The young new guy is more defective than detective. But his snitch gave up the information so he's in charge.It ought to be a routine takedown, albeit of a rising Mafia star.But old age and treachery will overcome youth and vigor every time.On both sides of the law.

H. Clement Moore is a highly successful businessman who pays a price for his success when his wife admits having an affair. After some thought, he adjusts his priorities. He's on his way home early for the first time in ten years to set things right before he loses her forever. What could possibly go wrong?

Blackwell Opsis an interational network of professional assassins managed and monitored by TJ Blackwell.Neil Speck is a well-tested operative for TJ Blackwell, but llike most of us he has his problems.He draws a bold line between the gritty, real world of Blackwell Ops—the world in which he lives—and the almost fantasy world occupied by the Normals.One thing they seem to have that he doesn't is Luck. Kismet or Fate seems to smile on them at ...

On Earth in the not-too-distant future, Will Perkins looks at Luna almost every evening.He dreams of visiting there, living there, someday.Finally, almost through a fluke, he realizes his dream. He and his wife Rose will live in the well-established Arzachel 1 crater colony while he works as part of a crew to build Arzachel 2.But nothing ever goes quite as planned, does it?Even as Will and Rose's lives are changing, so is the face of reality as they know it....

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From the opening:Of the three wingback chairs in my library, only one is upholstered in human skin. There's a reason for that.Charles Claymore Task has been labeled a psychopath by hypocrites who see themselves as "normal." And a group of wealthy investors want to know what makes him tick.They ask him to to detail for a film crew what makes people like him tick. At least that's the initial plan.On film, Charlie describes the abandonment, disillusionment, and...

On future Earth, there are only six nations. They are governed, loosely, by a compendium of delegates, one from each nation, to the World Dominion.But among any six humans, there is always one who wants to be dominant. When that one, by happenstance, is contacted by extra-terrestrials who believes him to be the ruler of Earth, he is not inclined to correct them.Instead, as a response to their request to colonize, he levies certain requirements. He can fulfill the requiremen...

The basis of life as we know it is carbon.Suppose the nucleus of every carbon atom is a sun. Suppose one electron "planet" swirling around that nucleus supports life.And suppose a group of scientists theorize that, like space, time is a maleable factor in the universe. And that even the term "universe" depends strictly on the vantage point.In the future on Earth, with Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle disproven and set aside, the way is clear to test the Theorum of...

Detective Kelli Holt is on a routine assignment, investigating the murder of an elementary school teacher.But the investigation itself is far from routine. Why does an elementary school teacher have 1.7 million dollars stashed in her floor safe and in her purse? What does her pupil and 7 year old neighbor know? And who or what exactly is Situation Solved?Before she can find any answers, she is assigned to a second murder investigation that might or might not be connected.

When a body with mob ties washes up on the beach in a quiet rural town, the marshal has his hands full plus some.The coroner's new assistant being a dead ringer for the marshal's deceased wife only adds to the complications.On her death bed, Sarah said she'd find a way to come back. Did she?And by the way, who left the dead guy on the beach? Was it his angry ex-girlfriend, the daughter of a rival mob leader? Was it her jealous husband?Come along and let's fi...

Patricia "Trixie" Burton has it all.She's platinum blond, wealthy and incredibly beautiful.She's a major socialite who makes all the rounds. From swinging with the club scene to owning a seat on the board of directors for every do-gooder organization in town.Well, she did have it all. Then the call came over the radio.Trixie Burton is dead, and Detective Lou Galecki is determined to find out why.

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