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The ancient Indian Sanskrit epic the Rāmāyana was composed some time between the first and fifth centuries BCE. As is the case with most ancient literature firmly rooted in the oral tradition, precise dating is problematic. Traditionally attributed to the sage Valmīki, and composed in rhyming couplets, it is one of the two great Indian epics (the other being the Mahābhārata); consequently it is known and revered not just throughout the Indian subcontinent but also in South-East Asian countries as well, indeed wherever Hindu culture became established.

The Rig Veda stands as one of the oldest surviving testaments to human thought—a luminous tapestry of hymns composed over three millennia ago in the fertile lands of ancient India. More than a sacred text, it is a record of revelation, ritual, and the riddle of existence, set to the rhythms of fire and sky.

A rock star's world shatters when his drop-dead gorgeous girlfriend, Terri Richardson, vanishes without a trace. Desperate, he turns to Johnny Walker, a hard-living P.I. with a knack for uncovering secrets—and a thirst for justice. With the help of his girlfriend, homicide detective Sandy Jenkins, Johnny dives into Portland's gritty, neon-lit music scene, a world of backstage betrayals, bitter rivalries, and dangerous obsessions. But the closer Johnny gets to the truth, the more tangled the web of deceit becomes, and the more he realizes that anyone in the band could be guilty.

Red Star: A Dmitri Petrov Crime Novel In the treacherous, shifting landscape of the Russian Federation's criminal underworld, rising star Viktor Vasilev is about to learn that some legends refuse to stay buried. One night, after leaving his exclusive nightclub, Vasilev is discovered unconscious in the parking lot—the victim of a brutal assault. While being transported to a hospital he keeps moaning the name of a famous Russian crime boss, Ded Hasan. What makes this truly intriguing to Chief Inspector Dmitri Petrov is that Ded Hasan, a notorious and revered crime boss, was assassinated ...

“Some people walk backwards so they can see where they came from. But a wise man always walks sideways, thereby he can see where he came from, and be careful as to where he is going.” The Fortune Cookie For Federal Inspector Harry Chin, a trip to Perth was supposed to be a short vacation. A chance to lecture on the cold, clinical world of forensics at a law school. While cracking open a fortune cookie at the legendary Li Po restaurant, the air is shattered by the sharp report of a professional execution. In the time it takes to blink, the head of the powerful Yat Sun Benevolent Society ...

Amidst the enchanting, perpetual twilight of Saint Petersburg's White Nights festival, a darker reality unfolds for Inspectors Dmitri Petrov and Manislov Illich. Their seemingly straightforward assignment--revisiting two long unsolved cold cases, soon uncovers a disturbing sequence of interconnected crimes. What began as routine soon takes a sinister turn, hinting that the truths they seek are far more perilous than they could imagine. An intricate and captivating mystery, it plunges readers into the heart of Saint Petersburg's hidden darkness. "With atmospheric prose and a sinister plot, ...

Vodka Express takes readers on a visceral journey into the raw and fractured heart of Saint Petersburg—a city where faded imperial grandeur clashes violently with the brutal realities of its present, where the mean streets hold life cheaper than a bottle of vodka. Amidst this stark duality, Inspectors Dmitri Petrov and Manislov Illich forge an unlikely yet formidable partnership. Petrov, a master of subtle observation in a world quick to resort to force, must navigate this treacherous urban landscape like a deadly chess match. Alongside him stands his imposing partner, Manislov Illich, a ...

Amidst the crumbling facades of a once vibrant city, the line between hunter and hunted blurs as private detective Johnny Walker plunges into a deadly game. Hired by a distraught Russian oligarch whose youngest daughter has vanished, Johnny soon discovers that the missing girl is merely a pawn in a much larger conspiracy. Her two stunning sisters, entwined in a web of family lies and secrets, become instrumental in unraveling a plot that stretches far beyond Portland's borders. Meanwhile, Detective Sandy Jenkins, Johnny's girlfriend, wages a relentless war against the city's escalating ...

Rock & Roll Detective: A Case Gone Platinum (Johnny Walker Novel 2) Ex-homicide inspector Johnny Walker thought he’d left the brutality behind when he retired from the Portland Police. Now a private investigator, Johnny gets pulled back into the dark underbelly of the city when a famous hip-hop artist hires him to find his missing stepbrother. The case takes a sinister turn when the stepbrother is found dead, and all fingers point to the rapper. The stepbrother, it turns out, wasn't just lost--he was holding onto a fortune in stolen cocaine. Framed for murder, Johnny is thrust back into ...

Beneath the sun-drenched opulence of Cairns' French consulate, where gossip bubbles like champagne and secrets swim deeper than the Great Coral Sea, a shocking tableau unfolds. Madame Monet, the captivating Honorary Consul, lies strangled in her silk-swathed bedroom, a pair of Givenchy stockings twisted around her elegant throat. Canberra dispatches their finest: Inspectors, Harry Chin a whirlwind of Savile Row tailoring and razor-sharp deductions, and at his side stands Ash Friday, an aboriginal tracker whose eyes can pierce through the darkest shadows lurking beneath. As they navigate the...

The year is 1967. The Summer of Love explodes in San Francisco, a siren song for dreamers and idealistic runaways. Haunted by his Vietnam War experiences, disillusioned Clyde Thomas returns home to Tennessee, only to find that his sister has vanished. Naturally his parents want him to go and find her. Clyde reluctantly ventures into Haight Ashbury's intoxicating swirl of psychedelic music, antiwar protests, and newfound freedoms. Amidst the flower children and civil unrest, Clyde's path collides with the mesmerizing Moonbeam. Their undeniable romance offers a lifeline in a world Clyde no ...

