"Anyone reading a Ross Thomas thriller for the first time is in imminent danger of addiction: One taste is never enough." - Los Angeles Times In Twilight at Mac's Place, the quiet death of an aged spy triggers a desperate race to control his memoirs, which threaten to reveal Cold War secrets many would prefer stayed secrets. When the spy's estranged son receives the then dizzying sum of $100,000 for all rights to the work, he is properly dizzied. He is also smart enough to seek the help of veteran Cold Warriors McCorkle and Padillo, owners of a D.C. bar called Mac's Place that is both a capital landmark and a nest of intrigue.
Jew or gentile, you'll laugh with the BocaYente as she entertains you with witty stories of moving to Florida, entertaining the grandchildren during vacation week and dealing with her husband's retirement.
Wanting to start a new life and get far away from his foster parents, that blame him for their problems, Dorrian Graves moves to a remote town called Dark River with his best friend, Conley Evans. The night after his arrival someone is brutally murdered not far from his apartment. A series of homicides begin that will change Dorrian and everyone involved forever. As the town is covered in fear, a mysterious man only known as The Light Giver appears to perform astonishing miracles and then is gone before anyone has a chance to get his description. Plagued with strange dreams and a message from The Light Giver, Dorrian finds that he's in the middle of the madness. The serial killer then does something no one is expecting. He proclaims, in a letter to the media, that he is to be known as God's Wrath and that he has been sent to kill all the false gods in Dark River. With the overwhelming number of fast-paced murders, Detective Warner T. Bradley and his partner, Detective Sam Weston, have no time to do a thorough investigation. In the midst of it all, Warner finds evidence that God's Wrath and a past killer who had gotten away could be the same person. Just when the detectives are in deep desperation and have lost all hope, evidence is found that is so strong it gives Warner the name of the killer Dorrian Graves. Warner and Sam initiate the biggest manhunt they've ever been part a of. Dorrian is on the run and doesn't realize it, but he is set on a path from God that will lead him to death, violence, and his inevitable destiny. Who is The Light Giver? Is he from God, or is he a madman in disguise? Who is God's Wrath? Will Dorrian choose to lose everything including his life in order to follow God's plan?
A certain woman said pitifully, "Sir CEO, please forgive me." A devilish smile hung on the corners of a certain man's mouth, "Rest assured, you only need to be in charge of my diet!" A few days later, a certain girl burst into tears, "You're not allowed to come again! You don't mean what you say, hooligan! " A certain man pulled her back, "You are my food ..."
Detective Gabriel McRay investigates a cold case from 1988 involving a missing teenager named Nancy Lewicki. Evidence is sparse and Gabriel has no leads. Much to his dismay, a celebrity psychic, Carmen Jenette, hypes the unsolved case on her television show. Gabriel warns Carmen not to interfere. Meanwhile, strange dreams of water and corpses haunt Gabriel's sleep. They unnerve him as he plans his wedding to LA County Medical Examiner, Dr. Ming Li. When the psychic's life is threatened, Gabriel connects the dots back to the missing girl and realizes his cold case is burning hot. Someone doesn't want Nancy found and will kill to keep her hidden.