NIGHT STALKERDrug addicts, prostitutes, street gangs and shoot-outs. Police Sergeant Jack Tallon had had enough; he wanted out. He traded his L.A. beat for the quiet, wide-open spaces of Whitewater, Washington.And trouble followed. A few short days after his installment as Chief of Police, Tallon faced the toughest crisis of his career—suspicion and hostility from the very people he was hired to protect. Whitewater's first major crime in years—a series of vicious rapes—was ...

A 50th anniversary edition of the classic crime novel that inspired the Oscar-winning film starring Sidney Poitier.'They call me Mr Tibbs!'A small southern town in the 1960s. A musician found dead on the highway. It's no surprise when white detectives arrest a black man for the murder. What is a surprise is that the black man - Virgil Tibbs - is himself a skilled homicide detective from California, whom inexperienced Chief Gillespie reluctantly rec...

THE INTRUDER “When the dust settled. I remember thinking to myself that after 10-12 years, I needed to finish what I started. I need to find the answer to eliminate Negative Self Talk. I owed it to myself and everyone else involved that was hurt by this. I thought “After all this time, I look around, having lost almost everything that we worked for. Thinking of the money that was stolen, the money that we had spent on civil legal fees,the once thriving business itself on life support, my m...

"Notes of a Naturalist in South America" by John Ball is a captivating account of the author's explorations and observations in the diverse ecosystems of South America. Ball, a keen naturalist, meticulously documents the flora and fauna he encounters, providing readers with vivid descriptions and insightful reflections on the natural world. His writing not only showcases the beauty of the landscapes but also highlights the intricate relationships between species and their environments, mak...

She Broke an Ancient Tradition by Falling in LoveKanno Masayo, Miss One Thousand Spring Blossoms, is the loveliest and most glamorous geisha in all of Japan. Dick Seaton is a shy, handsome American whose business takes him to Japan to close a very big deal. In violation of a timeless taboo, Dick and Kanno spend slow, tantalizing days falling in love.Then Dick discovers that Kanno’s love was paid for by his businessmen hosts. Sensing his rage and hurt, Kanno flees in confusi...

A partially decomposed body of a young woman is discovered in a park in Pasadena, California. The woman was strangled but not sexually assaulted. The police suspect she might be a missing heiress who disappeared over a year ago, but dental records prove them wrong. But who is she? And is there a link between the heiress and this corpse? The celebrated black detective Virgil Tibbs re-shapes the known facts regarding these two women and discovers astonishing connections. His quest leads him ...

Sent to New Zealand by his company to avert a hostile takeover, Peter Ferguson stumbles upon love, murder and laundered money. Then when he discovers a multi-million dollar scheme to turn a stretch of beautiful coastline into a parade of neon signs, liquor stores and casinos, Ferguson thinks he can see through muscle men, lawyers and policemen all the way to a Chinese syndicate in Hong Kong."A top notch mystery."—News & Observer"A breathtaking suspense thriller."—Seattle Po...

Hello, meet John Ball. Speaker, an Author and a Motivator. Welcome to my journey. I have had some experiences that have led me to this point in life and I now believe that the experiences had a purpose. he has a desire to try and do some good.JUST LOOK!! is based on his first hand experience relating to employee based fraud. He spent the better part of 12 years, after his company fell victim to an employee based fraud. In and out of court rooms, Crown, attorneys and Civil lawyers o...

In "Notes of a Naturalist in South America," John Ball presents a captivating exploration of the continent's diverse ecosystems and flora and fauna through the lens of a keen observer. Emphasizing meticulous detail and vivid imagery, Ball's literary style is both reflective and descriptive, drawing readers into the intricate tapestry of South America's natural world. The work is situated in the context of 19th-century naturalism, illuminating the evolving relationship between human beings ...

This is the gripping, compelling saga of men and their machines and their lonely women. Men who have only one goal—get up in the sky in anything that flies!The Captain—a man not to be grounded, determined to fly the last plane out of the war; Jennings—survivor of a terrifying crash, who kept his eyes turned to the skies all his life; The copilots, navigators, technicians, ground crews—and the two young women who tie together the threads of their lives.They could live no oth...

Moscow has taken the USA without a shot. Student protesters are being slaughtered in the Midwest. The Jewish pogroms have begun. You are now living in Sovietoccupied America!One nuclear submarine and a handful of determined patriots against the combined might of Russia and Sovietoccupied America… The Most Explosive and Gripping “What If” Novel of Our Time!

GOOD AND EVILThe sleepy town of Whitewater is hosting the annual convention for the S.O.R., the Society for Open Relationships, an intimate group of radical sexual practitioners. As soon as television evangelist Ezekiel Moses finds out about it, he sends in his Morality Strike Force to disrupt the proceedings.When the convention turns into chaos, Police Chief Jack Tallon steps in to take control. But he's too late, because now there's a murder to be solved...