st Army Group. That summer, the brigade participated in hellish battles in Normandy, including Caen and Verrières Ridge. The 5th went on to distinguish itself in Belgium, where it endured foul weather and fierce resistance near Antwerp in October 1944, and ended the war with bloody streetfighting in the towns of Holland.
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[I have been mostly unimpressed with the Stackpole series of books. YMMV.]
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