Gertrude LaRue receives funny typewritten and paw-written letters from he dog, Ike, entreating her to let him leave the Igor Brotweiler Canine Academy and come back home.

"After ISIS terrorists attack the United States Capitol Building during the president's State of the Union address, the entire world waits to see how the most powerful nation on earth will respond. But the Taylor administration is more committed to political correctness than to justice, and it falls to other nations to lead the way in hunting down Abu Khalif, the criminal and religious mastermind who leads the Islamic State. When New York Times journalist...

"Amos McGee, a friendly zookeeper, always made time to visit his good friends: the elephant, the tortoise, the penguin, the rhinoceros, and the owl. But one day--'Ah-choo!'--he woke with the sniffles and the sneezes. Though he didn't make it into the zoo that day, he did receive some unexpected guests."--Dust jacket.

A car wreck and a suspicious death offer a lead on a hired shooter FBI agent Paul Falcon is tracking. Midwest homicide investigator Ann Silver has his attention when she passes the case to him. Is he prepared for both the case's and her secrets?

"David Portland works security for America's British Embassy in London. His life is upended when his son Trevor dies mysteriously in Nigeria while employed by a suspicious security/mercenary company known as SureSafe. One night, Portland sees a man in a bar wearing a bracelet--a family heirloom, which he had given his son--and attacks the man. The information he learns will send Portland down a rabbit-hole of deadly deception--one which he hopes will...

What will the world be like when mankind is extinct? The pyramids may stand forever, but the cities will disappear. Our greatest masterpieces will fade and crumble. As global warming and the depletion of natural resources become ever more pressing issues it is critical to consider how we can reduce our impact on the planet. Journey to locations around the globe already going through the processes of a lack of human intervention. See the changes wrought...

For eleven year-old Hugo Ballard, flying on the Hindenburg is a dream come true. Hugo, his parents, and his four-year-old sister Gertie, are making the thrilling four thousand mile journey across the Atlantic in a zeppelin as big as the Titanic. But as the zeppelin gets ready to land, a blast rocks the Hindenburg and fire consumes the ship. The entire disaster lasts a mere thirty-two seconds, but in those few seconds, Hugo finds himself separated...

"The Chase is a modern The Fugitive with characters only #1 New York Times and Globe and Mail bestselling author Candice Fox can write. "Are you listening, Warden?" "What do you want?" "I want you to let them out." "Which inmates are we talking about?" "All of them." When 650 of the world's most violent human beings pour out of the Pronghorn Correctional Facility into the Nevada Desert, the biggest manhunt in US history begins. For John Kradle, this...

Among all the killing fields of the Civil War, certain battlegrounds have earned the right to be called legendary: Shiloh, Antietam, Gettysburg and Cold Harbor. Each of these clashes would play a pivotal role in shaping the course and the ultimate outcome of the war between the states. Each battle is reconstructed against the backdrop of the military situation in the field, the tactical challenges facing the combatants, and the political consequences...

An orphan from the streets of New York City is adopted by a family in Nebraska and both face a difficult adjustment.