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Los seis círculos de San Petersburgo
by Aurora MateosUn intrigante thriller político ambientado en la Rusia contemporánea que indaga en las razones que explican la realidad actual del país.Un año después de la anexión de Crimea, el presidente de Rusia va a anunciar al mundo el revolucionario descubrimiento del oceonio, un mineral destinado a sustituir al petróleo. La situación se complica a raíz de una serie de misteriosas muertes repartidas en seis círculos en el mapa de San Petersburgo que apuntan al oligarca Serguéi Tomski, hombre del Kremlin y CEO de la compañía de energía Lozprom. Rodeada de oscuros intereses políticos y económicos, la vida de Mar Maese, una joven doctoranda española recién llegada al país, dará un vuelco al encontrar allí un amor que la expondrá al espionaje y a una peligrosa conspiración internacional.La primera novela de Aurora Mateos, una conocida dramaturga y experta en derecho internacional, actualiza para el siglo xxi la ficción de espías de la Guerra Fría, con una astuta trama que conjuga una bella historia de amor y una excitante intriga cuyo eje central es la ciudad de San Petersburgo. Mediante una narración soberbia y una documentación rigurosa, este potente thriller es también una recreación perfecta del clima político ruso, particularmente del conflicto con Ucrania, de los últimos años
Seis Cuatro
by Hideo YokoyamaLa pesadilla que ningún padre podría soportar. El caso que ningún inspector podría resolver. El giro que ningún lector podría prever. En enero de 1989, una niña de siete años fue raptada al norte de Tokio. Los padres nunca llegaron a saber la identidad del secuestrador. Tampoco volvieron a ver a su hija. Nombre en clave del caso: Seis Cuatro. Más de una década después, el jefe de prensa de la policía se ve obligado a volver sobre el suceso, cuyo estigma no se ha diluido en el tiempo: el fracaso de la investigación sigue siendo motivo de escándalo. Pero el veterano Mikami no aspira ya a resolver el crimen, solo pretende tender una mano a la familia de la víctima y contribuir de algún modo a limpiar la reputación del cuerpo. Sin embargo, tras detectar una irregularidad en el expediente, Mikami acabará desvelando el móvil de un delito que encierra secretos inimaginables. La crítica ha dicho:«Aparte de lo adictivo de su lectura, enseña muchas cosas sobre Japón, su policía y su sociedad, y es lisa y llanamente una de las mejores novelas negras que he leído en mi vida.»David Peace, autor de Tokyo Year Zero «Su tono, su planteamiento narrativo y su estilose apartanmucho decasi todo lo que se publica... Vale la pena esperarhastael giro final.»Alison Flood, The Observer «Totalmente adictiva... Por su manera de hacernos vivir la corrupción, pero también el heroísmo,de la policía japonesa, y por su sentido lírico, Yokoyama parece destinado a convertirse en el James Ellroy de Tokio.»Jane Kerridge, Sunday Express «El clásico argumento del policía bueno que destapa corruptelas se convierte bruscamente en una de las historias de venganza más notables de la novela policíaca moderna.»Joan Smith, The Sunday Times «La trama sería absorbente en cualquier idioma... No es solo una novela sobre los mecanismos de la policía, sino unaguía de Japón... Últimamente se habla mucho de darse atracones de series. Aquí se puede uno dar un atracón de lectura.»Mark Lawson, The Guardian «Seis Cuatro es una novela de mucho calibre, una obra maestra que solo podía escribir Hideo Yokoyama, trascendiendo con habilidad las limitaciones del género policíaco para fundir con éxito el mundo de lo detectivesco con el del drama humano.»Mystery Magazine(Japón)
Seis días
by Matthew QuirkDos hermanos, millones de dólares y el robo de sus vidas. En esta trepidante secuela de Los 500, Matthew Quirk confirma que es uno de los más emocionantes escritores de thriller político de la actualidad. El exconvicto Mike Ford ha encauzado su vida y ahora lo tiene todo: una prometida estupenda, una hermosa casa, su propio negocio y lo más importante es que ha conseguido todo ello de forma legal.Sin embargo, en medio de los preparativos para su boda no puede evitar sentir una punzada de nostalgia por la emoción y el peligro que ha dejado atrás. Entonces, su hermano Jack vuelve a entrar en su vida. Él también parece haberse rectificado y Mike vuelve a confiar en él. Por eso, cuando una noche unos hombres armados secuestran a Jack, Mike está decidido a descubrir quién se lo ha llevado y rescatarlo. Con el apoyo de sus antiguos contactos criminales, Mike se infiltrará en una poderosa conspiración para robar secretos por valor de miles de millones de dólares de la mesa de negociación del influyente Banco de la Reserva Federal de Nueva York. Sin embargo, no sabe en quién puede confiar, y cuanto mayor es la red de corrupción con que se encuentra, no puede dejar de preguntarse ¿Hasta dónde estará dispuesto a llegar?
