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The Rip-Off (Mulholland Classic)
by Jim ThompsonBritton Rainstar never knew he could love a woman as deeply as he does Manuela Aloe and be so terrified of her at the same time. It's not just that he thinks she's out of his league. It's more that the longer he stays with her, the closer to death he seems to come. A vicious dog is somehow let loose in his hotel room. He's threatened at gunpoint by a man in a skeleton costume. And when he finally ends up in the hospital, someone pushes his wheelchair down the stairs.Nothing anything like this has ever happened to Britt before--and while Manuela's never around when the so-called "accidents" happen, neither can Britt prove she's behind the many threats on his life. Is a rival for Manuela's affections trying to chase him away? Is there more to Manuela herself than meets the eye? Whatever it is, Britt better find out fast--before whoever's after him hits their mark, and the man who never thought he'd land the ultimate girl ends up paying the ultimate price.
The Rip-Roaring Mystery on the African Safari (Around The World In 80 Mysteries #13)
by Carole MarshIt's a looooong plane flight from Georgia to South Africa for Grant, Christina, Papa, and the kids mystery-writing grandmother Mimi! They're going on a safari! Grant can't wait to see the Big Five-- lions, elephants, Cape buffalo, rhinos, and leopards. But he and Christina end up seeing much more-- and find themselves embroiled in a hot, dusty, safari-style mystery! It all starts when a white lion goes missing... followed by mischievous monkeys... mysterious messages... a snapping snake... and ends up with Grant coming fact-to-face with the most fearsome creature of them all! RRROOOAAARRR! Come along for a wild ride through the sunny, South African savanna!
The Rip: From The Award-winning Author Of Wimmera
by Mark Brandi'One of the year’s best urban crime stories. Topical, gripping and perfectly paced, you won’t be able to put it down.' Better Reading'The Rip pulls you under and tosses your emotions around like flotsam bobbing up and down on the waves.' Queenland Reviewers CollectiveA young woman living on the street has to keep her wits about her.Or her friends. But when the drugs kick in that can be hard.Anton has been looking out for her. She was safe with him. But then Steve came along.He had something over Anton. Must have. But he had a flat they could crash in. And gear in his pocket. And she can't stop thinking about it. A good hit makes everything all right.But the flat smells weird.There's a lock on Steve's bedroom door.And the guy is intense.The problem is, sometimes you just don't know you are in too deep, until you are drowning.---Praise for Mark Brandi:Winner of the CWA Debut DaggerWinner of the 2018 Indie Debut Fiction Award‘A bold new voice in fiction' Louise Jensen‘Devastating, breathtaking, and effortless’ Sarah Schmidt‘An unforgettable story’ Sarah Bailey
The Ripper Gene: A Novel
by Michael RansomA neuroscientist-turned-FBI-profiler discovers a gene that produces psychopaths in The Ripper Gene, a thrilling debut novel from Michael Ransom. Dr. Lucas Madden is a neuroscientist-turned-FBI profiler who first gained global recognition for cloning the ripper gene and showing its dysfunction in the brains of psychopaths. Later, as an FBI profiler, Madden achieved further notoriety by sequencing the DNA of the world's most notorious serial killers and proposing a controversial "damnation algorithm" that could predict serial killer behavior using DNA alone. Now, a new murderer—the Snow White Killer—is terrorizing women in the Mississippi Delta. When Mara Bliss, Madden's former fiancée, is kidnapped, he must track down a killer who is always two steps ahead of him. Only by entering the killer's mind will Madden ultimately understand the twisted and terrifying rationale behind the murders—and have a chance at ending the psychopath's reign of terror.
