James Thompson
1) Snow angels
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A Booklist Best Crime Novel Debut
“Don’t miss this one.”—USA Today
"A masterful job." -Michael Connelly
It is called kaamos—two weeks of unrelenting darkness and soul-numbing cold that falls upon Finnish Lapland, a hundred miles into the Arctic Circle, just before Christmas. Some get through it with the help of cheap Russian alcohol; some sink into depression.
This year, it may have driven...
“Don’t miss this one.”—USA Today
"A masterful job." -Michael Connelly
It is called kaamos—two weeks of unrelenting darkness and soul-numbing cold that falls upon Finnish Lapland, a hundred miles into the Arctic Circle, just before Christmas. Some get through it with the help of cheap Russian alcohol; some sink into depression.
This year, it may have driven...
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The follow-up to Vaara, Snow Angels finds Vaara dealing with personal demons and banishment to the graveyard shift in Helsinki's homicide unit. Thrust into the investigation of a World War II hero and the murder of a Russian businessman's wife, Vaara is about to find that the past has a deadly reach indeed.
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2014
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“The 14 stories in this Akashic noir anthology provide a bizarre and gruesome window into this outwardly tranquil and snow-covered city of Helsinki.”—Publishers Weekly
In Akashic Books’s acclaimed series of original noir anthologies, each book comprises all new stories set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city. Now, the spotlight is on Finland and its...
In Akashic Books’s acclaimed series of original noir anthologies, each book comprises all new stories set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city. Now, the spotlight is on Finland and its...
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Human Experience explores different aspects of the human mental nomenclature, our mental makeup. What can we learn from Adam and Eve's act of disobedience and the consequences passed down through the human experience? Dive into studies of the negative and positive structures that exist in humanity. At the core of our existence, "we are spiritual beings on a human journey and not human beings on a spiritual journey." This book reveals the true human...
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Jesus stated; "Therefore every scribe instructed concerning the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings out of his treasure things new and old." Matt 13:52 He also said; 'I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.' John 14:12. The authors of this book, James Thompson and Stephen Court, document out of treasures both old and...
7) Dark Blood
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AN UNDENIABLE CRAVING
For two hundred years, Roger Neimann has never had to know the end that mortals face. But eternal existence comes with a price he cannot accept . . . consuming human blood. Hiding in New Orleans under an assumed identity, he desperately searches for a cure for his vampirism.
AN INSATIABLE HUNGER
Stalking the streets of New Orleans, a vicious serial killer dubbed "The Ripper" leaves his victims drained of blood. For Houston physician...
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The author of The Elijah Pike Vampire Chronicles and Anthrax Protocol unleashes a terrifying tale of medical science gone awry-and a horror beyond imagining unleashed . . .
Dr. James Wilcox is one of the nation's foremost pediatric neurologists. Yet his expertise is useless in the face of his own brain tumor. Removing it will cause James to lose his senses of smell and taste and suffer from mood disorders for the rest of his life.
Then a miracle...
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A DESIRE BEYOND REASON
As a vampire, Elijah Pike (alias Roger Neimann) has been a slave to instinct-consuming human blood to satisfy an unquenchable thirst. As a doctor, he relies on his intellect in the pursuit of a cure that will end not only his craving but also the deadly urges of others like him.
AN APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION
Master vampire Michael Morpheus's last encounter with Elijah Pike, in the Louisiana bayou, left him disfigured and consumed...
10) Dust to Dust
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A MEDICAL MIRACLE
The first subjects are lab rats. Injected with two experimental drugs by two different doctors, the rats begin to show signs of renewed youth, restored health, and remarkable vigor. Surprised by the results, neurologist Kat Williams and biochemist Burton Harris believe they have stumbled upon a major breakthrough in the science of aging. But there is only one way to know if their formula can truly reverse the aging process. Their...
11) Night Blood
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A Taste For Blood.
Maine, 1820. Lost in a blizzard, a young woodcutter seeks refuge in an isolated cabin, never suspecting that the recluse who lives there is not what he appears to be-or that the strange-tasting brew he's offered isn't tea. Too late, the woodcutter realizes that he is doomed to wander the earth, consumed by a raging thirst that can only be sated with human blood.
A Thirst For More.
Houston, Present Day. For more than a century,...
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It Kills Slowly…
In an excavation site in Mexico, a team of archeologists uncovers the lost tomb of Montezuma--and a deadly strain of anthrax as ancient as the Biblical plagues. One by one, the team falls violently ill, bleeding from their eyes and ears before succumbing to a slow, painful death. Whatever was buried with the Aztec chief is still active, infectious--and now airborne…
It Spreads Quickly…
In Austin, a young archeologist listens...
13) Tainted Blood
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A Miracle Cure
At long last, Elijah Pike has procured a vaccine powerful enough to purify his vampire blood, and hopefully bring an end to his insatiable appetite. He shares his findings with those of his kind who also wish to heal their eternal torment.
A Bloody Rebellion
But the vampire, Theo Thantos doesn't want to be cured. He doesn't care if vampires spill innocent blood to ensure their own survival. He will not allow Pike's vaccine to drive...
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No Matter what your career you can improve your ability to get hired or stay employed if you understand the sales techniques in this book!Learn to SELL and Stay Employed takes you through real-life sales experiences and teaches you over 100 proven Sales Techniques.James is one of those unique people that you want to do business with because, in simplest terms: He knows so much.-Howard Bronson-Author Free EnterpriseJames Thompson is a proven leader...
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Because commentaries are increasingly complex, preachers face the challenge of mastering the results of critical scholarship and merging the horizons between exegesis and a living word for the congregation. In this volume, Thompson offers a guide for preachers, using the results of current scholarship on Hebrews and 1 Peter, to enrich the preaching task. He demonstrates that these ancient letters, which speak to believers whose faith has made them...
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Believers in an increasingly secular world face the challenge of responding to the cultural changes that have taken place in the past generation, as Christians become a "cognitive minority," especially in the West. Some attempt to restore the Christian culture of the past with political activism, and others accommodate to the cultural changes. Christians in a post-Christian world can learn much from believers who lived in the pre-Christian period....
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Create Your Own Path is a highly interactive workbook for job-seekers, entreprenuers, and students to discover where to go next, featuring 14 self-discovery exercises and 180+ writing prompts. Reconnect with your deepest interests and align your 'Head', 'Heart', and 'Hands' to find your perfect career, business idea, or project. Design your life and discover practical ways to turn your vision into reality.
Explore How To: Get creative project ideas,...
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While the commentaries and articles on 2 Corinthians focus on the world behind the text, giving attention to the identity of Paul's opposition and questions about the letter's composition, few scholars have bridged the gap between the exegesis of 2 Corinthians and the sermon. The issue of what constitutes legitimate ministry, the focus of 2 Corinthians, is a pressing issue today for churches as they face an identity crisis. Paul confronts opponents...
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-Sin un trazo de desdén académico por la imposición de manos o de otras expresiones de la práctica del ministerio cristiano, Thompson propone superar el abismo que con frecuencia separa la teología bíblica de la obra pastoral. Como un respetado académico del Nuevo Testamento, él se ubica dentro del mensaje bíblico y pregunta cómo puede ser implementado en un contexto pastoral moderno. Él no se queda en generalidades, sino que en un profundo...
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Contrary to what we might imagine from its title, the Epistle to the Hebrews is immersed in Hellenistic thought. Its author demonstrates an acquaintance with Greco-Roman rhetoric, and often supports his arguments with the assumptions of Hellenistic philosophy. While he shares the apocalyptic worldview of other Jews in this period, he recasts it with the language of Middle Platonism.