April 4, 1968. Martin Luther King is dead and so is Brenda Queen, shot on stage at the Howard Theatre, Washington's soul music showcase, as rioters rage through the capital. Was it a tragic accident, a calculated crime, or something else? That's what Jake Katz, a rookie cop on the Metropolitan Police Department, has to figure out in DEATH AT THE HOWARD, a novel about a web of events that will change him, his city, and his country forever. Anchored in the turbulence of 1968 -- the assassinations of Dr. King and Bobby Kennedy, the riots in Washington, the Poor People's March, the war in Vietnam, the police riot at the Democratic Convention in Chicago, and more -- the story weaves its way through the equally turbulent life and death of Brenda Queen. Through it all, Katz learns who he is and who he aspires to be, at an unexpected cost to both him and his family. The echoes of that time still reverberate through the country today, not just for those of us who lived through it, but for all Americans. DEATH AT THE HOWARD vividly shows readers of all ages why.
Siege Of The Capital tracks Hamaas Abdul Khaalis' takeover of the District Building, the Islamic Center, and the B'nai B'rith in Washington in March 1977, during which one person was killed, several others - including Marion Barry - were wounded, and more than 100 people were held hostage for 39 hours. Four years earlier, Black Muslims had slain seven members of Mr. Khaalis' family, including three small children, at his home in Washington. Siege Of The Capital tells these stories through the eyes of Jake Katz, who left the Metropolitan Police Department to go to law school at the end of Mr. Tevelin's first Jake Katz novel, Death At The Howard. Katz went on to be one of the Assistant United States Attorneys who prosecuted the murderers of Khaalis' family. Because he had a relationship - sometimes good, sometimes bad, but always unpredictable - with Khaalis, the U.S. Attorney calls on him to help negotiate the end of the hostage crisis. Mr. Tevelin researched and wrote the book over 18 months, interviewing many participants in the hostage crisis and reviewing trial transcripts, U.S. Attorney's Office files, police interviews, and Mr. Khaalis' medical records at the National Archives and D.C. Superior Court. The novel is true to the facts of both cases, changing them only as needed to weave Katz' personal story - including his time on the MPD, his torrid relationship with a female colleague, and his own crisis deciding what he wants to do with the rest of his life - through the 39 hours and its aftermath. What Readers Are Saying About Siege Of The Capital "Although laced throughout with fiction, Mr. Tevelin's book captures the essential elements of Mr. Khaalis' takeover, and the drama of those thirty-nine hours. He managed to make the complexity of the incident into a very readable story." Earl Silbert, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia during Khaalis' siege "Dave Tevelin vividly captured the horror of the Khaalis slayings, and the drama of his takeover of the three buildings in D.C. He nailed Khaalis' voice, and compellingly laid out the web of factors that led to both the murders of his family and his actions four years later. I recommend this book highly." Henry Schuelke, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia who prosecuted the murderers of Khaalis' family "Siege of the Capital, a blend of fiction with real time events, is a great read Its account brought back memories of a life-changing event for those involved in the 1977 hostage siege and the dramatic trial that followed. For me, as the federal prosecutor involved in the case, Dave Tevelin's account of those days - and Khaalis' back story - is well researched, vivid, and compelling." Mark Tuohey, former Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Columbia "Dave Tevelin weaves a taut drama filled with over-the-top characters in a fantastic series of events, all of which are based in fact A terrific retelling of a bizarre chapter of Washington history that is both authentic and gripping." Tim Murray, former D.C. pretrial official and Executive Director of the Pretrial Justice Institute
Molly began reading the script that Zebulon had handed her. "We are safe and unharmed. I have no idea where we are. The leader has promised that Luke and I will not be harmed if you do as he says. Zachariah Belfest must be freed and flown to Mexico. Once he calls this leader, we will be set free. Do what they ask, Henry." Molly and Jake are enjoying a vacation in the Colorado mountains when everything goes awry. Caught in the middle of a political and religious struggle, Molly is kidnapped and Jake must rescue her and the governor's son. Religious zealots and conniving politicians maneuver for advantage and Jake must make quick decisions. In the end, see how a new presidential campaign is launched out of intrigue and tragedy. Following the successful release of The Reunion Key and Long Lost Friend, Marie and Jerry Perlet are publishing their third novel in the Molly and Jake series. Look for Molly and Jake's fourth adventure, The Earworm, in the fall of 2015.
