Take the bag. Give it to the nasty man. Bring back the kid.Leathan Wilkey has been hired to make a ransom exchange.He has the cash, a car, and a phone so the kidnappers can direct him to the location of the exchange for the seven-year-old boy. But it soon becomes clear that there are two groups demanding the ransom, and they can’t both have the kid.And when Leathan finds the cash that he's been given might not be what the kidnappers are expecting, h...

Montbretia was there; she saw what happened. And now they’re coming for her.Montbretia was there; she saw what happened. The pickpocket went down, but that wasn’t enough to stop Curtis’s fists from flying. And when she pulled Curtis away, the other guy just laid on the side of the street. Inert. Barely breathing.Now the victim’s comrades—who have seen their friend grievously wounded and have lost their source of income—want to talk with Curtis. But the only...

Does daddy care enough?Leathan Wilkey has been hired to babysit Clementina, a seventeen-year-old whose rich daddy is going through a messy divorce and is over-compensating.Leathan soon tires of her spending habits, her selfie obsession, and her social media preoccupation as his ward drags him from shop to boutique to jeweler, approaching each with the self-possession that comes from a lifetime of getting her own way and never once having to worry about mone...

When his client's wife disappears, Boniface uncovers the secret she has been keeping from her husband.Although past his mid-thirties, the teenager that lives inside Boniface's head can't believe his luck when he is hired to help one of his rock idols, Danny Featherstone, and his ex-glamor-model wife, Dawn.Danny and Dawn are the target of an anonymous internet hate campaign that has led to poor ticket sales and lost television work. Broken contractual terms ...

Frequency modulation synthesis is capable of creating a broad, detailed, highly nuanced range of tones which can be controlled with a fine level of detail. The technique starts with a simple wave—usually a sine wave—which is then modulated by another wave. The interaction between the two (or more) waves creates and shapes the sound over time. FM synthesis offers an infinite range of possibilities and permutations: it is this range of choices which gives the broad array of tonal nuances tha...

How to Make a Noise: Analog Synthesis looks at creating sounds using analog synthesis techniques. Analog synthesis works by taking a sound source and shaping it with a filter. This is a simple but powerful technique which allows you to create the warm, rich, energetic, and commanding sounds, and with some care you will find tones with detail, complexity, and delicacy. You will have heard these techniques used on many recordings and will immediately recognize the sounds they produce. After ...

Sample-based synthesizers can be used to create the sound of a full orchestra or individual instruments. They can replicate the sound of a full drum kit, delicate vintage gear, and specialist instruments. Samplers allow one musician to play the bagpipes, a shamisen, a lute, and a whole orchestra, all at the push of a button. As well as offering the facility to recreate the sound of real instruments with a high degree of sonic fidelity, sample-based synthesis also allows real sounds to be u...

How to Make a Noise: iPad Synthesizers Edition looks at how to create and control sounds using iPad synthesizers. The book introduces sound creation from first principles focusing on each element in turn: sound sources, filters, envelopes, low frequency oscillators and other modulation sources, FX, frequency modulation synthesis, and brings the pieces together as you begin to create and control your own sounds. It illustrates each aspect with examples using five synthesizers available for ...

Montbretia searches for her friend, trying to find out where he is, why he left his office and his home, and how he sent a message 24 hours after he disappeared."Let's have lunch tomorrow," said the email, but when Montbretia arrived at her friend's office he wasn't there."When did he leave?" Montbretia asked the receptionist."Monday," came the reply."No. I mean, when did he leave for lunch?""Monday," repeated the receptionist. "He l...

Leathan Wilkey thinks he has been framed for murder by the victim’s father.Leathan Wilkey has been hired by a diplomat to find a nineteen-year-old."He's the son of a friend--I'm doing a favor," says the diplomat, who gives Leathan the teenager's name and a photo and tells him where the kid usually hangs out.Leathan finds the teenager within the day. When he reaches him, the kid has just been shot. His dying words to Leathan are: "Protect Marianne."

There’s someone for everyone......even Steve.Love him or hate him, get ready to meet one truly unforgettable character.***On a day when things can’t possibly get any worse for used-car salesman Steve Pendragon, somebody murders Kerry Parker, the guarded, secretive woman next door with something to hide.Kerry just also happened to be the love of Steve's life, even though she didn’t exactly know it.

When the real enemy is closer than you think...Lucky Dey is at it again. This time, the on-again/off-again Los Angeles County Sheriff's detective is more willful and acerbic than he's ever been before. Awaiting his official reinstatement, Lucky accepts a one-time gig to track down the missing teenage daughter of a Midwestern millionaire.Driven to find the girl, Lucky tangles with Tinseltown's dark underbelly to locate the millionaire's daughter. Winding his way through an L...