The Invisible Alibi - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Invisible Alibi write by Ivan Narayan. This book was released on 2011-12-20. The Invisible Alibi available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A mysterious lady, a lonely gigolo and a murderous gangster are just some of the strange people private detective Gabrielle Dixon runs into as he attempts to locate a missing young woman. A young woman has gone missing and it's up to Dixon to locate her. Is it a case of murder or has she just left town for good? Dixon digs deep and finds that the truth is no longer a sweet and innocent tag-line but a bullet that can kill despite the best of intentions. Can Dixon find the girl or is it too late for her and Dixon as well? Narayan manages to capture the gritty, film-noir world of the 1940's in a way that few novellas truly can. Drawing upon countless movies and books, Narayan uses his trademark wit to draw a thin line between a laugh and a tear and adds an intriguing twist that even the greatest of crime-fiction authors could never have anticipated. Climb aboard and witness for yourself the truth behind "An Invisible Alibi".
The Last Alibi
The Last Alibi - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Last Alibi write by David Ellis. This book was released on 2013-08-01. The Last Alibi available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Believing he’s the target of a frame-up, geeky loner James Drinker hires defense attorney Jason Kolarich to take his case. Two women he knows have recently been murdered, seemingly by the same killer, and Drinker thinks he’ll be the police’s main suspect. Something about Drinker seems off from the start, but Kolarich doesn’t give it too much thought. Until another murder occurs. And then another. As he begins to probe his client’s life and story more closely, it quickly becomes clear that nothing about James Drinker is what it seems…and the target of the frame-up isn’t Drinker, but Kolarich. Faced with a murder charge and unable to prove his own innocence without breaking his sworn attorney-client privilege, Jason Kolarich must hunt for the truth about James Drinker, the series of brutal killings, and why he’s been set up to take the fall. The answers will be beyond anything he could have imagined.
The Case of the Invisible Dog
The Case of the Invisible Dog - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Case of the Invisible Dog write by Diane Stingley. This book was released on 2015-05-19. The Case of the Invisible Dog available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In the start of a charmingly imaginative cozy series sure to delight fans of Carolyn Hart and Diane Mott Davidson, Diane Stingley introduces a blundering detective who believes herself to be the great-great-granddaughter of the legendary Sherlock Holmes. After failing to launch her career as a Hollywood actress, Tammy Norman returns home to North Carolina, desperate for a regular paycheck and a new lease on life. So she accepts a position assisting Shirley Homes, an exceptionally odd personage who styles herself after her celebrated “ancestor”—right down to the ridiculous hat. Tammy isn’t sure how long she can go on indulging the delusional Shirley (who honestly believes Sherlock Holmes was a real person!), but with the prospect of unemployment looming, she decides to give it a shot. Tammy’s impression of her eccentric boss does not improve when their first case involves midnight romps through strangers’ yards in pursuit of a phantom dog—that only their client can hear. But when the case takes a sudden and sinister turn, Tammy has to admit that Shirley Homes might actually be on to something. . . . Praise for The Case of the Invisible Dog “A protagonist with panache stars in a delightful twist on the Sherlockian tradition. This dazzling series debut is sheer fun.”—Carolyn Hart, bestselling author of the Death on Demand series and winner of the Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity awards “Crazy-like-a-fox Shirley Homes is the funniest sleuth I’ve read in years, and she’s sure to steal the reader’s heart as she did mine. In Diane Stingley’s fresh, fabulous, and fast-paced The Case of the Invisible Dog, the game’s definitely afoot!”—Sarah Graves, bestselling author of the Home Repair is Homicide series “Hold on to your deerstalker as Shirley Homes channels her great-great-grandfather and leads you and her own Watson on a crazy ride—that is, investigation—looking for both an invisible dog and a murderer. Woof!”—Marty Wingate, author of The Garden Plot
Game AI Pro
Game AI Pro - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Game AI Pro write by Steven Rabin. This book was released on 2013-09-11. Game AI Pro available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Successful games merge art and technology in truly unique ways. Fused under tight production deadlines and strict performance requirements, shaped by demanding player expectations, games are among the most complex software projects created today. Game AI Pro: Collected Wisdom of Game AI Professionals covers both the art and the technology of game AI. Nothing covered is theory or guesswork. The book brings together the accumulated wisdom, cutting-edge ideas, and clever tricks and techniques of 54 of today’s top game AI professionals. Some chapters present techniques that have been developed and passed down within the community for years while others discuss the most exciting new research and ideas from today’s most innovative games. The book includes core algorithms that you’ll need to succeed, such as behavior trees, utility theory, spatial representation, path planning, motion control, and tactical reasoning. It also describes tricks and techniques that will truly bring your game to life, including perception systems, social modeling, smart camera systems, player prediction, and even an AI sound designer. Throughout, the book discusses the optimizations and performance enhancements that enable your game to run while maintaining 60 frames per second.
The Alibi
The Alibi - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Alibi write by Sandra Brown. This book was released on 2013-08-27. The Alibi available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In this suspenseful Southern thriller and #1 New York Times bestseller, an ambitious prosecutor investigates a high-stakes case after Charleston's most powerful real estate magnate is murdered. The sensational murder of powerful tycoon Lute Pettijohn has rocked Charleston. Prosecutor Hammond Cross sees his chance to become the city's next district attorney . . . but only if he can put a killer behind bars. Hammond's investigation turns up more than one person who wants Pettijohn dead. But when the prime suspect turns out to be a mysterious woman who holds a secret that could shatter Hammond's ambitions, he faces a moral dilemma and a haunting question: Was he set up to be the perfect alibi?
