The Deceived

“Unputdownable.”* “Brilliant and heart-pounding.”** “A tightly written page-turner.”*** Brett Battles won rave reviews for his debut novel, The Cleaner, which introduced hero Jonathan Quinn. A freelance operative and professional “cleaner,” Quinn knows better than to get emotionally involved in any of his jobs. But in this superb powerhouse of suspense, Quinn’s latest job is different. A friend and old colleague has been murdered. A woman has gone missing. And for Jonathan Quinn, this time it’s personal. Anonymity. Trust. Professionalism. In his world, Jonathan Quinn has a few rules. He’ll get rid of bodies that have to disappear; nothing ever gets traced back to him. But when Quinn is called to a busy Los Angeles port where a shipping container has just come in from the sea, it’s clear his rules have been violated. Inside the crate is a dead man—a man who once saved Quinn’s life. And while no one knows how CIA agent Steven Markoff died, Quinn has to do more than clean. He has to find Markoff’ s girlfriend, Jenny. To tell her that Markoff is dead. To find out why—and why someone sent Markoff’s body to him. Until a week ago, Jenny Fuentes was an assistant to an ambitious congressman. Now Jenny is missing, too, and a lot of man power is making sure she isn’t found. But Quinn has his own man power. He has tools that can pry into secrets held anywhere in the world. He has the skill to trade blows with killers and spies. And he has covert weapons: his eager and smart apprentice, Nate, and brilliant Orlando, his closest friend, who’s saved his life more than once. Racing from the corridors of power in Washington to the bustling streets of Singapore, Quinn won’ t stop until he uncovers the truth behind his friend’s violent death, the astounding reason Jenny has vanished—and what she knows about the most explosive deception of all. *Tess Gerritsen **Jeffery Deaver ***Booklist

“It’s time to return to biblical roots in reaching out to the younger generations,” says author Susan Seymour. She is passionate about the Word of God and America’s youth. However, years of teaching elementary, middle, and high school students and participating in church ministry programs to the same age groups have left her convinced that our nation is in dire need of sincere revival. Apostasy is both a call to awareness and an appeal for the church to simplify, returning to an emphasis on the simple foundations of our faith instead of a reliance on new and improved programs. Her message will encourage parents and leaders to take charge and contend for a generation that has been disillusioned by the ways of the world.

Written to combat the influence of the occult on today's kids, these compelling stories show the reality of spiritual warfare. As Rebecca and her brother, Scott, discover the danger in the occult's deceptive practices, they learn to put their trust in God's truths.

Joshua is doing his best to live a normal life. He is a good son for his struggling mother and is the organist at his uncle's church. An unexpected death knocks at his family's door, forcing him to quickly grow up. However, a series of mysterious events and a string of church fires, not only threaten Joshua's reputation, but also his freedom and very life, as the local police and ATF decide to focus solely on him. Joshua immediately puts his hope and trust in a newfound love named Lauren. But is Lauren exactly what God ordered, or is she deceiving him in who she really is? To complicate things even more, the community revival is fast approaching, and many lives are at stake. Joshua must throw away almost everything that he has ever learned to fully trust God before it's too late. Can Joshua solve the mystery and save himself, or must he sacrifice his love with Lauren and his freedom to save the many lives attending the community revival? He must choose between death and love or life and truth.The Deceived is a Christian mystery with suspense, spiritual lessons, and love. It is a creative and unique story, designed with twists and turns, that will not only surprise you, but also inspire your own thoughts about life, love, self-growth, and the spiritual power within us all through God.

"The first modern English translation and dual-language edition of a Renaissance Italian comedy of intrigue, involving twins and mistaken identities, believed to be a source for Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night.' Includes introduction, bibliography, plot summary, notes"--

For two traumatic days, Livvy Higgs is besieged by a series of small heart attacks while the ghost of her younger self leads her back through a past devastated by lies and secrets. The story opens in Halifax in 2009, travels back to the French Shore of Newfoundland during the mid-thirties and the heyday of the Maritime shipping industry, makes its way to wartorn Halifax during the battle of the Atlantic in World War II, then leaps ahead to the bedside of the elder Livvy. Caught between a troubled past, and her present and worsening living conditions, Livvy is forced to pick apart the lies and secrets told by her greedy, prideful father, Durwin Higgs, who judges her a failure, and her formidable Grandmother Creed, who has mysteriously aligned herself with Livvy's father, despite their mutual hatred. Tending to Livvy during her illness is her young next-door neighbour, Gen, a single mother, social-work student, and part-time drug dealer. Overnight, a violent scene embroils the two in each other's lives in a manner that will entwine them forever. In The Deception of Livvy Higgs, the inimitable Morrissey has written a powerful tale, the Stone Angel of the East Coast.

For three years, Kate Marshall has been grieving the loss of her husband and their four-year-old son in a boating accident. But when she spots a familiar-looking child on an escalator in the mall, she is convinced it is the son she thought was dead. With police skeptical of her story, she turns to private investigator Connor Sullivan. The former Secret Service agent is dubious but agrees to investigate. Digging into the case he discovers that the incident may have been no accident at all. But if Kate's son is alive, someone is intent on keeping him hidden--and may be willing to go to lethal lengths to protect a sinister secret. As Irene Hannon's many fans have come to expect, Deceived is filled with complex characters, unexpected twists, and a riveting plot line that accelerates to an explosive finish.