Best Selling Books by Brendan DuBois

For years UN peacekeepers have been deployed to war-torn regions of the world, from Rwanda to Serbia, Congo to East Timor. Now it''s America''s turn. Samuel Simpson is a young, idealistic journalist from Canada, and seeking adventure, volunteers to become a records-keeper for a UN war-crimes investigation team at work in upper New York State. Months earlier, a crippling terrorist attack against the United States resulted in its cities emptied, its countryside set afire, and its government shaken to its knees. In the aftermath of this attack, a virtual civil war broke out, until UN peacekeepers arrived to establish an uneasy peace. While Samuel and his team travel through the New York countryside, searching for evidence of an atrocious war, he quickly realizes that death is quick to strike from any farmhouse, road corner or rest area. Even more chillingly, he begins to suspect that there is a traitor in his team, trying not only to conceal evidence of this war crime, but working to betray and kill them all ... Twilight is a gripping and shocking ''what-if'' thriller from the master of the genre; it is a truly unforgettable read.

VIGILANTE? VICTIM? VILLAIN? Where is your breaking point? Would you defy the law in pursuit of justice? How far would you have to be pushed before you got...blood on your hands? Nineteen gripping crime and mystery stories reveal the transgressions ordinary people commit when they feel they have no other choice. What should be a marriage of wealth and privilege contains only dark secrets of the heart. A long-ago crime of passion on the lake returns to haunt everyone involved. A widow plots a unique revenge against the man who indirectly killed her husband. And an amateur detective tries to solve the murder of two exotic dancers...and finds a killer hiding in plain sight. Edited and with a new foreword by New York Times-bestselling author and Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Lawrence Block, Blood on Their Hands features these and other tales of men and women who have crossed that line between law and lawlessness. Read on to find out who gets away with it...and who doesn''t...

13 Tales of Betrayal The coin-toss side of honor. Where faith in others is misplaced. When the most trusted should have been the least. Betrayal, at the worst possible moment, can leave you dangling in the wind, facing the wrong end of the gun, or dead. Unless you move FAST!

"I read everything Brendan DuBois writes. Science fiction, fantasy, mystery, it doesn''t matter. He''s one of the best." --- Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Hugo award-winning author * * * Hundreds of years after the War of the World devastated humanity, only one nation is still thriving in North America: the Empire of the Nunavit, also known as the Empire of the North, where Canada once stood. From this Empire, young Sire Armand de la Couture travels south with his father by airship on a trading mission to a city-state called Potomick, which was once the capitol of the world''s greatest empire, known as Amerka. There, among the ruins of buildings and museums, he comes upon a sacred site, a temple of a bearded, brooding man, sitting on a throne, looking out upon a rectangular pond. The man is known as Father Abram, and centuries ago, the stories say, he once freed the slaves. He is now worshipped and offerings are left at his feet, for the oppressed people of Potomick pray that a new Father Abram will arise and free the slaves once again. Armand soon returns to the safety and comfort of his Empire, but takes a critical look at his Empire''s society, where indentured servants work for families to work off debts decades old, and Armand begins to ask questions. But soon Armand catches the attention of his Empire''s security forces, and he is forced to make a terrible decision: to betray his noble family and the Empire that has raised him, or to fight for those who have no voice, who are slaves in name and in deed, struggling to survive in the Empire of the North. In this stunning debut work of a three-novel series, award-winning winner author Brendan DuBois sets a new world among the ashes of the old, where the humanity-long struggle between freedom and slavery takes place in the ancient lands once known as Canada and America...

In the quiet charm of New England, a shocking truth washes ashore. When retired Department of Defense analyst and local columnist, Lewis Cole, stumbles upon a harrowing scene--a drowned migrant woman and her child--he is thrust into the middle of a thriving human smuggling operation on the coasts of New Hampshire and Maine. Appalled by the discovery and determined to unveil the hidden machinery of this inhumane trade, Lewis navigates the choppy waters of local politics, high emotions, and escalating violence. The undertow of the crisis grows stronger when various parties--ranging from migrant rights advocates to immigration opponents, government agencies, and news media--capitalize on the situation, each spinning the narrative to their advantage. The lines blur between right and wrong, pulling Lewis deeper into the conflict. His pursuit of justice pushes him into a deadly crossfire, forcing him into the shadowy world of human smuggling and threatening his very life. His investigative journey ends where it began, alone on the frosty Atlantic waters, battling the waves of despair and violence that surge from the far corners of the globe. He''s not just fighting for his survival, but for those who are fleeing death in their homeland. Will he be able to save them all, or die trying? Terminal Surf is the next unputdownable installment in the Lewis Cole Series by New York Times bestselling author Brendan DuBois. An action-packed thriller perfect for fans of James Patterson and Michael Connelly.

This latest collection of short fiction from Brendan DuBois features 10 short stories, including the Shamus Award-winning ''The Necessary Brother''. A foreword by the author, plus a brief introduction to each story is included.

"The 21st Christmas mystery in the series that have elements of crime and mystery, are set during the Christmas season, and are at least partially set in the Mysterious Bookshop"--Publisher information.

It''s 1943, ten years after the assassination of President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt. Germany is at war with Russia and rules all of Europe--including Great Britain--and Japan is conquering China and East Asia. The United States is an isolationist nation, still struggling with the Great Depression, and is being governed by President Huey P. Long, former Louisiana governor and senator. In Portsmouth, N.H., Sam Miller is a cop supporting a family and trying to stay on the right side of his boss, the law, and his conscience. Then a murder victim is found by the railroad tracks, a number tattooed on the victim''s wrist, something never seen before by the police. It''s a case Sam could walk away from. It''s a case he will be ordered to drop. And it is case that leads him into a lethal vortex of politics, espionage, rebellion, and international intrigue. As war rages in Europe, a new fascist power rises in America, overseen by President Long and his allies. And the people Sam thinks he knows best--his wife, his brother, his colleagues--reveal new identities. In a formerly close-knit city by the sea, where no one is above suspicion and no one is safe, a global summit is about to take place between President Long and Chancellor Adolf Hitler. On that day, history will be changed. And millions of people will live or die, all because Sam Miller has been a very good cop--faced with a very bad choice.

Ex-intelligence analyst Lewis Coleis already in deep trouble for using his unique skills to save a friend. Still, he can''t resist when a former girlfriend, Paula, asks him to locate her missing fiance. But he soon discovers that successful lawyer Mark Spencer''s life is not what it appears. His hometown has never heard of him, and his employer won;t discuss him. Then Paula is nearly abducted, and Lewis must take her on the run only steps ahead of the police. As Lewis risks his life to unravel Marks''s past and protect Paulam deceptive clues and treacherous witnesses pull him deeper into a decades old tale of betrayal and obsession. And his every move fuels a sadistic killer who can''t wait to settle scores and teach Lewis a lesson in shattering loss.