Bøger af Tom Turner

Embark on a universal voyage through the rich tapestry of human experience, a narrative that mirrors your own life's saga. This book captures the essence of existence, our collective tales of joy and sorrow, love and loss, and the myriad decisions that shape our days. From the rollercoaster ride of adolescence to the serenity of our twilight years, each chapter resonates with a truth you've lived: the thrill of love, the search for self, the grief of goodbyes, and the introspection in life's quiet moments. The author weaves these shared threads into a story that feels deeply personal, reflecting the shifting landscapes of our lives. Readers will see themselves on these pages, finding comfort, inspiration, and a reflection of their journey in a life that, while unique, is connected by common threads to all. This story promises to tug at your heartstrings, provoke thought, and perhaps draw a tear or a smile, reminding you of the profound simplicity of being human.

A clueless kid and his girlfriend make a discovery that could make them millions... or more likely, get them killed.Enter Crawford and Ott... in furious pursuit of the couple, on a wild ride which takes them down to Miami, then up to New York, and ends with a red-hot Charlie-Dominica road trip to the Keys.Along the way is a dazzling ex-girlfriend of Charlie's, and a treacherous array of drug dealers, cutthroat contract killers and a murderous Columbian gang leader.The trick is for Crawford and Ott to keep the kid and his girlfriend alive...not to mention, themselves.

For fans of Elmore Leonard, John Sandford, Carl Hiaasen, and Stuart Woods comes Tom Turner's "entertaining debut" (Publishers Weekly) set in glitzy Palm Beach, FL―where some residents are as diabolically evil as filthy rich. And where sin and scandal lurks around every corner. Burned out by high-profile murders in New York and his love life splashed all over Page Six, homicide cop Charlie Crawford heads south and signs on with the Palm Beach PD. After months of petty crimes, he's first on scene to find a man hanging from a banyan tree. Prime suspects are a hedge-fund billionaire with a thing for young girls and a bartender with a sketchy past and a ten-out-of-ten creep factor. Right in the middle of it all is Crawford's girlfriend, a beautiful, conniving gallery owner, ready to do whatever it takes to move up a bracket or two. Add to the mix a sultry real estate broker who knows where all the bodies are buried, a gorgeous forensic cop often one step ahead of Crawford, a Mutt and Jeff combo of stone cold killers and you've got Palm Beach Nasty. "Turner's Palm Beach is a blend of desperate criminals, social climbers, merciless billionaires and surprising heroes," said Publishers Weekly. "Taut and efficient," Booklist said, and added, "it's a pleasure to watch craftsmen at work, and that describes the author as well as the cops."

From the author of the Palm Beach Mystery Series The beautiful Farrell sisters are an unlikely duo of PIs. Tired of following cheating husbands to no-tell motels, the two catch a case which could either make their bones or get them killed. Maybe both. To crack it, the sisters must dive deep into a murky demimonde of crooked cops, low-rent thugs and high-class brothels. In the middle of it all, Jackie falls for hunky homicide cop, Harry Bull. Harry is from an old Savannah family but... might just have a skeleton or two rattling around in his closet.

A brutally murdered Palm Beach society matron with a Harley-Davidson logo tattooed on her upper thigh...A racy website which caters to the most powerful, influential, married men in Palm Beach...An acclaimed female Hollywood producer who's got a thing for young studs...And if homicide detective Charlie Crawford didn't have his hands full... a hit is ordered on him!

Crawford and Ott are accused of cold-blooded murder...Crawford's brother, Cam, comes to town and makes a royal mess of things...Dominica's steppin' out on Charlie...And just who is this new sheriff in town? Is she trying to help Crawford and Ott or hang 'em?

One year after the greatest adventure of their young lives, Charlie Galen and his best friend, William "Plug" Harbison, find themselves entangled in a ghostly occurrence that turns their Halloween from a carefree holiday into a spine-tingling evening neither of them will ever forget. Sign of the Sandman: Séance is a novelette sequel to Tom Turner's acclaimed fantasy-adventure novel, Sign of the Sandman.

Mar-a-Lago...aka the winter White House. You'd think it would be the last place on earth where a double homicide would take place, right? Think again.And the line-up of suspects? Well, there's the former porn king of Florida, throwing wild parties with hidden cameras everywhere. The billionaire with all his dirty little secrets. The gambling addict who's in way, way over his head.And Crawford and Ott, muddling along, trying to get to the bottom of it all.

Nick Janzek is a Boston cop with a dark, tragic past. Dark because of his father's ties with Whitey Bulger. Tragic because of what happened to his wife.But now he's starting over in Charleston. No brutal winters. No bullying despot of a boss. No staring down at stiffs on the mean streets of Beantown.As he drives into Charleston behind the wheel of a U-Haul, taking in the sweet smells of Confederate Jasmine and gardenias, he gets a call. And before he can even unpack, he's got a murder on his hands.A murder that could change the entire face of Charleston.

