Rafferty's Rules

Rafferty's Rules PDF Author: Bill Duncan
Publisher: D Squared Publishing
ISBN: 9780645328332
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Rule 1: The client is always right. Rule 2: When the client is wrong, see Rule 1. When the client wants someone dead, well ... In the middle of a burger-store holdup, the only thing standing between ten-year-old Vivian Mollison and certain death is a police officer named Rafferty. She lives. He gets fired. Fast-forward fifteen years. Vivian's parents are wealthy beyond counting while Rafferty spends his days as a private investigator, hustling on the streets of Dallas. So when he gets an out-of-the-blue phonecall from the Mollisons, Rafferty figures his long-awaited payday might have finally arrived. But things are never that simple and the story they have to tell is like nothing he's ever heard. Can Rafferty save Vivian again? Or is it already too late? RAFFERTY'S RULES is the first book in the Shamus Award-winning Rafferty P.I. series by author Bill Duncan. Fans of Spenser, Reacher, and Elvis Cole have declared this series a must-read with over 3,700 5 star reviews. Buy RAFFERTY'S RULES to discover the hardboiled, wisecracking Rafferty P.I. today! Praise for Rafferty P.I. "If you like Parker's Spenser, or Robert Crais' Elvis Cole you should love the Rafferty series." - Mark A. Johnson. "Rafferty is the best hardboiled PI of this era." - Wendy Green. "Any fan of Micky Spillane, the Jack Reacher novels, or Mark Yost's Rick Crane novels should absolutely venture into the world of Rafferty P.I." - Michael Raabe. "Duncan truly captured the pure essence of the definitive smart-ass private eye in his character Rafferty. Take part Sam Spade with a little Mike Hammer, mix in some Spenser and you have an awesome character." - Cliff Fausset. "This author goes on my list of great private eye writers along with Kinky Friedman, Elmore Leonard, and Lawrence Sanders." - Tricia Schiro.

Rafferty's Rules

Rafferty's Rules PDF Author: Bill Duncan
Publisher: D Squared Publishing
ISBN: 9780645328332
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Rule 1: The client is always right. Rule 2: When the client is wrong, see Rule 1. When the client wants someone dead, well ... In the middle of a burger-store holdup, the only thing standing between ten-year-old Vivian Mollison and certain death is a police officer named Rafferty. She lives. He gets fired. Fast-forward fifteen years. Vivian's parents are wealthy beyond counting while Rafferty spends his days as a private investigator, hustling on the streets of Dallas. So when he gets an out-of-the-blue phonecall from the Mollisons, Rafferty figures his long-awaited payday might have finally arrived. But things are never that simple and the story they have to tell is like nothing he's ever heard. Can Rafferty save Vivian again? Or is it already too late? RAFFERTY'S RULES is the first book in the Shamus Award-winning Rafferty P.I. series by author Bill Duncan. Fans of Spenser, Reacher, and Elvis Cole have declared this series a must-read with over 3,700 5 star reviews. Buy RAFFERTY'S RULES to discover the hardboiled, wisecracking Rafferty P.I. today! Praise for Rafferty P.I. "If you like Parker's Spenser, or Robert Crais' Elvis Cole you should love the Rafferty series." - Mark A. Johnson. "Rafferty is the best hardboiled PI of this era." - Wendy Green. "Any fan of Micky Spillane, the Jack Reacher novels, or Mark Yost's Rick Crane novels should absolutely venture into the world of Rafferty P.I." - Michael Raabe. "Duncan truly captured the pure essence of the definitive smart-ass private eye in his character Rafferty. Take part Sam Spade with a little Mike Hammer, mix in some Spenser and you have an awesome character." - Cliff Fausset. "This author goes on my list of great private eye writers along with Kinky Friedman, Elmore Leonard, and Lawrence Sanders." - Tricia Schiro.

