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2016.
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English
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Autumn 1944. World War II is nearly over in Europe but is escalating in the Pacific, where American soldiers face an opponent who will go to any length to avoid defeat. The Japanese army follows the samurai code of Bushido, stipulating that surrender is a form of dishonor. This book takes readers to the bloody tropical-island battlefields of Peleliu and Iwo Jima and to the embattled Philippines, where General Douglas MacArthur has made a triumphant...
2) The villa
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"As kids, Emily and Chess were inseparable. But by their 30s, their bond has been strained by the demands of their adult lives. So when Chess suggests a girls' trip to Italy, Emily jumps at the chance to reconnect with her best friend. Villa Aestas in Orvieto is a high-end holiday home now, but in 1974, it was known as Villa Rosato, and rented for the summer by a notorious rock star, Noel Gordon. In an attempt to reignite his creative spark, Noel...
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"From the author of Tell Me Lies and Too Good to Be True comes Carola Lovering's Can't Look Away, a sexy suspense novel about the kind of addictive, obsessive love that keeps you coming back--no matter how hard you try to look away. In 2013, twenty-three-year old Molly Diamond is a barista, dreaming of becoming a writer. One night at a concert in East Williamsburg, she locks eyes with the lead singer, Jake Danner, and can't look away. Molly and Jake...
4) The cellist
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Series
Gabriel Allon novels volume 21
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English
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After the poisoning of a Russian billionaire, Gabriel Allon travels across Europe and finds himself in the reach of a virtuoso cellist who may be able to help uncover the truth about his friend's death.
The fatal poisoning of a Russian billionaire sends Gabriel Allon on a dangerous journey across Europe and into the orbit of a musical virtuoso who may hold the key to the truth about his friend's death. The plot Allon uncovers leads to secret channels...
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"Crime reporter Harper McClain is back on the beat when a troubled musician vanishes. Even in the chill of February, no place touches Harper McClain's heart like Savannah. She should be walking beneath the historic city's towering oaks, surrounded by graceful mansions. Instead, she's hiding miles away on Tybee Island after a mysterious voice on the phone warned her that someone wanted her dead. The call was too specific to ignore. The caller knew...
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"July 1973. The Glasgow drugs trade is booming and Bobby March, the city's own rock-star hero, has just ODed in a central hotel. Alice Kelly is twelve years old, lonely. And missing. Meanwhile the niece of McCoy's boss has fallen in with a bad crowd. When she goes AWOL, McCoy is asked--off the books--to find her. McCoy has a hunch. But does he have enough time?"--
7) Dischord
Pub. Date
[2004]
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English
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At the height of her success, alternative rock star Gypsy, puts down her violin and walks away from her career. She retreats with her husband, Lucian, to the desolation of Cape Cod in winter. There, Lucian tries to support Gypsy in her quest for renewal and peace. Their solitude is cut short when Lucian's brother Jimmy arrives without warning. Unbeknownst to them, Jimmy is seeking a refuge of his own after commiting a horrible murder. A bizarre connection...
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