INTERNATIONAL THRILLER WRITERS
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One lucky
winner will win autographed copies of all these books!
 BLACK
OUT by Lisa Unger
When my mother
named me Ophelia, she thought she was being literary. She didn’t realize she was
being tragic.
On the surface,
Annie Powers’s life in a wealthy Floridian suburb is happy and idyllic. Her
husband, Gray, loves her fiercely; together, they dote on their beautiful young
daughter, Victory. But the bubble surrounding Annie is pricked when she senses
that the demons of her past have resurfaced and, to her horror, are now creeping
up on her. These are demons she can’t fully recall because of a highly
dissociative state that allowed her to forget the tragic and violent episodes of
her earlier life as Ophelia March and to start over, under the loving and
protective eye of Gray, as Annie Powers. Disturbing events—the appearance of a
familiar dark figure on the beach, the mysterious murder of her
psychologist—trigger strange and confusing memories for Annie, who realizes she
has to quickly piece them together before her past comes to claim her future and
her daughter.
 THE
ANGEL by Carla Neggers
Her passion for myth and magic leads a woman into the heart of a murderous evil.
On a remote stretch of the rugged coast of Ireland, folklorist and illustrator
Keira Sullivan pursues the mysterious Irish legend of an ancient Celtic stone
angel. As she searches an isolated ruin, she's certain she's discovered the
mythic angel, but before she can examine her find, she senses a malevolent
presence...Is someone in there with her? Then the ruin collapses, trapping her.
Keira's uncle, a Boston homicide detective, enlists the help of Simon Cahill to
find his missing niece. Simon, an expert with Fast Rescue, a rapid response
search-and-rescue organization, is trying to keep a low profile after secretly
assisting the take-down of a major criminal network, but he rushes to Ireland,
pulling Keira out of the rubble just as she's about to free herself.
Simon isn't interested in myths or magic, nor is he surprised when Keira can't
find a trace of her stone angel. He doesn't believe it exists. But the gruesome
evidence of a startling act of violence convinces him that whatever she found in
the ruin, the danger she faces is real.
When the violence follows them to Boston [and escalates], Simon and Keira
realize that the long-forgotten story that has captivated her has also aroused a
killer...a calculating predator who will certainly kill again.
Suspenseful and evocative, THE ANGEL is a riveting novel of dangerous myths,
haunting secrets and the shattering truth concealed within them. It is Carla
Neggers at her best.
 DIAL
M FOR MISCHIEF by Kasey Michaels
Meet the
Sunshine girls—three mischievous sisters out to clear their father's name…and
maybe get a little romance on the side.
Hollywood
darling Jolie Sunshine is accustomed to trashy headlines. But the shocking
gossip surrounding her father's sudden demise has sent her over the edge… right
into the arms of millionaire Sam Becket.
Jolie and Sam
once shared much more than a bed, till fame ended their escalating relationship.
Now that very limelight is bringing them back together. With a murder to solve
and a white-hot passion to quench, they're really about to give the paparazzi a
field day.
 SHADOW
OF POWER by Steve Martini
Author Terry Scarborough is a legal scholar who
loves controversy. His latest offering, which claims that the U.S. Constitution
and some writings of Thomas Jefferson support racial discrimination, stirs up
more than controversy. It could be what gets him killed. When a young man with
connections to a hate group is charged with his murder, defense attorney Paul
Madriani takes the case and soon finds himself pursing an elusive witness within
the confines of the Supreme Court itself.
SHADOW OF POWER not only explores a dark chapter of our
nation’s past but also its profound impact on today’s highly charged,
politicized society. Filled with a cast of unforgettable characters and
thrilling courtroom battles, SHADOW OF POWER will surely sit proudly among the
masterworks of America’s most popular fiction.
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Steve
Martini
 THE
DEAL by Adam Gittlin
Everything about
Jonah Gray screams success movie-star good looks, expensive clothes, a Park
Avenue penthouse, and a seven-figure income. A cutthroat, rainmaking New York
city commercial real estate broker, Jonah craves opulence and power. He beds
models, romps the globe on the weekends and sees the world as his for the
taking. Jonah Gray has it all. Or at least he had it all.
When a friend
presents Jonah with the deal of a lifetime, Jonah jumps at the chance. All Jonah
has to do is act quickly, invest half a billion dollars in prime NY office
buildings, and collect a huge payoff.
But this golden
opportunity is anything but. Within days of signing on, Jonah is mysteriously
thrust into the epicenter of an international and personal scandal.
Forced to
explore a whole new territory where he can trust no one, and where danger, death
and deception lurk at every corner, Jonah will learn some painfully hard lessons
about the quest for easy money.
Closing this
deal could mean losing everything.
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Adam Gittlin
 NO
ONE LEFT TO TELL by Jordan Dane
The body of a
brutally slain man is found on the holy grounds of a chapel, and a cryptic
message pinned to his chest unravels the lives of people touched by a dark
secret. Detective Raven Mackenzie and her partner uncover the dead man's
connection to a powerful female crime boss, leading them to her mysterious head
of security, Christian Delacorte, who soon becomes the prime suspect.
Yet when Raven
sifts through Christian's past, she discovers the man is plagued by deeply
rooted nightmares—and a shadowy childhood tragedy linking him to the case.
Convinced his past holds the key to finding the real killer, she defies her
partner, following her gut instincts and trusting her undeniable bond with
Christian.
Raven shares her
own date with destiny when she crosses paths with a heartless killer. And when
he unleashes his rage, there will be no one left to tell.
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Jordan Dane
 NICK
OF TIME by Ted Bell
In the grand tradition of epic novels like Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure
Island comes a wondrous tale of time travel, adventure, and riches, in which
twelve-year-old Nick McIver sets out to become “the hero of his own life.”
The setting is England, 1939, on the eve of war. Nick and his younger sister,
Kate, live in a lighthouse on the smallest of the Channel Islands. Nick and Kate
come to the aid of their father who is engaged in a desperate war of espionage
with German U-boat wolf packs that are circling the islands. The information
they provide to Winston Churchill is vital as he tries to warn England of the
imminent Nazi invasion.
One day Nick discovers an old sea chest, left for him by his ancestor, Captain
Nicholas McIver of the Royal Navy. Inside, he finds a time machine and a
desperate plea for help from the captain. He uses the machine to return to the
year 1805. Captain McIver and, indeed, Admiral Nelson’s entire fleet are
threatened by the treachery of the French and the mutinous Captain Billy Blood.
Nick must reach deep inside, using his wits, courage, and daring to rescue the
imperiled British sailors.
His sister, Kate, meanwhile, has enlisted the aid of two of England’s most
brilliant “scientific detectives,” Lord Hawke and Commander Hobbes, to thwart
the invading Nazis. She and Nick must face England’s underwater enemies, a
challenge made all the more difficult when they discover the existence of
Germany’s supersecret submarine.
In this striking adventure for readers of all ages, Nick must fight ruthless
enemies across two different centuries, on land and sea, to help defeat those
determined to destroy his home and his family.
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Ted Bell
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May
31,
2008. One (1) name will be drawn from
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autographed copies of NICK OF TIME by Ted Bell; NO ONE LEFT TO TELL by Jordan
Dane; THE DEAL by Adam Gittlin; SHADOW OF POWER by Steve Martini; DIAL M FOR
MISCHIEF by Kasey Michaels; THE ANGEL by Carla Neggers; BLACK OUT by Lisa Unger; all courtesy of
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