Brain Mysteries

When it came to hunting vampires, I was second to none. Vampires are intelligent. It also means they have predictable patterns. Figure out their habits and I could take care of most vamps and be back in time for breakfast. They’re also image-conscious. But zombies are unpredictable. They run on pure instinct. They couldn’t care less about public relations. Since I’m an elemental, they can’t smell me. It gives me an advantage that human hunters don’t have. But will it be enough? If I can’t stop them, it will mean the end of humanity, the end of the world as we know it.

The computer world is always evolving, but now it logs on trouble for CURE. Dr. Harold Smith's own meticulously organized neural files are covertly copied, analyzed and downloaded by an amazing new interface system. Soon all of CURE's deepest secrets are under control of a shadow force. Not only Remo but even the Master of Sinanju have been accessed and installed. Now they are virtual puppets on a hard drive, slicing and dicing for the enemy at the touch of a keystroke.

“Terrific…full of shocks and twists you won’t see coming—unputdownable and highly recommended!”—Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling author The electrifying debut thriller that asks the question: To save the one you love, is there any price you wouldn’t pay? His wife is sick...

Five fun cozy mystery books with pet-sitter Polly Parrett.

Electra Kittner - now an Electra-Alisha split personality infected with an STD-like T-Plague mutation - must cure herself first before battling a new set of enemies in cyber- as well as 3D-space. She must also contend with a relentlessly harsh government, as well as random acts of terrorism masterminded by a rogue paramilitary force allied with China and Russia, all interwoven into the fabric of her professional and personal lives fraught with technological and political uncertainties. Can she hold adversaries at bay?

Werner Ernst, a second-year medical resident, encounters the stark realities of the modern intensive care unit, the fears and illusions of the loved ones of the terminally ill, and the exhaustion and irony of doctors, nurses, and technicians...

The mind of a student named Matt has been uploaded into a supercomputer, but before he can achieve a fraction of his potential, his uploaded mind is captured and effectively frozen by a group within the US intelligence services. A couple of years later, this group need Matt’s help to tackle an existential threat to humanity. The risks are terrifying, but Matt agrees to help - after all, he has his own plans for the future.

"Put down weapon and praise Allah for deliverance. You are only survivor we find." These starting lines from chapter one launch Electra Kittner's relentless pursuit of known adversaries and her obsessive search for an unknown hacker-leaker, plunging our protagonist into danger on every action-filled step she takes in 3D and cyberspace. Will she emerge unscathed? You will know only when reaching the very last line, and even then, maybe not. You decide!

Max, a graduate student, is recruited by Big Brains America (BBA) - a covert megamind created to safeguard world peace and keep Earth from extinction. The US Government and one titan entrepreneur agree to pursue with BBA the most ambitious space mission in history: A bold jaunt through space-time to Jupiter and to Earth’s newly-discovered sister planet, Aoratosia, where supposedly no human has landed before. The crew, with Max as its captain, meets with the unexpected. We are not alone.

Lucifer has been expelled to a place worse than Hell...Tucson, Arizona. After a flubbed attempt to overthrow Heaven, Lucifer (Lucious to his friends) is dumped on Earth—the one place he can die. Without options, he does the unthinkable and realigns with his old nemesis, God, for a shot at payback on those who betrayed him. But there is a price. God wants Lucious to join an arm of redemption-seeking degenerates to cleanse the world of demonic influence. Now, Lucious has to learn to put aside his hatred of mankind, or they will not survive.

Physicist Sam Jacobson has made an astounding discovery: A particle that serves as a direct line of communication to the fabric of spacetime. If a person conveys expectations to the cosmos, as he now can, reality answers in kind. Want to create a black hole in the laboratory? Done. Make yourself bullet-proof? No problem. But with great power comes great insanity. Left unhindered, the evolution of man into God could come to a horrific, world-ending conclusion. Two strangers, entangled like a pair of fundamental particles, are the only ones who can stop him.

Her name is Jennifer Hartman, or perhaps Dorothy Holder. She has birth certificates that say both. She got the names from old obituary files, and then went to the county clerk to ask for new copies. Her real name doesn't matter, because her former life is gone. Since she went on the run, she has surprised herself with her ingenuity. She makes her way to Los Angeles and takes a room in an unassuming, out-of-the-way motel. She destroys her credit cards but keeps her old driver's license - she has one last use for it.

Peter Mark-Hodges, exitoso escritor, siente que su vida da un vuelco fatal al recibir la noticia de que tiene un tumor cerebral inoperable. Tras una riesgosa operación, Peter sobrevive pero nuevamente la vida le da sorpresas. Su cerebro le empieza a jugar malas pasadas. Con la extirpación del tumor, recibe el extraño don de transformar lo que escribe en realidad, convirtiéndose en el blanco de poderosos grupos, que ven en él la oportunidad de controlar el mundo.

Chandler Hendricks hates his life. Socially awkward and a near shut-in, Chandler spends his time caring for his ailing mother and watching the neighbors from his window. His favorite person to watch is his next-door neighbor Samantha. Young and beautiful, she would be the woman of any man’s dreams. Chandler knows he will make Samantha happy, if she just gave him a chance. Chandler’s finally ready to make a change and live the life he always wanted…even if it already belongs to someone else.

Abby's weird computer program is working again. And it comes in handy when she and her friends agree to help the Old Dears with their family tree. Except Abby and John learn more about one of the ladies' ancestors than they ever wanted to know. Convicted in 1871 of murder and arson, Reuben Buchanan is a blight on the family's reputation. But was he really guilty?

Visiting another century... not the summer vacation she had planned.Those who have read Time and Again and Unclaimed Legacy know that Abby Thomas is a college student on a summer service project with 11-year-old Merri. And they know that the summer is not going the way Abby had expected - but in a good way. For one thing, she meets a very nice guy named John Roberts.

“Dr. Barlow’s book, Code Breaker, is the embodiment of brilliance in our profession, a true visionary masterpiece with the potential to revolutionize healthcare as we know it. His innate ability to unravel the intricate code of health and disease and produce innovative solutions is a testament to his genius.”—DR. MARIANNE ABATE, DC, CACCP

On the verge of signing the most important document in African history, Agent Six and Detective Reggie Kona must race against the clock to get the document in the right hands before the big day. The powers-that-be have other plans. Six and Reggie find the job tougher at every turn, meeting elite operatives and killers all after one thing: a document that could change the future of Africa.

In Do Zombies Dream of Undead Sheep?, neuroscientists and zombie enthusiasts Timothy Verstynen and Bradley Voytek apply their neuro-know-how to dissect the puzzle of what has happened to the zombie brain to make the undead act differently than their human prey. Combining tongue-in-cheek analysis with modern neuroscientific principles, Verstynen and Voytek show how zombism can be understood in terms of current knowledge regarding how the brain works.

A lone-wolf former US marine, a CID officer, and an MI6 agent in an African paradise soon grapple with organized crime, human trafficking, trophy hunting, money laundering, corruption, drugs, foreign exploitation, and more. Left with no choice, each understands that iron for iron is what’s needed. Will they collaborate, or will their egos interfere? They have seven days. The clock is ticking.