After 27 years of service, energy executive Kevin Walters is fired when he reports a lethal mine explosion. Attorney Scott Winslow takes on the case, and soon finds it rife with blackmail, sanitized records and treachery.When Scott and his client are threatened by someone who wants the lawsuit dismissed at any cost, they race against time to gather enough evidence to prove the case on trial.But can Scott and his team prove their theory, and bring the perpetrator to justice?...

Discover the Hidden Wonders of Our Ocean DepthsDive into a world seldom seen yet teeming with life and mystery in Beyond the Surface: Innovations and Discoveries Underwater. This captivating book invites you to explore the uncharted corners of our planet's vast oceans, shedding light on the relentless pursuit of knowledge beneath the waves.Embark on a journey through time, tracing the footsteps of pioneers who dared to venture into the abyss. From the earliest days of deep-...

Onwards is an ode to the bonds of companionship that grow between those who revel in the wilder landscapes of the British Isles. Written in the style of Ring of Bright Water and Born Free, Onwards tells the true story of the author's life in falconry, beginning with his childhood in rural Shropshire. Along the way we meet a cast of eclectic individuals – from a duck-shooting vicar, a maverick gamekeeper, to an SAS soldier-turned-explorer – they all play their part as Warren regales captiva...

This authoritative reference work investigates the roots of the Sacred Harp, the central collection of the deeply influential and long-lived southern tradition of shape-note singing. Where other studies of the Sacred Harp have focused on the sociology of present-day singers and their activities, David Warren Steel and Richard H. Hulan concentrate on the regional culture that produced the Sacred Harp in the nineteenth century and delve deeply into history of its authors and composers. They ...

Amanda has it all: a successful career, a loving husband and a stable life. Until one day, when it all comes undone in an avalanche of murder, blackmail and an all-in search for big money that can't be found.When Amanda discovers her husband, Brian, having an affair, she wants to end their marriage. But when Brian and his lover are murdered, detectives seeking to catch the killer think that Amanda may have a pretty good motive.An experienced lawyer who cut corners to make m...

When a female executive is harassed and assaulted by the company's CEO - and subsequently fired - a tenacious attorney is determined to seek justice.Profoundly affected and facing the psychological impact of a violent sexual attack on a business trip, executive Sarah turns to lawyer Scott Winslow for legal representation when she reports the incident - and is immediately fired for alleged poor performance. As he prosecutes the case, Winslow must find a way to pull ...

After pharmaceutical industry executives Martin Cardenas and Justin Palmer step forward to complain about the test results of a soon-to-be-released cancer drug, they are subsequently fired. Soon after, stalking and threats of violence follow.The two have no idea what they are up against. Aligor Pharmaceuticals' touted drug, Delexane, is only weeks from FDA approval, but the third phase results don't add up. With billions of dollars on the line, revealing the secrets of the company ...

Steve Anders is the chief of staff for Senator Edward Buchanan. Senator Buchanan is a powerful and controversial figure surrounded by intrigue. The Senator is rumored to be in possession of classified information and of having affairs with a staffer. Steve is the Senator’s fixer and is on top of his game and well-respected throughout political circles. His brother Jack Anders runs a political consultancy firm representing the Senator.Both brothers are at the top of their game, but ...

The One Rule Is, Don’t Mess With The PastBut he did, and now ex-detective Rembrandt Stone is reaping the devastation of ignoring those words when he traveled back in time to solve the one case that had haunted his dreams.Yes, he solved the crime. Yes, he saved lives. But Rembrandt returns to find the unthinkable has happened and his life has shattered.There’s only one answer: break the rule again. Go back in time once more, fix what went wrong, save...

Trapped in time, he’ll have to use the past to fix the present.Thirty-eight women. Dead. All the in the past. All because Detective Rembrandt Stone played with fate, and somewhere in time unleashed a serial killer. He can’t undo their deaths, not anymore, but the serial killer is still at large, twenty-four years later, and now it’s personal. Especially when the evidence points to the last person on anyone’s radar: Rembrandt himself.Now he’ll have to use th...

Rivals in the Gulf: Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Abdullah Bin Bayyah, and the Qatar-UAE Contest Over the Arab Spring and the Gulf Crisis details the relationships between the Egyptian Shaykh Yusuf al-Qaradawi and the Al Thani royal family in Qatar, and between the Mauritanian Shaykh Abdullah Bin Bayyah and the Al Nahyans, the rulers of Abu Dhabi and senior royal family in the United Arab Emirates. These relationships stretch back decades, to the early 1960s and 1970s respectively.Us...

Eleven short stories focused on regular people in serious trouble, to keep you waiting for resolutions, or to make you smile, laugh, and touch your heart.“Exit Strategy,” a man witnesses a murder. The perpetrator can’t afford loose ends.“Connecting the Dots,” brings us a couple who have suffered a terrible loss. Is there a way to bring them relief?“Lives in Search” brings the lives of three people brought together in dangerous circumstances, where survival is in dou...