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It's been years since the horrifying murder of sixteen-year-old Joan Wilson rocked Crow-on-Sea, and the events of that terrible night are now being published for the first time. That story is Penance, a dizzying feat of masterful storytelling, where Eliza Clark manoeuvres us through accounts from the inhabitants of this small seaside town. Placing us in the capable hands of journalist Alec. Z. Carelli, Clark allows him to construct what he claims is the 'definitive account' of the murder - and what led up to it.

One of Granta's Best Young British Novelists 2023 “Eliza Clark’s writing embraces the socially unacceptable and wryly explores themes of gender, power, and violence.”—Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists 2023 “Chilling, clever, and unputdownable.”—Guardian From the author of...

From quarterback to Congressman, Thomas Baker’s the All-American Boy. He loves hunting, fishing, and football. More than anything, he loves the United States of America—the greatest nation on earth. But something’s wrong with the American Dream. It’s broken. Tom knows it. His friends do, too. When COVID hits, the insanity gathers steam.

Jess Thornton, private eye, is a young man from the small city of La Crosse, Wisconsin, who nevertheless manages to find himself in strange and often supernatural situations as he tries to solve crimes. From traveling through time to fighting witches, he could only survive with the help of his preternaturally gifted warrior friend, Alexander Blackdeer. The two of them together, in this box set of four tales, manage to meet Elvis, King Arthur, and even Nathan Hixon of early La Crosse historic fame. He attacks crime where he finds it, with Alexander the mighty warrior beside him.

Is it true we are who we are as individuals now because of external factors past and/or present such as upbringing, social circles, class, environment? Or, as the saying goes, does a leopard change its spots? This is a story of how one young man's experiences is used to ask those very questions. Can it teach us to look at ourselves objectively in our action's and pursuits such as happiness? You decide.

This biographical story, for ages six to 11, will transfix modern listeners of similar age to those in the story of little Carolyn and her brother and sisters in 1930s South Dakota. In fact, it should be of interest to all ages!

This book picks up where the first book left off, with Wulf having escaped Chicago through the magical help of his medicine man, Akula. Ensconced with his adoptive tribe of Ojibwe, Wulf is attacked by the Black Lives Matter group, radical Islamic terrorists, and finally Chicago police and the US military! Will Wulf and his small tribe survive? Sorcery will aid them, through the help of the Great Spirit and his acolyte, the medicine man of the Ojibwe!

This is a collection of stories from my long career as a mailman. From the big city streets of Chicago, I transferred to the small river town city of Kachuda, Wisconsin. It was there I wanted to make my life, raise my family, and put down roots and become part of a real community! I comment on the changing postal service, as well, and how it has devolved, but the main thrust is the characters in this wonderful community in the Driftless area of Southwestern Wisconsin.

Jess Thornton is a mailman who long ago transferred from the big city rat race to the wonderful, small city of Kachuda, Wisconsin. These are the tales of his transition, as was the previous volume Mailman Tales; but it is also about his childhood, his upbringing and relations that all helped to bring him to the idyllic Driftless area!

This novella is a tale of violence, with a touch of the supernatural set in La Crosse Wisconsin. Jess Thornton and his friend Alexander rescue a young girl from an abuser, and end up antagonizing a whole "cell" of illegal invaders. Even Jess's family becomes involved, and Jess and Alexander have their work cut out for them! In fact, they would fail, were it not for a bit of the supernatural.

Simon Stanton, archeologist, has tumbled into the underground world of the Neanderthal, who call themselves Cycladians. Amazed at their cultural achievements, he studies under their tutelage. Along with a beautiful Cycladian girl, he travels above ground into the city of Chicago, and discovers the decadent mess that has become of that city, and actually all the world. As a cloistered, small college Iowa professor, he had had no idea of the utter depravity that has overtaken urban America, and especially the black race.

From his high-rise office in the Hoeschler building, to Pettibone Island, and to his best friend's place on Indian Hill on the north side, Jess travels around the whole city of La Crosse, trying to save a man, who he thinks may be drowned. But, as time goes on - and as his friend Alexander Blackdeer guides him and helps him in his detecting - he realizes that the plot is far more sinister than just a disappearing middle-aged man.