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Slaughter at Rebel Ridge by Robert Vaughan

Slaughter at Rebel Ridge

Robert Vaughan

"In Rebel Ridge, Sheriff Jesse Lowman rules with an iron fist, exploiting the local populace through unjust taxes and a corrupt legal system. His gang of outlaw deputies ensures his dominance, staging mock trials and sentencing innocents to the gallows while...

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Desolation code by Graham Brown

Desolation code

Graham Brown

"When Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala investigate a mass stranding of aquatic life in the Indian Ocean, they accidentally uncover a much deeper mystery. A strange figure soon steals NUMA's findings, forcing a high-speed chase-someone really didn't want them...

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Beans, bourbon, and blood by William W. Johnstone

Beans, bourbon, and blood

William W. Johnstone

"Welcome to Hannigan's Hill, Wyoming. Better known as Hangman's Hill. Luke Jensen decides to stay the night, get some rest, and grab some grub. The local saloon owner -- Dewey "Mac" McKenzie -- serves up an earful of gossip. According to Mac, the whole town is...

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Blood lines by Nelson DeMille

Blood lines

Nelson DeMille

"Army Criminal Investigation Agents Scott Brodie and Maggie Taylor have been tasked with investigating the murder of CID Special Agent Harry Vance, who had been stationed in western Germany and whose body was discovered in the heart of Berlin's Arab refugee...

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Tom Clancy by M. P. Woodward

Tom Clancy

M. P. Woodward

"The vibrant economy of the new Vietnam is a shiny lure for Western capital. Companies are racing to uncover ideal opportunities. Not wanting to be left behind, Hendley Associates has sent their best analyst, Jack Ryan, Jr., to mine for investment gold. And he...

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A death in Cornwall by Daniel Silva

A death in Cornwall

Daniel Silva

"Art restorer and legendary spy Gabriel Allon has slipped quietly into London to attend a reception at the Courtauld Gallery celebrating the return of a stolen self-portrait by Vincent van Gogh. But when an old friend from the Devon and Cornwall Police seeks...

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The shadow of war by Jeff Shaara

The shadow of war

Jeff Shaara

"In 1961, the new president, John F. Kennedy, inherited an ill-conceived, poorly executed invasion of Cuba that failed miserably and set in motion the events that put the US and the Soviet Union on a collision course that nearly started a war that would have...

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Ghost soldier by Mike Maden

Ghost soldier

Mike Maden

"When African jihadis attack a Nigerian regiment using American weapons, Cabrillo and the Oregon crew are on the case, investigating from Afghanistan to Kuala Lumpur to track a mysterious arms dealer - a genius, or perhaps a devil - known only as the Vendor....

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Kings of conflict by M. J. author. Porter

Kings of conflict

M. J. author. Porter

AD942. In the wake of the agreement reached at Lincoln between Edmund and Anlaf Sihtricson of the Norse, Edmund returns to Wessex to reflect and rebuild, impatient to reverse his losses at Lincoln. But this is the winter of discontent. In Jorvik and the...

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Robert Ludlum's The Bourne shadow by Brian Freeman

Robert Ludlum's The Bourne shadow

Brian Freeman

"It's been over a decade since Nash Rollins recruited a brilliant, talented, but disaffected young man named David Webb to join Treadstone. Webb became the agent known as Cain - and later took on the identity of Jason Bourne. That violent winter - which...

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A darkness returns by Raymond E. Feist

A darkness returns

Raymond E. Feist

"From legendary author Raymond E. Feist, the first installment in an epic new series that will join his acclaimed Firemane Saga with his signature Riftwar Cycle in a riveting, conclusive adventure. As worlds collide ... Hatushaly, last scion of the Firemane...

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Angel of vengeance by Douglas J. Preston

Angel of vengeance

Douglas J. Preston

"A desperate bargain is broken ... Constance Greene confronts Manhattan's most dangerous serial killer, Enoch Leng, bartering for her sister's life - but she is betrayed and turned away empty-handed, incandescent with rage. A clever trap is set ... Unknown to...

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Excalibur by Peter (Financial advisor) author. Gibbons

Excalibur

Peter (Financial advisor) author. G...

The sword has the power of Britain in its steel, men will follow and fight for whoever wields it... Dark Age Britain. A legendary hero rises to unite a divided and threatened land... A country left in ruins after the fall of the Roman Empire is plundered and...

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Arkangel by James Rollins

Arkangel

James Rollins

"The execution of a Vatican archivist within the shadow of the Kremlin exposes a conspiracy going back three centuries--to the bloody era of the Russian Tsars. Before his murder, he manages to dispatch a coded message, a warning of a terrifying threat, one...

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Sentinel by Mark Greaney

Sentinel

Mark Greaney

"An African coup may force Josh Duffy to choose between his mission and his family in this intense thriller ... Josh Duffy lives by a simple code: Duty. Honor. Family. But sometimes it's hard to know what order the words go in. Josh Duffy and his wife, Nikki,...

