The heroine this novel is a tomboy. She loves her Doc Martens, heavy metal, and hanging out with her best friend, Ollie. She may have been born on a Tuesday, but graceful she isn't. However, Grace's world is about to change. Ollie gets engaged, and her new boss wants her to smarten up. Grace tries to turn herself into the kind of girl she thinks they want her to be - with hilarious and unexpected results.
In this tense, gripping thriller which explores the implications of revolutionary brain research in the hands of the unscrupulous, the author takes his readers into a world of nightmare and intolerable suspense.
Lisa Costello is leading a charmed life - until she wakes up the morning after her glamorous Thailand wedding to find her new husband Josh dead in their bed, the murder weapon in her hand. She remembers learning at the wedding that Josh had been unfaithful, but she certainly doesn't remember killing him. As Lisa flees the scene for Europe, ex-FBI trainee Sam Murray is on her trail. Catching up with her, he's quickly convinced she's been set up, and they start to work out which of movie producer Josh's many enemies could be behind the hit. It's a race against time to unearth the truth and keep Lisa out of jail - or gunned down by the professional assassin tailing them. And the danger only adds to the excitement of the passion brewing between them...
The novel explores the interconnected lives of various men and women living and working in a busy city. The story emphasizes how everyday encounters—whether with family, coworkers, or strangers at a bus stop—unintentionally impact each individual's day. The narrative features a diverse ensemble cast, including a stressed working mother, a grieving shop assistant, a stand-up comic, and a journalist, all telling their stories through a series of interwoven first-person perspectives.
Thomas Kilbride is a map-obsessed schizophrenic so affected that he rarely leaves the self-imposed bastion of his bedroom. But with a computer program called Whirl360.com, he travels the world while never stepping out the door. That is until he sees something in a street view of downtown New York City. Thomas's keen eyes have detected an image in a window...an image that looks like a woman being murdered.
Thomas's brother, Ray, takes care of him, cooking for him, dealing with the outside world on his behalf, and listening to his intricate and increasingly paranoid theories. When Thomas tells Ray what he has seen, Ray humors him with a half-hearted investigation. But Ray soon realizes he and his brother have stumbled onto a deadly conspiracy.
And now they are in the crosshairs...
Dee Melvin is tired of being the mistress and never the wife. But how does she find Mr Single? A lonely hearts ad brings no luck and just as she is about to give up hope, she realizes Mr Single has been under her nose all the time. However only then do the real problems start.
