Terri Mitchell dedicated her life to justice after losing her mother to a vigilante killer, but she left the DEA under a cloud of suspicion that won't clear without finding who set her up. While working covertly for the Bureau of American Defense (BAD) agency, she's consulting with the New Orleans Police Department to bust an organized crime ring suspected of funding terrorism when rumors surface of a phantom ghost terrorizing the very felons she's investigating and jeopardizing BAD's mission so Terri goes on the hunt for this unknown player. Nathan Drake has spent his life protecting his family, the only thing that mattered to him before the most feared drug lord in the southeast took all he held dear. Now, he's a man on a mission with nothing to lose...until meeting Terri Mitchell. Seeing a similar goal by different means, Terri and Nathan are drawn deep into an evil underbelly the cuts through all levels of society and rivals terrorism as a new threat to the world. Two people on opposite sides of the law must risk trusting in each other or die...and if they die, a deadly attack will be unleashed on a city of innocent people.

All hell breaks loose in this over-the-top romantic thriller from bestseller Kenyon (BAD Attitude) and Love (aka Dianna Love Snell, Worth Every Risk). Da Vinci Code-derivative components tweaked with a bioterrorism twist add extra punch. (June) Publisher Weekly, April 28, 2008

"Sacrifice and vengeance are key themes in this frightening, fast-paced thriller." Jill M. Smith, Romantic Times

Dianna Love started writing suspense while working over a hundred feet in the air creating spectacular marketing projects for Fortune 500 companies and sold the first book she wrote. That book won the prestigious RITA award (as Dianna Love Snell). Dianna's next release will be PHANTOM IN THE NIGHT (Pocket/June 2008), a romantic-thriller she co-wrote with #1 NYT Best Seller Sherrilyn Kenyon. When not plotting her latest edgy suspense, she travels the back roads on a motorcycle to research new locations and teaches Power Plotting workshops (www.BreakIntoFiction.com - coming out in a 2009 book) across the country.

In the grip of a blistering Melbourne heat wave, a teenager is found dead in a St Kilda loading bay with a syringe hanging from his arm - is it an overdose or something more sinister? Assigned to the case, Detective Rubens McCauley soon he finds himself up against a secret network of paedophiles, child abusers and underage prostitutes. . .

"Jarad Henry has redefined "dangerous" and it lurks on the brooding Melbourne streets - full of gangsters, drug dealers and alley crawlers ..." -- Crime Down Under

"Jarad Henry knows the genre and he knows how to write ..." -- Australian Book Review

Jarad Henry has worked in the criminal justice system for more than ten years, and is currently a strategic advisor for Victoria Police. He has a degree in criminology and regularly speaks about crime trends at conferences and seminars. Jarad's debut crime novel, Head Shot, was shortlisted for the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, and for the Ned Kelly Awards Best First Crime Novel. Blood Sunset won the Fellowship of Australian Writers' Jim Hamilton Award, and was shortlisted for The Australian/Vogel Literary Award.

San Francisco criminal defense attorneys Mike Daley and Rosie Fernandez face their most compelling case yet when they're called in at the last minute to try to stop the execution of Nathan Fineman, a former mob lawyer convicted of murdering three people in the back room of Chinatown's notorious Golden Dragon Restaurant. With only ten days to go and a wealth of evidence pointing toward Fineman's guilt, their task seems impossible. Complicating matters, Mike must battle his own personal demons when the reputation of his deceased father--a San Francisco cop who was at the scene on the night of the murders--is called into question. As the plot hurtles toward its stunning denouement, Judgment Day is approaching not only for Nate Fineman, but for Mike's father and for the the law firm of Daley and Fernandez as well.

"A compelling cast and plenty of suspense put this one right up there with the best of Lescroart and Turow." -- Booklist (Starred Review)

Sheldon Siegel has been a practicing attorney in San Francisco for more than twenty-five years. Judgment Day is the sixth novel in his series of critically-acclaimed, best-selling courtroom dramas featuring Mike Daley and Rosie Fernandez. He lives in Marin County with his wife and twin sons. He is working on his seventh novel.

Deadly radiation, a Soviet government on its last legs, and Madmen hungry for power--Chernobyl Murders is an international thriller set in Ukraine during the Chernobyl disaster. In the 60s and 70s, while working for the Atomic Energy Commission, Michael says he worried something like this would happen. In 1986, when Chernobyl exploded in the land of his parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins, he began Chernobyl Murders, and dedicated it to Chernobyl survivors. Some material in the book, once classified, has now been declassified.

