Dr. Katherine Cook, Ph.D, wrestles with frequent black outs, memory loss, and impulsive behavior while a a serial killer of pedophiles is on the loose. A serial killer who might be a member of a support group she cohosts.
First time in ebook! One foggy November morning on Chicago's West Side, paramedic trainee Beth Reilly faces a life or death choice that will put her own future in jeopardy. High on cocaine, her veteran paramedic officer slams their ambulance into a homeless, pregnant woman, forcing the woman into labor. Beth alone must decide who will live-the fetus fighting for life or the mother who is hemorrhaging to death. She can't save them both. Beth's decision tests old friendships and creates new enemies. Her woman-hating boss tries to destroy her career. An ambitious prosecutor decides her trial is his ticket to a judgeship. A religious zealot treats her as a sacrificial lamb, diverting suspicion from the woman he loves. A handsome professor enters her life, but is the timing coincidental? When one of her tormentors dies suspiciously, Beth realized her choices have turned deadly.
Chicago real estate agent Laurie Atkins is gardening beneath the relentless August sun when her dog's frantic barks divert her to a dead body sprawled on the front acreage of her Wisconsin summer home. She rushes inside to phone the police, but the body disappears. Laurie begins to doubt her own sanity. Then the unidentified body turns up on the driveway of Helga Beckermann, her devious neighbor. When her emotionally withdrawn husband skips town on the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, Laurie uncovers truths she'd rather deny. Her family in peril, Laurie enlists the help of two women she thinks she can trust: former Chicago Tribune investigative reporter Mitzy Maven, and tough-talking CPD detective Maggie O'Connor. "A brilliantly crafted story of what happens when life insurance companies play God, and how the dark desires of deceit and greed come home to roost." --R.P.Dahlke, author of A Dead Red Heart and A Dead Red Cadillac "A dramatic, fictional portrayal of the issues health insurance claimants face when confronted by fraudulent claims handling practices." -- Robert A. Shipley, AV Rated Trial Attorney
Lake Forest bank executive Joseph Barge is dead and everybody he's tormented is celebrating. All except Ellie, his 13-year-old daughter. Left in the cold glare of her father, who drowned his sorrows in rage and alcohol, Ellie resorted to bullying to get his attention. Years ago, she lost her mother. Now her father, too? In shock at her father's death, Ellie plunges into a deep depression, unable to communicate with the outside world. Distressed by her student's suffering, special education teacher Mitzy Maven teams up with CPD Detective Maggie O'Connor and hottie North Shore Detective Eric Whelan to solvethe case. It doesn't take long for Mitzy, a former investigative reporter for the Chicago Tribune, to find a slew of people who wanted Barge gone. A disgruntled co-worker. The sexually-harassed nanny. The sister-in-law who fought for custody. Half the White Oaks Middle School teaching staff!
Chicago real estate agent Laurie Atkins is gardening beneath the relentless August sun when her dog's frantic barks divert her to a dead body sprawled on the front acreage of her Wisconsin summer home. She rushes inside to phone the police, but the body disappears. Laurie begins to doubt her own sanity. Then the unidentified body turns up on the driveway of Helga Beckermann, her devious neighbor. When her emotionally withdrawn husband skips town on the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, Laurie uncovers truths she'd rather deny. Her family in peril, Laurie enlists the help of two women she thinks she can trust: former Chicago Tribune investigative reporter Mitzy Maven, and tough-talking CPD detective Maggie O'Connor. "A brilliantly crafted story of what happens when life insurance companies play God, and how the dark desires of deceit and greed come home to roost." --R.P.Dahlke, author of A Dead Red Heart and A Dead Red Cadillac "A dramatic, fictional portrayal of the issues health insurance claimants face when confronted by fraudulent claims handling practices." -- Robert A. Shipley, AV Rated Trial Attorney
A supplementary language arts program for special needs students, grades 4-12, which provides instruction in vocabulary, grammar, written expression, oral expression, listening, higher-level thinking, and organizational skills.
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