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1) Munich
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September 1938. Hitler is determined to start a war. Chamberlain is desperate to preserve the peace. The issue is to be decided in a city that will forever afterwards be notorious for what takes place there. Munich. As Chamberlain's plane judders over the Channel and the Fuhrer's train steams relentlessly south from Berlin, two young men travel with secrets of their own. Hugh Legat is one of Chamberlain's private secretaries; Paul Hartmann a German...
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Bedwyn saga volume 5
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Alleyne Bedwyn is cut off from his past when he's left for dead on the battlefield, and awakens in the bedchamber of a ladies' brothel. Having lost his memory, he knows only that Rachel York, the angel who nursed him back to health, is the woman he will make his own. Although she's not who she seems, Alleyne could be just what she needs to help her regain her stolen fortune.
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"Sophie Kohl is living her worst nightmare. Minutes after she confesses to her husband, Emmett, a mid-level diplomat at the American embassy in Hungary, that she had an affair while they were in Cairo, he is shot in the head and killed. Stan Bertolli, a Cairo-based CIA agent, has fielded his share of midnight calls. But his heart skips a beat when, this time, he hears the voice of the only woman he ever truly loved, calling to ask why her husband...
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In the small African republic of Kinjanja, British diplomat Morgan Leafy bumbles heavily through his job. His love of women, his fondness for drink, and his loathing for the country prove formidable obstacles on his road to any kind of success. But when he becomes an operative in Operation Kingpin and is charged with monitoring the front runner in Kinjanja’s national elections, Morgan senses an opportunity to achieve real professional recognition...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 16
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Five years ago Adeluna helped the magic-rich island of Grace Loray overthrow its oppressor, Agrid, a country ruled by religion. When an Argridian delegate vanishes during peace talks with Grace Loray's new Council, Argrid demands brutal justice-- and Lu suspects something dangerous is at work. Devereux is a pirate, scavenging the island's magic plants and selling them on the black market. Accused of the diplomat's abduction, Vex becomes a target....
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Dominic Grey novels volume 3
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The bizarre murder of a Satanic priest in San Francisco draws Dominic Grey and Viktor Radek, private investigators of cults, to the scene. Witnesses claim a robed figure, seemingly able to appear and disappear at will, set fire to the priest. When the leader of another Satanic cult in Paris dies under similar circumstances, the case only grows stranger... and more dangerous.
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Miss Catherine Hart may be merely a paid companion, but she's the loveliest creature baron Lord Winston has ever encountered. The only obstacle is determining the mysterious Miss Hart's social pedigree before the handsome diplomat can court her in earnest. Revenge, not romance, led Catherine Du Coeur to hide her aristocratic name and seek out the man who accused her father of treason. She expected a coldhearted cad, but Winston appears honorable...
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Diplomat Marcus Wolfdon can't forget the alluring woman he met in Paris, the passionate night they shared or that she stole his money and disappeared! A year later, Wolf meets Juliana again in Brighton, seemingly a member of the ton. She begs him to keep their former liaison secret, and the emotion in her eyes compels him to agree. Desire still flares between them, but first Wolf must uncover the lady behind the masquerade...
11) Night in Tehran
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A suspenseful thriller based on true events follows the experiences of an American diplomat in Tehran who becomes a firsthand witness to the military violence, religious extremes, and political machinations of the Iranian Revolution.
12) The rapids
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From New York Times bestselling author Carla Neggers
With international criminals on the loose, danger is a rising tide…
When US Diplomatic Security Agent Maggie Spencer receives an anonymous tip, she's able to do what no one has before: apprehend Nicholas Janssen, the internationally most-wanted fugitive. Her acclaim puts her in the sights of US marshal Rob Dunnemore, who turns up asking tough questions about the case. Maggie has no reason...
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"Sir Stafford Nye's flight home from Malaya takes an unprecedented twist when a young woman confides in him that someone is trying to kill her. In a moment of weakness, he agrees to lend her his passport. Unwittingly, the diplomat has put his own life on the line. When he meets the mystery woman again, she is a different person, and he finds himself drawn into a battle against an invisible- and altogether more dangerous- enemy." -- P. [4] cover.
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2023.
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"Captain Jim Agnihotri and his wife Lady Diana Framji are embarking to England in the summer of 1894. Jim is hopeful the cruise will help Diana open up to him. Something is troubling her, and Jim is concerned. On their first evening, Jim meets an intriguing Spaniard, a fellow soldier with whom he finds an instant kinship. But within twenty-four hours, Don Juan Nepomuceno is murdered, his body discovered shortly after he asks rather urgently to see...
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IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 14
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After witnessing a troupe of pickpockets pull off an incredible robbery in a busy Marseille square, Charlie Fisher agrees to protect one of the thieves if they teach him their ways, leading him into a world of adventure with global stakes.
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Stolen from the castle tower... Right into the prince's arms! When daring Prince Marcelo Berruti rescues Clara Sinclair from a forced wedding, he makes international headlines. Now he's facing a diplomatic crisis... unless he claims the beautiful bride-to-be himself! Outspoken Clara hasn't trusted a soul since her childhood. But now she owes dashing Marcelo her life. The least she can do is pretend to be hopelessly in love with him! When their desire...
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[2014]
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A debut inspired by the U.S. Foreign Service veteran author's contributions to certifying conflict-free diamonds follows the disgrace of a former State Department star who starts over at a Congo mining facility that is being oppressed by corrupt interests.
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They've come from out of the shifting sands and down from ancient mountains. Mounted on horse and camel, carrying gleaming swords and plundered rifles, the sons of Allah are led by a holy warrior imbued with jihad, driving his army of thousands to wipe out the last Englishmen from the isolated Nile city...But in Khartoum is a legendary British general, a brilliant, mercenary trader, a beautiful woman and a courageous soldier whose fates have become...
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At night, in Huda's fragrant garden, a breeze sweeps in from the desert encircling Baghdad, rustling the leaves of her apricot trees and carrying warning of visitors at her gate. Huda, a secretary at the Australian embassy, lives in fear of the mukhabarat--the secret police who watch and listen for any scrap of information that can be used against America and its allies. They have ordered her to befriend Ally Wilson, the deputy ambassador's wife....
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A powerful, timely novel that moves seamlessly between the euphoria of revolution and intimate dramas of love and loyalty.
Once a senior diplomat in Kiev, Simon Davey lost everything after a lurid scandal. Back in London, still struggling with the aftermath of his disgrace, he is traveling on the Tube when he sees her...
This woman, Olesya, is the person Simon holds responsible for his downfall. He first met her on an icy night during the protests...
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