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  • The Strategist: A Riveting Crime Thriller

    John Hardy Bell

    eBook (Second Sight Publishing, Sept. 2, 2013)
    He wields immense power. She knows his darkest secret. Her conscience compels her to expose him. He will do whatever is necessary to ensure that doesn't happen. Even if it means murder..."A heady, character-driven suspense thriller that is guaranteed to keep you turning the pages."When the psychological toll of chasing human monsters finally becomes too much to handle, FBI profiler Camille Grisham trades in her shield for what she hopes will be a quiet new beginning. What better place to start than home? Her father is there. Her best friend, Julia, is there.But something else is there too. Something dark, deadly, and unforeseen. A secret. Powerful enough to destabilize an entire political system. A man. Desperate to contain that secret, no matter the cost.A young, crusading lawyer. Caught at the center of it all.The lawyer is Camille's best friend. And she is in grave danger. Blindsided by the horrific events that follow her arrival, Camille must scramble to piece together the tattered threads of Julia’s past. Each clue she uncovers lands her one step closer to a truth she isn’t prepared to face. And a killer she isn’t prepared to fight.But fight him she must. And despite the personal monsters that have reduced Camille to a shell of her former self, losing is not an option.Julia’s legacy depends on it. The integrity of an entire electoral system depends on it. Her very life depends on it. “The Strategist is a gripping mystery on a contemporary subject matter. I highly recommend the book and look forward to the next in the series.” - Margie PA“Suspenseful to the last page!! Great character portraits! Held my attention to the last minute. Great read!” - Amazon CustomerFans of Josie Quinn, Violet Darger, Morgan Dane, Tracy Crosswhite, and Mercy Kilpatrick will appreciate Camille Grisham & Chloe Sullivan! More Praise for The Strategist and John Hardy Bell:“I rarely give five-star reviews, but with ‘The Strategist’, first-time author John Hardy Bell has defied the odds and delivered the goods.” - David C.“Fantastic page-turner murder mystery. Seriously hard to put down. Highly recommended!” - Craig C.“One of the best mysteries I’ve read in a long time, and I’ve read many.” - Baylor ‘51“Fun read. Fast-paced. New heroine. I read the book while walking a treadmill - walked faster as the book got more interesting.” - Damaries L.“The characters are beautifully realized - especially the main character Camille. She (as are the others) are fully human, yet extraordinary.” - Sally D.“A great add to your tbr list.” - Denise G. Don’t wait! Download Book 1 of the Grisham & Sullivan Crime Thriller Series Today!
  • The Strategist

    John Hardy Bell

    Paperback (Second Sight Publishing, Sept. 1, 2013)
    He wields immense power. She knows his darkest secret. Her conscience compels her to expose him. He will do whatever is necessary to ensure that doesn't happen. Even if it means murder..."A heady, character-driven suspense thriller that is guaranteed to keep you turning the pages."When the psychological toll of chasing human monsters finally becomes too much to handle, FBI profiler Camille Grisham trades in her shield for what she hopes will be a quiet new beginning. What better place to start than home? Her father is there. Her best friend, Julia, is there.But something else is there too. Something dark, deadly, and unforeseen. A secret. Powerful enough to destabilize an entire political system. A man. Desperate to contain that secret, no matter the cost.A young, crusading lawyer. Caught at the center of it all.The lawyer is Camille's best friend. And she is in grave danger. Blindsided by the horrific events that follow her arrival, Camille must scramble to piece together the tattered threads of Julia’s past. Each clue she uncovers lands her one step closer to a truth she isn’t prepared to face. And a killer she isn’t prepared to fight.But fight him she must. And despite the personal monsters that have reduced Camille to a shell of her former self, losing is not an option.Julia’s legacy depends on it. The integrity of an entire electoral system depends on it. Her very life depends on it. “The Strategist is a gripping mystery on a contemporary subject matter. I highly recommend the book and look forward to the next in the series.” - Margie PA“Suspenseful to the last page!! Great character portraits! Held my attention to the last minute. Great read!” - Amazon CustomerFans of Josie Quinn, Violet Darger, Morgan Dane, Tracy Crosswhite, and Mercy Kilpatrick will appreciate Camille Grisham & Chloe Sullivan! More Praise for The Strategist and John Hardy Bell:“I rarely give five-star reviews, but with ‘The Strategist’, first-time author John Hardy Bell has defied the odds and delivered the goods.” - David C.“Fantastic page-turner murder mystery. Seriously hard to put down. Highly recommended!” - Craig C.“One of the best mysteries I’ve read in a long time, and I’ve read many.” - Baylor ‘51“Fun read. Fast-paced. New heroine. I read the book while walking a treadmill - walked faster as the book got more interesting.” - Damaries L.“The characters are beautifully realized - especially the main character Camille. She (as are the others) are fully human, yet extraordinary.” - Sally D.“A great add to your tbr list.” - Denise G. Don’t wait!Order Book 1 of the Grisham & Sullivan Crime Thriller Series Today!
  • The Strategist: Grisham & Sullivan, Book 1

