Defend yourself with salad tongs, hairbrushes--and even a dirty diaper!A sidewalk thief tries to steal your wallet, but you are unarmed. What do you do? With A Guide to Improvised Weaponry, you'll know how to protect yourself--even if all you have are your car keys and a candy bar. Written by Green Beret and combat expert Terry Schappert, this book teaches you how to turn your lipstick, your wristwatch--even the shoes on your feet--into strategic self-defense tools. Tradit...

World War III began years ago, and the American government doesn't even know it.For years, while Iran and North Korea kept Western diplomats busy, China and Russia have been quietly seeding the US with spies and soldiers. Now, a silent army of occupation lurks inside US borders, and for America, it is already too late.When the assault begins—via an EMP strike that disables the US electrical grid and neutralizes her defenses all in one fell swoop—the US is c...

'Twas the night before Christmas...After a Christmas Eve EMP attack blinds America and Europe, triggering a meticulously planned attack on the West's civilian populations, only a ragtag team of neighbors stands in the way of a new Axis invasion.Nuclear attacks wipe out city centers. Russian warships infest the Atlantic. Chinese tanks roll out of Baltimore's ports with their sights set on Mount Weather—the bunker protecting the acting US President and what's...

THE FIRST NOVEL IN THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING JANE HAWK SERIESMeet Jane Hawk—a remarkable new heroine certain to become an icon of suspense. “This gripping thriller grabs readers from the first few pages and sweeps them along to the rousing finale.”—Booklist“I very much need to be dead.”These are the chilling words left behind by a man who had everything to live for—but took his own li...

From the bestselling author of the Emperor's Edge series...When Delia chose to major in archaeology, she imagined herself as the female Indiana Jones of the Southwest. She didn’t imagine herself crawling through abandoned mine shafts, scrounging for rusty pickaxes and gold pans to sell on auction sites, but Indiana Jones didn’t have to make student loan payments.Scouring the mountains of Arizona with Simon, her best friend and computer geek extraor...

NOW WITH A FOREWORD BY RON RASH AND AN APPRECIATION BY DWIGHT GARNER"One of the finest books I know about blue-collar work in America, its rewards and frustrations . . . If you are among the tens of millions who have never read Brown, this is a perfect introduction." —Dwight Garner, The New York TimesOn January 6, 1990, after seventeen years on the job, Larry Brown quit the Oxford, Mississippi, fire department to try writing full-tim...

Dee Williams’s life changed in an instant, with a near-death experience in the aisle of her local grocery store. Diagnosed with a heart condition at age forty-one, she was all too suddenly reminded that life is short, time is precious, and she wanted to be spending hers with the people and things she truly loved. That included the beautiful sprawling house in the Pacific Northwest she had painstakingly restored—but, increasingly, it did not include the mortgage payments, constant repairs, ...

In this “stunningly original work of speculative fiction” (The New York Times Book Review) from the acclaimed author of Caught Stealing, an undercover policeman fights to save his family in a world plagued by sleeplessness.“Charlie Huston is one of the most remarkable prose stylists to emerge from the noir tradition in this century.”—Stephen KingWhat LAPD cop Parker Hass wants is a world both safe and just for his wife and...

Move over zombies and adolescent vampires.There’s a new threat in town—and it’s only twelve inches tall. How to Survive a Garden Gnome Attack is the only comprehensive survival guide that will help you prevent, prepare for, and ward off an imminent home invasion by the common garden gnome. Once thought of as harmless yard decorations, evidence is mounting that these smiling lawn statues are poised and ready to wreck havoc. The danger is real. And it’s here...

The Black Curtain has ripped open, allowing the Shadow Ka to rule the lands with a mighty vengeance. The Black Coma is consuming the people of the Earth, and the world looks grim. Jimmy Fincher must accomplish the impossible and solve the Riddle of the Red Disk to receive the fourth gift and save the world.

Virus Z: Sojourn - Episode 2An unknown virus, ordered to be secretly researched by the government, is in the hands of a tired, overworked CDC Scientist. A small mistake is all it takes. It started with one. One person becoming what no one truly believed to be real.James Ericson witnessed the downfall of Floor Three in the Atlanta CDC Lab. He saw a man he admired turn into a flesh-devouring monster. Now, with just his blood stained lab coat and a mysterious ...

Joe Ledger Fans Rejoice!Everyone’s favorite snarky, dangerous, idealistic, relentless covert operative is back, and this time he’s brought friends. Joe Ledger: Unstoppable presents original short stories about Joe Ledger and the Department of Military Sciences by some of New York Times bestseller Jonathan Maberry’s "friends in the industry." Buckle up for powerful, exciting, and nail-biting adventures by Seanan McGuire, Scott Sigler, Larry Correia, Weston Ochse, S...