Josh Michaels is worth more dead than alive. He just doesn't know it yet. He has no idea why someone would try to kill him, clearly that's exactly what happened. When an SUV forced Josh's car off the road and into a river, it might have been an accident. But when Josh looked up at the road, expecting to see the SUV's driver rushing to help him, all he saw was the driver watching him calmly...then giving him a "thumbs down" sign. That was merely the first attempt on Josh's life, all of them designed to look like accidents, and all of them very nearly fatal. With his time--and maybe his luck--running out and no one willing to believe him, Josh had better figure out who wants him dead and why...before it's too late.

Accidents Waiting to Happen

Literature & Fiction

Wood, Simon

United States

Leisure Books

Hayden Duke is a young man on the fast track. He's just signed on with Marin Design Engineering to work on a very high-level project. But before Hayden started, one of MDE's employee's committed suicide. And he's not the only one. Is it the pressure? Or is there some other connection? Has Hayden Duke just put himself on the fast track to an early death?

We All Fall Down

Gwen Farris crossed the wrong coworker when she gave Stephen Tarbell a poor evaluation. That was all it took to push Tarbell over the edge. He already believes Gwen stole the promotion that was rightfully his. He won't let her take anything else from him. Now it's his turn to take...and take. By the time he's finished with her, Tarbell plans to take her job, her family--even her life. TERMINATED...to some people, it's more than a job. What They Are Saying About Terminated: "Wood writes like a dark, demented angel." -- Ken Bruen, bestselling author of Once Were Cops "A supremely gifted writer." -- Jason Pinter, author of The Darkness "Simon Wood knows how to create tension, he knows how to build three-dimensional characters and he has proven he can tie everything together in a high octane climax." -- Book Browser "Simon Wood packs his books with suspense, surprises and superb storytelling." -- Ed Gorman, author of The Midnight Room

Terminated

The world is a dark place, even in daylight.  DRAGGED INTO DARKNESS features tales of horror from the subtle to the extreme.  The characters are ordinary people who are ripped from their daily routines into a dark world.  DRAGGED INTO DARKNESS is filled with characters who are one step from light and a normal existance, and because of this, their lives will never be the same.  In THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER, Dr. Gareth Troy empathizes with his tortured patients' disfigurements a little too much.  For Grace in PURELY COSMETIC, reaching her target weight is all that matters.  In ACCEPTABLE LOSSES, Captain John Clelland has struck the worst of bargains for the lives of allied soldiers.  In RUNWAY THREE-SEVEN, Neal is forced to land his crippled aircraft on a runway that can't possibly exist.  DRAGGED INTO DARKNESS will make you clamor for the light.Originally published in 2003 in paperback. "Simon Wood is a powerful new voice in the art of dark storytelling. His prose is surreal, unique...and disturbing. The stories in this collection will indeed drag you into darkness—and you'll love every minute of it! A promising debut from a future master of terror.”— Brian Keene, Author of THE RISING

Dragged into Darkness

Medium Rare Books Pub Llc

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.Delve into what it was like to live during the eighteenth century by reading the first-hand accounts of everyday people, including city dwellers and farmers, businessmen and bankers, artisans and merchants, artists and their patrons, politicians and their constituents. Original texts make the American, French, and Industrial revolutions vividly contemporary.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification:++++British LibraryT111127Prisoner = Simon Wood who signs the dedication.London : printed: and sold by the author, a free-mason, tho' not a free subject, in the Fleet Prison, 1733. 16p. ; 8°

Remarks on the Fleet Prison: Or, Lumber-House for Men and Women. Written by a Prisoner on the Common-Side, Who Hath Lain a Prisoner Near Three Years, on the Penalty of a Bond. No Debtor.

