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A kidnapping in a small town in Californias Central Valley begins a series of events which forces Detective Jason Carmichael to brush aside standard investigative protocol. Following conventional procedures would involve a candid dialog with the media. But because of a diabolically unique and unpredictable ransom demand, in which the police have no way of apprehending the kidnappers, Jason believes the result would be multiple copy cat events. The flip side is, by not keeping the public appraised of the potential danger, children would still be at risk. With either decision, Jason realizes he will be judged wrong. Throughout this juggling act, nothing can override his biggest concern-what will happen when the kidnappers leverage runs out? As Marie Gallagher and Jason stand side by side listening to tapes of tormenting phone calls from the abductors, she begins a back door entry into his empty private life. TOLL ROAD traces the multiple paths of an investigation, even resorting to an unwitting conspiracy between the least likely of sources. Of all the cases Jason had worked on, he could never have imagined a clue as important as, Uh-huh._,

Every major city has a secret police force, a select few that operate without rules. New York City is no exception and Dennis McNeil is no ordinary detective. A member of the Chiefs unit, Mac is currently on paid leave with no plans to return. But the Chief wants him back in the game-where he belongs-and throws him a case he cant refuse. After all, how can anyone say No to a dying child? And thats whats happening to Moon Zollner. Dying of leukemia, Moon needs a stem cell transplant from a relative to survive. His only known relative is his mother, a junkie whore lost to the streets. Shell be hard to find, and as Mac and his partner soon learn, theyre not the only ones looking for her. But for Moons sake, they better find her first. So the clock is ticking. And thats why, in and beneath the streets of New York, its going down ugly._,

Webb Sawyer has recently been released from a U. S. Army psychiatric hospital. Out of personal revenge, hed killed a Serbian death squad leader. When Clara Zemeniewski is arrested for the murder by hanging of her father, Willard Haynes, her friend Amanda Eure tracks down Webb and provides evidence that may exonerate Clara. But Webbs old friend and prosecutor, Randy Fearing, isnt interested. He already has the killer. Webb and Amanda go on a search for more information to prove Clara is innocent. During their search Clara kills herself. The case appears to be over. Webb and Amanda have a falling out. However, Webb isnt satisfied and continues the investigation. His search leads him to four other victims who died in a similar manner. All had attended a private boys school. Webb discovers that forty years earlier there was a black man hanged to death by seven white boys, all from the school. The murder was covered up and the boys were never charged. The trail leads to the original victims son. But all isnt as it appears. The concept of truth and justice is turned upside down. And when Webb does find out the truth, he is at a loss about what to do. _,

The Battles find murder on toast! Fresh from their run-ins with murder and mayhem in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, Jack and Penny Battle come to Rye, on the seacoast of New Hampshire, to learn about the real America. Blairs Crest is a decaying summer palace filled with dysfunctional family, and down the drive is a hearty baseball-playing young family with no job and fading prospects. The Battles house forms the third side of a triangle of greed, madness and murder when Philip disappears on his way to make a fortune from a stock-picking computer formula. All these events dont add up to a wholesome view of the USA, and when Jack buys a used Rolls Royce his perceptions are even more askew. Or are the motives for murder only those of most crime

Eco-terrorist plans to bomb select water and electrical distribution facilities in southern California. PI Butch Greiner is on his trail, but one step behind the chaos and destruction._,

As two high powered attorneys working for an influential New England power company are explaining the benefits of building a power plant on Shermans Creek, a pair of camouflage clad rednecks interrupt the meeting and shotgun the lawyers to death in front of the crowd. Then they disappear into the woods of Perry County. FBI Agent Jim Slade is brought in to find the killers and bring them to justice. His main suspect is a redneck named Harry Land. Land, a recovering alcoholic, strikes a chord with Agent Slade, whose own beloved father was a longtime member of AA. Land convinces Slade of his own innocence, but persuades the FBI agent to investigate a larger conspiracy which includes bribery, intimidation and murder. This unlikely pair team up to uncover the series of crimes connected to the building of the power plant, while fighting against political intrigue and threats against them and their families. The justice they seek against all odds would satisfy the small piece of redneck in everyone, while saving a stream called Shermans Creek. Some of the most powerful people in the country will do anything to make sure that doesnt happen. _,

Summer is a woman of endurance. On the family farm where she grew up, she lived through the death of her mother and a near rape. She longed for the father she never knew. When Bobby, the love of her life, goes off to college, she feels alone. It would be years before they meet again. Summer moves to D.C. to be near her sisters, and becomes very successful._,

Mr. Shanks has written an excellent and exciting controversial novel of contemporary fiction in the style of Tom Clancy and Patrick Robinson with all its high tech and swift movement around the globe. It is a political thriller, a legal thriller, and sophisticated warfare thriller all rolled into one._,

Terrorism and fraudulent election practices make for great headlines and documentary films, but for FBI Special Agent Donald Corbbitt, its all in a days work. In the wake of one of the most exciting presidential campaigns in United States history, Corbbitt is nearly stretched to his limit as he hurriedly works to thwart widespread death and destruction with a counterattack against a group of terrorists. The terrorists goal

