The Dead Planet Series: Exodus (Book 1)

The world is run by an organization of businessmen called The Syndicate. Their aim is global domination through the total control of the economy, health, and welfare of the people. They do not take human life as anything more than a potential profit, and once a person is deemed a burden then The Syndicate has them killed. Can anyone stand against The Syndicate?The thrilling ride you've been waiting for! 4.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon! The Dead Planet Series: Exodus is a dystopian, science fiction novel which takes place on Mars in the distant future. The world is full of corruption and the government is run by an organization of businessmen called The Syndicate. Their aim is global domination through the total control of the economy, health, and welfare of the people. They do not take human life as anything more than a potential profit, and once a person is deemed a burden to their pockets then The Syndicate has them killed. The policemen are the perfect tools for their bidding. The policemen work for The Agency and are political assassins. This is the story of one man trying to save the world. Can anyone stand against The Syndicate? Follow the story of Serus Blackwell and find out.
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The Clockwork Dynasty

Follow a race of human-like machines that have been hiding among us for untold centuries. Present day: When a young anthropologist specializing in ancient technology uncovers a terrible secret concealed in the workings of a three-hundred-year-old mechanical doll, she is thrown into a hidden world that lurks just under the surface of our own. With her career and her life at stake, June Stefanov will ally with a remarkable traveler who exposes her to a reality she never imagined, as they embark on an around-the-world adventure and discover breathtaking secrets of the past... Russia, 1725: In the depths of the Kremlin, the tsar's loyal mechanician brings to life two astonishingly humanlike mechanical beings. Peter and Elena are a brother and sister fallen out of time, possessed with uncanny power, and destined to serve great empires. Struggling to blend into pre-Victorian society, they are pulled into a legendary war that has raged for centuries. The Clockwork Dynasty interweaves past and present, exploring a race of beings designed to live by ironclad principles, yet constantly searching for meaning. As June plunges deeper into their world, her choices will ultimately determine their survival or extermination.
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Blood Ransom

Clones Rachel and Theo now live hundreds of miles apart. They keep in touch, but things just aren't the same. When Rachel discovers that evil scientist Elijah is still working in secret for a section of the government and about to murder Daniel, she sets out to rescue the little boy, but her plans backfire with disastrous consequences. Across the Atlantic, Theo becomes suspicious when Rachel misses their weekly internet chat. He discovers a report online saying she's killed herself and travels to Scotland to find her, certain that she has been kidnapped. A clue leads him to Elijah's mysterious clinic, where the sinister Aphrodite Experiment is underway. But what is Elijah really planning? Why does he need to track Rachel down so badly? And will Rachel and Theo be able to pay the ultimate ransom that he demands?
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Idyll Banter: Weekly Excursions to a Very Small Town

Years ago, Chris Bohjalian and his wife traded their Brooklyn co-op for a century-old Victorian house in Lincoln, Vermont (population 975). Bohjalian, a bestselling novelist, began chronicling life in that gloriously quirky little village with a wide variety of magazine essays and his newspaper column, “Idyll Banter.” These pieces, written over the course of twelve years, are honest, funny, and deeply affecting reflections on the unique idiosyncrasies of small-town life (annual outhouse races) and the universal experiences (our hunger for neighborliness) that unite us all.
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[Whistleblower 01.0] Wounded Animals

They took his wife. Left a dead man behind. How far will he go to crawl his way back out? Returning from his last business trip before unemployment, Tucker Candle comes home to a nightmare. His pregnant wife is missing, the house is covered in blood, and there's a dead body in his bathroom. This is only the first murder he finds... The more Tucker searches for his wife, the more people turn up dead. He won't give up, though. Not on his wife, and not on finding whoever is killing all these people. When the only common denominator is his last business trip, Tucker questions just who he was working for. And why exactly a mysterious man he met in a bar, might be his guardian angel... or the devil incarnate. This book (the first in the Whistleblower Trilogy) is the action-packed chase conspiracy thriller you’ve been looking for. Scroll up and click Buy Now today to get your copy of this fast-paced thriller novella, full of action and surprises! WOUNDED ANIMALS is a 2015 Foreword Reviews INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award Finalist.... Here's what some readers have had to say about WOUNDED ANIMALS: • "If you want a real page-turner with an intriguing story and interesting characters, you should try this book." - JD • "From start to finish it's GO-GO-GO! This was truly a mystery and impossible to figure out (for me, at least). Seems like it was one big chase scene during the entire book. EXCELLENT!!!" - Zee • "From the git-go, I was sucked into this novel and couldn't let go til the last page. Crazy, twisty and waaay enjoyable. I loved this book." - Jmac55 **Review "The interesting characters, the action-packed scenes and unpredictable turns of events definitely keep the readers in turning the pages and guessing till the last page."-Shin Lae, The Bookish Ailurophile "Heskett's ability to depict scenes with such rich details immerses the reader right in there with Tucker and his constant unfolding of truths and lies in his own life. Not one to mince words, Heskett masterfully creates a tale that moves along at a good clip."-Nick Rossi, Reading Other People "The attention to detail and the author's style of writing made this amazing and totally captivated me. It's packed with suspense, action, intrigue and was at times emotionally intense." - Natalie Cleary, Book Lovers Life "The story moves along quickly and kept me guessing, which I really like. It had humour, action and intrigue and I could have read on for much longer." -Laura Nazmdeh, Snazzy Books From the Author 2015 Foreword Reviews  INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award Finalist 
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Faithless

The victim was buried alive in the Georgia woods–then killed in a horrifying fashion. When Sara Linton and Jeffrey Tolliver stumble upon the body, both become consumed with finding out who killed the pretty young woman. For them, a harrowing journey begins, one that will test their own turbulent relationship and draw dozens of life into the case. For as Jeffrey and Sara move further down a trail of shocking surprises and hidden passions, neither is prepared for the most stunning discovery of all: the identity of a killer who is more evil and dangerous than anyone could have guessed.
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The Skin Worshipper

Deep in the Amazon rain-forest a team finds a lost tribe, and they have been lost for a reason.The evil that they represent has never since been seen since the Conquistadors, until now.When a teenager is found dead by the roadside under strange circumstances Chief Jim Hawk has to find the killer. A man fulfills his dream about finding a lost city deep in the jungle, but what he finds will not only change him forever, but will also bring death to a small town. If you have read about "The highway of Tears", this novella might be for you.
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The Black Ice

Narcotics officer Cal Moore's orders were to look into the city's latest drug killing. Instead, he ends up in a motel room with a fatal bullet wound to the head and a suicide note stuffed in his back pocket. Working the case, LAPD detective Harry Bosch is reminded of the primal police rule he learned long ago: Don't look for the facts, but the glue that holds them together. Soon Harry's making some very dangerous connections, starting with a dead cop and leading to a bloody string of murders that wind from Hollywood Boulevard to the back alleys south of the border. Now this battle-scarred veteran will find himself in the center of a complex and deadly game-one in which he may be the next and likeliest victim.
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