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Red Star falling by Steve Berry

Red Star falling

Steve Berry

"Wrapping up his latest assignment for the Magellan Billet, Luke Daniels receives a surprise visit from the head of a former-CIA operation named Sommerhaus -- a failed attempt to assemble an espionage network within the Ukraine on the eve of the Russian...

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Eruption by Michael Crichton

Eruption

Michael Crichton

"A history-making once-in-a-century volcanic eruption is about to destroy the Big Island of Hawaii. But a decades-old military secret could turn the volcano into something even more terrifying ... Now it's up to a handful of brave individuals to save the...

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The heist by Jack B. Du Brul

The heist

Jack B. Du Brul

"1914. As America's century of dominance dawns, the country's greatest detective, Van Dorn agent Isaac Bell, is pitted against a master thief and his assassin accomplice. They're plotting to pull off the theft of a billion dollars from the newly created...

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Extinction by Douglas J. Preston

Extinction

Douglas J. Preston

"Erebus Resort, occupying a valley deep in the Colorado Rockies, offers guests the experience of viewing woolly mammoths, Irish Elk, and giant ground sloths in their native habitat, brought back from extinction through genetic manipulation. When a...

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Sharpe's command by Bernard Cornwell

Sharpe's command

Bernard Cornwell

"Only Captain Richard Sharpe and his small group of men stand in the way of two French armies marching towards a small village in the Spanish countryside that is about to become the center of a battle for the future of Europe. But they're rapidly...

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Lone wolf by Gregg Hurwitz

Lone wolf

Gregg Hurwitz

"Once a black ops government assassin known as Orphan X, Evan Smoak left the Program, and reinvented himself as someone who will risk everything to help those who have nowhere else to turn. Now struggling with an unexpected personal crisis, Evan goes back to...

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James by Percival Everett

James

Percival Everett

"When the enslaved Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans, separated from his wife and daughter forever, he decides to hide on nearby Jackson Island until he can formulate a plan. Meanwhile, Huck Finn has faked his own death to...

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The year of the locust by Terry Hayes

The year of the locust

Terry Hayes

"If, like Kane, you're a Denied Access Area spy for the CIA, then boundaries have no meaning. Your function is to go in, do whatever is required, and get out again--by whatever means necessary. You know when to run, when to hide--and when to shoot. But some...

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Droits of the crown by David Donachie

Droits of the crown

David Donachie

"When John Pearce is sent on a mission to collect fleeing members of the Corsican government, he seeks the aid of a local clan chief, inadvertently putting himself, his crew, and his rescued charges in jeopardy." -- Publisher.

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A game of bones by David Donachie

A game of bones

David Donachie

"1796. The long-awaited return of the Bucephalas to the safety of Cinque Ports is interrupted by a disastrous engagement in the Channel. The looming shape of a merchantman becalmed in fog presents an almost irresistible allure. But for Harry Ludlow and his...

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Geneva by Richard Armitage

Geneva

Richard Armitage

"How far would you go for someone you love? Nobel Prize-winning scientist Sarah Collier has taken a step back from work to spend more time with her family. Her father's suffering from Alzheimer's and needs special care. Sarah has started to show tell-tale...

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Blood lines by Nelson DeMille

Blood lines

Nelson DeMille

"Army Criminal Investigation Agents Scott Brodie and Maggie Taylor have been separated for five months following their last assignment, a dangerous mission in Venezuela to locate and detain an infamous Army deserter. Now, in Berlin, they are reunited and...

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The scent of betrayal by David Donachie

The scent of betrayal

David Donachie

"This historical narrative recounts the fifth adventure of Harry Ludlow, privateer, and his brother James. They find themselves undertaking hazardous journeys in their attempt to solve the mystery of an abandoned ship and a brutal murder." -- Publisher.

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Shotgun Johnny by William W. Johnstone

Shotgun Johnny

William W. Johnstone

"Armed with his weapons of choice--two sawed-off, double-barreled shotguns in custom-made holsters for pistol-quick draws--Shotgun Johnny ain't stopping for no one . . . not unless they want to die. Johnny Greenway was once a family man. A well-respected...

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Son of blood by Jack Ludlow

Son of blood

Jack Ludlow

"Under Robert Guiscard, the de Hautevilles have grown in importance and power throughout Italy and, through the Papacy, all of Christendom. Now it is Robert's son Bohemund's turn to take up arms - the opportunity to fight under the papal banner in the Holy...

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Clean kill by Stephen Leather

Clean kill

Stephen Leather

Terrorists have shot down a British helicopter in West Africa and taken the crew hostage. Their lives are on the line and the British government is refusing to negotiate. The pilot is Liam Shepherd, and only his father - Dan 'Spider' Shepherd of MI5 - can...

