Deze auteur verkent de ingewikkelde facetten van de menselijke ervaring door middel van zijn romans en verhalenbundels. Zijn proza kenmerkt zich door diepgaande karakterinzichten, waarin thema's als identiteit, relaties en de zoektocht naar betekenis in de hedendaagse wereld worden onderzocht. Met precieze taal en een indringende stijl biedt hij lezers een onderscheidende literaire reis.
Written by two of Australia's best-known constitutional experts, this is essential reading on how Australia's Constitution was drafted, what the 1967 referendum achieved, and the lead-up and response to the Uluru Statement. Importantly, it explains how the Uluru Statement offers change that will benefit the whole nation.
A legendary gunfighter can never outrun the ghosts of his past. But he can outshoot them. Acclaimed author Sean Lynch's epic saga of Samuel Pritchard continues--with a venegance . . . CALLING ALL KILLERS1874. After losing his innocence in the Civil War and risking his life as a Texas Ranger, Samuel Pritchard has finally settled into a peaceful life in his hometown of Atherton, Missouri. As marshall, he hopes to put his bloody past behind him. To see his sister marry his lifelong friend. To find a wife and raise a family. For the first time in his life, Pritchard isn't gunning for anyone--and no one is gunning for him. Or so he thinks. Strangers have arrived in Atherton. Hard-eyed men with guns. Someone has placed a bounty on Pritchard's head: $10,000 in gold, deposited anonymously in a Wells Fargo bank, payable to anyone who puts the legendary pistolero in a pine box. . . .This is the story of Samuel Pritchard. A small-town sheriff with a larger-than-life reputation, lightning-fast guns, and a long list of enemies who'd love to see him dead. . . . "A riveting thriller that bristles with hard-boiled authenticity." --Bestselling author Mark Greaney on Thy Partner's Wife "Sean Lynch spins a tale that is fast, fun and realistic." --Bestselling author James O. Born on Like Hell
This is the account of Mark Twain's early mining days and the beginning of his long literary career.
From acclaimed author Sean Lynch comes the epic saga of Samuel Pritchard, a young man coming of age in the Civil War, riding tall with the Texas Rangers, and becoming one of the greatest gunfighters of his time . . .THE LEGEND BEGINSIn 1863, a teenaged boy fled his home in Atherton, Missouri, to escape the power-hungry men who murdered his father and stole his family’s land. He joined the Confederacy under an assumed name and led guerilla raids in the Civil War. Then came a decade as a Texas Ranger. Now, after ten blood-soaked years, he is finally coming home. Finally using his real name. And finally getting revenge against the cold-hearted devils who destroyed his family and his life . . .This is the story of Samuel Pritchard. Now a small town sheriff with a long history of violence, a deep sense of honor, and wild streak of justice as dangerous as the guns that made him famous . . .“A riveting thriller that bristles with hard-boiled authenticity.”—bestselling author Mark Greaney on Thy Partner’s Wife“Sean Lynch spins a tale that is fast, fun and realistic.”—Bestselling author James O. Born on Like Hell
Rosamund Lupton meets Lupin in this accomplished debut from an eclectic, cut- throat new voice in thriller writing.
Set in upscale Mountain Brook, Alabama, the story revolves around the Clayborne family, an upper middle-class white household supported by black domestic workers. As their seemingly perfect lives unravel, they seek solace in their family's generational wealth and the comfort of their grand dining table. George Williams explores themes of privilege, race, and familial bonds, contrasting the Claybornes' life with the struggles often depicted in contemporary Southern fiction. This narrative offers a unique perspective on the complexities of wealth and stability in modern society.
From bestselling author and law enforcement veteran Sean Lynch, the fourth installment in the epic saga of Samuel Pritchard, a young man coming of age in the Civil War, riding tall with the Texas Rangers, and becoming one of the greatest gunfighters of his time… Gunfighting legend Sam Pritchard tracks down a notorious train saboteur—and nearly goes off the rails—in this fast-paced Western adventure from acclaimed author Sean Lynch... DEMENTED. DERANGED. DERAILED. 1875. The escalating rivalry between the two major railroad companies takes a dangerous—and deadly—turn when a train is deliberately derailed. Many are killed. More are injured. And Marshal Samuel Pritchard’s longtime friend is crippled for life. The mastermind behind the train wreck claims to be the infamous Civil War criminal Jem Rupe, aka “The Trainwrecker of Platte Bridge.” There’s just one problem: Rupe has been dead for ten years... With an oath of vengeance on his lips—and a pair of Colt .45s on his hips—Pritchard sets off to find the trainwrecking fiend, whether it’s really Jem Rupe or some copy-cat maniac. Either way, he’ll have to ride the rails with some pretty deranged characters—crooked railroad tycoons, ruthless bounty hunters, trigger-happy gunfighters—before he reaches the end of the line. There’s just one way to stop a mass transit murderer...and that’s dead in his tracks.
Two female lawyers living the high life in the South of France explore the limits of their own corruption when they find themselves at the mercy of their dangerous clients who would prefer to kill them than be exposed.