Gloria H Giroux

1983. The world seems to be on fire as tragedy strikes across the globe. The 1983 United States embassy bombing in Beirut kills 63 people. A car bombing in Pretoria, South Africa, kills 19 people. The bomb had been planted by members of Umkhonto we Sizwe, a military wing of the African National Congress. Iranian teenager Mona Mahmudnizhad and nine other women are hanged because they are members of the Bah Faith. The Black July anti-Tamil riots begin in Sri Lanka, killing between 400 and 3,000 Sri Lankan Tamils and Hill-country Tamils. Korean Air Lines Flight 007 is shot down by Soviet Union Air Force Su-15 Flagon pilot Major Gennadi Osipovich near Moneron Island when the commercial aircraft enters Soviet airspace. All 269 on board are killed. The Soviet Union admits to shooting down the plane, stating that the pilots did not know it was a civilian aircraft when it violated Soviet airspace (Sure. Right.). United States troops invade Grenada. Two Spanish passenger planes collide on the foggy runway at a Madrid airport, killing 90 people. In coastal Portland, Maine several unusual deaths have occurred that may be linked although no pattern between them has appeared. The police investigate and find clues courtesy of a young woman who has visions and premonitions, some of which relate to the deaths and some of which are associated with world events that have no connection with her. As the police gradually acknowledge her abilities and work the associated clues, a sinister presence exerts itself and thrusts its insidious tentacles into a close-knit group of people trying to uncover the villain. The band of people determined to find the killer and bring them to justice veers off in different directions and leads to the uncovering of a shocking trail of death and evil that has been claiming victims for over a quarter century. After a particularly violent and close-to-home crime the suspect vanishes, leaving no trace. The crime changes the lives of multiple strong, courageous people that commit to bringing the killer to justice. Meanwhile, the killer engages in a horrific exercise in cruelty and viciousness that brings back memories of horror to their victim. They are unaware that a unique Portland group bands together with the police to share investigations, theories, and clues to hunt them down and exact justice. The hunt climaxes in a desperate journey to find the last victim before the killer finalizes their plan and disappears. Will justice prevail, or will this killer subvert all attempts at capture and escape to continue their evil acts?

1981. The Republicans are back in power as Ronald Reagan assumes the presidency; two months later he is shot by John Hinkley in a bizarre attempt to grab the attention of actress Jodie Foster. Iran releases the 52 Americans held for 444 days, minutes after Ronald Reagan is sworn in as the 40th President of the United States, ending the Iran hostage crisis. Prince Charles of England marries the callow Lady Diana Spencer, who becomes of focus of unimaginable worldwide attention and adoration. Pope John Paul II is shot and wounded by Mehmet Ali Aca in St Peter's Square, Vatican City. IBM releases its first personal computer, the IBM 5150. British police catch the Yorkshire Ripper, Peter Sutcliffe, ending a major manhunt. Seven prisoners from the Provisional Irish Republican Army and three from the Irish National Liberation Army starve themselves to death in a hunger strike. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States report that five homosexual men in Los Angeles have a rare form of pneumonia seen only in patients with weakened immune systems, the first recognized cases of AIDS.Brattleboro, Vermont, is enjoying new cultural experiences and the promise of a new decade. The city is also experiencing a series of peculiar deaths, some seemingly natural, some seemingly accidents, and some that are clearly deliberate. There seems to be no initial pattern in terms of victims or manners of death, confounding the police and a private investigative firm.The investigative firm, Triptych, is run by two brothers and their sister, triplets, whose lives were interrupted by a tragic event that brought them back to their hometown and changed their life paths. Through hard work and a little bit of luck, the triplets uncover an insidious pattern to the deaths and set their sights on discovering who the killer is and stopping him before he completes his plan.As they band together with the police to share investigations, theories, and clues, the twisted killer is terrorizing the city with a sinister ruthlessness that is stacking up bodies and keeping his pursuers at bay. The hunt climaxes in a desperate journey to find the last victim before the killer finalizes his plan and disappears.But that climax is far from the end of the story, a twist no one would have imagined, or prepared for ...

