A missing heiress. A corrupt town. A retired detective forced back into the line of fire.Former Portland Homicide Detective Marcus Vance wanted only one thing: solitude. Settling into a secluded timber cabin in the Oregon mountains, he thought he had left behind a career defined by institutional decay and violence.That peace shatters when a local waitress reports the violent abduction of Chloe Sterling—a twenty-four-year-old eco-act...

In a world of manufactured truths, can one man find his own voice before the script burns away?John Patrick was a ghost in his own life. A former college standout turned janitor, he spent his days mopping the floors of a community center in Oakhaven, Ohio, burying the wreckage of his past under layers of bleach and silence. But when the shadowy political kingmaker Richard Hendrik walks out of the darkness, he doesn't see a janitor—ilhe sees a "Prophet".

Behind stone walls and whispered plots, a hidden heritage threatens to upend an empire.When Rosaline, a quiet woman bound to a humble existence, discovers the truth of her royal bloodline, she is thrust into a court dominated by danger and deceit. At the center of this world stands William, a ruthless and unyielding king whose commands shape the fate of nations.As external enemies march toward the kingdom and betrayal festers from w...

Your imagination is no longer just a story.In the heart of modern Berlin, a city haunted by its own history, author Stefan Richter discovers the "Sovereign Nib"—a centuries-old pen with the terrifying power to manifest ink into reality. At first, it's a miracle. His failing career is revived, and his visions take shape. But perfection comes with a price.When Stefan's most gruesome fictional antagonist, The Paper Man, begins a killing spree across the city, the line between ...

What if death isn't a problem to solve, but a question to love?When immortality becomes something you can buy-who gets to live, and who is only allowed to die?In a Bangalore lab, Dr. Aravind Chola has broken death itself: transferring human consciousness into synthetic flesh. But when corporate sharks steal his work to breed an immortal elite, he becomes a phantom trapped inside his own machine.His only key is the Dharma Codex-an ancient whisper passed down from Siddha...

What if freedom could be forged in fire?In 18th-century Barbados, Kwasi was born into slavery—but he was never meant to remain in chains.With Amara by his side, he leads a desperate rebellion into the mountains, where a small group of freedom fighters must survive the British Empire and build a nation of their own.But winning a war is only the beginning.As Kwasi turns iron into weapo...

This book focuses on recent developments in integrating AI, machine learning methods, medical image processing, advanced network security, and advanced antenna design techniques to implement practical Mobile Health (M-Health) systems. The editors bring together researchers and practitioners who address several developments in the field of M-Health. Chapters highlight intelligent healthcare IoT and Machine Learning based systems for personalized healthcare delivery and remote monitoring app...

Advanced Computing Solutions for Healthcare explores the transformative integration of advanced computing technologies into healthcare systems, emphasizing innovation in patient care, diagnostics, and health monitoring. Spanning 22 chapters, it covers topics such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, IoT, data science, and wearable technologies. The book bridges theoretical concepts and practical applications, featuring neuromorphic computing, IoT for healthcare, AI-driven diagnost...

"The Agile Engineer: Charting a Course to Success with Agile Methodology" is the ultimate guide to Agile practices and methodologies. Drawing on years of experience as an Agile practitioner and consultant, authors Dr. Bora Siva Kumar Reddy and Dr. Jacob J Royal have distilled the vast landscape of Agile practices into 100 essential topics that are crucial to the success of any Agile team.If you are looking for a definitive guide to Agile practices that is both comprehensive and acc...

This book provides an introduction to the techniques and procedures of soil reinforcement. The various reinforcement materials in use today (particularly geosynthetics) are discussed and their properties evaluated for different reinforcement functions. The design principles underlying various reinforcement techniques are analysed and illustrated with examples. Construction of roads, flyovers, embankments and dams, facilities on soft soil deposits, etc., involve soil reinforcement technique...

Sonochemical Synthesis of Natural Products and Heterocycles of Pharmaceutical Importance: Strategy Towards a Sustainable Society comprehensively summarizes sonochemistry and ultrasound and their applicability to synthetic organic chemistry. Chapters demonstrate the application of sonochemistry to synthesizing molecules of natural origin, organic compounds containing N-heterocycles, O-heterocycles, and S-heterocycles, and the total synthesis and semisynthesis of bioactive compounds under ul...

History is an anchor humanity trusts to remain unmovable—until a secret military experiment shatters the boundaries of time.In late 2026, deep within a classified subterranean facility in Virginia, the U.S. Department of Defense unleashes Project Chronos and the Eye of Janus—a zero-point quantum assembly capable of folding spacetime. Special Forces Captain Ethan Vance is tasked with guarding the machine, while theoretical physicist Dr. Elena Rose seeks only...