When an unrelenting terrorist campaign pushes Moscow into chaos, Russia exacts revenge on those supporting the terrorists, conflict with NATO almost inevitable. In England, Michael Anderson investigates two deaths, both supposed accidents, and with hardliners and dissidents vying to turn Moscow's crisis to their advantage, Anderson's quest becomes a crucial element in deciding Russia's fate.Fearful of Russian expansion beyond just Crimea, elements within Eastern Europe choose to act before it is too late… When an unrelenting campaign of bomb and cyber-attacks pushes Moscow to the edge of chaos, Russia exacts revenge on those suspected of supporting and training the terrorists. Retaliation against first Lithuania, then Poland, places her into direct conflict with NATO, an escalating confrontation turning the Baltic into a potential battle zone.In England, Michael Anderson a freelance journalist, starts an investigation into two deaths, both supposed accidents, his focus the Erdenheim management training-centre in the Lincolnshire hamlet of Graythorp. Drawn into a world of lies and deceit, Anderson struggles to solve the puzzle that is Erdenheim and so uncover the truth, his sudden interest creating its own implicit dangers, both for Anderson and those close to him.With hardliners and dissidents each vying to turn Moscow’s crisis to their advantage, and secessionists starting to tear the Russian Federation apart, Anderson’s quest becomes a crucial element in helping decide Russia’s fate.The Will of the People is the first book in the Conspiracy Trilogy. The second and third parts, The Trust of the People and The Rule of the People are also available as ebooks.

Alexandra, a hard working, young woman is growing her small clothing company in New York, when she starts getting harassing phone calls and emails. When the chance to come face to face with her mystery person comes, the reality of the situation becomes a bigger nightmare than Alex could imagine. The truth about Natalie brings Alex to chose between saving Natalie or herself.When growing her small clothing company in New York, Alexandra starts getting harassing phone calls and emails. When she comes face to face with her stalker, the reality of the situation becomes a bigger nightmare than she could imagine. Alexandra finally faces the decision of the court for the fate of her sister. The choices Alex makes soon makes the light shine on the truth and reveal who the true person is that is responsible for Natalie’s fate. In the end Alex is forced to make choices, which will change her life.

Detective Cutfield begins an investigacion involving the strange murders of young girls.This story is related with the short tale "A Rescue".NOTE: I would appreciate any comments to help improve this book.New York. After a girl related with the Mayor is found murdered, his assistant hires detective Cutfield, a former police, to conduct the case. However, what it began as a serial-murder case becomes more complicated when blackmail and prostitution make their appearance.This book is related with the short story "A Rescue".You can watch the trailer (spanish w/english subtitles) looking for "Masacre en Nueva York - Trailer #2" in YouTube.NOTE: I would appreciate any comments to help improve this book.

Stan is called back from vacation when his client is cornered in his barn by the FBI, allegedly having killed an IRS agent. It seems like a hopeless case as a witness claims Dusty Thomas was standing over the dead agent's body with a shotgun in hand. But Dusty professes his innocense and he's been a hard luck client, so Stan agrees to defend him.After two tough years practicing law, Stan and his family take a well-deserved vacation to Colorado. Unfortunately the vacation is cut short when a client is found standing over the body of a dead IRS agent. It appears to be an open and shut case since Dusty Thomas has had a long feud with the dead agent Bobby Tuttle, and more than enough motive to kill him, yet he claims to be innocent.Stan's new partner Paula Waters convinces Stan to finish his vacation promising to handle Dusty Thomas' arraignment and get an investigation underway. While Stan is away, she makes good on her promise and even manages to arrange financing for Dusty's defense. But Stan is mortified when he reads in the Colorado papers that a radical paramilitary group, the Citizens Defense Alliance or CDA, is doing the funding. Since the CDA denies the legitimacy of the federal income tax and has been a target of federal prosecutors for many years, Stan and Paula immediately come under the close scrutiny of the FBI and the press. To further complicate matters, Stan's best client and close friend, Tex Weller, is reported missing by his wife. When Stan investigates his disappearance, he finds a letter that leads him to believe Tex is in Ecuador.While Stan is searching for Tex in Ecuador, Paula continues her investigation of Bobby Tuttle's murder and quickly discovers a long list of enemies with motive to kill him. But her investigation is sidetracked when she learns Stan is missing and may have been kidnaped. As weeks go by and Stan isn't found, she is forced to turn her attention back to the Dusty Thomas case and leave the search for Stan up to the FBI and the local Ecuadorian authorities. Barely able to concentrate, she plods on and day by day and soon becomes convinced that Dusty Thomas is innocent.

