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Publisher: HarperCollins Author: James Thompson Publish Date: 2010 Pages: 264 Synopsis : When a beautiful and high profile Somali immigrant is found dead - her body gruesomely mutilated - small-town detective Kari Vaara fears that exposure to the media will send shock waves though Finland, an insular nation afraid for face its demons. Haunted by his past, the investigation begins to take its toll on Vaara and his American wife, Kate. Pregnant with their first child, she is struggling with the Finnish culture of silence and isolation. Things get too close for comfort when the chief suspect turns out to be someone Vaara would rather forget. But nothing is as it seems and Vaara knows that the unrelenting darkness and extreme cold above the Arctic circle could drive anyone just a little insane... perhaps enough to kill.

Publisher : Harlequin Teen Author : Michelle Rowan Publish Date : 2008* ( Adult fiction under pen name Michelle Maddox and then revamped for YA audience in 2013 under own name ) Pages : 327 Synopsis : 3 seconds left to live. Once the countdown starts, it cannot be stopped. 2 pawns thrown into a brutal underground reality game. Kira Jordan survived her family's murder and months on plague-devastated city streets with hard-won savvy and a low-level psi ability. She figures she can handle anything. Until she wakes up in a barren room, chained next to the notorious Rogan Ellis. 1 reason Kira will never, ever trust Rogan. Even though both their lives depend on it. Their every move is controlled and televised for a vicious exclusive audience. And as Kira's psi skill unexpectedly grows and Rogan's secrets prove evermore deadly, Kira's only chance of survival is to risk trusting him as much as her instincts. Even if that means running head-on into the one trap she c...

Ahoy thar, me most book inclined hearties. Ahoy t' me new flagship tale - where I be walkin' ye through th' latest ink sodden rags instead o' walkin' ye off me plank. 'Tis all part o' me new therapy. Apparently it'll help wit' th' constant lootin' 'n murderin'. Although, usefulness has yet t' be judged so I'll start off wit' reviewin' some books I owns, then expandin' t' new books 'n then perhaps if any o' ye 'ave suggestions I can pick up some recommended books next time I be in port. Now, while I shall be critiquin' th' book fer how well written 'tis, how engagin' th' characters are, wha' th' plot does fer me 'n all that, 'tis important t' be aware that 'tis me owns opinion. Ye're welcome t' agree or disagree wit' it as ye like. 'twould be helpful if ye left comments about if ye agree or disagree 'n wha' made it...