Jansen and Stone bobbed up and down in their boat offshore from The Headlands Nuclear Power Plant, looking like they were fishing instead of making plans to seize control of the plant, which they do. Nick Connor, ex-Green Beret, now security specialist, must develop an impossible strategy to break in and take back the most secure nuclear plant in the world.Jansen and Stone bobbed up and down in their small boat just offshore from The Headlands Nuclear Power Plant, making every effort to look like they were fishing instead of making plans to seize control of the plant. With help from an inside source, they steal a confidential security report, and then use it to infiltrate and take over the plant. Nick Connor, ex-Green Beret, now security specialist, must develop an impossible strategy to break in and take back the world's most secure nuclear plant. Nick Connor spent years in the shadow world of Special Forces, until a final encounter left him bloodied and in line for the Medal of Honor. He left the military and put together a company called NeXus, where he puts his special skills to use to help evaluate security the commercial nuclear power industry. While at The Headlands, where nothing is as it seems, Nick and his team find themselves embroiled in the tangled world of corporate espionage, where they must out-think Waxman Industries and do the impossible in order to protect The Headland's Nuclear Power Plant, off the coast of northern California. Red North! takes you inside a nuclear power plant and catapults you into the frightening world of nuclear terrorism. In a rich blend of intrigue and details of the workings of a nuclear power plant, Red North! will keep you up nights, wondering at the possibilities.

Delorean Harper's past catches up with him when the body of the man who killed Delorean's parents is found in a shallow grave. Soon Delorean's the prime suspect, and the investigating detective is relentless. As if that wasn't enough trouble, Delorean agrees to protect an unstable woman in the witness protection program who's sure she's being stalked. Delorean's the one who should be worried.Delorean Harper would like to sit on the deck of his beach house and watch the surf, but the body of the man who murdered Delorean's parents is found in a shallow grave in Oklahoma City, and the police finally have the chance to solve the crime that made Delorean an orphan. Evidence in the grave points to an Oklahoma City loan shark who's since become a powerful casino developer on the Oregon coast, and also to a twelve year old named Delorean Harper. It isn't clear who's going to go to jail or who's going to die in the cat and mouse game between a relentless police detective, Delorean, and the casino developer. As if that wasn't enough trouble, Delorean is asked to babysit an unstable woman in the witness protection program who's sure that she's being stalked. With her movie star good looks it's not an unreasonable fear, but Delorean can't find any evidence that anyone's following her and he starts to fall for her himself. As time passes he realizes that she's tougher than she looks and that her favorite toy is a loaded gun. This time Delorean's got a target on his back and nowhere to hide. He's going to need all the help he can get if he wants to survive.

In the middle of the night, a controversial U.S. senator is found murdered in bed in his Georgetown pied-a-terre. The police turn up only one clue: a mysterious rhyme signed "Jack and Jill" promising that this is just the beginning. Jack and Jill are out to get the rich and famous, and they will stop at nothing until their fiendish plan is carried out. Meanwhile, Washington, D. C., homicide detective Alex Cross is called to a murder scene only blocks from his house, far from the corridors of power where he spends his days. The victim: a beautiful little girl, savagely beaten and deposited in front of the elementary school Cross's son, Damon, attends. Could there be a connection between the two murders? As Cross tries to put the pieces together, the killer - or killers - strike again. And again. No one in Washington is safe - not children, not politicians, not even the President of the United States. Only Alex Cross has the skills and the courage to crack the case-but will he discover the truth in time? A relentless roller coaster of heart-pounding suspense and jolting plot twists, Jack and Jill proves that no one can write a more compelling thriller than James Patterson-the master of the nonstop nightmare.

From the New York Times bestselling author comes the fourth novel of suspense taking place in Virtue Falls, Washington. Beautiful Merida is married to a wealthy older man who takes her around the world as his trophy. Merida is everything a man could want. But a traumatic accident years before left her without the ability to speak. When her husband dies, she knows it's her chance to exact revenge on those responsible for her accident—and that vengeance begins in Virtue Falls. Reinventing herself, she slips into village life, biding her time. But someone knows exactly who she is and will use this chance to finish what was started years ago. And this time an accident for Merida will mean silencing her forever.

