First published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

First published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Sam faces some of her deepest fears as she goes undercover to get evidence on the drug gang that plagues the city. She changes her look and must leave behind her family and friends as she begins her new life as "one of the gang." Will she survive the encounter long enough to get the evidence that she needs to convict the leader of the gang?

Those footprints found at the gas station have been bothering Sam, when she investigates further she gets involved in another mystery that takes her and her new partner John all over the city searching for clues to find out what they mean.

One rainy afternoon Melanie finds an old pendant in one of the trunks in the attic with the letters "xpo" engraved on the back. She thinks it may be a pendant from an old fair of some sort. She puts it around her neck and feels a tingle of power. Her life is changed forever from that moment on. She finds diaries that talk to her and unlocks a family secret that has been buried for a hundred and fifty years. But that is only the beginning of her adventure that will take her around the world and through the mists of time helping others who have lost their way. In the end she finds out that some one has been keeping a secret from her and her long lost twin sister. Every time that she thinks that everything is going the way that it should be another stumbling block comes along. Will things ever get back on the right track?

"Choosing Your Angle of Defense" ...is a revolutionary and simple way to defend and position yourself without second guessing your angle of defense. In other words, if you can get to the optimum tactical position while protecting properly, it makes NO difference what type of strike or kick an attacker throws at you. People tend to hyper-focus or attempt to anticipate or "guess" which hand or foot technique an assailant might deploy. This causes problems with reaction times, as well as other issues, when the attacker doesn't do what was expected. This often causes the defender to "freeze up" and delays his or her reaction time. This ICATT (Immediate Combative Assault Techniques & Tactics)system of movement teaches you to focus on the angle of defense and not worry about the assailant's attack. Why? Because if you move and protect properly, and place yourself effectively, it will not matter what strikes your opponent throws. Learn to effectively position yourself in the best place for defending, controlling, taking down and/or handcuffing an assailant without worrying about what strike he will use and from which side. You will "choose your angle of defense" based on surrounding conditions, instead of waiting for your opponent's strike to determine how you might move. Chief Instructor Wallace has over 15 years of experience in combative street defense tactics and has evolved the ICATT System to simplify the angles of defense and attack to your advantage. If you can master the concepts contained in these pages, all defensive and counter movements become easier.

Sam and John try to solve they mystery of some stolen car parts but find a body in car that leads them to a case of arson and some other twists and turns before they finally solve the case and get everyone behind bars.

Dorothy came back from Oz and married her childhood sweetheart but she never forgot Oz. One day her husband and daughter get caught up in a tornado and get sent to Oz. Through her dreams Dorothy is able to help them in their adventure.

Sam discovers that a ghost who haunts the graveyard has been murdered a hundred years ago. She searches the museum, the library and the old church for clues to solve the death. Will she be able to piece all of them together and let the ghost rest after all of these years? Find out how she does while she plans a birthday party for her twin boys and deals with a budding romance between the church secretary and her dad.

Sam gets a call from the director at the Nursing Home. Drugs are found in a locker, the mystery continues when some mysterious deaths are also uncovered. Sam and John once again work together as a team to solve the mystery.

Sam Diamond moves back to town and solves the murder to three girls who were murdered three years ago. She has to balance solving the case with taking care of her father. Will she be successful?