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Pase lo que Pase
by Larry DarterInspirado en una impactante historia real, Pase lo que Pase, es el primer libro de la nueva serie de misterio del detective Ben Malone, es un emocionante viaje por los bajos fondos de la Ciudad de los Ángeles. El detective de la División de Hollywood Ben Malone se ve envuelto en una racha de mala suerte. Lo peor de todo es que se ha visto envuelto en tres tiroteos mortales en menos de un año, en un momento en el que los activistas protestan por el uso de la fuerza letal por parte de la policía y provocan disturbios en todo el país. La racha de disparos ha hecho que sus superiores del Departamento de Policía de Los Ángeles se cuestionen su juicio. ¿Es demasiado rápido en el uso de la fuerza letal? Al ser relevado de sus funciones en la calle, Malone es recluido en la Sección de Homicidios de la División de Robos y Homicidios sin resolver para mantenerlo en secreto mientras se somete a la evaluación psiquiátrica exigida por el departamento. Sus problemas laborales, agravados por una ex esposa vengativa que parece querer desangrarlo económicamente, hacen que Malone entre en una espiral de depresión que pronto lo lleva a beber demasiado para intentar sobrellevarla. Inicialmente resentido por su reasignación a la sección de casos sin resolver, la actitud de Malone empieza a cambiar cuando su nuevo compañero, Jaime Reyes, le presenta los expedientes de un caso de asesinato sin resolver de hace 23 años, frío como el hielo. Cuanto más lee, más seguro está de que la teoría seguida por los investigadores iniciales, un asesinato resultante de un robo frustrado, era completamente errónea. Aunque el asesinato, que tiene décadas de antigüedad, no se ajusta a los criterios de la unidad para reabrir un caso sin resolver para una investigación activa, cuanto más estudia Malone el caso, más se obsesiona por tratar de resolverlo. Él y Reyes pronto se embarcan en una investigación "extraoficial" que, como era de esperar, crea más problemas. Especi
Pashazade (Arabesk #1)
by Jon Courtenay GrimwoodPart mystery, part speculative fiction, and wholly unforgettable, Jon Courtenay Grimwood’s celebrated Arabesk series portrays the dark, hard-boiled story of a man out to prove his innocence in an alternate world where the facts aren’t always the same as the truth ... and murder isn’t the worst that can happen. It’s a twenty-first century hauntingly familiar and yet startlingly different from our own. Here the United States brokered a deal that ended World War I, and the Ottoman Empire never collapsed. And lording it over all sits the complex, seductive, and bloodthirsty North African metropolis of El Iskandryia. Almost nothing is what it seems to be in El Isk, and Ashraf Bey is no exception. Neither the rich Ottoman aristocrat everyone thinks he is, nor the minor street criminal once shipped off to prison when he fell foul of his Chinese Triad employers–the fact is that Raf has as little idea who he is as anyone else. With few clues and no money, all Raf has is a surname hinting at noble heritage and an arranged marriage to a woman who hates him. But nothing Ashraf al Mansur learns about himself is as unexpected—-or as terrifying—-as the brutal murder he’s accused of committing. Now, as a hunted man with the welfare of a precocious young girl in his irresponsible hands, Raf must race after a killer through an unforgiving city as foreign to him as the truth he'll uncover about himself.
