Erik Singer

Three months after leaving Yale, Kyle McAvoy becomes an associate at the largest law firm in the world, where, in addition to practicing law, he is expected to lie, steal, and take part in a scheme that could send him to prison, if not get him killed.

Fifteen-year-old twins Sophie and Josh Newman continue their magical training in Paris with Nicholas Flamel, Scatty, and the Comte de Sant Germaine, pursued by Doctor Dee and the immortal Niccolo Machiavelli.

Bransen Garibond, the Highwayman, held little real interest in the supremacy battles between the two most powerful lairds of Honce. To him the warring lairds were two sides of the same coin. Whichever side won, the outcome for the people of Honce would be the same, Bransen believed. A journey north, however, taught Bransen that his views were simplistic at best, and that some things--like honor and true friendship--might truly matter.

The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family.

Twelve shocking twists of fate befall a devoted housekeeper investigating her employer's murder, a pair of Olympic hopefuls facing terrorist threats, and appearances by series favorites Kathryn Dance, John Pellam, and Lincoln Rhyme in a short story collection that includes stories making their print debut.