Brian Drake

"Around the glowing hearth on winter nights The young folks ask to be told once again The pretty tale of Dora and her love Who came to her from somewhere past the snows." A folk tale in verse of love and youth, of need and fear, and what comes of their mixing.

The past comes back to kill Sam Raven; this time, he may not survive. An SOS from an old girlfriend brings Raven to Washington, DC, and soon he's looking for a killer. Jennifer Denosha married Raven's best friend instead of him, but now she says his old buddy is selling secrets to foreign spies. Before she can tell him more, she's cut down by an assassin's bullet. It makes no sense-David Denosha is as big a patriot as Raven. As he begins to investigate, Sam discovers Jen wasn't lying. Her husband really is the bad guy this time. And Raven has to decide how to deal with him. But David Denosha is not alone. A conspiracy in Paris is behind his wicked game, and the man in charge doesn't like trouble. He had no problem removing Denosha's wife; he won't have any problem removing anybody else, either. In a race across half a continent, Sam Raven battles an enemy force out to win at all costs. You've never read action like this before

MR. WOLF IS A BRAND-NEW HERO THAT YOU CAN ROOT FOR FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE HARD-EDGED SCOTT STILETTO THRILLERS - BRIAN DRAKE.When innocent people are in the crossfire and the police are unable to help, Wolf picks up where the law leaves off.As he hunts for clues through the city's dark alleys, chasing mafia killers, solving a decades-old crime, or helping a widow unravel the mystery behind a murder attempt, he quickly uncovers the hidden hands behind the violence, but even he isn't ready for the shocking twists when the last bullets are fired.THE DANGEROUS MR. WOLF is your introduction to a good man to have on your side.Better pray he stays there.

Scott Stiletto returns in this explosive ninth adventure of his best-selling series You've never read action like this before Defecting drug cartel leaders? It's not an assignment Stiletto wants, but it's one he was built for. Carlos and Jackeline Guardado, leaders of a cartel sharing their name, have been funneling information to the US for a decade, damaging cartels world-wide, leading to billions of dollars in losses and the assassinations of high-profile drug thugs. Now they're cashing in on a promise-the promise of a new life and new identities in the US.But they have to escape alive first.Stiletto travels to Colombia to coordinate the defection, and right away finds himself hip deep in hostility. Somebody's figured out what Carlos and Jackeline have done, and now they're marked for death. With their teenage daughter in tow, Stiletto risks everything to get them to freedom, or die trying."A fast-paced, hard-edged trip through a hail of bullets and vengeance."

SAM RAVEN TRIES TO GET AWAY FROM HIS WAR WITHOUT END, BUT CONFLICT FINDS HIM AGAIN IN THIS EMOTIONAL ROLLER-COASTER THRILLER BY THE AUTHOR OF THE DANGEROUS MR. WOLF.Sam Raven, a man with a mysterious past, finds himself in harm's way when he saves the life of a woman running from a trio of killers. She's a thief named Megan, and her latest score has drawn the attention of every cut-throat looking for a fast buck, and anintelligence community out to protect a secret at any cost--including murder.They don't trust each other, but Megan knows Raven is her only chance to survive. As he uses every skill in his arsenal, their enemies get closer, and this time victory isn't assured. Only a desperate last battle will determine who walks away.

A desperate SOS from an old friend sends Steve Dane to the rescue only to find that he's too late. Tom Wexler is dead and the stolen Iraqi antiquities he was trying to recover are gone again. With Nina Talikova by his side, Dane is determined to find out who killed his friend and restore a nation's history. But the game board is not in his favor, and when checkmate comes Dane discovers his enemies were once allies who know every move he'll make. In a winner-take-all contest against the toughest odds Dane and Nina have ever faced, they go on the offensive, not knowing if it will be good enough to save the treasures, or even their own lives. An international thrill ride with two of the most dynamic characters in adventure fiction.

Steve Dane faces a day of reckoning long coming when he learns the truth about his father. But the truth is a bitter pill when he discovers his father's death ties to rogue agents within US intelligence who use Agency assets to further their own agenda. With battle lines drawn, Steve Dane and Nina Talikova do what they do best: attack From the shores of Maryland to the blistering heat of a South American jungle, Dane and Nina destroy each tentacle of the enemy before finally coming face to face with the top dog himself, and a final, crippling betrayal. Will Dane be able to do what is required?

