Books with author James de Mille

Mills (Report to the Commissioner) tries to stir up some three-dimensional interest here in the mysterious character of CIA agent Peter Harley--but this novel of drug-smuggling rings in Thailand works just fine as textured, atmospheric action-suspense, with the Harley hoo-hah providing only a minor grace note. Mills' narrator is freelance writer Tony Deniset, who takes a faraway assignment to escape from the guilt-ridden memory of his wife's skiing-accident death. His assignment: get the story on special narcotics agents working to cut off the Thailand-Singapore-U.S.A. connection. So Tony latches on to Peter Harley, the fiercest narc in Bangkok, who has joined forces with ""the only honest cop in Thailand"" to get the goods on sleek, creepy Lichai--the top opium trafficker. Tony tags along as Harley tries again and again, usually in the pre-dawn hours, to catch a Lichai courier in the act or get a Lichai flunky to turn stool pigeon--but strange inconsistencies keep turning up. Why is Harley (who lives with American Embassy lovely Sandra) going out with Lichai's slinky daughter? And why does a mysterious visitor to the Embassy try to bribe Tony into not writing about Harley? These puzzles fade into the background, however, when Harley and Tony head south to totally corrupt Songkhla, where a key link in Lichai's operation might be expose-able--a teen prostitute and her courier brother are willing to spill the beans and gather evidence in exchange for passage to the U.S. But this attempt fails too, and Harley must take vigilante action to win his one-on-one duel with Lichai before disappearing. . . presumed dead. Tony goes on to find ""the truth about Peter Harley""-his chameleon CIA past--but it's the scene-by-scene vividness that lifts this adventure above its fairly routine plotting: superb dialogue, an array of grimily colorful characters, and an easy command of the local habits and habitats--including, for instance, the Thai delight in farting contests.

There's trouble on Pegasus Bay. The usually reliable Stacy the Stork has been plagued by a mysterious eye ailment that prevents him from flying. With his stork colleagues dispersed around the world performing the vital function of delivering babies to expecting human families, Stacy is unable to deliver his precious cargo, the young Joshua Greenslate. In desperation, Stacy turns to his friend Albie the Albatross, but will he be able to complete this most important mission?

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_The Antelope_ had left the wharf at about seven in the morning. It was now one o'clock. For the last two or three hours there had been but little wind, and it was the tide which had carried her along. Drifting on in this way, they had come to within a mile of Ile Haute, and had an opportunity of inspecting the place which Tom had declared to be so gloomy. In truth, Tom's judgment was not undeserved. Ile Haute arose like a solid, unbroken rock out of the deep waters of the Bay of Fundy, its sides precipitous, and scarred by tempest, and shattered by frost. On its summit were trees, at its base lay masses of rock that had fallen. The low tide disclosed here, as at the base of Blomidon, a vast growth of black seaweed, which covered all that rocky shore. The upper end of the island, which was nearest them, was lower, however, and went down sloping to the shore, forming a place where a landing could easily be effected. From this shore mud flats extended into the water. This end looks as though it had been cleared, said Bart. I believe it was, said the captain. Does anybody live here? No. Did anyone ever live here? Yes, once..

It was a beautiful morning, in the month of July, when a crowd of boys assembled on the wharf of Grand Pre. The tide was high, the turbid waters of Mud Creek flowed around, a fresh breeze blew, and if any craft was going to sea she could not have found a better time. The crowd consisted chiefly of boys, though a few men were mingled with them. These boys were from Grand Pre School, and are all old acquaintances. There was the stalwart frame of Bruce, the Roman face of Arthur, the bright eyes of Bart, the slender frame of Phil, and the earnest glance of Tom. There, too, was Pat's merry smile, and the stolid look of Bogud, and the meditative solemnity of Jiggins, not to speak of others whose names need not be mentioned.

About De Mille: James De Mille (23 August 1833 – 28 January 1880) was a professor at Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, and an early Canadian popular writer who published numerous works of popular fiction from the late 1860s through the 1870s. He was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, son of the merchant and shipowner, Nathan De Mille. He attended Horton Academy in Wolfville and spent one year at Acadia University. He then travelled with his brother Budd to Europe, spending half a year in England, France and Italy. On his return to North America, he attended Brown University, from which he obtained a Master of Arts degree in 1854. He married Anne Pryor, daughter of the president of Acadia University, John Pryor, and was there appointed professor of classics. He served there until 1865 when he accepted a new appointment at Dalhousie as professor of English and rhetoric. He continued to write and teach at Dalhousie until his early death at the age of 47. Extra Added Future•Beautifully illustrated with images related to this book works.• Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook.• Excellent formatting of the text.•Easy and detailed Author page.•Added something at the end of this book.

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