Rafferty's Rules

Rafferty's Rules PDF Author: Donna Alam
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781070824338
Category : Australians
Languages : en
Pages : 437

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"A bad boy trying to be good and a good girl determined to break ALL his rules." --

Rafferty's Rules

Rafferty's Rules PDF Author: W. Glenn Duncan
Publisher: Fawcett
ISBN: 9780449131602
Category : Motorcycle gangs
Languages : en
Pages : 210

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Fifteen years ago, Rafferty saved Vivian Mollison from a crazed junkie who tried to blow her head off. A lot has changed since then. Rafferty's no longer a cop, and Vivian's now twenty five, studying sociology at SMU, with a father who made a fortune in computers. So when Rafferty gets summoned to the Mollison estate and told to chase down the five outlaw bikers who kidnapped Vivian and put her into a drug-induced twilight zone, it's mixed emotions. The payday will be big, but he'll have to earn every penny of it. The bikers aren't likely to come quietly and who knows how many people could get hurt in the crossfire. But behind all that fun and excitement, there's still a girl who needs his help. Rafferty saved Vivian once. Can he do it again?

On Raftery's Hill

On Raftery's Hill PDF Author: Marina Carr
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service Inc
ISBN: 9780822218555
Category : Families
Languages : en
Pages : 52

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THE STORY: Set on the remote hill of Raftery's farm, this play tells the tale of Red Raftery and his children, Dinah, Sorrel and Ded. Removed from the civilized world of the valley, Red lives by his own rules, where all natural order is inverted, a

The Lingo

The Lingo PDF Author: Graham Seal
Publisher: UNSW Press
ISBN: 9780868406800
Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 228

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A lively linguistic analysis of our distinctive forms of speech drawn from a range of everyday experiences, including work, relaxation, gambling, drinking, family life, sport, crime, war, politics and sexual relations.

Fatal Sisters

Fatal Sisters PDF Author: W. Glenn Duncan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780648223412
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 276

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Rafferty's Rule 46: When in trouble, lie like a son of a bitch. Patty Akister wants Rafferty to find her husband, Sherm. He's a secret agent. Sure he is. Rafferty soon discovers Sherm's just a schmuck earning some extra cash as Manny Hinkston's bagman, and lying to his wife about it. But before Rafferty can convince Sherm of the limited future in that gig, Sherm has no future at all. Sherm's been executed inside a Hinkston whorehouse, and Rafferty was there when it all went down. The cops want to throw the book at Rafferty, but he didn't kill Sherm; he was just late to the party. Which quickly becomes standard operating procedure. No matter what he tries, Rafferty's always one step behind. Can Rafferty find justice for Sherm, without destroying Patty's naïve fantasy of her dead husband? With the witnesses being murdered one by one, Rafferty must face the truth: sometimes it's a simple matter of kill or be killed. If you're a fan of Spenser, Mike Hammer or Matt Scudder, then this hardboiled pulp thriller, from Shamus Award Winner W. Glenn Duncan, will keep you reading late into the dark night. FATAL SISTERS won a Shamus Award for Best Paperback Original and is a hardboiled P.I. mystery in the tradition of the best pulp thrillers. Rafferty's a Dallas P.I. and an ex-cop who spent enough time on the streets to understand how things work. And when they don't, Rafferty's the guy you'll want on your side. He may quote Latin occasionally, smoke too much and be a cynical sonofabitch, but when it all hits the fan and you need someone you can trust, you'll be glad you called Rafferty. Originally published by Ballantine, this 30th Anniversary release of FATAL SISTERS marks the first time that W. Glenn Duncan's work has been available in digital format. We doubt that Rafferty would quietly accept the ongoing march of technology that provides this opportunity, but even a grizzled P.I. has to grow up sometime. This hardboiled PI series will continue with the first new Rafferty story in nearly three decades. FALSE GODS, written by W. Glenn Duncan Jr. (son of the original author) sees Rafferty looking for a missing girl, up to his ass in religious fundamentalists and needing all the help he can get from his old pals Cowboy and Mimi--and a few new ones--to make sure he gets out alive. Join the Rafferty Readers' Group at RaffertyPI.com to get the latest news on the upcoming release of FALSE GODS. Praise for W. Glenn Duncan: "Sometimes it seemed W. Glenn Duncan's Texas P.I. Rafferty had a rule for everything, but the fact remains that most of them were a hoot. And, of course, a further irony is that "Rafferty's Rules" is, in fact, an Australian football term for "no rules at all." - Thrilling Detective Website "I've gotten rid of a lot of stuff over the years, but the Rafferty books are a mainstay. I think they're terrific!" - Paul Bishop "Duncan truly captured the pure essence of the definitive smart-ass private eye in his character Rafferty. Take part Sam Spade with a little Mike Hammer, mix in some Spenser and you have an awesome character." - Cliff Fausset "At first sniff, it may smell like Spenser with a cowboy hat, but take a good whiff: W. Glenn Duncan's Dallas, Texas private eye RAFFERTY was actually a blast of fresh air in what was rapidly becoming a glut of sensitive, soul-searching, overly politically-correct cookie cutter P.I.s in the late eighties. Of course, it helps that Dallas ain't Boston." - Kevin Burton Smith