1981. The Republicans are back in power as Ronald Reagan assumes the presidency; two months later he is shot by John Hinkley in a bizarre attempt to grab the attention of actress Jodie Foster. Iran releases the 52 Americans held for 444 days, minutes after Ronald Reagan is sworn in as the 40th President of the United States, ending the Iran hostage crisis. Prince Charles of England marries the callow Lady Diana Spencer, who becomes of focus of unimaginable worldwide attention and adoration. Pope John Paul II is shot and wounded by Mehmet Ali Aca in St Peter's Square, Vatican City. IBM releases its first personal computer, the IBM 5150. British police catch the Yorkshire Ripper, Peter Sutcliffe, ending a major manhunt. Seven prisoners from the Provisional Irish Republican Army and three from the Irish National Liberation Army starve themselves to death in a hunger strike. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States report that five homosexual men in Los Angeles have a rare form of pneumonia seen only in patients with weakened immune systems, the first recognized cases of AIDS.Brattleboro, Vermont, is enjoying new cultural experiences and the promise of a new decade. The city is also experiencing a series of peculiar deaths, some seemingly natural, some seemingly accidents, and some that are clearly deliberate. There seems to be no initial pattern in terms of victims or manners of death, confounding the police and a private investigative firm.The investigative firm, Triptych, is run by two brothers and their sister, triplets, whose lives were interrupted by a tragic event that brought them back to their hometown and changed their life paths. Through hard work and a little bit of luck, the triplets uncover an insidious pattern to the deaths and set their sights on discovering who the killer is and stopping him before he completes his plan.As they band together with the police to share investigations, theories, and clues, the twisted killer is terrorizing the city with a sinister ruthlessness that is stacking up bodies and keeping his pursuers at bay. The hunt climaxes in a desperate journey to find the last victim before the killer finalizes his plan and disappears.But that climax is far from the end of the story, a twist no one would have imagined, or prepared for ...

Three women. Three centuries. Three stories where evil is the thread that links them together. Lenore ... A woman doctor in 1888 London, she is inextricably linked to the infamous Jack the Ripper murders. H l ne ... A woman in Paris during the German occupation in 1944, she plumbs the depths of commitment to crushing the evil that has invaded her country. Maureen ... A woman traversing the rapidly changing world of 1968 Greenwich Village, she brushes up against a strange evil from the present, and an unexpected evil from the past. Three women that prove that evil never dies ...

Three women. Three centuries. Three stories where evil is the thread that links them together. Lenore ... A woman doctor in 1888 London, she is inextricably linked to the infamous Jack the Ripper murders. H l ne ... A woman in Paris during the German occupation in 1944, she plumbs the depths of commitment to crushing the evil that has invaded her country. Maureen ... A woman traversing the rapidly changing world of 1968 Greenwich Village, she brushes up against a strange evil from the present, and an unexpected evil from the past. Three women that prove that evil never dies ...

1979. As the turbulent decade wound down Disco was still ruling the airwaves, but more complex music was rushing towards the scene. Boiling anti-American sentiments were fermenting in the Middle East, culminating in the hostage-taking of American embassy personnel and others in Tehran after the Shah fled to Egypt. The United States established full diplomatic relations with China. Using the "Twinkie" defense Dan White is only convicted of manslaughter in the murders of George Moscone and Harvey Milk. Michael Jackson broke through as a single artist with his album Off the Wall. Worldwide per capita oil production reached an historic peak. The Soviet Union launched its invasion of Afghanistan. With all the turmoil in the world people were still excited about reaching a new decade with all the promise underlying the negativity bubbling at the end of the 1970s. Big hair and shoulder pads were on the horizon. In the small city of Keene in southern New Hampshire strange murders have begun, starting with the decapitations of hitchhikers by a man who pays an ironic price. They continue in different manners with different victims, slowly revealing a dark pattern that intensifies the elusiveness of the perpetrator. People from different walks of life band together to uncover the truth and bring the killer to justice: a crime novelist; a young police detective and his associates; a diligent, determined reporter; and a reclusive Asian man with a mysterious past who isn't all he seems and might be something no one would suspect. As they pursue sharing investigations, theories, and clues, the twisted killer is stalking the city with a focused ruthlessness that is stacking up bodies and keeping his pursuers at bay. The climax of the hunt rushes towards an unexpected and heart-pounding conclusion in the wild White Mountains of New Hampshire. But that climax is far from the end of the story, a twist no one would have imagined, or prepared for ...

