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Burton's Solo
When Dan Burton beats up Antoine Bousquet, the clothing designer suspect in the murder of two Chinese seamstresses, he jeopardizes his job as a homicide detective and his life. Bousquet is released without bail because of Burton's mistake. When Bousquet turns up dead, beaten and tortured, Burton becomes the prime suspect. The department's Internal Affairs inspectors, Bousquet's live-in lover, several Russian gangsters, and the kingpin of the Boston underworld are all looking for Burton. But Elder Darrow, his best friend and proprietor of the Esposito bar, hides Burton and helps save his position on the Boston Police Department and rescue him from death. In the process, they expose an evil scheme by which illegal immigrants were effectively enslaved to work in Antoine Bousquet's sweat shops.
The People First Effect
The People First Effect is a business fable about CEO Dan Burton. Dan has successfully led his company out of the 2008 recession and sees his organization moving back toward sustainable growth—only to learn that his company has been sold to a foreign investor. In the turmoil that follows the takeover, Dan is faced with the challenge of rebuilding strong, trust-based relationships in his personal and professional lives. Told in the form of a fast-paced fictional story, the reader will sit in on informal Q&A sessions with seven real-life executives who are currently practicing the principles that are so clearly explained in this highly informative and practical book. You won’t be able to put this book down—after just a few pages, you’ll be thoroughly engaged in learning how to create “The People First Effect” in your home and workplace! Written in a clear, conversational style, The People First Effect will grip the hearts and engage the minds of readers from all walks of life.
Stone Cold Gold: Dan Mason Series Book #3
A gold miner falls to his death from a gorge in the Alaskan wilderness, but what was he doing out there in the dead of night, and was his death really a tragic accident? Mine owner, Ben Cashman, isn't convinced that the police have got it right, so he hires troubleshooter and investigator, Dan Mason, to work on unravelling the mystery. Going in undercover as a gold miner so he can get close to Cashman's crew, Dan soon discovers a web of deceipt and greed within the industry that is worth far more than one man's life. As he gets closer to the truth and unveiling the perpetrators, he soon finds himself caught up in that web himself. Solving the mystery could just cost Dan his own life.
Hostage: Dan Mason Series Book #2
A young American man goes missing in the Philippines. He simply vanishes outside his Cebu restaurant one night and no one has seen him since. In a country infamous for crime, corruption and the kidnapping of foreigners by extremist groups, everyone fears the worst. John Harvard suspects his younger brother Tyler is a kidnap for ransom victim, which is soon confirmed when he receives a phone call and a ransom demand. If the ransom isn't paid, Tyler dies. It's that simple. When local authorities seem disinterested in the case, good friend and crime troubleshooter, Dan Mason, is called in to find Tyler. With the help of a local woman, Dan investigates Tyler's disappearance, but the deeper he digs, the less he seems to uncover. When he finally gets a solid lead he can follow, Dan's confident the case will be wrapped up soon. But nothing could be further from the truth as things quickly spiral out of control.
At Any Price
A mother recounts her interactions with the US government as she struggled to bring home her abducted daughters from Saudi Arabia. Patricia Roush’s girls were kidnapped more than 16 years ago and taken by their Saudi father, who they hardly knew, to the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. They were three and seven at the time. At Any Price is the story of her fight to get them back from a father with a documented history of severe mental illnesses and violent tendencies. Amid this tragic set of circumstances was a bigger problem—an ongoing, demoralizing struggle with the U.S. government and the Saudi kingdom to reunite her with her children. At Any Price reveals the desperate and risky attempts for rescue that slip again and again from Patricia’s grasp. This personal story of bravery, courage, and faith will warm and inspire readers.
Executive Privilege
Executive Privilege—called “the definitive contemporary work on the subject” by the Journal of Politics—is widely considered the best in-depth history and analysis of executive privilege and its relation to the proper scope and limits of presidential power. This fourth edition is revised and updated to include the two Obama administrations and the first three years of the Trump administration. The new edition includes President Obama’s failure to live up to the high expectations of his campaign promises, and, President Trump’s controversies, including the investigations into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, the proposed addition of a citizenship question on the 2020 Census, and the ongoing inquiry into White House security clearances.
