Bücher von Rick Reed

This volume contains the papers presented at the 11th SDL Forum, Stuttgart. As well as the papers, the 11th SDL Forum also hosted a system design competition sponsored by Solinet with a cash prize for the "e;best"e; design. This follows a similar competition at the SAM 2002 workshop (papers published in LNCS 2599). The winning entry from SAM 2002 is described in the last paper in this volume. The SDL Forum was ?rst held in 1982, and then every two years from 1985. Initially the Forum was concerned only with the Speci?cation and Descr- tion Language ?rst standardized in the 1976 Orange Book of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). From the start this graphical CEFSM (communicating extended ?nite state machines) notation was used both to describe the implementation of systems and to specify systems (especially protocol systems in standards). In the early days both types of description were quite informal, though speci?cations were certainly more formal than the main alternative: natural languagewith some ad hoc ?gures. Implementations were usually written in assembly language, which is at too low a level to reason well about the interaction between communic- ing agents within a system. In this case the notation provided an intermediate description that gave an overview of how the implementation worked, and often the actual logical development was done at the graphical level with hand coding of that description.

It Takes A Cop Like Jack Murphy To Find Justice . . .Jack Murphy knows a setup when he sees one. Proving it makes his day. Especially when it involves his own partner. Lured into a trap, Evansville P.D. Detective Liddell Blanchard is accused of murdering a cop who was investigating a shadowy voodoo cult. Justice is murky enough in the swamplands of Louisiana, but when a purported descendent of Marie Leveaux menaces a murder investigation, the gumbo really hits the fan. Corruption comes with the territory. But there are darker forces at play-and only Murphy can see the light . . . Praise for Rick Reed and his novels "A jaw-dropping thriller."-Gregg Olsen "As authentic and scary as crime thrillers get."-Nelson DeMille "Rick Reed knows the dark side as onlya real life cop can, and his writing crackles with authenticity."-Shane Gericke "Put this on your must-read list."-John Lutz "Det. Jack Murphy tracks killers through a political maze of lies, deceptionand dishonor that leads to a violent, pulse-pounding climax."-Robert S. Levinson "Reed thrusts the boundaries of his story forward to bring us along on a ride we won't soon forget!"-Suspense Magazine "Reed gives the reader a genre story worth every minute and every penny spent."-Book Reporter

Contributors: Rick Reed, Michael Haykin, Barry Howson, David Barker, Wayne Baxter, Gord Oeste, Cyril Guérette, Marianne Vanderboom, Stan FowlerThis joint effort by professors from Heritage College & Seminary, Cambridge, Ontario, seeks to leverage scholarly learning for the good of Christ's church, applying academic study to ministry situations. Its aim is to support, strengthen and sharpen the church by assisting its leaders to become more biblically solid and spiritually vibrant.Topics range from reuniting God's people to God's Word, the big picture of the Bible, the shepherd metaphor, the history of a theological institution, the importance of background to preaching and teaching, leadership lessons from Judges, the pastor as poet, singleness and rethinking Christian funerals. Though varied in theme, each essay forms part of a united vision to establish biblical leaders and equip the church to serve out its Christ-centred gospel mission.

"Reed Writes As Only A Cop Can.... Impressive And Dramatic." --Nelson Demille Take One Deranged Killer. Add One Determined Cop. You Get One Deadly Obsession...From the moment he sees the young woman''s body in her hotel bathtub, homicide detective Jack Murphy knows he''s looking at a truly demented but brilliantly designed puzzle. She''s been drained of blood. Missing her left hand--and the killer left a special message just for him. Hours later, he sees her severed hand arranged on a second victim''s body. The newspaper has the gruesome details. The FBI has a theory. But only Murphy knows how hard he''ll have to push--and how much he''ll have to risk--to thwart the killer''s twisted game. Praise for Rick Reed and his novels"Everything you want in a thriller: strong characters, plenty of gory story, witty dialogue, and a narrative that demands you keep turning those pages." --Book Reporter "Like The Cruelest Cut, The Coldest Fear is Reed at his thriller best! Reed thrusts the boundaries of his story forward to bring us along on a ride we won''t soon forget!" --Suspense Magazine"As authentic and scary as crime thrillers get."--Nelson DeMille"Put this on your must-read list."--John Lutz"A jaw-dropping thriller."--Gregg Olsen"A tornado of drama."--Shane Gericke

In the bestselling tradition of Joseph Wambaugh, retired police detective Reed makes a sensational fiction debut with a serial-killer thriller that is hard-hitting, authentic, and completely riveting. This is as authentic and scary as crime thrillers get.--Nelson DeMille. Original.