The Ripper Secret
by James BeckerA rivalry over a sacred artefact leads to history&’s most notorious killing spree in this Victorian suspense novel by the author of The Templar Brotherhood.London, 1888. As a serial killer rampages through the Whitechapel district, his mysterious motives baffle the terrified city. Only one man knows what the murderer is after . . . Police Commissioner Charles Warren has in his possession an ancient artefact of incredible value, and unknowable danger. Discovered on a mission to Jerusalem, he smuggled the relic back to England, never imagining the peril he would place himself in, and more devastatingly, the women of East London. But as the Ripper strikes, again and again, the truth may finally be uncovered . . .
The Ripper in The North
by Malik Grillon-MixturMarcus Notre-Dame, brilliant lieutenant of the Versailles DRPJ is assigned to a politically very sensitive case. “Beyond Beauty”, a purebred prodigy owned by the prestigious Villeret Stables and the Emir of Qatar, is kidnapped at Charles de Gaulle airport. The mare, jewel in Qatar's crown, is executed according to sacrifice rituals inspired in Norse mythology. With the aid of Jordis Silverstrand, an Interpol agent with expertise in Old Norse religion, the judicial police are in a real race against time to solve the various riddles of these gruesome rituals. The investigation, political pressures media will plunge our inspector into the shadows of an otherwise obscure family affair. The lieutenant will pursue a faceless threat that will him awake. Two enemy or allied families? Two women united by an enigmatic relationship. The author plunges us with stamina and excitement into a complex plot that will reveal the distress of a being who “wishes to fly”. Will Marcus Notre-Dame stop this threat in time? Will he be able to embody the hero of this fresco which shakes up the thriller codes ?
The Ripper's Apprentice
by Donald ThomasIn the slum alleys of Lambeth in 1891 a sinister silk-hatted figure lurks in the shadows - but trade is there for the taking and a girl must make a living. Now, one after another, the girls who work the Waterloo Road wake in the morning to feel the slow agony of the most vicious of poisons . . . victims of the man called Fred. The police have only a string of 'catch me if you can' letters to taunt them, whilea whole mailing list of Victorian worthies find demands for money with menaces in their mail.Inspector Swain investigates . . .'Original story told in a highly individual manner' Times Literary Supplement
The Ripper's Apprentice (Inspector Swain)
by Donald ThomasIn the slum alleys of Lambeth in 1891 a sinister silk-hatted figure lurks in the shadows - but trade is there for the taking and a girl must make a living. Now, one after another, the girls who work the Waterloo Road wake in the morning to feel the slow agony of the most vicious of poisons . . . victims of the man called Fred. The police have only a string of 'catch me if you can' letters to taunt them, whilea whole mailing list of Victorian worthies find demands for money with menaces in their mail.Inspector Swain investigates . . .'Original story told in a highly individual manner' Times Literary Supplement
The Ripper's Shadow: A Victorian Mystery
by Laura Joh RowlandThe year is 1888 and Jack the Ripper begins his reign of terror. Miss Sarah Bain, a photographer in Whitechapel, is an independent woman with dark secrets. In the privacy of her studio, she supplements her meager income by taking illicit "boudoir photographs” of the town's local ladies of the night. But when two of her models are found gruesomely murdered within weeks of one another, Sarah begins to suspect it's more than mere coincidence. Teamed with a motley crew of friends--including a street urchin, a gay aristocrat, a Jewish butcher and his wife, and a beautiful young actress--Sarah delves into the crime of the century. But just as she starts unlocking the Ripper's secrets, she catches the attention of the local police, who believe she knows more than she's revealing, as well as from the Ripper himself, now bent on silencing her and her friends for good. Caught in the crosshairs of a ruthless killer, Sarah races through Whitechapel's darkest alleys to find the truth. . . until she makes a shocking discovery that challenges everything she thought she knew about the case. Intelligent and utterly engrossing, Laura Joh Rowland's Victorian mysteryThe Ripper's Shadow will keep readers up late into the night.
