Alex Kava

signs Hotwire($25.95 Doubleday) a new Maggie O'Dell In New York Times bestselling author Alex Kava’s new thriller, Special Agent Maggie O’Dell investigates the death of three teenagers, only to find herself in the middle of a conspiracy involving biological warfare. On a crisp fall evening in western ... (more)Nebraska, what started as a group of kids filming their drug-fueled party ends in an explosive light show, leaving the victims apparently electrocuted, with odd scorch marks being the only evidence. While Maggie tries to make sense of the dif­ferent stories, sifting through what is real and what is hallu­cination, she realizes that the surviving teens are being targeted and systematically eliminated. Meanwhile on the East Coast, Maggie’s FBI partner, R.J. Tully, and Army colonel Benjamin Platt are at the scene of a deadly outbreak, desperate to identify the pathogen that has infected children at a Virginia elementary school. Despite the miles that separate them, the two cases collide as Maggie, Tully, and Platt uncover secrets that were meant to stay hidden in the remote Midwest landscape. Maggie O'Dell 1. A Perfect Evil (2000) 2. Split Second (2001) 3. The Soul Catcher (2002) 4. At The Stroke Of Madness (2003) 5. A Necessary Evil (2006) 6. Exposed (2008) 7. Black Friday (2009) 8. Damaged (2010) HC 9. Hotwire (2011)

Alex Kava will sign Exposed (Mira, $24.95). Agent Maggie O'Dell is exposed to a killer who can strike at anyone, anytime and no one can predict who might be next. The killer's tactics suggest he's an aficionado of criminal minds, using bits and pieces from those he admires. His weapon is a deadly virus, ... (more)virtually invisible and totally unexpected. His victims appear to be random but, in fact, they are chosen with a revengeful precision. Maggie must help Agent R. J. Tully find clues to catch the killer, while waiting to see if the deadly strain is already multiplying in her body. And Maggie knows she and Cunningham may not live long enough to discover the deadliest, most intelligent killer they've ever profiled.