The Dutchman turned his mind to his mission--find a rare tiger in the wilds of Thailand. He did not underestimate the difficulties facing him. Here, on this island, there had been many previous searches. SUs big advantage was that he knew the tiger was alive; his predecessors were sustained only by a belief that it might be.

Just what was going on in the research station up in the mountains in wartime Wales, and what fate befell some of the people who worked there? These questions force David Watkins, into a world of intrigue, duplicity and a conspiracy of silence persisting from those days until now. From the snows of Slovenia to the sun-warmed pastures of Tasmania and back to the chill winds of Wales, his search for a missing relative to complete his family tree forces him to confront some of the murkiest secrets of his beloved country's darkest hours. A mystery firmly based in science, it never loses its way in the technical aspects of the story it tells. Sub-plots and a plethora of seemingly unrelated events mingle to build a tale of wartime Wales and one Welshman's search for his roots in it. In the end, Watkins must decide between simply knowing the truth or being able to prove it, whatever the cost. That quest continues almost up to the final page. The story is fiction, but chillingly close to what really happened.

The Dutchman turned his mind to his mission--find a rare tiger in the wilds of Thailand. He did not underestimate the difficulties facing him. Here, on this island, there had been many previous searches. SUs big advantage was that he knew the tiger was alive; his predecessors were sustained only by a belief that it might be.

If you walk around the street expecting to find a scammer, you'll never find one until the scammer makes a fool of you, then you will know that they exist. 'There are hours when crime pays, when stolen waters are sweet, and punishment although lame, will come.' Crimes originate from the hearts of men. Crime can lead to many circumstances such as murder, imprisonment, and death. This novel explains how the advance fee fraud is executed based on both the testimonies of victims and perpetuators. It exposes the cunning of the perpetuators and the greed of the victims. The advance fee fraud is believed to have originated in West Africa during the 1970s, otherwise called the 419 scam after the Nigeria criminal code. It has spread throughout other parts of the world in spite of warnings by various security agents. An average fraudster believes and understands the rule of the scamming game. The terrain for the game isn't a place for truth, but for dupe. The rule of the game is characterized by, love, hope, fear and faith. The fraudsters see themselves as heroes and not criminals, unless ill luck catches up with them. Even then, they never agree that they did anything wrong.

A Rich, Deliciously Satisfying Collection of Breakfast RecipesI grew up with hot buttermilk biscuits, gravy, meat, eggs, fried potatoes, and sometimes fried apples on the breakfast table every single morning. Over the years I acquired a valued collection of my own favorite recipes. They are a whisper from days gone by. A trip to the past when breakfast was the most important meal of the day. The first meal of the morning was a celebration of life and the gift of a new day. Breakfast was a time for families to congregate and fortify one another for the hectic, uncertain day that lay ahead.Most of the recipes in this book are high calorie-high fat recipes. You can control the fat content in your food by substituting ingredients when you cook at home. You have no such control over the food you eat in restaurants. The following quote sums up my thoughts exactly: ?Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper.? -- Adelle Davis (1904-1974). Therefore, if you are going to eat one good meal today, make it breakfast.?A Rich, Deliciously Satisfying Collection of Breakfast Recipes includes: gourmet coffee, (International coffee, Christmas coffee, Irish, viennese, cappuccino, hazelnut cafe-au-lait, French vanilla, etc.) creamers, hot chocolate (French, Mayan, Mexican, etc.), and tea (apricot mint, orange, lemon almond, etc.) recipes. Fruit drinks, cider, and smoothie recipes. Soft drinks, (root beer, ginger ale, and a Coca-Cola? clone recipe), soda drinks, and punch recipes. Quick fruit breads (banana nut bread, cherry bread, pumpkin bread, apple bread, etc.), muffins, and French toast recipes. Fruit bread and mixes in a canning jar (banana nut bread, gingerbread, zucchini bread, etc.) recipes. Jelly (mint, currant, Apple, Grape, Cherry, etc.), jam, preserves, marmalades, and syrup recipes. Pancakes (blueberry, cranberry, buttermilk, etc.), crepes, and waffles (Kentucky gingerbread, buttermilk, etc.), recipes. Doughnuts (yeast, cake, filled, etc.), rolls (cinnamon, sticky buns, orange swirl, etc.), strudel, and Danish recipes. Coffee cakes, streusel, berry cakes, breakfast cobblers, kuchen, and crumb cakes recipes. Scones and bannock recipes. Oatmeal, rice, grits, and granola recipes. Southern gravy (red-eye, sausage gravy, etc.), and biscuits (buttermilk, cheese, raisins, etc.) Breakfast meats (ham, bacon, pork chops, fried chicken, fried squirrel, fried rabbit, sausage, etc.), recipes. Breakfast side dishes (fried green tomatoes, hash browns, fried squash, fried apples, fried corn, etc.), recipes. Bread pudding (cranberry bread pudding with fruits and whisky or rum sauces, chocolate bread pudding, etc.), recipes. Egg recipes, including; omelets, casseroles, frittatas, enchiladas, pizzas, pies, quesadillas, burritos, stir-fry, strata, popovers, and quiches. You wll treasure this comprehensible breakfast cookbook for many years to come. This recipe book also contains a brief history on some foods and cooking tips including; making yeast breads, canning homemade jellies, jams, marmalades, preserves, and conserves, designing and giving gift baskets filled with homemade items such as gourmet coffee mixes, homemade jelly, jam, marmalade, preserves, syrup, and fruit breads baked in a jar that will last a good twelve months in the freezer.I wrote the kind of cookbook I want to keep on hand in my own kitchen. I hope you enjoy it as much as I will.

