A key scientist at Brent Institute of Biotechnology is found murdered, and the stage is set for a terrifying story of mystery and intrigue.

Lee presents a true-crime page-turner on five notorious cases, including the Phil Spector shooting case, the brutal murder of a nun in Toledo, and genocide in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

International criminal investigator Rick Chandler agrees to take on an assignment many others have turned down. Thus begins a three week period filled with surprises, many of which are life threatening. From an encounter with Count Dracula in Transylvania to Rick's dealings with Nazi plunderers, cybercrime and both good and bad Mafia kinship groups, he becomes embroiled in a world of survival. During it all, he endures many distractions including Dracula's pursuit of Slobodan Milosevic, the ""Butcher of the Balkans"". It is the Count's intention of biting him into a vampire. Only a diversion of handling security issues at Hollings General Hospital helps in preserving Rick's sanity. But in the long run, they become issues which also loom more than challenging. Compelling and quick paced, it is an altogether captivating reading experience.

The latest in the trilogy of medical mysteries featuring Dr. David Brooks, who must navigate the latest research in genetic engineering, cloning and super germs to solve a series if murders performed by an international alliance of bioterrorists.

Gangs in America's Communities, Third Edition blends theory with current research to help you identify essential features associated with youth violence and gangs, as well as apply strategies for gang control and prevention. Authors Dr. James C. Howell and Dr. Elizabeth Griffiths introduce you to theories of gang formation, illustrate various ways of defining and classifying gangs, and discuss national trends in gang presence and gang-related violence across American cities. They also offer evidence-based strategies for positioning communities to prevent, intervene, and address gang activity. New to the Third Edition: A series of new case studies document the evolution of numerous gangs in large cities, including the community aspect, evolutionary nature, and how cities influence levels of violence. New discussions highlighting the role of social media, insights into how gangs use it to recruit members, and the response from law enforcement. Current nationwide gang trends are discussed to encourage you to analyze and interpret the most recent statistics for which representative data is available. Updated macro and micro gang theories enable you to explore a recent encapsulation of leading developmental models. New discussions around female gang members offer you potentially effective programs for discouraging females from joining gangs—along with highly regarded delinquency prevention and reduction programs that have the potency to be effective in reducing gang crimes among young women. A comprehensive gang prevention, intervention, and suppression program in Multnomah County, Oregon shows how theory was successfully applied to reduce gang activity in a local community. New research on “gang structures” and their rates of crime illustrate the connections between violent crimes and the amount of violent offenders within a gang. Additional discussion of distinguishing features (e.g., typologies) of major gangs, and numerous examples of gang symbols, tattoos, and graffiti has been added to help readers identify and differentiate various types of gangs.

International police consultant, Rick Chandler, volunteers to locate and recover looted treasures such as art works, valuable books, Nazi gold, ancient paintings and ceramics. Much traveling takes him to locations near-and-far, especially Argentina, France, England, Switzerland and the Rock of Gibraltar. At the Rock, he identifies some treasures and amidst life-threatening encounters, struggles to return them to their rightful owners and have the perpetrators arrested. Prostitutes, cruise ship captains, and certain Mafia figures enter the picture as well as the foreboding tale of Eva Peron and her association with key Swiss bankers. And even the demands of the relatives of Sacco and Vanzetti, Lucky Lindy, Sam Sheppard and Phil Specter to clear their family's names are highlighted or else multiple explosions would occur at the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, the El-gin Marbles and the Arc de Triumph. With a surprise ending, it is both a ticking-clock thriller and a gripping novel peopled with memorable characters.

Elam, the new Resident of an abandoned planet, and investigator Sigurd don’t trust each other, but when the previous Resident is murdered, they work together to find the killer. The more secrets they uncover, the more danger they face, and the more their attraction grows….