Two young lads are attracted to the idea of thieving cars. Unaware of the ramifications, off goes the handbrake and straight into first gear…With only survival on their minds, these lads find they may need to compromise their lives to breakthrough their entrapment. On a journey of tremendous courage and desire to survive they learn not everyone is who they seem.Two young lads are attracted to the idea of thieving cars. Unaware of the ramifications, off goes the handbrake and straight into first gear…The lads find themselves under the spotlight of a malicious group who show no remorse and with violence as their only answer. With only survival on their minds, these lads find they may need to compromise their lives to breakthrough their entrapment. On a journey of tremendous courage and desire to survive they learn not everyone is who they seem.A gripping short story that contains a hidden message within, this astonishing well-written eBook will keep you engrossed throughout. About the AuthorGareth Parker - educated at a military boarding school, always telling stories and with a proved vivid imagination finally decided to put pen to paper to create thrilling short stories for eBook readers. Parker - now enjoying the Welsh life in Cardiff works for a blue-chip company, even though he's always on the go spends his spare time enduring creativity for others to enjoy.

From the master of the medical thriller comes a heart-stopping tale of intrigue and mystery set at the uncertain juncture of medical care and financial pragmatism; a story that reads like today's headlines. Fatal Cure is a hair-raising, timely foray into the dark side of medical reform, proving that with "managed care" the unthinkable can be as close as the local hospital. Doctors Angela and David Wilson believe they have found personal and professional bliss when they opt to leave the university medical center for Bartlet Community Hospital, a modern, state-of-the-art medical facility in scenic Bartlet, Vermont. For Angela, a pathologist, and David, an internist/primary-care physician, Bartlet seems to be a dream come true: a town with green lawns and crystal lakes that is an idyllic haven from urban crime and pollution; a chance for a home of their own and a resurgence of romance in their relationship; a perfect environment for their eight-year-old daughter, Nikki, who suffers from cystic fibrosis; and the opportunity to work within an enlightened system of "managed care." But all is not what it seems. After a resplendent fall, a stark landscape looms in Bartlet that reveals more than the skeletons of the trees. Gradually at first and then at a quickening pace, the Wilsons' earthly Nirvana disintegrates as mysterious, unexplained deaths become more than coincidences. The deadly nightmare of their life threatens them all, even Nikki, the most vulnerable. Fighting for their careers as well as for the very survival of their family, Angela and David must conquer the evil that confronts each of them before they are consumed by the horror. Mystery thriller and romance, a story rich inmedical lore, Fatal Cure is Robin Cook at his probing, timely, page-turning best.

Když charlottská policie objeví na opuštěném úseku silnice tělo dospívající dívky, Temperance Brennanová se obává nejhoršího. Oběť někdo přejel autem, na jejím těle jsou stopy spermatu a v její kabelce se najde klubová kartička letecké společnosti na jméno místního prominentního obchodníka. Jenže John-Henry Story zemřel před několika měsíci při požáru skladiště. Znal se s mrtvou dívkou? Policie se domnívá, že neznámá byla v zemi nelegálně a živila se prostitucí. Kdo ji zabil? Měl v tom Story prsty? Kromě toho leží Tempe na pitevním stole několik peruánských psích mumií, které zabavila americká celní správa. Veterán z irácké Pouštní bouře Dominick Rockett čelí obvinění, že je do země dovezl nelegálně. Existuje spojení mezi pašováním starožitností a obchodováním s lidmi? Ale Tempe se musí vypořádat i se zmatkem ve vlastním životě. Dcera Katy se po smrti svého přítele rozhodla vstoupit do armády a slouží na jednom z nejnebezpečnějších míst planety – v Afghánistánu. Tempin téměř bývalý manžel Pete navíc na Tempe naléhá, aby jako respektovaná antropoložka odjela právě do této země zmítané válečným konfliktem a provedla exhumaci těl dvou afghánských mužů. Získá tak důkazy pro soudní slyšení a navíc – uvidí se s dcerou! Tempe absolvuje cestu, která v ní zanechá srdcervoucí zkušenost – navždycky. A po svém návratu zjistí, že se její mrtvá neznámá skutečně zapletla do neuvěřitelně rafinovaného obchodu s bílým masem. Pomstí Tempe její smrt?