"Do not be fooled. This is no ordinary murder mystery. Rich with characters, beautifully written, and fascinating with insider details, Chernobyl Murders by Michael Beres is an unforgettable journey into one of the Cold War's most explosive episodes. From Kiev to Chicago, Pripyat to Vienna, you'll feel the pulse-pounding threat of discovery and the white-hot heat of chase in this outstanding thriller. Beres serves up a feast of a story." -- Gayle Lynds, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Spymaster

"In his new mystery thriller, Chernobyl Murders, Michael Beres creates a drama of revenge from the old Soviet order leading us on a chase across Ukraine while passionately capturing the terror, confusion, and anguish of refugees of an environmental disaster we will never forget." -- Mary Mycio, author of Wormwood Forest, a Natural History of Chernobyl

Michael Beres worked for the government, holding a top-secret security clearance, and in the private sector, documenting analytical software. His 2006 release The President's Nemesis, was compared to The Manchurian Candidate by Library Journal. Final Stroke (2007) is about health care scams, a detective with a stroke, and a plot to steal a Presidential election. Chernobyl Murders, 2008, is an international Cold War thriller.

A Chicago native now living in West Michigan, Michael is a member of the Mystery Writers of America and International Thriller Writers. His short stories have appeared in numerous publications.

New York Times bestselling author Phillip Margolin is back, this time with a powerful tale of murder that snakes its way through Washington, D.C.'s halls of power, leading straight to the White House and the most powerful office on earth.

When private detective Dana Cutler is hired by an attorney with powerful political connections, the assignment seems simple enough: follow a pretty college student named Charlotte Walsh and report on where she goes and whom she sees. But then the unexpected happens. One night, Cutler follows Walsh to a secret meeting with Christopher Farrington, the president of the United States. The following morning, Walsh's dead body shows up and Cutler has to run for her life.

In Oregon, Brad Miller, a junior associate in a huge law firm is working on the appeal of a convicted serial killer. Clarence Little, now on death row, claims he was framed for the murder of a teenager who, at the time of her death, worked for the then governor, Christopher Farrington. Suddenly, a small-time private eye and a fledgling lawyer find themselves in possession of evidence that suggests that someone in the White House is a murderer. Their only problem? Staying alive long enough to prove it.

"Margolin uses his background as a criminal defense attorney to create a thought-provoking insider's view of a criminal justice system that is as corruptible as the attorneys, judges, police officers, and criminalists who make it work." -- Boston Globe

"It takes a really crafty storyteller to put people on the edge of their seats and keep them there. But Phillip Margolin does just that." -- Chicago Tribune

Phillip Margolin's compelling insider's view of criminal behavior comes from his unique background as a longtime criminal defense attorney who has handled thirty murder cases, including twelve death penalty cases; he was the first lawyer to use the Battered Women's Syndrome to defend a client in a murder case. He's written twelve New York Times bestsellers and has been nominated for an Edgar Award. A long-time resident of Portland, Oregon, Margolin is president of Chess for Success (www.chessforsuccess.org), a non-profit program that uses chess to teach children educational skills.

Genevieve O'Brien knows all about nightmares. She survived for two months as a prisoner of a deranged killer. Now the media isbuzzing bout the Poe Killings, a string of homicides mirroring the author's macabre stories.

Genevieve turns to P.I. Joe Connolly for help. As their investigation leads them miles from Manhattan, he has to admit there's a twisted new serial killer at work.

"There are good reasons for Graham's steady standing as a best-selling author." - Booklist for Ghost Walk

"The intense, unexpected conclusion will leave readers well satisfied." - Publishers Weekly on The Dead Room

"Another top-notch thriller from romance icon Graham." - Publishers Weekly on The Island

New York Times bestselling author Heather Graham has written more than a hundred novels, many of which have been featured by the Doubleday Book Club and the Literary Guild, and translated into more than twenty languages. Heather enjoys her south Florida home, but loves to travel as well, to locations such as Cairo, Egypt, and even to her own backyard, the Florida Keys. Heather is a member of many writing groups, including RWA, HWA, Ninc, MWA, and International Thriller Writers. Originally a theater person/back-up singer/bartender, she is very proud to be a Killerette in the Killer Thriller Band, along with many fellow novelists she greatly admires. She is also the founder of the Slush Pile Players who do a facsimile of entertainment for many venues. Heather hosts Writers for New Orleans each Labor Day, and is happy to hear from readers. Visit her at theoriginalheathergraham.com, heathergraham.tveheathergraham.com, or her myspace page. 

