Books with author Graham P. Smith

Do you like action-packed, best-selling crime thrillers? Then you'll love Graham Smith's Jake Boulder series.There are three unmissable crime thrillers in this superb value box set.Watching The Bodies:When Jake Boulder is asked by his PI friend to help investigate the vicious murder of Kira Niemeyer, he soon finds himself tracking a serial killer who selects his next victim in a most unusual manner.As the body count rises, Boulder has to work with the police to identify the heinous killer before more lives are taken. What ensues is a twisted game of cat and mouse, that only Boulder or the Watcher can survive. But who will it be?Watching The Bodies is the first in Graham Smith's new Jake Boulder series, a fast-moving and action-packed crime thriller, it will appeal to greatly to fans of Lee Child's Jack Reacher series.The Kindred Killers:Jake Boulder’s help is requested by his best friend, Alfonse, when his cousin is crucified and burned alive along with his wife and children.As Boulder tries to track the heinous killer, a young woman is abducted. Soon her body is discovered and Boulder realises both murders have something unusual in common. With virtually no leads for Boulder to follow, he strives to find a way to get a clue as to the killer’s identity. But is he hunting for one killer or more?After a young couple are snatched in the middle of the night the case takes a brutal turn. When the FBI is invited to help with the case, Boulder finds himself warned off the investigation.When gruesome, and incendiary, footage from a mobile phone is sent to all the major US News outlets and the pressure to find those responsible for the crimes mounts. But with the authorities against him can Boulder catch the killer before it’s too late?Past Echoes:Tasked with finding a beneficiary and revealing a dead woman’s secret, Jake Boulder travels to New York with his girlfriend Taylor. He also has to find his estranged father for a life-saving transfusion. Once there he becomes embroiled in a web of mystery, deceit and violence which sees him pitted against a professional assassin known only as The Mortician. Boulder must use every drop of his courage and cunning to survive the chaos that envelops him.The Jake Boulder series a best-selling, explosive crime series. If you like authors like Lee Child, Rob Sinclair, David Baldacci and Ian Rankin, you'll love this fast-paced and gripping series.

Mira Kinvara's quest to discover the source of the mysterious illness that ravaged her town had led her halfway around the world. The layers of intrigue and betrayal thicken in Mistworld, the sequel to the highly-lauded, Sandworld.A wealthy politician is dead, and his daughter seeks answers. A pretender sits on the throne, and a man in the shadows seeks what he believes is rightfully his. The Empire of Mists wageswar across the ocean while politics rage on the home front.A new Dominion.New Friends.An enigmatic new foe.If Mira though she was up to her neck in spies, corruption, and treachery in the Sand Kingdom, she hasn't seen anything yet.

All Mira Kinvara wanted was to be a great mechanic, like her father. But when the sickness that killed her mother ten years earlier reappears in her rural town in the Sand Kingdom, this time afflicting her father, Mira’s world is shaken to its foundations. The only hope her father, and her entire town, has lies in The Hourglass, the shining capitol of the Sand Kingdom. Her only ally is Sonam Nzari, a chauvinistic young man for whom she was nearly purchased as a child bride. Mira and Sonam quickly find themselves tumbling into a dark world of organized crime, international espionage, corrupt dignitaries, and law enforcement bent on their arrest. Had Mira remained in her village, the fever no doubt would have taken her. Seeking the cure may be deadlier than she thinks.

All Mira Kinvara wanted was to be a great mechanic, like her father. But when the sickness that killed her mother ten years earlier reappears in her rural town in the Sand Kingdom, this time afflicting her father, Mira's world is shaken to its foundations.The only hope her father, and her entire town has lies in The Hourglass, the shining capitol of the Sand Kingdom. Her only ally is Sonam Nzari, a chauvinistic young man for whom she was nearly purchased as a child bride. Mira and Sonam quickly find themselves tumbling into a dark world of organized crime, international espionage, corrupt dignitaries, and law enforcement bent on their arrest.Had Mira remained in her village, the fever no doubt would have taken her. But seeking the cure may be deadlier than she thinks.

