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At what point does a group of strangers become a community? When young Bendigo Shafter and a ragtag bunch of travelers settle in the rugged Wyoming mountains, they quickly come to depend on a toughness and wisdom many of them never knew they possessed. Led by the beautiful and resourceful widow Ruth Macken, the settlers battle harsh winters, renegade opportunists, and the destructive lure of gold. Through these brutally demanding experiences, young...
2) The whistler
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Lacy Stoltz is an investigator for the Florida Board on Judicial Conduct. She is a lawyer, not a cop, and it is her job to respond to complaints dealing with judicial misconduct. After nine years with the Board, she knows that most problems are caused by incompetence, not corruption. But a corruption case eventually crosses her desk. A previously disbarred lawyer is back in business with a new identity. He now goes by the name Greg Myers, and he claims...
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Genghis Khan - the greatest conqueror of all time, who at his peak ruled an empire that stretched from the Pacific Ocean to the Caspian Sea. His conquests are the stuff of legend, his tomb a forgotten mystery. Until now. When Dirk Pitt is nearly killed rescuing an oil survey team from a freak wave on Russia's Lake Baikal, it appears a simple act of nature. But when the survey team is abducted and Pitt's research vessel nearly sunk, it's obvious there's...
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In the last few years, Cussler's Numa Files novels, written with Paul Kemprecos, have only grown more popular-and more eagerly anticipated. "Cussler's multitude of fans arrive at the table expecting a roiling stew of seafaring adventure, exotic travel destinations, cutting-edge science and a splash of romance. In White Death, they will find their expectations extravagantly fulfilled" (Publishers Weekly). And they will find them fulfilled again in...
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"From New York Times bestselling authors Catherine Coulter and J.T. Ellison comes the highly anticipated thriller in their Brit in the FBI series, featuring special agents Nicholas Drummond and Michaela Caine in their new roles as heads of the Covert Eyesteam--but will their first case be their last when the enigmatic and dangerous thief known as the Fox reappears? "He who controls the weather, will control the world. He who controls time, will never...
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"Gabe Singleton and Andrew Stoddard were roommates at the Naval Academy in Annapolis years ago. Today, Gabe is a country doctor and his friend Andrew has gone from war hero to governor to President of the United States." "One day, while the United States is embroiled in a bitter presidential election campaign, Marine One lands on Gabe's Wyoming ranch, and President Stoddard delivers a disturbing revelation and a startling request. His personal physician...
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Tired travelers and exhausted truckers have stopped at rest areas on the nation's highways for decades to refuel, grab a bite, and maybe get some shut-eye, but one man's rest stop is another's hunting ground. For years the defenseless, the weary, and the stranded have disappeared along interstates and tollways, vanishing without a trace. But these seemingly unconnected incidents are no coincidence, and a serial killer stalks the roads.
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"A beautiful Berkeley mom with a radical past vanishes while hiking, leaving her family to piece together her secrets, in this keenly observed novel for readers of Emma Straub and Maria Semple--from the bestselling author of All We Ever Wanted Was Everything"--
"Billie is a beautiful Berkeley mom with a radical past--a teenage runaway from Northern California who took up with a group of environmental activists wanted by the FBI, lived dangerously,...
12) Ghost Dancer
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This is not your standard Western, nor is it historical. Ghostdancer is a mystery/thriller, an action/adventure story set on the Colorado/New Mexico border, where the author has lived for many years. Meet Jack Parnell Mackenzie, a troubled, would-be cowboy searching for his past. It is also a tale about a young boy's love and the shame that stripped him of a life of sanity. Set from 1905 to 1969, Old Tom Sullivan lives 80 years in mental darkness....
14) Barbed Wire
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Visiting newspaperman Frank James believes that his old friend and lover, Arly Walbridge, was murdered and his search in a small Texas town leads to a variety of suspects, including a mysterious, attractive woman living in Arly's home.
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Native American game warden John Fox discovers the body of wildlife activist Trish O'Neill in a Colorado prairie dog town. Fox, who felt he'd earned the right to a simple life, sees 'simple' slipping from his grasp. For before long he finds himself entangled in murder, mystery, romance and more. Meanwhile, Trish's sister Faith questions the circumstances of O'Neill's death. She also rejects history's silent treatment of her hero crush, Cavalry Capt....
16) Rapid Transient
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What do a dead environmentalist, the widow who inherits a large fortune, a Las Vegas developer with mob connections and a sexy female singer have in common? That is what Wily Spiver is about to find out as the roving newspaper reporter follows a meandering trail of clues leading ultimately to the deadly scene and what unfolds after that fateful night. Check-in was easy for Wily Spiver. Easy on the eyes that is, as Lucy Branch stood behind the registration...
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BAD BEAT is the third book in a cozy mystery series featuring Martha Johnson, a recent widow, who lives in a small town in southern Colorado. Martha is unaware that Trinidad was the sex-change capital of the world until a new friend is found murdered. Martha becomes immersed in the world of transsexuals when a young man comes to town looking for the murder victim who had promised him help in becoming a "tranny" as the locals call those who have gone...
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Martha Johnson, a recent widow, has decided she needs to reach out to new friends and a new hobby. She chose pottery until her teacher is found dead inside his kiln. This leads her to suspect her new friends and to forget about pottery for the time being. This is the 4th book in the Martha Johnson series.
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Dell Moon wasnt a well-liked man. As a shady contractor, he separated people from their hard-earned cash without doing the work he promised.Martha and Harold Johnson are two of Moons victims. When Harold dies of a heart attack, Martha is left to pick up the pieces of her shattered life. Martha is a relative newcomer in the town and doesnt know what the future holds for her now that she is a widow.Moon causes Martha even more problems when he is found...
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A Minnesota preacher, Pastor Cliff Carlson, has left scandal and suspicion in his wake. Once beloved by the parishioners in the small town in Ottertail County, Pastor Cliff is now accused of using his position to harass and abuse several women. He is fired in front of the entire congregation.Martha Johnson is shocked by these revelations. As a former member of Pastor Cliffs church, she cant believe he would do such horrible things. More and more stories...