Plagued by strange premonitions and recurring nightmares, New Orleans College student Anna Picard fears that she is losing her mind, following the same path as her schizophrenic mother. Earning money as a palm-reader in Jackson Square, she discovers that she knows things about those whose hands she touches, leading her to conclude that, rather than psychotic, she may be psychic. Meanwhile, the body of a murdered girl- an unusual tattoo on its abdomen- comes across the autopsy table of forensic pathologist Ross Robillard. Before leaving on vacation, he discovers that the girl's father was also murdered, and that the killers were apparently seeking something of value. Both bodies were bound with an unusual knot called a stevedore knot. Robillard is assaulted by thugs at the airport, the man in charge demanding a map of which the doctor has no knowledge. Escaping amid a melee on the concourse, the doctor cancels his trim and holes up in a New Orleans hotel. When the morgue assistant who aided Robillard in the child's autopsy is murdered, along with his family, the police suspect that the pathologist is somehow involved. Having his palm read at a local fundraiser, the doctor meets Anna Picard, getting a hint of her unusual powers. When he notices that a bouquet of flowers given to her by a stranger is bound by the same distinctive knot as the two corpses, he explains the danger confronting them and insists that they stay together. Joining forces, the couple learn that Anna's recurring dream presages an upcoming terrorist event in the nation's capital. The information needed to predict the specifics of the attack is hidden within the dead girl's tattoo. With the help of FBI agent John Picard and Robillard's estranged brother Kurt, the two rush to solve the riddle and thwart the terrorist attack.
Whenever injustice and oppression occur, a Robin Hood emerges. In Northern Knights, his name is Bob Brunet. His story is set in Northern Wisconsin during the Great Depression of the 1930's. The settings are modeled after authentic Wisconsin locales. While Bob's marriage to Marian Alcott is in progress, Sheriff Roland Blue bursts into the church to arrest him. He's falsely accused of theft by his old nemesis, Gil Quennel. Bob and his best man, Will Scathlock, flee, taking refuge in the nearby Manitou Hills. The novel follows Bob's efforts to exonerate himself, to regain his property, and to help others who have been swept off their property by ruthless land baron, Gil Quennel and banker John King. Bob believes that kidnapped Richard King is the one person able to right the wrongs in the county, and he's unflagging in his attempts to rescue him. Left to her own resources, Marian proves her mettle as a detective, too. Attempting to solve the mysteries, Bob's framed for the murder of a former employee. The witness who accuses him is herself murdered. Bob is blamed for both crimes and lands in jail. Obstacles galore thwart Bob and Marian before the astonishing conclusion. The novel follows Bob's efforts to exonerate himself, to regain his property, and to help others who have been swept off their property by ruthless land baron, Gil Quennel and banker John King. Bob believes that kidnapped Richard King is the one person able to right the wrongs in the county, and he's unflagging in his attempts to rescue him. Left to her own resources, Marian proves her mettle as a detective, too. Attempting to solve the mysteries, Bob's framed for the murder of a former employee. The witness who accuses him is herself murdered. Bob is blamed for both crimes and lands in jail. Obstacles galore thwart Bob and Marian before the astonishing conclusion. “/div>
Robert Harrison and Robert Browne were the initiators of the principles of English Separatism and Congregationalism. The ideas of these two men profoundly influenced the Puritan movement both of England and America.
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Robert Hawker was considered as the "Star of the West", due to his superlative preaching that drew thousands to Charles to hear him speak for over an hour at a time. He was a bold Evangelical, caring father, active in education and compassionate for the poor and needy of the parish, a scholar and author of many books and deeply beloved of his parishioners. Described as "one of Almighties almoners/Entrusted with supernatural wealth" .
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