When a Silicon Valley wonderboy whose company just tanked is found dead in a gruesome pose, Detective Charlie Crawford and his partner Mort Ott swing into action. Only problem is the crime scene is scrubbed clean, and leads...not a one. This comes the day after the cold-blooded murder of an owner of Palm Beach's most exclusive health club. Who said the high walls and privacy hedges of Palm Beach make it one of the safest places in the world?

In Like a Thief in the Night, the Author delves into the world of possibilities when a self-professed "Deity" enters the life of Thomas, a disgruntled Baby Boomer who has come to trust nobody. The alleged Deity comes claiming to have supernatural capabilities and proposing that they engage in a fully loaded relationship similar to that of the Human phenomenon of Father/Son or Brother/Brother. Thomas, a skilled "doubting artist", has no problem dismissing the "Deity" outright. However, as their encounter begins to pique his curiosity, Thomas hesitates to escape and feels compelled to ask himself, "what if...this might be for real"?

OVER 1,200 5-STAR REVIEWS! There's a dangerous cult in Palm Beach! All about philanthropy and altruism, they say. All about sex and money, Crawford and Ott say. Then there's a brutal stabbing...make that sex and money and MURDER! Suspects? Well, there's a billionaire heiress, an ex-movie star, a former member of Skull and Bones, a Blackwater psychopath...and the bizarre thing, they're members of the Mensa society!

When a woman plunges to her death from the penthouse of a Palm Beach hotel, Detective Charlie Crawford rushes to the scene. Arriving at the hotel, one thing is clear: she definitely did not jump.A few days later, Crawford catches a break: seems there was a wild party at the hotel the night of the woman's murder. Among the celebrants was a billionaire about to go on trial for trysts with underage girls on his Caribbean private island.And one of his accusers? The woman who got thrown from the penthouse.Sin, scandal, and murder from the author who, as Kirkus Reviews said, always delivers an "entertaining and amusing ride."

"An entertaining and amusing ride." - Kirkus ReviewsNever say no to Vasily Zinoviev. Or you could end up like the 'working girl' who skinny-dipped in the wrong pool.Living in a $20 million oceanfront mansion with a harem of mistresses, Vasily and his brother are more than a handful for Palm Beach homicide detective Charlie Crawford. But throw in a vengeful ex-wife, a vicious hit man, a mysterious tycoon-even more diabolical than the Russians-and you have Palm Beach Poison, proclaimed by Kirkus Reviews a "relentlessly diverting mystery" and "briskly paced fun."

There's no secret wisdom in old sayings. They've been around forever and sitting out in plain view for everyone to see. It's simple. It's about natural universal laws and cause-effect relationships between what we do and what we get in return. In Front Porch Philosophy, Dr. Tom Turner uses actual case examples from his former counseling practice along with many of his own unique experiences to illustrate how it doesn't have to be that mysterious or complex. All we have to do is follow the advice prescribed in the sayings and we will absolutely become more effective in every area of our lives. It's all about common sense. Natural law set into place by the Creator of all that is.

Detective Charlie Crawford is having a tough week. First, Palm Beach's ex-police chief washes up dead on the beach behind The Breakers. Then Charlie's friend's niece is abducted without a trace. As if that wasn't bad enough, his brother just checked himself into a clinic for depression and alcoholism.The good news is Charlie's love life has never been better...except with the woman he really loves.

Soldier Boys by Tom Turner is about a young man, Whitaker Crewes, who, struggling to forge an identity, is leading dual lives, heterosexual and homosexual. When he joins the Army Reserve in 1962 he expects to find a bastion of machismo but discovers that training is filled with homoeroticism. While striving to build up his body, Crewes forges bonds with other men similarly conflicted. As he becomes stronger Crewes realizes just who he truly is.

Charleston Buzz, a TV reality show, is a train wreck of losers, boozers, womanizers, and ne'er-do-wells. Thing is, the show's as addictive as crack. One day its main character is discovered dead in bed, lacy panties tucked under the covers, his wife a thousand miles away. Violent Crimes Unit detectives Nick Janzek and Delvin Rhett swing into action, and within twenty-four hours they have five suspects...problem is they all have solid alibis.Meanwhile, across town, is that a clandestine brothel being run by the fat cats of Charleston? And what's with all those college girls hanging out there?As Janzek and Rhett stumble along desperate for a break, one thing is clear: some of Charleston's most prominent citizens are up to their eyeballs in all of it.

