It's 1953 and I'm a shamus working the streets of Industry City. I don't rely on instinct; science is my game. The cases I get, and the booze I drink, keep oblivion just a step away. That is, until some rich recluse walks in and tells me that accident from all this years ago was a set-up, a frame job, and I was meant to take the fall.Now I have to clear my name... like that's easy. Everyone's keeping secrets. Who can I trust? My neighbor, the mysteriously connected Wan Lee? Or the songbird Merlot Sterling? Her lies are almost as beautiful as her voice. Even the muscle-bound bodyguard I inherited can't keep the hit men, spies — or my own government — from trying to put me six-feet under.You see, this secret organization believes I know something and wants to keep me quiet. All I do know is they're aiming to remake the world into their own twisted image using a device I created. They've already axed one world leader, and Ike could be next.God, I... Views: 314
Over the past few years, growing changes have quietly begun to reshape China under the governance of Xi Jinping. President Xi has developed his philosophical thinking on governing into a system to address the pressing issues of China, to develop and improve Chinese socialism, and to achieve modernization in all areas. Zhou Xinmin's new book, Xi Jinping's Governance and the Future of China, explains the characteristics and patterns of President Xi's governing philosophy from the perspective of the core capabilities required of the Chinese leadership.The book unpacks the core tenets of President Xi's governance philosophy to provide a road map to convert his philosophical systems into actionable policies. Xinmin explains the achievements, the strategies, and the development of the president's governing theories, and showcases the vision and capacities of the new generation of the Communist Party of China's leadership. The book also serves as a useful guide to global leaders... Views: 313
This thriller can be read stand-alone or as part of the series.
Twenty-four hours before New Year's Eve, a terror attack grips the nation. Ex-federal agent Blake Jordan once again finds himself in the middle of the action and races against the clock to find the terrorists responsible before they strike again. Can Blake stop the terrorist attack before it's too late?
In this action-packed third novel, Ken Fite has written a roller-coaster of a thriller sure to keep you turning the pages late into the night.
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Science fiction in the near future, when humans have developed a faster-than-light propulsion system and have begun to explore space to 200 light-years from Sol. Views: 313
