Bradley Farmer, American lawyer in a family of lawyers, finds himself hitting bottom after drinking his way up and down the East Coast. The last nail in his coffin was when he passed out while delivering an opening statement in court. After three stints in rehab, even his family has given up.
Enter Bishop, a government operative charged with finding an American lawyer to represent a Russian dissident in a Russian courtroom. Brad was chosen because he had worked in Russia and spoke the language, knew the defendant, and served two months in a Russian prison for drunk driving. Could he be sober long enough to save the defendant as well as his career.
To make things interesting, the verdict has been already decided as is the case in most Russian courts. With the assistance of Bishop and his assistant, Alisa, he must fend off the FSB and double crosses. Will he even survive?
Alan Foster, bus driver for the MBTA, deals with the public, his bosses, and the unknown as he drives his bus on Route 17. His world is a challenging place where he is called upon to handle the usual and the unusual. A good person at heart, he offers advice and help without hesitation even when he is asked to crash his bus into a building. And what about Boston traffic? The ups and downs of driving through Boston pop up suddenly, but he takes it all in stride.
So ride along and help Alan answer wild questions from the public, handle the roadblocks that come down from management, and win the support of the public as he is chosen ‘Mr. On-Time’ man for the T with his picture plastered all over the city. And the greatest honor bestowed upon him is being chosen to represent the T in a bus rodeo competition.
The god Hypnos lived in isolation for centuries on an island off the coast of Greece. He had once been one of the important gods on Mount Olympus. But humankind lost faith in Zeus, Odin, Jupiter, and other gods because they created chaos and pain. The gods were sent into isolation.
Now, thousands of years later, a freak accident exposed the location of Hypnos. Adras Foster, a victim of a shipwreck, forced Hypnos out of hiding. Now the last god has vowed to create a new pantheon of gods who would help mankind. Could he remain true to his goal as his powers grow stronger and stronger?
Have you ever thought about volunteering for one of those lab experiments for cash? Albert Lucien Foster, living on the street, arrives at the lab of Dr. Frank Clark for a simple health experiment using a new form of electricity. But something goes wrong and Foster is reduced to electrons, and finds himself inside the electric grid.
Traveling from grid to grid, Foster finds himself in the positions of being able to spy on people, prevent political dirty tricks, expose criminal gangs, and shine the light on offshore accounts. He also finds a rather strange community of lost souls in the same situation he is in.
Just for a moment, put your need for facts aside, and follow Foster as he travels through the electric grids all over the world doing good just as his power begins to fade. Will Dr. Clark be able to get him out of the electric flow?
“Twelve women are faced with the daunting task of deciding a man’s fate based on conflicting, and often misleading, evidence. Is Justice based upon which attorney puts on a better show? Become part of the jury and decide for yourself.”
From devastation to elation, this is the story of Nathan and Douglas Foster who were born conjoined at the head. With only one brain active, a decision to separate the two would leave only Nathan alive. During the surgery it was necessary to place both brains into one skull as separating the brains might kill both boys.
That is not the end of the story. The inactive brain suddenly awakens and turns Nathan’s life into a constantly evolving challenge. How could two active brains develop in one body? How will Nathan respond to the changes brought about by having two brains?
Dr. Reynolds and his staff begin the research that would lead to startling discoveries. Every sense, every thought is magnified to such a level that the military sees the potential of the powers Nathan develops.
Can there be too much of a good thing?
How would you react if you woke up one hundred years in the future? For the men of U-996, fighting to survive at the end of World War II, it was not an exercise in fantasy. They submerged in 1945 only to surface in 2045. And their first contact was the super-submarine … The USS Harpoon.
And for that matter, what do the men and women of the USS Harpoon do when they are attacked by a German U-boat that was not supposed to exist?
From smugglers to a Russian submarine to questions of what to do with the German crew, Captain Foster will have to make it up as he goes along.
And who is that woman?
Madeline Foster, private detective, was asked to be a contestant on a quiz show with a prize of one million dollars. The pilot, called ‘The Investigation’, would challenge her to unravel clues and determine what the crime was or who committed the crime. Once the pilot was picked up, she would become the consultant and be paid a lot of money.
Unfortunately, there were some minor setbacks to her dream which included two murders, arson, embezzlement, organized crime and sixty million dollars in an offshore account. Then there were the attempts on her life.
Try your investigative skills and see if you can solve the cases before she does. Did I mention a sister she never knew existed suddenly appears?
I, Jacob Farmer, have written our family’s history. Since 1850 to present day 2120, my family has risen from a five-year-old hiding in a burning barn to the halls of power around the world. Some say our dynasty was built on revenge and disregard for the law. It is true our motto was “justice comes from the weapon you wear on your hip”, but I believe we rose to power through hard work. You be the judge.
You have just won two hundred million dollars. You are working to keep your sobriety. You know you must make amends for your past harmful acts. Step Eight is a listing of those acts. Step Nine is the action to make amends for them. Follow the journey of Russell Tanner as he comes face to face with the people against whom he committed the cruelest acts of his life.
Who is Jason Foster? Why is he running for his life? Why is he a hero to those he comes in contact with but a target for others? He cannot go to the police as he faces treason charges and he cannot go to his friends because they think he is dead. And a criminal organization wants what is in his brain.
Along the way he meets Peggy Albright, a calm within the storm of his life. She could change his life or put him in more danger. Doctor, Lawyer, Policeman, Mediator, Spy, and so much more.
If you like puzzles and romance, this is the book for you.
Francis Masters, known as “The Spider” is an operative for the Russian SVR and has eliminated twenty targets. Brad James is an operative for the CIA and has eliminated eighteen targets. These men should face the death penalty, or life in prison. But politics changes the rules.
U.S. Marshall Roy Paxton is drafted into this prisoner exchange to provide security. To him it is a “Satan Exchange”. But someone doesn’t want the exchange to go through. Is it the SVR? The CIA? Or another actor?
It is a game where you cannot tell the good guys from the bad.
The celebration of Cutter Bay’s founding included a most unusual magic act. A man is locked in a crate and then submerged in thirty feet of water. When he does not re-appear, the crate is opened only to find him dead. But death is from a bullet. How was he shot underwater and why was there no water in his lungs?
Richard “Rick” Foster was a police lieutenant who spent more time drinking than policing. Now off the force, divorced from his wife, unable to visit with his son, it seemed the bottle was the only way forward. But the universe had other plans. He is given control of a special civilian/police project by a mysterious sponsor. His new job includes a tricked-out RV, a forensic scientist who is married to two men, and a mechanic/backup who graduated from Clown College. They are a group of misfits who will be charged with assisting law enforcement solving crimes.
They should have started in their own backyard.