Reading The Shadow of Her Smile was like slurping a long, cold lemonade on a sultry, summer day--I couldn't devour it fast enough! The story started off with a bang, and grew increasingly suspenseful as Victoria Taylor Murray drew me into her exciting plot with the ease that only the best writers can achieve. From Trump Tower to the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel to Little Italy to NYPD and a grandmother's run-down mansion, she painted a New York seldom seen by outsiders. I especially relished the historical vignettes of The Big Apple woven in at appropriate places in the story. Although many of the supporting characters were ultra-worldly-- obviously shallow, greedy, and lustful--each one was unique and thoroughly fleshed-out. Even billionaire Forrest Gray--who set the stage for this novel when he hired Corbin Douglas to find Nikki Rourke--became larger than life as Murray wielded her magic pen to craft him. Through all these marvelous, mixed-up, often malevolent characters, Murray captured the true essence of the city's diversity of cultures and life-styles. And the hero and heroine were to die for! Corbin, a cop-turned-private-investigator, is every woman's dream: handsome, strong, and sexy, yet kind, caring, and ethical, while Nikki is the beautiful, charming, smart, gutsy, red-haired woman who is at the center of everything. Corbin hooked me right from the start, but I had to wait awhile to meet Nikki. The wait was worth it, and she quickly won my heart by the tender, loving manner in which she cared for our hero when he was injured. And then there's Charlie, Corbin's friend and former partner, and the love-of-his-life Bette. What a joy it was to meet them. Of stronger moral fiber, thesefour characters more than made up for the "indiscriminate" behavior of the minor characters. They became so real to me, I'll think of them often in days to come. The excitement was nonstop as Corbin searched for Nikki--"a woman in a photograph" with an unforgettable smile--overcoming death-defying, breath-stealing obstacles to help her. This well-written, fast-paced story has everything: believable characters, realistic dialogue, suspense, romance, and "original" humor. When Corbin, told his former partner, "I have a headache the size of Stephen King's Buick 8," I laughed out loud ... a welcome relief from the tension of the book's drama. The Shadow of Her Smile takes you through a series of twists and turns that makes your goosebumps sprout more goosebumps as you question: Who are the dead dancers? Who is killing red-haired women? Are they after Nikki too? Will Corbin find her in time or will she be the next victim? What's going on with the billionaire's wife? What does the chauffeur's "pretty-boy" son have to do with it? And the gangster and his hit squad? Is it all connected? The very talented Victoria Taylor Murray won my heart with this book. I join her growing legions of fans in applauding her on penning another winner. My one regret is that I didn't discover her from her very first book. -- Betty Dravis, author of The Toonies Invade Silicon Valley

Beware, citizens of Silicon Valley ... the bad Toonies are on their way. But never fear, Uncle Wom and the good Toonies are not far behind, and they will help Jeremy Kern, a young human newspaper cartoonist save the day.