Author: Anne R. Tan
Publisher: Rusty Chicken Books
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
While on a blind date with a doctor and his mama, Lucy Fong gets a call that her estranged mom is found shot in the stomach in her private investigation office. She returns to Morro Cliff Village to search for answers and her sister...and finds only a dead body in her sister's apartment. When the local police chief zeros in on her sister as a "person of interest," Lucy must brush up her sleuthing skills. It's a race to find her sister before the police—and the killer—do. She must use all her wits (and those she can borrow) to find this hidden killer before he strikes at her family again. Don't miss this fast-paced cozy mystery—get your copy of "Just Shoot Me Dead" today! Keywords: murder mystery series, cat cozy mysteries, American women sleuth, Chinese American, interracial, Chinese culture, fun whodunit, mysteries with kitty cats, detective books with feline sidekicks, female sleuth ebook, humorous crime whodunnit, amateur investigator fast reads, first in series ebook download, cat cozy mystery novel, cat cozy mystery, female sleuth, mysteries with cats, amateur sleuth ebook, small-town detective books, animal mysteries in small towns, humorous crime caper, whimsical women sleuths, kitty mysteries, humor and hijinks novel, mystery ebooks, cozy mysteries, cozy mystery books, cozy mysteries, cozy mystery, cozy mystery, cozy mysteries, cat books, cat books, series books free, murder mystery books, murder mystery books, murder mysteries, murder mystery, whodunnit, feel good uplifting stories, first-in-series mystery ebooks, mystery detective stories, mystery humor, mystery romance books clean, mystery romance suspense, mystery suspense murder, mystery with women, mystery women books, mystery romance
Just Shoot Me Dead (A Lucy Fong Mystery)
Author: Anne R. Tan
Publisher: Rusty Chicken Books
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
While on a blind date with a doctor and his mama, Lucy Fong gets a call that her estranged mom is found shot in the stomach in her private investigation office. She returns to Morro Cliff Village to search for answers and her sister...and finds only a dead body in her sister's apartment. When the local police chief zeros in on her sister as a "person of interest," Lucy must brush up her sleuthing skills. It's a race to find her sister before the police—and the killer—do. She must use all her wits (and those she can borrow) to find this hidden killer before he strikes at her family again. Don't miss this fast-paced cozy mystery—get your copy of "Just Shoot Me Dead" today! Keywords: murder mystery series, cat cozy mysteries, American women sleuth, Chinese American, interracial, Chinese culture, fun whodunit, mysteries with kitty cats, detective books with feline sidekicks, female sleuth ebook, humorous crime whodunnit, amateur investigator fast reads, first in series ebook download, cat cozy mystery novel, cat cozy mystery, female sleuth, mysteries with cats, amateur sleuth ebook, small-town detective books, animal mysteries in small towns, humorous crime caper, whimsical women sleuths, kitty mysteries, humor and hijinks novel, mystery ebooks, cozy mysteries, cozy mystery books, cozy mysteries, cozy mystery, cozy mystery, cozy mysteries, cat books, cat books, series books free, murder mystery books, murder mystery books, murder mysteries, murder mystery, whodunnit, feel good uplifting stories, first-in-series mystery ebooks, mystery detective stories, mystery humor, mystery romance books clean, mystery romance suspense, mystery suspense murder, mystery with women, mystery women books, mystery romance
Publisher: Rusty Chicken Books
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
While on a blind date with a doctor and his mama, Lucy Fong gets a call that her estranged mom is found shot in the stomach in her private investigation office. She returns to Morro Cliff Village to search for answers and her sister...and finds only a dead body in her sister's apartment. When the local police chief zeros in on her sister as a "person of interest," Lucy must brush up her sleuthing skills. It's a race to find her sister before the police—and the killer—do. She must use all her wits (and those she can borrow) to find this hidden killer before he strikes at her family again. Don't miss this fast-paced cozy mystery—get your copy of "Just Shoot Me Dead" today! Keywords: murder mystery series, cat cozy mysteries, American women sleuth, Chinese American, interracial, Chinese culture, fun whodunit, mysteries with kitty cats, detective books with feline sidekicks, female sleuth ebook, humorous crime whodunnit, amateur investigator fast reads, first in series ebook download, cat cozy mystery novel, cat cozy mystery, female sleuth, mysteries with cats, amateur sleuth ebook, small-town detective books, animal mysteries in small towns, humorous crime caper, whimsical women sleuths, kitty mysteries, humor and hijinks novel, mystery ebooks, cozy mysteries, cozy mystery books, cozy mysteries, cozy mystery, cozy mystery, cozy mysteries, cat books, cat books, series books free, murder mystery books, murder mystery books, murder mysteries, murder mystery, whodunnit, feel good uplifting stories, first-in-series mystery ebooks, mystery detective stories, mystery humor, mystery romance books clean, mystery romance suspense, mystery suspense murder, mystery with women, mystery women books, mystery romance