The Fontenot family has lived as sharecroppers on Bertrand land for as long as anyone in New Iberia, Louisiana, can remember. So why are they now being forced from their homes? And what does the murder of Della Landry--the girlfriend of New Orleans fixer Sonny Boy Marsallus--have to do with it? Marsallus's secrets seem tied to those of the Fontenots. But can Detective Dave Robicheaux make sense of it all before there is more bloodshed? In James Lee Burke's intense and powerful new bestseller, Robicheux digs deep into the bad blood and dirty secrets of Louisiana's past--while having to confront a rag-tag alliance of local mobsters and hired assassin.

From the deceptively staid halls of the Capitol to the most exotic parts of the world,a complex conspiracy that redefines international intrigue unfolds in The Puppets of Washington series.ETA 11-16-2016: New revised edition uploaded. LavinaIt starts with the shooting of Agent Talya Kartz, but where does it end? In the search for justice and truth, Talya must journey halfway across the world to find the man who pulled the trigger - a man who seems to be backed by sinister, all-powerful forces that have their fingers in every pie imaginable, from shady CIA-backed drug and arms deals to warehouses full of faulty armaments in Israel. And masterminding it all is a mysterious genius, known only as The Puppeteer.And as for Talya's search for truth, a search in which she needs to enlist the aid of the Canadian Secret Service? There is no truth, not in the world in which she finds herself. Washington itself seems to be involved, as is Mossad, who is covering something up, or creating cover for someone. It appears that in this dark, shady realm of secret agents, double-crossing, betrayals and murders there are only layers upon layers of lies, deceptions and masks. To delve into the darkness of this world is to peel back the skin of everything you thought was real - and see the seething underbelly of the underground world that exists below ours.In The Sadir Affair, the first volume of the thrilling The Puppets of Washington series, you'll be thrown headlong into a riveting, blitzkrieg-paced tale of murder, betrayal, and secret government agencies dealing in all sorts of deceptions, shady deals and lies. Warning - once you crack this action-packed, riveting book open, you won't be able to put it down until you've read every book in the series - and even then you'll still be hungering for more.Get even better value for money with the new Box-Set. Search "Puppets of Washington Box-Set" on the Store Search Bar

Tonight Ben Stanton proposes to the special woman in his life. He has the ring, dinner reservations, a box of chocolates. While all seems blissful, things suddenly go wrong: anonymous phone calls, the shrill bark of an otherwise docile dog, rainy footsteps leading from his balcony door. When the past and present collide, Ben risks losing much more than the woman he loves.It should be a blissful evening for Ben Stanton. Tonight he proposes to Kinsley, the special woman in his life. He has the ring, dinner reservations at the best restaurant in the village, a box of chocolates. But things are suddenly going wrong: anonymous phone calls to Kinsley, the shrill bark of an otherwise docile dog, rainy footsteps leading from his balcony door. When the past and present collide, Ben risks losing much more than woman he loves.