1979. As the turbulent decade wound down Disco was still ruling the airwaves, but more complex music was rushing towards the scene. Boiling anti-American sentiments were fermenting in the Middle East, culminating in the hostage-taking of American embassy personnel and others in Tehran after the Shah fled to Egypt. The United States established full diplomatic relations with China. Using the "Twinkie" defense Dan White is only convicted of manslaughter in the murders of George Moscone and Harvey Milk. Michael Jackson broke through as a single artist with his album Off the Wall. Worldwide per capita oil production reached an historic peak. The Soviet Union launched its invasion of Afghanistan. With all the turmoil in the world people were still excited about reaching a new decade with all the promise underlying the negativity bubbling at the end of the 1970s. Big hair and shoulder pads were on the horizon. In the small city of Keene in southern New Hampshire strange murders have begun, starting with the decapitations of hitchhikers by a man who pays an ironic price. They continue in different manners with different victims, slowly revealing a dark pattern that intensifies the elusiveness of the perpetrator. People from different walks of life band together to uncover the truth and bring the killer to justice: a crime novelist; a young police detective and his associates; a diligent, determined reporter; and a reclusive Asian man with a mysterious past who isn't all he seems and might be something no one would suspect. As they pursue sharing investigations, theories, and clues, the twisted killer is stalking the city with a focused ruthlessness that is stacking up bodies and keeping his pursuers at bay. The climax of the hunt rushes towards an unexpected and heart-pounding conclusion in the wild White Mountains of New Hampshire. But that climax is far from the end of the story, a twist no one would have imagined, or prepared for ...

1977. Disco was blasting across the airwaves and the Bee Gees and Donna Summer reigned supreme. Jimmy Carter assumed the presidency after the debacle of the Nixon administration. Star Wars and Close Encounters of the Third Kind hit movie screens and birthed a new exploration of cinematic science fiction while Saturday Night Fever became the biggest dancing movie of all time. Elvis Presley, the King of Rock & Roll, died at age 42. Egypt and Israel made significant progress in peace talks. Serial killer David Berkowitz, the Son of Sam, was captured in New York while another infamous serial killer, Ted Bundy, was still cutting a swath of murders across the country. People were still adjusting to the end of the Vietnam war and looking forward to a new prosperity and social stability. In Providence, Rhode Island, private investigator and Scottish expatriate Nick MacKenzie is inexplicably drawn into a crime mystery when two skeletons fall out of a demolished old house and an investigation opens that reaches back to the era of the Great Depression and Prohibition. As Nick digs deeper into the crime, he uncovers evidence that that takes on a personal meaning. Along the way he acquires new and very unexpected friends as well as an enemy that will do anything to keep the past hidden, even kill. Through strange circumstances Nick also acquires a young foster son with a hidden past. As the mysteries and discoveries progress Nick and his circle become not only fast friends but an odd sort of family that redefines the very concept. He is joined by a gung-ho cop whose professional aspirations take a shocking turn; an elderly man who knows more than he's saying about the lynchpin year of 1933; an old woman who is far more than she presents to the world; a scion of a mob family that seeks to forge a decent future; and a young lawyer whose personal demons lead him to an unexpected life path. As the end games of the mysteries count down to their climaxes, the only question is - who will survive, and at what cost?

