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Stuart Woods' Smolder by Brett Battles

Stuart Woods' Smolder

Brett Battles

"In this latest adrenaline-fueled adventure in the #1 New York Times bestselling series, Stone Barrington faces his most dangerous threat yet"--

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The lumbering giants of Windy Pines by Mo Netz

The lumbering giants of Windy Pines

Mo Netz

"Ever since her dad died, 11-year-old Jerry Blum and her mom have bounced around dead-end towns, staying in a series of rundown motels where her mother picks up housekeeping work and Jerry can get around in her wheelchair. But the Slumbering Giant motel is...

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One Piece 2, Ace's story. by 浜崎達也

One Piece 2, Ace's story.

浜崎達也

After an undersea tangle with mermaids and fish-men, Portgaz D. Ace leads his Spade Pirates crew to the New World, a place where pirate masters and rookies battle for territory and treasure. As he flees memories of his secret past, Ace seeks pirating infamy so...

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The Inquisitor's tale by Adam Gidwitz

The Inquisitor's tale

Adam Gidwitz

A--A Tale Dark and Grimm--New York Times "What Gidwitz accomplishes here is staggering."---The Canterbury Tales Beloved bestselling author Adam Gidwitz makes his long awaited return with his first new world since his hilarious and critically acclaimed Grimm...

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The adventures of Joe Harper by Phong Nguyen

The adventures of Joe Harper

Phong Nguyen

The Adventures of Joe Harper picks up where The Adventures of Tom Sawyer leaves off. Twenty years after plundering with Tom, Joe Harper is a failed pirate turned vagabond, wandering in search of the perfect cave in which to die. What he finds instead is a...

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Monkey around by Jadie Jang

Monkey around

Jadie Jang

"Barista, activist, and were-monkey Maya McQueen was well on her way to figuring herself out. Well, part of the way. 25% of the way. If you squint. But now the Bay Area is being shaken up. Occupy Wall Street has come home to roost; and on the supernatural side...

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To the river by Vikki Wakefield

To the river

Vikki Wakefield

The Kelly family has always been trouble. When a fire in a remote caravan community kills nine people, including 17-year-old Sabine Kelly's mother and sister, Sabine confesses to the murders. Shortly after, she escapes custody and disappears. Recently made...

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The Mad Lancers by Brian McClellan

The Mad Lancers

Brian McClellan

In the colonial cities and towns of Fatrasta, peace has never been easy. Young war hero Ben Styke commands a colonial garrison in a sleepy frontier suburb. When the governor's cruel brother stops for the night, rising continental tensions force Styke to...

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The last raven by Craig Thomas

The last raven

Craig Thomas

"A plane brought down in flames. A dead man the only witness as the dominos start to fall... On the Russian border with Afghanistan, the wreckage of a military transport plane lies half-submerged in a lake. Everyone on board is dead, only their charred remains...

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Frostbitten by Rebecca Zanetti

Frostbitten

Rebecca Zanetti

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Harm's Way by John Gilstrap

Harm's Way

John Gilstrap

"Henchmen of a vicious drug syndicate have snatched ten missionaries in a remote area of Venezuela and are holding them for ransom. The high-priority rescue op comes as a personal plea from FBI Director Irene Rivers, who has a very special interest in one of...

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Daughter of war by Brad Taylor

Daughter of war

Brad Taylor

The Taskforce must contain a deadly substance, in the thirteenth book in the series.

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Paladin's faith by T. Kingfisher

Paladin's faith

T. Kingfisher

From Hugo Award winning author T. Kingfisher:Marguerite Florian is a spy with two problems. A former employer wants her dead, and one of her new bodyguards is a far too good-looking paladin with a martyr complex.Shane is a paladin with three problems. His god...

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Dark wizard by Jeffe Kennedy

Dark wizard

Jeffe Kennedy

Lord Gabriel Phel wants one thing: to rebuild the shattered fortunes of his people and restore his ruined house to its former station in the Convocation's highest tiers of elegant society. Fortunately, through a wild chance of birth, he was born with powerful...

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All necessary force by Brad Taylor

All necessary force

Brad Taylor

Charged with stopping an imminent terrorist attack, the Taskforce pursues leads to Egypt, where Pike Logan and Jennifer Cahill find themselves in charge of a mission involving a weapon of unprecedented destruction.

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Devil's battle by Taylor Anderson

Devil's battle

Taylor Anderson

"After being stranded on a very different and more perilous Earth, Colonel Lewis Cayce led his small army of displaced Americans, natives of the Yucatán, and Jaguar Warriors to defeat the biggest host the Dominion general Agon could assemble. Most...

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Assassin's mark by Ward Larsen

Assassin's mark

Ward Larsen

"With the help of CIA operative David Slaton, America has shaken off a series of high-tech attacks. Then, just as the threat seems to have receded, the most brazen strike of all: Marine One is brought down in the heart of the capital. The president survives...

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Boundless by Jack (Naval officer) Campbell

Boundless

Jack (Naval officer) Campbell

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Sister of starlit seas by Terry Brooks

Sister of starlit seas

Terry Brooks

"A rebellious young heroine begins a voyage of self-discovery in the third novel of an epic fantasy series set in the world of Viridian Deep"--

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The future by Naomi Alderman

The future

Naomi Alderman

'Gripping ... about to sweep the charts' MARGARET ATWOOD 'A page-turner of a book. This is one wild (and thoughtful) ride' KAREN JOY FOWLER 'A little Atwood, a little Gibson, all Alderman, it's brilliant and I loved it' LAUREN BEUKES The new novel from the...

