Robert Wilson

When homicide detective Javier Falcon is called in to investigate a horrific murder, he finds himself inexplicably afraid, and as he learns more about the victim's turbulent life, Falcon is forced to face his own past.

Scott Warden is a man haunted by the past-and soon to be haunted by the future. In early-twenty-first-century Thailand, Scott is an expatriate slacker. Then, one day, he inadvertently witnesses an impossible event: the violent appearance of a 200-foot stone pillar in the forested interior. Its arrival collapses trees for a quarter mile around its base, freezing ice out of the air and emitting a burst of ionizing radiation. It appears to be composed...

Wilson's book is organized geographically and includes brief descriptions of notable Vermont historical events and sites, Vermonters past and present, and businesses unique to Vermont, along with roadside directions to the places described. Many of the stories are followed by references to short YouTube videos which provides the reader with bonus sight-and-sound coverage enriching the words one has just read.

"Offers a contrarian yet effective approach to help children and teens push through their fears, worries, and phobias to ultimately become more resilient, independent, and happy. How do you manage a child who gets stomachaches every school morning, who refuses after-school activities, or who is trapped in the bathroom with compulsive washing? Children like these put a palpable strain on frustrated, helpless parents and teachers. And there is no escaping...

Six children of wealthy international families vanish into the London night, taken in a single flawless pass by a phantom crime syndicate. Assigned by the baffled Metropolitan Police Department to investigate, Detective Inspector Mercy Danquah is at sea. The kidnappers are ruthless and well organized, their resources are seemingly limitless, and their motives unclear. They demand 25 million per hostage for unspecified "expenses" and, as the gang teases...