Just Shoot Me Dead (A Lucy Fong Mystery)
Author: Anne R. Tan
Publisher: Rusty Chicken Books
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
While on a blind date with a doctor and his mama, Lucy Fong gets a call that her estranged mom is found shot in the stomach in her private investigation office. She returns to Morro Cliff Village to search for answers and her sister...and finds only a dead body in her sister's apartment. When the local police chief zeros in on her sister as a "person of interest," Lucy must brush up her sleuthing skills. It's a race to find her sister before the police—and the killer—do. She must use all her wits (and those she can borrow) to find this hidden killer before he strikes at her family again. Don't miss this fast-paced cozy mystery—get your copy of "Just Shoot Me Dead" today! Keywords: murder mystery series, cat cozy mysteries, American women sleuth, Chinese American, interracial, Chinese culture, fun whodunit, mysteries with kitty cats, detective books with feline sidekicks, female sleuth ebook, humorous crime whodunnit, amateur investigator fast reads, first in series ebook download, cat cozy mystery novel, cat cozy mystery, female sleuth, mysteries with cats, amateur sleuth ebook, small-town detective books, animal mysteries in small towns, humorous crime caper, whimsical women sleuths, kitty mysteries, humor and hijinks novel, mystery ebooks, cozy mysteries, cozy mystery books, cozy mysteries, cozy mystery, cozy mystery, cozy mysteries, cat books, cat books, series books free, murder mystery books, murder mystery books, murder mysteries, murder mystery, whodunnit, feel good uplifting stories, first-in-series mystery ebooks, mystery detective stories, mystery humor, mystery romance books clean, mystery romance suspense, mystery suspense murder, mystery with women, mystery women books, mystery romance
Publisher: Rusty Chicken Books
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
While on a blind date with a doctor and his mama, Lucy Fong gets a call that her estranged mom is found shot in the stomach in her private investigation office. She returns to Morro Cliff Village to search for answers and her sister...and finds only a dead body in her sister's apartment. When the local police chief zeros in on her sister as a "person of interest," Lucy must brush up her sleuthing skills. It's a race to find her sister before the police—and the killer—do. She must use all her wits (and those she can borrow) to find this hidden killer before he strikes at her family again. Don't miss this fast-paced cozy mystery—get your copy of "Just Shoot Me Dead" today! Keywords: murder mystery series, cat cozy mysteries, American women sleuth, Chinese American, interracial, Chinese culture, fun whodunit, mysteries with kitty cats, detective books with feline sidekicks, female sleuth ebook, humorous crime whodunnit, amateur investigator fast reads, first in series ebook download, cat cozy mystery novel, cat cozy mystery, female sleuth, mysteries with cats, amateur sleuth ebook, small-town detective books, animal mysteries in small towns, humorous crime caper, whimsical women sleuths, kitty mysteries, humor and hijinks novel, mystery ebooks, cozy mysteries, cozy mystery books, cozy mysteries, cozy mystery, cozy mystery, cozy mysteries, cat books, cat books, series books free, murder mystery books, murder mystery books, murder mysteries, murder mystery, whodunnit, feel good uplifting stories, first-in-series mystery ebooks, mystery detective stories, mystery humor, mystery romance books clean, mystery romance suspense, mystery suspense murder, mystery with women, mystery women books, mystery romance
WARS OF THE MIND
Author: Jonathan W. Haubert
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1466963158
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1466963158
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
Brick
Author: Kevin Anderson
Publisher: Kevin Anderson
ISBN: 1440402582
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
This work contains the novella Spear and the novelette The Iguana Chronicles. Spear is a prose elegy using elegy scansions, deeply influenced by Joyce's work with Dublin's dialect. My dialect is that of the California desert. It will appeal most to people who were involved in the 1980s/90s fanzine culture. There is a riddle element too. Each paragraph contains a pop cultural riddle solution. These riddles are in the Anglo-Saxon tradition. The Iguana Chronicles is a different beast all together. A jangling sprawling shaggy dog story featuring my folkloric depiction of Iggy Pop and the Stooges.
