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Tony Ossur and Marty Iniddor are two New York City Detectives whose long-time partnership is splintered as a result of a meltdown at a Christmas holiday party. The incident plunges Detective Ossur into the depths of darkness that is usually reserved for criminal aggressors. He forces his partner into a compromise that threatens both their futures. They become involved in an investigation that has them reviving relationships that should have remained in the past, and which attack the strict code of police integrity. It ultimately leads them into a head-on collision with a planned terrorist plot that has international ramifications. Tony and Marty, with the help of the other detectives in the Brooklyn South Squad, have the potential to thwart a possible rebel "take-over," but at a price that would ultimately change their lives forever

Gambling, prostitution, bootlegging and their peripheral crimes and consequences have been part of the fabric of life in the city of Washington since its inception. Gambling was always an ever-present diversion in the federal city and surrounding area. In the 19th century prostitution flourished during the Civil W ar when Union troops were stationed in the Capitol city as protection from Confederate incursions. By the early 20th century bootlegging made its way to Washington, D.C. 3 years before the rest of the country thanks to Prohibition.For most of the 20th century, no one epitomized all of these vices more than D.C.'s own native son Joseph Francis "Possum" Nesline. Joe Nesline was a character right out of a Damon Runyan novel. He worked his way up the criminal food chain, from a teenaged rum-runner between Maryland and Washington's "Thunder Road" to a top mechanic for New York's Genovese crime family. Joe and his "Made-Man" partner and protector, Charlie "The Blade" Tourine, ran gambling operations for East Coast mobsters all over the world. Their operations ranged from the U.S. and Cuba into the Caribbean, from the U.K. to Continental Europe and into the Middle East. His association with the Mob allowed him to mix and mingle with the 20th century's legendary gangsters, celebrities and politicos.

Finalist in the Action/Adventure category of the Next Generation Indie Book Awards - 2024 WinnersGabe Bentley, a young lawyer, is seized by US government agents and forced to infiltrate domestic left-wing street activists to discover the Antifa's hidden leaders. Unknown to Gabe, behind this operation is a cabal of right-wing extremist Congresspersons and federal law enforcement agency high level officials. To save his closest friends and himself, Gabe is placed in dangerous situations to entice secret leftist leaders to recruit him and reveal themselves. The government agents imprison Gabe with suspected leftists, none of whom are what they purport to be. Gabe seeks his cell mates' true loyalties, while each tries to use Gabe for his own ends. Gabe is aided by his longtime close friend Jasminn, a computer expert who looks to uncover the truth about Gabe's contacts as the pressure on them mounts. Their peril takes their relationship to a new level. Gabe is confronted by foes, and supposed allies operating under aliases and false allegiances, as he seeks to determine who is on which side and to extricate himself and his friends from dangers on all sides. Domestic political intrigues are waged, battles in the streets pit extreme right-wing and left-wing extremists against each other amidst the differing and shifting agendas of government agents. The twists in each faction's plots test allegiances and demand choices between duty and loyalty versus moral convictions. Will Gabe be able to save his friends and himself and prevent a terrorist attack before being murdered or locked away by the government? Read this exciting book to find out!

Henry Harrison Blount, AKA: the Professor, is a bigamist and a murderer who owns a used bookshop in Manhattan. After acquiring wealth beyond his wildest dreams thanks to a winning lottery ticket, he expands his business and acquires a second bookshop in Philadelphia, where he subsequently meets a woman and marries for a second time. Successfully juggling two marriages in two states, things are going well enough for him to consider opening a third bookshop in Arizona, where he has a potential third wife lined up. Things take a turn for the worse when the Professor finds himself on a desolate Manhattan subway platform late one evening being extorted by an off duty Philadelphia police officer. The officer is the lover of his second wife. In answer to being shook down the Professor murders the off- duty Philadelphia policeman in the presence of a visually challenged woman on her way home from work. The notoriety of this homicide is cause for Detective Sergeant Al Markie and Detective Oliver Von Hess to be assigned to help investigate the murder. In the course of their investigation they are destined to cross paths with Markie's old nemesis, the retired detective Fishnet Milligan. When Fishnet's new wife, a Broadway stage star, and her agent turn up dead in a Pennsylvania quarry, Markie suspects the ex-detective of foul play. Adding to complicate Markie's life is a murderous stalker known as Little Creepy, who has designs on the sergeant's girlfriend Alley. This offering is a story comprised of bigamous relationships, murders, betrayals and greed. Join Markie and Von Hess as they chase down leads in their journey to unravel their latest adventure in this fourth novel in the Sergeant Markie Mystery series. This tale is sure not to disappoint Markie fans.

How did these letters come to be in my possession? To answer these questions, we have to travel back to 1981. As a struggling teacher working in the NYC school system with a wife and six children, l needed a second full-time job to make ends meet. As it happened, I had already been working part-time with the custodial staff at my school during the vacation periods such as Christmas, Easter and summer, so I asked the custodial engineer if he would hire me full-time on the night shift from 3pm to midnight, which he did. It meant that I would be working a long day from 8am to midnight five days a week, but "necessity is the mother of invention." I started as a cleaner responsible for maintaining about twenty classrooms and four bathrooms. The first thing I would do in a classroom was to empty the trash can next to the teacher's desk. Out of boredom, I found myself reading the notes the students had written and discarded in the garbage. I have to tell you that these notes were fascinating. They illuminated a side of student life that I never would have known. These notes were usually emotional: angry, funny, sad, but always compelling; so much so that I began to collect them thinking of putting them together in book form one day, but I never seemed to have the time. These notes, thousands of them, have been sitting in bags in my attic for more than forty years., and now they've been organized in book form for your reading pleasure.

