New Releases by Raymond Benson

"Of all the priceless treasures Gabriel Hunt has sought, none means more to him than the one drawing him to the rugged terrain of Corsica and the exotic streets of Marrakesh: his own sister''s life. To save her, Hunt will have to challenge the mind of a tyrant two centuries dead--the calculating, ingenious Napoleon Bonaparte"--p. [4] of cover.

When his ranch hand''s newborn son is abducted from the hospital''s maternity ward and found dead hours later in a trash dumpster, former FBI agent and West Texan Rusty "Red" River resolves to bring the perpetrators to justice. A string of similar child abduction/murders all have one peculiar "signature" in common--the babies'' heads are marked with the Arabic equivalent to the letter "L."

Three classic 007 novels by the acclaimed Raymond Benson, featuring literature’s most celebrated secret agent. In this new collection of James Bond novels, published in trade paperback for the first time, we are once again treated to the thrilling adventures of Fleming’s classic hero, first in The Facts of Death, which pits Britain’s famed secret agent against a fanatic cult who has murdered M’s lover; then in Zero Minus Ten, where Bond finds himself in Hong Kong to investigate a series of deadly shipping explosions; and finally in The Man with the Red Tattoo, where Bond must stop a Japanese crime ring from attempting a mass assassination with a deadly strain of the West Nile virus. As an added bonus for the fanatical Bond fan base, the collection includes two short stories never before published in book form, "Live at Five" and "Midsummer Night’s Doom." Through it all, Raymond Benson masterfully evokes the classic Bond flair, romance, and elan that made Ian Fleming’s novels worldwide bestsellers.

In High Time to Kill, 007 confronts a deadly adversary in the peaks of the Himalayas; in Doubleshot, Bond outmaneuvers the Union by traveling to Tangier and Morocco; and in Never Dream of Dying, an enigmatic Union leader prompts a chase through the Corsican wilderness.

Solid Snake and his partner Otacon are lost at sea in the wake of a terrorist attack while rookie FOXHOUND operative Raiden is working to rescue the president from terrorist captors.

Someone is killing rock musicians in Chicago and leaving a digital tape at the scene of the crimes--recorded by a singer/groupie who''s been dead since the late 1960s. Spike Berenger and the Rockin'' Security team are called in to investigate. Original.

"Raymond Benson captures the spirit and pluck of Fleming''s 007 in his high-flying spy thrillers." —Chicago Tribune HIGH TIME TO KILL This high octane adventure takes 007 from one of England''s most exclusive golf clubs to the cosmopolitan city of Brussels, and finally to an expedition up the icy heights of the third tallest peak in the Himalayas. DOUBLESHOT The Union has vowed revenge on James Bond and has concocted an ingenious and complex scheme to destroy him. The only way Bond can hold onto his sanity is to embark on a mission that takes him from the seedy underbelly of London''s Soho to the souks of Tangier; from a Union training camp in Morocco to the clutches of a deadly Spanish beauty. NEVER DREAM OF DYING In the third and final part of the trilogy, James Bond finally comes face to face with the Union''s enigmatic leader. The journey eventually takes 007 to a thrilling underwater brush with mortality, a chase through the Corsican wilderness, and a surprise encounter with an old friend. Plus, the short story "Blast from the Past," never collected in book form before!

This explosive Metal Gear Solid novel ventures beyond the thrilling videogame and delves into the dark heart of Solid Snake’s world! Highly skilled former FOXHOUND agent Solid Snake is called out of retirement to do what he does best–neutralize a crisis of epic proportions. A deadly team of renegade FOXHOUND operatives has taken over the nuclear disposal facility on Shadow Moses Island in the icy Aleutians. If their demands aren’t met, a powerful, top-secret weapon will be unleashed upon the world. Solid Snake’s mission is to breach the heavily fortified base to rescue hostages and to destroy the superweapon. His only obstacles are brainwashed commandos, DNA-enhanced troops, and six first-rate killers with extraordinary abilities. All alone in hostile territory, armed with nothing but his wits, Snake has only a snowball’s chance in hell of taking out his target and keeping nuclear nightfall from descending on the earth. But nothing is as it seems. Somebody is hiding something. Somebody has a hidden agenda. And somebody wants Snake to learn secrets about his dark past–secrets that would shake any man to his core.

When rock star Peter Flame is found hanging, it''s up to Spike Berenger to sort through the colorful music industry types to find the killer.

When a teenage boy discovers that his mother once starred in pornographic films, he is, predictably, shocked. This is a side of his mom he''d never suspected, but the truth is far more complicated than even young David can possibly imagine.

This book was conveniently championed by many years of research, to bridge the needs of many teachers, laypeople, clergy, and our youth. It is also a book that is convenient to every walk of life, especially those individuals looking to increase their knowledge of Biblical understanding. Learning Anew & Starting All Over heralds a call to engage anew the Holy Scripture through the greater lens of Evangelist Raymond A. Benson and the many years of Biblical studies. My book will give you greater experience to be renewed by the moving of the Holy Spirit in the lives of covenant people. Learning Anew & Statring All Over, with it supplementary material, presents a way for many Christians and Non-Christians to see how they are connected and disentangled with the ancient biblical world. My book will allow many readers to fully understand the realities of related bible stories, and their rich legacy by asking questions and critically examining many of the elements, places, present and future customs, and their needs of past events to present day course of action. This will allow you to recognize their usage and how we should apply them today. My book gives you the power to examine the need to question our present day course of action, verses the true and accurate understanding of the holy writing according to the Scripture. Let us never forget that God''s will and purpose is the principal and most important authority to receive or obtain according to scripture. As believers and people alike, we must remember that historical struggles of our brothers and sisters who live were fashioned by their faith, despite dispersion, social dislocation and disenfranchisement. God''s spirit is always present all the time. Learning Anew & Starting All Over bears the need of repeating: it is the sacred need to know Biblical history, the people and the engagement according to scripture, and the God of our liberation. For more information please write to: P.O. Box 180 Cheswold, Deleware 19936-0180 U.S.A.

