Wells Thriller

The brand new John Wells thriller from New York Times best seller Alex Berenson. Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah fears he is fast losing control of his family and his people. A series of terrorist attacks has put his kingdom on edge and, with powerful factions operating against him, the king must turn to the one man he has been told will make the difference. Ex-CIA operative John Wells knows all too well how covert internal battles can undermine a nation.

They are the best of the best, the Navy SEALs. The world's most elite fighting force. A vital kill-mission inside Afghanistan uncovers an unexpected and deadly plot to use a nuclear weapon. A weapon that could cost thousands of American lives. Once more, the Navy SEALs are called into action. Bravo Platoon, SEAL Team 7, parachutes into action. Yet a question mark hangs over Chief Petty Officer Kyle Nolan.

A hard, four-hour drive north of San Francisco leads to sparsely populated Soledad County, a combination of spectacular seashore, inland forests, and small towns steeped in gold-mining history. One of those towns is Cyanide Wells, now an artsy community, whose name comes from the miners' use of cyanide to refine ore and the time the area's water supply was tragically poisoned. To Matthew Lindstrom, that sinister legacy is ironically appropriate for the place he finally expects to find his ex-wife, Gwen.

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It is the fall of 1896, and Miss Concordia Wells is hip-deep in the usual tumult of a lady professor's life: classes, clubs, student pranks, and the unending drama generated by the girls she lives with on campus. Events take a grave turn, however, when an ancient Egyptian amulet donated to the college mysteriously disappears, the donor is found murdered, and his daughter - Concordia's best friend - confesses to killing him.

A collection of horror/thriller stories with surprise endings to chill you and thrill you to the bone. The nightmares include: THE PARTY: A man crashes a Halloween party mysteriously held in a dilapidated mansion unoccupied for decades. ABSOLUTELY NO FISHING: Two friends from the poor side of town trespass on a community of luxury estates to fish on a beautiful lake despite the posted warning forbidding fishing. THE CANNIBAL: Linda's cat, Bluetooth, and her cocker spaniel, Dinky, are missing. She suspects three juvenile delinquents may be responsible in a neighborhood terrorized by The ...

A collection of horror/thriller stories with surprise endings to chill you and thrill you to the bone. The nightmares include: THE MAKEOVER: A plastic surgeon seeks revenge for being framed by a malicious, wealthy client who bribes the judge, jury, the attorneys, and the warden to make sure he serves hard time in prison for ten years. The INITIATION: The fraternity brothers have planned a Hell night to top all Hell nights. WHO’S YOUR DADDY: Cecil returns to his hometown for his mother’s funeral, he discovers the father he never knew was a serial killer who devoured his victims. THE ...

Tina Valentine has it all: the loving family, the beautiful house, the successful career. But then Megan Pearson starts work at Tina’s law firm, and the perfect world Tina has built for herself starts to collapse, as it becomes clear that the newcomer is intent on infiltrating every aspect of her life. Something is obviously wrong with Megan, but nobody else seems to see it. As the mind games and manipulations continue, Tina comes to the sickening conclusion that now she’s opened the door to Megan, it’s going to be impossible to make her leave....

Six tales of terror for readers who would enjoy a stroll through a graveyard after midnight. Hark! Don’t read this book if a deranged maniac has escaped from the local asylum. Otherwise, enjoy the horror! The terrors include: BUG: A student who is used to getting her way propositions a professor with sex for an "A.” UNBELIEVABLE: Strange things happen to a commuter after he is captivated by an alluring woman on his way to work. THE TIME MACHINE: After his hiring by NASA on a project to teleport a person to the new planet, Vulcan, Dirk decides to travel back in time to save his mother ...

It is 1898, and Professor Concordia Wells has come to expect the hectic routine of classes, clubs, teas, and the inevitable student pranks at the women's college. If only she could avoid the cantankerous dean, Randolph Maynard, who has learned about her past experiences as a "lady sleuth." To Concordia’s dismay, he scrutinizes her every move for evidence of unseemly conduct. Then a mysterious woman claims that Concordia's young friend, the eleven-year-old Eli, is her long-lost child. Soon after, they find the woman murdered and the boy gone.

In the dark of night, something comes to Jay from the deeper darkness that hovers in the corner of the room. He wakes up to find that his memories are a foggy blur. Jay can only remember the events of the day before. He had been out on a nature walk with his family and now he's in the middle of nowhere, staying in an ancient lighthouse. Now he must recover his memories as mysterious forces conspire.

