Serial Wars

What do you do when the killers come out to play? When it's hunt or be hunted? You sharpen your knives and prepare to get bloody because nobody does it better than a woman scorned with something to prove. Welcome to the 23rd annual serial killer war games, where the adrenaline runs high, the blood is fresh, and the revenge is best served cold.

Diverted from a life of servitude to SSI’s elite assassin school, Tori graduates just before Epsilon falls . . . Now she has to find a way off world before the Republican Marines sweep up all SSI personnel on the planet. Somehow, she and her fellow graduates must adapt to the changes wrought by the Republicans while staying alive. Where they once held the line of authority and kept order for the Tetrarchy, now they are hunted down and killed following speedy trials. On the way to Diego, she meets a pair of young AOJ agents, with deadly results . . . Don’t miss the second book in this ...

Infamous names like Ted Bundy or Jeffrey Dahmer are known and feared. But what if, just south of the border, there was a far more active network of serial killers? What if the perfect storm of crime, fuelled by this nation's deadly narco wars, has turned Mexico into an ideal hunting ground for many of the most bizarre and blood thirsty serial killers the world has ever seen? Serial Killers of Mexico delves into this criminal underbelly to tell the stories of the psychopathic loners, professional narco assassins and the overwhelmed law enforcement trying desperately to hunt them down.

This book explores thirteen bizarre “murder” stories that have taken place in Tennessee over the past two centuries. The first story related here takes place around 1798 and the last takes place in 1998. These stories span the breadth of Tennessee from the Smoky Mountains, to the Mississippi River and most points between. Some of these stories are about famous persons and others are about powerful persons. Some are about persons that are unknown to all but a few. One story is about an abused animal.

Someone is murdering high-ranking Vietnamese government officials, so the head of Saigon's homicide division, Captain Chyang Fang, a troubled Chinese Vietnamese man, is given the task of finding the killer. Hated by almost everyone in Saigon and an outcast in both Chinese and Vietnamese circles, Fang has to rely on his wit, biting sarcasm, and not-so-capable assistant, Sergeant Phan - a man who would rather play on his smartphone than work - to find the killer who leaves toy cobras on the bodies of his victims.

“Look at it this way, Sarge . . . Three ex-Marines are worth about ten regular agents.” The war is over. For ex-Marine Sergeant Gina Wilcox, that means using her powers outside the military for a change. Wilcox is an electronic telepath, and when Naval Investigations is dissolved she’s recruited into AOJ, the Republic’s top civilian law enforcement agency. AOJ has a reputation for being corrupt to the core. And to make matters worse, crime spikes out of control right before election season. Wilcox does her part, rounding up terrorists and assassins. But the criminal underworld ...

“It’s turned into a cold war, Sarge. When they assassinate our politicians, diplomatic relations tend to grow frosty.” Triskelion is active. The Chancellor is murdered. Scores of deep undercover operatives have mobilized to take down politicians, judges, and law enforcement personnel. Former Marine Sergeant Gina Wilcox leads an elite team that fights back, bringing swift justice to the SSI agents arrayed against the Republic. But the deadliest assassin of them all has just arrived by interplanetary transport. And things are about to get much, much worse . . . Don’t miss the third ...

“Time travel’s awesome, Sarge. You ought to try it before they shut things down.” Spies and assassins are much more active in the Republic now that the war is over. One operative holds information extremely valuable to League terrorists. And a secret project by Republican Shipworks, the giant battleship conglomerate, holds a way to change the past to affect the future . . . Gina Wilcox leads a crack team of former Space Marines in their new role inside civilian law enforcement. Don’t miss the exciting second book in this action-packed series!

Expanded Edition: Now with a brand-new bonus epilogue… In the tense months following 9/11, a chance encounter sparks an unlikely connection between two strangers—a young college student and a marine on his way to Afghanistan. Mark has no interest in romance, especially just a week before he deploys. But when he sees a man follow a pretty waitress from a Providence hotspot, his gut tells him she’s in danger. He feels compelled to intervene. Amanda hoped to learn the restaurant business when she took the waitressing job, but so far all she’s learned is how to fend off handsy guys. ...

ONE NIGHT. It was only supposed to be one night... How did it turn into so much more? Emma Waterhouse doesn't have time for guys. College classes and fun with her roommates are more than enough to keep her busy. But when her roommates drag her out for a night of drinking and dancing, she's ready to let loose for one night and break all her own rules. Lorenzo Romano is the hottest guy Emma has ever seen and he seems to only have eyes for her. Is he too good to be true? What can one night hurt? One night of hot, mind-blowing action with Lorenzo will be enough, right? Things take a turn when ...

