Sy Raskin is stung by the news of Bonney Herrsch's death-and then perplexed by his obituary. Raskin had known the long-time intelligence operative for forty years. Herrsch was Raskin's mentor, and they'd shared risks and danger. But in all that time Herrsch never mentioned a family. He had died in Switzerland and been buried on an estate there-another surprise.

Herrsch led an OSS team on an operation at the time of the Normandy invasion. Shortly after the three operatives parachuted into eastern France, the Germans were onto them. They had been betrayed, as had the men they'd be sent to replace. Eluding the pursuing German troops, Herrsch made it into Switzerland. Raskin knew about this history, but knew nothing more about a Swiss connection.

Now Raskin is determined to uncover his friend's past. He enlists the assistance of Fritz Kohl and Alex Fletcher, two former CIA analysts who were briefly acquaintances of Herrsch. The trio follows a trail that leads them to Switzerland-and to dumbfounding revelations about Bonney Herrsch's extraordinary life.

"This novel about the inner workings of the U.S. Congress is as timely as today's news and as unsettling as tomorrow's headlines--and just as intriguing."
--Robert H. Michel, former Minority Leader, U.S. House of Representatives"

"A gripping read, "Devil in the House" provides a tantalizing look inside Washington politics and at duplicity on Capitol Hill."
--Milton Friedman, former senior White House speech writer"

"A powerful look at the unprincipled use of power on Capitol Hill."
--Sidney Yudain, founder and former editor/publisher of Roll Call, the Newspaper of Capitol Hill"

Driving home from work on a stormy night in May, contractor Mitch Cones witnesses a passing car plunge into the flooding waters of a Missouri river. His hasty decision to attempt a rescue draws him into an unfamiliar world of misconception, fear and ultimately, pure survival. As a rapidly escalating series of consequences resulting from his good deed unfold, he tries to make sound decisions based on incomplete and sometimes faulty information. With his world crumbling around him, right and wrong, good and evil and even friend and foe become harder to ascertain. Faced with hard choices to enigmatic questions, he is finally forced to dig deep into his spirit to find the resolve required to deal with his situation. The wide ranging character traits exhibited by the people he encounters during his odyssey are testimony to the diversity of human nature. Realizing the power of the forces arrayed against him, he implements an unconvential plan to escape from his dilemma.

Fit For Fate Gene Stratton is among the most erudite suspense novelists, and his knowledge of the material always shines through. --Robert Eversz, author of Killing Paparazzi Cornish Conundrum A joy to read, with plenty going on, lots to perplex and please. --Robert Barnard, recipient, Diamond Dagger Award Follows the fine tradition of Daphne Du Maurier in offering much to savor and entertain...in a well-researched Cornish setting. --Peter Lovesey, recipient, Diamond Dagger Award Excellent atmosphere, good mystery...I love it. --Paula Gosling, prize-winning mystery author Killing Cousins Genealogy, genetics and keen detective work mesh. --Publisher's Weekly I read Killing Cousins with enjoyment... Stratton] writes English with a practiced fluency, tells his tale well and] deserves a wide public. --Colin Dexter, author of the Inspector Morse mysteries. A plague of troubles revolves around Greek Police Director Spyro Roussos. His American opera singer lover, Victoria, is stalked by a professional terrorist. His superior, who plots to become dictator, schemes to replace Roussos with a sadistic crony. and rescued by another mysterious, deadlier group. Meanwhile, forces try to involve Greece in a Balkan War that will start World War Three. Two men love Marilyn. The Ambassador doesn't like one, Embassy Security Officer Bob Jensen. Marilyn falls in love with Roussos's son with Greek-god-like features, Dimitri, but that can have complications. In this Byzantine atmosphere, Athens is seen in all its splendiferous, but threatened, glory.

