Bøger af Dennis Carr

Brady Johnson was looking forward to a peaceful retirement on a Northern Minnesota lake and in his St. Petersburg, Florida condo after decades of fighting Mexican drug cartels. He tried to forget the past, but the many bitter enemies he made in his years with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency in San Antonio Texas, did not retire, did not forget, and did not give up their burning thirst for revenge. They caught up to Brady in Florida.Years earlier his wife's rape and death at the hands of a cartel triggered a murderous rampage against all drug dealers, and when the same cartel murders a new-found love interest in Tampa Bay, it ignites the same rage that drove him over the edge the first time.He finds himself teamed up with two women - a Mexican National former DEA agent, and a Native Canadian, both of whom had survived cartel assassination attempts - and when they venture into Mexico after the traffickers, they uncover a joint cartel/Muslim terrorist plot to inflict a series of horrific attacks on the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Attacks that would effectively destroy all three countries.When the cartels realize that they, too will be destroyed by the Jihadist offensive, they renege on the partnership they had forged with the Muslims and eventually join forces with Brady's small group. But, in trying to prevent the terrorist attacks, the trio uncover another, more sinister plot against the United States unfolding in Northern New York and Ontario. Their quest comes to a shocking conclusion in the Thousand Islands region of the St. Lawrence River.

Corporate CEO Cal Hunter has been recruited by biotech startup Zuritech to launch what is to be the next breakthrough in cardiovascular care, a blockbuster drug that will lower medical costs and save millions of lives. New to the US market, Zuritech hits upon a formula that will generate billions in profits and destroy the competition in the process. When Cal uncovers irregularities in the clinical trials being conducted for FDA approval, he finds himself in a game of cat and mouse where winner takes all . . . dead or alive. CORPORATE RULES is a biotech thriller that follows a trail of money, power and corruption in the age of miracle drugs.

Investment banker Jonathon Browning is working on the deal of his career, a merger destined to cinch his partnership at Savannah boutique investment firm Stone & Associates. When he takes a last minute detour en route to the Governor's reception, he finds himself in possession of a mysterious tape recording, but only after his wife (Beth) has made a startling confession. As negotiations stall between Chatham Medical Devices and west coast startup Johnson-MediSys, the merger turns hostile in more ways than one. But then Beth's confession goes public and Jon realizes he must change the rules of the game by exposing an unfolding scandal behind the tape. Set in the charm and mystique of historic Savannah, Coastal Confessions takes you for a ride through the city where good and evil never sleeps.

Pharmaceutical consultant Trevor Wentworth and his wife, Tracie, were wiped out by the economic tsunami of 2008. Up until then life had been good, but that was the year they lost it all: cushy job, home, country club membership, and a boat . . . a really big boat. When Tracie decides to take matters into her own hands and does the unthinkable, Trevor finds himself alone and penniless, living in Parkway Community-a venue that is not exactly his cup of tea. His fall from grace proves to be more than he can handle and Trevor has to change his way of thinking, a move that proves to be critical in unlocking his ultimate destiny. Sometimes life has to make mice out of men before they discover what truly matters, especially when there's that special someone who believes in you.

Rooting their work in Ignatian Spirituality, Catholic Social Teaching, student affairs best practices, and a 21st century understanding of a spirituality of communion, these authors offer a proven resource for the formation of student leaders. Each section provides real-world exa...