A novelette. Paul’s daughter is taken when he leaves her alone for a few minutes at the park. He thinks he saw the man who took her, but not everybody believes his story. Ten years later Paul crosses paths with this man again, and he plans his retribution.A song for Rebekah from the fairies heals her hurt and pain bringing her back to love and life.

Gateway to heaven is a novel of a xenophobic detective, who, obsessed with the threat of terrorism, persecutes innocent people and is in the end given a lesson he has not expected. The moral: never say never.Terrorism has become our reality. We are forced to face it. To fight it. To persecute it. But what happens when persecution of terrorists becomes an obsession? When somebody, obsessed with the threat of terrorism starts accusing people of being terrorists even if they are not? When he takes laws into his hands and acts violently against innocent people?Gateway to Heaven is a novel about such a man. And his victims.

Vixen 03 is down. The plane, bound for the Pacific carrying thirty-six Doomsday bombs — canisters armed with quick-death germs of unbelievable potency — vanishes. Vixen has in fact crashed into an ice-covered lake in Colorado. Dirk Pitt, who heroically raised the Titanic, discovers the wreckage of Vixen 03. But two deadly canisters are missing. They're in the hands of a terrorist group. Their lethal mission: to sail a battleship seventy-five miles up the Potomac and blast Washington, D.C., to kingdom come. Only Dirk can stop them.

In this mesmerizing thriller by acclaimed author Linwood Barclay, a typical American community descends into darkness, as an ordinary man is swept into one of the most violent mysteries of modern life.   It’s the new normal at the Garber household in Connecticut: Glen, a contractor, has seen his business shaken by the housing crisis, and now his wife, Sheila, is taking a business course at night to increase her chances of landing a good-paying job. But she should have been home by now. Waiting for Sheila’s return, with their eight-year-old daughter sleeping soundly, Glen soon finds his worst fears confirmed: Sheila and two others have been killed in a car accident. Adding to the tragedy, the police claim Sheila was responsible. Glen knows it’s impossible; he knew his wife and she would never do such a thing. When he investigates, Glen begins to uncover layers of lawlessness beneath the placid surface of their suburb, secret after dangerous secret behind the closed doors. Propelled into a vortex of corruption and illegal activity, pursued by mysterious killers, and confronted by threats from neighbors he thought he knew, Glen must take his own desperate measures and go to terrifying new places in himself to avenge his wife and protect his child. Bold and timely, with the shocking twists and startling insights that have become trademarks of this new master of domestic suspense, The Accident is a riveting triumph, a book that moves at a breathless pace to a climax no one will see coming. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Lincoln Pierce always wanted to be a private detective, but his life didn't end up the way he expected. His daughter's debilitating disease forced him to make some questionable decisions, and he's been paying for them ever since. He's started looking into a case that could change his entire career, if he doesn't get killed in the processTen years ago two children went missing and were presumed to be victims of a satanic ritual. Police charged the antisocial brother of one of the victims with the crime, but the real culprit's still on the loose. The approaching anniversary prompts the killer to strike again, but there's a private investigator who's beginning to ask the right questions about what happened a decade earlier. The killer discovers that he's being hunted, and decides to do whatever it takes to stay hidden. Lincoln Pierce always wanted to be a private detective, but his life didn't end up the way he expected. His daughter's debilitating disease forced him to make some questionable decisions, and he's been paying for them ever since. He's determined to make the most of a bad situation, and has started looking into a case that could change his entire career, if he doesn't get killed in the process.

