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"Frightening, heartbreaking and exquisitely calibrated, John le Carre?'s ... novel opens with the gruesome murder of the young and beautiful Tessa Quayle near Lake Turkana in Northern Kenya, the birthplace of mankind. He putative African lover and travelling companion, a doctor with one of the aid agencies, has vanished from the scene of the crime. Tessa's husband, Justin, a career diplomat and amateur gardener at the British High Commission in Nairobi,...
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With her high-powered Wall Street job in the rearview mirror, thirty-four-year-old Mags Rogers arrives at her great-aunt Jeep Reed's sprawling Nevada ranch to reassemble her life. In the passenger seat is Mags's beloved wirehaired dachshund, Baxter. At Jeep's side-to Baxter's distress-is Jeep's loyal German Shepherd mix, King. The growlings are mutual. Then someone pipe-bombs Red Rock Valley's pumping station, endangering the water supply. Deputy...
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John Dortmunder and his gang of thieves pose as servants in order to secure work at the Pennsylvania estate of corrupt CEO Monroe Hall for the express purpose of stealing Hall's multi-million dollar collection of vintage cars, but their plan begins to fall apart when they discover there are others out there who want Hall to pay for the losses they suffered as a result of his criminal activities.
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Jay Porter novels volume 1
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When African-American lawyer Jay Porter jumps into the bayou to save a drowning white woman in Houston, Texas, in 1981, he finds his practice and life in danger when he becomes embroiled in a murder investigation involving Houston's elite.
5) The appeal
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IL: UG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 19
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Billionaire Carl Trudeau, upset over a shocking verdict against his chemical company by a Mississippi jury and convinced that the Supreme Court will not be friendly to his appeal, decides to take the less expensive route of purchasing a seat on the Court by recruiting, financing, manipulating, marketing, and molding an unsuspecting young candidate.
8) Signal
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In the middle of the night, ex-Special Forces operative Sam Dryden gets a urgent call from an old colleague, desperate for his help in a last-minute secret mission. Without a moment's hesitation, Dryden agrees. The two race to a remote shack in the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas, where they break in, rescue four kidnapped girls, then flee into the hills just seconds ahead of the arriving police and FBI team.
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"I didn't have a choice. I didn't." That's what Allie Whitman tells herself every night as she lies awake. Sometimes she even believes it. But mostly she knows deep down that her inability to make a hard choice has put millions of lives at risk, including her own. Now the only one who can help her is her lawyer, Connor Norman. Unfortunately, Allie's actions have destroyed Connor's trust in her—and may destroy much, much more.
10) Truth be told
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"1890s Arizona newspaper reporter Amelia Wagner means to expose the truth about the Great Western Investment Company, no matter what--or who--they send to stop her"-- ‡cProvided by publisher.
11) Pleasantville
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Jay Porter novels volume 2
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"Locke reintroduces us to environmental lawyer Jay Porter (her Black Water Rising protagonist), who takes one last case on the behalf of the community of Pleasantville in this new thriller--only to become embroiled in its shadowy politics, a disturbing education in how far those in power are willing to go to win"--
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A master of the thriller turns his talent for riveting suspense to the world of business. In this bold novel, John D. MacDonald exposes the backstabbing and betrayals, sordid deeds and savage maneuverings that take place behind closed doors.
Introduction by Dean Koontz
Floyd Hubbard arrives at a convention at a busy beach-town hotel with a mission from the top brass: ax a long-time manager in the sales team who has been slacking off for...
Introduction by Dean Koontz
Floyd Hubbard arrives at a convention at a busy beach-town hotel with a mission from the top brass: ax a long-time manager in the sales team who has been slacking off for...
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IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 14
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In a novel that reaffirms her reputation as "America's Queen of Suspense," Mary Higgins Clark delivers a gripping tale of deception and tantalizing suspense. Nicholas Spencer, charismatic head of the medical research company Gen-stone, involved in the development of an anticancer vaccine, suddenly disappears. His private plane crashes en route to Puerto Rico, but his body is not found. Early results of the vaccine seemed highly promising. Yet, coinciding...
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"What started out as a joke landed seventeen-year-old Dillon Yates in a lockdown juvenile facility in Boston Harbor. When he set up a prank Twitter account for his vice principal, he never dreamed he could be brought up on criminal charges, but that's exactly what happened. This is Blackburn, Massachusetts, where zero tolerance for minors is a way of life. Leading the movement is tough-as-nails Judge Joe Scali, who gives speeches about getting tough...
15) Flux
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Brandon experiences his reality unraveling when he begins losing chunks of time and finding himself in an apartment he doesn't recognize, and starts to suspect his new employers have discovered time travel and are covering up violent crimes.
16) Kickback
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Spenser novels volume 44
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"P.I. Spenser, knight-errant of the Back Bay, returns in this stellar addition to the iconic New York Times-bestselling series from author Ace Atkins. What started out as a joke landed seventeen-year-old Dillon Yates in a lockdown juvenile facility in Boston Harbor. When he set up a prank Twitter account for his vice principal, he never dreamed he could be brought up on criminal charges, but that's exactly what happened. This is Blackburn, Massachusetts,...
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Thomas Bolden grew up on the streets, his childhood a blur of fragmented memories. But now he’s managed to put his past behind him, find the woman he wants to share his life with, and carve out a successful career on Wall Street. Until, in the blink of an eye, his world is turned upside down. A bizarre kidnapping sends him fleeing for his life, his face everywhere on the TV news, and a violent, shadowy organization is framing him for crimes...
18) Poison town
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People are sick and dying. Rumors are swirling. Some claim chemicals leaking from a manufacturing plant are causing the cancer that's crippling people on the poor side of Trenton City, Ohio. Yet nothing at the plant appears amiss. The problem remains a mystery until reporter Jack Crittendon's long-time mechanic falls ill and he investigates. Soon Jack becomes engulfed in a smokescreen of lies, setups, greed, and scandal. The deeper he digs, the more...
19) Among thieves
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"Olivia Sanchez--smart, driven, and beautiful--started at the bottom and worked her way up the ranks of a brokerage firm only to be unjustly, brutally fired, then blackballed. With no place else to go, she turns to her cousin, Manny Guzman, ex-con and ex-gang leader, for help. Manny's first instinct is to hit back. Hard. But his partner, James Beck knows that out in the real world, things aren't done that way. Beck, with a tight group of three other...
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"Co-Winner of the 2012 Mary Shelley Award for Outstanding Fictional Work, Media Ecology Association" Shumeet Baluja is a senior staff research scientist at Google and the inventor of over 100 patents in algorithms, data mining, privacy, and artificial intelligence.
A suspenseful story about the dangers of unknowingly revealing our most intimate thoughts and actions online
What happens when a naive intern is granted unfettered access to people's...
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