    John Hardy Bell, Diane Lehman

    Audible Audiobook (John Hardy Bell, May 12, 2017)
    Camille Grisham was once a decorated field agent with the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit. Her job was to solve the country's most complex and violent crimes, often with little more than a textbook profile of the perpetrator to go on. No one did it better. But after her partner's death at the hands of a sadistic mass murderer, she has become a broken shell of her former self. Forced to leave the Bureau under the weight of guilt, Camille returns to her hometown of Denver, hopeful that the presence of family and friends can heal the wounds that time could not. Unfortunately, a change in scenery does not bring about a change in fortune. Less than 24 hours after her arrival home, Camille is left to deal with yet another tragic loss - the brutal murder of her best friend in an apparent home invasion. For local police, the case is open and shut. For Camille it is anything but. Desperate for answers, she becomes an unwitting participant in an investigation that winds through the darkest corridors of wealth, power, and political corruption. All the while a killer waits patiently in the shadows, watching Camille's every move. With the help of a young homicide detective whose doubts about her department's case increase by the second, Camille must race to uncover the true motives behind her friend's murder, even though she knows that doing so will put her on an inevitable collision course with a past that she desperately wants to leave behind.
  • Till the Clock Stops

    John Joy Bell

    eBook
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  • Rebels on the Great Lakes: Confederate Naval Commando Operations Launched from Canada, 1863-1864

    John Bell

    eBook (Dundurn, Sept. 14, 2011)
    In 1863–1864, Confederate naval operations were launched from Canada against America, with an unexpected impact on North America’s future. Since the terrorist attacks of 9/11, a myth has persisted that the hijackers entered the United States from Canada. This is completely untrue. Nevertheless, there was a time during the U.S. Civil War when attacks on America were launched from Canada, but the aggressors were mostly fellow Americans engaged in a secessionist struggle. Among the attacks were three daring naval commando expeditions against a prisoner-of-war camp on Johnsons Island in Lake Erie. These Confederate operations on the Great Lakes remain largely unknown. However, some of the people involved did make more indelible marks in history, including a future Canadian prime minister, a renowned Victorian war correspondent, a beloved Catholic poet, a notorious presidential assassin, and a son of the abolitionist John Brown. The improbable events linking these figures constitute a story worth telling and remembering. Rebels on the Great Lakes offers the first full account of the Confederate naval operations launched from Canada in 186364, describing forgotten military actions that ultimately had an unexpected impact on North Americas future.
  • Rebels on the Great Lakes: Confederate Naval Commando Operations Launched from Canada, 1863-1864

    John Bell

    Paperback (Dundurn, Sept. 14, 2011)
    In 1863–1864, Confederate naval operations were launched from Canada against America, with an unexpected impact on North America’s future. Since the terrorist attacks of 9/11, a myth has persisted that the hijackers entered the United States from Canada. This is completely untrue. Nevertheless, there was a time during the U.S. Civil War when attacks on America were launched from Canada, but the aggressors were mostly fellow Americans engaged in a secessionist struggle. Among the attacks were three daring naval commando expeditions against a prisoner-of-war camp on Johnsons Island in Lake Erie. These Confederate operations on the Great Lakes remain largely unknown. However, some of the people involved did make more indelible marks in history, including a future Canadian prime minister, a renowned Victorian war correspondent, a beloved Catholic poet, a notorious presidential assassin, and a son of the abolitionist John Brown. The improbable events linking these figures constitute a story worth telling and remembering. Rebels on the Great Lakes offers the first full account of the Confederate naval operations launched from Canada in 186364, describing forgotten military actions that ultimately had an unexpected impact on North Americas future.
  • The Circumstantial Enemy: An astounding, based-on-true-events WW2 thriller