Publisher: Kevin Anderson
ISBN: 1440402582
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
This work contains the novella Spear and the novelette The Iguana Chronicles. Spear is a prose elegy using elegy scansions, deeply influenced by Joyce's work with Dublin's dialect. My dialect is that of the California desert. It will appeal most to people who were involved in the 1980s/90s fanzine culture. There is a riddle element too. Each paragraph contains a pop cultural riddle solution. These riddles are in the Anglo-Saxon tradition. The Iguana Chronicles is a different beast all together. A jangling sprawling shaggy dog story featuring my folkloric depiction of Iggy Pop and the Stooges.
Dangerous Secrets
Author: Val Ciardullo
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1490747796
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
The Phillips family has always had three rules: NEVER keep secrets! NEVER break promises! And ALWAYS have each others back! Two of these rules have been broken and now they can never turn back! Bethany secretly dates behind her fathers back but doesnt know that the boy shes dating is part of a gang. Joe (the son) becomes involved with drugs and doesnt realize that he is dealing with the largest drug cartel in the county and their biggest buyer is someone that they all know. The family becomes distraught when one member goes missing while another spins out of control. Its an intense hunt in the dead of winter and time is not on their side when they find the car of the missing member in a place that no one would have ever expected it to be. Dangerous Secrets contains some of the same characters as my first book 21 Black Roses.
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1490747796
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
The Phillips family has always had three rules: NEVER keep secrets! NEVER break promises! And ALWAYS have each others back! Two of these rules have been broken and now they can never turn back! Bethany secretly dates behind her fathers back but doesnt know that the boy shes dating is part of a gang. Joe (the son) becomes involved with drugs and doesnt realize that he is dealing with the largest drug cartel in the county and their biggest buyer is someone that they all know. The family becomes distraught when one member goes missing while another spins out of control. Its an intense hunt in the dead of winter and time is not on their side when they find the car of the missing member in a place that no one would have ever expected it to be. Dangerous Secrets contains some of the same characters as my first book 21 Black Roses.
Good Man Gone
Author: Peter McPhie
Publisher: Peter McPhie
ISBN: 0995287775
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
'It's not every day that a good man sets a killing in motion.' So begins the tale. Poor Chester has a serious problem. Tender-hearted and utterly devoted to his wife, he's convinced she will leave him in search of another and take their young daughter. Desperation overcomes him. But how far will he go? Well, a whole lot farther than you would ever think. Really. A tidy plan. An unusual killing. But is he in too deep? Sometimes humorous, sometimes mysterious, sometimes dark and chilling, sometimes high action. But always intriguing and unpredictable. Twists you won't see coming. Kirkus Reviews says, 'An entertaining, well-written, and smart crime tale: an excellent read.'
Publisher: Peter McPhie
ISBN: 0995287775
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
'It's not every day that a good man sets a killing in motion.' So begins the tale. Poor Chester has a serious problem. Tender-hearted and utterly devoted to his wife, he's convinced she will leave him in search of another and take their young daughter. Desperation overcomes him. But how far will he go? Well, a whole lot farther than you would ever think. Really. A tidy plan. An unusual killing. But is he in too deep? Sometimes humorous, sometimes mysterious, sometimes dark and chilling, sometimes high action. But always intriguing and unpredictable. Twists you won't see coming. Kirkus Reviews says, 'An entertaining, well-written, and smart crime tale: an excellent read.'
