Michael Brennan, private eye, follows a trail in search of the girlfriend of a dead cocaine dealer that leads him to high society and surprises along the way.

The first of Phryne's adventures from Australia's most elegant and irrepressible sleuth.The London season is in full fling at the end of the 1920s, but the Honourable Phryne Fisher - she of the green-grey eyes, diamant garters and outfits that should not be sprung suddenly on those of nervous dispositions - is rapidly tiring of the tedium of arr...

This provocative volume addresses the problem of alcohol and drug abuse among the affluent. Experts explore the prevalence and patterns of abuse among the "privileged." Important and revealing data is examined concerning the appropriateness of existing forms of treatment and the effectiveness of the therapeutic process. Topics of particular interest and timeliness include drug use among affluent adolescents, cocaine use and abuse, and the increasing incidence of substance abuse among physicians.

This is a prose series of unpublished interviews with, and a visual retrospective of, the seminal mid- to late-20th century literary crime writer. In 1976, critic Paul Nelson spent several weeks interviewing legendary detective writer Ross Macdonald, who elevated the form to a new literary level. “We talked about everything imaginable,” Nelson wrote―including Macdonald’s often meager beginnings; his dual citizenship; writers, painters, music, and movies he admired; The Great Gatsby, his favorite book; how he used symbolism to change detective writing; and more. This book, published in a handsome, oversized format, collects these unpublished interviews and is a visual history of Macdonald’s professional career. It is illustrated with rare and select items from one of the world’s largest private archives of Macdonald ephemera; reproduces, in full color, the covers of the various editions of Macdonald’s more than two dozen books; collects facsimile reproductions of select pages from his manuscripts, as well as magazine spreads; and presents rare photos, many never before seen.

Cocaine memoirs is a roller coaster ride through the insane world of Anvil. A long road trip seems to be never ending after every encounter with everyone he meets becomes another twist in the trip. The trip to Key West Florida in search of His late father's ex wife Margaret. The mission to find Margaret and give her a set of letter left behind by Javier with instructions to find her. The redemption is the ghost of Anvil's father coming along for the ride and the ghost of his mother who Anvil has never seen. The ride is from Pennsylvania to Key West, with stops in every state for another exciting twist. The motivation is to find Margaret and to locate his ex girlfriend and reunite with his son. Ending with Anvil's inspirational reunion, and the becoming of his new future.

A "look at the embattled inhabitants of three representative troubled communities: East New York; North Philadelphia; and the Red Hook Housing Project in Brooklyn, New York."--Page 2 of cover.

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