The discovery of thousands of empty abalone shells and two murdered divers sends Lieutenant John Marquez's poaching investigation in a new-and very risky-direction. Former DEA agent and now head of a special operations unit of the California Department of Fish and Game, Marquez learns he himself has been targeted as the next victim. Stalking him is Kline, a vicious drug smuggler turned abalone smuggler who has a vendetta against Marquez. John Marquez is supposed to protect wildlife, not solve murders, but the only way he can break the multi-million-dollar abalone-smuggling ring, as well as save his own life, is to find and stop Kline. A fast-paced crime novel set along the majestic Northern California coastline, Shell Games introduces a tough, complex, and appealing hero. Views: 20
Gwen Marcey takes death in stride. Until she's faced with her own mortality.Forensic artist Gwen Marcey is between jobs when she accepts temporary work in Pikeville, Kentucky—a small town facing big-city crime. But before Gwen can finish her first drawing of the serial rapist who is on the loose, the latest witness vanishes. Just like all the others. Gwen suspects a connection between the rapist and the "accidental" deaths that are happening around town, but the local sheriff has little interest in her theories. When her digitally-obsessed teenage daughter joins her there, Gwen turn her attention to a second assignment: going undercover in a serpent-handling church. She could get a handsome reward for uncovering illegal activity there—a reward she desperately needs, as it seems her breast cancer has returned. But snakes aren't the only ones ready to kill. Can Gwen uncover the truth—and convince anyone to believe... Views: 20
In this pithy, powerful parable, the masterly Naguib Mahfouz explores life's secrets and the mysterious maze of the human heart—a mystical and lyrical Pilgrim's Progress set in a mythical, timeless Middle East. Views: 19
Jaz was a clone her destiny was to die. Mick was an A’rouk his destiny was to be alone.
Dying didn’t bother Jaz she was created with the knowledge that her life was limited, subject to the will of man. That changed the day she saw Mick; death was no longer a given, and she would do whatever it took to live more day to be with him.
Mick was born under a curse, the minute he laid his eyes on his mate, death would come for them both. He resigned himself to being alone and defending part of the galaxy from the Darkness until he saw Jazz.
Everything has changed. Mick and Jaz are headed for sure death as the two of them fight against the forces that would not only tear them apart but decimate part of the galaxy.
Sometimes love didn’t conquer all, but it was their only chance. Views: 19