Pashtun: A Military Thriller
by Ron LealosAn adrenaline-filled war story that depicts the challenges of military special operations in a dangerous, boulder-filled landscapeThe Company has a special secret operation planned for one of their top agents: the leaders of the Taliban and al-Qaeda terrorist groups are hiding out in Pashtun country, and they must be eliminated. The job falls to a man they have named Frank Morgan-an agent who stood out as a recruit at Quantico and whose skills resemble those of the legendary Vietnam assassin. The other soldiers claim Frank’s abilities as a sniper and a tracker border on the supernatural and are more than willing to complete this mission with him.Frank begins his adventure in Afghanistan with another Company-appointed soldier: an indestructible lyrical Irishman with a cutting sense of humor and a bottle of Jameson never far from hand. After the men rescue a burqa-clad young woman, they soon discover that the Company has not been honest with them and decide to take a second mate under their wing-a giant who quotes poetry and rap songs while he both enacts torture and lives through his own agonizing trials.They know now that oil, drugs, and greed have led to this quest; assassinating the terrorists is not their main objective. However, this still must be done. After becoming dangerously acquainted with the heroin business in the frontier provinces, Frank and his comrades continue their mission. But the lines have now blurred, and the assignment is more complicated than they expected.Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade, Yucca, and Good Books imprints, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fiction-novels, novellas, political and medical thrillers, comedy, satire, historical fiction, romance, erotic and love stories, mystery, classic literature, folklore and mythology, literary classics including Shakespeare, Dumas, Wilde, Cather, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Pasión a prueba de balas
by Christine CrossUn mes puede ser tiempo suficiente para que la pasión estalle y el amor surja como promesa de futuro... si sobreviven. Alma trabaja como analista informática en la empresa RCP Database. Es adicta a las chuches, especialmente a los ositos de gominola que suele comer a pares cuando está nerviosa. Robert MacMillan es un agente del FBI que lleva varios años persiguiendo a una de las mayores organizaciones criminales, dedicada al tráfico de armas, de obras de arte y de información, aunque sin conseguir resultados. Cuando sus caminos se cruzan durante una convención, se verán envueltos en un peligroso juego de poderes entre criminales. La tensión ininterrumpida en la que viven, o quizás el roce constante de sus cuerpos, hará que surja entre ellos la pasión... y algo más. ¿Podrán enfrentarse con el amor al poder de las balas?
Pasion Texana or Pasion en Texas (Los Barones del Petroleo #5)
by Ann JacobsCuando Kate Black abandonó una relación sin pasión para atender a su padre enfermo, estaba feliz de regresar a la tierra que había estado en su familia durante generaciones y llevar una vida sencilla. Demasiado joven e inocente para saberlo mejor, no tenía idea de que acordar arrendar su terreno a una compañía petrolera cambiaría su vida. Y aún más inquietante es el hombre robusto y guapo que dirigia la operación, que le quita el aliento y despierta una necesidad sensual en Kate que ni siquiera sabía que existía. Jake Green tiene aceite en su sangre, engreído tan grande como el cielo de Texas. Luego de la traición de su ex esposa, renunció a las mujeres y dedicó su vida a hacer crecer el negocio de su familia. Pero cuando su trabajo lo lleva a Kate, no puede negar la ardiente atracción que arde entre ellos y consiente su poderoso anhelo, incluso mientras lucha por proteger su torturado corazón. Mientras los dos se rinden a una pasión insaciable y descubren placeres innegables en los brazos del otro, Kate debe encontrar una manera de sanar el corazón de Jake, y Jake debe admitir que un amor como ninguno que haya conocido está a punto de consumirlos por completo.
Un paso de más
by Tina Seskis¿Huir es alguna vez la solución? Un matrimonio aparentemente feliz. Un hijo precioso. Un hogar encantador.¿Por qué entonces Emily Coleman se levanta una mañana y decide abandonar su vida y empezar de nuevo? ¿Cómo sobrevivirá? Y, por mucho que lo intente, ¿podrá realmente decir adiós a su pasado?Emily tiene un secreto. Nadie lo ha adivinado nunca. ¿Lo harás tú?La crítica ha dicho...«Una historia genial con una vuelta de tuerca».Stylist Magazine «Tensa, absorbente... una lectura arrolladora». The Bookseller«Una hábil y evocadora novela sobre el precio de la huida».Kirkus Reviews«Es absorbente, apasionante, aterrador y maravilloso a la vez. Léelo. No te arrepentirás. Me ha encantado este libro».myzennana.com «Maravillosamente escrito y con los ritmos bien llevados, tiene un plantel de personajes entrañables, fascinantes y realistas, muchos de los cuales podríamos reconocer en nuestra propia vida, con un matiz de misterio, tristeza, alegría e ilusión. ¡Muy recomendable, 5 estrellas al menos!».Christine Miller, autora, christinemiller.co«La historia es una montaña rusa absorbente con un giro impactante que casi garantizamos no adivinaréis». lovereading.co.uk«No me esperaba el giro... Sencillamente no tenía ni idea, y cuando lo tuve delante fue como si me hubieran dado un puñetazo. El libro entero es fantástico». thebookbag.co.uk«El ritmo de la novela es perfecto #me la leí hipnotizada de un tirón# y el estilo es de gran calidad. Un libro que hay que experimentar». beingandreading.blogspot.com«¿Alguien más ha sentido a los pocos capítulos de empezar un libro ese cosquilleo por el que simplemente sabes que te has embarcado en una lectura increíble? Tina Seskis es una autora extremadamente inteligente... Esta novela se meva a quedar clavada en la mente durante bastante tiempo, no me cabe duda».randomthingsthroughmyletterbox.blogspot.co.uk
El paso de Mitla
by Leon Uris Rosa S. de NaveiraGideon Zadock es un novelista de éxito y guionista de Hollywood cuya relación de pareja hace aguas. El protagonista decide hacer un viaje a Israel con su familia con una doble intención: salvar su matrimonio y conseguir material para su próxima novela.Nada sale como él esperaba: se enamora hasta los huesos de una superviviente del Holocausto y estalla la guerra del Sinaí.En el momento en el que surge el conflicto bélico su familia es evacuada pero Gideon, atrapado en una crisis personal y moral, se alista como paracaidista para aislar el estratégico paso de Mitla.