The Devil's Trail
Author: Robert J. Conley
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
ISBN: 1429925957
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
He lit out of Texas with ten dollars and a swayback horse, a wanted man at age 13. Kid Parmlee's crime--he shot the man who shot his dog, Farty. Now, in the town of Fosterville, the Kid has found a hideaway--until his legend finds him. The West's scrawniest gunslinger has just been recruited onto a bounty hunt for a gang of criminals. For the Kid, it's the beginning of an explosive adventure of both sides of the law, in the company of bank robbers, back-shooters, friends, traitors, and one very beautiful woman named Doc--with a pot of gold waiting at the end of the trail. Spur Award-winning author Robert Conley continues the tall tale of little Kid Parmlee, a young man without a home, without fear, and with just enough sense to become a true legend of the frontier.
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
ISBN: 1429925957
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
He lit out of Texas with ten dollars and a swayback horse, a wanted man at age 13. Kid Parmlee's crime--he shot the man who shot his dog, Farty. Now, in the town of Fosterville, the Kid has found a hideaway--until his legend finds him. The West's scrawniest gunslinger has just been recruited onto a bounty hunt for a gang of criminals. For the Kid, it's the beginning of an explosive adventure of both sides of the law, in the company of bank robbers, back-shooters, friends, traitors, and one very beautiful woman named Doc--with a pot of gold waiting at the end of the trail. Spur Award-winning author Robert Conley continues the tall tale of little Kid Parmlee, a young man without a home, without fear, and with just enough sense to become a true legend of the frontier.
Bait Me
Author: Jolie Damman
Publisher: Jolie Damman
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 830
Book Description
She was afraid of him. The first moment they met, he showed her all she needed to know about him. Ruthless, thick-skinned, assertive – she could come up with all the adjectives to describe him, but they never seemed enough. Thinking that was it for them, she was astonished when circumstances forced her to live with him. In the beginning, it was more like forced coexistence, but as time passed, she began to see there was a human behind the emotionless machine that he was. Question was – could she ever warm his cold heart? He didn’t think much of her. All he thought was that she was an angelic, sweet girl who was biting more than she could chew. He knew she was brave. She had a fire within her he could never put down. Being forced to live together, they learned the best and the worst about themselves. He presumed she would eventually learn her place, but things didn’t progress the way he was hoping they were going to. She’d made a promise, after all, and she was dead-willing to keep her word. This is a dark mafia romance bundle. It includes the following titles: Hell is Crying, Beyond Forgiving, Subduing my Queen, Chosen to be Mine, Don't Cry, Beg Me, Chaining my Queen, Challenging Destiny, and Determined to Hate. Characters are 18+.
Publisher: Jolie Damman
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 830
Book Description
She was afraid of him. The first moment they met, he showed her all she needed to know about him. Ruthless, thick-skinned, assertive – she could come up with all the adjectives to describe him, but they never seemed enough. Thinking that was it for them, she was astonished when circumstances forced her to live with him. In the beginning, it was more like forced coexistence, but as time passed, she began to see there was a human behind the emotionless machine that he was. Question was – could she ever warm his cold heart? He didn’t think much of her. All he thought was that she was an angelic, sweet girl who was biting more than she could chew. He knew she was brave. She had a fire within her he could never put down. Being forced to live together, they learned the best and the worst about themselves. He presumed she would eventually learn her place, but things didn’t progress the way he was hoping they were going to. She’d made a promise, after all, and she was dead-willing to keep her word. This is a dark mafia romance bundle. It includes the following titles: Hell is Crying, Beyond Forgiving, Subduing my Queen, Chosen to be Mine, Don't Cry, Beg Me, Chaining my Queen, Challenging Destiny, and Determined to Hate. Characters are 18+.
