William Bernhardt's bestselling novels featuring Oklahoma defense attorney Ben Kincaid capture the bare-knuckles reality of high-stakes criminal defense, as lofty ideals of justice clash with power, corruption, and wealth. In Capitol Murder, Bernhardt's hard-charging hero takes on his most shocking, headline-making case yet. Kincaid's legal success has earned him a dubious reward: a journey through the looking glass into the Beltway. Here, in the heart of the nation's capital, a powerful U.S. senator has been caught first in a sordid sex scandal, then in a case of murder. Senate aide Veronica Cooper was found in a secret Senate office beneath the Capitol building, on Senator Todd Glancy's favorite couch, blood pouring from the knife wound in her throat. The young woman's death comes on the heels of the release of a sordid videotape depicting her and Senator Glancy in compromising positions. With the senator's reputation in tatters, the evidence against him-as a sexual predator and possibly a killer-mounts. By the time a nationally televised murder trial begins, Kincaid and his team know they're facing the challenge of a lifetime. According to public opinion, and even in Kincaid's most private thoughts, Glancy is one more politician who cannot admit his own culpability. But while a dramatic trial unfolds in the courtroom-loaded with pitfalls, traps, and an astounding betrayal-another trial is taking place on the mean streets of D.C., as Kincaid's investigator pursues a young woman who was a friend of Veronica Cooper's, plunging Kincaid into a bizarre world of Goths, sadomasochists, and a community of self-proclaimed vampires. Somewhere in this violent underworld lies the secret behind Veronica Cooper's demise… and the crux of Senator Glancy's innocence or guilt. In a case that pits Kincaid and his freewheeling partner Christina McCall against the brutal machinery of Washington politics, the answers they seek are hidden in a murderous maze of lies and hidden motives. And in William Bernhardt's best novel yet, getting to the truth is an unparalleled experience in pure, satisfying suspense. Views: 39
Twelve-year-old Crispin has lived on the streets since he was nine — with only his wits and his daring to sustain him, and only his silent dog, Harley, to call his friend. He is always on the move, never lingering in any one place long enough to risk being discovered. Still, there are certain places he returns to. In the midst of the tumultuous city, they are havens of solitude: like the hushed environs of St. Mary Salome Cemetery, a place where Crispin can feel at peace — safe, at least for a while, from the fearsome memories that plague him… and seep into his darkest nightmares. But not only his dreams are haunted. The city he roams with Harley has secrets and mysteries, things unexplainable and maybe unimaginable. Crispin has seen ghosts in the dead of night, and sensed dimensions beyond reason in broad daylight. Hints of things disturbing and strange nibble at the edges of his existence, even as dangers wholly natural and earthbound cast their shadows across his path. Alone, drifting, and scavenging to survive is no life for a boy. But the life Crispin has left behind, and is still running scared from, is an unspeakable alternative… that may yet catch up with him. Views: 39
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Jayne Keeney is a fiesty thirty-something private investigator who has been living in Bangkok for many years. She has been hired to investigate the alleged suicide of a young Australian woman in a seedy Thai coastal town. Maryanne Delbeck was happy and harmless, her father refuses to believe she took her own life. Jayne immerses herself in the case, navigating the backstreet world of Thai ladyboys, monks, strippers, expats and corrupt officials.Maryanne's death is not the only mystery awaiting Jayne among Pattaya's neon signs and go-go bars. While working undercover at the orphanage where Maryanne volunteered, Jayne discovers something far more sinister. Now her life is in danger, her case is still unsolved and she barely has time for dinner with her handsome new love interest, Rajiv. With love and death both circling, Jayne now has two cases to crack and very little time to do it.First introduced in Angela Savage's unforgettable debut, Behind the Night Bazaar,... Views: 39
“Once upon a time, there lived three witches....” As a child, Amarrah loved
her grandmother’s stories of three witches who were members of the king’s harem. But
they were more than just stories. Amarrah knows she was there with them…and now their
legacy, along with an ancient box that once belonged to them, lies in her hands. Charged
with keeping the box safe, Amarrah is heartbroken when it is stolen from her while she
moves to America. Years later, she is shocked to see it on TV and is determined to get
it back. Tracking the artifact leads her to Sergeant Harrison Brockson, a handsome
soldier who stirs memories of a man she knew centuries ago in ancient Babylon. Is
Harrison the key to finding the box—or could he be her destiny? Prequel novella to
Maggie Shayne’s exciting trilogy, The Portal. Views: 39
The thrilling conclusion to Caught by the Blizzard
Liz
It’s time I accept I might never get away. Moving half way across the country didn’t work. Getting him thrown in prison didn’t either. Rick isn’t the kind of guy who is going to let me escape. Forget what I saw reflected in Bryan’s eyes…turns out all of that was a lie. It’s better to keep my head down, make it through my birthday, and learn to accept this is the person I really am. Elizabeth, Beth, Lizzie, Liz—forget the name. When it comes right down to it, I’m still the same scarred, drug-dealing prostitute. Better to accept it, forget about Bryan, and survive.
Bryan
How could I have let her get away? By not coming to terms with my past and who I am, I might’ve just lost out on one of the most amazing women I’ve ever known. This was never the way I wanted her to learn about what happened, to hear about who I was as “The Blizzard.” I’ve changed…I’m just not sure how yet. If she’d only let me explain! There must be some way I can get her to understand, but until then, I’ll do whatever it takes to keep her safe, even if she keeps me at a distance. With Noah and Rick hanging around, that might be easier said than done… Views: 39
December 25: A bomb rips through a packed cathedral in Jakarta. As the hours pass, terrorist explosions continue around the globe, triggering worldwide panic and creating a nightmare beyond words.... Inside the covert agency known only as Office 119, agents Renate B�chle and Lawton Caine are called upon to identify the groups responsible for the bloodshed. But the so-called "Black Christmas" attacks are nothing more than a smoke screen for a far more sinister conspiracy. At its heart are ruthless secret societies with blood ties that date back thousands of years, whose goals are nothing less than global domination. Renate and Lawton are only beginning to fathom how far the darkness extends. With the U.S. president set to deploy nuclear weapons against the wrong targets and religious violence erupting across Europe, they must untangle the interwoven plots before time runs out and Armageddon becomes a terrifying reality. Views: 39
Product DescriptionSince she arrived in Italy, Azazel hasn't been able to stop having nightmares. Sometimes her boyfriend Jason is covered in blood, grinning at her like a demon. Sometimes there is a gun in her hand, and she's shooting the people she loves the most. The only way to stop the dreams is to drown them in liquor. Azazel can hardly concentrate on anything else. Not the library located in the Sol Solis School. Not the secrets about Jason's origins they need to discover there. Not the prom. Not the fact that she can't have orgasms. Azazel feels like black water is closing over her head. And she doesn't know if she can breathe anymore. About the AuthorV. J. Chambers decided to chuck the mainstream sometime the spring of 2009. Since she's an indie author, she makes a living teaching high school. She is also fond of snakes, cheesecake, her boyfriend Aaron, Stephen King books, Buffy, and corduroy pants (although not exactly in that order). She lives in Shepherdstown, WV. Views: 39
Three teens venture into the abandoned Monroe estate one night; hours later, only two emerge from the burning wreckage. Chloe drags one Reznick brother to safety, unconscious and bleeding; the other is left to burn, dead in the fire. But which brother survives? And is his death a tragic accident? Desperate self-defense? Or murder?Chloe is the only one with the answers. As the fire rages, and police and parents demand the truth, she struggles to piece together the story of how they got there-a story of jealousy, twisted passion, and the darkness that lurks behind even the most beautiful of faces… Views: 39
