Josh Michaels is worth more dead than alive. He just doesn't know it yet. He has no idea why someone would try to kill him, clearly that's exactly what happened. When an SUV forced Josh's car off the road and into a river, it might have been an accident. But when Josh looked up at the road, expecting to see the SUV's driver rushing to help him, all he saw was the driver watching him calmly...then giving him a "thumbs down" sign. That was merely the first attempt on Josh's life, all of them designed to look like accidents, and all of them very nearly fatal. With his time--and maybe his luck--running out and no one willing to believe him, Josh had better figure out who wants him dead and why...before it's too late.

Accidents Waiting to Happen

Literature & Fiction

Wood, Simon

United States

Leisure Books

Years ago reporter Scott Fleetwood had become famous through his correspondence with a serial kidnapper called the Piper, but it turns out that he had been talking to the wrong man, helping the real criminal to get away, and now the real Piper is back with new targets in mind, Scott's children. Original.

Paying the Piper

Dorchester Pub Co Inc

Hayden Duke is a young man on the fast track. He's just signed on with Marin Design Engineering to work on a very high-level project. But before Hayden started, one of MDE's employee's committed suicide. And he's not the only one. Is it the pressure? Or is there some other connection? Has Hayden Duke just put himself on the fast track to an early death?

We All Fall Down

Gwen Farris crossed the wrong coworker when she gave Stephen Tarbell a poor evaluation. That was all it took to push Tarbell over the edge. He already believes Gwen stole the promotion that was rightfully his. He won't let her take anything else from him. Now it's his turn to take...and take. By the time he's finished with her, Tarbell plans to take her job, her family--even her life. TERMINATED...to some people, it's more than a job. What They Are Saying About Terminated: "Wood writes like a dark, demented angel." -- Ken Bruen, bestselling author of Once Were Cops "A supremely gifted writer." -- Jason Pinter, author of The Darkness "Simon Wood knows how to create tension, he knows how to build three-dimensional characters and he has proven he can tie everything together in a high octane climax." -- Book Browser "Simon Wood packs his books with suspense, surprises and superb storytelling." -- Ed Gorman, author of The Midnight Room

Terminated

The world is a dark place, even in daylight.  DRAGGED INTO DARKNESS features tales of horror from the subtle to the extreme.  The characters are ordinary people who are ripped from their daily routines into a dark world.  DRAGGED INTO DARKNESS is filled with characters who are one step from light and a normal existance, and because of this, their lives will never be the same.  In THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER, Dr. Gareth Troy empathizes with his tortured patients' disfigurements a little too much.  For Grace in PURELY COSMETIC, reaching her target weight is all that matters.  In ACCEPTABLE LOSSES, Captain John Clelland has struck the worst of bargains for the lives of allied soldiers.  In RUNWAY THREE-SEVEN, Neal is forced to land his crippled aircraft on a runway that can't possibly exist.  DRAGGED INTO DARKNESS will make you clamor for the light.Originally published in 2003 in paperback. "Simon Wood is a powerful new voice in the art of dark storytelling. His prose is surreal, unique...and disturbing. The stories in this collection will indeed drag you into darkness—and you'll love every minute of it! A promising debut from a future master of terror.”— Brian Keene, Author of THE RISING

Dragged into Darkness

Medium Rare Books Pub Llc

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.Delve into what it was like to live during the eighteenth century by reading the first-hand accounts of everyday people, including city dwellers and farmers, businessmen and bankers, artisans and merchants, artists and their patrons, politicians and their constituents. Original texts make the American, French, and Industrial revolutions vividly contemporary.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification:++++British LibraryT111127Prisoner = Simon Wood who signs the dedication.London : printed: and sold by the author, a free-mason, tho' not a free subject, in the Fleet Prison, 1733. 16p. ; 8°

Remarks on the Fleet Prison: Or, Lumber-House for Men and Women. Written by a Prisoner on the Common-Side, Who Hath Lain a Prisoner Near Three Years, on the Penalty of a Bond. No Debtor.

