The Begotten (The Gifted Series, Book 1)
By Lisa Tawn Bergren (Berkley Publishing Group)
Release date: August 1, 2006
In 1339, at the height of the Inquisition, as prophesied by St. Paul in a letter that has been hidden by the Church, the Gifted, a group of men and women, possessing mysterious spiritual gifts, prepares to gather, racing against time to find the rest of the Gifted ones and to decipher the ancient prophecy of their coming, before their enemies can destroy them. 35,000 first printing.
The Beijing Betrayal (A Marcus Ryker Thriller Book 6)
By Joel C. Rosenberg (Tyndale Fiction)
Release date: March 11, 2025
Can Marcus Ryker and his team of elite operatives stop a secret plot to unleash the most devastating sneak attack on the U. S. and her allies in history?before millions of Americans die?In the pulse-pounding final installment of the Marcus Ryker series, the leaders of Communist China are secretly plotting to invade Taiwan and challenge American supremacy in the Pacific. And no one in Washington has any idea what’s coming. Marcus Ryker has been tasked with hunting down Abu Nakba, the most wanted terrorist in the world.
The Beirut Protocol: A Marcus Ryker Series Political and Military Action Thriller: (Book 4)
By Joel C. Rosenberg (Tyndale House Publishers)
Release date: January 11, 2022
From New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestselling author Joel C. Rosenberg!A game-changing peace treaty between Israel and the Saudis is nearly done. The secretary of state is headed to the region to seal the deal. And Special Agent Marcus Ryker is leading an advance trip along the Israel-Lebanon border, ahead of the secretary’s arrival. But when Ryker and his team are ambushed by Hezbollah forces, a nightmare scenario begins to unfold.
The Bell Messenger: A Novel
By Robert Cornuke (Howard Books)
Release date: September 2, 2008
A suspenseful yet touching story of a Civil war Bible that pops up again and again over a century and shapes the very history of the nation. This rich and involving historical and archeological thriller begins as a Union soldier, Tate, shoots a Confederate preacher known as the Bell Messenger and is bequeathed a worn Bible by the dying man. Tate’s historical narrative parallels the contemporary story of John Brandon, who has just graduated college in 2000 and received the very same Bible, unearthed in a Saudi Arabian cave, as a gift. The potent history of this book is revealed as Brandon searches for its previous owners, along the way uncovering the existence of a mysterious cache of gold hidden during Old Testament times — which brings shadowy figures hot on Brandon’s heels, hungry for the gold and desperate to learn the new clues he possesses. As the past and present intertwine, the reader learns that this Bible has passed through many hands over the years.
The Best of Evil (Aramis Black Mystery Series #1)
By Eric Wilson (WaterBrook)
Release date: September 19, 2006
“Spare your soul,” he ranted, “and turn your eyes from greed. …”The tattoos on his arms still reading “Live by the Sword” and “Die by the Sword,” Aramis Black is ready for a fresh start. Determined to set aside his violent tendencies, he opens an espresso shop in Nashville and begins to put his childhood memories behind him. The past isn’t finished with him, though. One ordinary day at the shop, a man is shot before his eyes, speaking dying words to Aramis that are all too familiar.
The Betrayal (Precinct 11)
By Jerry B. Jenkins (Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.)
Release date: August 17, 2011
Detective Boone Drake has just masterminded the most massive sting in Chicago history, bringing down the heads of not only the biggest street gangs in the city but also the old crime syndicate. The story is the biggest in decades, and the Chicago Police Department must protect the key witness at all costs. Despite top secret plans to transfer the witness ahead of his testimony before the grand jury, an attempt is made on his life. And the person suspected of leaking this information may be one of the CPD’s own.
The Betrayed (The Gifted Series, Book 2)
By Lisa Tawn Bergren (Berkley Publishing Group)
Release date: September 4, 2007
In the sequel to The Begotten, the spiritual quest of the Gifted Ones–prophesied by St. Paul–continues, as the healer, the priest, and the knight come together to battle the enemies of the Gifted and their leader, an ruthless and evil lord who will do anything to destroy their faith. 50,000 first printing.
The Bishop (The Patrick Bowers Files, Book 4)
By Steven James (Revell)
Release date: July 1, 2010
FBI Special Agent Patrick Bowers’s cutting-edge 21st-century geospatial investigative techniques and impeccable logic have helped him track some of the country’s most grisly killers. But those skills are pushed to the limit in this new installment of the highly-acclaimed, award-winning The Bowers Files series. This time it’s a congressman’s daughter who is found dead even as her killers launch a spree of perfect murders in the Northeast. With nothing to link the crimes to each other, Agent Bowers faces his most difficult case yet–even as his personal life begins to crumble around him. Known for his intricately woven, masterfully plotted novels of high-octane action and spine-tingling suspense, Steven James delivers once again.
The Black Cloister: A Novel
By Melanie Dobson (Kregel Publications)
Release date: May 1, 2008
On Elise Friedman’s eighth birthday, she lost her mother and any connection to her mysterious past. Now a young woman in college, Elise is traveling to her homeland of Germany to uncover her family’s past, but what she finds is much more harrowing than she ever suspected.
The Black Madonna (Storm Syrrell Adventure Series, Book 2)
By Davis Bunn (Touchstone)
Release date: September 7, 2010
Following the internationally acclaimed Gold of Kings, Storm Syrrell returns in the compelling story of The Black Madonna. Antiques expert Storm Syrrell heads to Europe to investigate the clandestine trade in religious artifacts. She dismisses superstitious tales of miraculous healings and divine omens. Yet when an obsessive Russian oligarch calls—just as her friend Harry Bennett vanishes—all assumptions must be cast aside. Storm seeks answers in a medieval monastery.