Detective Ramesh Ryan's career with Sydney's prestigious Organized Crime Unit is on the up, until he loses a court case against the city's most powerful drug dealer. In disgrace, the detective is relocated to the tiny Australian beach town of Barton. It is off-season in Barton-when its few criminals usually take a well-earned rest. But not this year! With the detective's arrival, the town suddenly becomes murder central. Two bodies are discovered in the space of days, both victims of drug overdoses. Then a mysterious foot is found washed up on the beach, and memories are awoken of an unsolved cold case of the teenager who disappeared fifteen years ago. Add to this a blossoming romance, along with a contract taken out on Ryan's life, and it's clear that the detective has jumped out of the Sydney frying pan into the Barton fire. What follows is an action-packed adventure, thrilling at every turn-where truth and lies are almost impossible to separate, and unexpected twists are the order of the day.
This collection of poems explores the ambiguities of existence by re-visiting personal memories and narratives, and re-imagining the future. Perspectives often change by "taking a second look"-at a photo or familiar work of art, hearing anew a Bach Sarabande, or recalling the strains of a love song. Even news of a scientific discovery, or the rise of hate-filled violence in our country presses us to re-examine long-held assumptions about what we think we know-about family relationships, mortality, political truths, the mysteries of the planet. As fellow voyagers faced with the uncertainty of life, we can see through widened lenses and come away with renewed appreciation for this world-for the goldfinches and magnolias-miracles of this "accidental habitat."
On the night of a tragic fire at an orphanage in Canada that takes the lives of three boys, the orphanage director, Father Robert Porter, is found passed out in an alcoholic haze. Although he isn't blamed for the fire, Father Robert is recalled to his monastic order's motherhouse in Rome where he faces the prospect of being defrocked. Just weeks after he arrives in Rome, Father Robert is found stabbed to death in one of the city's largest piazzas. Christopher Worthy and Father Nicholas Fortis are charged with finding the killer and determining what might connect the fire and the murder. From CCTV, Worthy and Nick learn that Father Robert visited the piazza several times prior to his death. Noting also that Father Robert was followed by a group of Bosnian boys, Worthy and Nick wonder if the teenage refugees know something about the murder. Hoping to attract the boys' attention, Nick sits on the same bench where Father Robert was murdered. But the plan works too well. Nick is abducted and is held captive by the men who now control his fate. That is, unless Worthy can rescue his friend.
President Perry Douglas is beginning his nascent administration with a focus on achieving some significant social reforms. The House of Representatives has passed an anti-discrimination LGBTQ rights bill that promises to implement sweeping societal changes. Chief of Staff Clay Grover and his husband, Aaron Rose are instrumental in guiding the legislation through Congress. Stanford Winchester is having difficulty adjusting to his life in retirement. However, he is appointed by President Douglas as Special Advisor on Judicial Reform. These actions reinforce the growing consternation of billionaire, Race Casserly. Casserly is a major investor in the privatization of Federal prisons, and views the Douglas/Winchester alliance as an imposing threat to his financial well-being. Together with Stanford and his wife Whitlee, Bessie Collins and her husband Lucius celebrate the grand opening of Bessie's Best Pies. However, the joyous mood of the celebratory dinner is horrifically interrupted. Shots ring out down Bourbon Street. And in the aftermath, the casualties mount, as yet another senseless mass shooting has plagued the blood-soaked streets of America. After several twists and turns, the motive for the mass shooting on Bourbon Street finally becomes apparent, as old foes and long-standing grudges are disclosed in the suspenseful ending to Reformation.
While investigating a haunting at St. Joseph's Hospital, Father Jake Austin encounters the "Night Nurse," the ghost of a woman killed in a fiery car crash decades earlier. The evidence suggests she was murdered, and Jake tracks down her killer in the coldest of cold cases. The Superior General of his Catholic order learns of his expertise in solving mysteries and sends him to New Orleans to investigate a priest suspected of being both a sexual predator and a thief. As he brings the investigation to a close, he's anxious to return to his parish to resume his normal duties. It is, however, the calm before the proverbial storm. A car bomb explodes outside his father's house and another bomb severely injures his associate pastor, and suddenly he is embroiled in a vendetta that endangers those he loves and will entirely change his life and his future.
The White House is the scene of chaos and confusion following the attempt on President Andrew Cochran's life. Old foes become new allies as Democrats lend support to the fallen Republican leader in a dramatic power shift. The President's life-long friend and confidant, Nathan Whitaker, demonstrates his love and devotion to his friend, and in the process, once again, becomes an influential player in the world of power politics. Meanwhile, Republican opponents seeking the party's nomination for President attempt to take advantage of the situation. In New Orleans, Posy Branch, the magnetic successful owner of French Tips, Juleps & Jazz, suffers from stultifying depression following the vicious murder of her friend and business partner, Chiffon LaBelle. Slowly, with the loving assistance of her mother and her friend Michael, Posy regains her life, and in the process finds love and the unquestioned support of a good man. Retired Judge Stanford Winchester also gladly embraces love and a second chance for happiness. However, his lack of direction and purpose after decades on the bench, causes issues of self-worth. An old foe intervenes and becomes a new friend as Stanford becomes a vital confidant and advisor to a Presidential candidate. Clay Grover and Aaron Rose continue their good works for the citizens of New Orleans Ninth ward. However, after a year of marriage, they realize that relationships require patience, honesty, and dedication. An explosive secret and common cause allow the couple to regain their loving equilibrium. Political campaigns for the Presidency, evolving personal relationships, and outlandish lies move the novel to a climactic conclusion. However, it's the pursuit of influence and power, and the overwhelming desire to seek personal justice for perceived past wrongs that entreat the requirement of RETRIBUTION.