Honolulu Lulu Honolulu Lulu--the third in the Big Huna Series, is outrageously funny and the wildest yet--with a cast of characters right out of Oliver Twist. In the sun-drenched paradise of Waikiki, a darker truth lurks beneath the surface. A serial killer stalks the luxury hotels, leaving investigators baffled by the victims' seemingly random selection and the horrid publicity that is growing exponentially by the day. Meanwhile, as the body count rises, a trio of pint-sized bank robbers, wearing black pygmy masks, pull off a daring heist and get away clean. Enter Big Huna, Chief Inspector...

Los Búnkers Retomando lo que dejó Spam Sushi, esta escandalosa trama criminal sigue las aventuras de los Búnkeres, un travieso grupo de siete niños de diez años que han vuelto al negocio. Vender algas secas como marihuana a turistas en Waikiki es su negocio habitual, pero cuando en una escapada de robo de carteras aparece un kilo de metanfetamina cristal en lugar de dinero, sus vidas dan un giro divertido y peligroso. Vender algas como marihuana es fácil, pero ¿deshacerse de un kilo de hielo? Eso es otra historia, sobre todo cuando solo tienes diez años. Entra la Comadreja, un ...

¡Aloha se fusiona con el caos en esta escandalosa aventura criminal! Conoce a Comadreja: un enjuto surfista hawaiano de 40 años. De día, surfea las olas turquesas de Waikiki y vende marihuana de primera en la playa, con la ayuda de un colorido loro, el Capitán Morgan, y una majestuosa cacatúa blanca llamada Bolas de nieve. Al caer la noche, el aire salado de la playa se transforma en el ambiente ahumado de un club de striptease de Waikiki. Allí, Comadreja se pierde en el seductor resplandor del escenario, hipnotizado por Bonnie Lim, una bailarina china con una sonrisa que derretía ...

Russian Roulette: A Dmitri Petrov Crime Novel The call to Chief Inspector Dmitri Petrov comes as he is about to retire for the night. The Director of Major Crimes, his voice frantic with the news that four men were executed at one of Saint Petersburg's most upscale restaurants by a group of Chechens wielding AK-47s. But the victims were not well to do business leaders; they were high-ranking vory—powerful leaders of the biggest organized crime groups in the Russian Federation. The Director of Major Crimes, terrified of a brutal gang war erupting in the streets of Saint Petersburg, has a ...

Tehran, 1969. A city of intoxicating beauty and simmering unrest. Clyde Thomas is no ordinary CIA operative. Haunted by a past tragedy, he's fueled by an unwavering thirst for justice in a world where the line between right and wrong blurs with every step. When the beautiful, young Safie is kidnapped by a shadowy militant group, Clyde's hunt for her becomes a desperate fight against time. From opulent palaces to shadowy alleyways, Clyde's hunt for Safie takes him on a dangerous journey through both 1969 Iran and his own scarred psyche. As he becomes entangled in Safie's fight for survival, ...

Este es el segundo de la serie de Clyde Thomas que tiene lugar en el sudeste asiático en el invierno y la primavera de 1967-1968. Clyde después de dejar Moonbeam en Haight Ashbury, vuelve a alistarse en el ejército y regresa a Vietnam como parte de la 716ª Policía Militar en Saigón. Regresa un mes antes de la Ofensiva Tet, con la esperanza de eliminar los demonios de su alma. Pero lentamente cae en un mundo más oscuro que el que había dejado. Una novela sorprendente y que invita a la reflexión y captura la política y la cruda realidad de la guerra, en un lugar que a nadie en ...

If you enjoy dark, atmospheric crime fiction, this is the perfect time to dive in: Set against the lush, sun-drenched facade of Honolulu, Ice Princess unspools a haunting tale of deadly obsession and decay, where paradise becomes a stage for madness. When a young man’s lover rejects him for another, his world shatters, and his passion turns pathologically dark. Unable to surrender his vision of her, he commits a terrible act, then preserves her body in a bathtub of ice, clinging to a frozen illusion of love. As days pass, his fixation deepens, spiraling into a dark descent where paradise ...

Ralph Griffith comenzó a escribir cuando ingresaba a una prisión federal por tercera vez, hace 14 años. Sintió que tal vez era hora de cambiar de profesión y comenzó a escribir ficción. Pasó sus últimos 7 años en una pequeña prisión federal con Bernie Madoff y Jonathon Pollard en Butner, Carolina del Norte. La pequeña instalación médica fue diseñada para albergar a reclusos notorios o de alto poder que, según la BOP, necesitaban una vigilancia especial. Griffith y Madoff tenían enfermedades cardíacas crónicas y con los años se hicieron amigos. Bueno, cuando dos hombres ...

El verdadero Bernie Madoff Ralph Griffith escribió un libro que nadie más podría haber escrito. Sara Stratso 9 de noviembre de 2020 No han faltado libros escritos sobre Bernie Madoff, pero el libro de Ralph Griffith se destaca por encima de todos los demás porque el autor y Madoff estuvieron encarcelados juntos durante siete años. Bernard Lawrence Madoff, una figura prominente de Wall Street, estaba cumpliendo condena en el Centro Médico Federal de Carolina del Norte en FCI Butner. Madoff, el ex presidente de NASDAQ (Asociación Nacional de Corredores de Cotizaciones Automatizadas de ...