In Earth's decline, the drone keeper lives by his own rules...until someone notices and then he must depend on both beauty and death from the thing he loves most. From USA Today Bestselling Author A. R. Shaw
Bridge and her friends, Eric and Emma, get a chance to use a research drone for a project at school. When Eric and Emma start acting weird around her, Bridget decides to use the drone for a different reason, and the secret she discovers isn't what she was expecting.
A Detective from Ireland, David Coen, sent to work in Paris for the first time as an undercover operative. Finding friends within The French Police, comrades in arms and his new partner Julien. Another Parisian Detective. Both men experienced in law enforcement, murder drug squad experience and special forces training. Planning to take down The Milieu Corsican Mafia and all their Godfathers. Within Paris and also on the island of Corsica itself. Fast car chases and expert driving from both our undercover hero’s as they infiltrate the Parisian gang working for The Milieu headquarters in Paris. Having to do bank jobs and other villainous crimes as gang members, to prove their worth. Waiting for the right time to allow their Police Chief to take down the whole Mafia circles in Paris and Corsica. An action adventure for those fans of espionage and action-adventure. The author has some experience working with detectives for research purposes and as a private detective himself. Watching his detective friends stalking gangs in Dublin Ireland, working undercover and studying IRA. involvement in Irish criminal organisations. Loosely based on a true story
When he wakes up in a car in a field off the side of the road, he doesn't know where he is or who he is, he just knows someone is trying to kill him. Thus begins the journey of a man who will take on many aliases in his desperate attempt to remain one step ahead of his unknown pursuers. With the help of sympathetic and not-so-sympathetic strangers, Dexter Connacher (one of his many names) makes his way across Ontario, hiding in plain sight under assumed identities, slowly piecing together the fragments of his past. But can he put it together before it's too late? People have been making inquiries, mysterious figures are closing in, and a province-wide manhunt is underway for the man he might or might not have been. His enemies seem to be everywhere, even among the police, but who is the shadowy figure behind it all? And what does Dexter know that will drive them to murder? The only thing Dexter knows for certain is that he has to find Whitey. The Journey is a simmering Canadian thriller full of mystery and suspense, unexpected twists and turns, and ordinary people doing extraordinary things in the name of truth and justice.
A man who fights for synthetic rights. A quarter-million-credit bounty. When the tables turn, can he endure life on the run? NU-USA, 2125. Dhata Mays’s anger is primed to erupt. When an old friend on the force clues him in to a mysterious murder gone cold, the mercenary sleuth allows his obsession to take control. But no sooner does he dive into the details of the case than he barely survives an ambush by unknown assassins. Too bitter about the murder to back off, the cynical detective ignores the price on his head and pursues the organization he’s certain is responsible. But when he discovers that he has more than one adversary from the past, he may find nowhere in the world is safe. Will Dhata’s fixation on justice get him permanently deleted? The Machine Detective is the tense fourth book in The Synth Crisis techno-thriller series. If you like cyberpunk dystopias, hard-boiled private investigators, and science fiction noir, then you’ll love this futuristic mystery. Buy The Machine Detective to deprogram a death wish today! ----------- Books in the Synth Crisis Universe: - Dhata Mays (Prequel) - The Judas Cypher - The Unsung Frame - The Sigma Imperative - The Machine Detective ----------- Keywords: private investigator, police, detective, cyber, mob, mafia, organized crime, yakuza, future, noir, serial killer, dark, vigilante justice, thriller, assassin, terrorism, technothriller, revenge, urban, cyberpunk, conspiracy, corporations, techno, artificial intelligence, robots, androids, cyborgs, ai, mystery, thriller, metaphysical, visionary, detective
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! Another thrilling domestic suspense novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door “The most addictive book I've read in ages—so slick and disquieting and clever. Just brilliant.” —Lisa Jewell, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Family Remains “Lapena is a master of manipulation.” —USA Today Welcome to Stanhope. A safe neighborhood. A place for families. William Wooler is a family man, on the surface. But he’s been having an affair, an affair that ended horribly this afternoon at a motel up the road. So when he returns to his house, devastated and angry, to find his difficult nine-year-old daughter, Avery, unexpectedly home from school, William loses his temper. Hours later, Avery’s family declares her missing. Suddenly Stanhope doesn’t feel so safe. And William isn’t the only one on his street who’s hiding a lie. As witnesses come forward with information that may or may not be true, Avery's neighbors become increasingly unhinged. Who took Avery Wooler? Nothing will prepare you for the truth.
When crime scene investigators (CSIs) are called to the location of a murder, they document what they see in detail and carefully collect the evidence. Evidence isn't always obvious to the untrained eye. Readers of this remarkable book, which includes dynamic photographs, will become trained to know what to look for at a crime scene as they tag along with scientists on an intriguing case. They'll learn about various kinds of evidence as well as how it's analyzed to provide essential clues about what happened at the scene and how to find the killer.
When visitors from across the Galaxy finally took notice of our little blue planet, they immediately let the leaders of Earth's governments know that they were here to take over. Resistance (as the saying goes) would be futile against this race of giants who proved that their technology and weapons were far more advanced than our own. The planet Earth would be a colonized state, with or without the humans t consent, For over 100 years, men have lived under this "Stendaaran" rule, choosing to co—exist with their extraterrestrial conquerors than to go extinct because of them. Private detective, Jack Dillon, had a huge problem with this arrangement, even though he was powerless to do anything about it, He hated aliens—all spaces leeches (as he liked to call them). But all that changed the day one hired him to solve the case of a stolen relic. And while cut trying to find this thief, Jack would ultimately discover that we need these savvy invaders (for our ultimate survival) in more ways than one.
This comprehensive resource explains the development of UAVs, drone threats, counter-UAV systems, and strategies to handle UAVs, focusing on the practical aspects of counter-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems and technologies.Theory, technical and operational practice with insights from industry and policing are covered, and the full rogue drone threat landscape and counter-drone technologies and systems is explored. The book provides insight into counter-drone strategy, developing effective counter-drone strategies and measures, as well as counter-drone programs and the regulatory frameworks governing the use of drones. It includes analysis of future drone and counter-drone challenges and highlights ongoing research and innovation activities and an examination of future drone technologies. Written by authors who have extensive academic, research, innovation, technical, industry and police operational investigative expertise at international level, this book is useful for the aviation sector, law enforcement and academia.
Imagining the figure of the fictional detective as an archetype in the study of modern culture, the author argues that contemporary detective fiction can help us better comprehend fundamental shifts of the Digital Age--in communication, family, entertainment, society, even the way we think as individuals. The nature of the detective story itself models how we build and share knowledge. Drawing on concepts from literature and media studies, the author reveals clues about modern phenomena like conspiracy theory, groupthink and the nature of our digital identities.