"This is a great beach read." –USA TODAY Network"[The main characters'] personalities come through loud and clear in dialogue. I love these guys and they're funny." --Sue Grafton, author of "Y is for Yesterday."BOOK ONE of the series.In the remote Four Corners region of Colorado, Special Agent Nathaniel Arkin, a disgraced former intelligence officer, investigates the killing of a bigoted, vitriolic preacher who was about to be elected to the U.S. House of Representa...

Now a fugitive—having been framed for murder—Special Agent Nathaniel Arkin, a disgraced former intelligence officer, continues his pursuit of a shadowy group he suspects of orchestrating an international assassination campaign targeting charismatic, fledgling fanatics—future Hitlers and bin Ladens—just as they emerge from obscurity, before they are capable of instigating mass murder. The barest of clues lead Arkin on a desperate quest to hunt down the hidden ringleaders of the conspiracy a...

Espionage and murder on the front lines of the U.S.-China trade war!A U.S. government investigator vanishes while on assignment in China. Former detective Lars Severin is hired by the investigator's family—mysterious scions of an international trade dynasty—to find out what happened to her. Was her disappearance the result of a random act of violence or something more sinister? Did she uncover something that drove a hidden enemy to make her disappear? Could she still be alive? Seve...

"Very highly recommended!" —Jim Harris, Pacific Northwest Writers AssociationIt's the Roaring Twenties. Prohibition is the law of the land. A rumrunner's boat is found adrift near the United States-Canada maritime border of Puget Sound, its crew missing, its cargo hold riddled with bullet holes and awash with blood. San Juan Islands Sheriff Miles Scott takes on a murder investigation with a list of suspects including rival rumrunners, temperance fanatics, anti-immigrant labor leade...

A few days before the Kentucky Derby, a star jockey is found murdered near Churchill Downs. Louisville homicide detective Laurel Arno's investigation takes her from the private dens of elite gamblers, to the ancestral mansions of Kentucky bourbon barons and horse breeders, to the treacherous corridors of a depraved state capitol. Along the way, she exposes a shadowy world of political corruption, secret societies, and ancient feuds. As she closes in on a hidden killer, she discovers that a...

Caution: Story contains strong profanity and graphic violence.When a mutilated corpse is found bound to a tree deep in the forest of remote Aubrey Island, Washington, residents learn that the murder mirrors, in every ritualistic detail, a series of revenge killings described in a century-old local ghost story. More abductions and killings soon follow.Justin Riddley, recently transferred to the island's small college, faces growing evidence that one of his new friends and fe...

This book is for design engineers building isolated DC-DC converters for commercial products. It provides guidance and recommendations to help engineers make decisions that prevent mistakes during product development, ensure the design process is as predictable as possible, create more reliable and cost-effective hardware, and do their designs in a shorter period. The authors focus on converters that operate at 2 kW and above, have high conversion ratios, and have at least one low-voltage ...

Photographer’s Guide to the Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS70/TZ90 is a complete guide to the use of the Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS70 camera, which is known as the TZ90 outside of North America. The book shows beginning and intermediate photographers how to capture excellent images and video sequences with the ZS70. The book explains the use of autofocus, manual focus, aperture, shutter speed, exposure compensation, white balance, and ISO, and many other settings. The book discusses the camera’s options ...

Psychische Störungen sind bei jungen Kindern vielgestaltig und betreffen 10-15 % aller Säuglinge, Klein- und Vorschulkinder. Sie umfassen u. a. ADHS, Autismus-Spektrum-Störungen, Depression, Angst-, Schlaf-, Fütter- und Schreistörungen und müssen differenziert diagnostiziert und behandelt werden. Grundlage hierfür bietet das multiaxiale Klassifikationssystem DC:0-5. Es ist ein international etabliertes, unverzichtbares Klassifikationssystem zur Diagnose psychischer Störungen bei jungen Kin...

Ist dein Herz gerade schwer, weil ein geliebtes Haustier nicht mehr da ist? Fühlt es sich an, als wäre eine graue Wolke in deinem Zimmer, die dir die Luft zum Atmen nimmt? Dann ist die Geschichte von Paul und seinem Hund Aron genau das Richtige für dich.In diesem warmherzigen Hörbuch erlebst du, wie Paul den Verlust seines besten Freundes verarbeitet. Zuerst ist da nur Stille, wo früher fröhliches Bellen war. Doch Pauls Mama hilft ihm zu verstehen, dass der Tod wie ein altes Fahrra...

Robert Egger did not want to start a charity, or even volunteer at one. But after his wife dragged him out one night to serve meals on the streets of Washington, DC, Egger realized that most of what society called “charity” did more to reward the people giving their time and money than it did to liberate those on the receiving end. He set aside his career running nightclubs and vowed to come up with something better. Egger named his gritty front-line nonprofit DC Central Kitchen. Today, it...

Photographer’s Guide to the Panasonic Lumix DC-LX100 II is a complete guide to the use of the LX100 II camera. The 200-page book shows beginning and intermediate photographers how to capture excellent images and video sequences with the LX100 II. The book explains the use of autofocus, manual focus, aperture, shutter speed, exposure compensation, white balance, ISO, and all other settings of the camera. The book discusses the camera’s options for playback, setup, and customizing the operat...