Wildfire/Siege of Silence/The Sound of Distant Cheering/Night of Error [antikvár]

IN THIS VOLUMEWILDFIRE by Richard Martin SternIt is summer, and the huge Sanrio National Forest in New Mexico is a cool haven for tourists. But to Ranger J. L. Harmon the forest is a firetrap. No rain has fallen in six weeks. A single spark could set disaster in motiona disaster that would threaten miles of wilderness, a town full of people, and the one woman who is beginning to mean something special to JL. Suddenly, the flames erupt in the forestand the stage is set for a terrifying battle between frantic fire fighters and a rampaging inferno.A powerful story with a factual background from the authoi- of five previous, very popular, Condensed Book selections.SIEGE OF SILENCE by A. J. QuinnellThe Central American state of San Carlo is in crisis: within hours of a communist-led coup, the US embassy in the state's capital is under siege, and the ambassador, Jason Peabody, faces cross-examination at the hands of master interrogator Jorge Calderón. Calderón wants names. And he wants them fast. As the hours tick by and the US government tries desperately to devise a rescue plan, the tension in the interrogation room mounts. Gradually Calderón realizes to his dismay that he may have met his match in the cool, resolute American.Taut psychological drama and superb action are the ingredients of this spellbinding new thriller.