Bøger af William Kerr

TEARS OF THE GODS A necklace of black pearls known as the Tears of the Gods, its origin from the time of Cortés and Mexico's Aztec nation; a deadly curse against those who might possess the pearls; a desire for power and riches by one woman willing to summon the full wrath of the curse against those who would stand in her way. These elements combine to produce a nightmare of deception, murder and a terrifying journey into the unknown. Best-selling author William Kerr's tenth offering in the Matt Berkeley suspense/ thriller series finds Berkeley, former Navy Special Warfare officer and security expert in the field of archeology, once again paired with Lieutenant Polly Bartelow of the Jacksonville, Florida Sheriff's Office. From Florida to Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and the resort city of Cancún, they must confront not only human greed and a grab for political power, but a mysterious force that neither can identify. A yacht adrift in the Gulf of Mexico, its crew dead; an underground river in which Matt and Polly must fight for their lives; and finally, a secret tunnel where they find themselves matched against a killer determined to fulfill the curse of the black pearls. Such are the ingredients for another Matt Berkeley, page-turning adventure

After the murder of his wife, Matt Berkeley, former Navy Special Warfare officer and retired head of security for a congressionally funded archaeological agency, continues to combat the demons of self-blame that haunt him over her death. Berkeley's willingness to help a longtime friend suffering from advanced Parkinson's disease brings him together with medical researcher, Dr. Millicent Bowman who promises a potential cure for his friend's condition. Through his growing relationship with Millicent, Berkeley is drawn into the maelstrom of ideological values of a new Administration and its President's determined opposition to Millicent's research. With plots hatched within the "hallowed" confines of the Oval Office using the secret Executive Action Committee, a mass assassination in the Florida Keys and a deadly rendezvous in the Canadian Northwest, Deadly Logic is a suspense thriller cast in a world of political intrigue.

MARK OF THE DEVILMay 1945: Only hours before peace is declared, a German U-boat steals south en route to Buenos Aires with a secret more precious to the Third Reich than gold. Following detection by American destroyers, the U-boat seeks refuge from a devastating attack only to suddenly disappear. October 2001: From Florida's Northeast Coast and the unnerving underwater exploration of a sunken WW-II German U-boat's corpse-filled interior to the ancient city of Koblenz, Germany, former Navy Special Warfare officer and head of security for a congressionally funded archeological agency, Matt Berkeley searches for identification of the submarine, its mission and the long-hidden secret locked within its hull. Berkeley's pursuit of the truth leads him to the vaults of the German National Archives and a nightmare of gunfire and murder; to an elderly widow and her horrifying memories of the Auschwitz death camp; and to discovery of a single gold ingot bearing the "Mark of the Devil." Finally, to the submarine's most guarded secret, the revelation of which could disgrace forever the Catholic Church in the eyes of the world. Each mind-shattering event plunges Berkeley down a path littered with lies, betrayal, and death.

From the foothills of the Colorado Rockies comes a creature, risen from the depths of Native American mythology, seemingly bent on the destruction of human life. But is it hunger for human prey, or a cover for something even more sinister? Something driven by self-interest, an international conspiracy that extends far beyond the mountainous terrain of Jefferson County, Colorado. Written in blood, a callous determination to deny others the use of nature's rarest of elements despite the cost of innocent lives. Rare minerals, unfamiliar to most, not only vital to our everyday lives, but upon which the very survival of the United States could depend. Featuring Matt Berkeley, former Navy Special Warfare officer, past head of security for a congressionally funded archaeological organization and now retired, comes another in the series of action/suspense novels from the prolific imagination of bestselling author, William Kerr.At the request of John Nabhe, an old friend and son of the Navajo Nation, Berkeley is asked to solve a series of murders caused by what is believed to be a nightmare that kills and quickly disappears into the mists of the western foothills above the city of Denver. "Remember the dig in Arizona?" John asks. "The killings we had that nobody wanted to believe who or what did them?" "I've tried to forget, but yes, I remember," Matt responds."We've got something like that out here. And yeah, after what we went through together, you're the only one I could think of who might be able to help.""In Denver?""Close by, before this thing gets somebody else."

Matt Berkeley, former U.S. Navy Special Warfare officer, attempts to stem the tide of corruption sweeping the Caribbean island of St. Michael. Corruption brought by the Golden Dragon Society and its migration from Hong Kong following the transfer of the colony from British rule to that of the People's Republic of China.Drawn into the Dragon's grasp by the brutal death of his closest friend, the assassination of St. Michael's president, and his unexpected feelings for terminally ill Dr. Sarah Hawkins, St. Michael's Assistant Medical Examiner, Berkeley's search for truth plunges him into a world of political intrigue and murder.

THE RED HAND August 1989, Belfast, Northern Ireland: A bomb explodes and a new wave of terror spreads from Belfast to the streets of London, ravaging the very heart of the British Lion itself.When Britain's First Sea Lord of the Admiralty and Victoria Scott, Matt Berkeley's love interest from the past, are brutally abducted, Berkeley, former U.S. Navy Special Warfare officer, finds himself unevenly matched against the Red Hand, an Active Service Unit of the IRA. Its name drawn from the ancient crest of the O'Neill chieftains, the Red Hand's creed identifies itself as, "The first to strike blood for its people; the first to shed blood for its cause." Confronted with what the people of Northern Ireland call, "an acceptable level of violence," Berkeley is caught in a tug of war between two diametrically opposed societies.

A valuable work of art - a religious icon removed from the Winter Palace in Leningrad before the German siege of 1941 - is presented to Churchill by Stalin during the 1945 Yalta Conference. Known only to Churchill and his military aide, a deadly secret is later received and hidden beneath the icon's protective cover only to disappear with the icon after the war. Forward to 2007: Newly discovered information forces Matt Berkeley's involvement with the Central Intelligence Agency and a previously unknown British antiquities society that leads him on a search for what is now regarded as The Churchill Icon. From London to Chartwell, Churchill's home in the south of England, to Paris, where death follows his every move, and finally to a small village in the British Channel Islands and a man known as The Redeemer, Berkeley becomes involved in a series of events that bring him "...nothing but pain and an opportunity to die twenty years too soon."

A Chinese medical worker's personal story in Nanking (Nanjing) during the first 40 days of the fall and occupation of the capital city by Imperial Japanese soldiers, with an abbreviated Chinese version. (中文版/英文版).

Written Rhythms (And the Masochism Hidden Within Them) is a poetry collection spanning from January to December of 2022. Among them include poems about life, maturity, tea leaves, Dungeons & Dragons, and trying to connect with other people.

This book introduces the value of a Darwinian social evolutionary approach to understanding social change. Kerr brings together social change theory and theories on nationalism, whilst also providing concrete examples of the theories at work.

This book discusses the regulatory and trade challenges facing the global adoption of biotechnological products and offers strategies for overcoming these obstacles and moving towards greater global food security.

Post-colonial Africa is littered with regional trade agreements that amounted to little more than a photo opportunity for the leaders that signed them. This book explores conventional explanations for past failures and posits a new theory rooted in the symbiotic relationship between authoritarian politics and crony-capitalism.

This book is a collection of poems that was designed to help the writer process his emotions. Readers might find it helpful with their own emotions, or may just find the poems enjoyable. There are four loose sections to the book: Struggle, Friends, Agony, and The Horse. The order of the poems were meant to tell a story, but were not initially created with that intention.