Who was Jake Meissner? Was he a vagabond, a gypsy, a drifter, a searcher, an explorer, a rolling stone, a lost soul, a free spirit, or a teacher? Or was he just a man who enjoyed life to the fullest? Whoever Jake was, he paid the consequences for decisions he made both good and bad, molding him into the person he had become. Jake grew up in northern Colorado in the 1950's and 1960's. Going back to great grandparents on both sides of the family, he was the only one out of a very expansive, multi- generational family, to move outside Colorado. This is the story of Jake and all his moves spanning the time from 1951 - 2015. Jake had been to forty one states, Puerto Rico, and the British Virgin Islands. In Jake's adventurous sixty four years, he had lived in seven states and Puerto Rico. He had also lived in fifteen cities, towns, townships, or villages and sixty two different habitats. Those included: houses, apartments, mobile homes, motor homes, campers, cabins, yurts, hotels, motels, and B&B's. Perhaps you can relate to what life was like in the 1950's as a child, 1960's as a teenager, the 1970's as a college student and all the other decades following Jake's life into 2015. Human nature has many constants. You may gain knowledge of a particular place or learn a valuable lesson. You may also go on a traveling tour to the many places Jake either visited or lived. Jake's story is told in the past tense even though Jake is still on the move. Jake and his wife Jenna are currently in a two and a half year long term care-taking position. When this position comes to an end is Jake's Destination Unknown? In this earthy and captivating tale of human existence, author John Herbst adeptly chronicles the divergent wanderings and multiple lifestyles of spirited character Jake Meissner. John presents Jake's multifaceted sixty-four year life in a unique way that transcends traditional social inhibitions, realistically painting a genuine man struggling to find meaning in a turbulent world. Visit the 1950s and 60s, experiencing up close what Jake's life was like during childhood. Drop into an alternative reality hippie commune. Stand alongside Jake as he hitch-hikes cross country during the radical 1970s. Accompany him as he quietly pursues and captures frogs and photographs alligators in the dismal swamps of central Florida during the 80s. Listen to the story of the dedication ceremony and memorial for the crew of the Crown Point B-17 crash. Feel the rampage of two devastating floods, one in 1976, the other 2013. Realize Jake's adrenaline rush and pounding heart while summiting majestic 14,000 foot mountain peaks. Enjoy personal training with Jake in 2015, sensing his positive mental attitude towards his clients and life. Have fun with Jake Meissner, a man and life vividly presented by storyteller John Herbst.
A domestic violence call leads detectives to a stately residence on Philadelphia's affluent Main Line. They conclude there's no cause for concern, but Chief Detective Jake Guiliani can't help but wonder after he's handed a manuscript a member of the Balough family gave to one of the detectives. The manuscript details the history of the Balough family leading back to colonial times-nothing too strange, that is, until Guiliani comes across the family's truly bizarre preoccupation with discovering the secret of eternal life-an obsession that's shrouded generations of Baloughs in murders and mysteries. The past is yanked violently into the present when Edmund Balough, a scientist and the patriarch of the Balough family, is found in his mansion-stabbed to death. Dante Balough, Edmund's grandson and heir to the family fortune, has an alibi. The alibi, however, makes him a suspect in the drugging of a police officer. Edmund's brother, Adam Bolough has a theory about the murder that seems too crazy to believe, and separating fact from fiction becomes increasingly difficult for the chief detective when he learns the story of the ruby necklace hanging around the neck of the family's macaw parrot...
Chief detective of the Philadelphia homicide squad, Jake Guiliani lives and breathes his job-ridding the streets of undesirables and wanted criminals. And when his current flame, the stunning and self-possessed Fiona Tate, is murdered right before his eyes, Jake swears to bring her killer to justice. While piecing together the fragments of this mysterious case, he realizes her most recent acquisition, the Black Canary Diamond, has gone missing as well. Desperate to find answers and dull his anguish over losing Fiona, Jake tries to make sense of a violent and seemingly disjointed case. As he begins to connect the links, Jake uncovers the vanished diamond's storied history and the far-reaching effects it's had on those who have possessed it-and pretty soon he's the one tangled up with one of the most haunted and notoriously evil pieces of jewelry the world has ever seen. The first in the Jake Guiliani Mystery Series, The Black Canary Diamond is a pulse-pounding murder mystery that takes readers on a thrilling adventure brimming with romance, intrigue, suspense, and an overshadowing evil that threatens to ruin everyone and everything it encounters.
