Martin Harris returns home after a short absence to find that his wife doesn't know him and another man is living in his house under his name. The imposter shares all of Martin's memories, experiences, and knowledge down to the last detail. Is it conspiracy? Amnesia? An elaborate hoax or his own paranoid delusion? Part moral fable, part thriller, Unknown is a fast-paced tale of one man's desperate attempt to reclaim his existence-even at the cost of his own life. Watch a Video
'One of Scandinavia's best crime writers, no mean compliment in a crowded field' The TimesIt's summer on Gotland and an international group of archaeology students are excavating an ancient Viking site. The camaraderie and holiday spirits of the group are shattered when one of their number, a Dutch student called Martina, disappears. Rumours abound about a secret relationship she was having with someone on the island, but is her disappearance simply a lover's intrigue?When the body of a horse is discovered in a local farmer's field, other rumours begin to circulate. The horse had been decapitated and the head has vanished. As Inspector Knutas begins his investigation, echoes from Gotland's Viking past begin to trouble his search. When Martina's naked body is found hanging from a tree, with what look like ritualistic markings on her skin, there can be little further question. Someone is calling to the old Gods of Gotland. Martina has been killed according to the Viking ritual of the three-fold death, and the one thing the ritual points to is that more deaths will follow.
In the game of chess, the queen, king, and their bishops, rooks and knights, control the power. The pawns are sacrificed at will. In the game of life, leaders become adept at stealing territory, sapping the wealth and sacrificing the weak. Might makes right.This is a story of a child born in Syria. The tale begins in the current time of history, (2019). Living by instinct, this child can survive the deadly gases, the painful hunger, and the loneliness of life with no family to protect her, no religion or creed to direct her, and no land to call her own.In a lifelong resiliency of spirit, this girl becomes a woman who not only survives, but succeeds in finding a family, security and a better life for others.Siri Ann begins her life with unknown heritage, unknown family, and vastly unknown potential. Her willingness to serve others is the key to the many leadership roles she plays in America, Syria and the world.Much of the time, the queen, the king and the knights, die without discovering their purpose on earth. At times, a lowly pawn learns the lesson early and becomes a master.
He knew there was a cost. He just didn't know how great it'd be. Gabriel Kelly returned to Russia for one reason--to bury his parents. After ten years in the United States, he hadn't expected to return to his childhood home in the face of tragedy. However, after short days in Moscow, he begins to consider if the same call that cost his parents' lives is now upon him. Sofia Rykova's dreams finally came true when she became a principal soloist with the Bolshoi Ballet. One night, though, an old crush walks back into her life, making her wonder if there is more to life than ballet. Gabe Kelly is just as she remembered, just as she longed for--yet religion stands between them. Unknown to Gabe and Sofia, danger lurks closer than either would have guessed. The deaths of Gabe's parents grow more suspicious by the day, and Gabe and Sofia are drawn into the midst of a plot neither can escape. Will obedience to God's call--in spite of their fears and desires--result in a price too steep to bear?
An ominous darkness spreads across the land.. but then a star begins to fall, awakening an ancient prophecy and sending two seekers on a treacherous journey into the unknown. The fate of the world now rests in the hands of a feisty princess and the lowly hunter who secretly loves her...An epic friends-to-lovers fantasy novel filled with action, adventure, hope and heartache.★★★★★ "The author created such a realistic and believable world, that I was unable to put the book down. I felt like I was right there with the characters, going on the journey of a lifetime." Helena F., Book reviewer.★★★★★ "The whole trilogy read like a movie. The imagery fired the imagination. The action was non-stop. The emotional buy-in was top-rate." Elaine H. Renfro, Book reviewer
Unknown is a collection of short stories, all with different morals, different outcomes, and different people who go through scenarios that anyone can go through. Life is always going to be a battle, but we have to learn to use these battles to beat the war. No matter what, these characters take the battles into their own hands, leaving them with an ending unknown.
"Linguistically charged, rhythmically and technically assured, theatrically daring, this poetry collection restores mythical and historical female figures to the human imagination. The cast of characters includes Greek goddesses, an 18th Century Chines pirate, pilots in the WWII Serbian Night Bomber Regiment, black American golf and tennis pro, Althea Gibson, and photographer Khadija Saye, who died in the Grenfell fire. The poems are robust, playful, tender and compassionate. The work as a whole forms an unsentimental and richly detailed testament to women's resistance. It bears witness, expressing and celebrating the life-force and capacity for love that defines each character and that we recognise as poetry's authentic subject matter."Graham Mort"Unknown cracks on with its task of introducing and re-introducing us to women who might otherwise slip through history and culture's ever wide female-shaped holes. Brisk and beautiful poems speed us from goddesses like Kore to semi-mythic figures like Cartimandua ("Lost Queen of the North" as I think of her) to real life women like Khadija Saye, a young artist who tragically died in the Grenfell fire. Works of reclamation like this are ongoingly necessary-which is frustrating-but when they're done so well, are a pleasure and a joy." Kate Fox
At the age of twenty-six Meg believes she is happy. Blessed with good health, a devoted family and a career that she loves, she possesses everything a young woman could want. Her diary is awhirl with social engagements. A passionate traveller with a taste for adventure, she is forever jetting off to exotic locations and keeps an ever-expanding list of countries she wants to visit before she turns thirty. When a new relationship with a dream man beckons, the sky is the limit. But then suddenly, on holiday in Asia, the unthinkable happens when she succumbs to a mystery illness that reduces her to a state of utter helplessness and dependency on others. Miraculously revived after being left to die in a Vietnamese hospital, she is diagnosed with Guillain-Barr syndrome, a rare but potentially life-threatening neurological disorder offering no clear outcome. As her world is turned upside-down, Meg must fight not only her rebellious body but also a frightening element of uncertainty about the future. Will she recover? Nobody - least of all the doctors who treat her - is able to say. Unknown is about being pushed to the brink and coming back again, about the power of the human spirit and about discovering through adversity a new and more rewarding way to live.
Will being sent away by yet another family drive Cassie to excel in her new environment or run? The unknown could be just what Cassie needs to finally feel part of something.Cassie Martin is used to being shuffled around in the foster system, so when her newest guardians want to send her away to a camp for "exceptional youths" she sees it as their way to deal with a troubled teen. She never could have guessed they were telling the truth Soon Cassie finds herself surrounded by other kids her own age who display unusual aptitudes for learning. Faced with a camp bully, and hot guys who seem determined to get to know her better, Cassie's life has just gotten a lot more interesting, but maybe not for the better. Unusual things are happening at the camp, and the counselors are determined to keep everyone in the dark. But in a camp designed to encourage brilliant minds, it's only a matter of time before the truth will be revealed.
It happens every year. A select few disappear, never to return.From The Falkland Islands to the Himalayas, Puerto Rico to England - people are vanishing without trace or explanation. A young man who's lost everything stumbles across an ancient secret.Can he unlock the mystery? Will he find those who need him?...can he escape the Unknown?
