"Ask the Dark will keep you up all night, and its flawed, real hero will haunt your day. I wish I'd written it." —Michael Grant, New York Times best-selling author of Gone and BZRK Billy Zeets has a story to tell.About being a vandal and petty thief.About missing boys and an elusive killer.And about what happens if a boy who breaks all the rules is the only person who can piece together the truth.Gripping and powerful, this masterful debut novel comes to vivid life through the unique voice of a hero as unlikely as he is unforgettable. "Ask the Dark is absolutely remarkable. Readers will line up for this one."—Michael Cart, past president of YALSA and ALAN Views: 32
Detective Lindsay Boxer and Assistant District Attorney Jill Bernhardt are enjoying a quiet afternoon in San Francisco when a townhouse across the street explodes in flames. A sinister note signed “August Spies” is found at the scene of the disaster, and the body of an infant who was asleep in the house at the time of the explosion cannot be found. Soon a wave of violent incidents, all with links to political terrorism and involving “August Spies,” sweeps through the city. An upcoming economic summit of the world's most powerful nations will surely be a target. And it’s up to the Women’s Murder Club to get to the bottom of the violence before it's too late. Delivering the breakneck pace and never-saw-it-coming plot twists that have made James Patterson the most addictive writer at work today, 3rd Degree is another searing and unforgettable thriller from the nation’s #1 bestselling suspense writer. Views: 32
In one of his novels, author Doyle distressed readers by allowing both Sherlock Holmes and his adversary Professor Moriarty to die. Then in 1903, to please readers, he resuscitates the famous sleuth. The stories in this collection tell of his return. Views: 32
Join the fabulous life of the INSIDERS! And read more about about the lives and loves of these fabulous Manhattan boys in the INSIDERS novels: PASS IT ON and BREAK EVERY RULE.A captivating scandalous look into the privileged and turbulent world of five cool guys living in Manhattan's trendiest neighborhoods. Jonathan is the leader of the pack - but what will happen if the pack falls apart? Arno's way with the girls makes you wonder, "Can boys be sluts?" David is known as the nice guy, but will he stay that way? Mickey is always in trouble - Romeo never fell off a roof impressing Juliet, did he? And Patch is just Missing in Action. They've got rich parents, go to top schools, and are best friends. With so many parties to go to, colleges to impress, girls to win over, and so much money to be spent, who can keep track of it all? And can real friendship shine through in the end? J. Minter's keen eye for urban teens, their dialogue, and the details of New York City's high... Views: 32
D/C Winter has gone undercover in an attempt to infiltrate the inner
circle of the city's premier drug's lord Bazza McKenzie. Isolated from
his colleagues, resenting the way his superiors have presented him the
job as a fait accompli and abroad in a world where money is easy and
respect is earned in brutally straightforward ways, DC Winter is in his
element. Worryingly so...Concerns amongst his superiors that Winter may
finally have had too much temptation put in his path are soon supplanted
by two vicious murders. First a high-profile local property developer
is shot, with clinical efficiency, in his own bed. A few days later a
government minister, on a visit to the city, is assassinated by two
helmeted motorcyclists while his car is stuck in a traffic jam. A
fevered investigation begins with Winter's erstwhile boss, D/I Faraday,
in charge. With clues hard to come by, the government panicking and the
anti-terrorist branch circling Faraday is shoved off the case and left
in charge just of the investigation into the property developer's
murder.With more time on his hands Faraday is also tasked with keeping
track of Winter and he soon discovers that Winter, the arch-conspirator,
has been set up.As Winter begins to realize what his bosses had
in mind for him and Faraday begins to put together the pieces of a
heartbreaking story of personal and political betrayal that may well
link the two murders, the story becomes a study of the
desperate measures some people take when their friends and their society
let them down. Views: 32
I wasn't supposed to be this reckless. Or this stupid. The beautiful man that held me, Damian Black, who I fell deeply, obsessively in love with, was determined to break me, to make me accept the new circumstances of our life. People like us were supposed to safe, sane, and all the rest, yes? No. Not even close. Views: 32
Jason and Azazel wake abruptly from their coma, their powers gone. But they are healing quickly, to the confusion of everyone in the hospital. A team of specialists comes in the middle of the night to whisk them away. When Jason and Azazel offer resistance, they are sedated.They awake in a strange, institutional place that seems to have no exit. They are prisoners there, being filmed by an unseen presence. Others are trapped with them as well. Some have been there for years. No one knows how to get out.Jason and Azazel may not have the ability to control minds anymore, but they're still a force to be reckoned with. And if anyone can find a way out of this bewildering prison, it's them. Views: 32
