Books with title Driftwood

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When everything has already been taken from you, The Syndicate finds one last thing.Driftwood Springs, an affluent gated community in the suburbs of Charlotte, North Carolina, is perfect for raising a family. That is, until children within the community begin to disappear.The disappearance of Thomas Grant, son of tech billionaire Douglas Grant, is the catalyst that unravels the deeply embedded secrets within the Driftwood Springs community. The motive behind the disappearances are unclear; however, FBI Special Agent Donatella Dabria believes they are simply window dressing behind a more sinister plot. A plot involving the family of an abducted child. A plot involving the family she was sent to protect – the Goddaughter she was meant to protect.Faced with mounting abductions within Driftwood Springs, SA Dabria must home in on relevant data while dispassionately ignoring the remainder. The community is the suspect, no one can be trusted, and the mastermind behind this well-orchestrated plot is always one step ahead.***PrologueTuesday September 17th – 10:00 amUndisclosed LocationWith ragged breathing and a shivering body, the limp form struggled to keep the threadbare blanket covering its lanky body. Enveloped by darkness with the only illumination coming from the yellowing light at the end of the corridor, the enclosure was both damp and windowless. In these surroundings it was nearly impossible to keep track of time and thus the occupant could not tell if it was day or night. The predicament was growing worse by the minute as every third breath brought forth an accompanying cough. Done trying to cover their mouth with each subsequent cough as they were taught in their youth, the figure said aloud and to no one in particular, “HEY YOU! Let me out of here! Let me out of -”A wheezing coughing fit brought the demands to an abrupt end. Bleak understanding reared its head yet again as the figured realized they would not be leaving this place anytime soon. Curling their knees to their chest and wrapping their arms around their legs underneath the see through blanket, the figure amended that previous thought. I’m never going to leave this place – alive.***The first in a new series by mystery debut author Demetrius Jackson Driftwood Springs combines the problem solving prowess of Pendergast and the relentless determination of Mitch Rapp. Fans of Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child, Vince Flynn, and Lee Child look no further for your next mystery/thriller novel.

Los Angeles, California: Clem Jasper is a trust fund kid with a world famous rock musician for a father. When he dies suddenly (playing ping pong) she discovers he's left her a strange legacy: a series of letters that take her on a mysterious road trip around California. Ignoring her aunt's suggestion that she pitch the trip as a reality show, she embarks on her own to discover just what it was that her father meant her to find. What secret could be so powerful that he had to die before telling her? With a voice reminiscent of Rainbow Rowell, Dutton's Driftwood is a surprising, poignant, and funny debut. Dutton perfectly captures the mythology of California with this bright and unusual take on the freedom of the open road, the power of music, and what it means, even in the midst of grief, to be a family. Fans of The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Run River, and Killing Yourself to Live will find much to savor here.

Excerpt from DriftwoodEvery morning he came out upon his porch, directly after breakfast, to sprinkle the plants in his porch-boxes. If she was there, already busy at a similar task, he went back to his breakfast pots and pans, brisk and satisfied, after a few observations and the performance of his pleasant duty. But if she had not yet appeared, every device of a rather slow wit was brought into play to keep him lingering there.She always appeared sooner or later, with watering pot and pruning shears, coming gayly as to a welcome task. He wondered long why so blithe a beginning should have so doleful an ending. If he lingered until the ministrations were over, he invariably saw a look of gloom settle down on the face meant only for smiles and sweetness, and her unwillingness to return to the house was evident, even to Big Jim's perceptions.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.