Böcker av Michael Ryder

Catch a killer, save the world....Lucy felt a jolt of shock - even horror - at the sight of Jack Ford, jerk extraordinaire, staring at her in surprise."You?" he said, anger flashing in his eyes.Heat rushed to her cheeks. The humiliation - the betrayal - of their prior encounter came roaring back. Nausea surged through her.Why had Special Exploits called them in?What in the hell was going on?On a billionaire's Mediterranean island, amidst a private gathering of the world's elite, a ruthless mastermind is selling a bio-weapon deadly enough to wipe out the human race.Special Exploits agent Jack Ford and microbiologist Lucy Kimball, reluctant partners in a lethal game of catch-the-killer, must overcome their mutual loathing and learn to trust each other - if they hope to outplay a dangerous adversary whose bloody ambition knows no bounds....Shock and Awe is an adrenaline-charged espionage thriller and a modern-day homage to classic spy adventure - packed with high-tech gadgets, propelled by desperate chases, and fueled by unlikely heroes battling unstoppable villains. Read at your peril....

Never Trust Me by Michael Ryder is a gripping psychological thriller with jaw-dropping twists and an ending you won't see coming. Callie Crawford is a young mom who must protect herself and her daughter from a terrifying threat.

An A.I.'s love for a human family leads to danger on an orbiting space station... A hipster accidentally destroys Alcatraz while crushing on a cute coffee barista...A girl on trial for mass murder is either evil incarnate -- or victim of a demon most foul... Across the ages, a time-traveling secret agent fights to save the family he lost forever... These stories -- and more -- are now available in Michael Ryder's debut collection of short fiction.

Delicious but deadly...When a gorgeous San Francisco socialite is accused of poisoning her tycoon husband, private eye Daniel Hannity takes the case -- and finds himself caught in a twisted web of danger, desire and deceit.A riveting whodunit in the tradition of Rex Stout and Ellery Queen!

Catch a killer, save the world....¿Lucy felt a jolt of shock - even horror - at the sight of Jack Ford, jerk extraordinaire, staring at her in surprise.¿"You?" he said, anger flashing in his eyes.¿Heat rushed to her cheeks. The humiliation - the betrayal - of their prior encounter came roaring back. Nausea surged through her.¿Why had Special Exploits called them in?¿What in the hell was going on?On a billionaire's Mediterranean island, amidst a private gathering of the world's elite, a ruthless mastermind is selling a bio-weapon deadly enough to wipe out the human race.¿Special Exploits agent Jack Ford and microbiologist Lucy Kimball, reluctant partners in a lethal game of catch-the-killer, must overcome their mutual loathing and learn to trust each other - if they hope to outplay a dangerous adversary whose bloody ambition knows no bounds....¿Shock and Awe is an adrenaline-charged espionage thriller and a modern-day homage to classic spy adventure - packed with high-tech gadgets, propelled by desperate chases, and fueled by unlikely heroes battling unstoppable villains. Read at your peril....

A gripping psychological thriller with jaw-dropping twists and an ending you won't see coming. Get ready to stay up all night!My name is Callie Crawford. I'm a mom and a survivor. I live with my daughter Ava in Boudreaux Parish in rural Louisiana, where I'm recovering from an accident that left me with a damaged hip and fractured memories.Though I don't remember the accident, I'm not letting that stop me. I'm determined to move forward with my life and be the best mom I can for my daughter.But in Boudreaux, where danger lurks behind every gnarled cypress tree, nothing is ever simple. One humid afternoon, I return home from a walk along the bayou and discover a mysterious note pinned to my front door - a note with a four-digit number on it and nothing else.When the number leads me to a shocking secret about my ex-husband, I find myself swept into a world of hidden agendas and twisted lies.Digging into secrets in a place like Boudreaux is more than dangerous - it's a dance with death. But I have no choice. It's not just my life in the crosshairs - my daughter's at risk, too.I can't let my fears stop me. With every painful step, I'm getting closer to the horrifying truth.It's a truth I must confront - an evil I must overcome - to save myself and my daughter.