retribution

"Daughter of an ousted king, descendant of ancient druids, Gruoch has grown up believing that she will be crowned queen of Alba and reclaim the lands of her Pictish kin, a prophecy seemingly fulfilled by her betrothal to Duncan, the heir-elect. Leaving behind her home, her family, and her close friend MacBethad, she travels to the royal seat at Scone to embrace her new position. But Duncan's court is rife with sly words and unfriendly faces, and as her coronation approaches, a deadly turn of events forces Gruoch to flee the capital. Alone and at the mercy of an old enemy, Gruoch must make a fateful choice: live a long, quiet life in the shadows or seize vengeance and a path back to the throne"--Provided by publisher.

"An explosive thriller debut introducing Peter Ash, a veteran who finds that the demons of war aren't easily left behind ..."--.

Peter Ash came home from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan with only one souvenir: what he calls his ?��white static,?�� the buzzing claustrophobia due to post-traumatic stress that has driven him to spend a year roaming in nature, sleeping under the stars. But when a friend from the Marines commits suicide, Ash returns to civilization to help the man?��s widow with some home repairs. Under her dilapidated porch, he finds more than he bargained for: the largest, ugliest, meanest dog he?��s ever encountered . . . and a Samsonite suitcase stuffed with cash and explosives. As Ash begins to investigate this unexpected discovery, he finds himself at the center of a plot that is far larger than he could have imagined . . . and it may lead straight back to the world he thought he?��d left for good.

Classic tales in verse about naughty boys and girls and the fates that befall them when they misbehave.

"Illustrated by artist Eddie Campbell, this is a four-color edition of Neil Gaiman's award-winning novelette "The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains" -- a story of family, the otherworld, and retribution"--Provided by publisher.

Helmut Sanchez is shocked and saddened when he learns his employer, a renowned Yale professor, played a gruesome role in the Holocaust, and sets out to prove the professor's guilt and bring him to justice.

Examines the strategies and results of organized reactions to mass violence and genocide, discussing the war-crime prosecutions in Nuremberg and Bosnia; truth commissions in South Africa, Argentina, and East Germany; and reparations in America, also addressing the issues of vengeance, forgiveness, and facing history.