All Mira Kinvara wanted was to be a great mechanic, like her father. But when the sickness that killed her mother ten years earlier reappears in her rural town in the Sand Kingdom, this time afflicting her father, Mira’s world is shaken to its foundations. The only hope her father, and her entire town, has lies in The Hourglass, the shining capitol of the Sand Kingdom. Her only ally is Sonam Nzari, a chauvinistic young man for whom she was nearly purchased as a child bride. Mira and Sonam quickly find themselves tumbling into a dark world of organized crime, international espionage, corrupt dignitaries, and law enforcement bent on their arrest. Had Mira remained in her village, the fever no doubt would have taken her. Seeking the cure may be deadlier than she thinks.

If you have ever read traditional children's rhymes to your child and thought 'they don't write them like this any more' then we think 'Flutter-by Butterfly, Bumble-by Bee' will appeal to you and your young audience. A lavishly illustrated children's short rhyming story that you can enjoy with youngsters who love to be read to, or who are just learning to read. Conjuring wonderful images of some of the many inhabitants of your garden, both real and imagined, the rhyming story leads you through a summer's day and onto the next morning. Enjoyable to read and lovely to look at, it is certain that both you and your child/children will enjoy 'Flutter-by Butterfly, Bumble-by Bee'. Destined to become a new 'traditional-style' favorite rhyme for a generation who may only have heard the 'same old thing' so many times this is a memorable picture-book tale imbued with the innocence of childhood observations.

If you have ever read traditional children's rhymes to your child and thought 'they don't write them like this any more' then once again we are sure the second book in the 'New Traditional Children's Rhymes' series: "Looking out to see", will appeal to you and your young audience. Another lavishly illustrated children's rhyming short story that you can enjoy with youngsters who love to be read to, or who are just learning to read. Look out of the window with the young storyteller and enjoy being introduced to all the furry, feathered and other 'neighbors' that live close-by. This second book in the series is a delight to read and equally enjoyable to look at. You and your child/children will find yourselves reading the evocative rhymes in 'Looking out to see' over and over again. This 'traditional-style' rhyming story is specially written for a modern generation to inspire them to observe the world around them more thoughtfully and poetically.

If 'Love' is the answer, then what is the question?!The 'Why We Love...' series begins here with an educational and fun look at the Honey Bee.As adults we may already appreciate that one of the world's most important insects is sadly under threat, largely due to our own actions and/or omissions!Unless our children (or grand-children!) learn to love and appreciate the wonders of the natural world, and the little creatures in it who do so much for us... what hope is there for the future?A respected man once suggested that "If the bee disappeared off the face of the earth, man would only have four years left to live."... Let us all hope he was wrong! But most of all, let us make sure the next generation develops proper respect and appreciation for the small but wonderful bee so that they make sure it is NEVER likely to disappear!If YOU are trying to educate your child (or grand-child) truly to begin to understand why tiny creatures like the bee are so essential to our own continued existence, or perhaps just to inspire them with the wonders of Nature -- then the author hopes this book might help you to achieve that aim... even if just a little bit. 'Why We Love...BEES' is an ideal book for parents and grand-parents to read to, or with, younger children, and can also be enjoyed by older children who are enthusiastic readers.Packed full of fun facts about the bee, honey and the many other excellent things that the bee makes for us (as well as themselves), and richly enhanced throughout with wonderful images of the bee and more, we are sure you and your children will enjoy learning lots about amazing honey bees and just how much we should all value them!

There's a hush in the crowd as the mayor lifts his gun,then an ear-splitting Bang! and the race has begun,with a flashing of goggles and pale cyclists' knees,and a murmuring sound like the bumble of bees.Monsieur Albert enters the Grand Cycle Race, but he's up against Francois, the champion of France. Can he possibly win?Witty text by Pete Smith and gentle, funny illustrations by Bob Graham make this story a classic, ideal for reading aloud to young and old.

Bob Graham's first ever illustrated book, never before published, is a gently humorous take on the Tour de FranceThere's a hush in the crowd as the mayor lifts his gun,then an ear-splitting Bang! and the race has begun,with a flashing of goggles and pale cyclists' knees,and a murmuring sound like the bumble of bees.Monsieur Albert enters the Grand Cycle Race, but he's up against Francois, the champion of France. Can he possibly win? Witty text and gentle, funny illustrations by Bob Graham make this story a classic, ideal for reading aloud to young and old.