The Ripper's Shadow: A Victorian Mystery (A Victorian Mystery)
by Laura Joh RowlandThe year is 1888 and Jack the Ripper begins his reign of terror.Miss Sarah Bain, a photographer in Whitechapel, is an independent woman with dark secrets. In the privacy of her studio, she supplements her meager income by taking illicit "boudoir photographs" of the town's local ladies of the night. But when two of her models are found gruesomely murdered within weeks of one another, Sarah begins to suspect it's more than mere coincidence.Teamed with a motley crew of friends—including a street urchin, a gay aristocrat, a Jewish butcher and his wife, and a beautiful young actress—Sarah delves into the crime of the century. But just as she starts unlocking the Ripper's secrets, she catches the attention of the local police, who believe she knows more than she's revealing, as well as from the Ripper himself, now bent on silencing her and her friends for good.Caught in the crosshairs of a ruthless killer, Sarah races through Whitechapel's darkest alleys to find the truth…until she makes a shocking discovery that challenges everything she thought she knew about the case. Intelligent and utterly engrossing, Laura Joh Rowland's Victorian mystery The Ripper's Shadow will keep readers up late into the night.
The Ripple Effect
by Paul GarrisonThe second, secret life of Aiden Page began on the worst day in America's history. . . The worst terrorist attack in history allowed him to leave his failing business, his crumbling marriage, and a looming Justice Department investigation behind-and to head to a paradise in the South Pacific. But in a spontaneous, weak moment, a one-word phone call to his teenage daughter Morgan shattered his perfect plan. Morgan knowing her father is still alive will let nothing stop her from finding him, she embarks on a wild solo ocean voyage that will put her at the mercy of raging seas and men who are even more dangerous. The hungry hunters looking for Aiden Page have picked up the trail again, and if the death of his courageous young daughter is the cost of finding him, too bad. Because all of a sudden much more is at stake than keeping a fugitive silent-and thousands of lives will depend on what this dead man does.
The Ripple Effect Cozy Mystery Boxed Set, Books 1-3: Three Complete Cozy Mysteries in One
by Alice Duncan Jeanne Glidewell"In a world that views aging and senior citizens as obsolete, it is refreshing to read The Ripple Effect Cozy Mystery series by Jeanne Glidewell." ~Cindy Travis, ReviewerJoin Rip and Rapella Ripple and the Chartreuse Caboose on Their First Three Adventures Filled With Mystery and MayhemBOOK 1: A RIP ROARING GOOD TIME – Senior citizens and full-time RVers, Rip and Rapella Ripple, are headed to Rockdale, Missouri, in their old travel trailer (aka The Chartreuse Caboose) to attend a friend's surprise birthday party. But surprise quickly turns to shock when a party guest is found murdered and Lexie Starr, a friend of the Ripples, is hauled off to jail as suspect number one. Determined to exonerate Lexie, the Ripples put the Chartreuse Caboose in park and their investigating tactics in drive. But more than a simple frame-up is afoot when the victim's stepfather, who is also the local Police Chief, ignores the Ripple's findings.BOOK 2: RIP TIDE - Rip and Rapella Ripple are spending the holidays with daughter Regina, in their hometown of Rockport, TX. When Regina's new husband, Milo Moore, becomes a suspect in an off-shore harpooning homicide, the Ripples set out to exonerate him. But proving Milo didn't harpoon his best friend and business partner, Cooper Claypool—with Claypool's spear-gun while out poaching red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico—is more challenging than the Ripples anticipated.BOOK 3: RIPPED TO SHREDS - Visiting Wyoming's Rest 'n Peace RV Park, senior citizens and full-time RVers Rip and Rapella Ripple are intent on winning a wildlife photo contest. But while trying to snap the perfect nature photo, Rapella's game camera captures the truth behind