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Dick Francis novels volume 9
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New York Times-bestselling author Felix Francis returns with another nail-biting thriller in the Dick Francis tradition. It is said that everyone over a certain age can remember distinctly what they were doing when they heard that President Kennedy had been assassinated, or that Princess Diana had been killed in a Paris car crash, but I, for one, could recall all too clearly where I was standing when a policeman told me that my wife had been murdered....
2) Crisis
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Harrison Foster, crisis manager for a London firm, is summoned to Newmarket after a fire in the Chadwick Stables kills six very valuable horses. When human remains are found among the equestrian ones, all the stable staff are accounted for. So who is the mystery victim? The Chadwick family is a dysfunctional racing dynasty, and sibling rivalry bubbles away like volcanic magma beneath a thin crust of respectability. As Harry delves deeper into the...
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Inspired by a true story, Providence Rag finds Liam Mulligan, old-school investigative reporter, his pal Mason, and the newspaper they both work for at an ethical crossroad. Fabricated charges are keeping the youngest serial killer in history behind bars, to keep him from killing again. Nearly everyone is fine that the latest charges are false. But Mason isn't. As Mason sets out to prove officials are perverting the justice system, Mulligan searches...
4) Pulse
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"New York Times-bestselling author Felix Francis is back in the newest thrilling adventure in the Dick Francis tradition. A smartly dressed man has been found unconscious at the local racecourse and is rushed to the hospital, where he subsequently dies. But who is he? Where does he come from? He had no form of identification on him, and no one claims the body. Doctor Chris Rankin, a specialist who treated the deceased--and who struggles with mental...
5) Marathon man
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One of the most memorably harrowing encounters between a villain and victim is in Goldman's suspense masterpiece "Marathon Man." A seminal thriller of the 20th century, the bestseller will enthrall a whole new generation of readers in the 21st.
6) Cliff Walk
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Liam Mulligan mysteries volume 02
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Prostitution has been legal in Rhode Island for more than a decade. Liam Mulligan, an investigative reporter at a dying Providence newspaper, suspects the governor has been taking payoffs to keep it that way. But this isn't the only story making headlines: a child's severed arm is discovered in a pile of garbage at a pig farm, and then the body of an Internet pornographer is found sprawled on the rocks at the base of Newport's famous Cliff Walk. At...
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Lo peor del fútbol y lo mejor de la novela negra.
Horacio Convertini, uno de los escritores de novela negra más premiados en Argentina llega a España con El último milagro. Presentación de Jorge Valdano.
Sinopsis: El Racing Club de Avellaneda, uno de los equipos más populares de Argentina, se encuentra en crisis terminal. Para salvar la situación, una empresa japonesa se ofrece a implantarle un chip a Franzoni transformándolo en el mejor jugador...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 10
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"Along the train lines north of New York City, twelve-year-old neighbors Myla and Peter search for the link between Myla's necklace and the disappearance of Peter's brother, Randall. Thrown into a world of parkour, graffiti, and diamond-smuggling, Myla and Peter encounter a band of thugs who are after the same thing as Randall. Can Myla and Peter find Randall before it's too late, and their shared family secrets threaten to destroy them all?"--
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"Since he got fired in spectacular fashion from his newspaper job last year, former investigative reporter Liam Mulligan has been piecing together a new life--one that straddles both sides of the law. He's getting some part-time work with his friend McCracken's detective agency. He's picking up beer money by freelancing for a local news website. And he's looking after his semi-retired mobster-friend's bookmaking business. But Mulligan still manages...
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Professional athletes are larger than life, but above all they are human beings like everyone else. Ethan Hackett is becoming an NBA star, and like any other player, he wants a championship. It's a slight distraction when his marriage is on the rocks. He can manage that. It's another matter entirely when his wife goes missing and he gets a text telling him to commit turnovers or she dies. Will Ethan have to betray his teammates? Can he navigate the...
11) Theater of Pain
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One of the biggest names in pro wrestling has just been murdered and there's an entire roster of suspects.