Four hundred years ago a Chinese porcelain maker loses his family in a plague. Grief stricken, he becomes a Taoist monk and rids himself of his fortune in gold, concealing it in the bottom of four priceless vases. Unwittingly he includes a deadly cache of the recent virulent plague. Bashir, a present-day terrorist on the hunt to resurrect such ancient plagues, traces in archives the story of the lost vases, but loses the trail when the ship is wrecked off the Balinese coast. Watching closely are agents of the American President's newly formed Terrorist Threat Integration Centre. hunt is on for the other three. On a collision course with the terrorist group and the TTIC agents is Lim, an importer, who has learned of the hidden gold. In their way is Chad Handelmann, a Balinese-Australian importer and ex-SAS captain, whose family are the guardians of a map leading to the vases. The thrilling race to the burial place of the vases leads to a ruined temple deep in the rainforest of Mt Agung. Nobody is prepared for the danger that lies inside. Suddenly, it is no longer only about recovery of the sacred vases. It is a struggle just to stay alive.

Mary Valone is thinking about resigning from her position as medical secretary at Valleyview General Hospital. A saga surrounds the hospital and its executive director, whose swift rise to power has left countless bitter enemies in its wake. As her devoted son John urges her to retire early, Anthony DeTorrio is busy proving that he always gets what he wants. When Mary begins experiencing back pain, her doctor diagnoses her with a serious infection-a decision that propels John and his mother into a web of deceit, misdiagnoses, and vindictiveness directed by none other than DeTorrio himself. As John attempts to reignite a romantic relationship he lost once before, he realizes that someone wants his mother dead and decides nothing will stop him from finding vengeance for the inhumane treatment she has received. His journey to the truth takes him from western Pennsylvania to the glamour of fabulous Las Vegas and back again, leading him to answers no one would have ever expected. "Perceptions of Morality" is a strikingly candid tale of medical malpractice and retribution encompassing unscrupulous doctors, a corrupt hospital administration, and a civil case like no other.

Worth and Niccola Caivano are more than husband and wife. Long-married business-and sparring-partners, the Caivanos are always looking for the next exciting business venture. When they are invited to Cancun to meet up with Parker, a "Golden Boy" full of promises, they are exposed to more than just a sweet business deal.

While Worth, a financial and management expert, tends to approach each new venture with enthusiasm, his attorney wife relies on her intuition and skepticism to lead her decisions. After Parker tells the couple about the huge potential in strife-torn areas of West Africa, Niccola has some misgivings but is eventually lured into an innovative but complicated housing and diamond deal along with her husband. Things turn sour when one of the major investors is found beaten to death with strategically placed blows in an airport lounge and Worth, an Aikido novice, becomes a suspect.

From Houston to Tel Aviv, Africa, and Antwerp, the intrepid couple must clear Worth's name and determine the actual killer-that is, until they witness a second murder and discover that they have been placed in serious danger.

A renowned research biochemist is murdered. Nuclear material is stolen and an extremely deadly bio-chemical agent is compromised. A group of international terrorists, presumed to have been terminated years before, are confirmed to be alive and operating within the boarders of the United States. Now they have the capability to unleash weapons of mass destruction within the United States and their third world conspiracy to successfully undermine the stability of the U.S. Government looks to be inevitable. Brent Martin, a former U.S. Intelligence agent once tasked with the terrorists' destruction, is summoned back to the agency to counter their plan and preserve the safety of millions."Emerald Rain" is a suspense thriller which pits European and Middle East terrorists and global conspirators against the United States of America. The story brings to light how unprepared the United States, as a whole is able to combat overt acts of terrorism within the boundaries of our nation. At the same time it depicts the resiliency of our countries resolve to improvise, adapt and overcome any obstacle of freedom and defeat the terrorists at their own game.

Michael Dayne is accused of murder; he had motive and opportunity. Now he has control of a chemical weapon. The CIA, Yakuza, and North Korean agents want it. Forced on the run halfway around the world, his problems really begin.

