Bøger af Ken Barnett

Kyle Rexler's life couldn't be better, and now the former U.S. Army Ranger has finally met the woman he wants to spend the rest of his life with. Unfortunate circumstances are about to put his pending proposal on hold. Half a world away, Salar Sherzai is finishing an intricate scheme to get his son released from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. Rexler put him there many years ago. Sherzai's eldest son is dead. Rexler is responsible for that, too. But Sherzai has three younger sons - the willing tools to execute his vengeful plan. On the first day of July, Sherzai waits confidently as he fasts. It is beginning, both Ramadan and his cruel vendetta. His remaining sons - now all full-grown and indoctrinated in his cause - are in America to lead the strikes to free their imprisoned brother and other high-level terrorist operatives. Sherzai promises ten calamities on U.S. soil, terrorizing Rexler and the nation with public messages containing clues, riddles, and symbols denoting the time, method, and location of each assault. Can Rexler and U.S. authorities decipher the explicit messages and stop the devastating attacks before they occur? Given prior knowledge of the ten attacks by Sherzai, all those involved are unaware of the fatal "Eleventh Message," and for whom it is intended.

"Skeletons of Weavers Needle" was recently selected as one of three finalists in The Adventure Writers Competition for 2016! Look for announcement of the winning novel on Oct. 8, 2016! Ray Garver is the Chief of Police in Apache Junction, a small quiet suburb east of Phoenix, Arizona. Garver doesn't want much out of life and what he wants he already has, except the right woman. When a week of torrential rain causes erosion of biblical proportions in the nearby mountains, his simple life will be turned upside down by two incredible discoveries, one on the mountain and the other in a vibrant new professional acquaintance. But these aren't just any mountains, they're the Superstition Mountains, and when Garver uncovers six hideous human skeletons beneath the slopes of Weavers Needle while investigating a Park Ranger's murder, a multitude of new questions surface. Are past frontier myths real? Is there any truth in old Apache legends? Can modern day technology reveal the ominous facts, or will the old bones of the Superstitions hide their mysterious secrets forever? Garver's investigation will unearth the past, uncover a growing conspiracy in the present, and propel the world into a new and unimaginable future. And when rigid scientific and religious beliefs collide, it won't be in a stuffy classroom or private corporate laboratory, but on the treacherous dusty trails of the Superstition Mountains.

Description This high energy story is drawn from the whole of human experience and incorporates the ultimate sacrifice of one's self for a stranger, out of body experiences, a love story, international intrigue with a sprinkling of secret spy knowledge, a positive look at race and ethnicity, and more, all unified by a close encounter with God. The story begins on September 11th, 2001, the day our great nation was attacked. This mass casualty event and how it affects the nation as the response assets-police, firemen, paramedics, nurses, and other caregivers-are brought into service, features many selfless acts by individuals that few know about. The tale explores several issues we face as a people and demonstrates how we might look at each other as humans instead of noticing race, color, or belief. Fiction imitates life, and perhaps life can be positively influenced by fiction.