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It is the most controversial religious icon in the world. No one knows where it came from. No one knows when it was made. But now, the greatest mystery in religious history holds the key to a present-day serial killer who devises savage, bizarre deaths for his victims. And only two American cops, following a trail that stretches from California to the Vatican, can expose the secret of the Shroud.

A dynamic study of Nevada’s government and politics from the state’s inception to the present day.Starting with Michael W. Bowers’s first edition published in 1996, this concise volume explains the unique dynamics of Nevada’s formation and its political and economic development. David F. Damore continues this legacy in the book’s seventh edition by describing how even today, Nevada is unlike the other states in its politics and culture: economically conservative an...

A woman has been arrested in the streets of Rome. She's young. She's beautiful. She's covered in blood. And she claims to be an ancient prophet in search of a mystical amulet hidden somewhere within the city. Ex-priest Tom Shaman teams up with a headstrong policewoman to unravel the mystery. But within Rome's churches and corridors of power, stealthy enemies are conspiring against them. And soon, the woman's deadly visions begin to come true.Tightly plotted and relentlessly suspense...

Sam Morris has spent a lifetime trying to outrun the memories that haunt him. Most days he hides in the dim refuge of Leo's Bar, where the jukebox offers a temporary escape from the trauma, loss, and regret that shaped him. But when vivid flashbacks begin pulling him into the darkest corners of his past-abuse, abandonment, prison, and the choices that derailed his life-Sam is forced to confront the truth he's buried for decades. As he forms an unexpected bond with Erin, a sharp‑witted bart...

Nevada’s politics are in large measure the result of its turbulent history and harsh environment. Michael W. Bowers’s concise volume explains the dynamics of the political formation process, which is strikingly unique among the fifty states. Even today, Nevada is unlike the other states in its politics and culture: economically right, yet libertarian and home to widespread gaming and a 24/7 lifestyle. It has a high percentage of federally owned lands and one of the highest rates of urbanis...

L. E. Modesitt, Jr., bestselling author of Saga of Recluce and the Imager Portfolio, continues the Grand Illusion, a gaslamp political fantasy series (Isolate, Councilor**,** Contrarian**) with a prequel,** Legalist**.**Fifty years after the establishment of the Imperium, and 450 years before the events of Isolate, Dominic Mikail Ysella—...

Inspired by the events of his 2022 award-winning book, Captured by COVID: Deceit, Conspiracy, and Death—A True Story. Michael E. Bowers’s Olivia is a story of adoration, hatred, desolation, exhilaration, and heartbreak. Caught between two forces far beyond her control, Olivia’s quiet life is shattered when she becomes collateral damage in a deadly clash between the DEA and a ruthless Mexican cartel. As her world unravels, those around her spiral into darkness—none more than Allen, whose de...

A city´s dark secret holds the key to the gates of hell …When ex-priest Tom Shaman, jaded from years in the Los Angeles ghetto, decides on a last-minute trip to Venice, he gets much more than he expected. A brutal killer is on the loose and Tom finds himself in the midst of a series of ritualistic killings, unlike anything Venice has ever seen. Enlisted by the Italian police, Tom teams up with young investigator Valentina Morassi to dig deep into the city's darkest ...

What if King Arthur was more than a myth? On a starlit summer's night in the Welsh mountains, an old man is torn from sleep as an ancient prophecy unfolds. On the other side of the Atlantic, an American antiques dealer lies dying on the floor of his shop, blood ebbing from a fatal stab wound.In San Francisco, Mitzi Fallon begins her new job as lead investigator for the FBI's Historical, Religious and Unsolved Crimes Unit. When it emerges that a priceless Celtic relic has been stolen from t...

3 Books. 800+ pages of zombie infestations and over-the-top hillarity.The zombie apocalypse may be the only thing worse than a geometry pop quiz…Boxford High pranksters cause a chemistry lab to go wrong and students are forced to face something far worse than S.A.T.'s and cafeteria lunches – an infection that turns students into zombies scouring the halls for survivors.A group of unlikely companions; an artistic goth, star-athlete jock, disgruntled ...

This collection of short horror stories was originally posted online. Each story lingers on the edges of the familiar, where something subtle begins to shift, and nothing feels quite right. Ten stories steeped in the macabre. Ten protagonists confronting the deadful. Ten sinister moments where the world slips and something else looks back.

Captured by COVID is a true story that begins with author Michael Bowers’ hospitalization and evolves into a series of unimaginable events. The details of torture, abandonment, and betrayal are real. Captured by COVID is an emotional journey that begs the question "Is reality real?" How would you know?Captured by COVID provides insight that many will find eye-opening. This is a must-listen for ICU doctors, nurses, or anyone who wonders what goes through the brain of a near-death co...