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Overview

Skyjack: A Kidnap-and-Ransom Thriller by K.J. Howe

International kidnap expert Thea Paris is escorting two former child soldiers on a plane from an orphanage in Kanzi, Africa, to adoptive parents in London when the Boeing Business Jet is hijacked and forced to land on a deserted airstrip in the Libyan desert.

On the ground, Thea comes face-to-face with a former nemesis, a Sicilian don who wants something, or someone, on that plane. Her old foe imprisons her in the hangar and takes to the air with the boys and the passengers still aboard, mysteriously demanding that Thea use the resources of Quantum International to hijack a truckload of Syrian refugees bound for Budapest. He makes it clear he will return the passengers only when the truck and its contents are in his possession.

Thea, Rif, and the Quantum team must race against the clock to discover the don's true motives before any harm comes to the two boys and their fellow passengers. Revealing a deadly conspiracy that connects the dark postwar legacy of World War II to the present, this case will bring all parties to an explosive conclusion that will decide the fate of millions across Europe and the Middle East.

About the Author

K.J. Howe is the executive director of ThrillerFest, the annual conference of International Thriller Writers. A three-time Daphne du Maurier Award winner, she completed her MA in Writing Popular Fiction at Seton Hill University. She is an avid traveler who has raced camels in Jordan, surfed in Hawaii, and dove with the great whites in South Africa. She became fascinated by the kidnap and ransom (K&R) world after meeting Peter Moore, a British computer consultant who became the longest-held hostage in Iraq and the only person to survive of the five men who were taken that day. She is the author of The Freedom Broker.

In Topol's newest action-packed thriller, Craig Page and Elizabeth Crowder are back with another tale of international intrigue. After the double murder of former CIA agent and a Hungarian national, Craig sets on a mission to find the killer that could be linked between the two. Topol is at the top of his game this book brings back Paige and Crowder hoping to stop waht could be a disaster before the clock runs out. Fran Lewis Just reviews/MJ magazine

In 1902 New York, Alice Roosevelt, the bright, passionate, and wildly unconventional daughter of newly sworn-in President Theodore Roosevelt, is placed under the supervision of Secret Service Agent Joseph St. Clair, ex-cowboy and veteran of the Rough Riders. St. Clair quickly learns that half his job is helping Alice roll cigarettes and escorting her to bookies, but matters grow even more difficult when Alice takes it upon herself to investigate a recent political killing--the assassination of former president William McKinley.

Concerned for her father's safety, Alice seeks explanations for the many unanswered questions about the avowed anarchist responsible for McKinley's death. In her quest, Alice drags St. Clair from grim Bowery bars to the elegant parlors of New York's ruling class, from the haunts of the Chinese secret societies to the magnificent new University Club, all while embarking on a tentative romance with a family friend, the son of a prominent local household.And while Alice, forced to challenge those who would stop at nothing in their greed for money and power, considers her uncertain future, St. Clair must come to terms with his own past in Alice and the Assassin, the first in R. J. Koreto's riveting new historical mystery series

The Fix

by Robert Downs

on Tour March 1 - April 30, 2018

 

Professional gambler, Johnny Chapman, plays the hand he’s dealt, but when he’s dealt a series of losers, he decides to up the ante with more money than he can afford to lose. Just when he thinks his life can’t get any worse, it does. The loan shark he owes the money to demands that he pay up and sends his goons after him. The man offers Johnny one way out—fix a race by fatally injecting the dog most likely to win. A piece of cake, Johnny thinks, until he looks into the big brown eyes of the beautiful dog, and the price suddenly seems too great to pay. Now Johnny’s on the run and the goons are closing in…

Fran Lewis: Just reviews/MJ magazine

Cj Golden had much to learn about caregiving. And she did. Determination quest for knowledge boundless love and relentless optimism. One pedal at a time is a deeply personal caregiving journey throughout her husband Joe's illness. Take the journey with the author and Joe one pedal at a time.

Welcome author John Lansing to Literary Viewpoints with host Fran Lewis; The Fourht Gunman is his new Jack Bertolino novel.

