Matthew Palmer Books in Order

Diplomat Alex Baines accepts a chance to rebuild his career at the American embassy in the Congo. A powerful mining company and escalating violence force him to weigh American interests against the safety of the people around him.

Former State Department analyst Sam Trainor discovers an intelligence transcript he knows cannot be genuine. Investigating its origin exposes a scheme to provoke war between India and Pakistan, with his new corporate employer potentially involved.

Returning to Sarajevo twenty years after Srebrenica, diplomat Eric Petrosian confronts renewed nationalist violence and a criminal power broker. A blackmail conspiracy forces him to choose between settling old debts and protecting Bosnia’s future.

Foreign Service officer Kate Hollister is assigned to infiltrate a democracy movement in Kyrgyzstan while Washington negotiates a controversial airbase deal. Her personal connections help her enter the group, but her mission soon challenges both her loyalties and her principles.

This introductory painting course covers drawing, composition, perspective, colour, and techniques for landscape subjects. Guided exercises lead into complete watercolour projects, with transferable outline drawings helping beginners practise skies, trees, water, buildings, and figures.