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A sumptuous large-format hardback containing sketches and paintings from the illustrated Lord of the Rings, together with brand new and previously unseen material.

This richly illustrated book celebrates in words and pictures the beautiful work that award-winning artist Alan Lee produced for J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit, and includes dozens of brand-new paintings and pencil drawings exploring the world of Bilbo Baggins.

Discover the breathtaking creative processes and intriguing inspirations behind the work of leading fantasy artist John Howe, in this comprehensive practical art book. Leads you step-by-step through a range of specially commissioned drawing and painting demonstrations that reveal John's renowned artistic approach in action.

A homicide detectivehunts a ritualistic killerinside a city high school. AN AMAZON MYSTERY BEST SELLER★★★★★ "A rousing crime novel." - Amazon Top Reviewer Mackenzie August, the stalwart big-city detective, returns to his hometown to open a private cop shop, in the first book from bestselling author Alan Lee.Knock, knock...The first client at Mackenzie's new office is a stunner. She's also the sheriff.She tasks him with catching a gang general, and do it before more girls go missing.Mackenzie agrees to go undercover teaching at the inner city school, to bring down the general. It's an impossible task; he'd be a bull in a china shop. He could lose his license and people might get hurt. But if anyone can pull it off...It's the next great private detective, Mackenzie August.★★★★★ "Parker, Spillane, Sue Grafton, Raymond Chandler...Alan Lee will soon be in their company!" Discover the world of Alan Lee today!

The Eighth Book in the Best Selling Mackenzie August SeriesA wealthy retired businessman knows someone is trying to kill him and he hires Mackenzie to keep him alive. But he doesn't just hire Mackenzie. He also hires two other private detectives. It's Mackenzie's first case working with other PIs, and it might be his last...The journey continues for the next great detective! Read Bad Aim today.

Sinatra, a notorious federal marshal, is drafted into a domestic black ops group. Their mission--arrest the untouchable. Book One - The Supremacy LicenseAn international terrorist slips through the East Coast and takes up residence inside an impregnable mountain chateau--within American borders but beyond legal reach. Her name is El Gato and she's a top priority for both the DEA and FBI. Sinatra and his team are needed. However, this terrorist holds the key to Sinatra's past and his future. He and the mysterious El Gato have tangled before... ★★★★★ "I have not enjoyed books so much since Robert Crais's Elvis Cole." ★★★★★ "Better than Bond." Book Two - Wild CardThe celebrated governor of Maryland has been compromised at the MGM Casino in National Harbor. His situation is dire, and the implications for the country are brutal. Sinatra and Beck, secret agents for the Joint Federal Investigations Commission, are activated and sent undercover to the high-stakes poker tables. Just how much is Sinatra willing to wager? For America, he'll risk it all. But for a corrupt governor? ★★★★★ "Fun, fearsome, and fulfilling." Book Three - Paradise RoyaleThere's treason brewing in the ranks of the Defense Intelligence Agency. Vital documents are pilfered and the Sinatra team is activated.In pursuit of the thief, Manny and Beck will rampage through paradise and clash with a mysterious foreign agent, a beautiful woman chasing secrets and toying with Manny's heart. The sparks that fly could set the entire Caribbean on fire. Has Sinatra finally met his match? Read the first Sinatra collection today!

Book Five in the Sinatra series. Available for pre-order.Arriving late 2022.

A fugitive from a super max prison is on the run.He could be anywhere in the world.And Mackenzie is hired to find him. Book Eleven in the Mackenzie August mystery series!

★★★★★ "Fun, fearsome, and fulfilling." ★★★★★ "These books seem to fill me with energy!" The gripping third book in the Sinatra thriller series! Manny Martinez, one of the world's most dangerous men, is shopping for apartments. And he's not happy about it. He likes life the way it is, but perhaps it's time he stepped more fully into the role of a responsible adult. Fortunately for him, there's treason brewing in the ranks of the Defense Intelligence Agency. Vital documents are pilfered and the Sinatra team is activated. In pursuit of the thief, Manny and Beck will rampage through paradise and clash with a mysterious foreign agent, a beautiful woman chasing secrets and toying with Manny's heart. The sparks that fly could set the entire Caribbean on fire. Has Sinatra finally met his match? Read the third Sinatra thriller today!

