Spring 2008:

MADicine

• An Alban Bane Thriller
Derek Armstrong, Author of The Game, The Last Troubadour, The Last Quest, Blogertize

What happens when an engineered virus, meant to “cure” psychopathically violent patients, is let loose by accident on the world? And what chance does the world have when a rescue organization named WART (World Advance Response Team) is our only hope?

A virus of rage sweeps all nations with sometimes funny and sometimes scary results. Armstrong’s latest Bane thriller (after The Game) satirizes the medical virus thriller genre and zombie movies in one suspenseful but amusing sweep. Bane must “chase” the rampaging virus around the world, from Venice to Hong Kong, hunting for a cure and the cause.

The brilliant and beautiful Doctor Ada Kenner, playful pop star Panji, and the feisty kung-fu fighting Nam make a bizarre and entertaining band of heroes.

“A cantakerous detective, Alban Bane ... a touch of the hit TV series House ... Bane adds a delightfully sarcastic tone to the action ... keeps us chuckling.” —Booklist

“In his follow-up to the excellent The Game, Armstrong takes on a whole new set of challenges ... brilliance in which Armstrong blends comedy, parody, and adventure in genuinely innovative ways.”—Booklist

"Detective Alban Bane's second outing takes a satirical look at genetics research companies, zombie films and more in Armstrong's action-packed novel." —Publishers Weekly

“Amusing and entertaining ... recommended for all libraries.”—Libaray Journal

“Suspenseful and rich with dark humor ... in the thriller tradition of Weisman and Connolly.”—ForeWord

“A super sleuth.”—Kirkus

US$ 24.95
FIC031000 FICTION/Thriller
Pages 352
ISBN-13: 978-1-60164-017-8
EAN: 9781601640178
May 2008
Kunati Cloth Hardcover
Distributed by Independent Publishers Group (IPG)

The Game

• An Alban Bane Thriller
Derek Armstrong, Author of The Game, The Last Troubadour, The Last Quest, Blogertize

A killer plays a high-stakes game on the set of a live-broadcast reality television show where guests are trapped for six months in a “haunted” mansion. Alban Bane, detective and smart-mouthed single dad, is one of those well-defined characters you won’t quickly forget. He must solve the mysterious case—in spite of opposition from the state governor and Hollywood producers—while trying to save his family and solve the decade-old murder of his wife.

Don't miss the zany, thrilling world of The Game.

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“Tongue-in-cheek thriller.” —Library Journal

“Reality TV, a murder, a cantankerous detective with a touch of House MD ... compels us to keep reading, and his prose style keeps us chuckling. An author to watch.” —Booklist

“A super-sleuth ... a multiplicity of games.” —Kirkus

“Promising ... sexy.” —Publishers Weekly

“Hugely cinematic thriller with dark comic moments.” —Films & Books Magazine

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US$ 24.95
FIC031000 FICTION/Thriller
Pages 352
ISBN-13: 978-1-60164-001-7
ISBN-10: 1601640013
EAN: 9781601640017
LCCN 2006930183
Spring 2007
Kunati Cloth Hardcover
Distributed by Independent Publishers Group (IPG)