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In the second Movie World book, Arthur Tageman still works for Charles Searcy at Megaworld Studios. In the first book as he was on a break at Winchell’s Marsha reveals that something strange is going on at Megaworld. Before Arthur can probe further Marsha leaves. Outside, she is run down by a drunk driver. An accident? Or murder because she was helping him? Will he be next? Maizie Briggs, another Megaworld employee, agrees to help. Arthur finds Maizie very attractive. Instead of a wine and dine evening, Arthur wakes up the next morning with blood on his hands and Maizie dead.

Arthur Tageman had few worldly worries: he was able to make the payments on his Mini Cooper, paid his rent on time and only had a touch of gray. His ex-wife wanted more alimony but that wasn’t a must-do. Arthur worked for Charles Searcy at Megaworld, a studio that had produced blockbusters in the past but was going through a drought with concomitant downsizing. Arthur lost his secretary and his office and then had to plunge by himself into the research tasks that Searcy gave him. To compound the loss of his secretary, Charles now tasked Arthur with delivering parcels to various places in ...

Los Angeles and its nemesis, the San Andreas fault provide the setting for this sci-fi adventure. A probe lands in 2500 B.C. The alien occupant is trapped until the San Andreas fault rumbles to life. Angelinos wonder whether their usual way of life will be destroyed by the determined and dangerous alien. Only a desperate gamble can eliminate the threat.

You will find detailed reviews of movies, ranging from 3:10 to Yuma to The Usual Suspects. Each had to meet three criteria for inclusion: 1) Is it interesting? 2) Would a viewer want to see the movie again? 3) Did it appeal to me? If you want to see more of my books go to: http://www.williambmueller.com

Action, adventure, mystery are all part of the movies reviewed in this book. The movies range from "A Big Hand for the little Lady" to "Zulu." The three criteria used to select the movies are: 1) Are they entertaining? 2) Would a viewer consider watching them again? 3) Did they appeal to me?

Peter Piper and his friends David Duncan and Clarissa Camp,The Dragon Trio, have contacted two of the rulers in the landof Faunia: the Coyote King and the Rattlesnake Queen. KingCoyote wants their help to ward off the threats to his throne and the Rattlesnake Queen wants them for her army of wraiths. So far in their adventures they have successfullyavoided become wraiths.

Peter Piper and his friends David Duncan and Clarissa Camp,The Dragon Trio, have seen the Coyote King and been warned of other animals seeking to turn them into wraiths.

Peter Piper and his friends Clarissa Camp and David Duncan have avoided becoming wraiths. They will now deal with Princess Hawk, but they have the power of the green fuze to thwart any attempt to convert them into wraiths. Princess Hawk has devised new traps for them. Will they continue to escape becoming wraiths?

Sweet Drop in Africa: Faith gives Emily Hobhouse a chance to tell English audiences exactly what the Boer women and children are experiencing in the concentration camps. She writes letter after letter to the London Times refuting the official view of the camps. Emily attempts to visit South Africa again but is kept from going ashore. She is deported by order of Lord Kitchener. Emily continues speaking out against the war. With the peace treaty Emily returns to South Africa to see what has become of the Harschoon family.

Frank Berg, rescued from Kerguelen Archipelago, receives another commission in the US Navy with the express task of seeking out one of the aces of the German submarine command with a newly commissioned Liberty ship with improved anti-submarine capability. Kurt Stein, a U-boat ace follows Admiral Doenitz' orders to lie in wait for American merchant ships on the East coast. When these intrepid captains meet what will be the outcome? Only extreme skill and luck will determine the victor.

Shelley O'Shea is willing to kill to become a bestselling author. Janet Slade and her partner Pete Slocum try to solve a series of almost clueless murders. A break in the case revolves around a profiler's report.