A beggar child dreams his future and copes with the staggering realization that he will relive the same life over and over again.A beggar child dreams his future and copes with the staggering realization that he will relive the same life over and over again. Beggar kids suffer in the cesspool that is Main Street so when Nip and Joq find a bar that sits outside of time they think they have found providence. However, Nip sleeps—he dreams the future; their paradise will be lost in two days; he and Joq will be pushed to the seat of death. Nip fights fate until Joq hatches a plan that is too tempting to resist—a plan that will set them in the heart of Nip’s dream—a plan that will end in blood. “Rebel, if you so desire.” Frowned Mr. Denmark. “You will live this life again, forever.”Easter City is the first of five planned parts of Some Day or Night, an edgy supernatural thriller f by American novelist Ian Crooks. It was first published to Amazon Kindle on 21 January 2016. Easter City is set on Main Street, a lawless street reminiscent of Las Vegas. On Main Street the only season is winter and the sky is ever overcast.Main Street is a city of vices. Since there is no apparent law enforcement, murder and rape is all too common. Main Street is split on a jagged line of social stratification: the wealthy and beggars. Those who are wealthy are known as Wealthy Devils amongst beggar children and walk Main Street with impunity from the law; murder, escorts and illegal gambling are commonplace. Beggar children, dubbed Cochon by Wealthy Devils, are considered less-than-human. Easter City is told from the POV of Nip, a Cochon on Main Street. Nip has had premonitions of the future in his dreams for as long as he can remember, though they reveal details necessary to his immediate survival. For instance he dreams of where his next meal will come from. However this changes when he dreams of a boy who looks like him. In the following days he meets the boy, Joq, and they hatch a plan to steal from the Wealthy Devils.

Ed, an American author on the hunt for a story for his next book, arrives in London looking for inspiration. A stranger in a strange city, he's haunted by a deadly secret that refuses to stay buried, and no matter how hard he tries he cannot escape the manifest sins of his past. What Ed wants is answers, what he finds is something he definitely didn't bargain for: the beautiful and untouchable Andeanna Menderes. Andeanna is a woman who is dangerously bound to one of London's most notorious crime lords, and if they are caught together it could mean death for them both. Ensnared in an illicit affair that can only be conducted in the shadows, Ed's world is turned upside down as a series of shattering revelations blurs the line between what's real and what's not...

Evan Michael Tanner hasn't slept in more than a decade—not since a small piece of battlefield shrapnel invaded his skull and obliterated his brain's sleep center. Still, he's managed to find numerous inventive ways to occupy his waking hours. Tanner is a card-carrying member of hundreds of international organizations, from the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Order to the Flat Earth Society—not because he believes in their myriad lost causes, he's simply a joiner by nature. Besides, it gives him something to do. The Russians think Tanner is a CIA operative on a covert mission. The CIA is certain he's a Soviet agent. Actually, he's in Turkey pursuing a fortune in hidden Armenian gold. But Tanner's up for anything, including a little spycraft, if it helps him reach his big payday. And if need be, he'll even start a small revolution . . .

A merciless killer on the hunt...an innocent child in his sights...a woman driven to the edge to stop him... The killer knows Eve Duncan all too well. He knows the pain she feels for her murdered daughter, Bonnie, whose body has never been found. He knows that as one of the nation's top forensic sculptors she'll insist on identifying the nine skeletons unearthed on a bluff near Georgia's Talladega Falls. He knows she won't be able to resist the temptation of believing that one of those skeletons might be her daughter's. But that is only the beginning of the killer's sadistic game. He wants Eve one on one, and he'll use his ace in the hole to make sure she complies. And he won't stop playing until he claims the prize he wants most: Eve's life. From the Paperback edition.

He has an extraordinary power to identify his innocent victims. He has an extraordinary power to lure victims to his web. He cannot be caught as per the existing law. He is extremely powerful in his endeavor, perhaps next only to the God. How long he can play the role of unfortunate widower and social worker to lure rich vulnerable ladies to his trap?Available for the first time complete in one volume. Previously published in two volumes as Daughter of Darkness and The Dadouchos. In 480 BC, fifteen-year-old Melaina's biggest worry, she thinks, is wishing to follow Artemis and remain virgin when her mother and grandfather want her to marry and became a priestess. But when the Persians invade, the gods themselves have plans for Melaina, including carrying a divine child and divining for the Greek fleet in a battle to determine the salvation or ruin of all Greece.