Seis tumbas en Múnich: Una historia criminal movida por la venganza
by Mario PuzoUna historia criminal movida por la venganza. Del autor de El Padrino, una novela inédita escrita originalmente con el seudónimo de Mario Cleri. Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, gracias a su prodigiosa memoria y a su talento para descifrar textos codificados, Mike Rogan ingresa en la Sección de Inteligencia del Ejército americano, poco después de casarse con Christine. A raíz del desembarco de las tropas aliadas en Francia, Rogan es enviado a Europa en misión de desciframiento de mensajes. Pero por un error cae, junto a Christine, en manos de la Gestapo para acabar en el Palacio de Justicia de Múnich, donde serán sometidos a una violencia extrema. Con tal de ahorrarle sufrimientos a su mujer, Rogan revela las claves de los códigos americanos. Aun así, sus siete verdugos, tras anunciarle la muerte de Christine, le disparan untiro en la cabeza. Sin embargo, horas después, es encontrado vivo. Diez años después, en 1955, Rogan dará comienzo a su cacería...
A Seita (A CAIXA #Volumen 2)
by Camilla Läckberg Henrik FexeusCamilla Läckberg, autora bestseller com mais de 30 milhões de livros vendidos em todo o mundo, e Henrik Fexeus, unem forças e criam a trilogia mais fascinante, envolvente e impactante dos últimos tempos que já cativo 1 M de leitores em todo o mundo. Quando uma criança de cinco anos desaparece misteriosamente em plena luz do dia do infantário que frequentava, a investigadora Mina Dabriri e os seus colegas da Polícia de Estocolmo são chamados a assumir a linha da frente da investigação. O rapto tem muitas semelhanças com um sequestro anterior que terminou de forma trágica, o que leva Mina a recorrer a Vincent Walder, especialista em linguagem corporal e mentalista, para os ajudar na investigação. Vincent rapidamente percebe que o caso, repleto de códigos numéricos e mensagens codificadas, parece seguir um padrão de conotações rituais com uma lógica rigorosa por trás. Sem encontrarem respostas de imediato, mais crianças desaparecem e, à medida que a investigação avança, fica claro que o tempo se está a esgotar para todos os envolvidos. Parece haver uma seita responsável por todos os comportamentos extremos e ritualísticos ligados ao caso, mas quem está ao comando? E, acima de tudo, com que objetivo? Os elogios da crítica:«Läckberg e Fexeus sabem perfeitamente como escrever uma história impactante e envolvente.» Göteborgs Posten «Quando Läckberg une forças com Fexeus, o entretenimento torna-se descaradamente impressionante.» Ystads Allehanda «Romance muito perturbador, que, inevitavelmente, leva a roer as unhas. Não vai querer mais nada para além de ler a história de uma só vez. [...] Mina Dabiri e Vincent Walder são uma dupla de investigadores comoventes.» De Telegraaf «Um enredo sofisticado e personagens das quais quer sempre saber mais.» denglers-buchkritik.de«A dupla Läckberg/Fexeus conseguiu criar um emocionante e extraordinário começo para a sua trilogia. Assusta, emociona e entretém.» krimi-couch.de «Fazia muito tempo que não lia um romance tão impressionante e enigmático, tão cheio de truques e reviravoltas como este.» Literaturbühne«Dramático e divertido, com investigadores não convencionais, mas muito interessantes.» Rádio Mühlheim «Arrastei por toda a parte este livro, porque era simplesmente tão excitante, que, se eu tivesse apenas cinco minutos, os aproveitava para ler algumas páginas. Há uma explosão de psicologia, conhecimento e diagnóstico no livro A caixa, o primeiro de uma trilogia de Läckberg em colaboração com Henrik Fexeus. O conhecimento profissional de Henrik e as habilidades de escrita de Läckberg transformam esta dupla numa equipa de redação brilhante... O livro é GENIAL. 6 estrelas.» Hverdags_psykologi.dk «4estrelas. Pode parecer demasiado extenso para um thriller, mas tanto o enredo quanto as análises comportamentais que servem como fio condutor da história deste crime cativam, sem sombra de dúvida, o leitor. O bom artesanato de crime de Läckberg e os novos ingredientes relevantes de Fexeus garantem uma experiência de leitura muito satisfatória.» Jyllands-Posten
Seize the Day (Rogue Warrior #15)
by Richard Marcinko Jim DefeliceWhen Marcinko's friend, the head of the CIA, asks him to spend a little quality time in Cuba, the Rogue Warrior finds there's no way to say no. Once there, Marcinko and company discover that Fidel Castro is on his deathbed. Which wouldn't be so bad, except that he's planned a catastrophic surprise for the U. S. as his going-away present. The Rogue Warrior must find out the nature of that little surprise and thwart it before Castro kicks the bucket.
