Once upon a time, Tracy Whitney was one of the best thieves in the business. Then she settled down and had a child—a beautiful, bright, mischievous boy who was the center of her life. Tracy planned to spend the rest of her days quietly, living anonymously deep in the stunning Colorado mountains, devoted to raising her son. But tragedy forces her to face her greatest nightmare. Now, with nothing left to protect, this superb con artist, jewel thief, computer wizard, and cat burglar returns to the hunt, more dangerous, ruthless, and reckless than ever. The world faces a new terror threat from Group 99, a diverse collection of global hackers intent on the collapse of capitalism and private wealth and the creation of a new world order. When the group turns to violence—kidnapping an American investigative journalist, shooting a British military hostage, and blowing up an international industrialist—the mysterious woman pulling their strings, a wily and wealthy American known only as Althea, becomes the CIA’s most sought criminal. But their only hope of finding her is a woman with a dark and dangerous past of her own. A woman who has also successfully evaded detection by the authorities around the world: Tracy. Convinced that Althea is behind the deadly act that shattered her life, Tracy sets out on a global hunt to flush out her prey. But as she soon discovers, the truth is as elusive as her target. Hampered by corruption, lies, and enemies masked as allies, Tracy will be pushed to the brink, where she must face her darkest demons. All of her experience tells Tracy that the answers are right in front of her—if only she can look at the clues in the right way. Propelled by an unquenchable thirst for revenge, and with the fate of so many resting in her hands, just how reckless will Tracy become when she has nothing left to lose? An addictive tale of espionage, mystery, passion, greed, betrayal, and vengeance that takes you from the beautiful Rocky Mountains to Europe’s oldest and grandest cities, filled with a cast of intriguing characters both new and familiar, Sidney Sheldon’s Reckless is a glamorous thrill ride that will leave you breathless until its shocking end."
ISBN:2147483647
Author:Sidney Sheldon, Tilly Bagshawe
Grace Murugi –
Different Colours by Ng’ang’a Mbugua is a powerful story of a young man, Miguel, from his early days as an artist, through years of practice, to his life and experience in Banana County.
His early training prepared him for a life of humility before the series of experiences and encounters while in Banana County. Through injustices, large and small, Miguel realizes that he is on a journey, greater than himself.
The incidents of the story are wholly absorbing, from his adventures, new discoveries, new acquaintances, and a new project to paint the famous waterfall in Banana County. While here, he is able to have an interaction with people of different perspectives on life as him.
His grim discovery while on his mission to complete his painting causes a conflict with the locals. This initial friction climaxes naturally into scenes if disillusion and misunderstanding, violence and riot.
Part of this experience he might have felt before, but never with such freshness, intensity and power. His search for justice, as he later discovers, might be his destined purpose in Banana County.
The writer blends Miguel’s interactions with other characters in the book to highlight different societal perspectives and beliefs. Different characters help to shape Miguel and his craft, shift his mindset and discover himself deeply.
Different Colours is simple and with a heartwarming sincerity that makes the story relatable and heartfelt for its readers. I would recommend it for children, young adults and even adults. It tells the story of societal dynamics, while shedding light on justice, environmental conservation, development and unity.
It is definitely worth your time.
This is Ng’ang’a Mbugua’s 15th book from a collection of biographies, short stories, poetry, novels and motivational anthologies. Ng’ang’a is a publisher with Big Books and the author of several titles including This Land is Our Land, Terrorists of the Aberdare and Different colours. He has won various awards including the Wahome Mutahi’s Literary prize for Terrorists in 2010 and Different Colours in 2012.