"When aspiring performer Madelaine finds a poem that helps her finish a song she is writing, she decides to find the author in hopes of starting a collaboration."--Provided by publisher.

The body of a young woman washes up in Hong Kong harbor, her identity unknown. But inspector Herman Lok of the Hong Kong Police Force soon discovers that the woman is linked not just to the triads, the city's ruthless criminal societies, but also to an organization not usually connected with murder and conspiracy, the Hong Kong Symphony Orchestra.

PAPERBACK EDITION! Jason Stephen Martinko (1979-) is a writer, musician, actor, and filmmaker born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA. "Collected Works" is the first published edition of his poetry.

My condition had gotten to the point that I couldn't go to work (fearing what might happen to cause a panic attack). Going to visit a few select friends or relatives (fearing what I could do if I had a panic attack), or stay at home and worry about the future, which it seemed I had no control over. I was about 35 at this time, now eight to ten years of living with anxiety and panic attacks. It was now time for depression. I had gotten myself into a deep, dark hole. Up until now, there was always a little light at the end of this tunnel, but now it was starting to close up. Nothing seemed to be fun anymore. If I did smile about something, it only lasted a short time.

Hayward Theiss is on the lam, hiding out in a Malibu beach house that is not his and trying to figure out how he got there. A car crash, a bag of dope, a sinister producer, and his best friend's strange escape from rehab all complicate matters further.

Florence is pregnant and 99% sure it's her husband's. But it could be Thomas's. Thomas is a neo-natal doctor whose invention could save premature babies. Helen is a midwife grieving for her baby, lost before the technology was invented. This is a novel that explores what love can drive us to do; searingly funny, audaciously smart and devastatingly moving.