What if scientists not only discovered the gene that causes homosexuality but found a way to change it before the baby was ever born? Dr. Clark Penrose does just that and his discovery sets off an international firestorm. A gay rights organization quickly files a lawsuit to stop him and they're joined by an evangelical group that believes no one should be allowed to play God. What follows is a legal battle that has huge ramifications inside and outside the courtroom. We all have preconceived notions about this issue and we think our opinions are etched in stone. The God Players will challenge everything you've ever believed, no matter which side you're on.

The God Players

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Valentine, Phil

Science Fiction

Oxley Durchville Publishing

Nostradamus is, without question, the most famous prognosticator of all time. But what if his prophecies had help? Benson Crow is a sci-fi writer who finds himself thrust into the middle of a prophecy that could mean the death of untold numbers of people. The First Face of Janus, a secret society dating back to the time of Nostradamus' death, has made sure that the master's predictions have come true for nearly 500 years. Crow comes into possession of strange quatrains that point to the next prophecy. He's told the disaster will unfold within the week.For as long as the First Face of Janus has existed, a covert religious sect, the Custos Verbi (Keeper of the Word), has tried to destroy them. Crow gets caught in the crossfire of a clandestine prophecy war and soon finds himself in so deep that his only option is to see it through to the very end. He races against time to stop the next prophecy and save innocent lives, but his actions could dramatically alter the future.He follows the trail from Montreal, across France, and finally to Spain, in a desperate attempt to prevent another catastrophic prophecy from coming to fruition.This suspense thriller is rich with intriguing history and exotic locations, intertwined with a mystery that will keep you guessing until the very last page.

The First Face of Janus: Secret Society of Nostradamus

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

Sterling McQueen is a different kind of spy. He lives off the grid and below the radar. No computer. No cell phone. No fancy gadgets. Nothing that would allow his enemies to track him. He lives by his wits and the tradecraft he learned from the greatest of a lost generation of spies. Instead of cyber hacks and geosynchronous satellite tracking, McQueen's world is one of dead drops, concealment devices, and black bag jobs. In a world of Big Brother watching our every move Sterling McQueen is invisible.
He works for a super-secret intelligence agency, the Strategic Support Branch. The SSB relies primarily on the nearly lost art of human intelligence. They cultivate assets abroad to burrow deep down inside the organizations that pose the biggest threat to the United States of America. What was old is now new again, and Sterling McQueen's special set of skills are once again in high demand. Super computers and stealth drones are no longer enough to keep the world safe. The world now needs Sterling McQueen.
Let's face it, most books in the spy genre these days rely far too much on gadgetry and over-the-top stunts that only happen in the movies. Isn't it time someone returned to the vintage spy novel? Barbican is a political thriller written in the mold of the old spy classics. Our hero, Sterling McQueen, shuns modern technology in favor of the more reliable standbys of human intelligence and his own keen power of deduction. This is a mystery/thriller filled with intrigue, layered with nuance, and peppered with more twists and turns than an Alpine highway.
Hostages are being snatched all across Europe. They come from different countries and different backgrounds, but they all have two traits in common. They're Jewish and they're rich. German intelligence is close to solving the mystery when an asset--a professor of Middle Eastern studies--is kidnapped in Brussels. Sterling McQueen is dispatched by the Strategic Support Branch (SSB) in the United States to assist in the case. He discovers a tangled web of deception and secrecy that has world intelligence agencies chasing their own tails.
The adventure leads McQueen to Brussels, Munich, Zurich, Vienna, and a remote Austrian fortress or barbican. McQueen peels back the many layers of this case to discover he's dealing with an unconventional kind of terrorist group. Their plan could totally realign the power structure of the world. They communicate in a unique code that McQueen has to solve if he's going to stop them from carrying out their ultimate mission.

Barbican: A Sterling McQueen Spy Story

Thrillers & Suspense

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