A string of high-profile and very public murder-suicides has San Francisco even more rattled than a string of recent earthquakes. Enter forensic psychiatrist Jo Beckett, hired by the SFPD to cut open not the victim's body but the victim's life. Jo's job is to complete the psychological autopsy, shedding light on the circumstances of any equivocal death. Soon she makes a shocking discovery: All the suicides belonged to something called the Dirty Secrets Club, a group of A-listers with nothing but money and plenty to hide. As the deaths continue, Jo delves into the disturbing motives behind this shadowy group - until she receives a chilling message that dredges up dark secrets Jo thought she'd left deep in her past.

"A winner in every way. The Dirty Secrets Club is nuanced and layered -- and a harrowing thriller... Meg Gardiner makes every one of her characters leap alive off the page." -- Jeffery Deaver

"Meg Gardiner is an astonishing writer, and The Dirty Secrets Club is a humdinger of a thriller, with shocks and twists galore. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough." -- Tess Gerritsen

Meg Gardiner is originally from Southern California, where she practiced law in Los Angeles and taught at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is the author of the Evan Delaney novels, including CHINA LAKE, MISSION CANYON, JERICHO POINT, CROSSCUT, and KILL CHAIN. She lives with her family near London. 

House Rules begins with an narrowly-aborted terrorist attack on the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel. The first attack is quickly followed by three more: an attempt to fly a plane into the White House and two attempts to destroy the U.S. Capitol. All the attacks involve Muslim Americans. An atmosphere of fear and xenophobia quickly permeates the country, resulting in an ambitious senator introducing a bill to do background checks on all Muslim Americans. John Mahoney, Speaker of the House, and has doubts about the FBI's investigation into the attacks, and sends his man, DeMarco, down the rabbit hole to find the truth. House Rules involves mobsters, terrorists, meth dealers, and corrupt politicians. It's a story of assassination, political intrigue, and greed - a story where nothing is as it seems to be.

"House Rules has it all: a lightning-paced plot, a quirky cast of players, and best of all, one of the most engaging heroes I've ever encountered. In Joe DeMarco, Lawson has created a charmingly likeable character whom I'll happily follow for many books to come." -- Tess Gerritsen

"Full of insider information, (House Rules) reinforces Lawson's place in the upper rank of Washington thriller specialists." -- Publisher's Weekly

House Rules is Mike Lawson's third novel. His first book, The Inside Ring, was rated by the Seattle Times as one of the top ten thrillers of 2005 and nominated for a Barry Award. His second novel, The Second Perimeter, was equally well-received and Mike has been published in twelve languages to date. He's a former senior civilian executive for the United States navy and makes his home in the Pacific Northwest.

Based on the internationally popular Konami videogame! Highly skilled former FOXHOUND agent Solid Snake is called out of retirement to do what he does best--neutralize a crisis of epic proportions. A deadly team of renegade FOXHOUND operatives has taken over the nuclear disposal facility on Shadow Moses Island in the icy Aleutians. If their demands aren't met, a powerful, top-secret weapon will be unleashed upon the world. But somebody is hiding something. Somebody has a hidden agenda. And somebody wants Snake to learn secrets about his dark past--secrets that would shake any man to his core.

RAYMOND BENSON wrote six original James Bond novels, three film novelizations, and three short stories--all published worldwide. His most recently published thrillers are A HARD DAY's DEATH (the first in a series of "rock 'n' roll thrillers") and the novelization of the popular videogame METAL GEAR SOLID. As "David Michaels" Raymond was the author of the NY Times best-sellers TOM CLANCY'S SPLINTER CELL and TOM CLANCY'S SPLINTER CELL--OPERATION BARRACUDA. Raymond's other recent original thrillers are FACE BLIND, EVIL HOURS, and SWEETIE'S DIAMONDS. An anthology of some of his 007 work will be published in October 2008.

DANIEL RAYNE KNOWS WHO HE IS.
IT MEANS NOTHING
IF THE REST OF THE WORLD DOES NOT.

His memory is clear. His suddenly severed identity, a mystery. With seemingly no means of proving who he is, he fights through the maze of societal convention, struggling to resurrect his existence, hoping against all hope to get his life back. It proves a daunting task until several clues surface, leading him down a completely unsuspected road.

Is Daniel Rayne insane? Unless he can find another answer, it would appear to be the only conclusion left.