Pass Guard at Ypres: A Novel (Casemate Classic War Fiction #5)
by Ronald GurnerFrom a World War I veteran: A novel of the years-long, brutal battle at Ypres, Belgium, and what it did to the city and the men who fought there. In 1915, a platoon of inexperienced British soldiers arrives in Flanders, excited and anxious for what is to come. But they soon find themselves at Ypres, where the battle-weary Allied troops have dug in and slaughter surrounds them. Soldiers, from privates to senior officers of the wider battalion, frozen by terror and overwhelmed by the relentless stress as the battle drags on, want nothing more than to hide. Young, dedicated officer Freddy Mann is in the thick of it with his men--burying the dead, experiencing the terror of bombardment, and being picked off by snipers. On a journey from idealistic officer barely out of school to battle-hardened cynic barely hanging on as those around him are cut down, Mann suffers a crisis of faith as he loses his belief in the war and everything he once stood for. Written by a WWI veteran, Pass Guard at Ypres brings to life the harrowing realities of the Great War, portraying years of lengthy fighting in--and the pivotal strategic role of--the ancient and once-peaceful town on the bank of the Ieperlee River.
Passado & Presente: Um Mistério de Marketville (Um Mistério de Marketville #2)
by Judy Penz ShelukÀs vezes, o passado alcança o presente... Já se passaram treze meses desde que Calamity (Callie) Barnstable herdou uma casa em Marketville, com a condição de que procurasse pela pessoa que havia assassinado sua mãe trinta anos antes. Ela resolve o mistério, mas e depois? Desemprego?! Outro emprego das nove às cinco, em Toronto? Callie decide criar raízes em Marketville, pegar as habilidades e conhecimentos que adquiriu no ano anterior e começar seu próprio negócio: Passado & Presente Investigações. Não demorou muito para que Callie e sua nova sócia, a melhor amiga Chantelle Marchand, conseguissem sua primeira cliente: uma mulher que quer descobrir tudo o que puder sobre sua avó, Anneliese Prei, e como pôde ela ter chegado a um 'final ruim,' em 1956. Parece uma primeira atribuição perfeita. Exceto por uma coisa: o passado da Anneliese chega ao presente da Callie, e não de uma maneira que ninguém, muito menos a Callie, poderia ter previsto.
The Passage: A Novel (Book One of The Passage Trilogy) (Passage Trilogy #1)
by Justin CroninThis eBook edition includes: * A sneak preview of The Twelve, coming in 2012 * A revealing interview with author Justin Cronin. NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST NOVELS OF THE YEAR BY TIME MAGAZINE AND ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post * Esquire * U.S. News & World Report * NPR's On Point * St. Louis Post-Dispatch * BookPage * Library Journal. An epic and gripping tale of catastrophe and survival, The Passage is the story of Amy--abandoned by her mother at the age of six, pursued and then imprisoned by the shadowy figures behind a government experiment of apocalyptic proportions. But Special Agent Brad Wolgast, the lawman sent to track her down, is disarmed by the curiously quiet girl--and risks everything to save her. As the experiment goes nightmarishly wrong, Wolgast secures her escape--but he can't stop society's collapse. And as Amy walks alone, across miles and decades, into a future dark with violence and despair, she is filled with the mysterious and terrifying knowledge that only she has the power to save the ruined world.
