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"A captivating coming of age story about an Irish weapons trafficker." –BestThrillers.com David is pulled from his bed; he is seven. His father, freelancing for British intelligence, is identified while attempting to assassinate a terrorist. Now a wanted man, he must relocate his family from Northern Ireland to Canada. David is raised in the family's business. A business that, eliminates those that can't keep secrets, sells weapons around the world, and hides those that need protection. As a teen David struggles with his future in the family business and his mother's desire to have him ...

Have you ever had a magic moment on a trip that so moved you, you knew you'd remember it forever? Hidden Travel shows you how to experience more such moments anywhere, even at home. While most travel guidebooks reveal sights that matter to others, Hidden Travel teaches you how to find what matters to you, on trips around the world or just around the corner. It's about using travel to get enough distance from your ordinary life to realize just how extraordinary it is. In so doing, you’ll also discover more: more meaning, adventure, relationships, purpose, happiness, creativity, ...

David Grant wakes to find himself in the hold of a ship, beaten and strapped to a chair. The Family, David's name for his underground business, are searching for him. Igor Volkov, a business rival and an old colleague of The Family, ambushed David in Venezuela and wants to deliver him to the new, ruthless Russian Mafia, hoping to win their favor. Now, many underground organizations see The Family as vulnerable. Jobs awarded to The Family are being interfered with by rivals stealing shipments of weapons, stopping assassinations, and capturing people who can reveal many of The Family's ...

Alex Penfield's gunshot wounds have healed, but the shock remains raw. Working the beat could be just what the detective needs to clear his head. But when a corpse washes up on the Chesapeake Bay, Alex's first case back could send him spiraling.... As Penfield and his partner examine the dead man's fortress of a house, an army of surveillance cameras takes the mystery to another level. When the detective sees gruesome visions that the cameras fail to capture, he begins to wonder if his past has caught up with him.

Detective Alex Penfield has to solve a murder case before it happens. His own. Retirement never suited Detective Alex Penfield, but there's nothing like a death omen to get you back in the saddle. A psychic colleague warns the detective that his own murder is coming. When a local death bears an eerie resemblance to the psychic's vision, he can't help but get involved.

Detective Alex Penfield is no stranger to crime scenes. But when he tracks down a gruesome killer, he discovers she’s in a whole different league. And this assassin is far from alone.... It turns out that Penfield’s detective skills have uncovered a secret government program that’s better left buried. And the men and women of that program have put a target on his back. To survive the day, Penfield’s only chance is to trust a ruthless killer. He hopes his risky choice won’t be the last one he ever makes....

Jon Drayton has no idea of the power lying dormant inside him. He had lived an ordinary life, but everything changes the night of the accident. His sister's car is demolished by a drunk driver, leaving her paralyzed from the neck down. But with simply the touch of his hand, Drayton heals her. He has no idea how he did it, and soon everyone is calling it a miracle. Less than a week later, someone attempts to murder Drayton.

A dying partner. An otherworldly healer. A race against time. To save his terminally ill psychic partner, private investigator Alex Penfield is on the trail of a mysterious man with healing abilities…but so is a clandestine organization of cutthroat assassins. In a run-in with the assassins, Penfield learns of the mystery man’s harrowing fate and determines to help him. Can Penfield track down the man before the professional killers? And just who - or what - is this healer?

The murders scarred him for life. Can he face it again when a copycat resumes the butchery? Detective Alex Penfield’s hope for humanity hangs by a slender thread of justice. But even slamming the darkly disturbing serial killer behind bars can’t make up for the brutal loss of his dear friend 10 years ago. And he vows she won’t have died in vain when he’s recruited by the FBI to catch a vicious predator with the same blood-soaked calling card. Can the determined detective trap the mystery killer and put his demons to rest?

Rome, 1948. Twenty women are brutally murdered, their throats slit and their faces removed with surgical precision. Then the murders stop as abruptly as they started, and the horrifying crimes and their victims are lost to history. Now over 60 years later, the killings have begun again. This time in America. It's up to homicide detectives Marcus Carter and Angela Darden to stop the murders, but how can they catch a serial killer who leaves no traces of evidence and no apparent motive?

