Whose side is he on? The drug company curing dementia or the animal rights activists protesting outside?Brody Taylor loves hacking humans. After all, people are the weakest link in all computer systems. If he’s hired to break into your network, he will find and exploit the weak point. You.The problem with always manipulating people is that even those closest to you don’t trust you.And Brody’s just fallen in love with Melanie, a zany, beautiful Frenc...

Your private life is streamed live to a global audience. But no one told you about the cameras hidden in your home. And now a killer is watching, learning, planning . . .Jenny Price, talented and ambitious police detective, leads the investigation into the murder of a beautiful young cellist. Baffled by the killer’s intimate knowledge of the girl's dreams and desires the case begins to run out of steam.Out of leads, Jenny reluctantly accepts the ai...

Would you kill yourself to save your loved one?When Brody Taylor receives a 'death letter’ from a fellow elite hacker, sent a week after his murder, its contents present Brody with an offer even he can't refuse. But the investigation is being led by Brody’s girlfriend, talented police detective Jenny Price. Unaware of the victim’s true profession, Jenny is stumped. How and why would a disabled Afghan war veteran could come to be poisoned by one of the world’s deadl...

What are the main characteristics of effective leadership?How can we understand leadership today?This wide-ranging, inter-disciplinary book provides readers with a complete introduction to the essentials of leadership. Included here are accessible and insightful entries on what leadership is, how it is practised and the relevant strengths and pitfalls. The book provides a one stop introductory guide to one of the most central and contested concepts in the social sciences.

Anthony, Shamus, and Lefty Award FinalistPowerful forces on each side of the law have Rick Cahill in the crosshairsNightmares of the man he killed two years ago still chase Rick Cahill through his sleep. The memory of his murdered wife haunts him during waking hours. His private investigative work, secretly photographing adulterers, paid for his new house but stains his soul.When an old nemesis asks for his help to free a man from prison, a man he thin...

An anonymous phone call reveals a horrifying secret. But can it be murder if there isn't a body?Father Joseph Kümmel is not just a deeply religious and spiritual man. He's the leader of a closed religious community at Hilltop Farm — one which kills members who want to leave.When someone manages to get messages to DCI Jack Culverhouse and DS Wendy Knight about the goings-on at Hilltop Farm, they begin to uncover a web of dark deception and murderous intent. ...

Formerly published as "Orchard Grove" by Polis BooksSometimes fences make for nice neighbors. Other times they hide the evil that lurks within.Orchard Grove is a town like any other, with quiet neighborhoods and apple groves . . . though Ethan, the depressed screenplay writer, and his secretive wife, Susan, would tell you differently. So would the seductive serial killer living next door. The apple trees are fertilized with evil, a...

Prison-for-profit scheme thrusts insurance investigator into his disturbing past—and extreme dangerJay Porter, the newest employee at NorthEastern Insurance in New Hampshire, is investigating a motor vehicle accident claim when he learns the teenager behind the wheel was arrested for minor drug possession and sentenced to a hardcore behavioral modification center.At the county courthouse, Jay meets Nicki, a young college intern, who tips him off to a possible...

A Latino detective in upstate New York must turn to an immigrant rights activist to solve a murder in “t****his timely and engrossing” crime thriller (Publishers Weekly).When a body is discovered in a reservoir north of New York City, it ignites a baffling and disturbing murder investigation. The victim is young, female and Hispanic. In her purse, police find a photo of a baby. Where is the child? Is she alive? And what about the disturbing note found at t...

Six women. Six abductions. Six souls.The tabloids call him Herod. A barbaric serial killer who mutilates pregnant women and dumps their bodies in London streets.DCI Rosen calls him the Devil. A disturbed and twisted man who follows an ancient occult text said to be hell's answer to the bible.Then a new victim is abducted. DCI Rosen knows that time is running out to save her. But if he enters the killer's lair, he will find that there are far worse t...

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me...or can they?In the third thrilling installment of this award winning series from New York Times bestseller Rebecca Cantrell, tortured genius Joe Tesla is on the trail of a sadistic serial killer who charms his victims into the bowels of the Manhattan subway system--and who holds the keys to Joe's crippling condition. Can Joe stop the murderous rampage of this silver-tongued killer, or will...