Sumiko Harada, a poverty-stricken Japanese young woman and her father find a key and a letter on the body of a woman accidentally killed on a street in Tokyo. Sumikos father uses the key to open a train-station locker where he finds a diary written by a sadistic serial killer who believes he is Akuma, the Japanese mythological devil who can bring misfortune to all who see him. Sumiko uses the information in the letter and the dead-womans identity to get a lucrative job at a popular nightclub where she meets Mark Kellner, an American journalist working in Japan. When the killer learns of Sumikos ruse, Sumiko and Mark are drawn into a web of terror spun by a madman who will use any means, no matter how cruel, to get his diary before it becomes public information._,

The heir to a wealthy family in Corpus Christi, Texas, Patricia (Tricia) Tracy anticipates receiving a substantial inheritance in four months. She may not live that long after she accuses Lupe Garcia of murdering his wife in her newspaper column, Tracys Tidbits. He stalks her and attacks her, her life saved by Bill, a mysterious sailor she just met at a socialite party. Tricia falls madly in love with Bill and breaks up with her boyfriend, Mel Sweeney, the police detective. Soon Tricia and Mel are independently investigating a surge in cocaine use, the mysterious death of one of Tricias friends, and a bribery scandal that has cost millions of dollars in damages. Tracy Tidbits, a social editorial, frequently gets Tricia in trouble with her choice of such controversial topics as cocaine abuse, environmental destruction, and civil disobedience. The main threat to Tricias Inheritance comes from an unexpected source, and only Tricias determination can save her._,

Its 1994, and veteran homicide detective John Bowers teams up with his partner Minola Raye to solve another grisly murder in Babylon-Portland, Oregons fringe district of losers and forgotten victims. Like hungry sharks, Babylons riffraff feed on the innocent and vulnerable, and only case-hardened cops like Bowers seek justice in a system that has no heart. During a quiet weekend, a young woman has just drifted to sleep when her first waking sensation is a crushing weight falling on her chest, as if some night-stalking bird of prey had swooped down from the ceiling and clutched her in its talons. The beasts foul-smelling breath poisons the air. With a startled chirp, she comes to and stares straight into hell. A grimy hand slams over her mouth before she has a chance to scream. The brutal killing that follows leaves Sergeants Bowers and Raye to piece together bloodied clues and investigate suspects among the throwaway people on the gritty streets of Babylon. This gripping police procedural delivers juicy crime scenes, a sizzling romance, edge-of-your-seat suspense, and the same old blues-along with the occasional gold nugget-in Babylon._,

Two years ago, John Dressners son disappeared in Las Vegas. Now that he is retired from NYPD homicide, he is going back to unravel the mystery that others have given up on. But things have changed since the last time he was there. To really find out the truth of what happened, John will have to figure out the meaning of a code, scrawled hastily on some postcards his son sent him before he disappeared. What if you could turn back the clock and have your loved one back, if only for a day? What would you tell them? John may have that chance. But he has no idea how close time is to running out . Set in the flashy, over-the-top city, this one drops you in the middle of the action and doesnt let go until its thrilling climax._,

California Senator Bryce Camshaws daughter, Lisa Devalera, has vanished. While hiking in the California mountains, the nature photographer disappeared, and the dying senator wants some answers. He calls in private investigator Napoleon Fontaine for help, and Fontaine agrees to uncover the real circumstances surrounding Lisas disappearance and presumed death. When a friend of Lisas points Fontaine to a declining self-help organization, The Harmollenium Institute, that Lisa was involved with, Fontaine discovers that the Institute, reborn as Harmonescape, markets a new virtual imagination program called VISAGE. The new director has recently wrested control from the inventor of VISAGE, and Fontaine smells a cover-up. In his investigation, Fontaine crosses paths with sexy reporter Cara Andrade. Drawn together in their pursuit of the mysterious secret behind VISAGE, Fontaine and Andrade search for clues to Lisas whereabouts. But they face a deadly nemesis, one that could spell disaster for everyone involved._,

Ben Perkins is back! It feels so good to say that. Twenty-three years ago, when Rob Kantner introduced his Detroit PI in the short story C Is for Cookie, he probably had no idea he was heralding in a new era of mystery fiction. Before Rob, the private eye genre was glutted with down-in-their-luck losers who wore trench coats and talked like Bogart. Stereotypes ruled the paperback racks, and a revamp was sorely needed. Robs genius was to give his hero something more than cliched one-liners and a drinking problem. Namely, a life. J. A. Konrath, from his introduction This collection includes 18 stories featuring Ben Perkins, from the earliest part of his career to the latest chapter. The final story, Sex and Violins has never before been published._,

In 1986, detective Gail Jensen believed she destroyed the most notorious serial killer in New York City history, the Black Dagger Killer. It is now the year, 1999. New York City is preparing for its greatest New Years celebration ever. The arrival of the new millennium. Thought to be dead, François Dubont, the Black Dagger Killer has returned to New York City. Dubonts purpose is to recover a diary from his ancestor that will grant him immortality. Once again, Gail Jensen is assigned to stop the Black Dagger Killer. Only this time, the clock is running out for Jensen and New York City._,

Confronted by an election campaign for which he has no heart, Sheriff Conor Gifford moves to Richmond where he joins two old friends, Governor Graham Martin and Attorney General Samantha Darrow. On the very day that he assumes command of his new organization, the Office of Special Investigations, an assassins bullet kills Martin and Darrow. Shunted aside by the Commander of the State Police who resents the very existence of Giffords peculiar new organization, Gifford conducts a parallel investigation that leads him into the depths of Virginia politics where he finds himself besieged by politicians of both parties as they maneuver to attain the Commonwealths highest office. Robert L. Skidmore is the author of sixteen novels._,