Books with author James Barrington

Paul Richter returns in his most dangerous mission yet.In Syria, a ritualistic ISIS beheading seems like another barbaric part of a terrible war. But this time is different…In London, Paul Richter is briefed about a series of seemingly unconnected events, notably a terrifying spate of seemingly random shootings in America. Something doesn’t quite fit. Before long Richter is on the case and in the line of fire.It seems a plot far bigger than anyone could have imagined is brewing from the mountains of the Hindu Kush and the deserts of Syria to the heart of Middle America.With no information, the clock is ticking for Richter – and millions of innocent lives.For readers of James Patterson, Will Jordan and Chris Ryan, the Agent Paul Richter series is intense, visceral and totally unmissable.

A MILESTONE IN GAY FICTIONPhillip Froelich is in trouble. The year is 1946, and he’s traveling to Seattle where he will face a court martial for acting insubordinate to a lazy officer in the closing days of World War II. On the way to Seattle he meets Tim Danelaw, and soon the court martial is among the least of Phillip’s concerns....So begins Quatrefoil, a novel originally published in 1950. It marked a milestone in gay writing, with two of the first non-stereotyped gay characters to appear in American fiction. For readers of the Fifties, it was a rare chance to counteract the negative imagery that surrounded them.Today, Quatrefoil ranks as a classic work of gay writing, a novel that is still as gripping and enjoyable as ever. It is of extra interest to the modern reader for the vivid picture it draws of what life was like for gay men in our recent but little-known past.

The story involves the discovery of a child who was kidnapped and kept hidden away for several years by a lazy, heartless couple. Joey Morrison and her brother Jay Vee are joined by their 11 year old cousin Cissie, (THE NOXIOUS NERD OF THE NORTH) and the handsome 12 year old son of the farm manager. Hamilton is his name, (Ham) for short. These four children and their unique pets are drawn into the mystery and develop a successful rescue plan. The majority of the story is kept light by the children’s humorous interactions and lively personalities.

: Larry the Leprechaun is irate. He lives in an enchanted forest in Ireland and makes his living by loaning gold to other creatures. This loanshark leprechaun is very much the head honcho, until a family moves into the dilapidated house located just next to his woods and encroaches on his kingdom. Through the imaginative writing of James Harrington and the delightful illustrations of John Fitzgerald, Larry's turf comes alive. As his new neighbor's greedy young son, Paudraig, starts snooping around the woods, Larry tries to keep his golden stash a secret. The crafty leprechaun soon meets his match in Paudraig. Both the leprechaun and the boy have good traits and bad ones. The trick is learning to recognize that the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow doesn't always bring you happiness.