Lee's boyfriend wants her to gain some sexual experience apart from him. Upset by his demand, she goes for a hike in the woods and promptly gets lost. When she's rescued by JJ, a handsome stranger with chiseled features and large bulges in all the right places, she decides to do as her boyfriend asks. The first step is to accidentally spill water on her top; the second step is to hang the wet garment in a nearby tree to dry in the sun, thus giving the stranger an unfettered view of her naked breasts. What happens next will forever remain a fond memory for her-and a fantasy come true for the stranger An erotic short story by the Mistress of Erotica Jacqueline LeMaster.
Towning has taken ex-army intelligence officer Jake Dillon to a new level in The Cutter, the sixth in his Dillon crime thriller series."Dillon is summoned from a year-long sabbatical by new head of Ferran & Cardini International operations, Brodie Stevens, he is pushed to extremes of emotion and endurance in a fight for justice and truth, the bloody picture of beauty and greed that can only be painted by a black conflict diamond.Thrown into a living nightmare of theft, lies and torture by an incestuous web of diamond dealers, each with far more to hide than just their invisible sources and ill-gotten bounty. Back in 2000 the mutilated bodies of two eminent diamond cutters are found in their respected Venice gallery. An unspeakably heinous crime had been committed - what of the motive, what of the murderer? Dillon's pain palpable, and failure - a failure that cost his closest ally her life.Today Jake Dillon is called by Stevens to the scene of the torture, murder and meticulous mutilation of a London diamond merchant. Should he take on the lost battle of 15-years ago, or walk away? The only prize Dillon understands is justice and retribution - his methods unorthodox and unforgiving. From London and Venice to New York, Sierra Leone and Sandbanks Dillon hunts for the truth and the prize that he has waited fifteen years to claim."
American born and bred, radical Islamic terrorism is not new today. Back when Terrorist Babe was first written most people silently mocked the idea.Go with us as we accompany Jake Crabtree and his team in pursuit of Osama's daughter. And note that sometimes the hunters become the hunted.With a rich cast of characters, on the side of the angels and otherwise, Terrorist Babe offers the reader lots of twists and turns.Start off with snipers whacking Babs, and continuing on trails from Pennsylvania to Arizona to Key West and back to the Keystone State.
Jake Corby saved the world. Now, he's being asked to save the universe Corby is recovering from his last mission, enjoying life with his new family, when he's sucked into a parallel universe with nothing but his clothes, his dog, and his eighty-three-year-old grandmother-in-law. On this version of Earth, the dinosaurs didn't go extinct and the world is ruled by a spacefaring civilization of dinobirds. If Jake wants to return home, he'll need to not only survive but locate the rulers of Earth so they can send him back. Worse, Corby learns that a universe collision is imminent. Unless he can adapt to his new reality and work with the dinobirds to ward off that danger, his universe, as well as countless others, will cease to exist. The Universe Next Door is a standalone book and may be understood without reading any of the other books in the series. However, for maximum enjoyment, consider reading Contact Us first.
"We are pleased to report that four paintings by the Master Van Gogh have been discovered at the St. Paul de Mausole in Saint-Remy. The paintings were hidden in a hollow wall and they were found during recent renovations to the museum. According to the museum director, Monsieur Rousseau, the paintings have been missing since World War two and were thought to be lost. A Van Gogh recently sold at auction for more than one-hundred-fifty million dollars, so the museum has stumbled upon a fortune in paintings. We are sending a news team to Saint-Remy to bring you all the latest details on tomorrow morning's news program." Rachel's eyes lit up. "Ah, perfect. These four will be very valuable and not easily identified. I will offer my services to Monsieur Rousseau this very minute." Molly and Jake's European vacation is interrupted by Rachel Dixon's newest scam to create art forgeries and sell the originals. As they race across Europe to stop Rachel, President Witherspoon plans to use Rachel's expertise in new and devious ways. Find out if Molly and Jake can catch the Artful Deceiver. What is the president planning for the future of our nation?
The sports landscape changed in the spring of 1994 when the Cleveland Indians moved into their new stadium at the corner of Carnegie and Ontario. No longer the joke of the league, The Jake made them the jewel of baseball and helped revitalize a city and a fan base. For the first time ever, these interviews and stories from the players, managers and front office personnel give the inside scoop on what happened on the field, in the dugout and behind the scenes of this exciting time in Cleveland sports history. Get the best seat in the house for the most recent addition to the Tribe's celebrated legacy.
