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K.C. Walsh is a bright young engineer, living in a post-industrial society. He lands the perfect job, with machines, telecommuting, and a kind yet head-strong boss. His peaceful world is turned upside down as a chain of events lands him investigating an international murder mystery to protect a coworker. Serjei Sokhu is an information broker, a.k.a. a hacker. He is hired to do a simple computer spoofing job. Simple, except he turns up dead. A foreign government is after the wrong person, and only K.C. can set it straight, and save a friend from deportation and gulag. The clock is ticking!_,

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._,

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._,

By anyones estimation, Samantha Smith leads a charmed life. Raised on the beautiful island of Maui by her devoted parents, Samantha is a stunning, bright, and joyful young woman and a successful manager at the prestigious Ritz Carlton. When sudden tragedy jolts her idyllic world and lays bare startling secrets about Samanthas past, she is tortured by the unknown and filled with questions she never before knew to ask. After the violent deaths of her parents, Samantha decides to leave her island paradise home in search of the one person who may have answers. From the heights of a penthouse overlooking Central Park to the depths of New York Citys underworld, Samantha faces situations for which Maui never prepared her and a powerful journey of self-discovery that she never anticipated. A combination of fearlessness and naivete drives Samantha to unravel the mystery of her family, her life, and her fate. Filled with covert spying, secret Bible codes, and thrilling dreamscapes, What Comes of Dreams is author Donald Penn Bryants multilayered and compelling take on where one finds true comfort, safety, and home._,

Charlie Ryder, half Native American Indian, had been the lone sentinel protecting his peaceful and remote Lone Lake and a serene and simple lifestyle until the arrival of the Madison family. And then, he befriended Benjamin Madison, a strange boy about his age, and thirty-two years ago, while battling over one flirtatious girl at a teen bonfire party beside the lake in 1968, a series of events began that would cement their deadly secret. One, two.finally eight missing girls over the years, beginning in the late sixties-swallowed up at Lone Lake without a trace, without a single bone fragment, without a clue as to who was removing these young girls from rural New Hampshire. Every one of them, during their final hours, had last been seen at the lake. And then came one curious writer who chose Lone Lake as the place to relax and finish her latest novel. The story she started out with soon became the story that is about to unfold. Never in her life would Janet Travis have thought she was about to be written into her own storyline or imagine what would ultimately be the cost._,

Young Cape Cod public defender and commercial fisherman Michael Decastro ventures to Saigon with his father, a Vietnam War vet, to come to the aid of his long-lost client and love-interest Tuki Aparecio. The half-Vietnamese, half-African American diva is in a fight of her life with a mysterious dragon lady from Indochinas underworld. At stake is an antique ruby in Tukis possession...and the mortal souls of everyone Decastro loves. Ghosts that the Decastros and Tuki carry with them from Cape Cod and Southeast Asia will have their day._,

Dr. Dream Weaver has the unusual gift of deciphering dreams. As a dream psychologist, two clients, an indigo child and an eccentric woman with a mysterious aura present the most difficult challenges of his career. Tragedy strikes after Dr. Weaver breaks professional boundaries with his clients. He then becomes a fugitive. While on the run, Dr. Weaver revisits his troubled past and discovers something about himself that will alter his life forever. _,

On a cold, rainy night in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, an Amish man named Jacob Stoltzfus drives his horse and buggy along a two-lane road when a car full of kids viciously rams the buggy. When he pulls off the road to inspect the damage, a man in a pickup truck pulls over and demands Jacob give him the bag he is carrying. When the bandana obscuring the mans face slips off, the thief shoots Jacob. Pennsylvania State Trooper John Lapp, who left the Amish faith fifteen years earlier, is called to the crime scene. He grew up with Jacob Stoltzfus and was once in love with the victims widow, Sallie. The Amish, a religious sect that shuns modern life, do not seek revenge and will not assist in finding Jacobs killer. That is, until Jacobs slightly retarded brother, Amos, is charged with the murder. While Lapp struggles with the disappointments in his own life, his investigation puts him in constant contact with Sallie. He finds himself frequently wondering if he could return to farming and accept the restraints of Amish life or if Sallie would even have him. In his search for the real killer, Lapp sets up a chain of events that reveal the shocking truth behind Jacobs murder. A brutal murder brings an Amish community into conflict with the modern world. When Jacob Stoltzfus, an Amish man, is found shot to death at an abandoned rural Pennsylvania gas station,the detective investigating the murder knows to call state trooper John Lapp. The authors skillful sense of setting and character drive this taut thriller to a satisfying conclusion. A tense, accomplished mystery. -Kirkus Discoveries Death Takes a Buggy Ride has been awarded the 2008 Gold Medal for regional fiction by the Independent Book Publishers Assn._,

