Books by Jim Farley

A Savage Criminal, a Corrupt Cop, and Nature's Fury... Michael Powers, a young Fort Lauderdale cop, is haunted by the murder of his older brother, also a cop, who was brutally killed during a stakeout thirteen years ago. He hasn't ever been able to let go of wanting to know what really happened...and his career and marriage are suffering. But a twist of fate puts Powers himself in the cross-hairs, when during a stakeout of his own, he kills the younger brother of Ivory Lee Quinn, the psychotic leader of a heartless Jamaican posse. Now Quinn wants revenge, and Powers must go into hiding to protect himself and his wife. Quinn has some deadly tricks up his sleeve, including influence over one of Powers' superiors, and insider knowledge about what really happened to Powers' brother. Deftly plotted, richly atmospheric, and alive with fascinating characters, Blind Pass is a gripping thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat from the first page to the shattering and uniquely satisfying climax.

Distributed computing and Java go together naturally. As the first language designed from the bottom up with networking in mind, Java makes it very easy for computers to co-operate. This volume focuses on Java distributed computing and surrounding issues.