Download or read book Her Deadly Threat written by Rachel Woods and published by BonzaiMoon Books. This book was released on 2020-07-19 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As soon as Spencer Edwards came into my life, I knew she couldn’t be trusted. I just didn’t expect to give a damn about her. But then someone tried to kill her. Somebody should have warned the attacker that I’m not the gentleman billionaire I appear to be. I’m deceptive. Methodical. I was trained to kill … Spencer will realize that she can trust me. I’ll protect her from her biggest threat. But I won’t stand for her lies. She’ll tell me the truth. Even if it’s the last thing she does … Her Deadly Threat, Book 3 of the Ruthless Revenge Romance series, is a steamy dark romance with jaw-dropping plot twists and thrilling action. Books in this series should be read in order.

Download or read book Her Deadly Secrets written by Laura Griffin and published by Pocket Books. This book was released on 2020-05-26 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young private investigator learns the price of keeping deadly secrets when a vicious killer sets his sights on her in this pulse-pounding thriller from the USA TODAY and New York Times bestselling author. Private investigator Kira Vance spends her days navigating the intricate labyrinth of Houston’s legal world, and she knows all of its shadowy players and dark secrets. On a seemingly normal day, she’s delivering a report to her top client when suddenly everything goes sideways and the meeting ends in a bloodbath. Twenty-four hours later, the police have no suspects but one thing is clear: a killer has Kira in his sights. Fiercely independent, Kira doesn’t expect—or want—help from anyone, least of all an unscrupulous lawyer and his elite security team. Instead, she launches her own investigation, hoping to uncover the answers that have eluded the police. But as Kira’s hunt for clues becomes more and more perilous, she realizes that she alone may hold the key to finding a vicious murderer. And she knows she must take help wherever she can find it if she wants to stay alive… Written with Laura Griffin’s signature “gritty, imaginative, sexy” (Cindy Gerard, New York Times bestselling author) style, Her Deadly Secrets is an electrifying and scintillating novel that packs a powerful punch.

Download or read book Her Deadly Betrayal written by Rachel Woods and published by BonzaiMoon Books. This book was released on 2017-09-07 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As soon as Spencer Edwards left me behind, I knew I would come after her. I just didn’t expect to encounter my old enemy, Sione Tuiali’i. But then Sione stole from me. He should never have betrayed me. Somebody should have reminded him that I’ll do anything to get what’s mine. I’m cold-blooded. Merciless. And I won’t hesitate to kill him. Spencer and Sione will realize that I’m the biggest threat to their happiness. I’ll destroy them. Make them pay. They’ll lose everything. Even their unborn child … Her Deadly Betrayal, Book 4 of the Ruthless Revenge Romance series, is a steamy dark romance with jaw-dropping plot twists and thrilling action. Books in this series should be read in order.

Download or read book Her Deadly Deception written by Rachel Woods and published by BonzaiMoon Books. This book was released on 2020-07-19 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As soon as I saw him, I knew he was trouble. I just didn’t expect to need him so much. But then I betrayed him. I didn’t have a choice. Somebody should have told him that Spencer Edwards is not the kind of woman you turn your back on … I’m sly. Tempting. Deceptive. Ben Chang will learn that he can’t take advantage of me. Right now, I’m forced to do his bidding. But I’m biding my time. I’ll play by his rules … For now … Her Deadly Deception, Book 2 of the Ruthless Revenge Romance series, is a steamy dark romance with jaw-dropping plot twists and thrilling action. Books in this series should be read in order.

Download or read book Deadly Threat SCVC Taskforce Romantic Suspense Series Book 13 A SCVC Taskforce Romantic Suspense written by Misty Evans and published by Beach Path Publishing, LLC.. This book was released on 2022-02-03 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He failed her once. He’ll never fail her again. Don’t miss the next heart-pounding thriller in the SCVC Taskforce Romantic Suspense series from USA Today bestselling author Misty Evans. If only she hadn’t gone out that night… Speech writer Mia Livingston had a great life until she was kidnapped and held hostage by a man bent on revenge against her sister, San Diego’s new mayor. Now living under a fake identity, Mia’s days are spent hiding from the world and isolated from her family and friends. Panic attacks are frequent, and she longs to live like a normal person again. If only he’d caught the kidnapper before that night… Fugitive apprehension agent Malachi Cahill has never lost his man—except one. His failure to arrest the violent kidnapper, and the guilt over Mia’s abduction because of it, consumes him. Discovering the Feds plan to use the offender to set a trap for another criminal on their most-wanted list, his gut sounds warning bells. But he’s ordered to stand down. Stay out of it. Fat chance. He failed her once. He’ll never fail her again. When the mayor is abducted by the same man, the search for her brings Malachi and Mia together. Their instant bond is only heightened by the searing attraction between them, and the comfort they find in each other’s arms. The clock is ticking; the mayor’s life is on the line. Can Malachi finally catch his man? Or will he end up losing Mia once again to the one who got away? ★ One-click today!

