John Steele

‘HARD-BOILED AND CRACKLING WITH INTENSITY. JOHN STEELE GETS UNDER THE SKIN OF THE NYPD AS WELL AS ANYONE WRITING TODAY’ T. J. English ‘DARK, HARD-HITTING AND FAST MOVING’ Thomas Mullen *** CALLUM BURKE'S BIGGEST CASE YET COULD BE HIS LAST…

New York, 1995. Cop Callum Burke is sent undercover into the Irish Mob to expose their links to East Asian crime and the Triads. Readers of Don Winslow, Michael Connelly, Steve Cavanagh, and John Sandford will love this dark and morally complex novel which presents a searing portrait of mid-1990s New York as you’ve never seen it before.

MUL.APIN, written sometime before the 8th century BC, was the most widely copied astronomical text in ancient Mesopotamia: a compendium including information such as star lists, descriptions of planetary phases, mathematical schemes for the length of day and night, a discussion of the luni-solar calendar and rules for intercalation, and a short collection of celestial omens. This book contains an introductory essay, followed by a new edition of the text and a facing-page transliteration and English translation. Finally, the book contains a new and detailed commentary on the text. This is a fascinating study, and an important resource for anyone interested in the history of astronomy.

When ex-undercover agent Jackie Shaw visits northern Japan for a holiday, he is in search of relaxation, an escape from the brutality and tragedy of his past.But when a local man is butchered as he spies on a young woman in the seedy heart of Sapporo's entertainment district, Jackie is dragged into the hunt for a terrifying serial killer and begins a long and bloody battle with vicious yakuza gangs.From the twisted underbelly of one of Japan's largest cities to the vast, unforgiving wilderness of the northern territories of Hokkaido, Dry River is a uniquely menacing and compulsive thriller which will take you to places you've never been before.Under attack from Japanese killers and his own demons, will Jackie Shaw get out alive?

MUL.APIN, written sometime before the 8th century BC, was the most widely copied astronomical text in ancient Mesopotamia: a compendium including information such as star lists, descriptions of planetary phases, mathematical schemes for the length of day and night, a discussion of the luni-solar calendar and rules for intercalation, and a short collection of celestial omens. This book contains an introductory essay, followed by a new edition of the text and a facing-page transliteration and English translation. Finally, the book contains a new and detailed commentary on the text. This is a fascinating study, and an important resource for anyone interested in the history of astronomy.

Seven Skins – two words scrawled above a hit-list. Six names – targets for assassination by bomb, bullet or blade. Three killers – two vicious professionals and an idealistic young terrorist. Two Security Service officers – confused and at each other’s throats. One lost girl – abused and on the run. And Jackie Shaw – outnumbered, disavowed and ready to tear an entire city apart. When a series of apparently random assassinations hit London, MI5 and GCHQ deduce that the killers are working through a hit-list of retired security forces operatives and that their next target is an ex-police officer from Belfast now living rough in the capital. Desperate to find the officer before he too is eliminated, the Security Services coerce Jackie Shaw, a man steeped in the violent history of Northern Ireland, into working for them. While the three killers stalk their next victim, Jackie trawls the city’s underbelly in search of their target as he tries to protect a girl who is desperate to escape a gang of brutal traffickers. After all their paths converge on a dark Soho street, Jackie and the girl find themselves alone and on the run, fighting not just to uncover who or what the Seven Skins are but for their own lives.

This special edition of 'In Camp and Cabin: Mining Life and Adventure in California, During 1850, and Later' was written by Rev. John Steele, and first published in 1901, making well over a century old. The book is a memoir on life back in the old days of the California Gold Rush, and records daily life and adventures in the Goldfields from 1850 onward. This short, fast read is an absolute must-read for all those interested in prospecting in California, and everyone enthusiastic about the historical context of mining in the region. IMPORTANT NOTE - Please read BEFORE buying THIS BOOK IS A REPRINT. IT IS NOT AN ORIGINAL COPY. This book is a reprint edition and is a perfect facsimile of the original book. It is not set in a modern typeface and has not been digitally enhanced. As a result, some characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections, blurring, or minor shadows in the page background. This book appears exactly as it did when it was first printed. DISCLAIMER: Due to the age of this book, some methods, beliefs, or practices may have been deemed unsafe, undesirable, or unacceptable in the interim years. In utilizing the information herein, you do so at your own risk. We republish antiquarian books without judgment, solely for their historical and cultural importance, and for educational purposes. If purchasing a book more than 50 years old, especially for a minor, please use due diligence and vet the text before gifting.

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An explosive thriller set in the violent Belfast underworld, past and present, among the shifting loyalties and vicious feuds of the paramilitaries and the security forces struggling to contain them. Vivid and relentless, Ravenhill is one of the finest novels to emerge from the brick-hard backstreets of Belfast.