Mystery Sunny

The primary character is recovering from the loss of his wife of nearly 25 years. He uses the experience of his past to rescue a stranger and then protects that person from an attempted kidnapping. The scenes of the book are set in present-day rural West Texas with events occurring in Houston and on Galveston Island. The author uses colorful descriptions of the areas, people, and actions to draw in the listener.

Dafne è una giovane scrittrice. Dopo la morte di zia Clara, la donna con cui è cresciuta, non ha più nessuno. Le rimane soltanto una decadente dimora di famiglia: la Quercia. Con tutti i suoi misteri. È qui che ha trascorso l'infanzia ed è da qui che è fuggita anni prima. In quest'antica tenuta il silenzio è l'unica presenza con cui convive. Una notte, la prima dal suo ritorno, un ansimo nella stanza da letto la strappa bruscamente dal sonno. Un respiro senza volto, come il passato delle antenate di Dafne che, come lei, hanno abitato la Quercia.

When the global pandemic swept the world, lockdowns were commonplace. While many of us were concerned for our immediate future, we also got plenty of time to sit and take stock of our lives, and come out the other end as better people. However, that was not the case for all of us. For others, COVID was an incredibly difficult time.

Life has never been the same since Hector Kane was tossed out of the Company two years ago. His marriage to the smart and beautiful Yubi is falling apart after the death of their son. His teaching career at the American Institute of Middle Eastern Studies in Cairo has not fulfilled him as he thought it would. His heart and mind are still in the trade. So when the CIA offers him a chance to redeem himself, Hector doesn’t hesitate.

Clio has already had one brush with the paranormal, and she’s dead set on making it her last. But her new babysitting job is in a haunted house! At first, Clio’s excited to work at the historical Victorian mansion in town - until doors start closing behind her, objects move on their own, and messages appear from beyond the grave. Clio enlists the help of her three best friends, Tanya, Maggie, and Rebecca, to uncover long-buried secrets from the past. Can Clio face her fear and solve the mystery of the haunted mansion?

In a world that has descended into chaos, Raven Kennedy becomes a part of the Phoenix Project. Across the country, prison inmates fight to the death while the nation cheers them on. While struggling with his past, Raven faces the prison's most ruthless killing machines. With the real war raging inside him, Raven fights for redemption. But can he survive long enough to unravel the anger and regret that shackle him - and find the forgiveness he seeks?

Something funny is going on in the East African nation of Luzuland...and it's more than just the usual civil unrest or military coup. Organized crime lords are converging for what looks like an underworld summit - and Dr. Harold Smith dispatches Remo for a look-see and some quiet, effective neutralization. But Remo has his own problems and he's just not in the mood to be killing his way up chain of command in East Africa. Chiun has gone AWOL, fulfilling some ancient Sinanju contract and busily storming the Luzu presidential palace with a handful of saber-wielding warriors.

Everybody with a spare million is lining up at the gates of Ranch Ragnarok, home to Esther Clear Seer's Church of the Absolute and Incontrovertible Truth. Here an evil yellow smoke shrouds an ancient oracle that offers glimpses into the future. But when young virgins start disappearing, CURE smells something more than a scam. Here in Wyoming, East and West are about to fulfill an ancient prophecy. For Apollo himself, Zeus's own wild boy, is set to unleash a power greater than any seen in two millennia.

Forensic evidence in a couple of assassinations reveals a curious link between the killers: identical fingerprints and genetic code. Could it be twins? But when the next killer's traces show the same result, law enforcement authorities are baffled. The bizarre problem is entrusted to CURE's Dr. Harold Smith and he puts Remo and Chiun on a trail leading back decades to a literal dead end.

A massive natural disaster was all it took to drop America to her knees. Will she be ready for the coming wars? Air Force Colonel Lou Caldwell was already in his own private hell. Living in the bottle since his son’s suicide, Lou is pressed into assignment by the nation’s leading general. His mission? Act as the joint chief’s quiet eyes and ears on the ground, assess the military’s true readiness, and find the pulse of America. China and Russia square up for war, intent on claiming their role as the world’s foremost superpower.

Can we deny who we are? With an absent black father, and a white mother, Annette has long struggled to fit in. When she marries Phil, a white cop and wonderful husband, she’s ready to relish her beautiful partnership, and live her happily-ever-after. But, a deadly conspiracy stirs ghosts from her past, and forces her to rethink her identity - even as she’s fighting for her life, and that of Phil's.