Monaco was a nice vacation-until Steve Dane and Nina Talikova witness a secret agent's murder. They are now loose ends in a Russian conspiracy to steal a direct-energy weapon from the U.S., but the assassins pursuing them have made a grave miscalculation. Dane and Nina are former spies who know all the tricks and invented a few themselves. Their trail of vengeance leads from Monaco to Texas to a showdown in the Gulf of Mexico, where Dane is taken prisoner by an opponent who intends to settle old hatreds long thought buried. Outgunned and alone, Steve Dane doesn't soft-sell his brand of payback. He negotiates the only terms the enemy understands: certain death.

International adventurer Steve Dane never should have set foot in Italy. Witnessing a young woman's kidnapping, he is drawn into the decades-old vendetta behind the crime. Hired by the girl's father, racing against time as her life hangs in the balance, Dane battles the mafia who want him dead and the police and international agents who want him out of the way. With the help of his lover, Nina Talikova, Dane plunges along a path leading him past a mere kidnapping and into an ever-more complex world of high stakes, ruled by a powerful and mysterious woman known only as The Duchess. Life, it seems, is getting cheaper than Dane could ever imagine and The Duchess has put a price on the ultimate weapon that will make it worthless. Only he and Nina have the power to stop a clock ticking away the life of both the girl and the world. Steve Dane & Nina Talikova race around the world delivering justice one bullet at a time.

STEVE DANE AND NINA RETURN When the deadly duo witnesses a catastrophic terrorist attack, they don't stand idly by. They run into the fray, engaging the enemy and stumble upon a message the killers leave behind. Graypoole has resurrected. It's an impossible development. Dane knows Graypoole, a terrorist who targeted capitalists, is dead - killed by a black ops team. But as he and Nina follow the evidence, they learn Graypoole's son has taken over his father's organization. And Junior wants revenge. One incident of mass murder, and killing the men who murdered his father, isn't enough. He's planning a bigger attack for an encore, and thousands of lives are at risk. Only Steve Dane and Nina Talikova stand in his way. If they fail, the blood of innocents is on their hands.

BOOK SEVEN OF THE RIVETING SCOTT STILETTO SERIES IS DARKER THAN EVER BEFORE When a Colombian drug cartel achieves a stranglehold on the East Coast of the United States, Scott Stiletto vows explosive vengeance on those responsible--because the cartel has help from the DEA, law enforcement officials who no longer care who gets hurt as long as they get paid.But first he must fight an enemy hidden in the shadows, a traitor who tips the cartel to every move made against them. This time, the stakes are higher. Stiletto, reunited with old friends, recovering from previous battles he fought alone, realizes American citizens are not the only ones threatened--the cartel threatens to tear apart everything Scott holds dear, the people closest to him. For that, he will show no mercy.From Boston to Colombia and back again, this non-stop thrill-ride will keep you glued to the pages as the clock ticks down to a shattering conclusion where justice will only be found in total annihilation.

The Giordana Connection is the sixth book in the hard-edged Scott Stiletto action mystery series.Stiletto is in Twin Falls, Idaho, to keep a promise. A promise to deliver a message to a daughter from her father, who died in battle next to Scott.But he's too late. Shelly Pierce has been murdered by unknown perpetrators. Worse, there's a cover up. Witnesses threatened. Police intimidated. The tentacles of deceit stretch all the way to the top of the city government, to a puppet master with plans to conquer the Midwest crime syndicate who doesn't care who he has to beat, blackmail, or kill to get what he wants.Stiletto has faced tough odds before, and Twin Falls may be his toughest battle yet. Shelly reminds him of his own estranged daughter, so this is not simply another mission. For Stiletto, it's personal. He made a promise he intends to keep, even if it means slaughtering every last man responsible for Shelly's death.Justice will not be denied.

Full of nail-biting suspense - The Minas Deception is the fifth book in the hard-edged Scott Stiletto series.