Bøger af Robert Hilfinger

A product of Missouri, Stan Johnson is a precocious young boy, whose parents live vicariously through his achievements.His father sees his son as a future version of Stan Musial, the legendary baseball player. His mother sees her boy as a future version of Stanley Babin, the great pianist and composer.However, their son is neither of these exceptional individuals. He is Stan Johnson, his own unique person, who excels at whatever he sets his mind to.To please his parents, he sets his mind on their obsessions, piano and baseball, and achieves statewide acclaim in both. Stan's skills are only surpassed by his character, as he bridges the gap, amongst his classmates, between the athlete and the artist. He is friend and role model to both groups.At twelve-years-old, the boy's sights are set on statewide championship competitions in both endeavors. All who know him, expect the inevitable results from what would be the greatest summer of his life.Then, the unthinkable happens...

To what lengths would you go to escape your problems?Victor Drueding was a woeful family man with chronic financial trouble. His only true passion and joy was found in the world of helicopters, where he could escape the burdens of everyday life. Then, into his life walked Eriq Steed, a skinny, strange-looking man with an oversized smile. Steed made Victor a life-changing offer that would involve his flying skills. For the better part of a year, Victor flew for Steed and his shadow operation. But when Victor became their target, he stole their helicopter, and with his wife, fled. The couple's hope was that, with time and distance, they would fall off the radar screen of the evil men Victor had worked for... ...they were wrong.