Lee Robert Jackson's ability to detect spoken lies by the odor emitting from the speaker brings a rush of federal agents to Farmers Mill in an effort to hire the young farmer or to prevent him from being used against their agencies. Seedy characters mingle with FBI agents and CIA operatives in a battle of wits.

Fear of lie detecting creates conspiracies from the White House to Congress. Bureaucrats fear the orderly function of their activities hangs in the balance.

Jackson must earn money to regain Four Oaks, Lucy Crabtree's family farm before the fiery redhead will agree to marry him. CIA's beautiful McCoy twins set a trap for him as Sherry, the judge's daughter initiates a campaign of her own to acquire Four Oaks for herself.

Jason Bourne tackles a global media conspiracy and a murderous tech giant in the latest electrifying entry in Robert Ludlum's New York Times bestselling series. Jason Bourne has faced many killers before, but none as dangerous as the assassin Lennon. Lennon's trail leads Bourne from Iceland to New York and then to Washington D.C. - and the body count rises with each deadly encounter. Bourne believes Lennon has a shadowy new employer called the Pyramid. The only clue to the group's agenda is a young German woman, murdered in D.C., but the woman's entire identity turns out to be a lie. Finding the truth may be Bourne's only chance to catch Lennon - and uncover the conspiracy behind the Pyramid. But the chase comes with high stakes. Bourne's former lover, journalist Abbey Laurent, is digging into the mystery too, and Abbey will soon be in the assassin's crosshairs. Bourne will need every bit of his tradecraft and his genius for mayhem to take down his biggest threat yet. Praise for Brian Freeman's Bourne books: 'Bourne fans will hope for an encore from this talented author' Publishers Weekly 'A treat for fans of the late Robert Ludlum' Kirkus Reviews

An unwelcome blast from the past puts Patrick and Ingrid back in harm's way . . . Nicholas Haldane was dead, but he wouldn't lie down. And now Julian Hardy, the man who hired him in a bid to destroy Richard Daws, a top official in the National Crime Agency, is out of prison and has changed his surname to Mannering. Patrick Gillard, working for the agency but within the Avon and Somerset force with his wife Ingrid Langley, receives a request from MI5, for whom he used to work, to investigate Mannering. They are then called in when his cleaner makes a shocking discovery. Meanwhile, an enigmatic couple calling themselves Simon and Natasha Graves turn up in the village, intent on pestering Patrick's recently widowed mother. Could there be a connection to Mannering? Patrick and Ingrid are soon embroiled in a deeply personal and disturbing case.

A post 9-11 America sees a wave of suicide bombings by the members of the Al-Qaeda terrorist organization, who have slipped through the cracks and remain in the country. The Federal Government, facing the pressures of political correctness and dissent amongst enforcement means, has its hands tied. President Dobson leans on his old friend Todd Fox, who is a professor at the University of Virginia.

Fox, already in the planning stages with an intelligence shadow known as Jefferson, commissions a collection of hand-picked students at the University. This collection, known as "the Liberators," moves in an expeditious manner to train, mask and prepare for surgical operations aimed at rooting out the remaining Al-Qaeda cells in the country, and freeing America of the festering explosions of evil.

By 1933, life in Vienna is in chaos. The Nazis have taken over just north of the border; the rail workers are threatening to strike, and the economy is in shambles. Jean Louis Stein has completed his engineering studies, but jobs are scarce. Worse yet, his mother has not heard from his brother Franz in nearly two years. Frantic, she asks Jean to travel to the United States to search for him. Jean has no choice but to agree-he will do anything to stop his mother from crying-but his decision is about to lead him into a trap between two warring worlds.

Jean's ship docks in New York as the threat of war looms in the distance. After he finally connects with Franz, it is not long before his world turns dark once again-his mother has been captured and placed in a concentration camp along the Danube River. Through a network of operatives, Jean is soon coerced into spying for the Germans in order to keep his mother alive.

But as World War II breaks out and pandemonium envelops both the United States and his homeland, Jean is forced to make a life-altering decision once again.