1977. Disco was blasting across the airwaves and the Bee Gees and Donna Summer reigned supreme. Jimmy Carter assumed the presidency after the debacle of the Nixon administration. Star Wars and Close Encounters of the Third Kind hit movie screens and birthed a new exploration of cinematic science fiction while Saturday Night Fever became the biggest dancing movie of all time. Elvis Presley, the King of Rock & Roll, died at age 42. Egypt and Israel made significant progress in peace talks. Serial killer David Berkowitz, the Son of Sam, was captured in New York while another infamous serial killer, Ted Bundy, was still cutting a swath of murders across the country. People were still adjusting to the end of the Vietnam war and looking forward to a new prosperity and social stability. In Providence, Rhode Island, private investigator and Scottish expatriate Nick MacKenzie is inexplicably drawn into a crime mystery when two skeletons fall out of a demolished old house and an investigation opens that reaches back to the era of the Great Depression and Prohibition. As Nick digs deeper into the crime, he uncovers evidence that that takes on a personal meaning. Along the way he acquires new and very unexpected friends as well as an enemy that will do anything to keep the past hidden, even kill. Through strange circumstances Nick also acquires a young foster son with a hidden past. As the mysteries and discoveries progress Nick and his circle become not only fast friends but an odd sort of family that redefines the very concept. He is joined by a gung-ho cop whose professional aspirations take a shocking turn; an elderly man who knows more than he's saying about the lynchpin year of 1933; an old woman who is far more than she presents to the world; a scion of a mob family that seeks to forge a decent future; and a young lawyer whose personal demons lead him to an unexpected life path. As the end games of the mysteries count down to their climaxes, the only question is - who will survive, and at what cost?

1973. The Vietnam War ended. Richard Nixon began his second term as President of the United States. The Watergate Hearings splashed across TV screens for months foreshadowing the downfall of a tumultuous administration. OPEC, led by Saudi Arabia, imposed an oil embargo that led to a sharp increase in gasoline prices and to Congress changing the national speed limit to 55mph, AKA "double nickels." The Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade changed the face of women's rights in controlling their own bodies. And in Hartford, the capital city of Connecticut, a talented young cat burglar is enjoying her profession and making a good living. She has no idea of the upheavals in her life that are simmering on the horizon. The first is a favor for a high-level mobster. A simple theft, it turns into a night of terror that has far-reaching consequences. At the same time her personal life is upended by familial twists that come out of left field and cause her to re-examine her values, life directions, emotional expectations, and what defines family. As she tries to navigate the twists and turns her life has taken and the unexpected choices she has to make she finds herself being dogged by a tenacious police detective, a determined killer, and the mobster that set her on a perilous course. Fleeing from attempts on her life she changes her name and builds a new life elsewhere. But the past has a way of catching up with you, and her past is closing in fast and furious...

1973. The Vietnam War ended. Richard Nixon began his second term as President of the United States. The Watergate Hearings splashed across TV screens for months foreshadowing the downfall of a tumultuous administration. OPEC, led by Saudi Arabia, imposed an oil embargo that led to a sharp increase in gasoline prices and to Congress changing the national speed limit to 55mph, AKA "double nickels." The Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade changed the face of women's rights in controlling their own bodies. And in Hartford, the capital city of Connecticut, a talented young cat burglar is enjoying her profession and making a good living. She has no idea of the upheavals in her life that are simmering on the horizon. The first is a favor for a high-level mobster. A simple theft, it turns into a night of terror that has far-reaching consequences. At the same time her personal life is upended by familial twists that come out of left field and cause her to re-examine her values, life directions, emotional expectations, and what defines family. As she tries to navigate the twists and turns her life has taken and the unexpected choices she has to make she finds herself being dogged by a tenacious police detective, a determined killer, and the mobster that set her on a perilous course. Fleeing from attempts on her life she changes her name and builds a new life elsewhere. But the past has a way of catching up with you, and her past is closing in fast and furious...