the RV park owner's mysterious death. Now Rip and Rapella are knee-deep in their own investigation, and on the trail of poachers illegally trapping bears in the Bighorn National Forest.From The Publisher: The Ripple Effect series will be enjoyed by fans of Joanne Fluke, Madison Johns, Ceecee James and readers of cozy mysteries who enjoy light-hearted, clean & wholesome, mysteries featuring female amateur sleuths and senior citizens."It is not often a book makes me laugh aloud but Jeanne Glidewell never disappoints . . ." ~Yvonne P., Reviewer"Absolutely love this series. Very well done." ~eBook Discovery Read & Review Club"I hope this series continues. Being Rip and Rapellas' age I am happy to see them featured in adventures. I can recommend this book to anyone who likes mysteries, cozy or not." ~Anna, ReviewerTHE RIPPLE EFFECT MYSTERIES, in series order:A Rip Roaring Good TimeRip TideRipped to ShredsRip Your Heart OutRipped ApartTHE LEXIE STARR MYSTERIES, in series orderLeave No Stone UnturnedThe Extinguished GuestHauntedWith This RingJust DuckyThe Spirit of the Season - a holiday novellaCozy CampingMarriage & Mayhem
The Ripple Effect Cozy Mystery Boxed Set, Books 4-6
by Jeanne GlidewellJoin Senior Citizens and Full-Time RVers Rip and Rapella Ripple for Three Full-Length Adventures of Mystery and MayhemBOOK 4: RIP YOUR HEART OUT – While celebrating their fiftieth wedding anniversary on an Alaskan cruise, Rip experiences a serious cardiac event resulting in a triple-bypass. Of course, the hospital is just the beginning; the Chartreuse Caboose isn’t the best place to recuperate and heal. His cardiac care nurse, Sydney Combs, has the perfect solution: her recently deceased aunt’s home. But when Sydney is accused of murder, Rapella takes the case.BOOK 5: RIPPED APART - Rip and Rapella head to Rockport, Texas, in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, to assist their daughter and son-in-law, Regina and Milo, with recovery from the horrific storm. Rapella, with a nose for foul-play, suspects Regina’s missing neighbor may have been murdered amidst the maelstrom when she discovers a mysterious note. When an anonymous tipster turns up dead, Rapella is determined to find justice for both.BOOK 6: RIPPED OFF - Rip and Rapella arrive in Albuquerque to surprise their granddaughter Tiffany on her thirtieth birthday.But the festivities take a chill when Tiffany and husband Chase’s investment manager and close friend, Trey Monroe, is found dead in the airport with a one-way ticket to the Cayman Islands in his hand. The money Chase and Tiffany had invested through Trey is missing. Worse yet, Tiffany learns—unbeknownst to her—Chase had invested their entire savings in a risky IPO, which lands Chase in the matrimonial dog house, as well as in the big house as a murder suspect.From The Publisher: The Ripple Effect series is enjoyed by fans of Joanne Fluke, Madison Johns, Ceecee James, and readers of cozy mysteries who enjoy light-hearted, clean & wholesome mysteries featuring female amateur sleuths and senior citizens.“It is not often a book makes me laugh aloud but Jeanne Glidewell never disappoints . . .” ~Yvonne P., Reviewer“Absolutely love this series. Very well done.” ~eBook Discovery Read & Review Club“I hope this series continues. Being Rip and Rapellas’ age, I am happy to see them featured in adventures. I can recommend this book to anyone who likes mysteries, cozy or not.” ~Anna, ReviewerTHE RIPPLE EFFECT MYSTERIES, in series order:A Rip Roaring Good TimeRip TideRipped to ShredsRip Your Heart OutRipped ApartRipped OffNo Big RipThe Grim RipperTHE LEXIE STARR MYSTERIES, in series orderLeave No Stone UnturnedThe Extinguished GuestHauntedWith This RingJust DuckyThe Spirit of the Season - a holiday novellaCozy CampingMarriage & Mayhem
The Riptide Ultra-Glide
by Tim DorseyBrilliant Floridaphile, bighearted psychopath, and chipper tour guide Serge Storms takes a vacationing Midwestern couple (they're so nice!) on the ride of a lifetime in this insanely funny adventure from "New York Times"-bestselling author Dorsey.