Download or read book Unarmed and Dangerous written by Jon Shane and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-07-17 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is tremendous controversy across the United States (and beyond) when a police officer uses deadly force against an unarmed citizen, but often the conversation is devoid of contextual details. These details matter greatly as a matter of law and organizational legitimacy. In this short book, authors Jon Shane and Zoë Swenson offer a comprehensive analysis of the first study to use publicly available data to reveal the context in which an officer used deadly force against an unarmed citizen. Although any police shooting, even a justified shooting, is not a desired outcome—often termed "lawful but awful" in policing circles—it is not necessarily a crime. The results of this study lend support to the notion that being unarmed does not mean "not dangerous," in some ways explaining why most police officers are not indicted when such a shooting occurs. The study’s findings show that when police officers used deadly force during an encounter with an unarmed citizen, the officer or a third person was facing imminent threat of death or serious injury in the vast majority of situations. Moreover, when police officers used force, their actions were almost always consistent with the accepted legal and policy principles that govern law enforcement in the overwhelming proportion of encounters (as measured by indictments). Noting the dearth of official data on the context of police shooting fatalities, Shane and Swenson call for the U.S. government to compile comprehensive data so researchers and practitioners can learn from deadly force encounters and improve practices. They further recommend that future research on police shootings should examine the patterns and micro-interactions between the officer, citizen, and environment in relation to the prevailing law. The unique data and analysis in this book will inform discussions of police use of force for researchers, policymakers, and students involved in criminal justice, public policy, and policing.

Download or read book A Deadly Fortune written by Stacie Murphy and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-01-05 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A historical mystery in the vein of The Alienist, in which a young woman in Gilded Age New York must use a special talent to unravel a deadly conspiracy. Amelia Matthew has done the all-but-impossible, especially for an orphan in Gilded Age New York City. Along with her foster brother Jonas, she has parleyed her modest psychic talent into a safe and comfortable life. But safety and comfort vanish when a head injury leaves Amelia with a dramatically-expanded gift. After she publicly channels an angry spirit, she finds herself imprisoned in the notorious insane asylum on Blackwell’s Island. As Jonas searches for a way to free her, Amelia struggles to control her disturbing new abilities and survive a place where cruelty and despair threaten her sanity. Andrew Cavanaugh is familiar with despair. In the wake of a devastating loss, he abandons a promising medical career—and his place in Philadelphia society—to devote himself to the study and treatment of mental disease. Miss Amelia Matthew is just another patient—until she channels a spirit in front of him and proves her gift is real. When a distraught mother comes to Andrew searching for her missing daughter—a daughter she believes is being hidden at the asylum—he turns to Amelia. Together, they uncover evidence of a deadly conspiracy, and then it’s no longer just Amelia’s sanity and freedom at stake. Amelia must master her gift and use it to catch a killer—or risk becoming the next victim.

Download or read book Rage written by Bob Woodward and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-09-15 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rage is an unprecedented and intimate tour de force of new reporting on the Trump presidency facing a global pandemic, economic disaster and racial unrest. Woodward, the #1 international bestselling author of Fear: Trump in the White House, has uncovered the precise moment the president was warned that the Covid-19 epidemic would be the biggest national security threat to his presidency. In dramatic detail, Woodward takes readers into the Oval Office as Trump’s head pops up when he is told in January 2020 that the pandemic could reach the scale of the 1918 Spanish Flu that killed 675,000 Americans. In 17 on-the-record interviews with Woodward over seven volatile months—an utterly vivid window into Trump’s mind—the president provides a self-portrait that is part denial and part combative interchange mixed with surprising moments of doubt as he glimpses the perils in the presidency and what he calls the “dynamite behind every door.” At key decision points, Rage shows how Trump’s responses to the crises of 2020 were rooted in the instincts, habits and style he developed during his first three years as president. Revisiting the earliest days of the Trump presidency, Rage reveals how Secretary of Defense James Mattis, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats struggled to keep the country safe as the president dismantled any semblance of collegial national security decision making. Rage draws from hundreds of hours of interviews with firsthand witnesses as well as participants’ notes, emails, diaries, calendars and confidential documents. Woodward obtained 25 never-seen personal letters exchanged between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who describes the bond between the two leaders as out of a “fantasy film.” Trump insists to Woodward he will triumph over Covid-19 and the economic calamity. “Don’t worry about it, Bob. Okay?” Trump told the author in July. “Don’t worry about it. We’ll get to do another book. You’ll find I was right.”

