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2017.
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Algonquin legend tells of the Wendigo, an evil spirit sent to punish mankind. It can possess a person and turn them into a monstrous creature consumed by a need to eat human flesh. For John Bear the Wendigo was merely a scary story his grandfather used to tell him. That is, until a man is found dead in the deep northern woods of Maine, butchered like an animal and with his heart cut out. And the only tracks they can find are massive footprints that...
62) Panther gap
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Pub. Date
2023.
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"The thrilling follow-up to the Edgar Award-winning Bearskin, about two siblings on the verge of inheriting millions but who discover dark secrets in their family's past. Siblings Bowman and Summer were raised by their father and two uncles on a remote Colorado ranch. They react differently to his radical teachings and the confusions of adolescence. As young adults, they become estranged but are brought back together in their thirties by the prospect...
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Nora Carleton novels volume 1
Pub. Date
2023.
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A federal prosecutor, Nora Carleton, enters into a high-stakes investigation involving conspiracy, corruption, and danger when a mobster she is trying to convict offers information about an assassination in the first crime novel from the former director of the FBI.
When a years-long case against a powerful mobster finally cracks and an unimpeachable witness takes the stand, federal prosecutor Nora Carleton is looking forward to putting the defendant...
64) The Big Dark Sky
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Pub. Date
2022
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As a girl, Joanna Chase thrived on Rustling Willows Ranch in Montana until tragedy upended her life. Now thirty-four and living in Santa Fe with only misty memories of the past, she begins to receive pleas, by phone, through her TV, in her dreams: I am in a dark place, Jojo. Please come and help me. Heeding the disturbing appeals, Joanna is compelled to return to Montana, and to a strange childhood companion she had long forgotten. She isn't the only...
65) After I've gone
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Pub. Date
2017.
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You have 18 months left to live . . . On a wet Monday in January, Jess Mount checks Facebook and discovers her timeline appears to have skipped forward 18 months, to a day when shocked family and friends are posting heartbreaking tributes to her following her death in an accident. Jess is left scared and confused: is she the target of a cruel online prank or is this a terrifying glimpse of her true fate?
Amongst the posts are photos of a gorgeous...
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Pub. Date
2023.
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"The world has fallen. Without warning, a mysterious and omnipotent force has claimed the planet for their own. There are no negotiations, no demands, no reasons given for their actions. All they have is a message: humanity has thirty days to reach the one place on Earth where they will be allowed to exist…Antarctica." --publisher's website.
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"For a century, the Panama Canal has served as the path between the seas. Control of this vital waterway is the difference between free trade and chaos in world markets. So when Panamanian President Rafael Botero asks for a show of support against the socialist opposition, his old friend President Jack Ryan can't turn down an invitation to visit the country, but what seems like an ordinary opportunity to preach the values of democracy quickly turns...
68) Slow burn
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Pub. Date
c2020
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A heartbreaking tale of bullying, rape, abuse, and revenge. A young Jewish boy is beaten and nearly killed by a young Muslim boy. His sister, was raped and abused by the same Muslim youth and his gang. His family, devastated and shamed by the events are totally destroyed. The young Muslim boy grows up to control the most violent and feared criminal gang in Liverpool. By now he has developed into a complete and sadistic psychopath - totally untouchable...
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"I'll drop anything for a new Adele Parks: she nails it every time"-Lucy Foley, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Apartment
"Absolutely gripping"-Lisa Jewell, New York Times bestselling author of The Family Remains
"Whip-smart protagonist, immensely satisfying"-Karin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author of Girl, Forgotten
"Parks gets better and better"-Gillian McAllister, New York Times bestselling author of Wrong Place...
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Double O volume 1
Pub. Date
2023.
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James Bond is missing. 007 has been captured, perhaps even killed, by a sinister private military company. His whereabouts unknown. Meet the new generation of spies… Johanna Harwood, 003. Joseph Dryden, 004. Sid Bashir, 009. They represent the very best and brightest of MI6. Supremely skilled, ruthless, with a license to kill, they will do anything to protect their country. The fate of the world rests in their hands
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James Ryker volume 2
Pub. Date
2017
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The Black Hornet: an action packed and utterly gripping thriller from the best-selling James Ryker seriesWhat do you do when the love of your life vanishes without a trace? If youre ex-intelligence agent James Ryker you search for the answers whatever the cost, however much blood and sacrifice it takes...Six months ago Lisa was taken from Ryker, and hell stop at nothing to find out who is responsible and why. Following a trail to Mexico, the ex-Joint...
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James Ryker volume 1
Pub. Date
2017
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Carl Logan dedicated nearly twenty years of his life to the Joint Intelligence Agency. Now living in a secret location, under the new identify of James Ryker, he wants nothing more than to be left alone, the chance to start a new life away from chaos, violence, destruction and deceit. Itś not long, however, before Rykerś short-lived idyll is destroyed when he is tracked down by Peter Winter, his ex-boss at the JIA. Winter brings with him news of...
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"Four thousand pounds of it. Uncut. Blanketing meadows and treetops. Knocking birds from the sky, dropping carriage horses to the pavement, and cutting a swath of death through the thousands of unsuspecting joggers, cyclists, and picnickers enjoying a summer afternoon in Central Park. So begins the war between Joaquín Alboroto, the most powerful drug lord on the planet, and his most hated enemy: the city of New York. But the only NYPD unit trained...
74) Deep cover
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Duty and Honor volume 3
Pub. Date
2016
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"On a secret assignment for MI-5, British SAS soldier Trevor Carswell is deep undercover with The Philosophy of Bedlam, a home-grown anarchist group responsible for several museum bombings. He's on the brink of unearthing their motives when Scotland Yard foils their latest attack. Desperate to escape, the Bedlamites take civilian hostages--among them, a woman Trevor never expected to see again. American political analyst Shelby Gibson is stunned when...
75) The child taker
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Pub. Date
c2019
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When twins are abducted from a tent in the Lake District, the hunt for a dangerous trafficking ring begins. The Child Taker follows the desperate search for the missing children. Packed with action and twists.
A Crime thriller that will grip the reader as you read!
76) Girl forgotten
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Pub. Date
2023.
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IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 8
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Seventeen years ago, Layla Trello was murdered and her killer was never found. Enter true-crime fan Piper Gray, who is determined to reopen Layla’s case and get some answers. With the help of Jonas—who has a secret of his own—Piper starts a podcast investigating Layla’s murder. But as she digs deeper into the mysteries of the past, Piper begins receiving anonymous threats telling her to back off the investigation, or else. The killer is still...
77) Blue Madagascar
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Pub. Date
2021
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A candidate for U.S. President, ahead in the polls and about to win the election, suddenly commits suicide. No one knows why. A mysterious woman the media has dubbed "the Invisible Woman" may hold the key. During a botched jewel heist on the French Riviera, an American bystander is killed. This death triggers a worldwide hunt by intelligence agencies for something the dead American left behind - a secret so explosive they will let nothing get in their...
78) Summer Crush
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he thrilling conclusion to the Best Selling Tournament series!
In the near future, one tournament has the power to break the world apart. One team tries to keep it all together. And it's grown beyond their wildest expectations.
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"THE RULES 1. Listen carefully 2. Do your research 3. Trust no one 4. Run for your life Harriet Reed, a novelist on the brink of literary stardom, is newly engaged to Edward Holbeck, the heir of an extremely powerful family. And even though Edward has long tried to sever ties with them, news of the couple's marital bliss has the Holbecks inching back into their lives. As Harriet is drawn into their lavish world, the family seems perfectly welcoming....