"I pretty much held my breath through the last fifty or sixty pages, as the suspense came to its climatic ending...this book is crazy. It's wholly original, and entertaining. If you like suspense, murder, who done it sort of books, you won't be disappointed by this one." MySpace reviewer "Book of the Moment"

Matthew Dunn spent eight years as a fraud investigator before starting a successful business and computer consulting business.

A town's deadly secret will drive one man to the edge of his faith...

After learning of the disappearance of his nephew, Joe Saunders returns to his childhood home of Dark Hills to aid in the search effort. When Caleb is found, badly mauled and clinging to life, Joe embarks on a mission to find the beast responsible. But the more Joe delves into the fabric of his old hometown, the more he realizes Dark Hills has a dark secret, shrouded for three generations in a deadly code of silence. As Joe unravels the truth behind a series of unexplained animal attacks, murder, and corruption at the highest level of law enforcement, he is led to a final showdown where he must entrust his very life into God's hands.

A great first book from an exciting new author! A vicious enemy, a family secret, a thirst for revenge, and a need for reconciliation all drive The Hunted from intriguing beginning to thrilling conclusion. Skillful prose and great storytelling make Mike Dellosso a writer to watch. I can't wait for his next book! -- Kathryn Mackel, author of Vanished

Something's coming for you... and you might not be able to stop it. Read this someplace safe as you experience the incredibly descriptive world of The Hunted through the vivid writing and spine-tingling imagination of Mike Dellosso. And sleep with the lights on. -- Austin Boyd, author of the Mars Hill Classified trilogy

From page one The Hunted grabbed me by the collar and wouldn't let go. Full of intrigue, supernatural undertones, and true to life characters, I highly recommend this superb debut novel. -- C.J. Darlington, Co-founder & Book Editor, TitleTrakk.com

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Mike Dellosso now lives in Hanover, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Jen, and their three daughters. He writes a monthly column for Writer . . .Interrupted, was a newspaper correspondent/columnist for over three years, has published several articles for The Candle of Prayer inspirational booklets, and has edited and contributed to numerous Christian-themed Web sites and e-newsletters. Mike is a member of the American Christian Fiction Writers, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance, the Relief Writer's Network, and International Thriller Writers. He received his BA degree in sports exercise and medicine from Messiah College and his MBS degree in theology from Master's Graduate School of Divinity.

You take some "surf's up" magic realism, a dead body, a little Buddhist philosophy, a Barry Manilow impersonator with a dog named Mandy, and Danni "Queen of Scream" Keene (the unflappable goddess of horror films), along with the last living relative of the real Macbeth, who happens to be a circus clown, and put them all in the sleepy retirement community of Laguna Key. The result? A mystery that no one is interested in solving except a security guard named Brian Wilson, who can't stop thinking that "East Coast girls are hip."

Good grief! N.M. Kelby is another hilarious Florida writer. Vultures, matching wines with fried candy bars, a Barry Manilow impersonator, and lots of bodies in a gated community. You can't make this stuff up. Oh, wait, Ms. Kelby did. Funny is good, and there is enough poignancy to prevent it from being a comic strip. Get the book and have a swell time. -- Otto Penzler, The Mysterious Bookshop, NYC

"Witty, evocative, and literate...M@BGB&G manages to be all three and a mystery, to boot. I was hooked from the first paragraph on. N. M. Kelby must be a fascinating woman 'cause she sure is a fascinating writer." -- Adrienne Barbeau, actress (The Fog, Swamp Thing, and Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death) & author (There Are Worse Things I Could Do)

N.M.Kelby is the author of Murder at the Bad Girl's Bar and Grill (Shaye Areheart/ Random House), Whale Season (Shaye Areheart/ Random House), In the Company of Angels (Theia/Hyperion), and Theater of the Stars (Theia/Hyperion). Her work has been translated into several languages and offered by The Literary Guild, Doubleday Book Club, and Quality Paperback Book Club.

Her story "Jubilation, Florida" was selected for NPR'S "Selected Shorts," and recorded by Joanne Woodward for the CD Travel Tales, and reprinted in New Stories from the South: Best of 2006 (Algonquin Books). Kelby is working on the film version of Whale Season along with Actor/Singer Dwight Yoakam.

Is she losing her heart ... or her mind?

Dedicated, driven real estate agent Julie Ferris is enjoying a day at the beach with her sister Laura when a strange, almost undetectable charge fills the air. Then, under the hot Malibu sun, time stops altogether. Neither sister can explain their "lost day" - nor the blinding headaches and horrific nightmares that follow - but Julie chalks it up to the stress she's been under since her boss's son took over Donovan Real Estate.

