A Life Taken - Jeanne Dominico's fiance found her body on her kitchen floor. More than forty stab wounds and blows to her head with a blunt instrument had cut her life short. What monster had struck in the heart of a peaceful New England town?A Trust Betrayed - Jeanne was a hard-working single mother. Nicole, her fourteen-year-old daughter was on the honor-roll and head over heels in love-with an eighteen-year-old man she'd known only through the Internet. Once the lovers met in person, Jeanne's motherly instincts sensed trouble. If only she'd known that the life in danger was her own.In The Name Of Love - With a history of psychological trouble and family misfortune, Billy Sullivan's obsessive and controlling power over Nicole contributed to the brutal slaying of her mother. But it was Nicole's stunning confession and guilty plea that led to Billy's sensational trial, where a sordid tale of love, loss, betrayal and murder finally took a cold-blooded killer offline - and on line for justice.** Views: 13
After stepping through a magical gateway, Kira Bedwell finds herself face-to-face with Aidan MacDonald, the irresistible Scottish highlander who has visited her in dreams. Now that their romance transcends dreams to reality, they find themselves under att Views: 13
In a short story derived from the highly praised national bestselling Karen Vail series of thrillers, Fatal Twist gives the reader a taste of the dynamic FBI profiler, who has been called "my kind of hero" by Michael Connelly, "a hell of a lady: tough, smart, funny, and very believable" by Nelson DeMille, and "compelling" by James PattersonThe Park Rapist has murdered his first victim—and FBI profiler Karen Vail is on the case. As Vail races through the streets of Washington, DC, to chase down a promising lead that may help her catch the killer, a military-trained sniper takes aim at his target, a wealthy businessman's son. But what brings these two unrelated offenders together is something the nation's capital has never before experienced.Alan Jacobson received several years of personalized training from two senior FBI profilers at the behavioral analysis unit in Quantico. Fatal Twist, like Jacobson's Karen Vail novels The 7th Victim, Crush, Velocity, and Inmate 1577,... Views: 13
Jason Steadman is a thirty-year-old sales
executive living in Boston and working for an electronics giant, a
competitor to Sony and Panasonic. He's a witty, charismatic guy who's
well liked at the office, but he lacks the "killer instinct" necessary
to move up the corporate ladder. To the chagrin of his ambitious wife,
it looks as if his career has hit a ceiling. Jasons been sidelined. But
all that will change one evening when Jason meets Kurt Semko, a former
Special Forces officer just back from Iraq. Looking for a decent pitcher
for the company softball team, Jason gets Kurt, who was once drafted by
the majors, a job in Corporate Security. Soon, good things start to
happen for Jason -- and bad things start to happen to Jasons rivals. His
career suddenly takes off. He's an overnight success. Only too late
does Jason discover that his friend Kurt has been secretly paving his
path to the top by the most "efficient" -- and ruthless -- means
available. After all, Kurt says, "Business is war, right?" But when
Jason tries to put a stop to it, he finds that his new best friend has
become the most dangerous enemy imaginable. And now it's far more than
just his career that lies in the balance. A riveting tale of ambition,
intrigue, and the price of success, Killer Instinct is Joseph Finder at
his best. Views: 13
Cowrie boards a ship bound for Moruroa Atoll during the French nuclear tests. She is in for a rough ride. As international attention is focused on the Pacific and the environment, the stakes rise. She is joined by Sahara, a young peace activist from England and Marie-Louise, a French nuclear physicist. But can they be trusted? Can anyone be trusted?$linebreak$With sensuous writing and a deep knowledge of the traditions, the reader can feel the rock of the sea, taste the food, and fear the attacks on the peace flotilla as it approaches Moruroa Atoll. Dive into a luscious feast of language and imagery. Views: 13
In 1972, following the huge success of Run Silent, Run Deep, Edward L. Beach's second novel of submarine warfare was published to great acclaim. Like its predecessor, Dust on the Sea was lauded for its authentic portrayal of what it meant to be a submariner during the desperate years of World War II. Tense, dramatic and rich in technical and tactical detail, the book draws on Beach's experience as a submariner in the US Navy to describe the commander and crew of the fictitious USS Eel as they battle overwhelming odds to destroy Japanese ships and save American lives. With no margin for error, the men withstand storms, depth charges and even hand-to-hand combat to defend their boat and themselves. Mistakes, as the title reminds us, result in the debris which serves as a brief grave maker for sunken ships: dust on the sea. Views: 13
When the body of a lovely young woman is found floating beneath a party pontoon on a popular lake in northern Wisconsin on the same morning that a prominent widow is found bludgeoned in her gracious home, Loon Lake Police Chief Lew Ferris is caught short-handed.This is not a problem for Doc Osborne whom she deputizes to act as coroner and to assist with the investigation. Fishing aside, there's nothing Osborne likes better than helping Lew — a world-class fly fisherman in her own right — delve into Loon Lake's criminal underworld. They're joined in their efforts to untangle two seemingly unrelated murders by walleye-expert, talented tracker and teller of really bad jokes, Ray Pradt.A charming resort town on the surface, life in Loon Lake turns murky as bank officials soon discover that both victims' accounts have been looted - along with a dozen others. One grisly development after another further links the two murders even though the victims did not know each... Views: 13
Great new adventures in the bestselling series from Aladdin M!X!Just in time for summer reading, Aladdin M!X offers two brand-new Beacon Street Girls books. In The Great Scavenger Hunt, the BSG and their classmates discover some exciting surprises during a weekend adventure on Cape Cod; and the series' sixth special adventure, Ready! Set! Hawaii! has the BSG enjoying a glamerous cruise vacation. Plus, two more backlist favorites get makeovers: Fashion Frenzy, in which Katani and Maeve travel to New York City for a teen fashion show, and Just Kidding. Views: 13
Make no bones about it—Slocum's out for revenge...He's crossed the treacherous Sierra Madres. He's suffered the deaths of his friend and lover. He's been thrown into a rat-filled pit by drunken sailors. John Slocum's trip to San Francisco's Chinatown hasn't been easy. But things start to look up when a lovely Asian flower saves his life—and Slocum finds himself not only in her bed, but in her debt... Her kindness, however, comes with strings attached. Ah Ming needs Slocum's help to find her father, who's been kidnapped by the Sum Yop gang. To pay his due, Slocum will find himself in an exotic world of opium dens and illegal jade trafficking. And he'll learn that, if you head as far west as Frisco, it's only a matter of time before you start heading east... Views: 13
