Five days ago, aspiring crime novelist Jason Swike awoke chained to the wall of a run-down horse stable, convinced he would soon die at the hands of an infamous serial killer. With the help of another captive Jason manages to kill the madman and escape. But he soon comes to realize that the nightmare is far from over…
It’s invisible. It’s ever present. Without it, you would die in minutes. And it has an epic story to tell. New York Times best-selling author Sam Kean takes us on a journey through the periodic table, around the globe, and across time to tell the story of the air we breathe, which, it turns out, is also the story of earth and our existence on it.
All 16-year-old Tommin wants is to make beautiful shoes and care for his beloved grandmother, but his insatiable need to steal threatens to destroy everything. Driven by a curse that demands more and more gold, he’s sure to get caught eventually…
