The chillingly prescient subject of New York Times bestselling author John R. Maxim's remarkable new thriller -- which anticipates the development of unstoppable viral weapons -- is reassuring in at least one regard: It has threatened and angered Paul Bannerman.
The story begins not in Westport, Connecticut, where Bannerman and a group of his deadliest operatives have been trying to live otherwise normal lives, but in a fortified estate outside Washington, D.C., where the billionaire sociopath Artemus Bourne has taken delivery of a package. It was supposed to contain samples of horrific bio-weapons that one of his offshore firms created. Instead, the package held three severed heads. One belonged to the scientist who'd developed those weapons. The other two belonged to men who'd tested the virus on humans.
Bourne knows who sent him the three heads and why; it is an act of vengeance by a man long thought dead. He is out of Bourne's reach, but Bourne knows that man's one weakness -- a woman who is the great love of his life. If Bourne can find her, his problem might be nipped in the bud.
But Bourne's solution puts him at odds with Paul Bannerman, himself a friend of this woman. And Bannerman has a number of "ghosts" of his own, so-called because they, too, are thought to be dead and beyond the reach of the living. But none of them are beyond the reach of Artemus Bourne's deadly viral weapons. If Bannerman does not agree to stand down, anything in Westport that breathes will die.
This new Bannerman adventure, long awaited and much requested, is a heart-stopping tale ripped from today's headlines. It is also a tale of loyalty, of honor, and of a love that transcends life and death.

Bannerman's Ghosts

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Maxim, John R.

Thrillers & Suspense

WilliamMr

A long-awaited package has finally arrived at the fortified estate of billionaire sociopath Artemus Bourne. But instead of containing the anticipated biological nightmare one of his offshore firms created, inside are three severed human heads . . . An act of vengeance by a man long thought dead has set in motion a drama too terrifying to imagine -- one that will ensnare ex-government assassin Paul Bannerman and his "ghosts," operatives assumed dead but actually hiding in suburban Connecticut from their dark and bloody pasts. For Bannerman and his people cannot sit idly by as a maniac who hungers for ultimate power -- and possesses the wealth and weapons to achieve his terrible aims -- obliterates the lives of the innocent. But the clock is ticking rapidly down to Armageddon. And if he makes one wrong move, everything that breathes in Bannerman's world will die.

AVON.

When Peter Halloran, an ordinary suburban businessman, begins to see people at a suburban Connecticut train station who have recently died, Jennifer Wilde, who has seen this sort of supernatural happening before, tries to convince Halloran that he is not going insane and that he could be the deciding factor in the epic struggle between good and evil. Reprint.

Platforms

Literature & Fiction

Avon/Books

Manhattan executive Corbin is haunted by memories of another time -- memories that do not belong to him. Then, in the midst of a raging New York City snowstorm, the inexplicable images become more vivid and real. And before he knows it, Jonathan Corbin has stepped into a bygone world of gaslit streets and horsedrawn carriages -- and into the center of a nineteenth-century maelstrom of love, revenge, obsession...and death. Through the swirling snow, he can make out the figure of a woman-someone he can't possibly recognize, but does; someone he knows he is destined to kill.

Time Out of Mind

There is nothing unusual about Jared Baker -- until a sudden, tragic accident sets something inside of him free. With the destruction of everything he loves comes the birth of terrifying and irresistible impulses, as two hidden selves arise out of the darkest corners of his personality, each one as volatile as dynamite ... and twice as deadly.
Behavioral scientist Marcus Sonnenberg knows what has happened to Jared Baker. Under the guise of aid, he intends to bend Jared to his will, to use the newborn "gifts" of a confused, frightened man for Sonnenberg's own ends. But there are other powerful covert forces determined to get their hands on this devastating human "weapon." And now Jared Baker must run for his life from organized criminals, government assassins ... and from what he, himself, has become.

Abel Baker Charley

Bannerman, leader of a deadly group of CIA contract agents operating in Europe, is lured to Westport, Connecticut, by his superiors, who plot his termination, but Bannerman has other plans that soon involve a lovely journalist and her father, a retired cop

The Bannerman Solution

When he discovers that his girlfriend's life is in danger, former professional assassin Paul Bannerman is determined to protect her, but his efforts blind him to the cruelty of his former employers, who intend to test out a new killing computer on Bannerman and his buddies. Reprint.

The Bannerman Effect

BANNERMAN'S LAW

When Los Angeles film studen Lisa Benedict is murdered after accidentally stumbling upon the terrible truth about Sur La Mer, an insane asylum for celebrities, her sister, Carla, one of Paul Bannerman's most efficient assassins, pursues her own quest for revenge against her sister's killers. Reprint.

Bannerman's Law

While ruthless spy Carla Benedict prepares to eliminate her own lover, another spy, in Russia, a retired American operative Paul Bannerman and his Swiss bride become unwitting pawns in an underground civil war. Reprint.

Bannerman's Promise

Contemporary

The Shadow Box

Michael Fallon has it all: devoted friends and family, a beautiful fiancee, and a great career. But a series of inexplicable and violent events begin to rob him of everything he loves. First the man who raised him is brutally murdered. A few days later, Michael's fiancee is gunned down during a convenience store hold-up. Finally he is fired from his job with no explanation. And now it seems strangers are trying to kill him.
Fleeing to the island of Martha's Vineyard, Michael hopes for a new beginning--and possibly even a new love with the enigmatic Megan Cole. But little does he know that his entire life has been built on lies--and a vast conspiracy of corruption. And his pursuers are about to strike again. . .

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Bannerman's Ghosts

Bannerman's Ghosts

Platforms

Time Out of Mind

Abel Baker Charley

The Bannerman Solution

The Bannerman Effect

Bannerman's Law

Bannerman's Promise

The Shadow Box