Both an English professor and a high-stakes gambler, Jim Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster and offers his own life as collateral. Always one step ahead, Bennett pits his creditor against the operator of a gambling ring and leaves his dysfunctional relationship with his wealthy mother in his wake. He plays both sides, immersing himself in an illicit, underground world while garnering the attention of Frank, a loan shark with an interest...

In the United Arab Emirates, winning a falcon race can win you millions of dollars, which is why Irish national Jeffrey Lendrum has persisted for decades in smuggling the eggs of rare raptors. This "Pablo Escobar of the falcon egg trade" now faces another prison sentence after being caught at Heathrow with multiple eggs strapped to his chest. Countering him: Det. Andy McWilliam of the UK's National Wildlife Crime Unit, determined to protect the world's...

"The Body Farm novels have become bestsellers because of their attention to the fine details of forensics combined with great plot lines."

—Deseret News (Salt Lake City)

The latest Body Farm novel from New York Times bestseller Jefferson Bass, The Bone Thief is a must for fans of Patricia Cornwell and TV's C.S.I. The hero of four previous thrillers—Carved in Bone, The Devil's Bones, Flesh and Bone, and Bones

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The years have taken their toll on LA cop Bumper Morgan. Both within and without, but this tarnished chevalier of the streets is still dedicated to protecting the public that he mistrusts from the criminal elements in its midst. There are just a few things Bumper needs to get done before collecting his pension and getting married to college instructor Cassie Walters.

What really goes on inside cults? More specifically, what goes on inside the minds of cult leaders and the people who join them? Cutler and Conley examine the lives of some of the most disreputable cult figures and tell the stories of their rise to power-- and fall from grace, sanity, and decency. The result is an unflinching look at what happens when the most vulnerable recesses of the mind are manipulated and how the things we hold most sacred can...

While practicing the tricks of the trade, a neophyte "hacker" accomplishes the nearly impossible: he hacks the highly secured computer at the Ellingson Mineral Corporation. But in doing so, he unknowingly taps into a high-tech embezzling scheme masked by a computer virus with the potential to destroy the world's ecosystem! And when the young hacker and his pals are targeted for the crime, the group must launch a massive cyberspace attack, one that...

The co-hosts of the smash hit true crime podcast Redhanded dissect the stories of killers in a way that challenges perceptions and asks the hard questions about society, gender, poverty, culture and even our politics to find out what makes a killer tick.

As seen on the Discovery ID TV series Murder is Forever, these two true-crime thrillers follow a lawyer struggling to stop a killer and a detective angling to solve a double homicide.
Home Sweet Murder (with Andrew Bourelle): Lawyer Leo Fisher and his wife Sue are a sixty-one-year-old couple enjoying a quiet Sunday dinner at home. Until a man in a suit rings their front door claiming to be an SEC agent. By the end of...

After a late night of partying, NYU student Matt Pine returns to his dorm room to learn nearly his entire family-- mom, dad, little brother and sister-- have been found dead from an apparent gas leak while vacationing in Mexico. The local police claim it was an accident, but the FBI and State Department seem far less certain-- and they won't tell Matt why. This isn't the first time the Pine family has been thrust into the media spotlight: Matt's older...