This explosive sixth installment in the Nick Lynch series thrusts readers into the heart of a nation divided. As a formidable coalition of right-wing militias united under the banner of The Committee launches a ferocious bid to rewrite America's future, Nick finds himself at the epicenter of the conflict. Reuniting with key allies, including the determined and resourceful Jenny McFadden, they face an unprecedented challenge of stopping a civil war ignited by decades of strife and differing ideologies. From the first page, Jenny and Nick step into roles destined to shape the course of ...

In Long Island, a farmer found a duck pond turned red with blood. On the Lower East Side, two boys playing at a pier discovered a floating human torso wrapped tightly in oilcloth. Blueberry pickers near Harlem stumbled upon neatly severed limbs in an overgrown ditch. Clues to a horrifying crime were turning up all over New York, but the police were baffled: There were no witnesses, no motives, no suspects. The grisly finds that began on the afternoon of June 26, 1897, plunged detectives headlong into the era's most perplexing murder.

“I’m going to make a theory, Sarge. I think our bot has left the planet.” League forces in Octavia move against ex-Marine Gina Wilcox, trying to grab a very special droid. Powerful special forces combine their strength with vicious street gangs, ready to take her on. Tetrarch Chu deals with betrayal on Euripides, and turns to the Nomadi for help. A lone assassin heads into the wilderness to hunt her down. Now, both a Tetrarch and a bot are in trouble, but only one will find favor with the powers that be . . . Don't miss the action-packed Book 6 in this epic space opera adventure!

He’s erasing vermin. She’ll torture for fun. Together, can they ensure the most despicable people pay the ultimate price for their sins? Zach Heston refuses to let the rich get away with their perversions. Hunting down powerful elites who prey on kids, even his ruthless ways don’t make enough of a dent in their vile exploits. But when he teams up with a serial killer to dispatch the scum of the Earth, he vows to cut off the rot desecrating society behind closed doors… Janet Steele has always had a cruel streak. And though her fascination with death started with animals, she now ...

“You know, Sarge, sentience is a funny thing. You could probably program a bot to think it was self-aware." A stolen droid from Verberger has awakened, and former Space Marine Gina Wilcox finds herself babysitting a childlike young woman who has no idea she's not human. Why, then, does the corporation want her back so badly? In darkest space, the Captain of a giant zodiac vessel dies and throws the ship into default mode just as his crew mutinies. An SOS reaches Counterforce One where Commander Hamilton Wolf leads his team with some newcomers on a rescue mission. Don't miss the fifth ...

“Dang, Sarge. When diplomatic immunity is ignored, it turns into the Wild West out there.” The Counterforce teams are reunited, but SSI-Euripides sends in a hit man to take out Shotwell and Pico inside the Republican embassy. Meanwhile, Gina Wilcox helps strike the local seat of government in an attempt to rescue and repatriate Miriam, while the bot’s original abductor tries to smuggle herself down to the planet’s surface. But hiding among the Nomadi out in Great Plains, the deposed Tetrarch Chu is poised to disrupt everyone’s plans. Don’t miss the exciting eighth book in this ...

“Our bot’s the new Tetrarch over there, Sarge. Them Leaguers are being led by a droid now.” League warships flee Petra Roe with a stolen bot, but the Counterforce leaders are caught on the planet's surface. Commander Wolf stays behind so Lockhart can lead the remainder in pursuit. Now Lt. Halverson is on her first solo op, trying to rescue Wolf. And the others combine forces to be led by Commander Lockhart. Can they successfully infiltrate Euripides and find out what happened to Miriam? Don't miss the 7th book in this action-packed space opera series! Trigger warning: non-graphic ...

From USA TODAY bestselling author Victoria Purman comes an engaging, clever story about women’s work—often unseen—during Australia’s golden years of radio broadcasting. Martha Berry is on the brink of fifty years old, unmarried, and one of an army of polite, invisible women who go to...

In 1920s Munich, the body of Anna Gross, a young society wife, has been found in the English Gardens, still clothed in finery. Soon a second body is discovered, also a woman of high society. When a third body is found, homicide detective Axel Berg realizes he's dealing with unprecedented evil. Is the murderer politically motivated? Is he a lone madman? Or worse, is the killer possessed by both political and personal demons?

“Congrats for making Director, Sarge. And thanks for bringing us with you.” A lethal illicit drug hits the streets of Octavia, and one of Gina Wilcox’s first assignments as Director of AOJ is rooting out those responsible. But the gang’s leader is an old SSI plant, intent on causing as much death and destruction as possible. Meanwhile on Clarion, Miriam moves ever closer to uncovering the truth about her origins, leading to a potentially disastrous showdown with Thrall . . . Don’t miss the exciting final book in this action-packed space opera!