Books with author Robert Littell

Who killed Keesha Leder? Was it a water burglary gone wrong? Was it a dehydrated squatter trying to stave off a thirsty death? Was it the religious sect known as Sectarians trying to replenish their inventory of drinkable water? Or was it her husband, Moss, who was falling in love with his assistant, Zoe? There are plenty of other motivated suspects (and murders) in this Multi Century Whodunnit!Thirsty Planet takes place in two time periods and is packed with political corruption, greed, murder, and even an inter-century love affair.It's the year 2121 and the veneer of civilization is crumbling. When the wife of physicist, Moss Leder, is brutally murdered during the apparent theft of the couple's drinking water, Leder vows to journey to the previous century where he hopes to alter the flow of events that led to his world's personal and ecological tragedies.Leder has been secretly dabbling with time travel and is close to achieving success. His plan is violently opposed by the political power brokers of the day, and by his employer, Rafe Bradshaw, whose private black market water business is threatened by the scheme.This leads to open warfare between those who control the water resources and those who don't, with Leder emerging as the charismatic leader of the latter.A century earlier, in 2022, Cassie Lopez, is an environmental specialist in the Administration of President Samantha Blackwell. She has uncovered evidence linking the powerful Senator Alphonse Grimsby to the murder of several environmental activists.When Cassie tries to make this information public, powerful forces are unleashed that threaten to destroy her and her husband, Paul.When our 22nd century physicist and our 21st century politician team up to try to fix things, all hell breaks loose. The paradox of time travel brings both stories and love affairs together with a satisfying resolution in the year 2104.Using current climate science and theories about the nature of time, this is a fast moving mystery novel.And for people who like literary puzzles, there is an allegory with clues to be found in the key character’s names.

What CAN I Be? is about an 11-year-old boy, Jamaal, that's thinking about what he can become for the very first time. Because of where he's from (his environment), he doesn't see the positive role models that he should. Therefore, he thinks of reasons to fail. Through the help of Mr. Cleo, a custodial worker, Jamaal begins to understand that his current circumstances are the reasons why he should want to succeed. He learns to take the lemons in life and make lemonade. This book is an Accelerated Reader (AR) and is great for improving self-esteem and self-efficacy.

An astonishing thriller from the author of The Company A classic among espionage aficionados, The Sisters features what the New York Times called "the plot of plots." Centering on Francis and Carroll, two enigmatic and extremely dangerous CIA legends dubbed "the Sisters Death and Night," The Sisters masterfully unveils an abyss of artful deception. By luring the Potter, a former head of the KGB sleeper school, into betraying his last and best assassin living secretly in the United States, Francis and Carroll set off a desperate race against time as the Potter tries to stop his protégé from committing the Sisters' exquisitely planned, world-shattering crime.

Who killed Keesha Leder? Was it a water burglary gone wrong? Was it a dehydrated squatter trying to stave off a thirsty death? Was it the religious sect known as Sectarians trying to replenish their inventory of drinkable water? Or was it her husband, Moss, who was falling in love with his assistant, Zoe? There are plenty of other motivated suspects (and murders) in this Multi Century Whodunnit! Thirsty Planet takes place in two time periods and is packed with political corruption, greed, murder, and even an inter-century love affair. It's the year 2121 and the veneer of civilization is crumbling. When the wife of physicist, Moss Leder, is brutally murdered during the apparent theft of the couple's drinking water, Leder vows to journey to the previous century where he hopes to alter the flow of events that led to his world's personal and ecological tragedies. Leder has been secretly dabbling with time travel and is close to achieving success. His plan is violently opposed by the political power brokers of the day, and by his employer, Rafe Bradshaw, whose private black market water business is threatened by the scheme. This leads to open warfare between those who control the water resources and those who don't, with Leder emerging as the charismatic leader of the latter. A century earlier, in 2022, Cassie Lopez, is an environmental specialist in the Administration of President Samantha Blackwell. She has uncovered evidence linking the powerful Senator Alphonse Grimsby to the murder of several environmental activists. When Cassie tries to make this information public, powerful forces are unleashed that threaten to destroy her and her husband, Paul. When our 22nd century physicist and our 21st century politician team up to try to fix things, all hell breaks loose. The paradox of time travel brings both stories and love affairs together with a satisfying resolution in the year 2104. Using current climate science and theories about the nature of time, this is a fast moving mystery novel. And for people who like literary puzzles, there is an allegory with clues to be found in the key character’s names.