Kirjahaku

We expats all like to swap stories of how we came to be in Antigua, Guatemala, the same way born-again Christians love to tell how they came to know Jesus. How we found our way here. For example, one friend was a drug dealer with a hot crazy girlfriend. She asked him to loan her $1,000 for an investment, and he readily paid it. He left to go check his production line, and when he came home there were 1,000 scratch-off lottery tickets scattered on the floor. Big fight, lotta screaming, break-up, slamming door. Popped a beer and sat down, deep sigh. Picked up a ticket and absently scratched it off. Boom One free trip to Antigua, Guatemala. He came so he could distract himself from his broken heart, and while he was here, his little operation got raided and everyone but him went to jail. I have a sneaky suspicion the recent ex had something to do with it. Stories like that. Well, this is mine. How, before I became the Renaissance Man―owner-chef of a very popular restaurant, author of twenty-three books, and successful Baroque artist―I was just a hard-drinking, bar-fighting, heart-breaking prick.

After seeing some of the worst Humanity has to offer, Johnny rises to be a chef of the Elite, the predator class. In his privileged position, he learns of their horrific practices and their plan to depopulate the world. Part of him feels this would be a good thing, because of all he has suffered. Maybe this is his being saved from such a fate, and he can now enjoy a "better" world. Or is it his destiny to save the innocent and the guilty alike, by poisoning the evil people who enjoy his food? He has very little time to decide. Then he meets her, the stunning Latin beauty who sets his heart on fire, and his world is turned upside-down. With his first chance at fame and success in a delicate balance, he finds himself risking it all for love. A romantic psychological thriller from the author of the Icarus trilogy, the Heresy series, The Prince of Foxes, Saga of the Beverage Men, Navarre, Memoirs of a Swine, the art collection Variety is the Spice, and a cookbook of his acclaimed restaurant Sobremesa.

"Saga of the Beverage Men" is a pretty straightforward tale. A vanquished evil sorcerer has caused a dirth of beer to lure his alcoholic vanquisher into a trap, using the legendary Beer of the Gods as bait. What he didn't count on was his vanquisher having retired from the hero business, and a group of colorfully psychotic lunatics coming instead. On top of that, a ruthless conqueror has risen from beyond the edge of the world, with his ever-growing army in their fleet of flying ships, to lay siege to the people of Europe and steal their cheese. After that, it kind of gets a little weird.

Alexander Ferrar's fourth novel, a shocking expos of Satanists working to destroy the Christian world, based on his experience in Cellblock M3B and undercover in a cult of devil-worshippers. The harrowing story of a young man born into a cult of unspeakable evil, struggling to break away and find meaning in his life. On the eve of a Black Mass, when he must take the final step to become a true servant of the Devil, the Fates step in to stop him. But it's out of the frying pan, into the fire. He is thrown into the county jail, where he's forced to see up close the dregs of society his "church" has helped to create. If he can manage to survive it, he'll need all the tricks of his dark past, so what hope is there he can also save his soul? Satanism foretells the coming of the Antichrist in a somewhat different way than the world is used to. We await the return of God in human form as the redeemer of all men, and we are prepared to welcome him. As He made a bride for Adam, we will offer him a fitting consort in return. The Antichrist will be God himself, tempted away from his mission by a slightly different Fruit of Knowledge.This bride, the Temptress, must be perfect in every way as far as flesh is concerned. She must have the power over all men that only a special type of woman can.The mission of our offering is to seduce the Christ, become His consort, and act as ambassador of Hell, petitioning for Satan to be reconciled with God. It is the dearest wish of our lord to return to Heaven, and the vixens of our church vie bitterly for the honor.And the rest of us do what we can to facilitate the Second Coming by making sure that the world is depraved, degenerate, and desperate enough to warrant it.

Evan, the high-school dropout in the South Floridian drug ring; Simone, the stripper who moonlighted as a narc; Rabbit, the serial killer/knight errant; Dark, the Satanist with conflicting values, and their victims and accomplices from the first four volumes of the Heresy series all collide this this stunning conclusion, against the backdrop of a carefully choreographed civil war in the United States-a nationwide revolt that many of them unknowingly helped to bring about.* * * * *Heresy is a series of five crime thrillers that, in the guise of fiction, cut through the numerous social taboos that prevent an honest discussion about the self-destruction of the United States. A number of copies have been donated to Florida prisons, and convicts, having been attracted by the lurid subject matter, claimed to leave with a different point of view. In fact, one black supremacist, after reading about the origins of racism in the US, approached the author and asked if it was true. When he was assured that it was, and that he could be provided with an extensive bibliography to corroborate the research, he said that the book had really opened his eyes, and that he was going to show it to some of his brothers. It may be only a small victory, but it's a start.