Seize the Night: An unputdownable thriller of suspense and danger (Moonlight Bay Trilogy)
by Dean KoontzChildren are disappearing one by one... Seize the Night is the brilliant second thriller in Dean Koontz's Moonlight Bay trilogy, following the acclaimed bestseller Fear Nothing. Perfect for fans of Richard Laymon and Harlan Coben. 'Dean Koontz has always boldly gone where no other fiction writer has even considered going before. As ever, the writing is fluid, the dynamic taunt and the relationships between the characters compulsive' - The Times One by one, the children of Moonlight Bay are disappearing. No one knows if they are dead or alive.Christopher Snow, suffering from the rare disorder xeroderma pigmentosum, has glimpsed the dark and torrid secrets of the small-town community where he has spent his entire life. And only he has the key to the truth - a truth that could only exist in the genetic chaos of Moonlight Bay. What readers are saying about Seize the Night: 'Koontz has a way of reaching out to you and dragging you into your weirdest and wildest dreams and nightmares, making them a reality''Koontz's character build-up is so real, so seemingly effortless, that you just take his characters for granted as your own friends''A shockingly strange novel yet it was made real by the artistic and imaginative writing of Dean Koontz'
Seize the Night (Moonlight Bay #2)
by Dean KoontzThere are no rules in the dark, no place to feel safe, no escape from the shadows. But to save the day, you must...Seize the Night.At no time does Moonlight Bay look more beautiful than at night. Yet it is precisely then that the secluded little town reveals its menace. Now children are disappearing. From their homes. From the streets. And there's nothing their families can do about it. Because in Moonlight Bay, the police work their hardest to conceal crimes and silence victims. No matter what happens in the night, their job is to ensure that nothing disturbs the peace and quiet of Moonlight Bay....Christopher Snow isn't afraid of the dark. Forced to live in the shadows because of a rare genetic disorder, he knows the night world better than anyone. He believes the lost children are still alive and that their disappearance is connected to the town's most carefully kept, most ominous secret--a secret only he can uncover, a secret that will force him to confront an adversary at one with the most dangerous darkness of all. The darkness inside the human heart.From the Paperback edition.
Seize the Storm
by Michael CadnumSailing from California to Hawaii, Susannah, her family, and a crewman are driven by a vicious storm into the path of a drifting powerboat. The ghostly boat carries the bodies of two drug runners and a huge stash of money. For the sailors, stealing the sordid treasure changes everything, causing dissent and division, compromising each of them, and putting their futures at risk. Because now they are being pursued by the worst enemies imaginable, including a drug lord's son eager to prove himself and a cold-blooded teenage hit man with murder on his mind.