THE EXPLOSIVE SECOND COLLECTION IN THE NEXT GREAT DETECTIVE SERIES.★★★★★ "A worthy successor to Robert Parker and his Spenser books." Book Four - Aces FullMack is back, alongside trusty cohort Manny the marshal and dubious associate Marcus the underworld boss. Grady Huff, a wealthy and insufferable pain in the neck, killed his cleaning lady and confessed to the crime. No jury in the world could find him innocent and no amount of money can convince Mackenzie August to work for his defense. That is, until Veronica Summer's fiancé arrives in Roanoke and joins the prosecution... Darren Robbins has more on his mind than just convicting Grady--he's come to collect Veronica. And he's come to settle things with Mackenzie, a reckoning that will certainly spill violence into the streets. ★★★★★ "Parker, Spillane, Sue Grafton, Raymond Chandler...Alan Lee will soon be in their company." Book Five - Only the DetailsMackenzie August is a married man, a fact he's stunned to learn about himself. Matrimonial bliss will have to wait, however, as danger comes knocking. Arch nemesis Darren Robbins submerges Mack into the dangerous underworld of the Camorra in Naples, Italy, as retribution for his many sins against the District Kings. If he ever wants to get back to his son and new bride, Mack will have to fight his way out... ★★★★★ "I read these in one sitting. Honestly I can't stop!" Book Six - Good GirlMackenzie August returns from Italy, battered, bruised, and unbroken. Also married. Mostly. A new client waits for him--Ulysses Steinbeck, a man who's lost his dog and wants it back. What makes this case so compelling for Mackenzie? Two things. 1) Steinbeck has anterograde amnesia and can't remember owning the dog; in fact, he hates them. 2) The dog holds the key to a fortune. ★★★★★ 'Jack Reacher with a wicked sense of humor.'Begin the series today!

THE FIFTH NOVEL IN THE NEXT GREAT DETECTIVE SERIES. ★★★★★ "Shades of Robert Parker." ★★★★★ "Another great book!" Mackenzie August is a married man, a fact he's stunned to learn about himself. Matrimonial bliss will have to wait, however, as danger comes knocking. Arch nemesis Darren Robbins submerges Mack into the dangerous underworld of the Camorra in Naples, Italy, as retribution for his many sins against the District Kings. If he ever wants to get back to his son and new bride, Mack will have to fight his way out...

★★★★★ "Sinatra is John Wick, only pretty." ★★★★★ "I tried to read slowly so it would last but I couldn't do it!" Sinatra, a notorious federal marshal, is drafted into a domestic black ops group.Their mission--arrest the untouchable. An international terrorist slips through the East Coast and takes up residence inside an impregnable mountain chateau--within American borders but beyond legal reach. Her name is El Gato and she's a top priority for both the DEA and FBI. The situation is dicey and politically explosive, perfect for Sinatra and his team. Sometimes a scythe works better than a hammer. Sinatra (real name--Manny Martinez) doesn't realize the dangerous waters into which he wades. This terrorist holds the key to his past and his future. He and the mysterious El Gato have tangled before... ★★★★★ "I have not enjoyed books so much since Robert Crais's Elvis Cole." ★★★★★ 'Once again, Alan Lee doesn't disappoint.'★★★★★ 'I love Manny! I mean, Sinatra!'

★★★★★ "Highly recommended!" - Vine Voice ★★★★★ "Aces Full is the best so far!" Grady Huff, a wealthy and insufferable pain in the neck, killed his cleaning lady and confessed to the crime. No jury in the world could find him innocent and no amount of money can convince Mackenzie August to work for his defense. That is, until Veronica Summer's fiancé arrives in Roanoke and joins the prosecution... Darren Robbins has more on his mind than just convicting Grady-he's come to collect Veronica. And he's come to settle things with Mackenzie, a reckoning that will certainly spill violence into the streets. Book Four of the Mackenzie August action mystery series!

Book Twelve of the best-selling Mackenzie August mystery series! An up-and-coming mobster named Doyle lurks on the outskirts of Roanoke's criminal underworld, vying for the approval of the powerful Kings. He's pushed too far, threatening Mackenzie and Ronnie and everything they hold dear. For unknown reasons, Doyle considers a missing woman named Lemonade the key to his ascension. If Mackenzie can find her first, he might prevent a war against Doyle's vast family, the notorious rules of Boston. What he discovers, however, will send shockwaves far into the future for those he loves...

A slumping detective is hired to investigate the most powerful man in his city - the priest.★★★★★ "I've read seven of his books in the last ten days." - Amazon Review★★★★★ "A delicate subject matter, expertly done." - Amazon Review Mackenzie August is a private detective and he's in a rut. His is a feast-or-famine profession, and seasons of mundane work are wearing him down. What he needs is a stimulating case... Two men come to Mackenzie in secret and request his services. The leader of their church is a venerable and nationally celebrated priest, yet rumors circulate that all is not as it seems. A young clergyman, recently hired, alleges the man is really a villain in disguise. Who can be trusted, the newcomer or the respected priest? Mackenzie is charged with discovering who is telling the truth and who is lying, and do it before the public catches wind. What he discovers, however, is far worse than anyone could've guessed... Read this gripping mystery today!Author's Note - This is not a canonical book in the Mackenzie August series. This is a stand-alone mystery. You're going to love it.