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Gale ECCO, Print Editions

BGE S1-S3 History: Second, Third and Fourth Levels

McMaster, Brian

Wood, Claire

Trevena, Eleanor

Keil, Angela

Children's Books

Hodder Gibson

San Francisco Detective Larry Hayes thinks he's hit bottom when he wakes up in an alley after a bad trip with no memory of the last four hours. This is only the beginning of his problems. Two blocks away, Hayes' informant, a homeless man named Noble Jon, lies dead, beaten and stabbed. The eerie pangs of guilt seep into Hayes. Is he Jon's killer? The mounting evidence says so. Hayes mounts his own investigation to stay one step ahead of murder charge and disappears amongst the city's homeless community."Simon Wood, juggling all the media balls here, has created a terrific pulp-fiction piece that reminds us just how easy it is to fall off life's tightrope." -- SJ Rozan, Edgar Award-winning author"Inspector Hayes, a complex, likable cop, finds himself in a world of trouble. LOWLIFES grabs you on the first page and is nonstop action to the end"-- L.J. Sellers, author of the bestselling Detective Jackson mysteries "What Simon Wood has done with LOWLIFES is a whole new take on the reading experience. The thriller is riveting in and of itself, but partnering it with videos that provide another lens on the story was nothing short of brilliant." -- Michelle Gagnon, author of KIDNAP AND RANSOM "Lowlifes provides a gripping , Rashomon-like look at the murder of homeless police informant Noble Jon. Innovative use of multiple media and alternative technology amps the verisimilitude while providing a deeper insight the characters' desperate motives. An intriguing twenty-first century murder mystery. "-- Mark Coggins, award-winning author of The Big Wake-Up "Simon Wood's inventive and original LOWLIFES takes you on a tour of San Francisco no tourist gets to see. The ride's as thrilling as a high-speed chase down Lombard Street, and just as twisty. Don't miss it!" -- Kelli Stanley, author of CITY OF DRAGONS

Lowlifes

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Pratten, Robert

Mystery

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Somebody’s gunning for Josh Michaels. They must be. There’s no other reason why a stranger would run him off the road, taunt him with a “thumbs-down,” and leave him to die. Josh may have made some messy mistakes in the past, but who’s suddenly decided that he’s worth more dead than alive? As more and more near-fatal accidents befall him, there can be no denying it: he’s got a bull’s-eye on his back. But why? Is it revenge? Mistaken identity? Or is it something far more insidious? As Josh runs for his life, he does his best to run down the truth. What he uncovers makes his blood run cold. But no one, not even the cops, will believe that he’s the latest victim of a sinister conspiracy determined to cash in on his corpse.

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Asking for Trouble

Not every crime is committed with intent, but each has one thing in common: the guilty party was asking for trouble.
In “Making Ends Meet,” Richard can’t stand the idea of supporting his deadbeat in-laws anymore, so he decides to remove them from his life — permanently. Matt is ready to reform his brawling ways, but the group he joins doesn’t turn out to be a typical 12-step program, in “The Taskmasters.” “Protecting the Innocent” features Nick, who fails to heed the warnings of his girlfriend’s possessive brother. And with “A Gun in the House,” Leah refuses to move from her beloved home, leading to protective measures with disastrous results. These and six others send out the invitation for disaster — one that’s gladly accepted.
The ten taut tales in this collection from award-winning crime-fiction author Simon Wood are rife with good intentions gone bad — and bad intentions gone worse. Filled with jaw-dropping twists and turns, Asking for Trouble is a wild ride that will leave listeners clamoring for more.

Short Stories & Anthologies

People spend their entire lives staving off the dark ― but no matter the measures taken, black paths and shadowy pits lurk in the unlikeliest of places, waiting to pull the unwary into the depths of despair. These eleven tales offer a morbid sampling of the many forms and fashions of terror ― from the subtle prickling of neck hairs at the kiss of a ghostly breeze to the raw-throated screams and feverish clawing of a desperate fight for survival. Witness eleven people torn from their ordinary lives and cast into twisted realities that test their sanity, faith, and very will to live… A pilot must land a crippled aircraft on an impossible runway… A doctor feels far too much sympathy for his deformed patients… A schoolgirl’s secret contract could cost her mother’s soul… A woman whose pack rat obsessions hide the obscene… For these and seven others, the darkness comes from within and without, subtle, deadly…and relentless.

Thrillers & Suspense

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Accidents Waiting to Happen

We All Fall Down

Terminated

Dragged into Darkness

Remarks on the Fleet Prison: Or, Lumber-House for Men and Women. Written by a Prisoner on the Common-Side, Who Hath Lain a Prisoner Near Three Years, on the Penalty of a Bond. No Debtor.

BGE S1-S3 History: Second, Third and Fourth Levels

Lowlifes

Accidents Waiting to Happen

Asking for Trouble

Dragged into Darkness