Bøker av Mark T. Conard

One night, helping out a friend, Jake Micallef does a little breaking-and-entering and stumbles upon a plot to assassinate his estranged brother, who just happens to be the Mayor of New York City. As Jake wrestles with that bombshell, another one walks straight into his life: Marcie Yates. Marcie eerily resembles Jake's old girlfriend, the woman who helped his brother tear his world apart. Jake desperately latches onto Marcie, hoping she can fix his shattered life, and allow him to let go of all that hate and forgive his brother. But when thugs kidnap Marcie to keep Jake from interfering in the assassination plot, he has no choice but to track down the conspirators, only to discover he's fallen right into their trap. In the end, Jake must risk everything to save Marcie and stop the bullet headed for his brother.

Henry Blackwell assists the Philadelphia police with psychological profiles of dangerous criminals, but Blackwell's own wife was brutally murdered, and the crime went unsolved. Since her death, Blackwell has gone on a bender and suffers periodic blackouts. Detectives Jimmy Slomann and Dave Busch investigate the deaths of several young women whose killings resemble that of Blackwell's wife. Blackwell had been acquainted with all the victims and is convinced that the killer has struck again. Up-and-coming reporter Michele Stone investigates the tragic story of Blackwell and his wife's unsolved murder. The reporter shows a personal interest in Blackwell, and he wonders if she's just using him to get the scoop. Slomann and Busch note the correspondence between Blackwell's drinking binges and the murders and wonder if he's involved. Convinced that the killer is taking revenge on him from some reason, Blackwell's drinking worsens, and he starts to come unhinged. Blackwell, the detectives, the reporter, and a mysterious stranger who's been following Blackwell, are all on a collision course in this noir tale of murder and retribution.

Here is the story of the long interaction between humans, land, and climate in the American South. Originally published in 1983 and needed now more than ever, This Land, This South was the first book to explore the cumulative impact of humans on the southern landscape and its effect on them.