The Passage: The original post-apocalyptic virus thriller: chosen as Time Magazine's one of the best books to read during self-isolation in the Coronavirus outbreak (The Passage Trilogy #1)
by Justin CroninAmy Harper Bellafonte is six years old and her mother thinks she's the most important person in the whole world.She is.Anthony Carter doesn't think he could ever be in a worse place than Death Row.He's wrong.FBI agent Brad Wolgast thinks something beyond imagination is coming.It is.THE PASSAGE.(p) 2010 Penguin Random House LLC
The Passage: The original post-apocalyptic virus thriller: chosen as Time Magazine’s one of the best books to read during self-isolation in the Coronavirus outbreak
by Justin CroninNOW A MAJOR TV SERIES!'THE STAND meets THE ROAD' Entertainment Weekly'Enthralling ... richly imagined. Above all, Amy is a superb creation, believably human yet beguilingly enigmatic' Sunday TimesAmy Harper Bellafonte is six years old and her mother thinks she's the most important person in the whole world.She is.Anthony Carter doesn't think he could ever be in a worse place than Death Row.He's wrong.FBI agent Brad Wolgast thinks something beyond imagination is coming.It is.'Read 15 pages, and you will find yourself captivated; read 30 and you will find yourself taken prisoner and reading late into the night. It had the vividness that only epic works of fantasy and imagination can achieve. What else can I say? This: read this book and the ordinary world disappears' Stephen King
The Passage (A Dan Lenson Novel #4)
by David PoyerIn The Passage, Poyer offers the fourth book in his ambitious cycle of the U.S Navy-a powerful human drama of hope, betrayal, redemption, and thrilling action at sea and ashore. The Passage begins with a mystery: a U.S. attack sub is lost on a secret mission off the Siberian coast. As the Navy investigates, fearing that somehow its codes are being read, Lieutenant Dan Lenson begins a crucial assignment. Ordered to straighten out the radically innovative but failure-prone combat system of USS Barrett, DDG-998, Lenson is at a personal crossroads. His wife has left him, his previous tour of duty ended in tragedy, and he is beginning to doubt his own sense of right and wrong. Barrett is on her way to a demanding workup in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. If she fails, his career will be over. As Dan starts his voyage, newly widowed Graciela Gutierrez begins her own. A pregnant sugar-cane worker, she dreams of raising her fourth child in freedom. With eight others in a remote village in Camaguey Province, she plans a daring escape from Cuba in a homemade boat. If they succeed, a new life awaits in America; if they fail, they will die in the shark-filled waters of the Windward Passage. Struggling to crack an electronic virus, Lenson and computer expert "Doctor DOS" Shrobo gradually uncover more problems aboard Barrett. Captain Thomas Leighty may be losing control of his ship. There are whispers about his sexual orientation and the executive officer's loyalty. As a massive refugee boatlift begins, another danger is unmasked: somewhere aboard is a ruthless and cunning spy, with a plan that will lure the Navy, Barrett, and Lenson into a frightening international confrontation. Suspenseful, profound, and richly peopled, The Passage is an unforgettable novel that asks disturbing questions about honor, loyalty, justice, and about the truth.
Passage by Night (Bride Series)
by Jack HigginsA quest for vengeance leads a man into the deadly underworld of the Cold War in this thriller from the New York Times–bestselling author of The Midnight Bell. Before Fidel Castro and his revolution, Harry Manning had a prime ocean salvage operation in Batista&’s Cuba. Now, he&’s just scraping by as a charter captain in the Bahamas, with not much to worry about except where his next drink is coming from, and how long his beautiful lady, Maria, is going put up with his careless ways. His idyll is destroyed in one terrible instant when Maria&’s plane is blown out of the sky, and Harry&’s descent into misery changes into a burning desire for revenge. His first step: Find the man who put a suitcase bomb onboard the plane. The next step? Survive. Harry&’s personal vendetta has put him in the middle of a silent war between the superpowers in which there are no prisoners and no mercy. And he&’s going to have to decide how far he&’s willing to go for payback—and how much of the world he&’s willing to risk. Before The Eagle Has Landed became a blockbuster New York Times bestseller and turned him into a global phenomenon, Jack Higgins honed his skills with no-holds-barred thrillers such as this, one of his earliest works featuring his trademark combination of gunplay, adventure, and men of action.
