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A high-voltage thriller as electrifying as today's headlines. Marly
McCalley, a secretive computer expert, is thrown from her Chicago
high-rise, leading police to tag her boyfriend, Zack Dreyben, as
their prime suspect. Struggling to prove his innocence, Zack
narrowly escapes his own murder and soon realizes that he, too, is
a target. Unwittingly, Zack has become embroiled in an anarchist's
plot to destroy the electrical infrastructure of the U.S. But,
rather than using explosives or hijacked jets, this ingenious
scheme is designed to attack the power grid using the Internet,
prompting the grid into cascading failures of self-destruction.
Trains and subways will stall. Fuel and water supplies will
evaporate. Worst of all, survival riots will violently pit citizen
against citizen. Until now, the important things in Zack's life
have been limited to business success and his current lover.
Suddenly thrown into a struggle of monumental importance, Zack must
confront not only his own death, but the deaths of additional
thousands. Who is Zack Dreyben? And, can he muster the courage and
command to save himself and the American way of life?
Hal Lutci, a former Chicago detective, exiled to Battle Creek,
Michigan, encounters bio-terrorists in the Cereal Capital of the
US. He has to figure out what they trying to do and stop them even
though it appears that the nation's leaders may be involved.The
action entensifies when they kidnap his girlfriend. In four other
stories he encounters slain lion, blood diamonds, lost gold mines,
oil well scams and the workingsof an ancient secret society.
Deep-cover Arab terrorists plan a catastrophic attack on the United
States with a smallpox-like virus for which there is no vaccine and
no cure. Washed out Wall Street whistle blower Adam Trent crosses
their path, they kill his daughter and he vows to hunt them down.
The brand new novel from the international bestselling author of
The Bridesmaid and Queen Bee! Nameless. Faceless. Deadly?Waitress
Kit Lowman knows that people look down on her and the job she does.
But being anonymous offers Kit safety and security and allows her
own terrible secrets to remain hidden. And then Kit's luck changes,
and she suddenly faces a terrible dilemma: reveal her true identity
and accept that life will never be the same. Or stay in the
shadows...where she hopes she'll be safe? But secrets can't stay
hidden forever. And the more Kit tries to hide away, the more
someone makes it clear that they are going to make her pay for what
she did. Praise for Nina Manning: 'Heart-stopping, pacy and tension
filled. Highly recommended.' Claire Allan, USA Today Bestseller
'Compelling and claustrophobic, Nina is an exciting new voice and
definitely one to watch' Phoebe Morgan, author of The Babysitter
'Chilling and creepy. An atmospheric and addictive debut.' Diane
Jeffrey, author of The Guilty Mother 'Totally addictive. I couldn't
put it down!' Darren O'Sullivan, author of Closer Than You Think 'A
claustrophobic, nail-biting thriller that draws you in and doesn't
let go.' Naomi Joy, author of The Liars 'Clever, emotionally
draining and totally gripping. I absolutely loved this book!' D E
White, author of The Forgotten Child
THE BROKEN LINE What do you really know about your parents?
..".Look, when you get this message, call me," Elaine's twin
brother tersely instructed. And before Lane could terminate the
connection, she snatched up the receiver and greeted her younger
brother. It had been a while since they had last spoken, and when
he mentioned their parents, she was curious and picked up. Missing?
How could that be? Where were her parents? In The Broken Line,
Elaine steps into Kash Bennett and Leslie Scott's world of mystery
and intrigue while retracing their steps and realizing that much of
the existence she enjoyed as a child was a cover for a double life.
Not unlike Alice falling through the proverbial rabbit hole where
nothing is as it seems, Elaine realizes that her parent's
disappearance might be far more than a tragic accident and her own
life may be more complicated than she ever thought possible;
especially when she learns her soon-to-be ex-husband, Jack Phillips
is in the family business as well. Combining the journals she finds
in her parent's attic, Elaine follows the clues from as far back as
1947 China to the present day in trying to locate her folks. She
blends new age technology with old world spy techniques to close
the gap in finding Kash and Leslie and the mole they had been
chasing for nearly six decades.
Denise Gibson, a computer expert with a special unit of the FBI, is
drawn into an intense investigation of a life-threatening Anthrax
outbreak. With her colleagues they travel to Bayside, Maine to
investigate along with two other federal agencies
eclipse \i-'klipse\ n 1 a: the total or partial
obscuring of one celestial body by another b: the passing into the
shadow of a celestial body ---
compare OCCULTATION, TRANSIT 2: a falling into obscurity or
decline; also: the state of being eclipsed 3: the state of being in
eclipse plumage
Jacob Sellars, a New York City newspaper reporter, is assigned to
cover the memorial services for oil tycoon Joshua Crane, whose
corporation has an ambiguous history and suspicious ties to U.S.
intelligence agencies. Sellars, who is trying to come to grips with
his own troubled past, seizes the chance to write a freelance
article about the Crane family, one of New England's most
venerated.
In the process, Sellars develops an obsessive romance with
Crane's granddaughter, a strident critic of the current
administration's foreign policy in the Middle East. His
investigations uncover the fact that Crane's company is being used
as a front by the U.S. government for nefarious activities in
oil-producing countries. Despite efforts to silence him, Sellars
intends to publish a blockbuster story revealing the scheme. But he
must first survive a beating by thuggish mercenaries, two
horrifying terrorist attacks, and his own inner turmoil. Sellars's
determination will be the deciding factor in whether he will escape
with his life-and his heart-intact.
A masterful mix of high-level corruption, personal conflict,
love and loss, "The Patriarch" is a vivid portrayal of the world
for one American in the decade after the infamous terrorist attacks
on September 11, 2001.
At a young age, Sandy Lewis and Mark Matthews were gifted with
psychic powers. Together, they now form a team of covert government
operatives that can easily infiltrate any crime ring. As their
abilities have developed, they have become further and further
immersed as in their roles as agents.
Their newest case takes them to the world of a Colombian drug
cartel. Their job is to get close to the syndicate's don, discover
his secrets, and bring him down. Sandy will pose as a go-go dancer
in a gentleman's club frequented by the don; Mark, operating as a
DEA agent, will go undercover to keep Sandy safe.
Soon, however, they realize they might be in over their heads.
The true nature of the don shocks them. They are no longer battling
drugs; it appears they are facing an international terrorist
attack. Sandy and Mark are the only people with the knowledge and
psychic skills to stop the horrific destruction that has been
planned.
In this the sequel to The Bee Charmer, a young couple pursuing
criminals using their mind bending psychic powers become immersed
in the danger of international terrorism.
After being exiled to the United States from the Soviet Union in
1964 at the age of six, Alex Bell has managed to put his parents'
tragic death behind him and lead a somewhat normal life. In 1991,
Alex is working as a high school history teacher and wrestling
coach in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He is astonished when he's chosen to
go to Russia as an exchange teacher.
Alex seizes the opportunity and travels to Moscow, hoping to
make his peace with the past. Things take a strange turn, however,
when he receives a mysterious note asking him to help America. A
meeting with a CIA agent opens a door into Alex's former life. If
he helps the government, Alex could learn the story surrounding his
parents' accident and his true identity.
Alex delves deep into the shadowy world of espionage and soon
becomes embroiled in a plot to thwart the assassination of
President Mikhail Gorbachev. Alex knows that if Gorbachev is
eliminated, then communism can continue, leading to a destabilized
Soviet Union. What he doesn't know, however, is that the leader of
the rebel group holds a connection to Alex's past, one that will
set Alex down a dangerous-and deadly-path.
Full of twists and turns, Almost Armageddon is an action-packed
thrill ride.
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