Best Selling Books by Eleanor Taylor

Black, female, widowed, and relocated from Chicago to Lincoln Prairie, Illinois, homicide detective Marti MacAlister is confronted with small-town attitudes. When Marti and her partner, Matthew "Vik" Jessenovik, investigate the murder of an elderly woman at a live-in hotel, and discover two homeless children may have seen the killer, the case becomes urgent.

Popular African-American homicide detective Marti McAlistar confronts some extremely personal demons from her distant past.

A skeleton is found, indicating a convoluted case of murder and conspiracy dating back hundreds of years, while present day violence at the site is blamed on a vengeful ghost. Marti MacAlister seeks a rational explanation.

Homicide detective Marti MacAlister, and her partner, Matthew Jessenovik, are assigned a most unusual case--all they have of their victim is an arm. Meanwhile, Marti''s troubled best friend Sharon is lured to the Bahamas by a man who makes Sharon''s friends and family uneasy.

A novel on child abuse featuring lady detective Marti McAllister of Lincoln Prairie, Illinois, investigating the murders of a teacher and a social worker. The cases have links to the disappearance of a girl, victim of abuse at the hands of her father.

In Lincoln Prairie, Illinois, black policewoman Marti MacAlister investigates the murder of a black woman--dead for some thirty years--whose body is discovered in an abandoned movie theater. Shortly after, the theater''s owner is murdered and MacAlister finds a connection.

Suburban Chicago homicide detective Marti MacAlister, and her partner Matthew Jessenovik, investigate the death of a homeless woman that may be the result of a serial killing.

Various animals head to the seashore to have a good time.

A Gripping Tale of Murder and Deception in the Heart of Chicago In Dark and Deadly Deception, Chicago detective Marti MacAlister finds herself entangled in a complex web of murder and intrigue. When the body of a Hollywood film star is discovered along the shores of the Des Plaines River during a movie shoot, Marti must navigate the glitz and glamour of the entertainment world to uncover the truth behind the shocking crime. As if one murder wasn''t enough, the skeletal remains of another gunshot victim are found in a century-old building undergoing renovations. As Marti delves deeper into both cases, she begins to unravel the tangled threads that connect them. But with each passing day, the killer grows more dangerous and elusive. In this captivating addition to Eleanor Taylor Bland''s acclaimed series, readers will be drawn into a world of suspense and wit as they follow Marti MacAlister, a brilliant and determined African American female cop, in her quest for justice. With its masterful blend of mystery, thriller, and police procedural elements, Dark and Deadly Deception promises to keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last page.

In Chicago, a black woman detective starts her own probe into the death, three years earlier, of her policeman husband who was said to have committed suicide. The husband was a narcotics officer. A tale of police corruption by the author of Dead time.

In Eleanor Taylor Bland''s most ambitious novel to date, Illinois police detective Marti MacAlister investigates the murder of a young woman whose criminal contacts may put a homeless man and Marti''s own family at risk.

Brainwashing brings together the worlds of neuroscience and social psychology to examine the way humans have attempted throughout history to influence and control the thoughts of others. The book explores the history and the science of thought control and shows how it still exists all around, from marketing and television to politics and education.

In this thoughtful exploration of a painful subject, Kathleen Taylor seeks to bring together the fruits of work in psychology, sociology, and her own field of neuroscience to shed light on the nature of cruelty and what makes human beings cruel. The question of cruelty is inevitably tied to questions of moral philosophy, the nature of evil, free will and responsibility. Taylor''s approach is ambitious, but little work has been done in this area and this wide-ranging discussion, considering the roles of emotion, belief, identity and ''otherizing''; evolved instincts and differences in brains; callousness and sadism; seeks to begin to identify how we might reduce or limit cruelty in our societies by a greater understanding of its causes, and the circumstances in which it can grow.As with her highly regarded previous book, Brainwashing, Taylor draws in examples from history and literature in her study, making this a rich and multifaceted analysis that should be of interest to a wide readership, and provoke much thought, debate, and further research.

In Fragile Brains Kathleen Taylor looks at the genetic and lifestyle factors currently linked to the development of dementia, focusing on important new research on how the immune system operates in the brain.