Sailing back from Maine, Sam Acquillo, the hero of four Sam Acquillo Hamptons Mysteries, his girlfriend Amanda Anselma and screwball mutt Eddie Van Halen get blown off course by a dangerous gale. With damaged boat and frayed nerves, they limp into the closest harbor, which happens to be on Fishers Island, NY, a distant and altogether disassociated scrap of Long Island. A summer preserve for the oldest old money in America, and defended by year-round denizens who safeguard their island's insularity with xenophobic fervor, Sam and Amanda are hardly welcomed with open arms. Unless they're the arms of the young and beautiful Anika Fey, daughter of the owner of the Black Swan, the island's only hotel, who's only too eager to fold Sam into her embrace. But feminine wiles aren't the only hazard faced by Sam and his crew. They're soon swept up in big-money intrigue, dark conspiracy, brutality, murder, and the machinations of high-tech millionaires, to say nothing of the autumn storms... Views: 33
The time of danger is at
hand. Mervyn, wizard and Fluxlord, leader of the Nine Who Guard, faces
the ultimate threat of the opposing Seven Who Wait: the opening of the
Hellgates of the World. Closed more than two thousand years ago, they
are portals to unknowable danger and, perhaps, great power.Mervyn
must gather the shattered forces of guardianship, dispersed and reeling
after the battle with Coydt: Cassie, once the powerful saint and
crusader, now the brainwashed slave of an oppressive male dictatorship.Spirit, her daughter, controlled by her mysterious Soul Rider.Jeff, Spirit's son.Matson: he will lead the entire force of the Stringers Guild to war, if need be.But all of them are doomed to death unless they can become MASTERS OF FLUX AND ANCHOR Views: 33
Since Lena’s fiance disappeared, she has thrown herself into schoolwork, but never lost the hope that Liam would come back. When they finally meet again Lena is overjoyed. Even the shock of how much he has changed does not deter her because, he admits it with some difficulty, he still loves her. But what future can they have together when she wants to save lives and he is a newly turned vampire? Views: 33
The brand-new Patrick Gillard and Ingrid Langley mystery - When vicious gang warfare breaks out in the city of Bath, it soon becomes apparent that a London crime lord is trying to move in to the area. DCI James Carrick has to enlist help from the Serious Organized Crime Agency. Patrick Gillard, late of MI5, and his colleague Ingrid Langley are brought in, and their first task is to try to identify those taking part in the shootings. But the gang seems able to stay one step ahead of them all the way . . .(20120115)ReviewThe latest hair-raising adventure of the husband-and-wife team of Patrick Gillard and Ingrid Langley strikes uncomfortably close to home.Patrick and Ingrid’s friend DCI James Carrick asks for help when his patch, the beautiful city of Bath, unexpectedly becomes the scene of bloody gang wars. Having made the move from MI5 to SOCA, the Serious Organized Crime Agency, the pair is well prepared to take on almost anything. The fearsome criminal known as “Uncle,” a master of changing identities, has been spotted in Bath, accompanied as always by his vicious minder, Joy Murphy. When the gang, always one step ahead of their pursuers, seek to confound them by having one of their local members accuse Patrick’s father, a vicar, of unseemly sexual advances, Patrick and Ingrid’s two oldest children, who fancy themselves detectives, mount a brisk counterattack. Matthew is caught checking out the local pub, whose publican, almost certainly involved in criminal activity, has the cheek to accuse Matthew of breaking and entering. An angry Patrick scares some of the low-level local muscle into revealing what they know, but Uncle is still on the loose. In the end, Patrick takes some dangerous chances and puts himself in harm’s way to catch up with Uncle. Only some last-minute intervention from Ingrid saves the family bacon.Reliable veteran Duffy (Corpse in Waiting, 2010, etc.) serves up another tasty blend of thriller and police procedural with a touch of romance.(Kirkus Reviews ) About the AuthorMargaret Duffy has worked for both the Inland Revenue and the Ministry of Defense. When not writing, Margaret works as a garden designer. Views: 33