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Gale ECCO, Print Editions

BGE S1-S3 History: Second, Third and Fourth Levels

McMaster, Brian

Wood, Claire

Trevena, Eleanor

Keil, Angela

Children's Books

Hodder Gibson

San Francisco Detective Larry Hayes thinks he's hit bottom when he wakes up in an alley after a bad trip with no memory of the last four hours. This is only the beginning of his problems. Two blocks away, Hayes' informant, a homeless man named Noble Jon, lies dead, beaten and stabbed. The eerie pangs of guilt seep into Hayes. Is he Jon's killer? The mounting evidence says so. Hayes mounts his own investigation to stay one step ahead of murder charge and disappears amongst the city's homeless community."Simon Wood, juggling all the media balls here, has created a terrific pulp-fiction piece that reminds us just how easy it is to fall off life's tightrope." -- SJ Rozan, Edgar Award-winning author"Inspector Hayes, a complex, likable cop, finds himself in a world of trouble. LOWLIFES grabs you on the first page and is nonstop action to the end"-- L.J. Sellers, author of the bestselling Detective Jackson mysteries "What Simon Wood has done with LOWLIFES is a whole new take on the reading experience. The thriller is riveting in and of itself, but partnering it with videos that provide another lens on the story was nothing short of brilliant." -- Michelle Gagnon, author of KIDNAP AND RANSOM "Lowlifes provides a gripping , Rashomon-like look at the murder of homeless police informant Noble Jon. Innovative use of multiple media and alternative technology amps the verisimilitude while providing a deeper insight the characters' desperate motives. An intriguing twenty-first century murder mystery. "-- Mark Coggins, award-winning author of The Big Wake-Up "Simon Wood's inventive and original LOWLIFES takes you on a tour of San Francisco no tourist gets to see. The ride's as thrilling as a high-speed chase down Lombard Street, and just as twisty. Don't miss it!" -- Kelli Stanley, author of CITY OF DRAGONS

Lowlifes

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Pratten, Robert

Mystery

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

The road to crime begins with a single decision--the wrong one. Not every decision belongs to the criminally minded. Some belong to the ill-informed, the weak and the plain unlucky. In these tales, trouble isn't an indiscriminate force of nature. It's a manmade occurrence that comes when called upon. In Making Ends Meet, Richard is so tired of supporting his deadbeat in-laws that he decides he's going to cut them out of his life--for good. Jamie Lassen is just Protecting The Innocent when he tells Chris Forbes to stop dating his sister. A Fender Bender with a drug dealer's car puts Todd in hock with the mob and a kingpin makes Todd responsible for a much larger debt. The Taskmasters picked Matt out just at the right time. Tired of his dead-end life, he was looking for someone to help him turn his life around. These tales and others prove that ASKING FOR TROUBLE is a case of good intentions gone bad and bad intentions gone worse. Praise for Simon Wood: "He writes like a dark demented angel." -- Ken Bruen, author of PRIEST "Simon Wood packs his books with suspense, surprises &amp; superb storytelling." -- Ed Gorman, author of SLEEPING DOGS "Wood's ability to spin the commonplace into the quirky and then into the deadly puts me in mind of Roald Dahl's gift for the same." -- The Drowning Machine "Simon Wood offers a literary roller coaster ride that thrills and terrifies on every page." -- Sean Chercover, author of TRIGGER CITY "When Simon Wood is at the wheel, hang on for a page turner." --Chris Grabenstein, author of HELL HOLE "A supremely gifted writer." -- Jason Pinter, author of THE MARK "Simon Wood is the 'Gary Oldman' of mystery fiction." --Tony Broadbent, author of THE SMOKE

Asking For Trouble

Short Stories & Anthologies

Somebody’s gunning for Josh Michaels. They must be. There’s no other reason why a stranger would run him off the road, taunt him with a “thumbs-down,” and leave him to die. Josh may have made some messy mistakes in the past, but who’s suddenly decided that he’s worth more dead than alive? As more and more near-fatal accidents befall him, there can be no denying it: he’s got a bull’s-eye on his back. But why? Is it revenge? Mistaken identity? Or is it something far more insidious? As Josh runs for his life, he does his best to run down the truth. What he uncovers makes his blood run cold. But no one, not even the cops, will believe that he’s the latest victim of a sinister conspiracy determined to cash in on his corpse.

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Accidents Waiting to Happen

Paying the Piper

We All Fall Down

Terminated

Dragged into Darkness

Remarks on the Fleet Prison: Or, Lumber-House for Men and Women. Written by a Prisoner on the Common-Side, Who Hath Lain a Prisoner Near Three Years, on the Penalty of a Bond. No Debtor.

BGE S1-S3 History: Second, Third and Fourth Levels

Lowlifes

Asking For Trouble

Accidents Waiting to Happen