La nouvelle mission de 007 l''entraîne dans la zone démilitarisée à la frontière des deux Corées. Mais, victime d''une perfide délation, il est fait prisonnier, torturé... et ne doit son salut qu''à son échange contre un dangereux terroriste nord-coréen, Zao. De surcroît, il est soupçonné de trahison par sa supérieure, M. Bond est déterminé à laver son honneur en retrouvant et démasquant le vrai coupable. Dans son périple mouvementé autour du monde, de Séoul à Londres, en passant par Hong Kong et Cuba, il croise tour à tour la belle Jinx et la glaciale Miranda Frost, ainsi que le mystérieux Gustav Graves, un homme sans passé et sans famille, surgi de nulle part... La chasse à l''homme se poursuit en Islande où Bond découvre l''existence d''une arme sophistiquée d''une puissance destructrice prodigieuse, le satellite Icare, visant à anéantir le Japon et les États-Unis. Mais c''est en Corée - là où cette histoire a commencé -, qu''une extraordinaire confrontation mettra fin à ce cauchemar. Ce vingtième volet de la série des James Bond est digne de la plus célèbre des sagas de l''histoire du cinéma.

Pocket Essentials is a dynamic series of books that are concise, lively, and easy to read. Packed with facts as well as expert opinions, each book has all the key information you need to know about such popular topics as film, television, cult fiction, history, and more. This pocket-sized reference book looks at this legendary rock band and analyzes its place in music history. Looking at each and every Jethro Tull album from a comprehensive perspective, as well as including concert trivia and biographical information and a look at the solo careers of band members past and present, this book for both the casual and hard-core fan offers insights that will enhance one''s listening pleasure.

Sur la Côte d''Azur, un raid de police dans un studio de cinéma tourne à la catastrophe, les médias s''en donnent à cœur joie, rejetant la faute sur la police française, la DGSE et des " officiers des services étrangers présents sur les lieux ". Dans cette ultime confrontation avec l''organisation criminelle du Syndicat, Bond doit mettre fin à une terrible conspiration internationale, orchestrée par un criminel génial, le Gérant, tortionnaire complexé par sa cécité. A grand renfort de gadgets high-tech, Bond se lance dans une chasse à l''homme explosive qui n''épargne pas ses proches. Son vieil ami René Mathis se fait kidnapper, et Tylyn Mignonne, top model et superstar dont il est tombé amoureux, voit sa vie menacée par son ex-mari, producteur de films acoquiné lui aussi avec le Syndicat. Dans le camp des ennemis, Bond retrouve, par un hasard des plus inattendus, un parent qu''il croyait assassiné. Nice, Monaco, la Corse... des lieux de rêve où la mort n''est pas que dans les songes.

The death of British businessman and his family in Japan leads James Bond to a terrorist organization that has developed the perfect biological weapon.

The Legendary Jethro Tull - How many rock bands from the sixties can you name that are still around today? Probably not that many. There are a couple - the Rolling Stones, Santana-but most have broken up, stopped recording, and reappear only for the ubiquitous ''reunion'' tours. Jethro Tull is one band that formed in 1968 and are still going strong, thanks to the leadership, vision, and extraordinary talent of its leader, Ian Anderson. Named after the 17th Century inventor of the seed drill, Jethro Tull have always been controversial, challenging, and completely impossible to categorize. Ar.

Lors du meurtre d''un vieil ami ancien gouverneur des Bahamas, Bond fait sa première rencontre avec le Syndicat, une sombre organisation criminelle. M et Bond soupçonnent le Syndicat d''avoir dérobé la formule secrète d''un revêtement d''avion pouvant supporter des vitesses de Mach 7. Chargé de récupérer la formule, à son tour perdue par le Syndicat dans un accident d''avion, Bond entame une course poursuite dans les hauteurs neigeuses du Kangchenjunga, le troisième sommet du monde. Bond sait qu''un traître se cache au sein même des services secrets britanniques. S''agit-il de Roland Marquis, un ancien rival d''université qui l''accompagne dans cette mission ? Non content de combattre des criminels au cerveau des plus diaboliques, Bond doit se méfier de son propre entourage et faire face aux éléments déchaînés de la nature.

Parti au Texas à la recherche du meurtrier de l''ami et amant de M, sa supérieure, James Bond met la lumière sur cette vague d''attentats qui avait déjà sévi à Chypre et à Athènes. Il se retrouve nez à nez avec lu Décade, une puissante organisation secrète dirigée par Constantin Romanos, un riche et génial mathématicien qui se croit la réincarnation de Pythagore. Mus par un désir de vengeance et de pouvoir, les fanatiques de la Décode s''apprêtent à libérer une nouvelle orme dévastatrice. A l''aide de la belle et téméraire agente secrète grecque, Miki Mirakos, Bond parviendra-t-il à les stopper dans leurs ambitions ?

During a dinner party with an old friend, James Bond encounters a criminal organization called The Union that may be responsible for the theft of information vital to Britain''s national security.

James Bond thwarted the last coup of a criminal conspiracy into a dangerous alliance intent on reclaiming Gibraltar.