On an ordinary morning, Maria Colson takes her baby son Dylan to the corner store. She turns her back for only a few seconds. When she looks again, she sees his empty stroller, as Dylan is being abducted into a waiting van. Maria climbs into the van, but is violently thrown to the road where she is left for dead as the vehicle vanishes without a trace.
As Maria fights for her life and her anguished young husband keeps a beside vigil, the FBI and police across metro Sea-Tac and Washington State search for Dylan.
Seattle Mirror reporter Jason Wade is under pressure to bring in a big story, and the Colson kidnapping could be it. It’s certainly a bizarre case with pieces that just don’t add up: The Colsons are a hard-working couple. Former high school sweethearts. No problems. No enemies.
Then Jason and his dad, a private detective haunted by his former life as a cop, discover a grisly murder of a young woman that is somehow connected to the Colsons.
Now, in a dark Seattle underground of desperate dreamers and ex-convicts, Jason embarks on an investigation that parallels one led by Homicide Detective Grace Garner.
They're both hunting for the one piece of the puzzle that connects the baby’s disappearance with a spine-tingling case of revenge. And time is running out, because whoever took little Dylan Colson is more dangerous than anyone could ever imagine.
With Every Fear, Rick Mofina takes suspense to a whole new level in a heart-pounding story that moves like a true crime case torn from today's headlines.
Rick Mofina is a former journalist who has interviewed murderers on death row, flown over L.A. with the LAPD and patrolled with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police near the Arctic. He's also reported from the Caribbean, Africa and Kuwait's border with Iraq. His books have been published in nearly 30 countries, including an illegal translation produced in Iran.
His work has been praised by James Patterson, Dean Koontz, Michael Connelly, Lee Child, Tess Gerritsen, Jeffery Deaver, Sandra Brown, James Rollins, Brad Thor, Nick Stone, David Morrell, Allison Brennan, Heather Graham, Linwood Barclay, Peter Robinson, Håkan Nesser and Kay Hooper.
The Crime Writers of Canada, The International Thriller Writers and The Private Eye Writers of America have listed his titles among the best in crime fiction. As a two-time winner of Canada's Arthur Ellis Award, a three-time Thriller Award finalist and a two-time Shamus Award finalist, the Library Journal calls him, “One of the best thriller writers in the business."
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"Pushes crackling suspense to the breaking point and beyond. . . a must read!" -- Kay Hooper, New York Times Bestselling Author.
About the Author
RICK MOFINA is a former journalist who has sat face-to-face with murderers on Death Row. His book Blood Of Others, won the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novel. His short story, "Lightning Rider," appears in Michael Connelly’s anthology, Murder in Vegas. Penthouse calls Mofina, whose titles include: If Angels Fall, Cold Fear, No Way Back, Be Mine and The Dying Hour,"One of the leading thriller writers of the day."
For more information on Rick Mofina, visit his website which can be found by searching his name. Views: 43
Abigail Dalton had it all- a loving
husband, a successful career at a well-respected architectural agency, and three
wonderful children. Then one night her dreams took her back to her college days
in Tennessee, only something was different about them. Every night the dreams
continued to torture her with images of a man she had no recollection of ever
knowing. Westly and his love for her was so intense. Abigail was left feeling
guilty and confused. Questions to an old college friend about this mystery man
went unanswered, leaving her wanting to ask more.During the day she tried to
push the dreams and Westly from her mind, but the lingering feeling of his hands
on her skin was hard to ignore. She did her best to focus on work, her husband,
her children, anything to erase the haunting images of Westly. However, soon a
trip to New York City to make a presentation, would take her on a completely
unexpected journey. What she would discover would not only stop the dreams but
also answer all of her questions.In one day, her life would change in more
ways than one. She would be tempted to alter what Fate had planned for her life.
If she could change things, would she want to give up all she had at home in
Texas? Tempting Fate’s plans could cause her to lose everything. Views: 43
What would you do if you were a CNN reporter and had to cover the story of a hijacked plane, which carried a member of your family?
Would you be able to hide your emotions, knowing that their life is in danger?
It is the early nineties, after the questionable Oslo Agreement. An Israeli Air Force plane, carrying the Israeli mission to the peace talks in Cairo, has been hijacked. For CNN’s Israeli office manager, Shira Tailor, it’s not only a dramatic news event, but a personal test as well. With her stepfather Danny, the cabinet secretary and mission head, on board, she has to deal with conflicting emotions and loyalties when he may become the next victim.
During three nerve-wrecking days, she recalls some scenes from their family history and tries to figure out who Danny really is—a peace visionary and fighter, or a smooth and heartless politician?
Peace, Love and Lies is a story of big and small events interwoven and played out between journalists, military commanders, diplomats, and government officials.
It is a story of intrigue and integrity, of cynical exploitation and of small favors of love and compassion.
* Definitely a must-read for those who are interested in experiencing a whole lot of emotions, events, and truths in a single title!*
**From the Author
The story behind "Peace Love and Lies".
During my 25 years in the government service, I had the privilege of participating in number of peace talks. These were exiting times of hope and enthusiasm, which did not last too long. These unusual times however took me, together with other Israeli senior officers, politicians and other publics ervants, to some ground breaking meetings in Moscow, Hague, Tokyo and most ofall to Cairo. Together with Palestinian and American colleges, and many other, we believed that we will create a new reality in the Middle East. We were wrong. It never really happened. Not Yet.
These times however thought me that the crucial factor behind any political negotiation is the personal element. The players loves and hates, dreams and personal ambitions are the engine and the fuel of success or failure.
These and the media. The television broadcast, that can create new reality, just by the interpretation of the events. In can magically ignite the imagination of the people, their views, hopesand support.
The story of "Peace Love and Lies" was perceived when it was first published as a "Key book", telling the story of some real actors in the Israeli Palestinian peace process. The truth is that behind every hero in the book, there are some real people that I knew and worked with. None of them was singularly fully copied in "Peace Love and Lies". A friend who matched more than other the description of Danny Taylor, the Cabinet secretary, once laughed together with me at the habitus comparison. Views: 43
The winner of the Harvill Secker/Daily Telegraph crime writing competitionCaptain Sam Wyndham, former Scotland Yard detective, is a new arrival to Calcutta. Desperately seeking a fresh start after his experiences during the Great War, Wyndham has been recruited to head up a new post in the police force. But with barely a moment to acclimatise to his new life or to deal with the ghosts which still haunt him, Wyndham is caught up in a murder investigation that will take him into the dark underbelly of the British Raj.A senior official has been murdered, and a note left in his mouth warns the British to quit India: or else. With rising political dissent and the stability of the Raj under threat, Wyndham and his two new colleagues – arrogant Inspector Digby and British-educated, but Indian-born Sargeant Banerjee, one of the few Indians to be recruited into the new CID – embark on an investigation that will take them from the luxurious... Views: 43