Seized (The Profiler #3)
by Elizabeth HeiterAn FBI profiler is taken prisoner by a survivalist cult in this “virtually impossible to put down” suspense thriller (The Providence Journal).What should have been a routine investigation for FBI profiler Evelyn Baine turns ominous when she’s kidnapped by a dangerous cult of survivalists. As her worst nightmares become a reality, she begins to question what she’s seeing. Because the longer she’s inside their compound, the more she realizes this group is not what it seems to be.As the FBI’s Hostage Rescue Team closes in, Evelyn suspects she’s stumbled onto an emerging terrorist threat—and a cult leader who has a score to settle with the FBI. If Hostage Rescue breaches the compound, Evelyn’s dead for sure. If they don’t, the cult may unleash a surprise attack that could leave the whole country shattered.Praise for Seized“Elizabeth Heiter does her research, and it shows in this superb FBI thriller. With a ripped-from-the-headlines plot and excellent characterization, Seized is a true winner. Don’t miss it.” —J.T. Ellison, New York Times–bestselling author of What Lies Behind“Seized . . . is a taut thriller that could be torn from tomorrow’s newspaper headlines . . . The Profiler series could easily be turned into a dandy television series. Heiter’s latest is a thought-provoking thriller by a rising star in contemporary crime fiction.” —The Lansing State Journal
Seized by Seduction: A Compelling Tale of Romance, Love and Intrigue
by Brenda JacksonOne glance is all it takes From the moment his eyes meet hers across the crime-scene tape, ex-con turned bodyguard Quasar Patterson knows he has to see the mysterious Dr. Randi Fuller again. She's a renowned psychic investigator who can foresee danger for others, but not for herself. That makes Quasar doubly determined to watch over her-the closer, the better-as she's drawn into a dangerous gang rivalry. Both her psychic gift and their blinding chemistry tell Randi that she and Quasar are fated to be entwined. Even as they surrender to the heat between them, there's no guarantee of a happily-ever-after now that an enemy has her in his sights. And claiming a future will take more than Quasar's strength and skill. If he can't risk the heart he's always held in check, they'll both lose for good...
Seizure
by Robin CookSenator Ashley Butler is a quintessential Southern demagogue whose support of traditional American values includes a knee-jerk reaction against virtually all biotechnologies. When he's called to chair a subcommittee introducing legislation to ban new cloning technology, the senator views his political future in bold relief; and Dr. Daniel Lowell, inventor of the technique that will take stem cell research to the next level, sees a roadblock positioned before his biotech startup. The two seemingly opposite personalities clash during the senate hearings, but the men have a common desire. Butler's hunger for political power far outstrips his concern for the unborn; and Lowell's pursuit of gargantuan personal wealth and celebrity overrides any considerations for patients' well-being. Further complicating the proceedings is the confidential news that Senator Butler has developed Parkinson's disease-leading the senator and the researcher into a Faustian pact. In a perilous attempt to prematurely harness Lowell's new technology, the therapy leaves the senator with the horrifying effects of temporal lobe epilepsy-seizures of the most bizarre order. Torn from the headlines, Seizure is a cautionary tale for a time where biotechnology pulls us into a promising yet frightening new world.
Seizure
by Robin CookSenator Ashley Butler is a quintessential Southern demagogue whose support of traditional American values includes a knee-jerk reaction against virtually all biotechnologies. When he's called to chair a subcommittee introducing legislation to ban new cloning technology, the senator views his political future in bold relief; and Dr. Daniel Lowell, inventor of the technique that will take stem cell research to the next level, sees a roadblock positioned before his biotech startup. <P><P>The two seemingly opposite personalities clash during the senate hearings, but the men have a common desire. Butler's hunger for political power far outstrips his concern for the unborn; and Lowell's pursuit of gargantuan personal wealth and celebrity overrides any considerations for patients' well-being. Further complicating the proceedings is the confidential news that Senator Butler has developed Parkinson's disease-leading the senator and the researcher into a Faustian pact. In a perilous attempt to prematurely harness Lowell's new technology, the therapy leaves the senator with the horrifying effects of temporal lobe epilepsy-seizures of the most bizarre order. <P> Torn from the headlines, Seizure is a cautionary tale for a time where biotechnology pulls us into a promising yet frightening new world.
Seizure: A Novel
by Erica Wagner"Seizure is terrific."—Philip Pullman Raised by her father, Janet is shocked when she learns that she has inherited a house from her mother, long thought dead. The key in hand, Janet travels north to an old stone cottage at the sea's edge.Tom hides away in an old stone cottage at the sea's edge, waiting. He was raised by his mother, traveling from one place to another, his only stability the stories she told him—stories of shape-shifters, danger, impossible love....When Janet arrives, she is surprised to find Tom and to find herself mysteriously drawn to him.In Erica Wagner's "haunting debut novel" (San Diego Union-Tribune), lives and stories become so interwoven that, in the end, all distinctions are lost. Reading group guide included.
Sejanus
by David WishartImmediately after his father's funeral, Marcus is approached by two senators who want him to dig up some dirt on Sejanus, emperor Tiberius's deputy and likely successor. Despite the dangers, Marcus cannot resist the thrill of more detective work, and his investigations uncover a trail of treason, betrayal - and murder.
Sejanus
by David WishartImmediately after his father's funeral, Marcus is approached by two senators who want him to dig up some dirt on Sejanus, emperor Tiberius's deputy and likely successor. Despite the dangers, Marcus cannot resist the thrill of more detective work, and his investigations uncover a trail of treason, betrayal - and murder.