The Complete Madion War Trilogy
Author: S. Usher Evans
Publisher: Sun's Golden Ray Publishing
ISBN: 1370890869
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 755
Book Description
From award-winning author S. Usher Evans comes a luscious tale of forbidden love, survival, and overcoming the odds. Fans of Mary Pearson's Kiss of Deception and Marie Rutkowski's The Winner's Curse will fall in love with this magicless fantasy romance, featuring a prince and pilot from warring nations who become stranded on an island. The Complete Madion War Trilogy box set includes all three full-length novels - The Island, The Chasm, and The Union - as well as a bonus novella, The Prince and the Heiress. Book 1 - The Island Prince Galian is third in line to the throne, but prefers his place as a resident at the Royal Kylaen Hospital. When his father urges him to join the military to help reclaim their colony, Galian is forced to put aside his oath to Do No Harm and fight a war he does not believe in. Across the great Madion Sea, Captain Theo Kallistrate dreams of a day when she is no longer bound by conscription to fight for her country's independence. But when the Kylaens threaten, honor and duty call her to the front lines to fight off the oppressors. When an air skirmish goes wrong, both Theo and Galian crash on a remote island hundreds of miles from either nation. Grievously injured, Theo must rely on Galian's medical expertise, and Galian must rely on Theo's survival skills, to live another day in a harsh and unforgiving terrain. Can they put aside their differences long enough to survive? Or will the war that brought them to the island tear them apart? Book 2 - The Chasm Four months after Prince Galian was discovered alive on a remote island, he's adjusting slowly to life at the hospital under the Kylaen media's glare. His promises to Theo remain unfulfilled as fear of his father keeps him from taking concrete action. And the more he learns about the machinations in Kylae, the less sure he is that it's possible to make a difference. Across the great Madion Sea, Major Theo Kallistrate struggles to navigate the tricky political waters of Rave's presidential staff. To make positive change for her people, she must remain relevant and interesting to the Raven media and to the president. When he asks her to deliver a speech on her supposed two-month imprisonment at Mael, she's not sure she can stomach the lies. Book 3 - The Union Fifty years of war have led to this. Prince Galian spends his days ministering to the sick in Kylae, but his nights strategizing how to change hearts and minds of his people. With the death camp closed, the country is becoming more volatile, and even King Grieg may not be able to maintain control over the warring factions. Across the Great Madion Sea, Theo Kallistrate seeks an audience with the Raven rebels, rumored to be brewing insurrection against President Bayard. But they don't trust her, and progress has been achingly slow. When the war takes a major turn, Theo and Galian find themselves front and center in a political firestorm that could end with their union…or their funeral. The Prince and the Heiress - Box Set Exclusive Prince Rhys struggles to keep the world from imploding. to undo the damage done by his father, he must forge alliances with those he once considered enemies. Across the great Madion Sea, Olivia Collins oversees her company’s hasty cross-ocean move while closely watching the events back home. But when Prince Rhys asks her to help, she realizes they’re more alike than she thought. Keywords: fantasy romance, dystopian fantasy romance, enemies to lovers, human heroine, hero redemption, anti-hero, hate to love, magicless fantasy, pilot, prince, royal fantasy romance, action adventure, survival romance, action adventure romance, new adult fantasy romance, new adult fantasy, fantasy new adult, new adult & college romance, Girls and Women’s Issues, Survival Stories
Publisher: Sun's Golden Ray Publishing
ISBN: 1370890869
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 755
Book Description
From award-winning author S. Usher Evans comes a luscious tale of forbidden love, survival, and overcoming the odds. Fans of Mary Pearson's Kiss of Deception and Marie Rutkowski's The Winner's Curse will fall in love with this magicless fantasy romance, featuring a prince and pilot from warring nations who become stranded on an island. The Complete Madion War Trilogy box set includes all three full-length novels - The Island, The Chasm, and The Union - as well as a bonus novella, The Prince and the Heiress. Book 1 - The Island Prince Galian is third in line to the throne, but prefers his place as a resident at the Royal Kylaen Hospital. When his father urges him to join the military to help reclaim their colony, Galian is forced to put aside his oath to Do No Harm and fight a war he does not believe in. Across the great Madion Sea, Captain Theo Kallistrate dreams of a day when she is no longer bound by conscription to fight for her country's independence. But when the Kylaens threaten, honor and duty call her to the front lines to fight off the oppressors. When an air skirmish goes wrong, both Theo and Galian crash on a remote island hundreds of miles from either nation. Grievously injured, Theo must rely on Galian's medical expertise, and Galian must rely on Theo's survival