In a whimsical twist of fate, the world-famous opera singer and Russian roulette enthusiast Chandler Tuttle saves Rabbit's life in Antigua Guatemala, and convinces him to retire early and lead an honest, normal life. Returning to London to continue his tour, he falls in love with a mysterious Chinese girl who gives him a reason to put down his gun, and Rabbit flies to Morocco to take an internet romance to the next level. Both are plunged into intrigue and treachery, one of them dragged into the underworld of sexual slavery, and the other into a cruel and alien culture that forces him back onto his road to ruin. Because of two damsels in distress, the hapless men walk a tightrope between Good and Evil, trying to do the right thing, but sorely tempted to take matters into their own hands, and what sets Rabbit's dark destiny in stone is finally revealed in this last volume of the Icarus series.

In an epic tale that spans three continents, two men walk a tightrope between Good and Evil. Famous opera singer and Russian roulette enthusiast Chandler Tuttle has a secret life as a suicidal transvestite. One night, he uses his one bullet to save a life in La Antigua Guatemala. From then on, his world is turned upside-down. After a whirlwind of adventure, he and his new friend part ways, but their destinies are bound. Back in London to continue his tour, he falls in love with a stunning and mysterious Chinese girl, and is dragged into the seedy underworld of the Big Smoke. Plunged into intrigue and treachery, he finds a better use for his gun. But when his back's against the wall, he may have no choice but to call in the favor of the life he saved-Rabbit's.

Critically acclaimed from Guatemala's top newspaper all the way to the NY Times, Sobremesa has become a must-visit restaurant in the Land of Eternal Spring. Their innovative dishes have delighted diners and inspired other chefs for years, and now they are sharing their recipes for you to make at home. Pairing ingredients from all over the world, you can now enjoy unconventional combinations you never would have imagined, such as sous vide chicken in jalape o sauce with fried bananas and tomato chutney, or blueberry black garlic duck with cardamom mashed potatoes and orange confit carrots. In this new edition, find their recipes for exotic pastas and pizzas, as well as new entrees and appetizers inspired by Italian cuisine, but with that Sobremesa twist These dishes are sure to raise some eyebrows at first, but even the most picky eaters will reach for seconds.

The future of espionage, the darling of the Deep State, Guy Fox has flown the coop. Unable to live with himself doing the Swamp's dirty work, he has struck out on his own. Gone deep underground, he lives off of high-profile heists that baffle police world-wide. He strikes without warning and vanishes like smoke. Then, a famous Guatemalan artist is kidnapped the night before his grand opening. His most controversial painting has been stolen, right out from under the noses of the best security in the world, and Guy can't just walk away. He has the painting and can be on the next train tomorrow morning, but he knows he'll be no better than the evil he left behind. If he had not taken the painting, the artist would still be in the hotel bar having cocktails, and his beautiful latina sister would not be in tears. Now the master thief has to save his victim, while staying one step ahead of the police, and the relentless mercenaries the art gallery has hired are closing in. Can the Prince of Foxes finally become what he had always wanted to be-a hero? A thrilling adventure by the author of the Icarus trilogy, the Heresy series, A Brothel on Hibiscus Lane, the Memoirs of a Swine series, Navarre, Saga of the Beverage Men, and a line of Variety is the Spice cookbooks from his acclaimed restaurant Sobremesa.

Palm Beach prodigal son Johnny Yen is wearing out his welcome. After losing the best of his twenties in a five-year prison stint, he has been making up for lost time. Some think he'll find neither redemption nor a wife across the bridge on Downtown Clematis, but he is running out of places to look. Then he meets her, an heiress who, like him, walks to the beat of a different drum. She wants him to follow her to Antigua Guatemala, an up-and-coming destination hotspot, where he can reinvent himself, clean slate. Only before he can make up his mind, other women start vying for his heart. Are they angels in disguise, trying to stop him from another ill-fated adventure? Or crabs in a bag trying to drag him back down? He only has two weeks to decide.Excerpt: Normally, guys will take girls out on the same paint-by-numbers date. Pick her up, take her to a restaurant, chat for a while, take her home, have that awkward moment, and maybe kiss, and maybe be invited inside. The whole time, she is in control of what'll happen later. There is nothing special about a date like that, so I change it up a bit. What I do is ask her to come pick me up, and when she comes over, I answer the door nude except for a towel."Oh, hey, sorry, I'm not ready yet," I say. "But come in." Then I stop and make a face, the kind of face girls tend to make when they ask if you have a condom, and I ask "Would you mind taking off your shoes?" I gesture with a tilt of my head to the shoes sitting there by the door, and she always hesitates, then smiles uncertainly and slips her shoes off, looking at my washboard abs and the towel wrapped around me, and she comes into my territory feeling a little vulnerable and at an advantage at the same time."I'll just be a minute," I say. "You want a glass of wine while you wait?" She makes a yes-no tilting of her head and says "Sure."I lead her into the kitchen in my towel, her feeling the cold tiles underneath her bare feet and feeling at home in a stranger's house, feeling the tingle of being with me in such a familiar and personal way before our first date even begins. We toast, watch each other over the rims of our glasses while we drink, and then she looks around the house and invariably asks me about one of my paintings. We end up in the room I use for my studio, which is right next to the bedroom. She is always amazed and never fails to give me a sly smile, biting her lower lip and telling me she wants me to draw her."Really?" I ask.She nods. We never end up making it to dinner.

