In Book 5 of The Housewife Assassin series: An NSA scientist has disappeared with a deadly plague virus. Donna and Jack must find him before it is unleashed on Fantasy island. But first they'll have to deal with a nude sunbathing serial killer, a Lord of the Flies 'tween takeover, poison dart-throwing pygmies, and a hunt club with the most unusual prey. And you call this a vacation? Views: 25
In chapters with titles like "Swollen Expectations" and "A Rash of Bankruptcies, " "Affluenza" uses the whimsical metaphor of a disease to tackle a very serious subject: the damage done—to our health, our families, our communities, and our environment—by the obsessive quest for material gain. Views: 25
SUMMARY:REMEMBRANCE DAY:Con Lindow, a brilliant young scientist, is waiting for his brother, Eamonn, when a bus turns into the street - and explodes. Lindow is arrested as the prime suspect and pitched into a web of intrigue. Caught between the British Security Service, New Scotland Yard's anti-terrorist squad and the cold-eyed killers from his brother's past, Lindow must find the bomber to prove his own innocence.A SPY'S LIFE:When Robert Harland's career as a British spy came to a brutal end he rebuilt his life, working with the Red Cross and the United Nations. Twelve years later, he was the only survivor of a horrific plane crash. Was it sabotage and, if so, was Harland the target? He realises that the answers are linked to a past he has tried hard to forget. And the crash has thrown him back into a world of relentless intrigue and mistrust, to his youth, and a life-changing love affair...EMPIRE STATE:The head of the US National Security Agency is assassinated at Heathrow...A family are found murdered in their home...A group of migrant workers are brutally gunned down...And in New York , an osteopath receives two postcards of the Empire State Building which convinces him a friend is in terrible danger. This series of apparently random events catapults Robert Harland back to the UN and MI6 - and a life he hoped he had left behind for good... Views: 25
Urbino Macintyre fights to protect the safety of his closest friend Centuries ago, Venice celebrated the Day of All Souls by building a bridge of boats across the canal to the cemetery island of San Michele. As the tourist season winds down, the Contessa da Capo-Zendrini decides it's time to revive the tradition, organizing a fleet so the city can mourn once more as it did in ancient times. Her plans are upended, however, when her latest fascination, a rakish playwright named Bobo, begins receiving anonymous threats. She begs her friend, the amateur sleuth Urbino Macintyre, to find out who has been sending the letters, a thankless chore that becomes rather more interesting when Bobo is implicated in a grisly murder. As the day of the contessa's black bridge draws closer, Macintyre scrambles to discover the true killer and keep his friend safe. If he doesn't act quickly, the contessa's journey to the cemetery may be a one-way trip. Views: 25
Bernie keeps a barn full of animals the rest of the world has no use for--two retired trotters, a rooster, some banty hens, and a Muscovy duck with clipped wings who calls herself The Lady. When the cat called Whittington shows up one day, it is to the Lady that he makes an appeal to secure a place in the barn. The Lady's a little hesitant at first, but when the cat claims to be a master ratter, that clinches it.Bernie's orphaned grandkids, Abby and Ben, come to the barn every day to help feed the animals. Abby shares her worry that Ben can't really read yet and that he refuses to go to Special Ed. Whittington and the Lady decide that Abby should give Ben reading lessons in the barn. It is a balm for Ben when, having toughed out the daily lesson, Whittington comes to tell, in tantalizing installments, the story handed down to him from his nameless forebearer, Dick Whittington's cat--the legend of the lad born into poverty in rural England during the Black Death, who runs... Views: 25
#1 New York Times–bestselling author Richard North Patterson delivers a riveting novel of suspense and a powerful family's secrets Peter Carey was born into privilege during the McCarthy era, when the paranoia of Washington infected his parents' house and seeped into Peter's bones. His father was so obsessed with the family publishing business that he never had time for his son. Even as a teenager, Peter barely knew his father—and one dark night, an accident on a lonely road ensured he never would. Peter's memories of that horrific night have been erased by amnesia, but decades later he is still tortured by nightmares. When a strange conspiracy threatens to steal his company and take his life, he will have to remember . . . and find the key to survival that is locked in his own mind. Views: 25
Because sometimes, it takes cleavage and big skirts to save the world from those crazy teenagers.Kassa Daggersharp has been a pirate, a witch, a menace to public safety, a villain, a hero and a legend. These days, she lectures first year students on the dangers of magic, at the Polyhedrotechnical in Cluft.Egg Friefriedsson is Kassa's teenage cousin, a lapsed Axgaard warrior who would rather stay in his room and draw comics all day than hang out with his friends. If only comics had been invented.Aragon Silversword is missing, presumed dead.All the adventures are over. It's time to get on with being a grownup. But when Egg's drawings come to life, including an evil dark city full of villains and monsters, everyone starts to lose their grip on reality. Even the flying sheep.Kassa and Egg are not sure who are the heroes and who are the villains anymore, but someone has to step up to save Mocklore, one last time.True love isn't all it's... Views: 25
WERE THEY MENACED BY MONSTER OR MURDERER?
The little town of Solitaire, located on the shore of lovely Lake Mendocino, has a problem: The tourists are only there during the summer. After Labor Day the place looks more like a deserted crypt in a forgotten graveyard. Local merchants are feeling the pinch and thinking of leaving for the bright lights and big bucks of the Big City. The City Council comes up with a plan to bring people to the town in the off-season. What they have in mind is reviving an old Huchnom Indian ceremony appeasing the Lake God. (Uncle Hank Cross, local wise man, swears it's an old Indian custom, and who are they to doubt him?) Then during the fake ceremony bystanders are horribly murdered in front of eyewitnesses by a very monster very like the one the city hall made out made out of plastic foam and black plastic trash bags. Who is responsible? Some say the genuine monster has returned. Others claim the killings are the work of a clever killer. Either way, the local business owners are wondering if it is time to sell out. Is the town doomed? Then a small band of citizens determined to learn the secret of Monster Lake or die trying. And some of them will!
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CAN MIXING BUSINESS AND PLEASUREAuthor Michaela Sellars has a successful writing career, but love and security have always eluded her...until a research trip takes a surprisingly romantic turn. Quest Ramsey and his brother Quaysar belong to one of Seattle's most successful families, and Michaela is in town to profile them for an upcoming biography. Falling in love with gorgeous, confident Quest—and having him fall for her in return—is the ultimate dream come true...ADD UP TO LOVE?Quest is reluctant to be featured in Michaela's tell-all book, but something about this beautiful woman has captured his attention and keeps him coming back. With little reservation, he lets her into his life and his heart. But when Michaela uncovers a secret that threatens to ruin his family name, she'll have to choose between the integrity of her profession, and the love she never thought she'd find. Views: 25