    John Bell

    Paperback (Independently published, Oct. 25, 2017)
    On the wrong side of war, there is more than one enemy… When Croatia becomes a Nazi puppet state in 1941, carefree young pilot Tony Babic finds himself forcibly aligned with Hitler’s Luftwaffe. Unbeknownst to Tony, his sweetheart Katarina and best friend Goran have taken the side of the opposing communist partisans. The threesome are soon to discover that love and friendship will not circumvent this war’s ideals. Downed by the Allies in the Adriatic Sea, Tony survives a harrowing convalescence in deplorable Italian hospitals and North African detention stockades. His next destination is Camp Graham in Illinois, one of four hundred prisoner of war camps on American soil. But with the demise of the Third Reich, repatriation presents a new challenge. What kind of life awaits Tony under communist rule? Will he be persecuted as an enemy of the state for taking the side of Hitler? And then there is Katarina; in letters she confesses her love, but not her deceit… Does her heart still belong to him? Based on a true story, John Richard Bell’s The Circumstantial Enemy is an energetic journey to freedom through minefields of hatred, betrayal, lust and revenge. Rich in incident with interludes of rollicking humour, it’s a story about the strength of the human spirit, and the power of friendship, love and forgiveness. John Richard Bell was born in Chigwell, UK and now resides in Vancouver, Canada. Before becoming an author of business books and historical fiction, he was the CEO of a Fortune 500 company and a global strategy consultant. A prolific blogger, John’s musings on strategy, leadership and branding have appeared in various journals such as Fortune, Forbes and ceoafterlife.com.
  • The Anatomy of the Human Body

    John Bell

    Hardcover (Palala Press, Aug. 31, 2015)
    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
  • I Think I Can Be A Doctor

    John E Bell

    Paperback (RiverHouse Publishing, LLC, Dec. 13, 2010)
    The story about Jeremy is a great story that will inspire all children at ages 9 and up and even adults as well. This story takes place in a young boys life as he decides on what he wants to do with his life. Jeremy is from a disadvantaged background and takes notice of many negative images around him but he has a great mother and a loving home life that motivates him to want more in life for himself. Jeremy loves the health shows on cable TV and really wants to become a Physician or someone in the health care field that he admires on the weekly discovery health shows he enjoys so much. One day by pure coincidence Jeremy has a unique accident and Jeremy is taken to the hospital. It is here where he lives through everything that he has seen on TV and meets the people that will forever change his life and certainly will make an impressive impact on his future. Do not miss this inspiring and heart felt story based on real life events about a boy named Jeremy from humble beginnings that gets more than a medical treatment from his accidental fall. Jeremy gets a mentorship that will inspire him to achieve his goals throughout life. I hope you enjoy and are inspired by this book to encourage our children to excel and achieve in school by believing in themselves for positive goals that can be achieved. This can happen when our children can be mentored to believe that they too can say, "I think I can be a Doctor". About Dr. John E. Bell: Dr. John E. Bell is a Surgical Podiatrist and former University part time Professor at Strayer University in Memphis, TN. Dr. Bell received his Doctorate Degree from the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine and his Master Degree in health Services Administration from Strayer University in Memphis, TN. Dr. Bell lives in Memphis, TN and has 4 medical offices where he is CEO of Excelsior Podiatry Clinic PLLC, an accredited business with the Better Business Bureau (BBB) of Memphis, TN. Dr. Bell has been on numerous TV shows including: Fox 13 news Good Morning Memphis , Fox News in Baltimore, Maryland WBFF, I have been a guest on the Ion media network TV Channel show with Tanya Dallas-Lewis in Fairfax, Virginia. I have a current commercial on NCR 24 hour news channel WREGTV Memphis. I have been on the Jiggy Jaguer radio Show, and on the Georg and Nakisha Blog talk Radio Show, The Jay Blog talk Radio Show as well. I have been a guess on the Rev. Jesse Lewis Radio Show as well. I have been a guess on the Prison World Radio Show.
  • Bell's New Pantheon Or Historical Dictionary of the Gods, Demi Gods, Heroes and Fabulous Personages of Antiquity

    John Bell

    Paperback (Kessinger Publishing, LLC, Sept. 10, 2010)
    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
  • Rebels on the Great Lakes: Confederate Naval Commando Operations Launched from Canada 1863â?"1864

    John Bell

    Paperback (ReadHowYouWant, Feb. 28, 2017)
    Since the terrorist attacks of 9/11, a myth has persisted that the hijackers entered the United States from Canada. Nevertheless, there was a time the U.S. Civil War when assaults on America were launched from Canada, but the aggressors were mostly fellow Americans engaged in a secessionist struggle.