A grieving mother's plea drives a Philadelphia detective to expose a murderer hiding among Washington, D.C.'s rich and powerful.On detail to the Philadelphia Police Department's Dignitary Protection Unit, Detective Adam Kaminski's latest assignment is to babysit the senior senator from Pennsylvania as she visits Philadelphia with the French Ambassador to the United States. When the senator's aide is shot as the group prepares to leave DC, the FBI assumes the senator was the target....

Blood ties have an American police detective in Poland investigating a suicide that may have been murder."An astutely crafted, action-packed read." - Kirkus ReviewsIn this darkly atmospheric suspense, a Philadelphia police detective visiting Poland gets involved when murder is suspected and the local police turn away. Adam Kaminski, with a delegation to Philadelphia's sister city, is meant to be a polite observer only. But a good man doesn't walk away when he sees wrong bei...

A murder on hallowed ground forces a Philadelphia police detective to break all the rules to prove his sister's innocence.Back on regular duty in the Philadelphia Police Department's Sixth District, Detective Adam Kaminski expects to deal with murder. But not when his sister is one of the suspects. Taken off the case, Adam must rely on his partner Pete to keep him in the loop as Pete and Park Ranger Matt Thompson investigate the murder of a federal judge whose beaten body was found...

Philadelphia Detective Adam Kaminski doesn't want to be a hero. He doesn't want to solve murders far from home. But a good man doesn't stand by when he sees wrong being done, and he's not going to start now.In A Blind Eye, Blood ties have an American police detective in Poland investigating a suicide that may have been murder. “An astutely crafted, action-packed read.” - Kirkus ReviewsIn A Thin Veil, a grieving mother’s plea drives this Philadelphia detective to expose a mu...

To solve the murder of a Galway professor involved in investigations into ancient Irish history, a Philadelphia police detective in Ireland must first confront his own truths.Visiting Galway in an effort to strengthen his struggling romance and explore his family legacy, Philadelphia police detective Adam Kaminski stumbles onto a murder scene. Quite literally. Now he must solve the grisly murder of a university professor before he becomes a convenient scapegoat – or convenient targ...

Philadelphia Detective Adam Kaminski travels to France to find the truth about his great-grandfather's life — and unearths more than he bargained for.Just as Adam arrives in the village of St. Honoré, a local lavender farmer is brutally killed. The war that Adam's great-grandfather fought may be the reason he is dead.The legacy of Nazi-era collaboration and resistance is alive and kicking among the locals. While some villagers want to drag St. Honoré into ...

Hurt by betrayal and reeling with doubts about his own judgment, Detective Adam Kaminski seeks a safe harbor on a pleasure cruise to Bermuda. But Adam's not the only passenger using the crew to escape from his past.The calm of his vacation is shattered when crew discover the brutally murdered body of a wealthy passenger. Adam and his partner are convinced by the ship's captain to help with the investigation, leaving Adam's sister Julia to focus on further developing her skills in p...

Includes Discussion QuestionsWe hear a lot about what Jesus said. But what did he do? How did he live? During the days of his ministry, how did he care for his own body, heart, mind, and soul?In this compelling book, Mary Jane Gorman looks behind and between the words of Jesus to discover his humanity, painting a vivid portrait of the life he called us all to live.Chapter titles:Tending the Body includes sections on food, exercise, rest, healing tou...

A moving and insightful anthology of personal essays by Irish autistic adults. Wired Our Own Way: An Anthology of Irish Autistic Voices is the first collection of personal essays written by autistic Irish adults.One in twenty-seven Irish school children are now diagnosed as autistic, and autism is entering the general population’s consciousness much louder than it did in the past. As understanding about autism spreads, more and more adults are now finding out that ...

Infrared thermal imaging is a rapid and non-invasive procedure for mapping skin-temperature distribution of the human body. Advanced software and high-resolution infrared detectors has allowed for a renaissance in the use of infrared thermal imaging or thermography in medical research and practice. After a review of theory, technology and methodology of medical infrared imaging, the remainder of the book consists of a collection of clinical case studies demonstrating the wide variety of ap...

With contributions from international experts this book provides a broad discussion of cultural tourism as a concept and the way it is implemented in diverse regions around the world. Addressing the notion of cultural tourism and what it means to tourism as an industry, and also types of cultural tourism offered to tourists and experienced by them. Many international case studies will be included on specific instances of cultural tourism, and current topics such as cultural tourism's relat...

Western von Barry Gorman Yellowstone River (Montana), 1881: Die legendäre Abenteurerin Calamity Jane verschlägt es in die unwirtliche Gegend zwischen Montana und Wyoming. Als sie ein grauenvolles Verbrechen entdeckt, will sie unbedingt mit den Tätern abrechnen. Ihr natürlicher Gerechtigkeitssinn ist mindestens ebenso stark wie ihr Mut. Doch Calamity Jane ist kein Mannweib, sondern eine Frau durch und durch. Das wird ihr bewusst, als sie einem aufregenden Fremden begegnet, mit dem sie schon...