Sweet Drop in Africa: Charity shows Emily Hobhouse's determination to ameliorate some of the cruelty the army has perpetrated in South Africa. She uses her writing skills to motivate relatives and friends to support the relief effort for the women and children who experience the horrendous living conditions in the concentration camps. The letters she receives from South Africa show the conditions in the camps are deteriorating faster than Emily had imagined. Emily decides to go to the camps. She travels to Cape Town and finds that getting to the camps is extremely difficult. Emily finally ...

San Francisco in 1879. Ghastly, grotesque and gruesome murders stump Lt. O'Flynn and his friend Peter Dawes. The autopsies as well as the crime scenes are devoid of clues. There are no suspects. Can they get past the brick wall they confront?

Thomas Higgins, a 37-year-old who works for the state of California in the Climate Agency has a relatively happy life. His idyllic situation tends toward destruction as he has a recurring dream that takes him to the Middle East. To try to understand why he has the dream, Thomas seeks professional help from Dr. Farid at the local Kaiser office. In the question and answer sessions, Dr. Farid asks Thomas to write the experiences he’s having in the dream so that Dr. Farid can analyze what is causing the dream. In a conference in San Francisco Thomas meets a colleague from the San Jose office ...

Ishmael, Foley Baha, Flank, “Ned” Hanford and George Washington Black survive the sinking of the ship Pilgrim. For over a week in a whaleboat with limited supplies of food and water, the castaways hope for rescue from a passing ship. Their hopes are dashed before they finally find the British ship Amazon and board her to try to unravel the mystery of why there are no officers or men aboard.

Peter Piper and his friends, Clarissa Camp and David Duncan (The Dragon Trio) are faced with the same threat from the Eagle Wizard that had been posed by the Rattlesnake Queen and the Hawk Princess: to be converted into wraiths. EW as the Wizard is familiarly known has one obsession and that is to convert The Dragon Trio into wraiths that will add the power of the green fuze to make his army invincible. The Wizard will use his augmented army to unseat King Coyote in the land of Faunia. How the three kids evade the Wizard's diabolical schemes takes the reader on a roller-coaster ride to a ...

Arthur Tageman is now the head of the Redub Project for all of Megaworld’s legacy films. The Five Tines gang wants revenge for the death of Freddie Spiels. At least that’s how Arthur has characterized the anonymous threatening phone calls he’s received. As the redub project progresses, Arthur completes his application for a concealed carry permit. He also buys a pistol, bullets and a shoulder holster. Arthur juggles the redub project and the threats as well as he can. An indie production company requests Arthur’s presence at a pre-production conference for a movie with the working ...

Arthur Tageman returns to Megaworld after the dramatic and bloody shoot-out in his old office. The negotiations to sell Megaworld hang over his head; will he be retained under the new owner or will he be let go? Felicia D’courte still finds Arthur attractive. With all the questions about the sale of the studio, his position and what Sharma Poot proposes, Arthur’s life is full of complications.

Eighteen stories to entertain and enlighten. Rider, a rousing tale of a two-wheeler in the dead of winter. The Princess and the Knight, marriage at its best. One Last Chance, a look at compulsive gambling. The Saga of Doggie Zimmerman, an old sea dog who doesn't give a damn. Heartbreaker, a mother has to give up her child. One for my Master, night shift on a rice ship. Casey's Fort Zinderneuf, life mimics art. Columbia Dig, solving an archeological mystery. The Ordeal of Jane Manning, survival at all costs. Raney, occult powers that reshape reality. Kirby, a vacuum cleaner salesman who ...

Sweet Drop in Africa: Hope takes Emily Hobhouse from England to America, Mexico and back to England. She reforms the town of Virginia, Minnesota falling in love with Mayor John Jackson. Jackson convinces Emily that ranching in Mexico will make their fortune. Waiting in Mexico for John Jackson to arrive and propose marriage Emily finds out that she built her hopes on the same sinking ground that Mexico City sits on. When he does arrive Jackson has eyes for the Mexican ladies, which destroys any thought of marriage. Emily returns to England to find that the Empire she loves has become cruel ...