Showing results by publisher "Author's Republic" in Thriller & Suspense

Dr Simon Mráz is a respected specialist and lecturer at the Charles University in Prague. He is a serious man, responsible. His students call him "The Cruel Doctor Frost" not because he's unkind, but because of his unwavering, ice-cold composure. As a psychiatrist, he values sanity. And sanity can be found in work, restraint, and self-control. But not many know of that one time in the past when The Cruel Doctor Frost lost his cool.

A young woman is found, emaciated and unconscious, in the mountains surrounding a village in Transylvania. When the villagers discover she is of the same ethnic group that was driven out of the region years before, they are reminded of their part in the bloodshed, and old wounds reopen. While the story unfolds in the microcosm of small village in the past, its themes are universal and timeless: the fear of the outsider, the supernatural versus the natural, and the force of desire between a man and a woman.

Después de perder a sus padres en el trágico incendio de su casa de campo en Valle de Bravo, los infantes Orson y Pablo, herederos del rico empresario Sebastián Forey, son rescatados por su tío Rodrigo, un exitoso y ambicioso aspirante a las cumbres de la política mexicana, quien los lleva a vivir a su casa en la ciudad de México. Mientras la vida transcurre en aparente tranquilidad para los pequeños en su nuevo hogar, una intriga se gesta en el centro del improvisado núcleo familiar.

Sometimes, a woman owns little more than the deep, hidden wishes of her heart, and those don’t count for much in a place like Mississippi, at least for folk like Victoria. What’s the cost of getting precisely what you want? She quickly becomes trapped in a cutthroat world of wealth, privilege, and power. When Victoria is offered everything she’s ever wanted, will she succumb to temptation, or will she find a way to resist?

When a student at the University of Cambridge takes possession of a mysterious manuscript, he closes the door on his old life and opens up a dangerous secret that threatens to consume him. Armed with only his knowledge of Renaissance art, he embarks on a cat and mouse chase that takes him from the deserted precincts of his ancient university to the dim subterranean vaults beneath the Louvre.

The Priest follows a working class altar boy's decision to become a priest, exploring the struggle many boys have becoming men, especially around sexuality. Pierre finds safety within the vocational confines and celibacy of his Catholic faith, only then to be astonished as he experiences life vicariously in the shadow of the confessional. Ultimately, he must confront his own emerging sexuality in the real world and reconcile the inevitable collision between the security of doctrine and the risks of being human - all of which takes him to a surprising place.

A wealthy children's book author is compelled by the availability of real estate in a small American downtown to purchase property and set up a series of bookstores. In her attempts to turn the town into a minor tourist attraction, she has problems with her employees (three local girls and a boyfriend). A death occurs, and a mystical consideration about the powers of books is had by all.

Relationships always need nurturing but sometimes couples can find themselves in a rut. For Rob and Celeste the honeymoon is over. In an effort to rekindle the romance in their relationship they take a trip to an isolated mountain resort. The weekend getaway takes a turn when Celeste's ex-boyfriend Gordon shows up, ready to execute a diabolical plan to win her back - no matter the cost. There are three sides to every story.

He lives a disjointed life in an unforgiving world, where crime has gone wild. A carnivore with a problem. A hunter with a past. A hero with a badge. After a lab accident, a K-9 police officer discovers that he has uncontrollable raptor-like powers and must rescue a kidnapped research chemist who holds the only key to unlocking the mystery of his condition.

«Y aunque mi increíble empresa lograra terminar de modo satisfactorio, no crea que habremos escapado por tanto de nuestro terrible final, pues no es posible huir de aquello que no puede ser evitado». Esas fueron las últimas palabras que John D. Lindgren leyó del puño y letra de su mentor, el profesor Kleinman. En Salem (Massachusetts), durante 1921, aún con un espléndido futuro académico por delante, el profesor guillotinaría su destino tras recibir una inesperada carta anónima.