A high school drop out takes a job as a live in dishwasher at a clean- cut wealthy couples home. She later finds out they are hiding a messy secret.“Guest Room” is a modern day thriller to keep audience shifting in their seats. This screenplay is filled with surprising twists , turns, and suspiring confessions. Guest Room will leave your heart thumping and your eyes wide open. Jordyn Hayden drops out of high school, and on search of work. She finds a local dishwashing job at a rich families house, the Hopkins Residence. As she goes to the guest room, the room is will be staying in is haunted by the previous maid Nina. Jordyn tries to piece the puzzle together as mysterious tasks are happening in the household. As Jordyn is frustrated with the Hopkins, she later finds out they are the parents of her ex-boyfriend. With an old lover in the mix, suspense and drama is stirred up. The family soon becomes suspicious of Jordyn, as they see she is smarter than they thought. She knows what’s going on. The truth is reveled. “Guest Room” is a heart wrenching thriller that will leave you to resolve the mystery. Clues and ghostly tasks are taking place at the Hopkins Residence. Join if you dare.

As an intrepid and inventive field agent, McCready's independent style has often driven him beyond the rules. He has not been afraid to press the CIA to the explosion point - or to play cat-and-mouse with the KGB. He has successfully tricked Qaddafi and the IRA and once even set himself up as governor of a remote Caribbean island torn between Fidel Castor and the Colombian drug trade. But times have changed and mavericks like McCready are an endangered species. Now, before a panel of his peers, McCready must defend his unorthodox exploits or face dismissal. What hangs in the balance is not only his own career, but the very future of British intelligence.

Redneck P.I. Twila Taunton is bored--until her cousin calls and tells her there's a gator in the kids' playground at the small, country town's school.It's a quiet day at the Redneck Detective Agency and Twila Taunton is just sitting chewing the fat with her receptionist, LaMercy Howard.A phone call comes in. It's Twila's cousin, Ena."You'll never guess what's going on at the school," she says. "There's a gator in the kids' playground.""So did they call Deputy Billy-Bob?" Twila says."They can't get him, he's out of town.""Okay. I'll go over there and see what I can do," Twila says. She picks up her keys. Her dog, Scratch is at her heels as she takes the porch steps two at a time and heads for her truck...

In a world where the dead run and bite... they better stay dead!Episode 1: A kid, John, is running to get away from his zombie father.A woman, Luanne, will do anything to surviveA police officer, Derek, will try to keep people aliveThey find that in the land of the dead, you must cover yourself from the living tooYOU CAN NOW BUY THE WHOLE ARC ONE : Search for "Better Stay Dead Arc One"YOU CAN NOW BUY THE WHOLE ARC ONE : Search for "Better Stay Dead Arc One: John Cries as Reapers Rise"In a world where the dead run and bite... they better stay dead!"we get a well written prose, brilliant real characters that are developing nicely and the stirrings of what appears a fast paced exciting plot.", AnathemaDevice "I think Better Stay Dead by Dave Callahan might be the best thing to keep us waiting!", Ben Johnson Episode 1: A kid, John, is running to get away from his zombie father.A woman, Luanne, will do anything to survive. A police officer, Derek, will try to keep people alive. Alec Bonowicz has the strongest survival card in miles. They find that in the land of the dead, you must cover yourself from the living too. Episode List: Better Stay Dead 1: John's ShoutBetter Stay Dead 2: First BloodBetter Stay Dead 3: Recon Mission My AssBetter Stay Dead 4: The Reapers and the PartyBetter Stay Dead 5: Guns and Grudges

Eddie was eleven-years-old when he was hit by a car, wounding him and killing his sister.That’s when he first saw her.He was twenty-three when he had his second near-death experience. He saw her once more, overpowered by the demonic, destitute exterior that scarred his mind.Now he sees her when he’s awake. Everywhere he looks, every time he closes his eyes, she is there, making him weaker.Eddie was eleven-years-old when he was hit by a car, wounding him and killing his sister.That’s when he first saw her.He was twenty-three when he had his second near-death experience. He saw her once more, overpowered by the demonic, destitute exterior that scarred his mind.Now he sees her when he’s awake. Everywhere he looks, every time he closes his eyes, she is there, making him weaker. She has chosen him and he is yet to understand why.But finding out why could be the key to saving the soul of his dead sister...