This author is renowned for a distinctive narrative style that delves into the complexities of the human psyche and intricate plots. Their works frequently explore themes of isolation, the search for identity, and the eternal struggle between good and evil. With masterful precision, they weave suspenseful tales that draw readers into a whirlwind of events, prompting introspection on their own existence. The author's literary impact is evident in numerous contemporary works.
Originally published in 1969, the second of eight best-selling Great Brain titles continues the story of J. D., a nine-year-old boy living in Utah in 1897, and his older brother Tom, aka The Great Brain, a silver-tongued con artist with a genius for making a profit. New episodes follow Tom as he teaches Britches Dotty how to be a girl, scoops his Papa's own newspaper, and convinces the whole town that there's a prehistoric monster on the loose.
Bestselling author of numerous books, screenplays, and magazine articles, Hynd has proven himself to be a master of espionage fiction. Truman's Spy is set against the highly-charged backdrop of the Cold War, and as the political climate heats up, Hynd's fascinating characters--including J. Edgar Hoover and Harry Truman--play out a chilling game of deception that threatens the free world.
This revised classic espionage thriller follows FBI agent William Cochrane's race against time to prevent a Nazi spy from assassinating FDR. Set in 1939, as Roosevelt approaches the end of his second term, Europe is in turmoil with the Nazis expanding their reach and isolationist sentiment growing in America. Amidst this chaos, Hitler sends his secret weapon, an agent known as 'Siegfried,' who blends seamlessly into middle-class America, capable of changing identities and personalities at will. Cochrane, a skilled banker and demolitions expert who has infiltrated German intelligence, is tasked by Roosevelt with the daunting mission of locating this deadly spy before he executes his plan to eliminate the president at a pivotal moment in history. As Cochrane teams up with British Intelligence agent Laura Worthington, they close in on their target, who has powerful allies within the U.S. government. The stakes are high, and the potential consequences of failure could alter the course of the war and the future of freedom itself. With complex characters, sharp dialogue, and a gripping plot, this tale immerses readers in a world where individual rights are at risk, and the fate of the free world hangs in the balance.
From the masterful author of Ghosts and The Prodigy comes a tale of gripping suspense in which the line between real and unreal, good and evil, is frighteningly blurred.In the small Connecticut town of Wiltshire, James Corbett, senior member of a local outlaw family, has been hideously murdered. For Ellen Wilder, editor of the local newspaper, the gruesome killing is as disturbing as the irrational fears that have suddenly woven themselves into her mind and left her doubting her own sanity. For state police detective Michael Chandler, whose haunting near-death experience has left him with an uncanny way of sensing things, the murder is only a hint of what is to come.But nothing could have prepared either of them for the return of Franny Corbett. A hulking child of a man and the blackest sheep in a family of black sheep, his eerie presence may have ushered in all of these bizarre and frightening events. Soon the town of Wiltshire will be shaken again. For in a car sunk beneath the surface of a glimmering blue lake, floats another body. And the killing has just begun....
Moving to Southern California is a dream come true for Bill and Rebecca Moore and their two children. Their L.A. neighborhood is an oasis of serenity. Nearby is a star studded cemetery, a tribute to the myth and glamor of a Hollywood that has never really died. There is even an eerie legend about their house that the Moores find quaint--until their son and daughter vanish.