The Rise Of Cromwell Jones
by Roy ClewsYou're mugged on the street.Your sister is attacked in her home.The police are powerless.What would you do?This is England. Gang violence is on the rise and people live in fear. After ex-solder-turned-preacher Ivor Jones is attacked, he decides to take matters into his own hands. Gathering together a group of like-minded citizens, Ivor forms the Cromwell Movement, inspired by his rebel hero Oliver Cromwell. Ivor and the Movement start to hit back at the gangs that have ruled their streets for too long, but, as with Cromwell, sometimes the best intentions lead to shocking results. After all, absolute power corrupts absolutely . . .
The Rise of Cromwell Jones
by Roy ClewsYou're mugged on the street.Your sister is attacked in her home.The police are powerless.What would you do?This is England. Gang violence is on the rise and people live in fear. After ex-solder-turned-preacher Ivor Jones is attacked, he decides to take matters into his own hands. Gathering together a group of like-minded citizens, Ivor forms the Cromwell Movement, inspired by his rebel hero Oliver Cromwell. Ivor and the Movement start to hit back at the gangs that have ruled their streets for too long, but, as with Cromwell, sometimes the best intentions lead to shocking results. After all, absolute power corrupts absolutely . . .
The Rise of Herobrine: An Unofficial Overworld Adventure, Book Three (Unofficial Overworld Adventure)
by Danica DavidsonStevie has been having repeated nightmares about the mysterious figure known as "Herobrine.” Some say Herobrine is an old ghost story. Some say he’s a virus. But no one believes he is real...except maybe Stevie, whose nightmares are telling him that Herobrine is going to take over the Overworld.His cousin Alex has come to visit, and during one of her explorations, she finds a music disc that predicts the destruction of the Overworld! Are Stevie’s nightmares and the music disc connected? Stevie and Alex hook up with Stevie’s best friend Maison, and the three quickly begin looking for answers.While they look, Herobrine is drawing ever closer. Someone is stealing the villagers’ most precious belongings, including Stevie’s cat, Ossie. People are angry and turning against one another. And there are mysterious signs appearing around the Overworld.Stevie, Maison, and Alex must unearth more music discs, piece together clues from the nightmares, and, ultimately, confront Herobrine-the most feared being of all-at his dark home in an abandoned temple high atop a forbidding mountain. The fate of the Overworld is depending on them.Sky Pony Press, with our Good Books, Racehorse and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of books for young readers-picture books for small children, chapter books, books for middle grade readers, and novels for young adults. Our list includes bestsellers for children who love to play Minecraft; stories told with LEGO bricks; books that teach lessons about tolerance, patience, and the environment, and much more. In particular, this adventure series is created especially for readers who love the fight of good vs. evil, magical academies like Hogwarts in the Harry Potter saga, and games like Minecraft, Terraria, and Pokemon GO. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
The Rise of Lubchenko
by Michael SimmonsOnce again, Evan Macalister has a big problem. He’s sleeping through summer school, minding his own business, when an anonymous caller warns him that his father’s partner, Jim Richmond, has smuggled live smallpox virus into Europe. There he’s planning to sell it to a terrorist group—and kill Evan’s father to cover his tracks.What’s a boy to do? If you’re Evan, it’s obvious. He jets off to Europe with best friend Ruben and new girlfriend Erika to save the day. But can he do it? And even if he manages to save the world, his dad, himself, and his friends, how is he ever going to avoid being sent to military school this time?