Rafferty's Rules, and

Rafferty's Rules, and PDF Author: Ben Lewin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780170079679
Category : Rafferty's rules (Television program)
Languages : en
Pages :

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Holding the Man

Holding the Man PDF Author: Timothy Conigrave
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
ISBN: 174228406X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 277

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The mid-seventies – and satin baggies and chunky platforms reigned supreme. Jethro Tull did battle with glam-rock for the airwaves. At an all-boys Catholic school in Melbourne, Timothy Conigrave fell wildly and sweetly in love with the captain of the football team. So began a relationship that was to last for 15 years, a love affair that weathered disapproval, separation and, ultimately death. Holding the Man recreates that relationship. With honesty and insight it explores the highs and lows of any partnership: the intimacy, constraints, temptations. And the strength of heart both men had to find when they tested positive to HIV. This is a book as refreshing and uplifting as it is moving; a funny and sad and celebratory account of growing up gay.

One Hot Scot

One Hot Scot PDF Author: Donna Alam
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781539650010
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 218

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Fin Hayes has ninety-nine problems. Quite literally. She's lost her husband, her job, recently avoided jail time, and is back living in the place she's always loathed . . . when problem #100 walks in. Rory Tremaine is ripped, rich, and handsome, and a blast from the past who seems to have no recollection of Fin. But second time around that's okay, because when she's near his firm ass and tattoos, she's using a fake name anyway. At least she won't be leaving her virginity behind this time. Instead, she might just risk losing her heart.

No Ordinary Gentleman

No Ordinary Gentleman PDF Author: Donna Alam
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 666

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The duke, his brother, and the lie. Or in other words, how I came to be trapped between two men in a remote castle in Scotland. Once upon a time, in a more carefree life, I met a man. Our gazes connected over the top of his newspaper as he watched me suffer through the most embarrassing moment of my life. Older, sophisticated, and so hot, he saved me from that awkward encounter, Then tried to send me away with a pat on my head. But I wasn't ready to let him go . . . And the rest, as the saying goes, is history. Passionate, heart-stopping, the night of my life kind of history. But there was just one tiny problem. I lied to him. I told him I was a tourist and only in town for one night. So he wasn't too impressed when I turned up again. In his Scottish castle. Yes, his freakin' castle. His killer suit traded for a kilt, and his seductive smile for a frown. When he glowers my way, I don't know if I should be worried or turned on. Because the Duke of Dalforth has secrets he's not sharing. And a brother who'd like nothing more than to cut in on him. So I do the wrong thing for the right reason. And I have to believe it'll work out in the end. Because the duke is No Ordinary Gentleman. And I'm just a normal girl, fighting not to fall in love with him. No Ordinary Gentleman is a standalone title featuring a brutally handsome and curmudgeon-y duke, a sunshine-y girl who doesn't baulk at telling a fib or two, a castle in a remote part of Scotland and a crazy cast to match, love, laughter, steam, and a happily ever after!