Bill Pronzini is crime-writing royalty. His more than eighty published novels have won or been nominated for Edgar, Hammett, Anthony, Shamus, and Macavity awards—a clean sweep of the crime fiction award field—and received rave reviews from critics. He crafts masterful stories, often from multiple perspectives, in which the human condition is on full display. The Violated is no exception.In Echo Park, in the small town of Santa Rita, California, the mutilated body ...

Enhance your JavaScript skills by venturing into the domain of developing mobile applicationsKey Features\[\*\] Extend your JavaScript skillset to build, test, and launch mobile apps with confidence\[\*\] Follow three sample projects to experience Ionic’s impressive capabilities\[\*\] Extend the power of Apache Cordova by creating your own Apache Cordova cross-platform mobile pluginsBook DescriptionA great mobile app is rapid...

Learn to build modern native iOS and Android applications using JavaScript and the incredible power of ReactKey Features\[\*\]Learn to design and build a fully-featured application using the newest cutting-edge framework from Facebook\[\*\]Leverage your JavaScript skills to become a native app developer\[\*\]Develop custom UI components, implement smooth navigation, and access native features such as geolocation and local storageB...

Master the art of building dynamic, modern web applications with ReactAbout This BookLearn the hot new frontend web framework from Facebook – ReactJS, an easy way of developing the V in MVC and a better approach to software engineering in JavaScriptA fast-paced guide to designing and building scalable and maintainable web apps with React.jsLearn all the new ES6 features and be among the most prominent JavaScript developers who ca...

There has been a dramatic increase in academic research activity and practical initiatives on the topic of sports and Christianity, and its cultural significance during the past decade. The Faculty of Health and Life Sciences at York St John University, York, UK, hosted the Inaugural Global Congress on Sports and Christianity (IGCSC), 24-28th August 2016 in collaboration with the Bible Society at which there were 180 delegates from 22 countries in attendance. For the area of sports studies...

Journalist Adam Blackwood is chasing down the story of a lifetime-- the world' s foremost Templar historian has committed suicide in Edinburgh, leaving behind a tantalizing clue about a secret object hidden in the famous chapel of Rosslyn that will connect to Templar sites throughout Europe, North Africa, and South America. Meanwhile in Peru, anthropologist Jess Silverton is researching a bloodthirsty, sexually voracious ancient civilization that might have laid the foundations for both Ju...

In this epic thriller by popular British journalist and author Tom Knox, a secret lurks beneath blazing sands-triggering ritualistic slaughter and threatening the foun-dations of modern thought. When an archaeological dig in Kurdistan unearths a structure far older than Stonehenge or the Great Pyramids, British reporter Rob Lutrell rushes to the scene. But this intriguing assignment takes a turn for the worse when sabotage and murder cast a frightening shadow over the site.

Tom Knox, the best-selling author of The Genesis Secret, delivers a spine-tingling novel that "may well be the most controversial thriller since The Da Vinci Code" (Jeff Abbott). When David Martinez inherits an ancient map from his dying grandfather, the map-and the promise of two million dollars-leads David into the Basque heart of the treacherous Pyrenees. There a genetic curse and a frightening secret from the past lurk in the shadows. Soon David and a beautiful stranger are on the run ...

It is the most controversial religious icon in the world. No one knows where it came from. No one knows when it was made. But now, the greatest mystery in religious history holds the key to a present-day serial killer who devises savage, bizarre deaths for his victims. And only two American cops, following a trail that stretches from California to the Vatican, can expose the secret of the Shroud.

The Nameless Detective has taken many cases over the years … and these two will test his agency’s resources.The first involves a woman whose husband is accidentally killed in a remote cabin in the Sierras. The wife isn’t buying that he was alone, and she’s determined to uncover his secret and get closure … in spite of any potential heartbreak.Nameless’ next case is a missing person—a person who was agoraphobic and never left the house. The husband swears that while their re...

My profession, bottom line, is helping people in trouble. It's not just a job to me; it's what I live for.Cody Hatcher is the kind of teenager you don't want your kids hanging out with. That's the book on him, and it's why the citizens of Mineral Springs have no problem at all believing that he's guilty of three rapes.His mother, Cheryl, an old lover of Nameless, is being harassed by vindictive townspeople. It's against such odds that Nameless must work to prove Co...

Old Man Hass is concerned by the near-catatonic behavior of his daughter, Grady. The young woman showed up at his doorstep a few days earlier, refused to admit that anything was wrong, and has been wandering around the farm, not talking and barely eating. The Nameless Detective thinks the old farmer would have been better off calling a psychiatrist—but he's at least willing to ask a few questions. As Nameless begins to investigate, he discovers that Grady's affliction is more than just a b...