**INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**"This book is the heartbreaking story that every parent dreads . . . Cohen sheds light on what really happened the night Lauren was never seen again." —David Crow, author of The Pale-Faced LieShe visited friends. She walked to a bar. She was right there . . . until she was gone.College student Lauren Spierer was pursuing her dreams, joining her boyfriend at a party school eight ...

Equal parts mystery and epic novel inspired by historical events, Foreign Seed plunges listeners into the search for a man who seems to vanish out of thin air.China, June 1918. When the explorer Frank Meyer suddenly disappears from a ferry on the Yangtze River, American Vice-Consul Samuel Sokobin is tasked with finding the missing man. By the time Sokobin receives the case, four days have passed since Meyer was last seen on the vast river. With no...

When California's newly-elected governor declares independence from the United States of America, he does so with a brilliant move of military precision, closing off the borders with the California National Guard and holding every high-ranking U.S. military officer hostage at a Sacramento conference center. The new Republic of California has become a no-fly zone. But that doesn't stop Sirena, a government agent on assignment as a helicopter pilot in a Nevada militia. She must use all of he...

It's 2027. The AI revolution has merged with quantum computing to take control of global financial markets. Operated by the mysterious Bank for International Settlements based in Basel, Switzerland, the quantum supercomputer known as ICARUS has promised the world a more stable economy, devoid of bank failures and volatile share prices. And it has delivered . . . until now.Rory O'Connor is the financial genius who helped create ICARUS, but after the tragic death of his best friend, ...

Nearly a year has passed since Steve and Sarah Miller discovered Lentari through a magical portal in their own home in Idaho. Mikal, the young Lentarian crown prince, is happy, healthy, and adapting well to living in modern America with his bodyguards. However, their peace is soon shattered when Steve gets a frightening message—the queen has been kidnapped and their help is needed! They leave Prince Mikal safe and secure in Coeur d'Alene with Annie, Sarah's sister, and Tristan, his tutor. ...

This new edition introduces the core elements of ancient Greek and Roman narratives about immortal gods and heroic humans. It explains how myths once shaped ancient ways of thinking, and how they have fascinated and inspired artists, writers, musicians, scientists, and scholars since.In six clear and concise chapters, this book explains what myths are, sketches the main stories about divinities, heroes and heroines, and explores through specific case studies the ways in which they ...

Investing in ETFs For Dummies has all the basics you need to make calculated and profitable choices when investing in exchange-traded funds. ETFs make it possible for investors to quickly and easily gain exposure to wide swaths of the market. There are funds that are linked to popular market indices like the S&P 500, there are quirky thematic funds that allow you to invest in stuff like video game technology or breakfast commodities, and there's everything in between. This guide h...

After learning they've inherited property from reclusive grandparents he hardly knew, Steve and Sarah Miller decide to take a few days off to investigate their newfound fortune in the quiet Idaho resort town of Coeur d'Alene. The inheritance turns out to be beyond their wildest dreams, a vast mansion with gardens. While exploring, they discover a unique set of carved doors on the top floor of their new home. Disguised as a simple door, a portal is accidentally activated and Steve and Sarah...

They stole weapons and buried the trail. Now Sherman's digging up the truth.Frank Sherman returns to the California desert to visit his dying mother. But when her nurse asks for help finding her missing brother, Sherman gets pulled into something far darker than expected.The guy was last seen dealing in stolen military-grade weapons. The FBI's circling. Locals are clamming up. And someone's making sure Sherman doesn't get too close.Now the bodies ar...

They framed his sergeant. Sherman's not buying it.When Sergeant Raylan Gournsey is arrested for murder in Equatorial Guinea, it looks open and shut: Naked. Drugged. A body beside him. The local police waste no time calling it solved.But Captain Frank Sherman doesn’t believe in coincidences.The deeper Sherman digs, the clearer the setup becomes—and the more dangerous the players. Mercenaries, foreign agents, and power-hungry politicians are all feedi...

A dead friend. A dirty town. And one man who won't back down.Captain Frank Sherman rolls into a dusty Northern California town to visit his oldest friend—only to find him dead and the sheriff's story full of holes.The deeper he digs, the more bodies pile up. Crooked cops. A corrupt sheriff. A town so rotten it's begging to be burned down. And Sherman? He's just the man to light the match.What starts as a simple visit becomes a full-blown reckoning, ...

They stole the drone tech and burned the refugee camp. He plans to return the favor.West Africa is already a tinderbox when Captain Frank Sherman touches down. A refugee camp lies in ruins. Experimental U.S. drone tech is missing. And someone's doing everything they can to make sure Sherman's team never comes home.But Sherman doesn't rattle.From jihadist hideouts in Mali to the blood-slick back rooms of Accra, he hunts the truth behind a co...