After his little brother is shot and killed, Martin Luna struggles between staying out of trouble and avenging his brother.
Ways to be Wicked is a suspense-filled mystery and crime drama, but it is a great deal more. This is a novel of almost ineluctable seductions, tests of loyalty and dangerous friendships.
Following up on his highly acclaimed "Purple Heart Detective" series, Neelly has penned a series of short stories that not only fill in gaps on some of the series' already well-defined characters, but also stand on their own as yarns worthy ...
- Dallas Morning News Reading Joe Lansdale is like listening to a favorite uncle who just happens to be a fabulous storyteller. - Dean Koontz Joe R. Lansdale's fellow Texans would call Joe a 'straight shooter.
'Gangs' deals with an issue of increasing concern in towns and cities throughout the world.
From a young age I knew that toppies were a protected pigeon species and woodies were a species of duck, ... So, en route to our camping spot, Dad exchanged his half-full stubby of beer for the shotty I'd load for him and he'd have an ...
Maybe if he gets another thump on his hooter , it'll bash it back into shape and he won't need plastic surgery , ' goes Skugga . ' Thanks a lot . ' We get there and crouch behind some boxes . a It's easier in the dark , because it's ...
Juvenile Gangs
Although the story is about teenagers and written for teenagers it is a gutsy book and not for the squeamish or chicken-hearted.
In the aftermath of the Haitian earthquake, 15-year-old Shorty, a poor gang member from the slums of Site Soleil, is trapped in the rubble of a ruined hospital, and as he grows weaker he has visions and memories of his life of violence, his ...