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And why?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOf course, Pappas needs help chasing down those responsible for stealing the remnants of Project Pluto. That help comes in the form of Captain Steve Gammon, temporarily promoted to lieutenant colonel, a reserve officer always willing to do whatever the country needs and for General Madden. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGammon's undercover assistant is Captain Laura Gorcy, a no-nonsense officer trained in the intelligence field, gorgeous, and feisty. 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And these little bastards are damned nervous.\" * * * Emmett Durkin, chief of the Philadelphia-based Rebner Foundation's Research Station Four, stands on the 20-foot-high embankment overlooking the Amazon's Trombetas River. He accepted a science posting in South America thinking he and his new wife, Felicia, would enjoy a two-year period of \"unhurried scientific study\" cataloging marine specimens for the Foundation. For the first few months, all was as expected. Then, Theodore Rebner, screw-up nephew of the Foundation's chairman, Oliver Rebner, showed up somewhat unexpectedly. The questions were why was Theodore in the humid climes of the Amazon? What was his purpose with Station Four? What follows is a contentious period of conflict between Durkin and Rebner that soon spills over into the lives of the others at Station Four. Bill Hallstead has crafted a novel of intrigue, action, passions, and more. The characters of River of Madness are well developed and the descriptions of the river and action by Hallstead quickly allows readers into the story as if they were at the Amazon with Emmett, Felicia, and Ted.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67841105952991,"sku":"9781604520866","price":19.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/1MnxxezQNK9781604520866.webp?v=1790812361"},{"product_id":"a-tap-tap-at-sundown-short-stories-by-william-hallstead-paperback","title":"A Tap-Tap at Sundown: Short Stories by William Hallstead - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Hallstead's first published short story appeared in \u003cem\u003eBoy's Life \u003c\/em\u003emagazine well before the turn of the century. At the time, he was employed by an engineering company as a writer of highway engineering articles to publicize the firm. 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The \u003cem\u003eBoy's Life \u003c\/em\u003eacceptance led him to the mystery fiction field, and frequent publication in \u003cem\u003eEllery Queen \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eAlfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazines\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis story \"No Cabs After Midnight,\" tied for second place in EQMM's 2015 Readers Award voting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso by the author: \u003cem\u003eRaging Skies, Hard Days in Paradise, River of Madness, Pursuit of the Weapon from Hell, The Secret of Keystone City, Position of Ultimate Trust, Image of Evil, The Rebuilt Man, Chain of Vengeance, Secret Kills, \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Pursuit of Fear.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67841107525855,"sku":"9781604521436","price":22.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/ewJTfRLBZv9781604521436.webp?v=1790812377"},{"product_id":"the-secret-of-keystone-city-paperback","title":"The Secret of Keystone City - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRod Montgomery is at it again. Just as before, the semi-retired, ex-Philadelphia policeman turned private investigator still bristles when anyone dares to call him \"Elrod.\" Rod was hanging around his house minding his own business, settling in for, as he puts it, a day of sitting in his office chair like most of his days. Unexpectedly, his phone rings. Following a referral from an old friend back at the Philly PD, Rod quickly finds himself listening to Maxwell Sturdevant and his younger brother, Cliff, brief him on the problems they are having with their construction project, Keystone City.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs with most problems, their problem started small. Soon the Sturdevants find themselves caught in the middle of sinister events. Questionable car crashes and unexplained construction accidents are one thing, but when people start dying, the construction company must quickly find the answer to the question of why. Their need for answers leads them to contract with the not-so-renowned private investigator, Rod Montgomery.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs Rod gets further into the case, the sinister aspects of the crimes become worse. The closer he gets to answers and the more pressure the perpetrators' experience, they turn to acts even more desperate. When the corruption moves into kidnapping and premeditated murder, Rod has his hands full and finds his mind turning ideas over at speeds he never thought possible.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBill Hallstead's memorable character, Rod Montgomery, is sure to entertain and amuse you from the beginning of the story to the end. If you have not had the chance to read the first Rod Montgomery tale, \u003cem\u003eHard Days in Paradise\u003c\/em\u003e, it is worth the read as Montgomery solves more intrigue down south in Florida.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67919080521951,"sku":"9781604521269","price":24.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/zCCk8mvw9Z9781604521269.webp?v=1791060727"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/william-hallstead.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}