Kay Scarpetta and her colleague Pete Marino investigate the case of a man killed by a shotgun blast to the chest, while a woman is trapped in an abandoned house in the South after being kidnapped by an unknown captor.

Dr. Kay Scarpetta, now freelancing with the National Forensic Academy in Florida, takes charge of a case that stretches from steamy Florida to snowbound Boston; one that at first appears as unnerving as any she has ever faced.
The teasing psychological clues lead Scarpetta and her team—Pete Marino, Benton Wesley, and Lucy Farinelli—to suspect that they are hunting someone with a cunning and malevolent mind whose secrets have...

His father-in-law's money sets him up as a sports agent in New York and he swiftly gains control of the superstars, who dominate the international sports. His story unfolds against the backdrop of the major sporting events of our time: Formula One motor racing, tennis at Wimbledon, the Open Golf Championship and the Masters at Augusta, and the Olympic Games. In his headlong pursuit of success, he uses any means to achieve his aims: drugs, bribery,...

Habits are hard to break. And right now, survival feels like one long bad habit.Nothing is the way it's supposed to be. Not the world, and certainly not me. I'm still Lori Fisher - daughter, sister, military bunker survivor - but I'm also… different now. But I am alive, and that's more than most can claim, so I should be grateful, right?It was my dad's plan to head north. Shorter days, cooler temperatures. And when we hear about a secret military...

The hunt is on!When sixteen-year-old Bree Sunderland went with her scientist dad to Ireland, she thought it would be a vacation to study bog bodies. She never expected to fall in love with a mysterious young Irishman and certainly never expected to become the kind of monster her dad said only existed in nightmares. Dr. Sunderland discovers that lycanthropy was not a supernatural curse but rather a genetic mutation. When they return home, her dad continues...

In the distant future, when cities move about and consume smaller towns, Tom and Hester hope that the ice city of Anchorage will reach the rumored haven of the Dead Continent--America--before the savage Huntsmen of Arkangel find them.

"Explains the technologies and capabilities of the latest generation of military Predator planes. Intended for grades 3 through 7 "--Provided by publisher.