On the verge of losing her job and having to give up her research in genetic engineering, the brilliant and ambitious young scientist Maria Guevara discovers that she is also - inexplicably - pregnant. After taking a leave of absence from her position in Paris to return to her hometown in Spain, Maria begins preparing for motherhood, hoping also to unravel the mystery of her pregnancy and the obstacles that have stalled her once-promising career.Not long after, Maria begins to feel...

When a brutal crime leaves a witness scared silent, a London psychologist must unravel the mystery of his disturbing artwork in this crime thriller.When art student Aiden Blake witnesses a gruesome attack on a London towpath, the police need him to identify the assailant without delay. But Aiden is refusing to leave his canal boat—and the shock of what he saw has rendered him mute.Desperate to gain vital information before Aiden's memories fade, The Metropoli...

All too little remembered today, the Korean War was bitterly fought out under atrocious conditions of weather and terrain. Greatly outnumbered by their Communist Chinese and North Korean enemy, the United Nations forces fought with extraordinary resolve and gallantry. The Hook, the name given to a prominent ridge on the Peninsula, saw more blood spilt than any other feature in this prolonged and grisly war. Not surprisingly it became known as 'the bloody Hood'.The two costliest battles are...