In Greek mythology, Scylla was a multi-headed monster who lived above the Strait of Messina. Travelers passing through the narrow channel faced an impossible choice: steer close to Scylla's rock and die to her snapping jaws, or veer toward the whirlpool Charybdis and risk being swallowed whole. There was no safe passage. There was only the choice between two ways to die.A year after surviving Charybdis, Diane Wallace and Charlie Bradon are still in the strait.Branded as rog...

DEA Special Agents Diane Wallace and Charlie Bradon are seasoned partners, hardened by the grim realities of the drug war. But nothing could have prepared them for Charybdis. What begins as a seemingly routine raid on a cartel safehouse in Juárez plunges them into a nightmare. They uncover a new designer drug, far more sinister than anything they've encountered—a bioweapon that triggers horrific, irreversible transformations in its users.When their team is brutally ambushed, Diane ...

Independent cinema in China is not only made outside the commercial system but also without being submitted for censorship. We know that for several decades it has been the crucible out of which China’s most exciting new films have flowed. The essays in this volume interrogate what else we think we know. Did it really start with Wu Wenguang and Bumming in Beijing in 1990, or can its roots be traced back much earlier? What are its aesthetics? And its ethics, including of gender and class? W...

One year ago, a covert raid on a suburban home went by the book. For team lead Elias Vance, it was a clean operation, the loose ends tied up. A memory that faded into the static of a dozen other missions.Now, that static is screaming back.Vance and his elite team are sent to Costaguana to extract a legendary traitor, Daniel Parker, who has come in from the cold with world-shattering intelligence. But the mission is a lie. From the moment they touch down, a ...

In a city gripped by fear, Detective Marcus King's transfer to a new district should have been routine. Instead, he finds himself partnered with the guarded Owen Barnes and thrust into a series of murders that redefine depravity. The victims are posed like grotesque art pieces, their deaths documented in horrifying detail, each scene marked with a haunting message: "DO YOU SEE HIM NOW?"As King and Barnes race to decode the killer's pattern, they discover something more terrifying t...

Mike Kincaid is a father, a husband, and a man haunted by a war he has tried to leave behind. On a quiet evening in Colorado, his nine-year-old daughter asks him a simple question: "What did you do in the war?" It's a question that threatens to shatter the peaceful life he has built, forcing him to confront the ghosts of his past as a Green Beret officer.He tells her a story, a filtered truth about the chaotic opening days of World War III in Lithuania. A story of Special Forces op...

Craving an escape from her mundane routine, Angie Harper seizes a wild opportunity for an unforgettable evening. But her plans take a dramatic turn when she encounters Wayne Daul—a tall, dark, and dangerously charming man with a Stetson. When Wayne invites her to join him on a sudden adventure, Angie is thrust into a whirlwind of action and romance. As their high-stakes journey unfolds, Angie discovers a thrilling life she never imagined. In the world of Hustle & Heat, Angie is playing for...

Cassandra, searching for an escape from overwhelming mood and anxiety disorders, sacrifices a crucial part of her identity by embracing the revolutionary NeuroSynth technology. This cutting-edge implant promises to elevate her mind to unprecedented heights, offering what is advertised as 'The Perfect Mind.' However, instead of granting her the peace she craves, the NeuroSynth unlocks a haunting specter from her buried past. This menacing doppelgänger threatens to unravel her sanity and tak...

After graduating from the Beijing Film Academy in 1982, directors like Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou transformed Chinese cinema with Farewell My Concubine, Yellow Earth, Raise the Red Lantern, and other international successes. Memoirs from the Beijing Film Academy tells the riveting story of this class of 1982, China’s famous "Fifth Generation" of filmmakers. It is the first insider’s account of this renowned cohort to appear in English. Covering these dir...

For Diane Wallace and Charlie Bradon, the scars from the Charybdis incident run deep. Charlie's rehab is a daily battle with pain, a constant reminder of the bioweapon that almost killed them. Diane is tormented by the memory of a shot she never took at the monster behind it all. But the past refuses to stay buried.A chilling report emerges from Nairobi, Kenya. The details are terrifyingly familiar: inhuman strength, targeted rage, and a sudden, systemic burnout. Reluctantly, Diane...

"Deadly Echoes" is the nail-biting sequel to a thrilling murder mystery. The case has been solved, or so everyone thought. But as new evidence surfaces, it becomes clear that the detectives may have captured the wrong murderer. With the original detectives retired, their daughter and an older version of the other detective must pick up the pieces and continue the hunt for the true killer. But this time, the stakes are higher as the murderer seems to be one step ahead. Will they be able to ...

In "Deniable Actions," Norman Thiesman's Ghost Force team is sent to Alaska to investigate mysterious happenings in the last frontier. As the team gets closer to an answer, they find themselves in the middle of a battle they might not win. Can the group survive long enough in the climactic chaos to expose their uncovered horrors? Find out as Ghost Force must deal with "Deniable Actions."