The Bermuda Trianglehas cast a shadow over Sam and Niamh Cutlers' lives since their mother vanished nine years ago. Her whereabouts remains a mystery and every year they return to the Florida Keys with their father, Matt, who is obsessed with solving the haunting puzzle. But Sam is bored with lazing around by the pool while his father hunts for the truth. Craving excitement, he and his friend, Callum, "borrow" Matt's boat. At first it's great fun, but when they find themselves marooned in a terrifying land, the boys realise they too have fallen victim to the Triangle's mysterious effects. Can they find a way home, or will they be lost forever?
The New York Times bestselling Brit in the FBI series returns with a highly anticipated thriller, featuring special agents Nicholas Drummond and Michaela Caine in their new roles as heads of the Covert Eyes team—but will their first case be their last when the Fox, the enigmatic and dangerous thief, reappears? “He who controls the weather, will control the world. He who controls time, will never be around.” —Thomas Frey FBI Special Agents Nicholas Drummond and Michaela Caine are the government’s Covert Eyes—leading a top-notch handpicked team of agents to tackle crimes and criminals both international and deadly. But their first case threatens their fledgling team when the Fox calls from Venice asking for help. Kitsune has stolen an incredible artifact from the Topkapi Museum in Istanbul, and now the client wants her dead. She has a warning for Nick and Mike: she’s overheard talk that a devastating Gobi desert sandstorm that’s killed thousands in Beijing isn’t a natural phenomenon, rather is produced by man. The Covert Eyes team heads to Venice, Italy, to find out the truth. From New York to Venice and from Rome to the Bermuda Triangle, Nicholas and Mike and their team are in a race against time, and nature herself, to stop an obsessed family from devastating Washington, DC.
First came the time-storm, which erased half the population. Then came the Dinosaur Apocalypse … How did it all begin? Well, that depends on where you were and who you ask. In some places it started with the weather—which quickly became unstable and began behaving in impossible ways. In still others it started with the lights in the sky, which shifted and pulsed and could not be explained. Elsewhere it started with the disappearances: one here, a few there, but increasing in occurrence until fully three quarters of the population had vanished. Either way, there is one thing on which everyone agrees—it didn’t take long for the prehistoric flora and fauna to start showing up (often appearing right where someone was standing, in which case the two were fused, spliced, amalgamated). It didn’t take long for the great Time-displacement called the Flashback—which was brief but had aftershocks, like an earthquake—to change the face of the earth. Nor for the stories, some long and others short, some from before the maelstrom (and resulting societal collapse) and others after, to be recorded. Welcome to the Lost Country. From “The Devil’s Triangle”: There were six of them, as I said—all of whom rushed us the instant our feet touched the ground. All of whom snarled and charged us like wolverines as we raised our weapons and fired—the flare gun cracking and hissing, blanching the scarlet haze (for the sun had painted everything red and gold), its projectile punching through one of the raptors’ chests and lighting it up so that its ribs were backlit briefly and I could see, if only for an instant, its burning, beating heart. Yet still they came, another one leaping at me even as I dropped the gun—which clattered against the planks—as I dropped it and grabbed the thing by its neck—then brought the knife down with my other hand and stabbed it between the eyes. “Run!” I shouted, even as Amanda shot another—her second—and then bolted toward the shore, drawing the others so that I was able to snatch up the flare gun and quickly reload it; so that I was able to pursue them and to shoot one in the back—while Amanda turned and took out the last of them (shooting it in the head so that the back of its skull exploded like a spaghetti dinner thrown against the wall; so that it collapsed, writhing, about 10 feet in front of her—whereupon she quickly approached it and shot it again, just to be sure). And then she looked at me (as the dead and dying animals lay all around us) and I looked back: our chests heaving; our faces covered in sweat, our worn clothes bloody and disheveled, and I knew that she knew—which was that today we were the predators, the thing needing to be feared—the killers. And that neither of us needed to worry; not about food or other predators or mysterious lights in the sky or anything. Because we were the masters of our fate, we and no one else, not even God. And we were the master of the world’s fate, too. At which she ran to me and we collided and I held her fast, there on the long jetty in the Atlantic Ocean (in the Bermuda Triangle), there beneath a day moon and the blood-red sky, in an instant in which it was good, so very good, not to be afraid, not to be alone. And as to what may or may not have happened in those breaths, those pulse points between that moment and the next—the next day, the next search, the next milestone; as to that, I offer only a quote from Gandhi: “Speak only if it improves upon the silence.”
In a cold, hard slap across the face of Americans, Brookes warns that the terrorist threat has not subsided in the four years since 9/11, but in fact has escalated.
