Books with author Richard Blaker

When a young woman is murdered on a popular beach near Forks, WA, new Chief of Police Brandon Mattson fights to save his hometown from a serial killer. A New Chief in Town Recently divorced and needing a break from big-city crime, Brandon returns home to take command of the small-town police force where his brother was recently killed in the line of duty. Heading his brother’s former department has its challenges, made worse by a tourist-obsessed mayor and officers reluctant to accept their new chief.A Missing WomanThe former homicide detective’s respite from homicide is short-lived when a missing woman’s body washes ashore on the nearby Quileute Reservation. Fang marks and a series of ominous vampire-related graffiti point to a member of a local blood-sucking cult. Brandon's not so sure wannabe vampires are to blame, and it soon becomes evident that more than one person had reason to murder the young woman.Balancing the investigation, small-town politics, and parenting his fifteen-year-old daughter, Brandon is running out of time to solve the case before the killer claims another victim.Fans of fast-paced mysteries with a twist will find a new favorite in homicide detective turned chief of police Brandon Mattson. Download Dead by Sunrise now! "Dead by Sunrise tops my charts for suspense, easy immersion, and great characters. It was a delight to read." --David Brown, Darling Axe senior editor."Interesting, entertaining, well-written. I hope there are more to come in this series. Twists and turns to keep you guessing.""Great clues, good characters and interesting relationships. There is a complexity to the story, a weaving of personal issues, town issues and the mystery that kept me engaged and curious." "When you think you figured it out something happens and you are lost again."

As one of the richest sources of diversion for the people of Britain between the end of the First World War and the 1960s, the variety theater emerged from the embers of music hall, a vulgar and rambunctious entertainment that had held the working classes in thrall since the 1840s. Music hall bosses decided they would do better business if a man going to theaters on his own could take his wife and children with him, knowing they would see or hear nothing that would scandalize them. So variety, a gentler, less red-blooded entertainment was gradually established.At the top of the profession were Gracie Fields, a peerless singer and comedienne, and Max Miller, a comic who was renowned for being risqué, but who, in fact, never cracked a dirty joke. They were supported by acts that matched the word ‘variety’: ventriloquists, drag artists, animal acts, acrobats, jugglers, magicians and many more. But the variety theater was constantly under threat, first from revue, then radio, the cinema, girlie shows, the birth of rock ‘n’ roll and finally television. By the end of the 1950s, the variety business seemed to have given up, but the recent and extraordinary popularity of talent shows on television has proved the public appetite is still there. Variety could be about to start all over again.

It is the story of the blood of Jesus through the entire Bible. It is about why Jesus had to be crucified, shed His blood and be raised from the dead, and what it all means to you. The Miracle of the Scarlet Thread explains in easy-to-understand, reader-friendly language, the central story of the Bible. It makes the complexities of the Bible simple. It connects Bible stories and shows how the Old Testament and New Testament fit together, telling in one complete story, the wonderful promise God has made to mankind. Dr. Richard Booker has years of study and experience, in preparation of this incredible book. Thousands have come to a clearer understanding of God and the Bible by reading The Miracle of the Scarlet Thread. If you want to understand the Bible, you have to read this book first!

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

One of the most fascinating 'discoveries' made by the Jacques Costeau expedition to the Amazon was the existence of, and the legends surrounding one of the most amazing animals on earth, the Amazon River dolphin or Boto. Of course, to natives of Amazonia the 'mermaid-like' (as described by a French explorer to the region in the 18th century) legends involving one of the friendliest dolphin species in the world were already well-known. That, and other legends and beliefs regarding the Boto became basis of very strong taboos against harming the dolphins of the Ticuna and almost all other tribes and peoples of the Amazon. Scientists agree that the Boto is an amazing animal if only for its proven abilities. The Boto has a brain that is 40% larger than a human's, is the most flexible dolphin on earth and has a sonar that can locate fish in the muddiest waters. Natives of Amazonia believe the animal is even more amazing. One particular legend of the Boto states that juvenile Botos will occasionally fall in love with humans that they see on shore. At night, the legend goes, they have the capability of appearing to humans as stunningly beautiful humans. A Dolphin's Tale tells the story of one such Boto and the young Ribereno (mixed blood Amazonian native) boy that she falls in love with. Termed a "beautiful story" by Leo P.H. Chu, Vice President for Creative Affairs for Disney Feature Animations, the book contains 22 illustrations, as well as the story and extensive end notes that are mind-opening and educational. Furthermore, in light of the increasing threats to the Amazonian rainforest, river dolphins worldwide and the liveability of our planet as a whole, I believe that A Dolphin's Tale is a story that needs to be told. As stated in the book a portion of the books proceeds go to programs to save freshwater dolphins worldwide.

As one of the richest sources of diversion for the people of Britain between the end of the First World War and the 1960s, the variety theater emerged from the embers of music hall, a vulgar and rumbustious entertainment that had held the working classes in thrall since the 1840s. Music hall bosses decided they would do better business if a man going to theaters on his own could take his wife and children with him, knowing they would see or hear nothing that would scandalize them. So, variety, a gentler, less red-blooded entertainment was gradually established. At the top of the profession were Gracie Fields, a peerless singer and comedienne, and Max Miller, a comic who was renowned for being risqué, but who, in fact, never cracked a dirty joke. They were supported by acts that matched the word ‘variety’: ventriloquists, drag artists, animal acts, acrobats, jugglers, magicians and many more. But the variety theater was constantly under threat, first from revue, then radio, the cinema, girlie shows, the birth of rock ‘n’ roll and finally television. By the end of the 1950s, the variety business seemed to have given up, but the recent and extraordinary popularity of talent shows on television has proved the public appetite is still there. Variety could be about to start all over again.

The actual journal of a man diving into his own psyche to figure out if he's ready for the relationship he spent a decade of his life trying to recapture. When the girl who might be "the one" tells him that they'll figure out what their future is when she gets back to the city they were raised in Richard has no choice but to wait and try to make sure he knows himself well enough to be the man and partner than she needs. This is the actual journal of the last thirty days of one man waiting to find out his fate.