Before September 11, 2001, one terrorist group had killed more Americans than any other: Hezbollah, the “Party of God.” Today it remains potentially more dangerous than even al Qaeda. Yet little has been known about its inner workings, past successes, and future plans–until now.Written by an accomplished journalist and a law-enforcement expert, Lightning Out of Lebanon is a chilling and essential addition to our understanding of the external and internal threats to America...

Newtown, Connecticut. Aurora, Colorado. Both have entered our collective memory as sites of unimaginable heartbreak and mass slaughter perpetrated by lone gunmen. Meanwhile, cities such as Chicago and Washington, D.C., are dealing with the painful, everyday reality of record rates of gun-related deaths. By any account, gun violence in the United States has reached epidemic proportions.A widely respected activist and policy analyst—as well as a former gun enthusiast and an ex-member...

Tragedy in Aurora is about the 2012 murder of budding sports journalist Jessica (Jessi) Redfield Ghawi in a public mass shooting, and the widening circle of pain it inflicted on her family, friends, police, medical first responders, and others. The book is at the same time a deep examination of the causes and potential cures of the quintessential 21st century American sickness—public mass shootings. At the heart of that examination is an unpacking of America’s deep polarization and politic...

Humans are a species that classifies. We arrange the flow of the things and events that we see and experience, place them into categories, and erect boundaries around those categories. Among the boundaries that we erect are those that we put around groups of “other” human beings. The evil side of human classification of other human beings is that we sometimes create false categories of other people, as is often the case in racial, ethnic, and religious stereotypes. This unmindful creation ...

Newtown, Connecticut. Aurora, Colorado. Both have entered our collective memory as sites of unimaginable heartbreak and mass slaughter perpetrated by lone gunmen. Meanwhile, cities such as Chicago and Washington, D.C., are dealing with the painful, everyday reality of record rates of gun-related deaths. By any account, gun violence in the United States has reached epidemic proportions.A widely respected activist and policy analyst—as well as a former gun enthusiast and an ex-member ...

Before September 11, 2001, one terrorist group had killed more Americans than any other: Hezbollah, the “Party of God.” Today it remains potentially more dangerous than even al Qaeda. Yet little has been known about its inner workings, past successes, and future plans–until now.Written by an accomplished journalist and a law-enforcement expert, Lightning Out of Lebanon is a chilling and essential addition to our understanding of the external and internal threats to America...

"Tom Diaz has worn out some shoe leather, much like a good detective, in gathering facts, not myths or urban legends. As a result he has produced an accurate and comprehensive look at a grave and present danger to our society."---From the foreword by Chris Swecker, former Assistant Director of the FBI and former head of the FBI's Criminal Investigative DivisionNo Boundaries is a disturbing account of what many consider the "next Mafia"---Latino crime gangs. Like the...

A detective off the job. An offer he can’t refuse. Will the moon’s shadowy underworld pay the bills or cast him into darkness?Lunar Colony, 2250. Detective Frank Parker never lets the law get in his way. After an unauthorized investigation into his partner's murder gets him suspended, the only way he can make ends meet is to take on a dodgy contract. And in the blink of an eye, a shady mafioso entertainment mogul becomes his new boss…As he tracks down a des...

Success doesn't always solve a man's problems…You'd think a man in Frank Parker's position would be riding high, but the fame from the Latham Case has turned to notoriety. The TCPD won't be stalled in its quest for answers, IA's shadow seems closer than ever, and no one can be sure when the Loonies will chase down him or his family.When Katsaros hires him out for another "missing person." He worries it'll be Lenny Marquez all over again. However, every case...

The Road to Redemption is a Perilous One!Frank Parker is still reeling from the Lenny Marquez Case and is working off his frustrations as a Katsaros enforcer. When Janet Foxx asks him to look into a so-called wrongful conviction, he finds himself trying to prove the innocence of one of Tycho City's most notorious killers. The case's broken path soon takes him to the infamous Pandrom Prison, where he'll come face-to-face with old demons that could change everything and turn him away...

Following the great success of our Gothic Fantasy deluxe edition short story compilations, Supernatural Horror, Murder Mayhem, Lost Souls and many others, this latest title takes housebound trapped spirits and creepy gothic mansions as its chilling subject. Contains a potent mix of classic and brand new writing, with authors from the US, Canada, and the UK. Oh, what is that sound within the walls? The creaking floorboards, the children hiding in the mirror, the spirits th...

Humboldt County Writers is excited to present their 2025 anthology. Featuring stories and poetry from 14 local authors all centered around the anthology's central theme Earth.Featuring works from:Jayme AntrimJenni BoyleStevie Lou DiazTom HedtCraig KurumadaC.A. LarkinGabriel Hall-PriceNathaniel N.Nancy ResnickD.F. RitoStephen SottongKeaton SullivanJ.E. Ta...