Barring the usual teenage pranks, all seems peaceful at Philly Prep, the private school in Philadelphia where Amanda Pepper teaches English. No doubt the money that appears to be missing from funds collected to aid victims of a catastrophic hurricane Down South will turn up. Probably the rumor that some of Amanda’s students have discovered the thrills of gambling is totally unfounded. In any case, Amanda has other things to think about. Her husband, private investigator C. K. MacKenzie, is struggling to help his Louisiana kinfolk reconstruct their post-hurricane lives.

It is the summer of 1898. Professor Concordia Wells is eager to accompany her friend, Pinkerton Detective Penelope Hamilton, on a cross-country train trip to San Francisco. But Concordia should know there is no such thing as a free ride. When the Pinkerton Agency switches assignments at the last minute, she and Miss Hamilton have their work cut out for them. Fellow passengers prove to be both help and hindrance: a lady reporter in hiding, a con man...and a corpse or two.

Readers’ Choice Top 50 Best Indie Books “A thoroughly compulsive police procedural by one of America’s most promising new writers.” –Best Thrillers He blends in. He is successful, intelligent and methodical. There are no clues. There are no leads. The only thing the FBI and local police have to go on is the method of death: two bullets to the face—gruesome and meant to send a message. But it’s difficult to understand any message coming from a dark and damaged mind. Two adopted boys, struggling in their own world, have no idea they are the next targets. Neither does their ...

This is the second book in the Vampire Esquire’s War series. Book One reached #4 in the Kindle vampire novel category. The United States is under attack from a vampire named Vladimir from Europe. In the United States and abroad, Vladimir is multiplying his vampires at an alarming rate through human trafficking and private prisons. But Pierre Leblanc, who is a vampire friendly to humans, and his vampire hunters won’t let Vladimir succeed. The vampire hunters are tracking down vampires and staking vampires in everywhere from building sites to metro tunnels. There are so many vampires ...

The Warriors Riding have battled in astounding supernatural realms, set captives free, and awakened thousands of hearts. But now their only chance of survival depends on calling for The Spirit Bridge. Reece, Dana, Brandon, and Marcus have achieved staggering success in the spiritual realm...but each is reeling from vicious attacks. They need rest. A break from the war. But the warlord Zennon is raging and will give them no quarter.

Vladimir wants to buy an election and an American president. And he uses an American conman who has been in the limelight for decades. A complicit Congress goes along with it because Vladimir and the conman buy them off. Vladimir is evil personified, and he has lived for thousands of years as a vampire. So has Pierre Leblanc, who will stop at nothing to prevent Vladimir’s wholesale takeover of the United States through the corruption of the presidency. Pierre is aided by a steely team of vampire hunters, Roland, Magnum, and Valkyrie, but will it be too late? Is America already doomed?

Dylan Foster’s carefully constructed, orderly world begins to fray, thread by thread, the day the eyes of hell turn upon her. After a chance encounter with a creepy, sickly looking stranger, her days become punctuated with disturbing, inexplicable events. Desperate for answers, Dylan seeks not only to extricate herself from the nightmare, but to separate the spiritual from the earthly, friend from foe, angel from devil, good from evil. She’s smack in the eye of the battle with only God-issued spiritual armor and her own wits to protect her.

In the quiet Scottish town of Forres, D.I. Fiona MacLeod is called to investigate a chilling murder at the ancient Clootie Well, a place steeped in local legend and folklore. The victim, Douglas Bain, a wealthy businessman with ties to a secretive group known as the Circle of Shadows, is found stabbed to death during a mysterious Halloween night ritual. As Fiona and her young, eager partner, D.S. Duncan Fraser, dig deeper into the case, they uncover a web of financial fraud, fear, and desperation that ultimately led to Bain’s tragic death.

منذ سبع ليال، وإتماماً لما اعتزمت عليه من إنهاء حياتي للتخلص من الحزن والكآبة، والأفاعي التي تفيض في أوردتي، أسكرت بعرق البلح عنتر، وأحكمت غلق غرفته بالأقفال بعد وداعه، ثم فرشت اللبلاب على صدري وصعدت فوق الكرسي وأحكمت الحبل الغليظ حول رقبتي ثم تلوت الشهادة، لكن الطرقات المزعجة مالبثت أن انهالت على الباب.