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An element of chance by David Donachie

An element of chance

David Donachie

"1795. As war spreads across the globe, Harry Ludlow joins the struggle for the richest trade in the world. When half his crew is illegally pressed into the Royal Navy by the vicious Captain Toner, Harry sets off in pursuit. Toner's ship reaches the West...

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Code Red by Kyle Mills

Code Red

Kyle Mills

"Mitch Rapp hates owing anyone a favor - especially when it's the world's most powerful crime lord. But when Damian Losa calls, Mitch is honor-bound to answer. The Syrian government appears to have created a highly addictive new narcotic that it plans to...

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Conquest by Jack Ludlow

Conquest

Jack Ludlow

"In one generation the de Hautevilles have gone from penniless obscurity to become the most potent warrior family in all of Christendom: depended on by the Pope, feared by Byzantium and respected by the Holy Roman Emperor. One by one they have proved...

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Fire strike by Mike Maden

Fire strike

Mike Maden

"When Cabrillo is hired to extract an undercover operative in Kenya, he finds himself on the trail of a deadly international plot. A Saudi Prince seeks to unleash a deadly assault on U.S. forces, sparking a new war in the Middle East and ultimately destroying...

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A hanging matter by David Donachie

A hanging matter

David Donachie

"1794. Returning to England, Harry & James become embroiled in a vicious struggle between rival smugglers played out in the English Channel. Witnesses to a bloody confrontation, they flee to Deal - only to find that, behind its picturesque facade, the town is...

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Preacher's purge by William W. Johnstone

Preacher's purge

William W. Johnstone

"When greed overtakes men's souls, it falls to the righteous mountaineer known as Preacher to rain fire and brimstone upon them from the barrels of his guns ... Preacher has agreed to escort Barnaby Cooper through Dakota Territory's hills to establish a...

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Devil's Gulch by William W. Johnstone

Devil's Gulch

William W. Johnstone

"John Holt is a traveling gunslinger. He's been liberating dirty towns west of the Mississippi of murdering outlaw trash ever since the Civil War ended. No questions asked. Payment on demand. The only way out of this town is in a pinewood box. Holt's latest...

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The marauders by Jason Manning

The marauders

Jason Manning

"With the battle for Texas independence fought and won, and the Union being torn apart by civil war, a new threat has arisen on the border between Mexico and the Republic of Texas. John Henry McAllen hoped his fighting days were over. But when the corrupt...

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Halo moon by Jim Jones

Halo moon

Jim Jones

"As Jared Delaney rides home from a cattle drive to Colorado, he is haunted by a nightmare of menace and impending change, signified by the moon encircled by a hazy band of light ... a halo moon. When he arrives in Cimarrón, he is shocked to discover that his...

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Only the dead by Jack (Joint pseudonym) Carr

Only the dead

Jack (Joint pseudonym) Carr

"In 1980, a freshman congressman was gunned down in Rhode Island, sending shockwaves through Washington that are still reverberating over four decades later. Now, with the world on the brink of war and a weakened United States facing rampant inflation,...

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Breakneck by Marc Cameron

Breakneck

Marc Cameron

"Off the northeast coast of Russia, the captain and crew of a small crabbing vessel are brutally murdered by members of Bratva, the Russian mafia—their bodies stuffed into crab pots and thrown overboard. The killers scuttle the vessel off the coast of Alaska...

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Breakheart Pass  by Alistair MacLean

Breakheart Pass

Alistair MacLean

"Travelling along one of the most desolate stretches of railroad in the West in the winter of 1873, is a crowded troop train, bound for the cholera-stricken garrison at Fort Humboldt. On board - the Governor of Nevada, his niece, the daughter of the fort's...

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The Lazarus solution by Kjell Ola Dahl

The Lazarus solution

Kjell Ola Dahl

Summer, 1943. Daniel Berkak works as a courier for the Press and Military Office in Stockholm. On his last cross-border mission to Norway, he carries a rucksack full of coded documents and newspapers, but before he has a chance to deliver anything he is shot...

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Dragonship by Robert MacLeod

Dragonship

Robert MacLeod

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Mercenaries by Jack Ludlow

Mercenaries

Jack Ludlow

"1033 - the Norman/French border. Six brothers, the sons of Tancred de Hauteville, prepare to experience their first taste of battle. Victory and defeat, betrayal and revenge combine as the desperation to rule becomes an intense battle." -- Publisher.

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The last Roman. Vengeance by Jack Ludlow

The last Roman. Vengeance

Jack Ludlow

"The youngster was determined to present a calm demeanour when within he was seething with a desire for bloody revenge... Sixth century Byzantium. Corruption is rife and the empire is in turmoil when Flavius Belisarius is expected to join his father's cohort...

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The mostly true story of Tanner & Louise by Colleen Oakley

The mostly true story of Tanner & Louise

Colleen Oakley

"Tanner needs a place to live, so when an opportunity to work as a live-in caregiver falls into her lap, she takes it. Louise wants a caretaker even less than Tanner wants to be one. The two start off happily ignoring each other until Tanner starts to notice...

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