Someone's killing the top real estate agents in Palm Beach, then posing them as figures from famous paintings. And homicide cop Charlie Crawford's on-again, off-again girlfriend could be next.Crawford is up to his eyeballs in suspects but way short on clues. There's the polo playboy with the sketchy past. The ex-con who's murdered before. The husband of one of the richest socialites in town. Or someone who might not show up on Crawford's radar screen until it's too late.

A new psychological novel from Tom Turner, author of the Charlie Crawford - Palm Beach series Hedge fund honcho Cam Crawford just checked himself into a ritzy Connecticut rehab facility. Admitted the same day were a drunk, an addict, a schizo and a psycho. With little in common except deep psychic scars are Avril, a drugged-out actress, Rachel, a 18-year old self-destructive wild child, and haunted, pretty boy, Cam, just trying to piece together their messy, tortured lives. All they want is to learn how to cope, muddle along, find peace of mind, and make a few friends...but better be careful, because there are a few twisted people inside the ivy covered walls of Clairmount. And not everyone's going to make it home.

A grisly murder, a missing girl, a cheating husband and...oh my God, hunky Nick Janzek!? The beautiful Savannah sisters in crime, Jackie and Ryder, open a branch in Charleston and suddenly have their hands full in a new city that's bewitching, mysterious and, yes, more than a little sinister.The sleuth sisters are muddling along on a baffling murder case when Ryder meets Charleston detective, Nick Janzek. Love at first sight? Not exactly, but give it some time.Love, murder, intrigue, adventure and-ah, yes-cocktails, in one of the most magical cities in America! One advance reader said: I read Tom Turner's latest, DYING FOR A COCKTAIL, in one sitting, it was just too good to put down. If you enjoy fast paced crime thrillers, do yourself a favor, read DYING FOR A COCKTAIL. It is Tom Turner at his best and his best keeps getting better with every book.

A Palm Beach real estate scam has sucked in investors from around the world. And when one of the scammers is taken out by a deadly drone, the suspect list is long. As Crawford explains to his boss, Norm Rutledge: "We got Chinese, we got Iranians, we got not one but two Indian chiefs. We got car salesmen, we got real-estate developers, we got accountants, we got ex-girlfriends, we got executive assistants, we got mafiosi, we got Triads-" he glanced back at Ott-"I leave anybody out, Mort?" "You forgot the chick whose dog got hung from the garage door." Rutledge's face morphed into a bewildered frown. "Jesus?" "No," Ott said, stone-faced. "He didn't make the list."

Matt Braddock is bored. Retired rich at 46, golf and deep sea fishing just aren't cutting it for him anymore.Then, out of the blue, a friend is shot dead. Now Matt has a purpose: track down the cold-blooded killer. Soon after, though, a beautiful woman comes into his life. Any sane man would stop playing Sherlock and devote himself full-time to the pursuit of this woman... but not multi-tasker Mike. No, he's a man on a mission. So juggling both the bewitching Leah Bliss and his murder investigation, Matt plows forward but suddenly finds he himself may be in the crosshairs of the killer!

In this first comprehensive authorized biography of David Brower, a dynamic leader in the environmental movement over the last half of the twentieth century, Tom Turner explores Brower's impact on the movement from its beginnings until his death in 2000. Frequently compared to John Muir, David Brower was the first executive director of the Sierra Club, founded Friends of the Earth, and helped secure passage of the Wilderness Act, among other key achievements. Tapping his passion for wilderness and for the mountains he scaled in his youth, he was a central figure in the creation of the Point Reyes National Seashore and of the North Cascades and Redwood national parks. In addition, Brower worked tirelessly in successful efforts to keep dams from being built in Dinosaur National Monument and the Grand Canyon. Tom Turner began working with David Brower in 1968 and remained close to him until Brower's death. As an insider, Turner creates an intimate portrait of Brower the man and the decisive role he played in the development of the environmental movement. Culling material from Brower's diaries, notebooks, articles, books, and published interviews, and conducting his own interviews with many of Brower's admirers, opponents, and colleagues, Turner brings to life one of the movement's most controversial and complex figures.

Garden design began in West Asia and spread through Europe.  This book tells how, in the British Isles, it flourished to an extraordinary degree. Following the historical method in Tom TurnerΓÇÖs books on Asian gardens (2010) and European gardens (2011), it uses almost 1000 colour photographs, plans and style diagrams to provide a word and image history of garden design. Individual chapters cover the Celtic, Roman, Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Neoclassical, Romantic, Arts and Crafts, Modern and Postmodern periods. Additional information about the gardens in the book is available on the Gardenvisit.com website, which the author edits πÇÇhttp://www.gardenvisit.com/history_theory/british_gardens_companion

Garden design and usage has been a feature of human civilisation as far back as Neolithic times, when the first gardens began to be used for residential, horticultural and sacred tasks. This book follows the history of the European garden from its prehistoric roots.