Patrick Donovan would a real catch if not for his notorious playboy lifestyle and matching attitude. When a cocaine-fueled heart attack nearly kills him, Patrick makes an astonishingly fast - and peculiar - recovery. Julie barely recognizes the newly sober Patrick as the same man she once struggled to resist. Maybe it's the strange beach experience fueling her paranoia, but she can't help sensing something just isn't ... right.

As Julie's feelings for Patrick intensify, she's about to discover how that day at the beach links her newfound happiness with her wildest suspicions . . .

"An edgy and intense example of romantic suspense with plenty of twists and turns." -- (The Summit) Paranormal Romance Writers

"Genuinely chilling, and probably best read in the daylight hours, this isn't just a ghost story."(Scent of Roses) - Romantic Times Bookreviews

New York Times bestselling author Kat Martin is a graduate of the University of California at Santa Barbara where she majored in Anthropology and History. Currently residing with her Western-author husband, Larry Jay Martin, in Missoula, Montana, Kat has written over forty bestselling novels, including Historical, Romantic Suspense, and Contemporary. Over eleven million copies of her books are in print and her novels have been published in seventeen foreign countries. Among her many awards, Kat has won the prestigious Romantic Times Magazine Career Achievement Award.

Born to a life pitted by violence, a man desperately seeks peace to move on. He's fallen in love with a Chicago homicide detective, but just when he embarks on a new life, his old one comes calling. A mysterious and beautiful assassin barges into his downtown Chicago flat, attempting to collect on an old marker. She begs his help to free a crime boss kidnapped in Brazil. He's got seven days to attempt an impossible rescue of the father he never knew.

"Strap yourselves in, folks! Mega-talented author Jordan Dane will wring your emotions dry as she takes you on a wild ride of murder, intrigue and redemption." -- Merline Lovelace, USA Today bestselling author

"...Breathtaking action, nail-biting suspense and sizzling tension. Jordan Dane proves she's a talent worth watching." -- Amanda Stevens - award-winning suspense author

After Jordan Dane sold her first 3-books to Avon/HarperCollins in auction, her debut title - No One Heard Her Scream - held more significance. Everyone heard her scream! And that went double for the next 3-book thrillers she sold before having any books released. Prior to selling, Jordan received 33 national writing competition awards. Formerly an energy sales manager, she now is following her passion to write full time. Take a front row seat to suspense with Dane's back to back releases in April through June 2008--No One Heard Her Scream, No One Left to Tell, & No One Lives Forever.

Since the death of her husband, Anne Dunne and her three children have struggled in every way. In a last ditch effort to save the family, Anne plans an elaborate sailing vacation to bring everyone together once again. But only an hour out of port, everything is going wrong. The teenage daughter, Carrie, is planning to drown herself. The teenage son, Mark, is high on drugs and ten-year-old Ernie is nearly catatonic. This is the worst vacation ever.

Anne manages to pull things together bit by bit, but just as they begin feeling like a family again, something catastrophic happens. Survival may be the least of their concerns.

Written with the blistering pace and shocking twists that only James Patterson can master, Sail takes "Lost" and "Survivor" to a new level of terror.

James Patterson is most recent bestseller is Double Cross. He is one of the best known and best selling authors of all time. He lives in Florida.

Roughan is a graduate of Dartmouth College. He rose through the ranks of the advertising industry in New York City before publishing his first novel, The Up and Comer. Roughan credits his keen writing skills to his years of work in advertising. "I wouldn't have been able to write a single chapter, let alone a whole book, without my advertising background."

Howard Roughan lives in Connecticut with his wife and son.

For four novels, Clive Cussler has charted the exploits of the Oregon, a covert ship completely dilapidated on the outside but, on the inside, packed with sophisticated weaponry and intelligence-gathering equipment. Captained by the rakish, one-legged Juan Cabrillo and manned by a crew of former military and spy personnel, it is a private enterprise, available for any government agency that can afford it--and now Cussler sends the Oregon on its most extraordinary mission yet.

The crew has just completed a top secret mission against Iran in the Persian Gulf, when they come across a cruise ship adrift in the sea. Hundreds of bodies litter its deck, and as Cabrillo tries to determine what happened, explosions rack the length of the ship. Barely able to escape with his own life and that of the liner's sole survivor, Cabrillo finds himself plunged into a mystery as intricate--and as perilous--as any he has ever known, and pitted against a cult with monstrously lethal plans for the human race ... plans he may already be too late to stop.

Plague Ship is a high-stakes, high-seas journey that proves once again that Cussler is "just about the best storyteller in the business" -- New York Post