Diplomatic immunity,n: freedom from arrest ... and submission to police
regulations usually accorded by international law to diplomatic agents
-- Merriam-Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English
Language From the most exciting writer of international thrillers since
Robert Ludlum comes a riveting tale of intrigue that takes us right into
the heart of the United Nations. Here conscience and loyalty will
collide in one man's desperate race against time, when the clock starts
ticking on page one and never lets up. Shock ripples through the UN at
the stunning news: a special envoy has been found murdered in the
basement.For Sam Windrush, a deputy in Legal Affairs, the death of his
friend couldn't be more devastating. Years ago a personal tragedy bound
the two men together, and now Sam is determined to find the killer --
despite intense pressure to abandon the investigation. The murder has
cast uncertainty on the outcome of a high-stakes General Assembly vote,
and the last thing UN officials want is more controversy. Suddenly Sam
is up against roadblocks -- created by everyone from his supervisor and
foreign ambassadors to his lover -- and everyone has an agenda to
protect. The worst is yet to come. Sam uncovers too many disturbing
coincidences: security cameras turned off for maintenance, a press corps
member who knows too much, the suspicious activities of the victim
himself, and a hushed-up review of a special committee. He has a score
of suspects, but each one is protected by diplomatic immunity. Each one
can escape justice. In less than a week UN officials will wrest the
investigation away from Sam and hand it to the NYPD. In less than a week
his fourteen-year career will be on the line. And as time runs out he
will face an even greater threat. Someone has found a new suspect. A
suspect not protected by diplomatic immunity. The only suspect Sam wants
to eliminate but cannot. Taking readers behind the scenes of privilege
and power to a place where the smallest actions affect the entire
world,Diplomatic Immunityis a mesmerizing new thriller from an author
whose name every suspense fan will need to know. Views: 29
This was previously published in 2 volumes, "Keeper of the Dogs" and "The Outlaw Knight." KEEPER OF THE DOGS13th Century Wales: At the beginning of the civil war (1263) between Earl Simon de Montfort and King Henry the Third of England. Cord, the keeper of dogs, lives in the castle of the men who hung his father. Old Sloat, the Wild Boar, almost slays a little peasant girl and only Cord's quick action saves the girl's life. For having dared to wound the boar, however, the Baron declares that Cord will lose his hand. Unless, that is, the hunters slay the boar that same day. If the boar is slain Cord will become the fief's new forester. When Sloat kills the Baron, a storm of plots, personalities, and power is unleashed at Pellinore Castle. Lady Alice de Mowbray is a captive at the castle. As was his feudal right, the Baron had been attempting to find her a husband against her will. With the Baron's death, Alice tries to win her freedom and flee back to her ancestral castle. Each attempt fails, until she enlists the help of Cord, who against all odds, comes to her aid. And so begins the adventure of one young man against all the odds... THE OUTLAW KNIGHTUnless Cord learns the knightly art of wooing as well as combat, all his dreams will end as he swings from a hangman's noose. Views: 29
Who will be the next bishop of Lindchester? That's what everyone's been asking since bishop Paul Henderson resigned in haste and a whiff of scandal. Unseen Things Above rejoins our friends in the diocese as they address themselves to the labyrinthine process of appointing his replacement. When they aren't arguing about love and marriage, that is. Should Jane renounce her feminist orthodoxy and wed the manly archdeacon? Could Father Ed defy the House of Bishops and marry Neil? And how many hearts will start atrembling when the gorgeous but volatile Freddie May returns to the Cathedral Close? Come, dear reader, and clamber once again onto the liturgical rollercoaster. Travel from Easter to Advent with bishops, archbishops, and all the company of Lindchester. Hang on to your hat as you're whirled through ups and downs and twists of plot. There are unseen things above, all right. But if you manage to open your eyes, the view from the top is glorious. Views: 29
Nikolia and Daisy celebrate their first Christmas together Views: 29
Adventures in the Liaden Universe(R) Number 7In "A Matter of Dreams" the oft-disappointed crew of an itinerant spaceship find that magic and dreams can come face to face with the reality of money and power — and that power abhors an honest confrontation.Also here is "Phoenix," which gives an intimate glance at the Solcintra's Low Port, where artists and the abandoned must struggle to survive in the impoverished outskirts of Liad's greatest spaceport.". . .the great excellence lies in the characters" — Analog"Ambitiously creating a complex emotional environment, they pique our curiosity. First rate science fiction adventure" — Romantic Times Views: 29
AN UNEXPECTED ASSIGNMENT! In 10 years with the FBI, Damien Perry had posed as a drug lord, a terrorist, even a hit man. Now the thrill was gone. But what would he do if he quit? Maybe the answer was in the mail, on the card from Marian Olivia Jensen -- Molly, as he remembered her. The earthy redhead who aroused unfamiliar fantasies of a wife and family in his jaded soul. Molly Jensen was finally safe from her menacing ex-husband -- until he was released from jail. Now the threatening phone calls wouldn't stop. Molly knew there was only one man who could help her: Damien Perry. His charade as her live-in lover was ingenious, but how long could she pretend to be pretending? Views: 29
