A bestselling novel of intrigue, shadowy politics, and shocking surprises that deftly navigates between the chaotic hope and confusion of post-Cold War Moscow and turn-of-the-Millennium Washington. The action is fast paced, and there's enough hi-tech gadgetry to satisfy the most demanding fans of techno-thrillers. Each chapter of The Reluctant Assassin pulls the reader deeper into the story as the author builds tension the way a carpenter builds a house-step by well-crafted step. But this brilliantly turned thriller-reminiscent of Ken Follett's Eye of the Needle-is more than mindless action....

The Wayne Gretzky Collector's Handbook features a comprehensive checklist of vintage and modern hockey cards and collectibles, a checklist to vintage books and publications, as well as an auction results guide for game-worn and game-used memorabilia. In many ways, this book updates work produced in The Wayne Gretzky Checklist and Price Guide, published in two editions in 1998 and 1999 before Wayne Gretzky's retirement as an NHL player.