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As the might of the Global Military Alliance (GMA) pushes North Korea into a risky nuclear showdown by falsely accusing the Hermit Kingdom of spreading a deadly virus that was manufactured in England at Porton Down the MOD’S Defence Science and Technology Laboratory they declare it ‘an act of war.’ Meanwhile one of their former elite assets ex-SAS soldier Conner ‘Skid’ Ryan executes ‘his’ audacious mission to be ‘invited’ into the Islamic Republic of Iran after claiming political asylum.

John Tibbets, the homeless antihero from Walking Homeless, returns with a vengeance. Still plagued with amnesia, Tibbets awakens in the desert canyons of New Mexico after killing a half dozen drug lords and several FBI agents for reasons he can’t remember. Without memory to guide him, his instincts and training kick in and he goes into hiding, once again faced with the dilemma of uncovering his identity. Meanwhile, the violence in New Mexico draws FBI Special Agent Richard Cone and Ben Freeman, Tibbets’ former partner and member of a government black-ops agency that officially doesn’t...

In Walking Homeless: The Final Chapter, amnesia victim John Tibbets is living in Canada, far and away from his past troubles. When he meets a woman and they decide to return to America, his past comes back to haunt him and once again, Tibbets finds himself being chased by a secret government organization that will stop at nothing to apprehend him.

International oil exploration normally attracts large companies, big money, giant egos, and unscrupulous corruption. Against this backdrop, Montana-born geologist Jake Tillard pursues his dream to discover natural gas in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. Unprepared for a nasty battle to control a previously worthless patch of desert, Jake encounters murder, kidnapping, espionage, and blackmail. Helped by a desert Bedouin, he struggles to outwit Israeli power brokers, Islamic fanatics, and US government agents to save his daughter and achieve his dream.

Extreme Extortion... After rescuing a downed American submarine behind enemy lines, the naval mercenaries had their redemption. Or so they thought… Led by expelled U.S. officer Jake Slate, the growing cast of misfits expected lucrative salvage or combat missions. What they got instead was a gun to their heads. CIA tyrant, Olivia McDonald thrusts them between the United States and Turkey to prevent the NATO navies from clashing over the Syrian invasion. Can they subdue the Turks, escape the CIA’s control, and, if forced, attack the USS Lincoln battle group? Sprinting on a razor’s edge,...

After watching his yacht burn to the waterline in a fiery explosion, Jerry Snyder is forced to make a deal with the only devil who can help track down a lead—his estranged, mob-connected father figure, Arlen Burkhart.

Attempting to infiltrate a shadowy private military company, an old foe of Dante Jacoby's dies spectacularly in Saint Petersburg. The CIA asset takes a whole cadre of mercenaries with him to the grave. At risk of humiliation, the Kremlin prefers to suppress what happened rather than admit a sole U.S. operative slaughtered nearly a dozen of their own. Dante himself is oblivious. That is until he gets in a war of his own in sun-soaked Santa Cruz, aligning two separate worlds through sheer bad luck.

Late one night, a plane lands on a deserted airstrip. Five dead bodies are found there the next morning. And now Vinnie LeBlanc is missing. Vinnie is a member of the Ojibwa Indian tribe, and he just might be Alex McKnight’s best friend. So Alex can’t help but be worried when he disappears. There’s a deadly crime war creeping into Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and Alex never would have thought that his friend could be involved. But after an unexpected stranger arrives in town, Alex will soon find out that the stakes are higher than he ever could have imagined.

The idea that the extraordinary narrative which has been called the Joyce-Armstrong Fragment is an elaborate practical joke evolved by some unknown person, cursed by a perverted and sinister sense of humor, has now been abandoned by all who have examined the matter. The most macabre and imaginative of plotters would hesitate before linking his morbid fancies with the unquestioned and tragic facts which reinforce the statement. Though the assertions contained in it are amazing and even monstrous, it is nonetheless forcing itself upon the general intelligence that they are true.

Michael Don Riessi, known by his long-standing nickname as the 'boss of bosses,' was a man at the peak of his maturity, almost reaching his fifties. It could be said that he no longer had the old excitement and enthusiasm since he had achieved more than what he wanted. He was neither as lively as in his old days, nor was he a fearless man anymore! The man who used to get what he wanted in a very short time seemed to be far away now. The passing days had worn him out excessively.

