Mike Baron

From an author who is "like Quentin Tarantino on paper," a thriller featuring a special agent on a mission to uncover a conspiracy (New York Times–bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson). When world leaders burst into flame like a string of firecrackers, the President calls on a renegade former agent with a history of mental problems. Otto "Aardvark" White possesses a unique quality. He's lucky. What Otto discovers in the mountains of Colorado...

Notorious for their satanic lyrics, drunken excess and rumors of blood sacrifice, the Banshees shocked the world with their only album Beat the Manshees. Death stalked their concerts-lightning, stabbings, overdoses. The world heaved a sigh of relief when the Banshees all died in a plane crash. Or did they? Forty years later, with no fanfare, they appear in a seedy Prague nightclub. Ian St. James, son of original Banshees drummer Oaian St. James, can't...

Jazz rock flourished from 1968 to 1974, offering a distinctively cool and innovative hybrid sound that captivated a generation-and beyond. Superstar bands like Blood, Sweat and Tears and Chicago have earned their place in popular consciousness, but the movement included many other powerful, innovative groups such as Tower of Power and Malo. Author Mike Baron explores the history of this music fusion, its rise and fall in popularity. He offers highlights-and...

He's crossed your path more than once, whispering in your ear, pointing out little temptations. You're more than familiar with him. And yet he's one of the most unknowable beings in all reality. But by the time you're done with this book, he'll be... THE DEVIL YOU KNOW BETTER. Collected here are twenty twisted tales of encounters with humanity's immortal adversary -- stories that will chill, thrill, incite, and delight -- delivered from...

Nexus hits an object in space, sending him crashing into the nearest planet. To make matters worse, the planet serves as a prison to a nearby world. With the wrong sun in the sky, Nexus is unable to use his powers-so he'll have to rely on his intelligence and survival skills if he wants to escape and see his family again.

It's Gunslinger and the original H.A.R.D. Corps team in a final showdown on the high seas against the rogue and Omega Powered Omen Enterprises director Sigmund Heydrich. But with Heydrich taking mental possession a nuclear missile armed aircraft carrier this fight just turn out to be their last.

Armstrong recounts his tale of the Crusades -- when his brother Gilad fought bravely under Richard the Lionhearted, and Armstrong angered a holy order into hunting him for the rest of eternity!

With the mayoral election in high gear and ex-labor boss Derek Mancini looking like a shoe-in, Cross chases down his suspicions that his main squeeze's old man is also the secretive leader of the Flying Tigers gang. But first he and Blaze will have to contend with not one, but two, assassins out for revenge!

It's the death of Archer?! With his best friend lying lifeless, Armstrong must race against all odds to save him. But can he make it in time? As Archer's soul straddles the line of death, what grave forces will reach out to him from the afterlife? Meanwhile, the cold-hearted Duerst enacts his revenge against Armstrong!

What do women want? Archer is about to find out the hard way, when Armstrong sets him up on his first date! Of course, when you're a highly trained assassin who's spent most of his life in monastery, things are bound to get awkward-- and deadly!