John Lawrence

Drago is no ordinary detective. Quiet, razor-keen, and maddeningly elusive, he is the shadowy right hand of Inspector McTigue-an unorthodox investigator who reads motive in a glance and finds truth where others see only the supernatural. In these four hard-boiled tales John Lawrence sends Drago into impossible rooms, apparent miracles, and locked-house nightmares that crack open under his cold logic and relentless nerve. Beginning with the chilling "Murder by Magic," the cases here mix occult misdirection, family secrets, crooked money, and slapdown violence-pulp storytelling at its leanest and meanest. The Complete Cases of Drago collects the entire series-every story restored and uncut-so you can follow Drago from the first baffling death to his final, brilliant reckonings. For readers who love tough dialogue, surgical plotting, and a detective who gets results by seeing what others refuse to see, this is essential pulp.

John Lawrence emigrated from England to New England around 1635. This work chronicles his descendants from the time of his arrival in America up until 1869, spanning eight generations. Includes a brief history of the Lawrence name and a section on ancestral lines tracing the male line from John Lawrence back 16 generations. This is Volume III of the genealogy of the family of John Lawrence. A list of successive generations, a family chart, and a brief genealogy of other Lawrence families and branches enhance this work.

Corporate governance brings transparency to corporate decision-making, however more research is needed into the rationale for the diffusion of governance codes to developing countries. This book explores why listed corporations in Peru decided to comply with a voluntary code of corporate governance practice introduced in 2014 to over 200 corporations registered on the Lima stock exchange. It looks at why some listed corporations would incur the expense of actively complying with such a code when it is neither suited to their corporate ownership structures, nor to their equity markets. Combining empirical research with a sound theoretical base and interviews with those working in the field, the book comes to an objective conclusion that rejects the description that big businesses in Latin America are self-interested and frequently corrupt, and instead are concerned about sustainability and building legitimacy in their chosen domains.

In Russia in the Making (originally published in 1957), John Lawrence presents the long and complicated history of Russia as a living and intelligible whole from the very beginning. Based on a wide knowledge of Russian history and a considerable experience of Soviet ways, his book provides an admirable starting point for wider reading. The author gives a clear outline which demonstrates how authoritarianism is in the tradition of Russian history. Full value is given to the immense changes brought about by the revolution, and the book ends with an analysis of the changes in social structure that forced Stalin’s work into another mould.This book demands no previous knowledge of its subject. The author has used his knowledge of Soviet ways to produce from a complicated and confusing record a most readable and easily digestible narrative.

The slavery question is a historical examination of the moral, political, and religious dimensions of slavery in the United States. With direct focus on the suffering of millions of enslaved individuals, the text delivers a forceful critique of slavery as an institution that defies ethical standards and endangers national integrity. The book aims to provoke the conscience of its readers, calling for a deeper awareness of the injustices endured by enslaved people and the spiritual decay caused by complicity in such oppression. The beginning presents a compelling appeal that frames slavery as a foundational wrong, rooted in greed and perpetuated by law and tradition. The author discusses how the denial of personal freedom and family life not only violates human dignity but also disrupts the moral balance of the nation. The narrative conveys a sense of immediacy and responsibility, insisting that citizens, when faced with such systemic cruelty, cannot remain neutral. Through a mix of historical detail, moral argument, and emotional force, the work sets out to show that understanding the full reality of slavery must lead to its eradication.

Dive deeper into the gritty world of the Acme Indemnity Op, a hardboiled investigator with a penchant for uncovering the truth in the murkiest of waters. In Volume 2, our elusive protagonist tackles a series of violent cases that reveal the darker side of human nature. From "Moveable Alibi" to "The Murder Was a Pleasure," each story unfolds in raw, first-person narrative, capturing the heart of the crime noir genre. Written by John Lawrence under the pseudonym Jan Dana, this collection promises relentless action, unexpected twists, and a thrilling glimpse into the life of a lone wolf who operates in the shadows.

Sealed away from public view more than a century at the instruction of their author, Dr John Watson, these three cases of Sherlock Holmes are available here for the first time. Like the earlier volume in this series, each reveals the role Holmes and Watson played in investigating crimes involving actual historical events and prominent personages. "A Grotesquery in Limehouse" explores Holmes' involvement in solving the mutilation and murder of a Belgian businessman near the London docks, a crime that is linked to the despicable role of King Leopold II in brutally exploiting the people and resources of the Belgian Congo. "The Disappearances at the Flannan Light" recounts Holmes' role in solving a century and a quarter long mystery concerning what befell the three keeps who vanished without a trace from the remote Scottish Flannan Lighthouse on the cusp of the twentieth century. "The Case of the Shattered Propeller" plunges Holmes and Watson into the inquiry into the disastrous crash of the Wright Flyer during its military trial flight in Fort Myer, Virginia in 1908, revealing long-concealed aspects of this tragic moment in aviation history. These stories have been prepared for public release by John Lawrence, who has edited numerous historic Holmes adventures in the volumes of the MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures as well as the novel, Sherlock Holmes and the Affair at Mayerling Lodge. He worked for 38 years in the U.S. House of Representatives and is a history Ph.D. and professor living in Washington DC and Santa Fe, New Mexico. His non-fiction works include Arc of Power: Inside the Speakership of Nancy Pelosi, and Class of '74: Congress After Watergate and the Roots of Partisanship.

Sealed away from public view more than a century at the instruction of their author, Dr John Watson, these three cases of Sherlock Holmes are available here for the first time. Like the earlier volume in this series, each reveals the role Holmes and Watson played in investigating crimes involving actual historical events and prominent personages. "A Grotesquery in Limehouse" explores Holmes' involvement in solving the mutilation and murder of a Belgian businessman near the London docks, a crime that is linked to the despicable role of King Leopold II in brutally exploiting the people and resources of the Belgian Congo. "The Disappearances at the Flannan Light" recounts Holmes' role in solving a century and a quarter long mystery concerning what befell the three keeps who vanished without a trace from the remote Scottish Flannan Lighthouse on the cusp of the twentieth century. "The Case of the Shattered Propeller" plunges Holmes and Watson into the inquiry into the disastrous crash of the Wright Flyer during its military trial flight in Fort Myer, Virginia in 1908, revealing long-concealed aspects of this tragic moment in aviation history. These stories have been prepared for public release by John Lawrence, who has edited numerous historic Holmes adventures in the volumes of the MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures as well as the novel, Sherlock Holmes and the Affair at Mayerling Lodge. He worked for 38 years in the U.S. House of Representatives and is a history Ph.D. and professor living in Washington DC and Santa Fe, New Mexico. His non-fiction works include Arc of Power: Inside the Speakership of Nancy Pelosi, and Class of '74: Congress After Watergate and the Roots of Partisanship.

The Slavery Question, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.