Ashes to Dust

Ashes to Dust
Author: Yrsa Sigurdardottir
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2012-03-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1250008239

"I can see why so many people are enthusiastic about Yrsa's work. It's very engaging, fresh, and exciting." -- James Patterson "Iceland's crime queen." --The Scotsman One of the finest Nordic crime writers working today, Yrsa Sigurdardóttir has been published to rave reviews worldwide. Now, with Ashes to Dust, she delivers a dynamite and timely thriller set at the site of a volcano. In 1973, a volcanic eruption buried an entire Icelandic village in lava and ash. Now, hoping to make some cash, a crew is assembled to excavate the site and turn it into a tourist destination. Markús, who was a teenager when the volcano erupted, enlists the help of attorney Thóra Gudmundsdóttir to try to prevent the excavation from going forward. When the digging continues and three fresh bodies (and a spare head) turn up in the basement of Markús' childhood home, Thóra begins to question Markús' motives for wanting to stop the excavation. His explanation for the bodies is complicated, and the locals seem oddly reluctant to back him up. As Markús' story begins to unravel, Thóra finds herself with an impossible task, defending Markús while trying to solve a quadruple murder that may very well implicate her client. With unforgettable characters, unexpected twists, and superb psychological suspense, Ashes to Dust is a riveting thriller from a new international star.

The Ashes: A Thriller

The Ashes: A Thriller
Author: Vincent Zandri
Publisher: Vincent Zandri
Total Pages: 448
Release: 2024-04-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1541068998

DON'T GO DOWN INTO THE CELLAR, MOMMY It’s been eight years since artist and single mom, Rebecca Underhill, was abducted. Abducted and left to die in an old broken down house located in the middle of the dark woods. But even if her abductor, Joseph William Whalen, has since been killed, another, more insidious evil is once more out to get her in the form of the Skinner. The son of an abusive butcher, Skinner intends on finishing the job Whalen started but failed at. How is he going to get to Rebecca? He’s going to do it through her children, by luring them into the cornfield behind the old farmhouse they live in. Now, armed with the knowledge that the Skinner has escaped incarceration at a downstate facility for the criminally insane, Rebecca must face the most horrifying challenge of her adult life: Rescuing the children not from a house in the woods, but from the abandoned tunnels that run underneath her property. But the Skinner is watching Rebecca’s every move. Horrifying question is, will she live long enough to save the children? From Thriller Award winner and New York Times and USA Today bestselling author comes the long awaited sequel to the No. 1 Overall Amazon Bestselling suspense thriller, THE REMAINS. For fans of Stephen King, Blake Crouch, Alice Hoffman, and more, THE ASHES will keep you up all night. Just make sure to keep the lights on. Scroll up and grab your copy now. "Sensational...Masterful...Brilliant" -New York Post "Gritty, fast-paced, lyrical and haunting" - Harlan Coben, New York Times bestselling author of Six Years "Tough, stylish, heartbreaking" - Don Winslow, New York Times bestselling author of Savages

Destiny in the Ashes

Destiny in the Ashes
Author: William W. Johnstone
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2001-09-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0786039752

Ben Raines and his army won a war on two fronts, bringing law, peace and prosperity to the Southern United States of America. But SUSA's northern northern neighbor and erstwhile enemy, the United States, is still in chaos. And when a ferocious invader attacks the soft and crippled nation, Raines has no choice but to act! Courageous warlord Abdullah El Farrar has risen up from the humiliated regions of the oil-rich Near East—unleashing a stunning attack against the once proud northern United States. No One in the Southern United States is surprised that USA cannot defend its own land. But with northern citizens defecting by thousands to El Farrar's forces, Raines can see the handwriting on the wall: his brave armies must go to war—to save their enemy from itself.

Fire in the Ashes

Fire in the Ashes
Author: William W. Johnstone
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
Total Pages: 378
Release: 2008-02-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 078602545X

After nuclear holocaust, a former soldier fights to form a new nation and defeat mutants in this thrilling adventure from a USA Today–bestselling author. Destroyed by the fires of nuclear war, our once great nation is in shambles. Life as we know it is no more. But among the survivors stands Ben Raines, retired soldier, mercenary, and the only man alive trained to lead the Resistance into a visionary new America. But the Rebels' greatest adversary—our own government—forces Raines and his army into bloody guerilla combat—and an unavoidable civil war. Now, as brother turns against brother, an even greater peril is thrown into the pot: a new, indestructible breed of post-apocalyptic enemies who threaten to wrest control of the new world and sink it into a hell on earth. Second in the long-running series!

Judgment in the Ashes

Judgment in the Ashes
Author: William Johnstone
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009-12
Genre: Adventure stories
ISBN: 9780786020829

To millions of men and women, Simon Border is a saint who has the inside track to God. But to Ben Raines, Border is a dangerous hypocrite with an army of true believers who'll do anything they're ordered to do-like go on a holy war against Raines and the SUSA Rebels. Border has condemned Raines as the Antichrist and has vowed to destroy him, his followers and what remains of America. As the rabid religious leader puts into place the final piece of a chilling plan, Raines is going to need a miracle to stop him-and survive.

Trapped in the Ashes

Trapped in the Ashes
Author: William W. Johnstone
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
Total Pages: 297
Release: 2008-10-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0786025492

A post-apocalyptic army faces off against murderous terrorists and mutant cannibals in the remains of New York City—from a USA Today–bestselling author. Trapped in the smoking rubble of what was once New York City, Ben Raines and his ragged band of followers are up against their biggest challenge. The terrorist Khasmin is marching north to join the cannibalistic Night People, with the final annihilation of Ben's hold-out army as their goal. Defeat seems a certainty. But Ben Raines has made some hard decisions in the face of overwhelming odds before. Now, he must gather what forces he has to strike one hard, crushing blow…or American will die—and with it the nation's last hope of freedom. Tenth in the long-running series!

Alone in the Ashes

Alone in the Ashes
Author: William W. Johnstone
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2008-04-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780786019618

After establishing a new society in the nightmarish world of post-nuclear war America, survival expert Ben Raines leaves his community of survivors and treks cross-country on his own.

Wind in the Ashes

Wind in the Ashes
Author: William W. Johnstone
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
Total Pages: 372
Release: 1998-01-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780786019625

In post-World War III America, legendary soldier and freedom fighter Ben Raines orders his rebels to make one last desperate assault against the Russian invaders and the mercenary turncoat San Hartline. Reissue.

Ink and Ashes

Ink and Ashes
Author: Valynne E. Maetani
Publisher: Tu Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781620142110

In this heart-pounding YA mystery, teenager Claire Takata stumbles on a secret from the past and must race to outrun her father's dangerous legacy.

Escape from the Ashes

Escape from the Ashes
Author: William W. Johnstone
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2003
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780786014408

After leading the Southern United States of America against a corrupt government, Ben Raines hunts for a terrorist organization in Canada. When his small plane crashes, he must face the enemy alone. Original.