Bøger af Nikki Stern

In the fourth installment of the award-winning mystery series, Sam Tate comes up against a clever killer with a warped sense of justice.Five detectives in five states have two things in common. They've all solved serial-killer cases - and they're all dead, victims of an assailant known as the Judge. As the murderer cuts across the country, the FBI invites Lieutenant Sam Tate to be a part of the investigation. Sam, whose job leaves her feeling desk-bound, is more than willing to accept. She's got a knack for tracking and catching serial killers. Her skill set makes her an asset to the Bureau. It also marks her as a target.

What is hope? Is it instinctive or learned? Is it necessary or possible? How can a life-long doubter bring it into her life?Armed with questions, author Nikki Stern writes about a journey in search of a hope that will sustain her, especially after losing her husband on 9/11. The certainty-driven hope that insists on divine providence provides no help. Nor does the me-centric version that insists we're able to get exactly what we want whenever we want it. Instead, she custom-tailors a sort of faith that thrives even without guarantees because it allows for endless possibilities. Flexible, reasonable and uplifting, it's a hope that works perfectly for our anxious times. HOPE IN SMALL DOSES is a 2015 Eric Hoffer Montaigne Medal finalist. The award honors books that "illuminate, progress, or redirect thought."

BECAUSE I SAY SO is a provocative exploration of the role of moral authority in contemporary American culture. Stern begins with her own experiences as a 9/11 widow and goes on to examine the connection between moral authority and certainty to demonstrate how fear or close-mindedness might cause some to cede the high ground and others to claim it. Finally, she suggests that critical thinking, combines with a tempered optimism, might lift us past our desperate need for absolutes. desperate need for certainty and towards a more practical approach. This heartful and at times humorous book ends on a cautiously hopeful note.

What do a bartender, a priest, and a librarian have in common? They all work in New York City. They're all true crime fans. And they're all dead, courtesy of a predator with a chilling approach to murder. Talbot County, Maryland Lieutenant Sam Tate is in the Big Apple to find answers about her own tragic past when she is pulled onto the case of the Dry Ice Killer by an old friend with the NYPD. She finds herself attracted to a new colleague and questions her long-time relationship with her FBI boyfriend. Meanwhile, she's caught between the demands of an impatient bureaucracy and an especially sadistic sociopath. This may be Sam's most dangerous case yet-if she survives.

In the sequel to the award-winning THE WEDDING CRASHER, Sam Tate faces off against a vengeful killer, a mistrustful boss, a shadowy nemesis, and a 300-year-old pirate. When Arley Fitchett's body washes up onto Maryland's Eastern Shore, Lieutenant Sam Tate, just two months into her new job, is charged with finding out who murdered the popular guide and treasure hunter. Fitchett, she discovers, was hunting a rare carving he believed had been stolen by Chesapeake Bay pirates in 1718 and hidden nearby. No one knows if the story is true, but several locals seem to share Fitchett's interest in the wooden bird with the sapphire eye. Any one of them could be the next victim. One of them is definitely the killer

On a beautiful April day, the seasons suspended between spring and summer, a woman in a bridal gown lies under a stand of oak trees, throat slit, ring finger missing. She’s the latest victim of the Wedding Crasher, a meticulous murderer who’s killed five women across three states without leaving a clue. The last two bodies were found in Pickett County, Tennessee.Sam Tate is Pickett County’s new sheriff. A former Nashville homicide detective, she struggles with her inner demons and the nightmares born of a horrific childhood trauma. Respected but closely guarded, Sam has colleagues but no real friends. Even after she assembles a multi-agency team to hunt down the Wedding Crasher, her impulse is to go it alone. To further confound matters, she’s attracted to her case partner, FBI Special Agent Terry Sloan, even though she isn’t sure she trusts him.Another body is discovered, in circumstances that closely resemble but don’t exactly match the earlier homicides. Is a second predator at work in Pickett County? Is the serial killer working with an acolyte? Why is Sam suddenly a target? And how can she stop the Wedding Crasher before another bride-to-be dies?

Suzanne Foster---wife, mother, former assassin--- wants to retire. Her boss wants her dead.After decades as Victor Kemp's off-the books killer, Suzanne finally quits. Not until five years later does Kemp discover how thoroughly she's deceived him. Determined to punish her, he tracks her to Wales to watch her die. Instead, he walks into a trap.Believing themselves safe at last, Suzanne and her family relocate to London, where she hopes to find the peace that has eluded her for so long. Her son is engaged to a nobleman's daughter; her husband has a good job with British Intelligence. Yet she still struggles with restless dreams and the premonition that her nemesis has survived.He has: Kemp, though severely injured, is rebuilding his empire and plotting revenge. He's prepared to risk everything to end the former assassin. He may not be the only one.Suzanne has no choice: to protect those she loves, she will be forced to kill again. Assassins, it seems, can never retire

"Interactive mystery / 4m, 3f"--P. [4] of cover.