The Sergeant Markie saga continues. In the early 1970's Jasper and Chris, twin brothers, enter the National Guard to avoid the draft and the perils of Vietnam. Upon their return from active duty the brothers, both organized crime associates, resume their lawbreaking ways. During an obligatory weekend drill they find themselves at odds with an abusive sergeant at the armory. The brothers remedy this conflict by murdering the sergeant. They hide the body behind a deteriorating bricked up passageway within the confines of the Deep Six, a spooky, rarely visited, sub basement in the Park Slope armory. The victim's sudden disappearance causes people to assume that he ran off to escape an unhappy home life. Interest in the missing person case is resurrected over thirty years later when an informant provides information that suggests foul play. By now the mob associates are wildly prosperous thanks to a number of business ventures, one of which involves cocaine trafficking with their mentor, a notorious organized crime figure. As a way to solve the case Markie puts into motion an undercover initiative that leads to the infiltration of a drug enterprise that operates in New York and Las Vegas. Markie comes to learn the significance behind an unusual wolf-head ring as he begins to unravel the armory mystery. Aside from his investigative challenges, Markie finds himself conflicted in his personal relationships with the women in his life. Further complicating matters is the roguish Fishnet Milligan, a recovering former detective who is in the process of plotting shady dealings of his own. The Case of the One Eared Wolf involves a series of twists and turns that often blurs the distinction between the good guys and the bad guys. Buckle up and go along for the ride with Detective Sergeant Al Markie and Detective Oliver Von Hess on their latest adventure in the Sergeant Markie Mystery series.

Lost in the Storm tells a tale of an ordinary man, who in the face of adversity and a fluke twist of fate, finds within himself the will and determination to become a hero. U.S. Army Sergeant Keith Williams was so ready for a peace-ful break and a visit to home. He would soon realize, the reality of the trip he was about to take was far from peaceful, or relaxing. As all of his plans seem to disintegrate around every turn he takes, he teams up with an un-likely band of likewise unlucky acquaintances. Together they will embark on a journey with more twists and turns than a theme park rollercoaster. How unlucky can one guy be? Pretty unlucky I suppose. Filled with everything from red blooded, American patriotism, nail biting suspense and action, sheer horror and gut wrenching sorrow, to sarcastic humor and mind bog-gling irony, and maybe even a hint of romance. This is a story of strength and courage, as well as trust and honor. This is where true bonds of friend-ship are built and inspirational heroism is born.

OUR STATEN ISLAND was the working and eventual title of this book - and appropriately so. Being fourth-generation-born Staten Islanders, my brother and I had a special sense of being native early on. Our family laid down the bare roots that made us realize that our story here began, in what seemed to us "olden times." Along with their stories was a simple book of our grandfather's relating the history of Staten Island. Its photos - many of ancient structures from the 1700's - were powerful images that made "the old" come to life. They gave us an idea of how our family's lives fit into the context of times and events on a still rural Island. Once we latched on to our budding interest in history, we never let go, and it eventually demanded that we follow through; not only to learn the history of our family, but of Staten Island as well. Unwittingly, the journey began by collecting newspaper stories and images over time. Eventually we made our way to the reference section of our libraries and museum archives where we came to know who the really good borough historians were, and their works. Eventually we gave motion to what we had learned and collected over the years by taking this legacy "on the road" - by car and eventually on foot - to visit the subject matter "in person." We created our own tours and saw a certain value in walking the old native Indian trails that became the Island's first roads, so they could fully speak their history to us. In doing so, we literally covered hundreds of miles paying homage to the place we live and love! This passionate pursuit, in retrospect, became an excellent journey that needed to be shared. No other writer has offered up a history of Staten Island in this unique way of taking the reader on that journey of discovery to experience it just as we did: through woods, along old roads; through centuries of change, people and events along the way as we learned the history of "Our Staten Island."

"God, Please Give Me Patience...and Hurry!" takes a humorous look at how we all can laugh at ourselves when we run out of patience. From Brooklyn to Hollywood and all across America, humor helps us to be strong and carry on even when we want to give up. Broadway, movie and TV comedienne Candice Azzara and TV sketch comedy writer Michael Conley share their 24 original short stories on patience in this ¿rst of many humorous books.

Angelica Everhardtht is not your typical teenage girl. She's a Witch, but not your typical Witch either. She's what is known as a Darkling. The most powerful and dangerous being in existence. Darkling's are a danger to themselves and everyone around them. Ancient laws state that Angelica shouldn't even be alive. Her very existence threatens the Magical Societies that have remained hidden for thousands of years.Thanks to her powerful and influential family, she could live, but only if she was placed under a powerful spell that bound her magic. For the past fifteen years, she has been living a somewhat normal life in her small town of Crystal Falls. She attends school and hangs out with her best friends. Her only worry is dealing with the constant badgering of her arch rival. Sounds normal right?All that changes when a horrific vision, sets in motion a chain of events that will forever alter her life. Powerful forces threaten to unleash the monster within her, and secrets that have been kept for years will be revealed.