New Releases – December 15, 2015 #newreleases #newbooks

In this groundbreaking masterpiece of ingenuity and intrigue that spans 50,000 years in human history, New York Times bestselling author James Rollins takes us to mankind’s next great leap.

But will it mark a new chapter in our development . . . or our extinction?

In
the remote mountains of Croatia, an archaeologist makes a strange
discovery:  a subterranean Catholic chapel, hidden for centuries, holds
the bones of a Neanderthal woman. In the same cavern system, elaborate
primitive paintings tell the story of an immense battle between tribes
of Neanderthals and monstrous shadowy figures. Who is this mysterious
enemy depicted in these ancient drawings and what do the paintings mean?

Before
any answers could be made, the investigative team is attacked, while at
the same time, a bloody assault is made upon a primate research center
outside of Atlanta. How are these events connected? Who is behind these
attacks?  The search for the truth will take Commander Gray Pierce of
Sigma Force 50,000 years into the past. As he and Sigma trace the
evolution of human intelligence to its true source, they will be plunged
into a cataclysmic battle for the future of humanity that stretches
across the globe . . . and beyond.

With the fate of our future at
stake, Sigma embarks on its most harrowing odyssey ever—a breathtaking
quest that will take them from ancient tunnels in Ecuador that span the
breadth of South America to a millennia-old necropolis holding the bones
of our ancestors. Along the way, revelations involving the lost
continent of Atlantis will reveal true mysteries tied to mankind’s first
steps on the moon. In the end, Gray Pierce and his team will face to
their greatest threat: an ancient evil, resurrected by modern genetic
science, strong enough to bring about the end of man’s dominance on this
planet.

Only this time, Sigma will falter—and the world we know will change forever.

In the week before Guy Fawkes Night, London’s peaceful streets break
out in sudden unrest. Enraged by a scandal involving a corrupt financier
accused of insider trading, demonstrators are rioting outside the
Findersbury Private Bank, chanting, marching, and growing violent. But
when someone hurls a Molotov cocktail at the bank’s front door, killing a
homeless man on its steps, Bryant, May, and the rest of the Peculiar
Crimes Unit is called in. Is this an act of protest gone terribly wrong?
Or a devious, premeditated murder?

Their investigation heats
up when a second victim is reported dead in similar fiery circumstances.
May discovers the latest victim has ties to the troubled bank, and
Bryant refuses to believe this is mere coincidence. As the riots grow
more intense and the body count climbs, Bryant and May hunt for a killer
who’s adopting incendiary methods of execution, on a snaking trail of
clues with roots in London’s history of rebellion, anarchy, and harsh
justice. Now, they’ll have to throw themselves in the line of fire
before the entire investigation goes up in smoke.

Suspenseful, smart, and wickedly funny, Bryant & May and the Burning Man is a brilliantly crafted mystery from the beloved Christopher Fowler.

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only problem is that the accused man, Vernon James, turns out to be not
only someone he knows, but someone he loathes. This case could
potentially make Terry’s career, but how can he defend a former friend
who betrayed him so badly?

With the trial date looming, Terry
delves deeper into Vernon’s life and is forced to confront secrets from
their shared past that could have devastating consequences for them
both. For years he has wanted to witness Vernon’s downfall, but with so
much at stake, how can Terry be sure that he is guilty? And what choices
must he make to ensure that justice is done?

The Merman
is a dark and haunting novel about sibling love and betrayal—and about
what happens when the mundane collides with the strange and beautiful.