Heavyweight champion, Jason Dunjeon , is at the top of the list. To clear his name, he pairs with Vince Vinchelli, a homicide detective with a disdain for pro wrestling. Now these two opposites must put their odds aside and work together to solve the crime. But veteran wrestler "Ballistic" Black isn't going to let anything stand in the way of...
12) Turkeys not Bees
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Will the nanny state and the media industry in future restrict all types of individual performance? Chance struggles on a capitalist employment treadmill that denies him freedom to take risks. He starts a PhD in science and psychology. His girlfriend Megan is a pole vault champion in training for the 2032 Olympic Games in Brisbane. With his help, she uses philosophies of De Beauvoir, Nietzsche, Heidegger's phenomenology and Mihaly's flow, to take...
13) Mr Cleansheets
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Eric Judd is 39 and his girlfriend wants him to give up playing football. Eric (aka Mr. Cleansheets) is a goalkeeping legend at his amateur Sydney club because in his youth he received a letter inviting him to trial with Manchester United. The letter said to 'come when you're ready' - and six days before his 40th birthday, Eric is finally ready. Inspired by the dying wish of his Uncle Jimmy, Eric travels to England, but does not quite receive the...
14) Netz
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A Sergio Peralta, un tenista retirado en horas bajas, no le gusta que le llamen ludópata. Él es un inversor responsable que gana su sueldo de manera lícita con las apuestas deportivas. Solo hay un problema: tanta legalidad le aburre.
Por eso, cuando Chatham Bets le ofrece viajar a Las Vegas para participar en un exclusivo e impactante juego de apuestas, no duda en dejarlo todo y coger el primer vuelo.
De acuerdo, tal vez aquel negocio sea...
15) The Game
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Ryan Stich, or Stich as his soccer teammates and friends call him, felt a short but sharp wave of excitement as he laced up his cleats for the annual State Game. The opponent that had been chosen by the league was from a school that Ryan knew nothing about because it was in the opposite part of the State. To Ryan, however, this game felt like a gateway into something much bigger than what was offered in the small town.Next to Ryan was his best friend,...
16) Signing Day
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Signing Day hit home for not only the football fan but also for the mystery suspense reader. The novel takes you on unexpected twist and turns and puts Antietam Jones in a predicament of race, poverty, suicide and abandonment."-Dr. Antoine MossBestselling Author & Motivational Speaker A high school football player is found dead face down in a puddle of mud under the bleachers on a Saturday morning. One of his coaches, Antietam Jones decides to look...
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Paula Llorente, una de las tenistas más relevantes de los últimos tiempos, desaparece sin dejar rastro en una playa del litoral catalán El país está conmocionado Nadie sabe con certeza qué ha ocurrido, pero los posibles problemas de salud mental y la depresión que arrastraba apuntan a un suicidio.
Rodrigo, un periodista recién divorciado, inmerso en un complicado proceso personal y profesional, se ve obligado a sumergirse en el universo de...
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Do you love stories with sexy, romantic heroes who have it all-wealth, status, and incredibly good looks? Harlequin® Desire brings you all this and more with these three new full-length titles in one collection!
#2445 Secret Baby Scandal
Bayou Billionaires
Joanne Rock
Wealthy football star Jean-Pierre despises the media. When rumors fly, he knows who to blame-the woman who's avoided him since their red-hot night together. His proposition: pretend...
19) The Hidden Game
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WHAT IF PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL WERE JUST ANOTHER REALITY SHOW?
A series of controversial calls
Tony Stravnicki is an old-school assistant coach who lives for the game-often to the detriment of his family. After a difficult loss, he is fed up and suspicious about the number of controversial calls against his players. Is it his coaching, bad luck, or something else? He intends to find out.
An unknown adversary and a high-stakes gamble
Soon he comes...
20) Kilimandjaro
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Grimper sur le toit de l'Afrique, c'était un rêve de gosse. Un rêve qui va tourner au cauchemar pour Maxence. Neuf randonneurs se lancent dans l'ascension avec leurs accompagnateurs. Neuf au départ, mais combien seront-ils au sommet? Et surtout, combien d'entre eux redescendront? La montagne est facétieuse et elle ne se laisse pas dompter facilement... Quand les neiges du Kilimandjaro auront fondu, quels secrets dévoileront-elles?
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