Books with author Stephen Lee

Nonsense Novels by Stephen Leacock is a classic collection of hilarious literary satires which jaunts from genre to genre, gleeful mysteries, ghost stories, detective novels, and almost every other type of fiction you can imagine. Any profits generated from the sale of this book will go towards the Freeriver Community project, a project designed to promote harmonious community living and well-being in the world. To learn more about the Freeriver project please visit the website - www.freerivercommunity.com

Who can you trust if you can't trust yourself? Spider Shepherd's MI5 Controller, Charlie Button, has gone rogue, using government resources to get revenge on the men who killed her husband. Spider is told to betray her. Worse, he's asked to cooperate with his nemesis at MI6, Jeremy Willoughby Brown, in taking Charlie down. And he will have to cross the assassin, Lex Harper, currently on the trail of two Irish terrorists, who may be able to lead him to his ex-boss. Meanwhile, Spider's 16-year-old son is caught with drugs, expelled from school, and threatened with prosecution. The police offer Spider a deal: go undercover, unmask a local dealer, and his son will go free. Spider has no option but to cooperate. But is he any better than Charlie, using work resources to resolve personal issues? There's little time to debate because another high profile mission is about to engulf him. President Vladimir Putin is about to visit the UK and a father who lost his son on the downed Malaysian plane over the Ukraine holds Putin directly responsible for his death and wants revenge. Along with everything else, it's down to Spider to stop the assassination of a head of state on British soil.

I. — Maddened by Mystery: or, The Defective Detective THE great detective sat in his office. He wore a long green gown and half a dozen secret badges pinned to the outside of it. Three or four pairs of false whiskers hung on a whisker-stand beside him. Goggles, blue spectacles and motor glasses lay within easy reach. He could completely disguise himself at a second's notice. Half a bucket of cocaine and a dipper stood on a chair at his elbow. His face was absolutely impenetrable. A pile of cryptograms lay on the desk. The Great Detective hastily tore them open one after the other, solved them, and threw them down the cryptogram-shute at his side. There was a rap at the door. The Great Detective hurriedly wrapped himself in a pink domino, adjusted a pair of false black whiskers and cried, "Come in." His secretary entered. "Ha," said the detective, "it is you!" He laid aside his disguise.

In what could be his highest-profile mission ever, Dan 'Spider' Shepherd is called in to prevent the assassination of a head of state on British soil. As an MI5 agent, Spider is used to going undercover, but when he's asked to assume the identity of the contract killer hired to take out President Vladimir Putin, he knows he'll become a wanted man.And things are about to get more complicated: Spider is told that his MI5 controller and close friend Charlotte Button has been running an off-the-books assassination operation, taking vengeance on the men who killed her husband. Spider owes his life to Button - but this discovery will stretch his loyalty to the limit...

When a young man breaks a pact with the Spirit, he unleashes a wrath on a small town where women are compelled to destroy the men. Reviewed By Ray Simmons for Readers’ Favorite 5 out of 5 stars. Every once in a while, a book surprises me. I mean really surprises me. It’s difficult to do because I grew up in my mother’s library and I read a lot of books. In The Night the Sky Fell by Stephen G. Levy, I was stunned. I was expecting a nice pleasant read at best. What I got was a totally satisfying novel that may be destined to become an American classic. It’s that good, that satisfying, and that different. I began to think it was more than it appeared to be when I got my first look at Banks Blackhorse, a part Tinglit, part Sioux Native American boy, who really wants to be white. Not just any kind of white but rich white. That is his dream, and he has a plan. I knew I was in the hands of a potential master though, as I read about the children and teenagers in this tale. Tricia Powers is a character that people will remember. I can’t say enough good things about The Night the Sky Fell. The writing is superb. The plot is something that Stephen King might come up with. The characters are simply unforgettable and they keep the story racing along. The Night the Sky Fell is very much character driven and with a little more time and experience, we may have the next Stephen King in Stephen G. Levy. If he can keep doing this consistently. You don’t want to miss this one. A great supernatural suspense tale. Made in America. Made in Alaska. ----- Reviewed By Romuald Dzemo for Readers’ Favorite 5 out of 5 stars The Night the Sky Fell by Stephen G. Levy is the perfect book for fans of horror and the supernatural, a story woven with a spell and one that features very supernatural and compelling characters like the Great Spirit and the Monarch Raven. The Great Spirit isn’t something or someone to play around with; it inspires fear; it is vindictive. What happens when a young man breaks a pact with this avenging, ruthless spirit? The result is the horror that rocks a small town. The story starts powerfully and the reader gets hooked right away, but it doesn’t end there. The tension builds up pretty quickly, and one finds oneself immersed a world where emotions are intense, where uncertainty and fear are mounting. The plot is woven with skill, the work of a great imagination. The writing is crisp, highly descriptive, with interesting and plot-driven dialogues. Readers will love to follow the characters who are so real they seem to remind readers of the things they care most about. Stephen G. Levy has skillfully created suspense throughout the story and this keeps the reader looking forward in anticipation to what the end would look like. The Night the Sky Fell is a supernatural story about what happens when loyalties are broken with a vengeful spirit. Warning, though: This is the kind of book that will make you wake up in the middle of the night, soaked in sweat, because it can create horrible nightmares. The read is delightful and the ending satisfying. A perfect treat for fans of horror. This one will have your nerves rattled. --- Reviewed By Christian Sia for Readers’ Favorite 5 out of 5 stars The Night the Sky Fell by Stephen G. Levy is a tale of extraordinary beauty that will appeal to anyone who enjoys gritty tales of horror. Stephen G. Levy combines elements of horror, paranormal, and fiction to create a story that is as absorbing as it is entertaining. But it should be noted that this is not a book for ordinary entertainment. It is the kind of story that will set hearts beating faster and the reader will undoubtedly experience a wave of conflicting emotions. The Night the Sky Fell is a story with great characters, a powerful plot, and a tension that won’t leave any reader indifferent.

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