★★★★★ "Better than Bond." ★★★★★ "Sinatra is a full-blown superhero." Book two of the Sinatra series. The celebrated governor of Maryland has been compromised at the MGM Casino in National Harbor. His situation is dire, and the implications for the country are brutal.Sinatra and Beck, secret agents for the Joint Federal Investigations Commission, are activated and sent undercover to the high-stakes poker tables. Just how much is Sinatra willing to wager? For America, he'll risk it all. But for a corrupt governor? Read the next Sinatra thriller today and join the adventure.

Police are quitting in record numbers.Crime is skyrocketing and Atlanta burns.To salvage social order, the mayor enacts archaic bounty-hunting laws, and the Wild West comes to a modern-day city. Discover the world of Alan Lee today.

The sixth book in the next great detective series.Mackenzie August returns from Italy, battered, bruised, and unbroken.Also married. Mostly.A new client waits for him--Ulysses Steinbeck, a man who's lost his dog and wants it back. What makes this case so compelling for Mackenzie? Two things.1) Steinbeck has anterograde amnesia and can't remember owning the dog; in fact, he hates them.2) The dog holds the key to a fortune. Read the next book from Alan Lee today.

★★★★★ "Hurry up with the next book! I'm old and in poor health!"★★★★★ "I read these in one sitting. Honestly I can't stop!" Book Three of the Next Great Detective SeriesMeet Dr. Everett Owens--a respected anesthesiologist bringing his tale of woe to the door of professional sleuth Mackenzie August. Roanoke City's premiere residents are being burglarized and Everetts' been framed for the crime. Mack is hired to investigate, unearthing dirty secrets buried by Roanoke's royalty. As the plot thickens, Mackenzie's carefully ordered world is struck by tragedy and he comes ever closer to Veronica Summer's final secret... ★★★★★ 'Jack Reacher with a wicked sense of humor.'Begin the series today!

The year is 2005. Harry Potter and Star Wars dominate the box office, Hurricane Katrina wipes out New Orleans, and Carrie Underwood wins American Idol.At thirty-years-old, Officer Stackhouse is the oldest in her Police academy graduating class and hellbent on proving herself. She responds to a call in Creepy Hollow, where a teenager has run away, a commonplace incident.But there's nothing commonplace about what Stackhouse finds when she begins digging.A serial killer is at work and has been for years, undetected until now. Even faced with the evidence, Stackhouse's supervisors are reluctant to believe. The case soon becomes personal, however, when the killer's attention shifts to her. If Stackhouse wants to survive her first year, she'll have to prove there's nothing soft about a girl with a badge...

THE GRIPPING FIRST BOXSET IN THE NEXT GREAT DETECTIVE SERIES.★★★★★ 'I read these in one sitting. Honestly, I can't stop.'★★★★★ 'A worthy successor to Robert Parker and his Spenser books.' Meet Mack August.He doesn't fit in-a gritty, wise-cracking, world-weary homicide detective from the mean streets of Los Angeles. Now transplanted to Roanoke, a smaller city in Virginia, and striking it out on his own. BOOK ONE - August OriginsThe first client at Mack's new office is a stunner, a knockout in designer khakis.She's also the sheriff. Seems trouble has followed Mackenzie from the West Coast and Sheriff Stackhouse needs his help...BOOK TWO - The Second SecretMeet Veronica Summers. She's a femme fatale in Jimmy Choo heels--a local attorney needing the services of a private investigator.She's come to the right place. Mackenzie August is hired to sniff out a traitorous informant hiding in an underworld operation. It's an assignment he should turn down--if only someone other than Ronnie Summers had asked, maybe he could have... BOOK THREE - Flawed PlayersMeet Dr. Everett Owens--a respected anesthesiologist bringing his tale of woe to the door of professional sleuth Mackenzie August. Roanoke City's premiere residents are being burglarized and Everetts' been framed for the crime. Written for lovers of Spenser, Stephanie Plum, Elvis Cole, Kinsey Millhone, and Myron Bolitar.Start Reading The Next Great Detective Today!

★★★★★ "In the company of greats." >Book Two of the Next Great Detective SeriesMeet Veronica Summers.>She's come to the right place. Mackenzie August is hired to sniff out a traitorous informant hiding in an underworld operation. It's an assignment he should turn down--if only someone other than Ronnie Summers had asked, maybe he could have... Mackenzie is tossed into the deep end and finds himself mingling with the mafioso. Is his professional career worth risking for the sake of a cute girl with sordid secrets?

This is Book Zero of the Mackenzie August series, a prequel."Wow. A cool twist on the Clint Eastwood tough loner genre, and well written.">Imagine your favorite teachers from high school are dying, being mysteriously murdered one by one soon after the arrival of the new English instructor... Mackenzie August is starting a new life. After a successful but destructive career as a high-profile California homicide detective, and then a less successful and even more destructive stint working for a church, he has moved to Virginia to start over as an instructor. The only thing he's bringing with him is Kix, his infant baby boy. He plans for peaceful living with his son, but trouble soon finds him as his new co-workers begin showing up dead outside of his classroom.