Passage of Arms
by Eric AmblerIn this classic thriller, two American tourists find more adventure than they bargained for when they get involved with Chinese gun smugglers and Muslim revolutionaries, learning first hand about the intrigue of the post-colonial world.Greg and Dorothy Nilsen had wanted to go on an adventurous trip, see some of the more out-of-the-way places. But the cruise they were on was turning out to be a bore. So when the gracious Mr. Tan requests that Greg take a side trip to Singapore to resolve a bureaucratic detail involving a consignment of small arms, Greg is surprisingly receptive. All he has to do is sign some papers, he's told, and he'll be paid a handsome fee. And everything does go smoothly, until it comes to getting a check co-signed by the rebel leader...From the Trade Paperback edition.
The Passage of Time
by Cyril SagotJune 2060 Maurice never knew his grandfather, Hansel Égoyan. Divorced, unfaithful, lonely, dishonest: Maurice’s family certainly don’t lack in sarcastic comments when referring to him. Things change for Maurice the day he – by chance – discovers a letter written forty years earlier. It is addressed to his father and informs him of his father’s sudden death in prison. He keeps the letter secretly, in his room. The aura of mystery surrounding his grandfather, whose face he doesn't even know, intrigues him more than ever. Who exactly was Hansel? A simple watchmaker? Was he as dishonest and as unpleasant as his family claimed? Determined to find out and make up his own mind, he sails for Ispah. There, in this remote and little-known country in the midst of an election campaign, Maurice gets dragged into the fight against the established power and uncovers a well-kept government secret. With the help of his new friends, Thibault and the beautiful Elvyne, he discovers an unusual society where time plays a very special role.
The Passenger
by Patrick A. DavisColonel John Quinn was a young, ambitious Air Force pilot who loved to fly--until an Iraqi missile nearly ended his career and his life. Three surgeries and four years later, Quinn is functional, but not good enough to fly. Assigned to the Pentagon, he's prepared to spend the rest of his career in a series of boring staff jobs. Then a military Learjet crashes shortly after takeoff in the rural farmlands outside Washington, and Quinn is called to lead the biggest investigation of his life. With this crash, there are no survivors--a fact that is particularly sensitive in the White House, as the jet carried just one passenger: the President's brother. The crash scene offers little in the way of clues, and while the White House is pushing pilot error as the cause of the accident, Quinn is uncertain. Too many Washington insiders, including Quinn's former wife, a Ph. D. with the National Transportation Safety Board, seem to have a stake in the outcome of his investigation. Too many dodge the hard questions--or turn up dead. Filled with great characters and told with pulsing narrative drive, The Passenger is further proof that, as W. E. B. Griffin says, "Patrick Davis is the real thing. "
The Passenger (The\passenger #1 Ser.)
by Lisa Lutz"In case you were wondering, I didn't do it. I didn't have anything to do with Frank's death. I don't have an alibi, so you'll have to take my word for it..." Forty-eight hours after leaving her husband's body at the base of the stairs, Tanya Dubois cashes in her credit cards, dyes her hair brown, demands a new name from a shadowy voice over the phone, and flees town. It's not the first time. She meets Blue, a female bartender who recognizes the hunted look in a fugitive's eyes and offers her a place to stay. With dwindling choices, Tanya-now-Amelia accepts. An uneasy-and dangerous-alliance is born. It's almost impossible to live off the grid today, but Amelia-now-Debra and Blue have the courage, the ingenuity, and the desperation, to try. Hopscotching from city to city, Debra especially is chased by a very dark secret...can she outrun her past? With heart-stopping escapes and devious deceptions, The Passenger is an amazing psychological thriller about defining yourself while you pursue your path to survival. One thing is certain: the ride will leave you breathless.