Sekret Machines Book 1: Chasing Shadows
by Tom Delonge Aj HartleyFor those who know... that something is going on... The witnesses are legion, scattered across the world and dotted through history, people who looked up and saw something impossible lighting up the night sky. What those objects were, where they came from, and who--or what--might be inside them is the subject of fierce debate and equally fierce mockery, so that most who glimpsed them came to wish they hadn't. Most, but not everyone. Among those who know what they've seen, and--like the toll of a bell that can't be unrung--are forever changed by it, are a pilot, an heiress, a journalist, and a prisoner of war. From the waning days of the 20th century's final great war to the fraught fields of Afghanistan to the otherworldly secrets hidden amid Nevada's dusty neverlands--the truth that is out there will propel each of them into a labyrinth of otherworldly technology and the competing aims of those who might seek to prevent--or harness--these beings of unfathomable power. Because, as it turns out, we are not the only ones who can invent and build...and destroy. Featuring actual events and other truths drawn from sources within the military and intelligence community, Tom DeLonge and A.J. Hartley offer a tale at once terrifying, fantastical, and perhaps all too real. Though it is, of course, a work of... fiction?
Sekreteraren på 221 B Baker Street
by Michael RobertsonThe Barrister's Clerk är en novell om en advokatbyrå på Baker Street som tar emot brev adresserade till Sherlock Holmes. The Barrister's Clerk introducerar läsare till en serie med sex fullängdsromaner, som publiceras av St. Martin's Press / Minotaur, som inbunden bok och online. De har fått stjärnmärkta recensioner i Publisher's Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, och Library Journal.
The Select
by F. Paul WilsonComing from a farm family of modest income, Quinn Cleary can only go to medical school if she is accepted by The Ingraham, whose program is so exclusive that application is by invitation only and all expenses are absorbed. She is crushed by her rejection but some quick and devious action on the part of her friends gets her enrolled. Quinn finds the education almost too good to be true until she notices subtle changes in her classmates, a common line of opinion, and a mysterious "Ward C." Could it be that the medical students are being brainwashed? Could the school's administration be frustrated with tedious and lengthy FDA regulations and be experimenting on humans? As Quinn tackles the mystery, she puts her own life in danger as her discoveries threaten to topple a pharmaceutical empire.
The Select: A Novel
by F. Paul WilsonThis “trimmed-to-the-bone medical cliff-hanger” by the New York Times–bestselling author is “as good as the best of Robin Cook” (James Patterson). Any student should consider themselves lucky to receive an invitation to apply to the Ingraham College of Medicine. About an hour outside of Washington, DC, it’s one of the most respected and prestigious institutions of its kind in the United States. With the school completely subsidized by the Kleederman Foundation, students receive a full-ride scholarship for all four years, including room and board. That’s a hard deal for Quinn Cleary to pass up. But after she and her new friend, Tim Brown, gain entrance into this dream school, everything soon becomes a waking nightmare as student after student begins behaving as if they were brainwashed. Now Quinn and Tim must hurry to uncover the dark truth before it’s too late . . .
Select Editions: The Anniversary, Flirting with Pete, Avenger, Waterloo Station (Reader's Digest)
by Emily Grayson Frederick Forsyth Barbara Delinsky Amy GutmanCondensed versions of The Anniversary by Amy Gutman, Flirting with Pete by Barbara Delinsky, Avenger by Frederick Forsyth, Waterloo Station by Emily Grayson
Selected Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Abridged)
by Norman J. Woolworth Arthur Conan DoyleAt the time Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created Sherlock Holmes, the most famous detective in fiction, most stories were told in parts in magazines over many months. The problem with that, Doyle thought, was that if readers happened to miss the first part, they would not be interested in picking up the story later. So he decided to write stories that were complete in one issue and had main characters that reappeared in future adventures.