A new millennium has begun and brought with it challenges, opportunities, excitement, and, in one deadly event, terror. The Warrior Spirit Investigations team and their extensive circle of family and friends have seen many startling changes in their personal and professional lives. Marriages and partnerships have endured, and broken, and blossomed on the new horizon. Besides the stunning events that christened the new century there are secrets surrounding the clan that will have lifelong impacts in unexpected ways. A hidden group of people have come together to play a deadly game whose rules accommodate a lack of conscience down to sheer evil. One by one they target innocent individuals; they have a pattern whose theme would on first glance seem innocent but is anything but. Guided by sociopathy they feed on fear and soon enough come to feed on one another. Their actions draw in Memphis, Sage, and their team and associates, and the fates of the evildoers and those who battle to uncover and punish them become deeply intertwined. What no one expected as the pursuit began and continued was that a deep, dark secret hidden forty years earlier would explode into everyone's lives with shocking revelations that would redefine the sense of safety and family that had been the backbone of the clan's lives for decades. A shocking secret that no one saw coming. A secret with devastating consequences.

A new millennium has begun and brought with it challenges, opportunities, excitement, and, in one deadly event, terror. The Warrior Spirit Investigations team and their extensive circle of family and friends have seen many startling changes in their personal and professional lives. Marriages and partnerships have endured, and broken, and blossomed on the new horizon. Besides the stunning events that christened the new century there are secrets surrounding the clan that will have lifelong impacts in unexpected ways. A hidden group of people have come together to play a deadly game whose rules accommodate a lack of conscience down to sheer evil. One by one they target innocent individuals; they have a pattern whose theme would on first glance seem innocent but is anything but. Guided by sociopathy they feed on fear and soon enough come to feed on one another. Their actions draw in Memphis, Sage, and their team and associates, and the fates of the evildoers and those who battle to uncover and punish them become deeply intertwined. What no one expected as the pursuit began and continued was that a deep, dark secret hidden forty years earlier would explode into everyone's lives with shocking revelations that would redefine the sense of safety and family that had been the backbone of the clan's lives for decades. A shocking secret that no one saw coming. A secret with devastating consequences.

The 1980s were a miasma of new thoughts, fashions, music, and ideas and for many people a respite from the turbulent '70s. The city of Santa Fe is bursting with the new veneer. Even so, there are dark clouds roiling over the city and its inhabitants, stoking fires that will consume the innocent as well as the guilty. The next generation of the Grayhawk clan and their close relatives and friends has begun to make its mark, many choosing the professions of their parents or friends. Although their development is generally positive, the plague of the decade has infiltrated their lives and changed the course of many. Besides the personal impacts of life, the clan finds themselves battling evil on two fronts. One antagonist is executing vengeance on people who have wrought inhuman savagery on the world, seeking true "eye for an eye" justice. The other seeks a much more personal vengeance directed at Memphis Grayhawk and his family and lurks in the background until the time is ready to strike. The passion and determination of all factions heats up until it bursts into a roaring conflagration. Will it consume only the unremorseful perpetrators, or will the flames of hatred burn everything in sight, leaving only ash and destruction?

The 1980s were a miasma of new thoughts, fashions, music, and ideas and for many people a respite from the turbulent '70s. The city of Santa Fe is bursting with the new veneer. Even so, there are dark clouds roiling over the city and its inhabitants, stoking fires that will consume the innocent as well as the guilty. The next generation of the Grayhawk clan and their close relatives and friends has begun to make its mark, many choosing the professions of their parents or friends. Although their development is generally positive, the plague of the decade has infiltrated their lives and changed the course of many. Besides the personal impacts of life, the clan finds themselves battling evil on two fronts. One antagonist is executing vengeance on people who have wrought inhuman savagery on the world, seeking true "eye for an eye" justice. The other seeks a much more personal vengeance directed at Memphis Grayhawk and his family and lurks in the background until the time is ready to strike. The passion and determination of all factions heats up until it bursts into a roaring conflagration. Will it consume only the unremorseful perpetrators, or will the flames of hatred burn everything in sight, leaving only ash and destruction?