Johnny Yen is in way over his head. Following his true love-or at least, who he thought was his true love-to magical Antigua Guatemala, he walks right into a den of theives, con-artists and murderers. He doesn't speak the language, doesn't know a soul, and once his money disappears, he's stuck there until the date on his return ticket. If he can live that long. Luckily, he has a few tricks up his sleeve, learnt during a dark past he's trying to forget. Is this the moment the thirty-year-old boy finally becomes a man? Or another gringo in a shallow grave? A psychological thriller from the author of the Icarus trilogy, the Heresy series, The Prince of Foxes, Saga of the Beverage Men, Navarre, A Brothel on Hibiscus Lane, the art collection A Thousand Words, and the Variety is the Spice line of cookbooks from his acclaimed restaurant Sobremesa. Just Plain Trouble covers a wide range of contemporary hot topics such as polyamory, illegal immigration and the transgender phenomenon, as seen by Peter Pan's alcoholic brother.

Alexander Ferrar's debut novel, the steamy, fast-paced thriller that kicked off the Heresy series and the Icarus trilogy. Palm Beach, Florida circa 1998 The exclusive island of polo, golf, and champagne brunches, yacht marinas, Mediterranean Revival mansions & two-faced gold-diggers who'll do anything to be a part of it. Across the bridge, in downtown West Palm, a new nightclub has opened, and one of the island's self-imposed exiles is trying to earn his way back. But the list of people out to stop him is getting long-like Simone Brennan. A couple of years ago, she was strutting down the catwalks of Milan, Paris, and Tokyo. Wouldn't know it to look at her now, swinging around the pole in Diabolique, g-string stuffed with ones. She's still got a day job, though. You look close enough, you can see the sticky residue of the tape that held a microphone in her cleavage that afternoon. If she's got a shot at redemption, she'll step on anyone to get it.

En una historia pica, dos hombres caminan por la cuerda floja entre el Bien y el Mal. El famoso cantante de pera y entusiasta de la ruleta rusa Chandler Tuttle usa su nica bala para salvar una vida en La Antigua Guatemala. A partir de entonces, su mundo se pone patas arriba. Despu s de un torbellino de aventura l y su nuevo amigo se separan, pero sus destinos est n atados. De regreso a Londres para continuar su gira, se enamora de una deslumbrante y misteriosa china, y es arrastrado al s rdido inframundo del Big Smoke. Sumido en la intriga y la traici n, encuentra un mejor uso para su arma. Pero cuando su espalda est contra la pared, puede que no tenga m s remedio que pedir recompensa por la vida que salv .

Escaping to a small resort town in Sicily, to lay low and lick his wounds, the billionaire villain of Friends Like These distracts himself with local girls until meeting some adventurous foreign exchange students on holiday. One of them, his new rebound, puts the spring back into his step. Then an old friend calls in a favor. The survivors of By The Sword need to lie low and lick their wounds, too, and are en route to Ibiza. Could he maybe, perhaps, look after them for a bit? Rabbit and the girls rush to the island paradise that is the mecca of jet-setters and club gods to help two damaged young women recover from the horror they'd survived, and the enormity of the iceberg on the horizon is glimpsed for the first time as he shows them all how bright is the dark side.

Two dangerous men vie for the hand of Brenda of Saremes---the dread pirate El Phantasmo, and swashbuckling Lemurian flamenco bandicoot Flynn Rathbone. But disaster strikes when Brenda is abducted on her wedding night. Meanwhile, Nego-azaiacu, God of Weird Stains and Foul Odors, has been banished from the Lesser Gods by Marzipan, Lord of the Sugar Biscuits. Now he has a plan to regain their favor, and wants to pitch it to them during a sumptuous banquet. His ghoulish minions are abducting people from Navarre to marinate in his hell-gravy, and Brenda is one of those victims. Luckily, Rathbone is a friend of Kelkor, Herculean dingo-man and star employee of Vengeance Unlimited, and surely that counts for something. Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, an entire nation is on the move, led by a queen seeking asylum in Navarre. Little do they know that the land of their salvation is beset on all sides. Civil unrest seethes in the capital. Open rebellion is at hand, and an ancient evil stirs in the tunnels that honeycomb the troubled land. Meanwhile, from above, a relentless, nameless enemy with an ancient grudge has pursued the people of Navarre from beyond the farthest star. Like locusts, they find them and devour the civilizations they've built and take up the chase once more, insatiable in their lust to destroy. All will converge upon the capital city, in one week's time, where a handful of heroes are caught between them.

Artist and adventurer Johnny Yen has finally settled down, with entirely the wrong woman. Trapped in a marriage gone sour, he hopes to work hard enough to set himself free. Then he meets her, the stunning Latin beauty who sets his heart on fire, and his world is turned upside-down. The heart-breaking, hard-drinking, bar-fighting vagabond still gambles with his life, only now, the stakes are higher than ever, and he finally meets his match.