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1) Fatal tide
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A high-stakes treasure hunt. - A twisted trail of murder.- A secret one woman may die to discover. - Number one New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen last electrified readers with Dead Aim and No One to Trust. Now she offers a new pulse-pounding thriller that takes suspense writing to an all-new level: deep below the surface, where a ruthless killer strikes without warning, without mercy-and with the deadliest intent. Melis Nemid is treading...
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The dramatic, brutal story of Harry Morgan, an honest boat owner who is forced into running contraband between Cuba and Key West as a means of keeping his crumbling family financially afloat. His adventures lead him into the world of the wealthy and dissipated yachtsmen who swarm the region, and involve him in a strange and unlikely love affair.
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Jane Marple murder mysteries volume 14
Miss Marple mystery volume 14
Jane Marple murder mystery volume 14
Miss Marple mystery volume 10
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Miss Marple mystery volume 14
Jane Marple murder mystery volume 14
Miss Marple mystery volume 10
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
700L
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English
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Miss Marple, enjoying a well-earned rest on the Caribbean Island of St. Honore, far from her busy life in the village of St. Mary Mead, meets Major Palgrave. He tells her the strange story of a suspected double murderer. Just as Major Palgrave is about to show the murderer's picture to her, he looks over her shoulder, appears startled, and changes the subject. The next morning, a servant finds him dead in his room. As rumors begin to circulate, Miss...
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Tully Mars finds himself regretting a decision to help find the missing lens belonging to the Cayo Loco lighthouse, in a madcap, tequila-inspired adventure featuring such characters as Indian shaman Ix-Nay, centenarian Cleopatra Highbourne, and boatman Captain Kirk. The beloved traveler/troubadour offers up a plate of stories from his world of seaplanes, tropical isles, and wayward adventures. A Salty Piece of Land takes readers to a warm beach and...
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Richard Allen, having left England and taken up with a group of Caribbean pirates under the false identity of a Frenchman, returns home and falls in love with the married Georgina Malory, and, while trying to woo her at a masked ball, Richard meets Julia Miller, who eventually finds out his true identity but agrees to enter into a charade with him in order to avoid marrying the Earl of Manford's son.
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Paradise (Elin Hilderbrand) volume 1
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English
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Irene Steele's idyllic life - house, husband, family - is shattered when she is woken up by a late-night phone call. Her beloved husband has been found dead, but before Irene can process this tragic news, she must confront the perplexing details of her husband's death. He was found on St. John island, a tropical paradise far removed from their suburban life. Leaving the cold winter behind, Irene flies down to the beautiful Caribbean beaches of St....
7) Havana storm
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Dirk Pitt adventures volume 23
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English
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"While investigating a toxic outbreak in the Caribbean Sea that may ultimately threaten the United States, Pitt unwittingly becomes involved in something even more dangerous--a post-Castro power struggle for the control of Cuba. Meanwhile, Pitt's children, marine engineer Dirk and oceanographer Summer, are on an investigation of their own, chasing an Aztec stone that may reveal the whereabouts of a vast historical Aztec treasure. The problem is, that...
8) The cay
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
860L
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English
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When the freighter on which they are traveling is torpedoed by a German submarine during World War II, a twelve-year-old white boy, blinded by a blow on the head, and an old Negro are stranded on a small desert island in the Caribbean where the boy acquires a new kind of vision, courage, and love from his old companion.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 13
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The Caribbean, 1665. A remote colony of the English Crown, the island of Jamaica holds out against the vast supremacy of the Spanish empire. Port Royal, its capital, is a cuttthroat town of taverns, grog shops, and bawdy houses. In this steamy climate there's a living to be made, a living that can end swiftly by disease - or a dagger. For Captain Charles Hunter, gold in Spanish hands is gold for the taking, and the law of the land rests with those...
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Paradise (Elin Hilderbrand) volume 2
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English
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"A year ago, Irene Steele had the shock of her life: her loving husband, father to their grown sons, and successful businessman was killed in a plane crash. But that wasn't Irene's only shattering news: he'd also been leading a double life on the island of St. John, where another woman loved him, too. Now Irene and her sons are back on St. John, determined to learn the truth about the mysterious life and death of a man they thought they knew. Along...
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The tycoon's demand: 'You have to marry me first...' Luis Casillas's reputation needs restoring after a scandalous business feud. Chloe Guillem will pay for her part in it - by marrying him! He'll keep her captive on his Caribbean island until she agrees. Their explosive chemistry can only sweeten the deal, but Luis requires more than blackmail to make fiery Chloe his bride... And he's not above using seduction to secure her surrender!
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Ethan Gage adventures volume 5
Pub. Date
[2012]
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English
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While in the Caribbean, swashbuckling hero Ethan Gage and his new wife, Astiza, embark on a desperate search to find the lost treasure of Montezuma, which plunges them into the center of a bloody slave revolt.
14) Treasure Island
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 12
Lexile measure
HL 850L
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English
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The most popular pirate story ever written in English, featuring one of literature's most beloved “bad guys,” Treasure Island has been happily devoured by several generations of boys-and girls-and grownups. Its unforgettable characters include: young Jim Hawkins, who finds himself owner of a map to Treasure Island, where the fabled pirate booty is buried; honest Captain Smollett, heroic Dr. Livesey, and the good-hearted but obtuse Squire Trelawney,...
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