Book Preview Long before he was President or head of the CIA, before he fought terrorist attacks on the Super Bowl or the White House, even before a submarine named “Red October” made its perilous way across the Atlantic, Jack Ryan was an historian, teacher, and recent ex-Marine temporarily living in England while researching a … Read more
Book Preview When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they wil fal one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle. Behind al the political rhetoric being hurled at us from abroad, we are bringing home one unassailable fact — [terrorism is] a crime by any civilized standard, committed against innocent people, … Read more
Book Preview Camil e had either been the world’s most powerful hurricane or the largest tornado in history. Certainly it had done the job to this oil rig, Kel y thought, donning his tanks for his last dive into the Gulf. The super-structure was wrecked, and al four of the massive legs weakened – twisted … Read more
Book Preview Hidden Agendas – NetForce 2 Tom Clancy and Steve Pieczenik We’d like to thank Sieve Perry for his creative ideas and his invaluable contributions to the preparations of the manuscript. We would also like to acknowledge the assistance of Martin H. Greenberg, Larry Segriff, Denise Little, John Heifers, Robert Youdelman, Esq.” Richard Hel … Read more
Book Preview ALSO BY TOM CLANCY FICTION The Hunt for Red October Red Storm Rising Patriot Games The Cardinal of the Kremlin Clear and Present Danger The Sum of All Fears Without Remorse Debt of Honor Executive Orders Rainbow Six The Bear and the Dragon Red Rabbit The Teeth of the Tiger Dead or Alive … Read more
Book Preview TOM CLANCY FICTION The Hunt for Red October Red Storm Rising Patriot Games The Cardinal of the Kremlin Clear and Present Danger The Sum of All Fears Without Remorse Debt of Honor Executive Orders Rainbow Six The Bear and the Dragon Red Rabbit The Teeth of the Tiger Dead or Alive (with Grant … Read more
Book Preview Breaking Point – Net Force 04 In the year 2010, computers are the new superpowers. Those who control them control the world. To enforce the Net Congress creates the ultimate computer security agency within Reeling from a shattered personal life, Net Force Commander Michaels is informed that top secret information from a joint … Read more
Book Preview One There was an army of vampires encamped on the outskirts of my father’s kingdom. The black tops of their tents looked like an ocean of sharp waves and seemed to stretch for miles, melding with a red horizon that was the sky that extended over Revekka, the Empire of the Vampire. It … Read more
Book Preview You once said that your legacy would only last a generation and honestly, I just can’t have that happening. I need all my readers to know that without you, this book—all the books I have written—wouldn’t exist. When we were introduced, I never imagined the empowering relationship that would follow. You became a … Read more
Book Preview I grew up in a rural part of Taiwan in the back of my grandparents’ convenience store. My memories are hazy, but I remember vignettes—lush jungles, swarms of dragonflies, green everywhere, and lots and lots of rain. Some of my sharpest memories include making a bow and arrow out of a kite and … Read more
Book Preview RAVE REVIEWS FOR CHRISTIE CRAIG! “The mystery and romance plots fit seamlessly into a witty and fast-paced novel that’s easy to read and satisfying to the heart.” “Filled with plenty of action, delightfully quirky characters, a mean villain and a rocky road to romance, Craig’s novel is an entertaining tale that holds the … Read more
Book Preview Pet Tips from Christie Craig Detective Chase Kel y stared into the nose of a .45 semiautomatic, his mind desperately seeking a way out. “Has anyone ever told you that you have anger issues?” Had it been a lowlife perp with his finger on the trigger, the situation might have been easier to … Read more
Book Preview Divorced, Desperate and Dating CHRISTIE CRAIG LOVE SPELL NEW YORK CITY To Jake, my canine office companion and muse, who gave me the best years of his life. I miss you, buddy. BUSTED “It was one kiss,” he said. Oh, yes. One kiss by a cop Sue couldn’t forget. “We have to stop … Read more
Book Preview Bobby Jones teed up his ball, gave a short preliminary waggle, took the club back slowly, then brought it down and through with the rapidity of lightning. Did the ball fly down the fairway straight and true, rising as it went and soaring over the bunker to land within an easy mashie shot … Read more
Book Preview Preface Agatha Christie, the original Queen of Crime, still reigns supreme as the greatest and best known writer of the classical detective story. Her most famous novel, and very possibly the most famous of all detective stories, is The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926) in which she outraged the critics and, by doing … Read more
Book Preview My Dear Mary: I send you this because I don’t know what to do with it. I suppose, really, I want it to see the light of day. One does. I suppose the complete genius keeps his pictures stacked in the studio and never shows them to anybody. I was never like that, … Read more
Book Preview Chapter 1 It was shortly before midnight on a chilly November evening, and swirls of mist obscured parts of the dark, narrow, tree-lined country road in South Wales, not far from the Bristol Channel whence a foghorn sounded its melancholy boom automatically every few moments. Occasionally, the distant barking of a dog could … Read more
Book Preview Dear Robert, Since you are kind enough to say you like my stories, I venture to dedicate this book to you. All I ask is that you should sternly restrain your critical faculties (doubtless sharpened by your recent excesses in that line!) when reading it. This is a story for your pleasure and … Read more