When death comes home, is nowhere safe? The quest for love and home becomes deadly when Detectives Erik Jansson and Deb Metzger must find a man with no address in their search for the killer of an adulterous real estate agent.
On assignment for Earth Illustrated magazine in Northern Pakistan, Monica Cross stumbles upon a deadly secret that makes her the target of a dark web outfit known as the Greenwich Global Group. As they dispatch a team of hired assassins to ensure she never makes it home to New York, R¿nin Phythian-once considered the most lethal man alive and long presumed dead-emerges from self-exile in his remote African camp and vows to save her life, while taking down the brutal hit squad for good. At the same time, freelance blogger (and former Washington Post reporter) Carter Logan gets word that the wreckage of the airplane crash that killed his fiancé has finally been found, and vows to bring justice for all those who died-and revenge to those who killed her. Spanning ten time zones, nine countries, and four continents, Greenwich Mean Time is a tightly spun thriller that plays out against a violent plot designed to change the course of history forever.
Two professionally trained police officers -- one an FBI Agent on secondment to Interpol in East Timor and one a Timorese investigator who was raised in Australia - are responsible for solving a case involving abducted babies.
The letter from the prosecutor's office seems harmless enough. Some irregularities have emerged from the last case Vermeulen worked in 2002. He's to come to Antwerp to clarify his role. He'd rather not, but has no choice. Once back in his erstwhile hometown, he quickly learns that there's nothing harmless about this trip. He's accused of having caused the death of an informant.
Eddie Collins, private eye and part-time Hollywood actor, is hired by ageing actor, Sam Roth, to locate his disowned son, Jack Callahan. Roth hopes to reconcile their relationship before his "Martini Shot" last scene of the day, as he is in his 90s.While working the Roth case, Eddie receives a letter from his daughter's adoptive parents, that she would like to meet him and find out more about her mom. In spite of his uncertainty, Eddie agrees to meet her. What will this relationship lead to in the future and what will all parties make of it? Only time will tell.Eddie locates Callahan, leading to a father and son meeting. However, he later gets a call from Roth, informing him that his son has been found, bludgeoned to death. Sam asks Eddie to find out what has happened to Jack. Eddie investigates Jack's life, hoping to find clues to the murder. Little does he know that upon discovering the murderer, his own life will hang in the balance.Book 4 of the Eddie Collins Mystery Series.
As far back as the Shatners can be traced, they have been breaking the law and running from it. It's a family tradition. Now Carrie Shatner is a detective and crime-scene technician with the Wyatt County Sheriff's Department in Eastern Texas. Over the years, she has tried to distance herself from her family's criminal activities. But that is easier said than done.The Shatner family is celebrating New Year's Eve at the Wyatt County Fairgrounds in their usual style: illegal fireworks, homemade moonshine, and a near brawl. After shutting down the party, Carrie does a final sweep of the fairgrounds and finds a dead body in a dumpster.Good news: the dead man is not a Shatner. Bad news: the Shatners are now suspects in a homicide investigation. Soon the fairgrounds are overrun with law enforcement, including Sergeant Jerrod Hardy, a Texas Ranger. The victim is Kyle Vance, Carrie's ex-boyfriend and a member of the Palmer family, who have been feuding with the Shatners since the Civil War.Despite serious misgivings, Hardy allows Carrie to help him investigate. He knows she physically couldn't have beaten Vance to death, but he wonders if she is covering for a family member.
Father Jake Austin assumes multiple, often seemingly incompatible roles of physician, priest, healer and detective. Jake must serve the young Catholic parents of a comatose infant while working with the local chief of police to investigate the possibility of SIDS. ..
This second edition of Peter G. Beidler's Readers Companion builds on the success of the first edition. It will be an indispensable guide for teachers, students, and general readers who want fully to appreciate Salinger's perennial bestseller. Now six decades old, The Catcher in the Rye contains references to people, places, books, movies, and historical events that will puzzle many twenty-first century readers. This edition includes a new section on reactions to Salinger's death in January, 2010./Beidler provides some 250 explanations to help readers make sense of the culture through which Holden Caulfield stumbles as he comes of age. He provides a map showing the various stops in Holden's Manhattan odyssey. Of particular interest to readers whose native language is not English is his glossary of more than a hundred terms, phrases, and slang expressions./In his introductory essay, "Catching The Catcher in the Rye," Beidler discusses such topics as the three-day time line for the novel, the way the novel grew out of two earlier-published short stories, the extent to which the novel is autobiographical, what Holden looks like, and the reasons for the enduring appeal of the novel./The many photographs in the Reader's Companion give fascinating glimpses into the world that Holden has made famous. Beidler also provides discussion of some of the issues that have engaged scholars down through the years: the meaning of Holden's red hunting hat, whether Holden writes his novel in an insane asylum, Mr. Antolini's troubling actions, and Holden's close relationship with his sister and his two brothers.
August, 1961: CIA officer Karl Baier is back in Berlin just as the Wall is going up and the world appears to be on the brink of a new war. Baier must help a KGB defector escape East Berlin and find his brother's killers.
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