Book Preview PROLOGUE Venice, Italy10:35 P.M. Marinth. Samuel Debney piloted his motorboat up Venice’s Grand Canal, wishing he had never heard that word. Marinth. He had been only vaguely aware of it before, but in the past two weeks the name had come to mean many things to him. Awe. Wonder. Wealth. Fear. Ugliness. Death. … Read more
Book Preview STOP ME. FIND ME. KILL ME. Agony tore through him as John Gallo pushed through the brush, the branches scratching his face as he ran. How long had he been on the run? And why couldn’t he stop? Why couldn’t he let the sheriff’s men find him, shoot him? He knew these woods … Read more
Book Preview SOMEONE WAS WATCHING HIM. Henry Kistle’s hand tightened on the curtain as he looked down, careful to stay hidden from view. There, in the shadow of the elm a short distance down the street, was a tall, thin man. He was talking on a cell phone. Who was he talking to? Who had … Read more
Book Preview Chapter One NORTHERN IRAQ January 6, 1991 Cool water, smooth as glass as Kelby swam through it. Jesus, he was thirsty. He knew all he had to do was open his lips and the water would flow down his throat, but he wanted to see beyond the arched doorway first. It was huge … Read more
Book Preview CHAPTER 1 Malua, Samoa Present day TWO MINUTES. The explosive was in place beneath the back veranda of the house. The charge set. Agent Art Benkman slid behind the garden wall that surrounded the pool and house and waited. No mistakes this time. His superior wouldn’t tolerate another near miss. It had been … Read more
Book Preview ALSO BY IRIS JOHANSEN Blood GameStorm Cycle (with Roy Johansen)DeadlockDark SummerQuicksandSilent Thunder (with Roy Johansen)Pandora’s DaughterStalemateAn Unexpected SongKiller DreamsOn the RunCountdownBlind AlleyFirestormFatal TideDead AimNo One to TrustBody of LiesFinal TargetThe SearchThe Killing GameThe Face of DeceptionAnd Then You DieLong After MidnightThe Ugly DucklingLion’s BrideDark RiderMidnight WarriorThe Beloved ScoundrelThe Magnificent RogueThe Tiger PrinceLast Bridge … Read more
Book Preview Iris Johansen – Dead Aim1Arapahoe Junction, ColoradoOctober 15“I know I’m late, dammit.” Alex Graham’s hand clenched on her cell phone. “I’ll get those pictures to you as soon as I can.”“You’d get them to me sooner if you’d stop working in the rubble and start taking pictures of those rescue workers whose job … Read more
Book Preview Eve Duncan shuddered as she looked down at the pitiful remains of the little girl’s skull that she’d carefully spread on the special tarp on her desk. The child’s skull was shattered, and the cheekbones and nasal and orbital bones were only unidentifiable splinters. The Detroit Police Department thought that the child had … Read more
Book Preview Atlanta, Georgia The Past “WHAT STAR IS THAT, MAMA?” Bonnie lifted her hand to point at a brilliant orb in the night sky. “It’s shining so bright.” “That’s not a star, it’s a planet. It’s Venus.” She cuddled her daughter closer on her lap. “I’ve told you about Venus, Bonnie.” “I guess I … Read more
Book Preview SARAH BAYOU, LOUISIANA THE FLATBOAT GLIDED SLOWLY THROUGH THE BAYOU. Too slowly, Jules Hebert thought tensely. He had deliberately chosen a flatboat rather than a motorboat because it would be less obtrusive at this time of night, but he had not counted on this case of nerves. Keep calm. The church was just … Read more
Book Preview THE WOMAN WAS FRUITFUL. She had given to him, and he must give back. Kevin Jelak arranged her naked body carefully on the grass. He brushed her long blond hair back from her face and closed her blue eyes, which were staring straight up at the sky. But he could do nothing about … Read more
Book Preview ONE Calhoun, Georgia Joe watched the body wrapped in a dark green tarp being carefully lifted from the grave by the forensic team. “Thanks for coming, Quinn.” Detective Christy Lollack was walking toward him. “I know it’s not your case but I needed you. This is a weird one.” “What’s weird about it?” … Read more
Book Preview CHAPTER 1 Malua, Samoa Present day TWO MINUTES. The explosive was in place beneath the back veranda of the house. The charge set. Agent Art Benkman slid behind the garden wall that surrounded the pool and house and waited. No mistakes this time. His superior wouldn’t tolerate another near miss. It had been … Read more
Book Preview Dear Reader, I’ve always loved Clancy Donahue. He seems like an old friend because I’ve used him as a continuing secondary character in many of the Sedikhan series books. As a security chief it also seemed natural that he flowed into the Clanad series. He was always a strong force to be reckoned … Read more
Book Preview 1 Aberdeen, Scotland Find the key. The hotel room was dark but he didn’t dare turn on a light. Leonard had told him that Trevor and Bartlett were usually in the restaurant for an hour, but he couldn’t count on it. Grozak had experience with that son of a bitch over the … Read more
Book Preview She was fifteen, her mother’s golden girl. She had her whole life ahead of her. And then, in the blink of an eye, Ellie was gone. Ten years on, Laurel has never given up hope of finding Ellie. And then she meets a charming and charismatic stranger who sweeps her off her feet. … Read more
Book Preview Meet the Bird Family. All four children have an idyllic childhood: a picture book cottage in a country village, a warm, cosy kitchen filled with love and laughter, sun-drenched afternoons in a rambling garden. But one Easter weekend a tragedy strikes the Bird family that is so devastating that, almost imperceptibly, it begins … Read more
Book Preview NOW …(DURING THE EVENTS OF STAR WARS:RETURN OF THE JEDI) Two bounty hunters sat in a bar, talking. “Things aren’t what they used to be,” said Zuckuss morosely. As a member of one of the ammonia-breathing species of his homeworld Gand, he had to be careful in establishments such as this. Intoxicants and stimulants … Read more