From the bestselling author of The Devil's Necktie and Blond Cargo comes the latest title in the Jack Bertolino series.

Retired inspector Jack Bertolino straddles two perilous worlds. Known for his impeccable police work, Jack has also done a priceless favor for an infamous Mafia Don: he saved the gangster's kidnapped daughter from being sold into the sex trade, and brought her safely home.

In Jack's line of work, he can't help but have friends--and enemies--on both sides of the law.

So when FBI agent Luke Hunter goes missing after a deep undercover assignment with that same mob boss, the FBI calls Jack in looking for a favor. With his connections and skills, Jack's the only man for the job: find Luke Hunter, dead or alive.

The mobster operates an illegal gambling yacht in international waters off of Southern California, and when Luke went missing, so did half a million dollars of the mob's money. As Jack dives into the case, he'll learn the true mystery isn't the agent's disappearance, but something far more ominous...

The Fourth Gunman is a sizzling action-packed thriller that will keep you turning pages until the explosive finale.

The Silent Games

by Alex Gray

on Tour March 12 - April 14, 2018Alex Gray's stunning new Lorimer novel, set against the backdrop of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, brings the vibrant city to life in a race to stop the greatest threat the city has ever known.

2014: The Commonwealth Games are coming to Glasgow and security is extra tight, particularly after a mysterious bomb explodes in nearby rural Stirlingshire. As the opening

ceremony for the Games draws ever closer, the police desperately seek the culprits. But Detective Superintendent Lorimer has other concerns on his mind. One is a beautiful red-haired woman from his past whose husband dies suddenly on his watch. Then there is the body of a young woman found dumped in countryside just south of the city who is proving impossible to identify. Elsewhere in Glasgow people prepare for the events in their own way, whether for financial gain or to welcome home visitors from overseas. And, hiding behind false identities, are those who pose a terrible threat not just to the Games but to the very fabric of society.

Critical Praise:

“An excellent procedural in which Gray ... does for Glasgow what Ian Rankin did for Edinburgh in the annals of crime fiction.” — Kirkus Reviews on The Silent Games

“Gray has no equal when it comes to un

Fran Lewis and Irene Brodsky team up to talk about Alzheimer's and how it affected their lives and the lives of Fran's mother and Irene's husband Neale. We will talk about home care, care in a faciltiy, the type of care required and whether her husband is receiving the care in the facility that he lives in today. She will talk about her latest book focusing on her life with Neale and her loss of him as her spouse being afflicted with this disease. Fran will talk about the promise she made to her mom and what they entailed and how she cared for her mom with the help of home health aides at time. She will along with Irene provide tips for caring for someone at home, resources for those that need help and the 24 hour hot line that you can call if you need to talk. Questions on my facebook wall will be addressed. Fran Lewis: Just reviews author of A Daughter's Promise

Detective Charles Floyd is back working with Manny Perez as they are both drawn into a case hoping to catch an abominable killer. Floyd is drawn back into the game by Cuban born Miami Detective Perez who is on a mission to cathc a notooriously elusive thief named Francis Hoyt. Join me when I interview the author and we learn more about these characters and his lead in novel The Devil in the Hole which introduces both Perez and Floyd. Fran Lewis: Just reviews/MJ magazine

Spotlight Marc Cameron and his work with Tom Clancy: Power Empire

Jack Ryan Sr. and Jack Ryan Jr. take the spotlight once again as they go up against China and many others that are trying to bring down the United States. A growing threat from China leaves US Presdient jack Ryan with only a few desperate options in this continuation of the internationally Tom Clancy Series. Filled with suspense and characters taht are ripped right out of the headlines this novel proves to be his very best. Jack Ryan is now dealing with an aggressive challenge from the Chinese government. Pawsn are being moved around the global chessboard: an attack on an oil platform in Africa, a terrorist strike on an American destroyer and a storm tossed American spy ship that may fall into Chinese hands. Join me when I interview Marc Cameron and learn more.