The scars of growing up as a lonely, genetically enhanced superman leave Jack at a loss when his path intersects with two women whose secrets get them all involved with murder, gang warfare, illegal drug trading, and a mystery.

When an investigator looking into a possible suicide is murdered, Jimmy Davis interrupts his retirement and takes the case. As soon as he gets to the scene, the main suspect also turns up dead.

When you're cooking, you're a chemist Every time you follow or modify a recipe, you are experimenting with acids and bases, emulsions and suspensions, gels and foams. In your kitchen you denature proteins, crystallize compounds, react enzymes with substrates, and nurture desired microbial life while suppressing harmful bacteria and fungi. And unlike in a laboratory, you can eat your experiments to verify your hypotheses.

In Culinary Reactions, author Simon Quellen Field turns measuring cups, stovetop burners, and mixing bowls into graduated cylinders, Bunsen burners, and beakers....

Sandra is in the business of finding people. It turns out she can even find people in the federal witness protection program. Unfortunately, the man she found was murdered shortly after being found. Her partner is not answering his phone. Only he knew who had hired them. She is on the run, hiding from her murderous client, and now from the police, who think she is killing people. But Sandra is in the business of finding people. She knows how to hide. And she knows that she must find her murderous client in order to get her life back. Or just save it.