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Series
Sam Dryden novels volume 2
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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"From the bestselling author of RUNNER comes the next thriller featuring Sam Dryden, in the series that has captured the imagination of readers worldwide. 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...
44) Little Paula
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Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
Faith Eden's brief foray into motherhood is marked by tragedy. Distraught that her baby was ripped away from her, she is determined to get little Paula back from the wealthy family who adopted her. Her brother, Trevor, is also anxious to get the baby back and will do anything necessary to do so. But when the dark truth comes to light, this twisted family will stop at nothing to keep outsiders out and secrets in--no matter the cost.--
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
'We should have known the end was near.' So begins Imbolo Mbue's exquisite and devastating novel How Beautiful We Were. Set in the fictional African village of Kosawa, it tells the story of a people living in fear amidst environmental degradation wrought by a large and powerful American oil company. Pipeline spills have rendered farmlands infertile. Children are dying from drinking toxic water. Promises of clean up and financial reparations to the...
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English
Description
Perry and Gail are very much in love when they splurge on a tennis vacation at a posh beach resort in Antigua. But the charm begins to pall when a big-time Russian money launderer enlists their help to defect. In exchange for amnesty, Dima is ready to rat out his compatriots and expose corruption throughout the financial and political worlds. Soon, Perry and Gail find themselves a deadly endgame.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Half of all illegal immigrants came into this country legally--and we have no way of knowing whether they're still here. Congressmen are putting their wives on their campaign payrolls--so that campaign contributions are really personal bribes. The AC
49) Dead land
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Series
Language
English
Description
Chicago may be the city of broad shoulders, but its political law is Pay to Play. Money changes hands in the middle of the night, and by morning, buildings and parks are replaced by billion-dollar projects. Chicago PI V.I. Warshawski gets pulled into one of these clandestine deals through her impetuous goddaughter, Bernie Fouchard. Bernie tries to rescue Lydia Zamir, a famed singer-songwriter now living on the streets; Zamir's life fell apart when...
50) Rock bottom
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Series
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English
Description
The Sisterhood: a group of women from all walks of life bound by friendship and years of adventure. Armed with vast resources, top-notch expertise, and a loyal network of allies around the globe, the Sisterhood will not rest until every wrong is made right. Isabelle Izzy Flanders and Yoko Akia are beginning a new project-an indoor/outdoor cafe that will be the cornerstone of a market village. Izzy knows just where to get the project off the ground-...
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English
Description
As flagship of the American news media, the New York Times is the world's most powerful news outlet. With thousands of reporters covering events from all corners of the globe, the Times has the power to influence wars, foment revolution, shape economies and change the very nature of our culture. It doesn't just cover the news: it creates it. But the institution that is the New York Times is showing cracks. No longer the fact-stringing paper of record...
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Sent away from his native Australia to Canada due to his radical preaching against the Vietnam War, apartheid, and other hot button issues, Father Frank Docherty made for himself a satisfying career as a psychologist and monk. When he returns to Australia to lecture on the future of celibacy and the Catholic Church, he is unwittingly pulled into the lives of two people, a young man, via his suicide note, and an ex-nun, both of whom claim to have been...
56) The heist
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Language
English
Description
FBI Special Agent Kate O'Hare is known for her fierce dedication and discipline on the job, chasing down the world's most wanted criminals and putting them behind bars. Her boss thinks she is tenacious and ambitious; her friends think she is tough, stubborn, and maybe even a bit obsessed. And while Kate has made quite a name for herself for the past five years, the only name she's cared about is Nicolas Fox, an international crook she wants in more...
57) Tragic
Author
Series
Butch Karp and Marlene Ciampi thrillers volume 25
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
District attorneys Butch Karp and Marlene Ciampi work to expose the corrupt and murderous leader of the longshoremen's union.
58) Relative justice
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Language
English
Description
For many years Zeke Caldwell has been concocting home remedies made from natural ingredients. One of his remedies proved so effective that he patented it. Now he suspects a drug company has stolen his formula. When Zeke asks David Cobb to help fight the drug company, David knows the suit is beyond his expertise. But his sister-in-law, Katelyn Martin-Cobb, is a rising star attorney in a prestigious law firm. Could she help? Would she even consider...
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Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The students from Pok�emon School can't wait to play Pok�emon Base with the famous sports star Oluolu and his partner, Snorlax, but when Team Rocket tries to get in on the game, the play turns foul.
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