skills, to live another day in a harsh and unforgiving terrain. Can they put aside their differences long enough to survive? Or will the war that brought them to the island tear them apart? Book 2 - The Chasm Four months after Prince Galian was discovered alive on a remote island, he's adjusting slowly to life at the hospital under the Kylaen media's glare. His promises to Theo remain unfulfilled as fear of his father keeps him from taking concrete action. And the more he learns about the machinations in Kylae, the less sure he is that it's possible to make a difference. Across the great Madion Sea, Major Theo Kallistrate struggles to navigate the tricky political waters of Rave's presidential staff. To make positive change for her people, she must remain relevant and interesting to the Raven media and to the president. When he asks her to deliver a speech on her supposed two-month imprisonment at Mael, she's not sure she can stomach the lies. Book 3 - The Union Fifty years of war have led to this. Prince Galian spends his days ministering to the sick in Kylae, but his nights strategizing how to change hearts and minds of his people. With the death camp closed, the country is becoming more volatile, and even King Grieg may not be able to maintain control over the warring factions. Across the Great Madion Sea, Theo Kallistrate seeks an audience with the Raven rebels, rumored to be brewing insurrection against President Bayard. But they don't trust her, and progress has been achingly slow. When the war takes a major turn, Theo and Galian find themselves front and center in a political firestorm that could end with their union…or their funeral. The Prince and the Heiress - Box Set Exclusive Prince Rhys struggles to keep the world from imploding. to undo the damage done by his father, he must forge alliances with those he once considered enemies. Across the great Madion Sea, Olivia Collins oversees her company’s hasty cross-ocean move while closely watching the events back home. But when Prince Rhys asks her to help, she realizes they’re more alike than she thought. Keywords: fantasy romance, dystopian fantasy romance, enemies to lovers, human heroine, hero redemption, anti-hero, hate to love, magicless fantasy, pilot, prince, royal fantasy romance, action adventure, survival romance, action adventure romance, new adult fantasy romance, new adult fantasy, fantasy new adult, new adult & college romance, Girls and Women’s Issues, Survival Stories
The Patriot Threat
Author: Steve Berry
Publisher: Minotaur Books
ISBN: 1466862602
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 419
Book Description
Steve Berry's New York Times bestseller, The Patriot Threat, finds Cotton Malone racing to stop a rogue ex-KGB agent plotting revenge against the United States. The 16th Amendment to the Constitution is why Americans pay income taxes. But what if there were problems associated with that amendment? Secrets that call into question decades of tax collecting? In fact, there is a surprising truth to this hidden possibility. Cotton Malone, once a member of an elite intelligence division within the Justice Department known as the Magellan Billet, is now retired and owns an old bookshop in Denmark. But when his former-boss, Stephanie Nelle, asks him to track a rogue North Korean who may have acquired some top secret Treasury Department files—the kind that could bring the United States to its knees—Malone is vaulted into a harrowing twenty-four hour chase that begins on the canals in Venice and ends in the remote highlands of Croatia. With appearances by Franklin Roosevelt, Andrew Mellon, a curious painting that still hangs in the National Gallery of Art, and some eye-opening revelations from the $1 bill, this riveting, non-stop adventure is trademark Steve Berry—90% historical fact, 10% exciting speculation—a provocative thriller posing a dangerous question: What if the Federal income tax is illegal?
Publisher: Minotaur Books
ISBN: 1466862602
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 419
Book Description
Steve Berry's New York Times bestseller, The Patriot Threat, finds Cotton Malone racing to stop a rogue ex-KGB agent plotting revenge against the United States. The 16th Amendment to the Constitution is why Americans pay income taxes. But what if there were problems associated with that amendment? Secrets that call into question decades of tax collecting? In fact, there is a surprising truth to this hidden possibility. Cotton Malone, once a member of an elite intelligence division within the Justice Department known as the Magellan Billet, is now retired and owns an old bookshop in Denmark. But when his former-boss, Stephanie Nelle, asks him to track a rogue North Korean who may have acquired some top secret Treasury Department files—the kind that could bring the United States to its knees—Malone is vaulted into a harrowing twenty-four hour chase that begins on the canals in Venice and ends in the remote highlands of Croatia. With appearances by Franklin Roosevelt, Andrew Mellon, a curious painting that still hangs in the National Gallery of Art, and some eye-opening revelations from the $1 bill, this riveting, non-stop adventure is trademark Steve Berry—90% historical fact, 10% exciting speculation—a provocative thriller posing a dangerous question: What if the Federal income tax is illegal?