The Rise of Magicks: Chronicles of The One, Book 3 (Chronicles of The One #3)
by Nora RobertsThe #1 New York Times bestselling author of Year One and Of Blood and Bone concludes her stunning new trilogy praised as “A match for end-of-the-world classics like Stephen King’s The Stand.” After the sickness known as the Doom destroyed civilization, magick has become commonplace, and Fallon Swift has spent her young years learning its ways. Fallon cannot live in peace until she frees those who have been preyed upon by the government or the fanatical Purity Warriors, endlessly hunted or locked up in laboratories, brutalized for years on end. She is determined to save even those who have been complicit with this evil out of fear or weakness—if, indeed, they can be saved.Strengthened by the bond she shares with her fellow warrior, Duncan, Fallon has already succeeded in rescuing countless shifters and elves and ordinary humans. Now she must help them heal—and rediscover the light and faith within themselves. For although from the time of her birth, she has been The One, she is still only one. And as she faces down an old nemesis, sets her sights on the enemy’s stronghold, and pursues her destiny—to finally restore the mystical shield that once protected them all—she will need an army behind her…
The Rise of the Red Queen (The Red Solaris Mysteries #2)
by Bourne Morris“With The Rise of the Red Queen, Bourne Morris is poised to become the queen of academic mysteries and suspense” (Gigi Pandian, USA Today–bestselling author). A beautiful student is missing. Did she leave on impulse, or was it something more sinister? When the young woman’s grandfather pleads for help, journalism dean Meredith “Red” Solaris agrees to help search for the student, but doesn’t know she may have to risk everything to find her. Worse yet, without solid evidence, Red and Detective Joe Morgan have little basis for investigation. Murky university politics—and Red’s own struggle to keep her job—thwart efforts to find a girl held captive by a man willing to steal what he cannot win. “Red Solaris is intelligent, tough, and vulnerable, a tricky combination to pull off, yet Bourne Morris does so beautifully and has given us a lead character we care deeply about. The Rise of the Red Queen, second in the series, grabs you by the throat and the heart on page one and never lets go.” —Annette Dashofy, USA Today–bestselling author of the Zoe Chambers Mysteries “Intriguing characters, a complex, inventive plot with nail-biting suspense—I finished it at two in the morning!” —Jeanne M. Dams, author of the Dorothy Martin Mysteries
The Risen Empire (Succession, Book #1)
by Scott WesterfeldThe Risen Empire is a 300 page science fiction novel written by the popular author Scott Westerfeld and first published in 2003. It is the first book of a series by Westerfeld entitled Succession. The summary by Tor reads as follows: From the acclaimed author of fine Prey, Polymorph, and Evolution's Darling (Philip K. Dick Award special citation and a New York Times Notable Book) comes a sweeping epic, The Risen Empire, Scott Westerfeld's dazzling hardcover debut. The undead Emperor has ruled his mighty interstellar empire of eighty human worlds for sixteen hundred years. Because he can grant a form of eternal life, creating an elite known as the Risen, his power has been absolute. He and his sister, the Child Empress, who is eternally a little girl, are worshiped as living gods. No one can touch them. Not until the Rix, machine-augmented humans who worship very different gods: All compound minds of planetary extent. The Rix are cool, relentless fanatics, and their only goal is to propagate throughout the galaxy. They seek to, end, by any means necessary, the Emperor's prolonged tyranny of one and supplant it with an eternal cybernetic dynasty of their own. They begin by taking the Child Empress hostoge. Captain Laurent Zai of the Imperial Frigate Lynx is tasked with her rescue. Separated by light-years, bound by an unlikely love, Zai and pacifist senator Nara Oxham must each, in their own way, face the challenge of the Rix, as they hold, the fate of the empire in their hands. The Risen Empire is the first great space opera of the twenty-first century. "The action moves with the pace of a well-executed military operation; a fascinating clash of supertechnologies. This story has everything: combat, intrigue, politics, and even an undead cat collection." John C. Wright
The Risen Empire: Book One Of Succession (Succession #1)