In the Texas Reconstruction Era (1865-1877), many returning Confederate veterans organized outlaw gangs and Ku Klux Klan groups to continue the war and to take the battle to Yankee occupiers, native white Unionists, and their allies, the free people. This study of Benjamin Bickerstaff and other Northeast Texans provides a microhistory of the larger whole. Bickerstaff founded Ku Klux Klan groups in at least two Northeast Texas counties and led a gang of raiders who, at times, numbered up to 500 men. He joined the ranks of guerrilla fighters like Cullen Baker and Bob Lee and, with their gangs often riding together, brought chaos and death to the “Devil’s Triangle,” the Northeast Texas region where they created one disaster after another. “This book provides a well-researched, exhaustive, and fascinating examination of the life of Benjamin Bickerstaff, a desperado who preyed on blacks, Unionists, and others in northeastern Texas during the Reconstruction era until armed citizens killed him in the town of Alvarado in 1869. The work adds to our knowledge of Reconstruction violence and graphically supports the idea that the Civil War in Texas did not really end in 1865 but continued long afterward.”—Carl Moneyhon, author of Texas after the Civil War: The Struggle of Reconstruction
This is a condensed, and easy to read history of the bermuda triangle mystery that has baffled experts for years. Also called the devil’s triangle, this is a region in the north atlantic ocean where many planes and ships have inexplicably disappeared without trace. It is, without doubt, one of the great-unexplained riddles on the planet. The bermuda triangle for kids has been written to entertain and educate. It is packed with information, trivia and images that bring the topic alive. Inside, you’ll discover: • All of the history and facts surrounding the bermuda triangle • Paranormal and scientific theories about the bermuda triangle • An analysis of the bermuda triangle facts and possible explanation • Similar phenomena in the world The bermuda triangle, an enigmatic stretch of ocean bordered by miami, bermuda, and puerto rico, has long captured the imagination of adventurers, scientists, and storytellers alike. Myths and legends surrounding this area have evolved over decades, creating a tapestry of tales that blur the lines between fact and fiction. From ghost ships to extraterrestrial encounters, these narratives have shaped the public's perception of the triangle as a place of danger and mystery. However, understanding these myths is essential for demystifying the phenomena attributed to this region and exploring the scientific explanations that may lie beneath the surface.
Why do aircraft and ships seem to 'disappear' in the Bermuda Triangle? Are the legends make-believe, or is there something sinister waiting in the waters of the Bermuda Triangle?
In these waters, Hell hath no boundaries. Gist Miller, a crewmember of the salvage trawler, Monte Cristo, receives two visits from a ghostly apparition while searching for sunken treasure off the Florida Keys. Soon after the visitations, Gist and crew experience even more strange phenomena as they venture deeper into the bounds of the Triangle. Methane deposits, sea-life, and piracy soon become the least of their worries as they discover the real danger lurking behind the mystery of the Devil's Triangle. In the climactic finale of Devil's Triangle, Gist Miller and what few are left of the original crew scramble aboard a purgatorial prison posing as a cruise ship set adrift. When Master Mahan, the ancient demon hell-bent on upgrading bodies, brings their pursuit to a head, Gist and friends must abandon their futile flight, and stand to face him. But lurking amidst angry phantom and zombie sailors, an even greater threat awaits them on the pitching deep a threat spanning to biblical times. Caught up in a twister of good versus evil, Gist must find out what it really means to face the devil or lose everything he loves.
Introducing: The Bermuda Triangle Mystery for KidsThe English Reading Tree Book 52 This book is aimed at children aged eight and over and is part of the English Reading Tree Series (number 52). It is a perfect tool to get children into the habit of reading. This is a condensed, and easy to read history of the Bermuda Triangle Mystery that has baffled experts for years. Also called the Devil's Triangle, this is a region in the North Atlantic Ocean where many planes and ships have inexplicably disappeared without trace. It is, without doubt, one of the great-unexplained riddles on the planet. The Bermuda Triangle for Kids has been written to entertain and educate. It is packed with information and trivia and has images that bring the topic alive. There is a quiz at the beginning and end to test how much has been learned. What people are saying about the English Reading TreeGoodreads Excellent books that not only improve reading ability but educate. Post Online Very well presented and I particularly enjoyed the quiz at the end. Island EBooks Simple, easy to read and full of interesting facts. What more can a parent ask? Online Review With less emphasis on pictures and more emphasis on reading and developing initial reading vocabulary, this series will capture most kid's imagination and encourage them to read more. The large print makes the reading more inviting. Parental assistance will be needed to help with new words or the meaning.
