Bøger af Robert J Sullivan

The Utu festival was only three days old when the first body was found, 22 year old Gloria Ashlock, naked except for her shoes, leashed to a column in a warehouse and stabbed 35 times. The discovery was a shock but not a surprise to the police on Procrustes; they'd found eleven bodies during last year's festival and nine the year before. The humans, who had arrived a quarter century before, would scream and blame it on the indifference of the native Zherghi to crimes against anyone but themselves. The Council had agreed if the murders began again they would take action. They brought in a human detective. When Sam Dane arrived he found a city given over to drunken debauchery, with the police overwhelmed by the manic festival and the killer leaving new victims day after day. Not speaking the language and unable to read clues on alien faces, Dane looks for any thread to follow back to the predator. Amid the chaos, where every action is colored by species, alcohol, sex, violence, greed, ambition and politics, Dane works against time and the odds to keep the murders from destroying the city. He discovers that it's easier to bury bodies than secrets, and that there are worse crimes than murder.

From KIRKUS REVIEW "Sullivan's anthology features tales of rampaging demons, a breakthrough in fashion technology with unintended consequences, and Sherlock Holmes facing a werewolf. Sullivan, of the hardboiled Sam Dane detective series, here offers an assortment of short tales-including some mere fragments-mostly falling into the realm of the fantastic. The titular opener, presented by the writer as the first piece for which he ever got paid, somewhat follows the lines of classic sci-fi regarding a new technology and its unforeseen consequences. In this case, an inventor designs a fabric of miniscule pixel-screens that can effectively morph into any sort of garment. Result: women's wear that never goes out of fashion. Unfortunately, combined with a few other human tendencies (and the inventor's nasty divorce), the garment alters society, much to the protagonist's regret. (If only WWD had a fiction issue.) The other stories sometimes have trouble living up to that complete-package standard, but there are still compact gems of imagination. "It's a Jungle" creatively riffs on the urban legend of alligators infesting the sewers of New York City. "Between the Bronze Mirrors," a pulpy tale of a murderous railroad tycoon trying to use captured demons against a business rival, is described by Sullivan in his introductory note as steampunk, though it's more akin to a Lovecraft tribute. A few odds and ends seem mainly included to demonstrate the author's storytelling mechanics and thought processes: "Sherlock Holmes and the Leeds Serial Killer," an affectionate Conan Doyle pastiche pitting the great detective against a lycanthrope, jumps right to the climax, as Sherlock patiently explains how he unraveled the clues to arrive at a hair-raising conclusion. "Gruff Samples Spanish Wines" features the rip-roaring antics of an ageless soldier-adventurer who insists on a companion to write down his exploits. That full project was never published, which is unfortunate if all submissions were up to the quality of this one. A diverting little omnibus of sci-fi, fantasy and pulpy yarn-spinning." A collection of eclectic short stories from the slightly bent mind of Robert J. Sullivan - humor, science fiction, steam punk, horror, detective. "A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants." - Chuckles the Clown

Over the years, I have experienced and learned many things about worship, and worship leading. This book was created so that I can share the experiences of my journey so that others can learn from my journey in worship leading.

Another planet, another problem. When a banker is shot dead on the street and the police can't find his killer, his widow calls in Sam Dane. The dead man's friends say he didn't lie, cheat or steal; Dane isn't so sure. He follows a trail that leads to interplanetary politics, kidnapping, murder, torture, and money - lots and lots of money. Enough money to tempt even an honest man. A science fiction detective thriller, this sequel to "In the Blood" delivers the same high tension thrills as the first book.