Kendric MacArthur is in Venice to write the novel that will put him on the literary map. When a beautiful girl walks into his life, only to disappear without a trace, little does he know that the next time he'll see that mesmerizing walk will be on a webcam view of the Piazza Navona, in circumstances he is compelled to investigate. Murder, revenge, political intrigue, and a thrilling game of cat-and-mouse, where it isn't clear who the cat is, complicated by sizzling romance and uneasy friendships.

Charles Shipman and his daughter, Lily Shipman, flee from an evil spirit that has taken hold of the body that belongs to a prince of Dubai. They find themselves depending on a professional thief, Adriana and the holy man who hired her, for their safety and well being as they search out clues and artifacts to recreate a sacred ceremony to banish the djinn back into darkness from which he was born. The djinn proves to be very clever as he herds the unwitting group straight towards his lair.

Leo is the best hacker in Argentina. He loves technology and works in IT security for a big company. Everything goes fine until he hears about a crime. A young girl was killed in her own apartment. There is not a single clue, but there is a laptop and a smartphone. The police call Leo to analyze the devices and help them solve the crime. ...El Hacker is the 10th book of the Spanish Novels Series [and]...packed with useful expressions you need in everyday situations.... Anyone who has a basic command of the Spanish language can take advantage of this book.

It’s been six months since Neal Becker was convicted of the murder of his mother-in-law. He’s been committed to the Central State Psychiatric Hospital for life. Meanwhile, "poor, innocent" Baby Natasha is in the custody of Susan Matlow, the compassionate nurse who helped "rescue" her from her criminally insane father. Neal knows what his daughter is. And he knows he only has one chance to stop her from causing more death and destruction.

In this romantic thriller, you'll find out if Heather, the ravishing daughter of the Duncans, can save the largest shopping enterprise in the world and become the CEO in answer to her family's prayers.

A missing artist has painted a fantastic mermaid portrait that is taking the art world by storm. Larry Settlebottom, a lonesome Chicago museum curator, is hired to find the artist and his model at any cost. His encounters with sea pirates, exotic gypsies, and oceanographers lead him toward a secluded island with a secret guarded by a madman. Did mermaids once inhabit the Earth? To unravel the mystery, Larry must also face his own buried past.

When Hitler’s reign of terror begins, David Gabinsky loses everything he holds dear. Driven by vengeance, young David leads a courageous group of Jewish resistance fighters against the Nazi regime. When Germany is defeated, he journeys to Jerusalem. What he finds is a new love - Shoshana, a beautiful but broken Holocaust survivor - and a new war with an unexpected enemy. The British command has its orders: keep the Jews out of Israel. As David single-handedly wreaks havoc on the British, even Shoshana’s love can’t stop him from risking everything - including his life.

Phoenix investigative reporter Joya Bonner knew nothing about the world of sex trafficking - or the ugly status her city held in this filthy underground. But then her 15-year-old honorary niece went missing in Phoenix. And a 13-year-old from her hometown in North Dakota disappeared. And there was that pitiful dead girl in the vacant lot. As Joya rushed in to help - naive, scared, repulsed, frantic, but determined - her world would never be the same again.

Sam and Scarlett have been married for a little more than a year. Scarlett has recently inherited her fathers multimillion-dollar business empire, and Sam has retired from being a private detective to help Scarlett run the business. A four-day weekend at the Windsor, designed as a "getaway" from the pressures of their new life, is interrupted by Detective Inspector Blank, who tries to entice Sam out of retirement to help him with a high-profile murder committed not far from Sam and Scarlett’s iconic hotel, The Windsor.

For decades, the small town of Carpe Diem, Illinois, has quietly unschooled its children, eschewing tests and classrooms for real-life experiences. Now, long-smoldering political feuds and deep personal secrets threaten to explode. When her mother is hospitalized in Carpe Diem after an auto accident, teenager Tali Shaw, the daughter of a powerful state senator, finds herself at the heart of a vicious conspiracy to bring Carpe Diem down. Can prize-winning Chicago Examiner reporter Leo Townsend overcome his own demons and expose those behind the scheme before it's too late?