Download or read book Deadly Pursuit written by Stephanie St. Klaire and published by The SSK Group. This book was released on with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Veteran Keeper’s operative, Mercy Wyatt knows all too well, where there’s smoke... there’s fire. When a mysterious woman shows up on his ranch with a child at her side, he’s thrown into a deadly pursuit for justice. The secrets in Sarah’s eyes aren’t near as telling as the bruises and scars marring her skin. It’s evident she’s hiding something, and Mercy needs answers to expose the dark truth she escaped. His instincts lead him on a wild chase that uncovers a sinister organization ran by the world’s most powerful and influential— that trades people like commodities and commits the unimaginable. After everything she’s endured, Mercy refuses to allow Sarah to fight her hunters alone. But it’s hard to protect a woman on the run, especially when she’s wanted... For murder. Just when you think this pulse pounding series can’t take you any deeper or darker into conspiracies and corruption, think again.

Download or read book Threat Warning written by John Gilstrap and published by Pinnacle Books . This book was released on 2011-01-28 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hostage rescue specialist is on the trail of a homegrown terrorist organization in this thriller by the New York Times bestselling author. When a cult-like paramilitary group decides to make its deadly presence known, the first victims are random. Ordinary citizens going about their lives in Washington, D.C., are suddenly fired upon at rush hour by unseen assassins. Caught in the crossfire of one of the attacks, rescue specialist Jonathan Grave spies a gunman getting away—with a mother and her young son as hostages. To free them, Grave and his Security Solutions team must enter the dark heart of a nationwide conspiracy. But their search goes beyond the frenzied schemes of a madman's deadly ambitions. This time, it reaches all the way to the highest levels of power…

Download or read book Deadly Target written by Misty Evans and published by . This book was released on 2018-09-18 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: West Coast FBI Director Victor Dupé's personal mission is to stand up to bullies and protect the weak. Being a powerful leader, though, has its drawbacks - he must keep his own vulnerable side hidden and not let anyone get too close. He aces that every day, until the first moment he meets Olivia Fiorelli and realizes he's found someone worth the risk of opening his heart to.US Marshall Olivia Fiorelli has only one goal in life - destroy organized crime. Doing so might help her sleep at night and alleviate the guilt she feels over the murders her hitman father has committed. Running a dangerous undercover sting leads her to Victor Dupé's doorstep - and sets a deadly plot into motion. As their explosive desire erupts, the two race against a killer who hides in the shadows, viciously taking his personal revenge on Victor and those closest to him. The director has finally found someone worth holding on to, but will Olivia become the killer's last, and ultimate, target?

Download or read book Credible Threat written by J.A. Jance and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-06-02 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ali Reynolds and her team at High Noon Enterprises must race against the clock to save an archbishop who faces mysterious death threats in this “masterly study of the effects of grief, rage, and the power of forgiveness” (Publishers Weekly) by New York Times bestselling author J.A. Jance. Years after her son’s fatal overdose, grieving mother Rachel Higgins learns that his addiction may have grown out of damage suffered at the hands of a pedophile priest while he was in high school. Looking for vengeance, she targets the Catholic Church’s most visible local figure, Archbishop Francis Gillespie. When the archbishop begins receiving anonymous threats, local police dismiss them, saying they’re not credible. So he turns to his friends, Ali Reynolds and her husband, B. Simpson. With B. out of the country on a cybersecurity emergency, it’s up to Ali to track down the source of the threats. When a shooter assassinates the archbishop’s driver and leaves the priest himself severely injured, Ali forms an uneasy alliance with a Phoenix homicide cop in hopes of preventing another attack. But Ali doesn’t realize that the killer has become not only more unhinged but also more determined to take out his or her target. Credible Threat is another “terrific entry in a series distinguished by its consistent quality, [and] sensitive treatment of a difficult subject makes this an extraordinary literary experience” (The Providence Journal).

