When a newly-arrived migrant girl is kidnapped as she walks to school, the police are baffled. But not her classmates, Tom Sinclair and Anna Kavanagh, who set out to find her and bring her captors to justice. A heart-warming story of two children's courage and persistence as they battle the odds for the sake of their friend.

This book presents an introduction to modern public health seen from the perspective of practitioners of public health medicine. Written for non-practitioners interested in public health and as an essential introduction for those considering a career in public health medicine, the book uses illustrative case studies to demonstrate the practical application of public health techniques. In demonstrating the value of this approach, the book argues for the adoption of a realist health policy a...

Detective Rick Jackson, a decorated LAPD detective and a key inspiration in the development of Harry Bosch, delivers a shocking and immersive look into the one case he could never let go.In June 1990, Ronald Baker, a straight-A UCLA student, was found repeatedly stabbed to death in a tunnel near Spahn Ranch, where Charles Manson and his followers once lived*.* Shortly thereafter, Detective Rick Jackson and his partner, Frank Garcia, were assigned the case*.* Yet th...

The year is 2323 and the location is an asteroid on the other side of Saturn where people are still doing what they have always done: they hold science fiction conventions. The annual sci-fi and fantasy event RinthCon is about to kick off when an accident involving an unknown piece of technology bridges alternate universes and brings characters from literature to the event.Just when the organizers thought they were ready for anything…