NOMINATED FOR THE 2002 HUGO AND LOCUS AWARDWhen J.R.R. Tolkien created the extraordinary world of Middle-earth and populated it with fantastic, archetypal denizens, reinventing the heroic quest, the world hardly noticed. Sales of The Lord of the Rings languished for the better part of two decades, until the Ballantine editions were published here in America. By late 1950s, however, the books were selling well and beginning to change the face of fantasy. . . . forever.A generation of students and aspiring writers had their hearts and imaginations captured by the rich tapestry of the Middle-earth mythos, the larger-than-life heroic characters, the extraordinary and exquisite nature of Tolkien's prose, and the unending quest to balance evil with good. These young readers grew up to become the successful writers of modern fantasy. They created their own worlds and universes, in some cases their own languages, and their own epic heroic quests. And all of them owe a debt of gratitude to the works and the author who first set them on the path.In Meditations on Middle-earth, sixteen bestselling fantasy authors share details of their personal relationships with Tolkien's mythos, for it inspired them all. Had there been no Lord of the Rings, there would also have been no Earthsea books by Ursula K. Le Guin; no Song of Ice and Fire saga from George R. R. Martin; no Tales of Discworld from Terry Pratchett; no Legends of Alvin Maker from Orson Scott Card. Each of them was influenced by the master mythmaker, and now each reveals the nature of that influence and their personal relationships with the greatest fantasy novels ever written in the English language.If you've never read the Tolkien books, read these essays and discover the depthy and beauty of his work. If you are a fan of The Lord of the Rings, the candid comments of these modern mythmakers will give you new insight into the subtlety, power, and majesty of Tolkien's tales and how he told them. Views: 29
When Jacques Lusseyran was an eight-year-old Parisian schoolboy, he was blinded in an accident. He finished his schooling determined to participate in the world around him. In 1941, when he was seventeen, that world was Nazi-occupied France. Lusseyran formed a resistance group with fifty-two boys and used his heightened senses to recruit the best. Eventually, Lusseyran was arrested and sent to the Buchenwald concentration camp in a transport of two thousand resistance fighters. He was one of only thirty from the transport to survive. His gripping story is one of the most powerful and insightful descriptions of living and thriving with blindness, or indeed any challenge, ever published. Views: 29
Robert Nobel, the school pariah, triumphs over his own fears and the school bully, in this extraordinary tale of self-empowerment, legend and death. Robert is a boy who can do anything – or so old Edith Sorrel at the nursing home tells him. Robert doesn't think so, knowing as he does that he is the school geek.But something compels him to do what Edith asks – to visit old Chance House, where a boy once fell to his death from the top floor flat, to confront his fears and find some answers. Niker the bully thinks this is a great laugh. He challenges Robert to spend the night at Chance House with him – but there the balance of power changes, and it is Robert who proves to be the stronger. Niker feels threatened by the change – and when he finds out Robert's secret obsession, to make the dying Edith Sorrel a coat of feathers like in the old legend of the Firebird, he knows just how to wrest his old power back. But just how important is the coat of feathers? Could it really save... Views: 29
From USA TODAY bestselling author Alice Clayton, known for her "deliciously addictive" (The Book Vixen) novels, this Cocktail series novella reunites readers with Caroline and Simon from the wildly successful Wallbanger.Simon and Caroline are back for another round of baking, banging, and big life changes. Settling in, but never settling down, Caroline has finally struck a balance between the professional and the personal. As one of the top interior designers in San Francisco, she travels all over Northern California between nook time with Simon. Perpetual globetrotter Simon has cut his frequent flyer miles in half over the last year, preferring to balance his professional and personal life, as well. The next step in their lives seems preordained—toasts, veils, and the aisle of rose petals. But when an accident on a photo shoot in Southeast Asia brings Caroline the most terrifying phone call she could ever imagine,... Views: 29
What happens in The Brigade stays in The Brigade…Viviana Marks crashes the annual Brigade masquerade with one mission—submitting to Chief of Security, Stryker. She isn’t about to pass up this opportunity to dabble in her BDSM fantasies with one of the best Doms around.Returning from a mission, Lance is surprised to discover an unknown woman posing as a former submissive of his. Curious, he assists Stryker in taking control of the sweet bundle of curves, sensuality and attitude.Viviana soon finds herself in a two-week training session with the two men, who are determined to unleash her darkest desires and awaken a need she’s ignored too long. When the time draws near to decide whether to continue her journey of sensual discovery, the true test is whether the tentative trust she’s built with the two Doms is enough to overcome her bitter past.Author's Note: This is a reedited, previously published work Views: 29
A free teaser preview of the upcoming new adult contemporary romance CAUGHT UP IN US, releasing in late January 2013. Views: 29
TOP SECRET BABIES: Unwrap the mystery! He'd been fully prepared to give his life to protect hers. And that's what it had almost cost bodyguard Nick Foster. Laura Proctor was more than a job to Nick -- and they had unfinished business. For two years Laura was suspected dead. Nick hadn't believed it. But he also couldn't believe she'd had a baby in that time...with anyone else but him. Laura would trust Nick with her life, but not with her secret. And she wouldn't go back to Jackson, Mississippi, with him and leave her child in the hands of a kidnapper. Somehow she had to convince Nick that her baby was missing, but that the child wasn't his. Because the closer he got to the truth, the more danger would come to them all. Views: 29
