Michael Page
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English
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Thomas Pitt, once a lowly policeman, is now the powerful head of Britain's Special Branch, and some people fear that he may have been promoted beyond his abilities. He, too, feels painful moments of self-doubt, especially as rumors reach him of a plot to blow up connections on the Dover-London rail line--on which Austrian duke Alois Habsburg is soon to travel to visit his royal English kin. Why would anyone destroy an entire train to kill one obscure...
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World War I novels volume 1
Brilliance Audio on compact disc
Novel of World War 1 volume 01
A novel of World War I volume 1
Brilliance Audio on compact disc
Novel of World War 1 volume 01
A novel of World War I volume 1
Language
English
Description
"On a sunny afternoon in late June 1914, Cambridge professor Joseph Reavley learns that his parents have died in an automobile crash. Joseph's brother, an officer in the Intelligence Service, reveals that their father had been en route to London with a mysterious secret document--allegedly possessing the power to disgrace England and destroy the civilized world. Now that explosive paper has vanished, and Joseph is left to wonder: How had it fallen...
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English
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Anne Perry's bestselling Victorian novels offer readers an elixir as addictively rich as Devonshire cream or English ale enticing millions into a literary world almost as real as the original. While flower sellers, costermongers, shopkeepers, and hansom drivers ply their trades, the London police watch over all. Or so people believe. ... Early one morning, Thomas Pitt, dauntless mainstay of the Special Branch, is summoned to Long Spoon Lane, where...
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English
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Special Branch officer Thomas Pitt, hastening to rendezvous with a secret informant, arrives a second too late, preceded by a knife-wielding assassin. As he pursues the killer and the information he needs to stop a devastating plot against the British government, his clever wife Charlotte heads to Dublin to investigate a case involving Pitt's supervisor, Victor Narraway.
9) Seven Dials
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English
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Thomas Pitt, mainstay of Her Majesty's Special Branch, is summoned to Connaught Square mansion where the body of a junior diplomat lies huddled in a wheelbarrow. Nearby stands the tenant of the house, the beautiful and notorious Egyptian woman Ayesha Zakhari, who falls under the shadow of suspicion. Pitt's orders are to protect -- at all costs -- the good name of the third person in the garden: senior cabinet minister Saville Ryerson. This distinguished...
10) The pursuit
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English
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Melissa MacGregor is having a most difficult time finding a husband in the Highlands of Scotland. All her suitors have been scared off by one or more of 16 strapping uncles, and now no man will dare come near her, save one.
11) Say you love me
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Malory-Anderson family saga volume 5
Malory family volume 5
Malory-Anderson Families
Malory novel volume 05
Malory family volume 5
Malory-Anderson Families
Malory novel volume 05
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English
Description
A Regency romance on penniless Kelsey Langton who on her parents' death auctions herself to get money which will assure a future for her sister. Kelsey is bought by the rakish Lord Derek Malory, only to be abducted by the sadistic Lord Ashford. But Malory, now in love, will win her back.
12) Shoulder the sky
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 18
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English
Description
By April 1915, as Chaplain Joseph Reavley tends to the soldiers in his care, the nightmare of trench warefare is impartially cutting down England's youth. On one of his rescue forays into no-man's land, Joseph finds the body of an arrogant war correspondent, Eldon Prentice. A nephew of the respected General Owen Cullingford, Prentice was despised for his prying attempts to elicit facts that would turn publilc opinion against the war.
14) Unsinkable
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
820L
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English
Description
"The Titanic is meant to be unsinkable, but as it begins its maiden voyage, there's plenty of danger waiting for four of its young passengers. Paddy is a stowaway, escaping a deadly past. Sophie's mother is delivered to the ship by police - after she and Sophie have been arrested. Juliana's father is an eccentric whose riches can barely hide his madness. And Alfie is hiding a secret that could get him kicked off the ship immediately. The lives...
16) I, Ripper
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English
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In the fall of 1888, Jack the Ripper slaughtered five prostitutes in London's seamy Whitechapel District. He did not just kill--he ripped with a butcher's glee--and then, after the particularly gruesome slaying of Mary Jane Kelly, he disappeared. For 127 years, Jack has haunted the dark corners of our imagination, the paradigm of the psychotic killer. We remember him not only for his crimes, but because, despite one of the biggest dragnets in London...
17) Collision course
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
770L
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English
Description
The Titanic has hit the high seas--and moves steadily toward its doom. Within the luxury of the cabins and the dark underbelly of the ship, mysteries unfold--a secret killer who may be on board, a legacy that may be jeopardized, and a vital truth that will soon be revealed. For Paddy, Sophie, Juliana, and Alfie, life on the Titanic brings both hiding and seeking, as their lives become irrevocably intertwined. And then, of course, an iceberg appears,...
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English
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Unwrapping her talent for creating “scintillating wit and heart-stopping sensuality” (Library Journal ), Sabrina Jeffries gives readers a gift to cherish: a touching new novel of an unexpected Christmas reunion—sparked by a cunning ruse, family secrets, and the mysterious ways of the heart.
Dear Sir,
. . . I feel I should inform you that your mother is very ill. If you wish to see her before it is too late,...
Dear Sir,
. . . I feel I should inform you that your mother is very ill. If you wish to see her before it is too late,...
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English
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For Viscount Stillwell, finding a prospective bride seemed easy, but Win soon found out endless gossip had broken all his engagements. He decided to hire a company to repair his family's fire-damaged country house. Nothing disreputable in that--until the firm's representative turns out to be a very desirable widow. Lady Miranda Garret expected a man of Win's reputation to be flirtatious, even charming. But the awkward truth is that she finds him thoroughly...
20) S.O.S
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Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
820L
Language
English
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"Four young characters -- with reasons to hide and secrets to keep -- are in for the journey of their lives in this fantastic Titanic trilogy from mystery and suspense master Gordon Korman"--Publisher.