Selected Historical Novels: Victoria and Albert, Anne Boleyn, and Elizabeth
by Evelyn AnthonyBritish history comes to vivid life in these three novels of royal love and intrigue by an international bestselling author. Victoria and Albert: Drawn from Queen Victoria’s diaries and correspondences, Evelyn Anthony’s novel reimagines the story of how a sheltered eighteen-year-old girl ascended to the British throne, became a major force in politics, and fell in love with her cousin, Prince Albert. Spanning the first twenty-one years of her reign, Victoria and Albert is an unforgettable love story and “a sympathetic picture of a marriage which makes its royalty human in their frailties and their strengths” (Kirkus Reviews). Anne Boleyn: Sixteenth-century history comes thrillingly alive as King Henry VIII courts Anne Boleyn, who will settle for nothing less than the crown of England—even if Henry has to break with Rome in order to marry her. Anthony’s sweeping novel features a teeming canvas of iconic real-life characters: Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, the enemy Anne vows to destroy; Henry’s first wife, the proud and pious Queen Catherine of Aragon; and Thomas Cromwell, who engineers Anne’s downfall. From the halcyon early days of courtship to her imprisonment in the palace tower for treason, this is a “solid and vigorous story” of love, ambition, and the tragic destiny of Anne of the Thousand Days (The New York Times). Elizabeth: The sickly Catholic fanatic Mary Tudor has reigned for six years when her half-sister Elizabeth ascends to the throne. After enduring years of exile following the execution of her mother, Anne Boleyn, the twenty-five-year-old Elizabeth inherits a realm divided by religious turmoil and financial collapse. Focusing on the first three decades of Elizabeth I’s reign, Anthony chronicles the monarch’s long battle with her cousin Mary, Queen of Scots, for the throne, and the Virgin Queen’s relationship with the Earl of Leicester.
Selected Novels Volume One: Copycat, Dogboy, and Unhallowed Ground
by Gillian WhiteThree chilling novels of psychological suspense from &“a novelist of the highest quality&” (The Independent on Sunday). Copycat: Martha&’s new neighbor, Jennie, seems to love everything about her: her beautiful house, impressive children, attractive husband, even the way she dresses. It&’s all a bit much. But when Jennie starts changing, gaining confidence and succeeding in love and work, Martha&’s life begins to come apart at the seams, and their frayed friendship hurtles toward an extreme confrontation. &“White handles her gruesome ingredients with control and intelligence.&” —The Independent on Sunday Dogboy: From the age of eight, when his mother died and he landed at the social services office, Fergus has fiercely loved his social worker, Jem. So Jem&’s marriage is the deepest betrayal. Now nineteen, Fergus has just been released from prison, and he&’s coming to set things right between them. &“A tone of punchy malice governs White&’s literate black comedy. . . . [She] wields a wickedly sardonic pen.&” —Publishers Weekly Unhallowed Ground: London social worker Georgina Jefferson battles guilt and public disgrace when one of her charges, an abused five-year-old girl, is beaten to death. She retreats to an isolated cottage that once belonged to her deceased brother. But her neighbors&’ hostility and a series of chilling incidents cause her to question who or what threatens her most. &“Gothic elements abound in this spine-tingling melodrama. . . . A suspenseful, tautly woven thriller featuring a suitably shocking conclusion.&” —Booklist With these three unforgettable psychological thrillers, &“White evokes comparisons to Fay Weldon and Joy Fielding with her comic flair and touch of the grotesque&” (Publishers Weekly).
Selected Works of Arthur C. Clarke: The Deep Range, The Trigger, The Ghost from the Grand Banks, Richter IO
by Arthur C. ClarkeA collection of four unique science fiction novels by the innovative, award-winning author of 2001: A Space Odyssey. This collection not only thrills and excites readers with Clarke&’s passion for science fiction and speculative work, but his words ask readers big questions about what it means to be human, and humanity&’s relationship with nature and technology.The Deep Range: A hundred years into the future, humanity lives mostly on the oceans, tending vast whale herds and plankton farms. Walter Franklin works on a submarine patrol, and his adventures under the sea are told in this riveting tale, set against the backdrop of a world both futuristic and familiar.The Trigger: A team of scientists develops the ultimate passive weapon, a device that detonates all nitrate-based bombs. But even protective weaponry comes with moral dilemmas, and the device&’s inventor struggles to keep the weapon from those with violent intentions.The Ghost from the Grand Banks: An astonishing discovery is made when the two halves of the Titanic are raised from the seabed, six perfectly preserved bodies, including a beautiful woman who was not listed among the ship&’s original passengers. The mission to discover her secret becomes obsessive, and dangerous.Richter 10: A violent earthquake killed Lewis Crane&’s parents when he was just a child. Now grown up, he has devoted his life to protecting humankind from earthquakes. A renowned scientist, Crane has developed technology to fuse the Earth&’s tectonic plates to stop earthquakes forever, but what repercussions will this have on the planet?