Wat’n Vörloop... Hemelheergott, Neuharlingersiel! De Hell is explodert! Oh weh, so’n Schrick! Eine Rauchsäule auf Langeoog und das am frühen Morgen... Oma Pusch weiß sofort, dass das ein schlechtes Omen ist. Und sie soll recht behalten, denn nur kurze Zeit später muss sie am Hafen Erste Hilfe leisten. Dass es der Camper vom Stellplatz dann doch nicht schafft und seine Ehefrau verschollen bleibt, wundert die Hobbyermittlerin ebenso wenig wie die Leiche im Sieltief. Doch das ist nur der Anfang einer unglaublichen Geschichte, in der ihre Freundin Rita und sie alles geben, um den schrecklichen Ereignissen auf die Spur zu kommen.

Abandoned in childhood, ex-Navy SEAL Joe Harkin learned the hard way to trust no one. His background makes him a perfect addition to the KnightGuard Security team. Claire Willis has planned for the day she could escape her abusive husband. Desperate for help, she seeks refuge with her cousin in Black Pointe, Florida until she can figure out her next move. When danger follows her, KnightGuard Security assigns Joe to her case. Joe and Claire share a complicated history. She was the only woman he ever loved and who loved him back. Leaving his best friend after high school was the hardest ...

Like the first book, The Covid Murders is a fictional and captivating medical detective story, this time exploring a mysterious death in a hospital in suburban Nashville, Tennessee. But like the first, it also connects this entertaining tale simply and understandably to the very real problems of American health care policy. It explains what has gone wrong with our system historically and now, including the great impact of our recent national experience with the Covid pandemic.

Sid Carter is an American CPA who receives a letter from a stranger in Nigeria offering him a generous percentage if Sid will only help him export his $60 million fortune out of Africa. Acting on a whim, Sid finds himself drawn into a world of intrigue that takes him to Paris, the Sahara desert, Switzerland and finally into the Islamic mosques of Cleveland.

Kalt, kälter... tot! Ein Sturmtief, das mit Urgewalt über die Lübecker Bucht zieht, hinterlässt reichlich Schnee... und einen toten Sternekoch. Als klar wird, dass der Mann gewaltsam ums Leben gekommen ist, bittet die Lübecker Kripo ihre Flensburger Kollegen Ina Drews und Jörn Appel um Hilfe. Die beiden beginnen sofort mit ihrer Arbeit und können schnell erste Erfolge erzielen. Doch bald wird klar, dass die Verstrickungen viel weiter reichen und der tote Koch erst der Anfang von etwas Großem ist.

“A great pulp noir piece involving casinos, gunfights, and a dash of magic reminiscent of Big Trouble in Little China. Fun, exciting fiction that reads like my favorite movies from the ‘80s.” – Barbarian Book Club He’s an ex-magician turned criminal who never believed in magic. But when Fate deals him a new hand, all bets are off. Jack is a jaded former illusionist who turned his back on the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas. Now a cunning criminal, he shuffles in smuggling jobs and counterfeit art between stiff drinks and a half-assed search for greater purpose. When a collection ...

The drowned man lay in the bottom of the shrimp trawler’s net that had just been winched up on deck. His wet suit was made of black foam rubber, and at first everyone thought he was an unlucky porpoise, scooped up from the sandy floor of the Gulf of Mexico. Moments later, another dead diver joined him on the deck of the shrimp boat, and Warren Stone found himself in the center of a drug war being fought on the streets of Continental America’s Southernmost City. He had left the C.I.A. under a cloud. Now he cleaned up towns in trouble, an illegal and dangerous business that paid well. ...

In the heart of Shadow Gulch, Eli Stone, a blacksmith with a lawman's past, faces a crisis that strikes at the very foundation of what he believes. The discovery of silver has turned his once-peaceful home into a den of opportunists and decay. As Judge Harlan Beck's questionable justice system starts to show its true colors, Eli is drawn back into a life he thought he had left behind, compelled to defend the underdog against an ever-growing tide of injustice.

America’s oldest battleship afloat is in danger—it’s up to Pierce Spruce to save it. Time is of the essence as billionaire book collector Pierce Spruce and FBI Special Agent Robert Graham attempt to prevent America’s oldest battleship still afloat from being hijacked by a rogue group of thieves. The numbers are against them—as are the odds. The two newly acquainted partners must work together if they are going to have any prayer of saving one of New England’s most prized pieces of history. Will they be able to maintain possession of the USS Constitution? Or has Old Ironsides set...

A woman who can’t remember. A man who can’t forget. And a person who desperately needs to kill them both! The Katy Trail is a 225-mile long biking trail from Clinton to St. Charles, Missouri. It’s one of the most beautiful in the world—just the place for Samuel to get away from it all, to heal, and to quell some of the demons from his past. Into his life, however, drops Misty—a mysterious woman with amnesia, who is being chased by a shotgun-toting man intent on killing her. Samuel has no choice. His sense of honor—honed during many years as a SEAL—forces him to protect...