Books with title The Dead End

Lazarus Stone is about to turn sixteen when, one night, his normal life is ripped to shreds by a skinless figure drenched in blood. He has a message: The Dead are coming. Now Lazarus is all that stands in their way. To fulfill his destiny, he must confront not only the dark past of his family, but horrors more gruesome than even Hell could invent. And it all begins with the reek of rotting flesh ...

St Louis lawyer Rachel Gold deals with many a family drama, mostly of the dysfunctional variety. Divorce. Paternity. And death. Occasionally, all three combine into a "dead hand" trifecta, where the deceased seeks to control the living―and especially his descendants―from beyond the grave.Rachel calls them "zombies." The legal term for such inheritance plans is "the dead hand," the English translation of the Old French term "mortmain." The term refers to the attempt by wealthy individuals to exert perpetual ownership over property (and future generations) through legal documents prepared before they die. But not even the most obsessed tycoon or his skilled attorneys can foresee every future contingency. To quote the old Yiddish maxim, "Man plans, and God laughs." And angry descendants sue.It's so true. Rachel suddenly finds herself representing two women―one a young widow, one an older divorcee―in a pair of nasty zombie cases where the outcome of each hinges upon a clause in a contested estate plan.Client Cyndi Mulligan is the trophy widow of the late Bert Mulligan, a billionaire entrepreneur whose last will and testament left his estate to Cyndi's unborn daughter. The challenge comes from Bert's angry first wife and her angrier only son. Their claim: Cyndi's daughter―born eleven months after Bert's death―cannot possibly be Bert's child.In the other case, Rachel represents Marsha Knight, the first wife of the wealthy founder of a women's lingerie manufacturer. Marsha has been sued by his young widow, who seeks to invalidate Marsha's divorce settlement and, in the process, impoverish her through invocation of the ancient and nearly inscrutable Rule Against Perpetuities.As the trial date approaches in each lawsuit, the threats to Rachel and her two clients begin to escalate. Zombies, as Rachel discovers, are hard to kill. And even worse, they can still kill―and where least expected.The Dead Hand is written with the verve, humor, and legal smarts that are trademark Michael Kahn.

This is a world where it's kill or be killed. Death reigns over the world like a plague, superstitions rule and justice is a far off dream. Sable's life isn't just the daily struggle for survival, however. The struggle is infinitely harder for her. She's targeted by unknown forces and forced to join strange alliances, all in attempt just to stay alive. Through her ordeals questions arise, some that must be answered. One question rises above others: Is there a way to change such a place?

Joey isn't a normal kid. He likes to hack into people’s phones and mess with them. But one day, a group of scientist came in front of him and said his hacking skill is going to save the world. Joey’s enemy, Louie, is trying to ruin his opportunity. There’s not much time left on the clock. Will Joey save the world in time, or will Louie prevail and take his revenge?