by Scott Westerfeld“Westerfeld’s blend of traditional space opera and cutting-edge speculation makes this a truly twenty-first-century SF novel.” —Karl Schroeder, author of Pirate SunThe undead Emperor has ruled his mighty interstellar empire of eighty human worlds for sixteen hundred years. Because he can grant a form of eternal life, creating an elite known as the Risen, his power has been absolute. He and his sister, the Child Empress, who is eternally a little girl, are worshiped as living gods. No one can touch them.Not until the Rix, machine-augmented humans who worship very different gods: AI compound minds of planetary extent. The Rix are cool, relentless fanatics, and their only goal is to propagate such AIs throughout the galaxy. They seek to end, by any means necessary, the Emperor’s prolonged tyranny of one and supplant it with an eternal cybernetic dynasty of their own. They begin by taking the Child Empress hostage. Captain Laurent Zai of the Imperial Frigate Lynx is tasked with her rescue.Separated by light-years, bound by an unlikely love, Zai and pacifist senator Nara Oxham must each in their own way, face the challenge of the Rix, and they each will hold the fate of the empire in their hands. The Risen Empire is the first great space opera of the twenty-first century.“In the tradition of Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series and Frank Herbert’s Dune books.” —The New York Times“Confirms the buzz that space opera is one of the most exciting branches of current SF.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
The Rising
by Brian McgillowayFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Little Girl Lost comes a compelling new series ...Inspector Devlin is called to investigate a case of arson: a burning barn and, inside, the charred remains of a local drug dealer.Suspicions quickly fall on a local vigilante group that calls itself "the Rising."But Devlin stumbles onto a more pressing case when his old partner's teenage son goes missing. With quiet determination, he attempts to make sense of the boy's disappearance ...That is, until another drug dealer is killed and Devlin realizes that the case goes far deeper and darker than he ever imagined.Gripping, heartbreaking, and always surprising, The Rising is a tour de force from one of Ireland's greatest crime writers.
The Rising Sea: A Novel From The Numa® Files (The NUMA Files #15)
by Clive Cussler Graham Brown<P>Everywhere, waters are rising--and that is just the beginning of the world's peril, unless the NUMA crew can beat the clock in this thrilling novel from the #1 New York Times-bestselling grand master of adventure. <P>An alarming rise in the world's sea levels--much larger than could be accounted for by glacier melt--sends Kurt Austin, Joe Zavala, and the rest of the NUMA scientific team rocketing around the globe in search of answers. What they find at the bottom of the East China Sea, however, is even worse than they imagined: a diabolical plan to upset the Pacific balance of power--and in the process displace as many as a billion people. <P>A rare alloy unlike anything else on earth, a pair of five-hundred-year-old Japanese talismans, an assassin so violent even the Yakuza has disowned him, an audacious technological breakthrough that will become a very personal nightmare for Kurt Austin - from the shark-filled waters of Asia to the high-tech streets of Tokyo to a forbidden secret island, the NUMA team must risk everything to head off the coming catastrophe. <P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
The Rising Tide
by Sam LloydIn this "fiendishly clever novel," a woman's husband vanishes in a historic storm — and new troubles wash up in its wake (Sunday Times) In a small fishing village on the Devon coast, Lucy Locke has built a life that anyone would envy. She and her husband, Daniel, own successful businesses and live with their two children in a picturesque home overlooking the harbor. But everything changes one morning when, following a monumental storm, the family yacht is found empty — and Lucy’s husband is nowhere in sight. As the search for Daniel mounts, so does Lucy’s sense of dread, raised to a fever pitch when another, more terrifying revelation pushes her storybook life to the brink of total destruction. Lucy is reluctantly forced to face a harsh truth: the sea gives life, and just as quickly takes it away. And when the detective on the case uncovers suspicious details that Lucy had hoped would stay buried, she’ll have to confront the nightmarish possibility that she created her own undoing. Beautifully rendered with evocative, atmospheric prose, The Rising Tide is at once a pulse-pounding, inescapably suspenseful thriller and a poignant tale of the power of the natural world. Its characters and settings are sure to stay with readers long after the final page—and after their heart rates finally return to normal.