"...another winner that thriller, mystery and general fiction readers alike will relish." - Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Arvin weaves together disparate elements into a coherent and often thought-provoking tale." - Pittsburgh Tribune "Intriguing...clever. A-" - Entertainment Weekly "A suspenseful story line that takes hold of the reader from the very beginning to the book's close." - New York Law Journal "(BLOOD OF ANGELS is) the kind of...

With little money or support, Joe Moon, seventeen, travels to Texas to help the older brother he barely knows through his last few weeks before being executed for murder.

They were young, popular, the perfect couple -- an all-American boy and a beautiful cheerleader. But the youthful passion that led them to Lookout Point that terrible evening would prove fatal. For Richie Walters the end came swiftly, as death descended upon him in a savage orgy of horrific violence. Elaine Murray would live long enough to learn just how lucky her boyfriend had been ...Two brutal slayings have rocked a stunned city. But the murders...

"The Barbary Coast, 1621. A mysterious vessel floats silently on the water. It is known only as the Ghost Ship. For months it has hunted pirates to liberate those enslaved by corsairs, manned by a courageous crew of mariners from Italy and France, Holland and the Canary Islands. But the bravest men on board are not who they seem. And the stakes could not be higher. If arrested, they will be hanged for their crimes. Can they survive the journey and...