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The Riddle of the Sands is a 1903 novel by Erskine Childers. The book, which enjoyed immense popularity in the years before World War I, is an early example of the espionage novel and was extremely influential in the genre of spy fiction. It has been made into feature-length films for both cinema and television. The novel "owes a lot to the wonderful adventure novels of writers like Rider Haggard, that were a staple of Victorian Britain". It was a...
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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Wharf by the Docks" (A Novel) by Florence Warden. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature....
3) The trench
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Megalodon series volume 2
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IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 17
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When the twenty-ton Megalodon shark escapes from the Monterey Aquarium, it embarks on a deadly feeding frenzy along the California coast and it is up to paleo-biologist Jonas Taylor to stop the shark before anyone else is killed.
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"Five years ago, Cass barely survived a brutal attack that left her family dead. Now a scuba diving instructor in Thailand, she has spent years trying to build a new, anonymous life for herself as one of the Permanents, a group of expats who have claimed the beautiful Thailand destination as their own. The permanents are charming, they're close-knit, and they don't linger on who they were before the island--they're the perfect group for Cass to finally...
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An oil tanker mysteriously explodes in the Persian Gulf. Then a second . . . and a third. To the President's National Security Adviser Admiral Arnold Morgan it is more than a tragic coincidence—it is a brazen act of aggression that must not stand. In partnership with Iran, the Chinese navy has mined the Strait of Hormuz, intending to hold the world's oil supply hostage. Now eighty percent of America's active sea power is being mobilized—including
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The Toilers of the Sea tells of the reclusive Guernsey fisherman Gilliatt, who salvages the engines of a wrecked ship by performing great feats of engineering, matching wits with sea and storm, and doing battle with a great sea monster - all to win the hand of a shipowner's daughter.
7) Devour
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"Deep beneath the ice of the Arctic Circle, something has awakened. A primordial creature frozen in time, it is the oldest, largest, most efficient predator that nature has ever produced ... Thirty-five miles off the Massachussetts coast, a small research ship is attacked. All but one of its crew is killed by the massive serpentine horror that rises from the sea ... Responding to a distress signal, fishing-boat captain Brian Hawkins arrives in time...
8) The Shout
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The sea is not a playground. A huge wave lifted the stern of the coaster, propeller and rudder, out of the froth and oil just as Bill Hawken tried to swing the Tamar Class lifeboat into a better position… Set in Cornwall, the crew never know what dangers, or even stranger outcomes, a call for a lifeboat launch will bring. The complexities of family life, interaction with hostile holiday-home owners, criminal activity, peer group tensions coupled...
9) Kilo class
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The U.S., Russia, and China become involved in a deadly stand-off in 2003 when Russia accepts an order from the Chinese government for ten Kilo Class submarines with which they plan to block the U.S. out of the Taiwan Strait and then reclaim, by military force if necessary, the independent island of Taiwan.
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Extrait: "Dans la case Hauban, la vieille Ismérie se mourait avec la résignation d'une chrétienne et la fermeté d'une femme de marin. A plusieurs reprises, elle exprima fortement sa volonté dernière: — Jusqu'à ce que Gal, dit-elle, soit à son tour patron de la Roseville et que Jeanne soit en âge d'épouser quelque brave marin, laissez-la au château, je vous en prie tous."
11) Firespill
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An ecological hellfire threatens the west coast of North America in this international thriller from the bestselling author of the WWIII novels. In the early dawn fog off the coast of Southern Alaska, two million-ton tankers collide. Both are fully loaded: the American Kodiak with crude oil; the Russian Sakhalin with high octane. It's a nightmare scenario that becomes an international disaster of epic proportions when a single match ignites nearly...
12) Rising Warrior
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After returning home to the Florida Keys, Jesse moves on to Fort Myers, his hometown on the Southwest Florida coast. There is much work to be done and Jesse is no stranger to hard work. On a kayaking adventure with friends, Jesse's daughter finds and rescues a baby manatee suffering from respiratory problems. The red tide has returned and fish are dying by the thousands, along with dolphins, manatees, sea turtles, and sea birds. The algal bloom is...
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"Blood in the Water: Tales of Shark Attack Horror" is a spine-tingling collection of short stories that will have you on the edge of your seat. With a razor-sharp focus on the ocean's most fearsome predator, each story takes you on a journey through the dark and treacherous waters where sharks rule supreme. From deep-sea divers to beachgoers, surfers to fishermen, no one is safe from the jaws of death in these gripping tales of terror. In this collection,...
14) Deep Time
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A disaster lurks beneath the ocean floor. A riveting Jack Strider suspense
Deep in the Earth's crust beneath the Pacific Ocean lies an ancient site likely to be the birthplace of life on our planet . . .
And a portal into unimaginable forces and incredible wealth…
A place where large ships mysteriously disappear, including the vessel carrying Jack Strider's goddaughter, Katie . . .
A greedy energy baron risks everything to pursue vast supplies of...
15) Moral Revenge
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Family. Honor. Devotion. Revenge.When world events, egos, and naval careers scapegoat Vice Admiral Alexis Kochenko, it shakes him and his family to their core.Torn by revenge, patriotism, and honor, the Admiral's son, John Kochenko, commanding officer of one of the Navy's newest nuclear fast-attack submarines,risks everything to lead a select group of crewmembers to do the unthinkable. The voyage of the USS Redfish exposes a corrupt consortium to...
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Two women locked away simply for being female....
Welcome to Celestial Springs, where husbands take their wives to seek medical advice for such afflictions as having emotions or thinking independent thoughts. This two book collection will take you back in time to an era where thousands of women were institutionalized for absolutely no reason whatsoever. Through their tragic stories, we can find inspiration, hope, and gratitude for those who've come...
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"For fans of Riley Sager with a classic slasher twist, Always the First to Die follows a former horror movie actress as she returns to the set of her most iconic film, only to find that the strange circumstances begin to resemble the plot of her most famous film. After her husband's death, Lexi has refused to return to the Pinecrest Estate on the Florida Keys, too many hard memories on that strip of land. Memories of meeting her husband on the set...
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On an old sailboat named for his departed wife-as well as a legendary pirate-criminal justice professor Hershel Barstow is saying his final goodbye with a trip through the North Carolina Intercoastal Waterway. He expects his solo trip aboard the Anne Bonny to be a quiet one. Then the mysterious and seductive Maggie Adelaide Moore appears in the water and climbs aboard. His reluctant offer to help the distressed woman soon brings trouble, entangling...
20) Wreckers' key
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Seychelle pilots a tug in the Key West, where salvaging wrecks is a cutthroat corporate enterprise. She suspects a chilling scenario: that wreckers are causing yachts to crash into the reefs-and killing off whoever gets in the way. When another man dies after asking too many questions, Seychelle navigates the dangerous shoals and channels of the case and her life, unaware that a greater danger is looming: a murderous human storm designed perfectly...
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