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"It is 1885, and a crippling drought threatens to ruin the McBride family. Their land is parched, their cattle starving. When the rain finally comes, it is a miracle that renews their hope for survival. But returning home from an afternoon swimming at a remote waterhole filled by the downpour, fourteen-year-old Tommy and sixteen-year-old Billy meet with a shocking tragedy."--Dust jacket.
2) Orphan X
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Evan Smoak thrillers volume 1
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Orphan X novel volume 01
Nowhere Man volume 01
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Thorndike Press large print basic
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"The Nowhere Man is a legendary figure spoken about only in whispers. It's said that when he's reached by the truly desperate and deserving, the Nowhere Man can and will do anything to protect and save them. But he's no legend. Evan Smoak is a man with skills, resources, and a personal mission to help thosewith nowhere else to turn. He's also a man with a dangerous past. Chosen as a child, he was raised and trained as part of the off-the-books black...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 11
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Meet Dexter Morgan, a polite wolf in sheep's clothing. He's handsome and charming, but something in his past has made him abide by a different set of rules. He's a serial killer whose one golden rule makes him immensely likeable: he only kills bad people. And his job as a blood splatter expert for the Miami police department puts him in the perfect position to identify his victims. But when a series of brutal murders bearing a striking similarity...
4) Hellbent
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After breaking with the Orphan Program, Evan reinvented himself as the Nowhere Man, dedicated to helping the truly desperate. He gets a call from Jack Johns, the man who raised and trained him, the only father Evan has ever known. Government forces trying to scrub the remaining assets of the Orphan Program have finally tracked down Jack. Evan receives his last assignment: find and protect his last protégé and recruit for the program. And the new...
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Danny Hansen volume 1
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Danny Hansen is a priest who lives by a law of love and compassion. It is powerful men and hypocrites who abide by legal law but eschew the law of love that most incense Danny. As an avenging angel, he believes it is his duty to show them the error of their ways, at any cost.
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Miami crime scene investigator--and a serial killer dedicated to eliminating evil people--Dexter Morgan confronts his ultimate adversary, a sinister enemy that even terrifies Dexter's inner monster, and must use his sharpest investigative talents to find and destroy his enemy.
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"Married life seems to agree with Dexter Morgan: he's devoted to his bride, his stomach is full and his homicidal hobbies seem nicely under control. But old habits die hard and Dexter's work as a blood spatter analyst never fails to offer new temptations that appeal to his offbeat sense of justice. Luckily for Dex, there's someone out there with particularly twisted tastes. Dexter may have never been a big fan of art - but the discovery of an...
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Life comes in stages. Even the Sisterhood has been content to let their gold shields gather a little dust while they enjoy friends and family. But when a string of anonymous emails arrives at Pinewood suggesting shady dealings at a local assisted-living facility, Myra Rutledge and best friend Annie de Silva are ready to out-hustle a master con-artist at his own game. This time, they'll need to enlist some new allies in order to pull off their brilliant...
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Dexter books volume 2
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Life's tough for Dexter Morgan. It's not easy being the world's only serial killer with a conscience, especially when you work for the Miami police. To avoid suspicion, Dexter's had to slip deep into his disguise: spending time with his girlfriend and her kids, slowly becoming the world's first serial killing couch potato. Then a particularly nasty psychopath starts cutting a trail through Miami - a killer whose twisted techniques leave even Dexter...
10) Duke of midnight
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Maiden Lane romances volume 6
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The conservative Duke of Wakefield has a secret life fighting crime in the darkest parts of London, and the last thing he needs is the mousey Miss Artemis Greaves showing up at his townhouse jeopardizing his cover.
11) Home free
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"United by a desire to overcome their personal misfortunes, seven very different women formed an indelible bond and vowed to right wrongs wherever they found them. They've succeeded beyond their wildest dreams. After years known as the Vigilantes, Myra, Annie, Kathryn, Alexis, Yoko, Nikki, and Isabelle are enjoying their hard-won freedom and the chance at a normal life.As it turns out, once you're a part of the Sisterhood, normal is a relative term....
12) Hide and seek
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Sisterhood series volume 8
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Rules of the game volume 01
Rules of the game volume 1
Brilliance Audio on compact disc
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Rules of the game volume 1
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The Sisterhood's last assignment almost landed them in jail. Mitch Riley, assistant director of th FBI, intends to frame Cornelia Easter, the judge who helped them evade prison & their lawyer, in order to save his own career, as he creates a special task force to hunt the Sisters down.
13) Payback
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Sisterhood series volume 2
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Meet the sisterhood-seven very different women who found one another in their darkest days and formed an indelible friendship, strong enough to heal their pasts and bring laughter and joy back into their lives. In Myra Rutledge's beautiful, Virginia home , amid hugs and fresh iced tea, shrimp fritters and shell-pink tulips, the friends have gathered to embark on their second mission of sweet revenge for one of their own. Julie Webster's husband a...
14) Deja vu
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The Sisterhood volume 19
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Thanks to a presidential pardon, the Sisterhood can put their fugitive days behind them and resume their lives in peace. Still, all the women admit that lately things are a little too calm and peaceful. Meeting up for the first time in months to celebrate Kathryn's birthday - in the City of Sin, no less - seems like the perfect antidote. But before they can kick up their heels something too big to pass up is dropped into their laps. The time has come...
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Dexter books volume 6
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When Dexter Morgan--blood spatter analyst for the Miami Police Department by day, serial killing hunter of other killers by night--discovers that someone is shadowing him, observ-ing him, and copying his methods, he is not pleased. Especially since this killer is targeting Miami's police detectives.
16) Into the fire
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Evan Smoak lives by his own code. Once he was known as Orphan X. Trained as an off-the-books government assassin and spoken about only in whispers, Evan Smoak was one of the most talented - and most feared - men in the Program. But he broke free and reinvented himself as The Nowhere Man, a figure shrouded in mystery, known for helping the truly desperate. If anyone is truly desperate, it's Max Merriweather. Max is at the end of his rope. His cousin...
17) Gotcha!
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Sometimes, justice is a long time coming. That's the case with Julie Wyatt, whose story strikes close to home for the original founder of the Sisterhood, Myra Rutledge, and her best friend--and fellow Sister--Annie. Julie is convinced her greedy daughter-in-law Darlene had something to do with the mysterious circumstances surrounding her son Larry's death.
18) Dark horse
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"Gregg Hurwitz's New York Times bestselling series returns when Orphan X faces his most challenging mission ever in Dark Horse. Evan Smoak is a man with many identities and a challenging past. As Orphan X, he was a government assassin for the off-the-books Orphan Program. After he broke with the Program, he adopted a new name and a new mission--The Nowhere Man, helping the most desperate in their times of trouble. Having just survived an attack on...
19) Weekend Warriors
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"Life isn't fair. Most women know it. But what can you do about it? Plenty ... if you're part of the Sisterhood. On the surface, these seven women are as different as can be--but each has had her share of bad luck, from cheating husbands to sexist colleagues to a legal system that often doesn't do its job. Now, drawn together by tragedy, they're forging a bond that will help them right the wrongs committed against them and discover an inner strength...
20) Crash and burn
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Sisterhood series volume 27
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The women of the Sisterhood are united by their mission to help those unable to help themselves. But now they've encountered opponents who share a unique bond of their own. The law firm of Queen, King, Bishop & Rook - the Chessmen - has been a formidable force in Washington, D.C., for decades. And Sisterhood member Nikki Quinn's new case has made her their prime target. Nikki has agreed to represent Livinia Lambert as she files for divorce from her...
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