Download or read book The Asteroid Threat written by William E. Burrows and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a realistic, workable plan for defusing a potentially lethal threat from a rogue asteroid or comet. The explosion of a large meteor over Chelyabinsk, Siberia, in February 2013 is just the latest reminder that planet Earth is vulnerable to damaging and potentially catastrophic collisions with space debris of various kinds. In this informative and forward-looking book, veteran aerospace writer William E. Burrows explains what we can do in the future to avoid far more serious impacts from "Near-Earth Objects" (NEOs), as they are called in the planetary defense community. The good news is that humanity is now equipped with the advanced technology necessary to devise a long-term strategy to protect the planet. Burrows outlines the following key features of an effective planetary defense strategy- * A powerful space surveillance system capable of spotting a serious threat from space at least a year in advance * A space craft "nudge" that would throw a collision-course asteroid off target long before it poses the threat of imminent impact * A weapons system to be used as a last-ditch method to blast an NEO should all else fail. The author notes the many benefits for world stability and increasing international cooperation resulting from a united worldwide effort to protect the planet. Combining realism with an optimistic can-do attitude, Burrows shows that humanity is capable of overcoming a potentially calamitous situation.

Download or read book The Crime Junkie s Guide to Criminal Law written by Jim Silver and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2007-12-30 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historically, prime-time television has devoted at least one-third of its programming to crime. The extreme popularity of crime shows continues unabated. From Law & Order to CSI, Americans are riveted by crime TV. Court TV and other cable channels produce true crime series, too, that take viewers through both current crimes and trials and cold cases. Yet, despite efforts in these shows to depict real investigative and legal techniques, chances are, viewers have questions about criminal procedure, legal issues, and related concerns. For instance, why do police get angry when a suspect just asks for a lawyer? Or, what's the difference between being an accomplice to a crime and being a conspirator? The Crime Junkie's Guide to Criminal Law is written specifically for the millions of crime junkies who make up the audiences for the variety of crime dramas, both real and fictional, that blaze across our screens night after night. The news media know that crime is inherently interesting because it involves things we all understand — like passion, greed, revenge and the urge to make very close friends in prison. Television broadcasts and major magazines drip with salacious details about the infamous evildoings of the moment. From the sports to the style sections, newspaper headlines scream out reports of the latest celebrity picked up for one transgression or another. This one-of-a-kind book is an indispensable guide to criminal law that uses actual trials alongside plots and characters from popular television shows to illustrate criminal law issues like degrees of murder, the defense of intoxication, search warrants, insanity pleas, and the purposes of various pretrial hearings. Silver offers a concise, informative, and entertaining explanation of everything readers need to know to truly appreciate crime stories (real and fictional) and understand how criminal law really works.

Download or read book When Lightning Strikes written by Rexanne Becnel and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2013-04-09 with total page 475 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVKidnapped from her Oregon-bound wagon train, a schoolteacher falls into the hands of a handsome bounty hunter and finds herself swept up in an entirely different kind of adventureDIV /divAbigail Bliss can’t tell anyone her real name. Her father insists on using an alias for their sudden move to Oregon—a turn of events that signals trouble. When bounty hunter Tanner McKnight kidnaps her, determined to take her to her wealthy grandfather in Chicago, Abby vows not to go quietly. This lawless, untamed man is everything her father warned her against, yet as they traverse the perilous plains, Abby comes to view her abductor as her protector. What will happen to the unexpected passion that burns between them when they reach their destination and Abby must face a surprising legacy that could keep her and Tanner forever apart? DIV /div /div

Download or read book Self Defence in International and Criminal Law written by Onder Bakircioglu and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2011-05-11 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book provides a broad and interdisciplinary approach to the doctrine of self-defence in both domestic criminal and international law. In particular it focuses on the requirement of imminence, which deals with the question of when individuals or States may legitimately resort to defensive force against a serious danger or harm. Drawing from scholarship across law, history, politics and philosophy, this book explores the permissibility of employing preventive force under the law of individual and national self-defence. The book illustrates how the law of international self-defence, and in particular the requirement of imminence, has been subjected to controversy in parallel with its domestic counterpart. In both disciplines the debate over imminence is centred on similar concerns, issues and tensions despite the fact the arguments put forward are designed to address different scenarios. The book surveys the roots, role, rationale, and objectives of self-defence and questions whether the requirement of imminence should be removed from the traditional contours of the self-defence doctrine in national and international law.

Download or read book Hummer written by Terry Parkins and published by Mereo Books, mereobook, mereobooks. This book was released on 2015-07-03 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ageing bee Hummer has had to relinquish his post as commander of the Hive Defence Garrison through injury, but his heart and his courage are as strong as ever. Now the peace and security of the bees of Lambas is threatened by the terrifying and ambitious drone Redmore, their tyrannical new Honey Controller, and his impossible demands for ever more food supplies. It will take all Hummer?s courage and wisdom to lead their defence with his brave young allies Brendan, Laser and Casper, asÿwell as an unlikely alliance with an aggressive tribe of giant ants. An enthralling story of conflict and loyalty, war and peace in the world of bees.ÿ