Was this a haunted family, or was there a family curse? Irene Reed lost not only her parents, but also her precious twin brother Ivan. But was the bond between the twins so strong that it could sur

Another Mans Treasure is an intriguing mystery played out in the midst of World War II. Countless cultural treasures are pilfered by the invading German Army during the mayhem. When the Nazis overrun Leningrad, the famed Amber Room is stolen from Catherine the Greats Palace. Later, it disappears in the fog of war and the saga begins. As George Clements, an American G.I., fights his way across Europe, he continually crosses paths with the stolen amber from the Eighth Wonder of the World. In Another Mans Treasure, Alexandra, a beautiful young Russian woman helps Clements unravel its secret-but has deadly secrets of her own. Shes the illegitimate daughter of Joseph Stalin, a ruthless dictator whos determined to kill her. Together, while struggling to survive, George and Alexandra must now decide the fate of the lost Amber Room. As this gripping adventure unfolds, some cultural treasures are lost, while others are discovered._,

Transplanted Canadian Doug Loggins is the new principal at Palm Oasis High School-in a small desert community located in Californias Colorado Desert. A local tribe, the Napoc Band of Whitewater Indians, flaunting state law, open a gaming Casino. Doug must deal with ancient squabbles, local politics, and disputes about the meaning of sovereignty in addition to his own administrative duties. But these ordeals are nothing compared to the situation he faces when one of his students, Simone Garcia, turns up dead. Loggins and authorities suspect a drug related death, but in pursuing justice they butt heads with the leader of the Napoc nation, Reginald Cisco Tramhurst, a powerful figure who was instrumental in getting the Casino built on Indian land. When Loggins joins forces with the beautiful Anna Carpenter, a recently divorced Palm Oasis prosecuting attorney, hes surprised at their instant attraction. But the closer they come to the chilling truth surrounding Simones death, the more their newly burgeoning relationship is threatened. In chasing the links to Simones death, Doug encounters a life threatening attack, an entrepreneur of questionable character, a frequently contumacious peace officer, a double named attorney and the true survivor, Brutus. In a desperate chase, Doug takes to the air to find a killer and save a life._,

Sociopathic individuals are rampant in our society. They can be likeable people, who we are inclined to trust as they are able to hide their distain and disregard for others. In Jack Be Quick, I have used my psychiatric expertise to create characters who fit the sociopathic profile and initially leave the other characters, and therefore the readers, confused as to their true personality and motivations. Michael Marshall, a wealthy and obviously unscrupulous industrialist, is murdered. A short time later, his widow, Jill, comes to see Dr. Daniel Cooper, a psychiatrist, ostensibly to help her overcome her depression resulting from her husbands murder. Jill expresses doubts to Dr. Cooper, and eventually to Captain Jack DeAngelis, head of the homicide division, as to whether Michaels death was murder with robbery as the motive. Initially, no one suspects that Jill, an attractive woman of apparent refinement, could be guilty of duplicity in the murder. Through many twists and turns, including the murders of Marshalls accountant and private banker, the involvement of the mob, and the smuggling of drugs, the involvement of Jill becomes clear. Her sociopathic ability to worm her way out of this dilemma fools even the best detectives, but perhaps not the most cunning reader? Jack Be Quick is a murder mystery as well as an intriguing study about the complexities of the human mind._,

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._,

In the New Mexico pre-dawn hours, the sexy Rikki Luckett and her lover hear a splash. The following morning she and another detective discover Sonny Sixkiller at the bottom of Conchas Lake. Normally, that would be considered a simple skydiving accident. The fortune in cash and diamonds on him, however, makes Sonny anything but a nice guy who meets up with tragedy. Meanwhile, there is a jewel thief in the desert city who operates while being invisible. That is baffling to the Albuquerque Police Department. Rikkis police work would have been normal, if it werent for an escaped convict who is out to kill her. She is surrounded by insatiable lovers, high risk and ever-present danger. This tale of world-wide intrigue, feminine love, money and murder is based on a true story. There are no victims, only volunteers. A sexy thriller. Dr. M. Neil Browne High drama and suspense! the Detroit Free Press Captivating! A real page turner. The Deep South Review_,

They say that writers have a strong desire to get published, but they didnt mention that the eagerness to be published could lead to madness. Unfortunately this wasnt explained to one writer who seeks his revenge on agents, publishers, and newspaper columnists by murdering them for not endorsing or publishing his work. Writers Block is a murder mystery about seven writers, one of which is the serial killer, who meets once a month for their writers block meetings at their local Barnes & Noble book store to discuss their writing feats and accomplishments. Writers Block also delves into the trails and tribulations of what seven writers endure to get published. It will allow you to witness the tragedy of one writers prisoner of war ordeal, one writers infidelity issues, the unexpected death of one writers mother, and other serious issues that these writers experience._,