Two short story classics from Louisa May Alcott combined in one volume: Abbot's Ghost: Maurice Traherne is wrongly accused of fraud and gambling and must play a careful hand if he is to win his love, Octavia, from the grasp of other, less honorable men and retain the trust of those who had faith in him. The Baron's Gloves: Two rather young women, Amy and Helen, traveling with an older uncle, are doing the "tour" of Europe, and are supposedly soaking up education but secretly yearning for adventures and romance.

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In a haunting tale of lost identity and vengeance, a man awakens with no memories of his past‚Aîno childhood, no home‚Aîonly a shadowy world filled with terror and his mother‚As cries for retribution. As the echoes of a massacre of his people linger, he finds himself on a quest that will unravel the mysteries of his existence and challenge the very essence of humanity. - Summary by Gutenberg text Note The files list Randall Garrett as author. More recent research has shown this to have been written by Paul W. Fairman and Stephen Marlowe. The audio files have not been changed to reflect...

In this book, Stephen W. Littlewood provides a reliable guide on safe trail running and hiking. You will learn how to prepare for and respond to emergencies to be one step ahead of unforeseen circumstances during your outdoor adventures. Are you really prepared to save your life, right now, if you were lost or injured on a trail? This book provides you guidance on why things go wrong, who will rescue you, and what to do before and during an emergency to survive and be rescued in the wilderness.

As an avid reader of geopolitical thrillers and someone with a keen interest in East Asian politics, I found "The Coming Invasion of Taiwan by China" to be an eye-opening and deeply engaging book. The author has done an exceptional job researching historical tensions between China and Taiwan as a foundation to build a frighteningly plausible future scenario. From the first chapter onward, this gripping novel transports readers to a world on the brink of war in the Asia-Pacific region. The narrative presents a chilling vision of how rising tensions between China and Taiwan could escalate ...

Willy Clutterbuck and his family were gearing up for an exciting, life-changing journey to move to Australia forever! You see, Willy, his two brothers, Miggy & Jag, his sister Kiwi Clutterbuck, and their parents were about to join the many British families moving to Australia using the affordable "Ten pound poms package." This special deal allowed families to travel to Australia or Canada for only ten pounds while the Australian government found them jobs and homes. It's important to mention that Willy wasn't exactly thrilled about his parents' choice. Of course, their unusual decision-...

In the annals of American history, few names have resonated and stirred as much controversy as Donald J. Trump. This book strives to explore the complexities of the man who, through an improbable journey, climbed to the apex of political power to become the 45th President of the United States Our story unfolds with an in-depth examination of Mr. Trump's formative years, as he was groomed within a prosperous New York real estate family and shaped by a doting yet demanding father. From his early ambitions in real estate and entertainment to the unprecedented entrance into politics, this tome ...

This is the second book in the Willy Clutterbuck series. Willy is one of those kids that we all remember being. A child from the time when children had the freedom to be adventurers and were allowed to grow up without the aid of the Xbox or reality shows. He is from a time where your mother would dismiss you for the day and tell you to be home before 6.30pm and she wouldn't worry herself sick about what might happen. Those days have gone and not because the world has changed that much, but because we are now, I believe, obsessed with safety and crime. Not that, that's wrong, of course not. ...

Unveil the mysterious skies with "Beyond the Skies UFOs and the Quest for Truth & what happened at Broad Haven in 1977" a captivating exploration of otherworldly visitors throughout time. Delve into harrowing accounts, credible eyewitnesses, and astounding government cover-ups that have captivated conspiracy theorists and skeptics alike. Hold onto your seat as we journey back to Broad Haven in 1977, a small Welsh village that became the epicenter for one of the most remarkable UFO sightings in history. This well-documented encounter involves chilling testimonies from multiple school ...

Willy was one of those kids that we all remember being. A child from a time when children had the freedom to be adventurers and were allowed to grow up without the aid of gaming PCs and mothers too afraid to let you out of their site. He was from a time when your mother would dismiss you for the day in the morning and tell you to be home before 6.30 pm, and she wouldn't worry herself sick about what might happen to you or where you were.