Books with author Robert Thomas

Patrick Sheridan is experiencing technical difficulties... Patrick's thrilled to become a student reporter on a teen news show. But when he leaves his small Texas town for the bright lights of Los Angeles, everything changes. It doesn't take long before Patrick is mingling with the rich and famous and doing all kinds of things he never thought he would -- like cheating on his girlfriend, lying to his parents, and losing his best friend. And by the time he learns that it was his handsome face and not his writing that landed him his new job, he's left to pick up the pieces alone. Hollywood is already full of beautiful people with no talent; how can he prove that he's more? He'll have to start by convincing himself.

Everyone loves Veronica MarsNamed a Best Show of the Year by Time magazine, Entertainment Weekly, Salon.com, and Television Week “Nancy Drew meets Philip Marlowe, and the result is pure nitro.” —Stephen King, bestselling author “Sharp wits, steely nerves, and a wicked sense of humor . . . this is one TV case we don’t want to see closed.”—USA Today“It’s what lies deeper that not only makes the show remarkable but what defines it. Mysteries are its central metaphor; Veronica solves little puzzles because she, like all of us, cannot unravel the bigger ones . . . the show is filled with deft, glorious wit.”—Entertainment Weekly Critically-acclaimed TV show Veronica Mars is smart noir for teens, the perfect springboard for an original YA mystery seriesNow entering its third season as a cornerstone of a brand-new network, the cult hit Veronica Mars has won over viewers and critics across the country with its snappy wit, gritty storytelling, and kick-ass teen detective. This series of original mysteries, inspired by the show, gets inside Veronica’s head as she investigates more strange happenings at trouble-plagued Neptune High. Veronica Mars isn’t your average teenager. Ever since her best friend was murdered and her dad lost his job as sheriff, she’s been an outcast. But her detective skills are still in high demand, and when she’s not helping her dad at his private investigation business or looking into her own personal mysteries, she takes on her classmates’ cases. Each novel will feature a new, original mystery that will call upon all of Veronica’s considerable brains and determination to solve as she navigates the intricate social hierarchy of high school. Told in Veronica’s voice, and through her case notes, e-mails, IMs, and Web sites, this series will show fans and new readers the world as Veronica sees it: sometimes treacherous and painful, often hilarious, and full of cases to crack. Fans of the show will welcome more time with their favorite detective, while new readers will be introduced to an unforgettable—and unstoppable—teen heroine.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1894 Excerpt: ...were fewer in number. The first evening here was uneventful, and the second commenced quietly, but ended uproariously at daybreak. A heavy thump on my chest brought me quickly from the land of dreams to find the grey dawn creeping in through my porthole, and a huge rat, which had made a landing-stage of my chest in jumping from the rafters of my cabin roof, scampering about my berth, frantically endeavouring to find an exit. All the enthusiasm of my younger days for 'ratting' came back with a flash, and springing out of the berth, I rolled up the sheet, and made a dive for him with it as he sat grinning in the corner. He was a bit too quick, and after a wriggle and a squeal he sprang to the floor. Then the fun began. Seizing a stick, I went for him round my cabin. He got into the saloon; I chased him round there, and up on to the deck where six or eight people were sleeping. I fell over one of these, rather disturbing the lower regions of another as I went down, and the rat put his foot in the mouth of another, so it was only a few seconds before all were awake, and joining in the chase. The light was better on deck, and we thought we had him, when he gave a tremendous spring, made a bee line for the hold, and landed on the face of one of the Celestial passengers, who awoke with a scream! In a second the whole colony were on their feet, and in the noise and confusion they made the rat effected his escape, or else died of fright, for we never saw him again, or at least we didn't recognise him, although almost similar hunts were of very frequent occurrence. It seemed that we were to have nothing else but experiences on this voyage, for just about the Torres Straits, where coral reefs are plentiful, the good ship--which shall be nameless--steered right into on...

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