North Korea is readying a ballistic missile for launch and intelligence sources have informed Admiral William Hallam, Chief of Naval Operations Western Pacific, that the missile may be tipped with a nuclear warhead. Yet Admiral Hallam's orders, direct from the President of the United States, are to take no action to stop the launch. <br><br>Acting without authority, Admiral Hallam sends a clandestine SEAL team into North Korea to disable the missile's guidance. If the...
Zwanzig Jahre sind vergangen, seit ihr Vater mit seinem Flugzeug abgestürzt ist: Wilone «Willy» Maitland reist nach Vietnam, um seinem Schicksal auf den Grund zu gehen. Dort trifft sie auf Guy Barnard, einen ortskundigen Paläontologen, der ihr seine Hilfe anbietet. Er erzählt ihr von einem berüchtigten US-Piloten, den man nur unter Friar Tuck kannte – und der für den Feind geflogen ist. War ihr Vater etwa ein Verräter? Schnell erfährt Willy, dass dunkle Mächte auch vor Mord nicht...
INTRUDER AT THE WHITE HOUSEWhen White House tour director Selena Barrow is attacked in her office, the Capitol K-9 Unit goes on high alert. Selena's cousin is a person of interest in a congressman's shooting, and Selena has been collecting evidence to exonerate her. Could this be the break they're looking for? Officer Nicholas Cole and his dog, Max, step in to safeguard Selena–and to keep an eye on the evidence. As the attacks escalate, Selena finds it increasingly difficult to...
Maybe the doctors in Washington should have told the truth. Maybe the American people had a right to know. Maybe the truth was called for with things in the country as bad as they were. What was the truth about Edward? What was the dilemma he faced and why would his ultimate decision affect the country? And was Megan the true example of the new liberated female or did she exist to serve men–the men she chose? Why was she called a meddling tramp by Eithne and the lovingest woman on earth by...
A cyberattack on an obscure U.S. dam leaves thousands dead and the government wondering who attacked it, and why. When they realize it is just the tip of the iceberg—and that the safety of all of America is at stake—the President has no choice but to call in Luke Stone. Head of an elite, disbanded FBI team, Luke does not want the job. But with new enemies—foreign and domestic—closing in on her from all sides, the President can only trust him. What follows is an action-packed international...
Set in fall 1988, <i>Sunshine On An Open Tomb</i> shuttles between two storylines: the creation of The CIA as a result of the Texas/Kingdom oil connection, and a love triangle involving the moon. Our narrator is the brooding runt of a political dynasty whose father is about to be appointed Prez. He is thoughtful, but has trouble expressing himself due to his many physical defects as a result of inbreeding. Desperate for content at the advent of the 24-hour news cycle, even our...
INTERNATIONAL ROMULO GALLEGOS NOVEL PRIZE 2011 (most prestigious prize given to a single novel in the Spanish language) NATIONAL CRITICS PRIZE 2011 (best novel of the year written in Spanish, awarded in Spain) THE BEST NOVEL IN SPANISH OF THE YEAR 2010 (chose by 55 critics & journalists of El País) Author taught at American universities for three decades, including at Princeton, and has deep connections to universities, bookstores, and with American writers First novel published in English...
“One of the best thrillers I have read this year.” –-Books and Movie Reviews (re Any Means Necessary) In this follow up to book #1 (AGENT ZERO) in the Kent Steele spy series, TARGET ZERO (Book #2) takes us on another wild, action-packed ride across Europe as elite CIA agent Kent Steele is summoned to stop a biological weapon before it devastates the world—all while grappling with his own memory loss. Life returns only fleetingly back to normal for Kent before he finds himself summoned by...
Throughout the ages the possession of an unremarkable sword has seemingly been the magic that allowed dynasties to flourish. When a modern tyrant seeks to find the sword and use its power, The Fund find themselves in a race to locate this treasure and keep it safe from despotism.
The Book of Stone examines the evolution of the terrorist mentality and the complexities of religious extremism, as well as how easily a vulnerable mind can be exploited for dark purposes.Matthew Stone has inherited a troubling legacy: a gangster grandfather and a distant father—who is also a disgraced judge. After his father’s death, Matthew is a young man alone. He turns to his father’s beloved books for comfort, perceiving within them guidance that leads him to...
A murder at the Taj Mahal. A kidnapping in a sacred city. A desperate chase through a cliffside monastery. All in the pursuit of a legend that could link the world’s great religious faiths.In 1887, a Russian journalist made an explosive discovery in a remote Himalayan monastery only to be condemned and silenced for the heresy he proposed. His discovery vanished shortly thereafter.Now, graduate student Grant Matthews journeys to the Himalayas in search of this ancient mystery. But...
Key political themes on the eve of a National election Convicting viewpoints on the erosion of Christian values in AmericaThis book paints a picture of what the Bible speaks of parallel worlds – one visible, the other invisible