Passenger
by Ronald Damien MalfiA man wakes up on a Baltimore City bus with no memory of who he is, where he is going, or what has happened to him. His head is recently shaved. His clothes appear new. And written on the palm of one hand is an address. PASSENGER is a haunting journey of discovery, where the protagonist stumbles through Baltimore's crumbling streets and a collection of strangely wonderful characters in search of his identity. Yet the more he tries to uncover the mystery of his past, the more he learns it has been hidden from him for a reason.
The Passenger
by Chris PetitJames Collard and his son Nick are flying from Frankfurt to New York for Christmas in 1988. Collard (in part because of a last-minute work meeting, in part because a strange old man told him not to get on the plane) gets off in London. Later that night he learns that the plane has exploded over Lockerbie. Initially concerned to discover whether his son made the flight, Collard gets dragged into the mystery of who put the bomb on the plane, and whether a legendary old spook called James Jesus Angleton - who died three years before - was somehow involved….
Passenger 19: A Jammer Davis Thriller (A Jammer Davis Thriller #3)
by Ward LarsenUSA Today and Amazon Best-sellerJammer Davis has spent most of his life investigating aircraft accidents. When a small regional jet disappears over the jungles of Colombia, it is a tragedy like dozens of others he has seen?but for one terrible detail?his young daughter, who was enroute to a semester abroad in South America, is listed on the passenger manifest.A distraught Davis rushes to Bogot and bulls his way into the inquiry. When the wreckage is located, it becomes clear the crash was unsurvivable. As the investigation gains momentum, the facts go astray. Two pilots had been shot before the crash, along with one passenger. The possibility of a hijacking looms large as the search begins to focus on two passengers who boarded the plane, yet their remains cannot be found.Davis uncovers an even more sinister plot behind the entire disaster?one that goes to the highest levels of the United States government. But how could it possibly involve his daughter?
Passenger List: The tie-in novel to the award-winning, cult-hit podcast
by John DrydenA missing plane.A cabin full of suspects.One woman's quest for the truth.When Atlantic Airlines Flight 702 disappears mid-flight between London and New York, the world is stunned. With the public clamouring for answers, authorities seem at a loss as to how to explain the plane's disappearance. There were 256 passengers on Flight 702, with many carrying dark secrets on board with them. Could one of them hold the truth behind the plane's disappearance? College student Kaitlin Le's beloved twin brother Conor was on that plane. She refuses to believe the official statements, or to join her parents in their blind acceptance of Conor's death. But as she journeys deeper into the murky heart of what really happened on board that plane, it becomes clear she's drawing attention to herself. And there are some people who would rather the truth behind the fate of Flight 702 stayed buried...
Passenger List: The tie-in novel to the award-winning, cult-hit podcast
by John Dryden'A first class, edge-of-your-seat thriller. Fast-paced, flawlessly executed and hugely entertaining, it'll leave you breathless.' Sara LotzA missing plane.A cabin full of suspects.One woman's quest for the truth.When Atlantic Airlines Flight 702 disappears mid-flight between London and New York, the world is stunned. With the public clamouring for answers, authorities seem at a loss as to how to explain the plane's disappearance. There were 256 passengers on Flight 702, with many carrying dark secrets on board with them. Could one of them hold the truth behind the plane's disappearance? College student Kaitlin Le's beloved twin brother Conor was on that plane. She refuses to believe the official statements, or to join her parents in their blind acceptance of Conor's death. But as she journeys deeper into the murky heart of what really happened on board that plane, it becomes clear she's drawing attention to herself. And there are some people who would rather the truth behind the fate of Flight 702 stayed buried...
Passenger Pigeon
by Michael GandyThe novel was inspired by a real-life crime in which a public official faked his own death. The plot runs from South Mississippi to the Florida Panhandle and introduces characters who appear in a number of sequels including “Reincarnation”, “Isle of Caprice”, and “Damascus”. This tale transforms a formerly benign character into a psychotic villain in my canon.
Passenger to Frankfurt: An Extravaganza (The\agatha Christie Collection #Vol. 71)
by Agatha ChristieSir Stafford Nye's flight home from Malaya takes an unprecedented twist when a young woman confides in him that someone is trying to kill her. In a moment of weakness, he agrees to lend her his passport. Unwittingly, the diplomat has put his own life on the line. When he meets the mystery woman again, she is a different person, and he finds himself drawn into a battle against an invisible--and altogether more dangerous--enemy. . . .