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Violence of action by Brian Andrews

Violence of action

Brian Andrews

When a former teammate is killed by an infamous Iraq War sniper, Tier One is mobilized to prosecute the threat; but the enemy seems prepared to counter all the team's moves, and they fear they may have been duped into chasing the wrong target.

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War machine by Brian Andrews

War machine

Brian Andrews

When counterterrorism analyst Whitney Watts decides to help MI6 penetrate a secret terrorist network, Watts finds herself in a deadly situation not even her teammates from Tier One can save her from.

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Dark intercept by Brian Andrews

Dark intercept

Brian Andrews

"WHEN DARK FORCES RISE, ARE FAITH AND FIREPOWER ENOUGH? On the eve of his medical retirement, Navy SEAL Jedidiah Johnson receives a frantic call from his estranged childhood best friend, David Yarnell. David's daughter has been kidnapped off the streets of...

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Kill zone by Stephen Leather

Kill zone

Stephen Leather

SAS trooper Dan "Spider" Shepherd in action in Afghanistan, on the trail of a murderous Taliban assassin.Shepherd went on to become an undercover cop in London in the series written by bestselling author Stephen Leather.Kill Zone is just under 14,000 words...

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Esrahaddon by Michael J. Sullivan

Esrahaddon

Michael J. Sullivan

A hero to some. A villain to many. The truth forever buried. The man who became known as Esrahaddon is reported to have destroyed the world's greatest empire--but there are those who believe he saved it. Few individuals are as divisive, but all agree on three...

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Essex Dogs by Dan Jones

Essex Dogs

Dan Jones

The first instalment in a new Hundred Years War trilogy, following a tight-knit group of soldiers fighting the 1346 Crecy campaign in medieval France.

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The Riyria sampler by Michael J. Sullivan

The Riyria sampler

Michael J. Sullivan

Three short stories and an excerpt from the upcoming novel (The Death of Dulgath) provides an introduction to Riyria, a team of rogues featuring Hadrian Blackwater (an idealistic swordsman) and Royce Melborn (a cynical thief). This sampler provides some...

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Jane M. Lindskold

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Narrow Escape by Stephen Leather

Narrow Escape

Stephen Leather

An action-packed short story featuring Dan "Spider" Shepherd during his days on the SAS Escape & Evasion course. Mid-way through the exercise Shepherd realises that all is not as it seems - and his life is on the line. Narrow Escape is just under 12,000 words,...

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Personal Protection by Stephen Leather

Personal Protection

Stephen Leather

An action-packed short story featuring Dan "Spider" Shepherd during his days on the SAS. In Personal Protection he is assigned as a bodyguard to a Middle Eastern ruler whose life is under threat. Personal Protection is just under 13,000 words, about thirty...

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Kennedy 35 by Charles Cumming

Kennedy 35

Charles Cumming

The third book in Charles Cumming's gripping new thriller series surrounding BOX 88 - a covert intelligence organization that operates below the radar. 1995: In the wake of the Rwandan genocide, 24-year-old spy Lachlan Kite and his girlfriend, Martha Raine,...

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Harbinger by Wen Spencer

Harbinger

Wen Spencer

"The war against the oni heats to a flashpoint even as Tinker learns that the enemy has a dangerous new weapon, the nactka. What's more, the Stone Clan has sent its most famous warlords, the Harbingers, to take control of the allied war effort. Are these elves...

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America fantastica by Tim O'Brien

America fantastica

Tim O'Brien

On a quest to settle a score with the man who destroyed his life, Boyd Halverson robs a bank and takes a hostage.

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Sleeping bear by Connor Sullivan

Sleeping bear

Connor Sullivan

After her young husband's untimely death, Army veteran Cassie Gale decides to take a few days of solitude in the Alaska wilderness before she starts her new job. But when she fails to show up on her first day and her dog is discovered injured at her wrecked...

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Library of the Sapphire Wind by Jane M. Lindskold

Library of the Sapphire Wind

Jane M. Lindskold

NEW FANTASY FROM BEST-SELLING AUTHOR JANE LINDSKOLDInstead of mentors, they got monsters . . .That's what Xerak, Vereez, and Grunwold think when three strange creatures shimmer into being within the circle of Hettua Shrine. Their conclusion is reasonable...

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Code red by Vince Flynn

Code red

Vince Flynn

Mitch Rapp returns to make a mortal enemy of Russia in this high-octane installment in the #1 New York Times bestselling series from 'one of the best thriller writers on the planet' (The Real Book Spy). Mitch Rapp hates owing anyone a favour - especially when...

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Chinook by M. L. (Matthew Lieber) Buchman

Chinook

M. L. (Matthew Lieber) Buchman

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Osprey by M. L. (Matthew Lieber) Buchman

Osprey

M. L. (Matthew Lieber) Buchman

Russia teeters on the brink of collapse, spoiling for a battle to end all wars. All it needs? One thin excuse.World War I began with the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. World War II launched with the invasion of Poland. As for Russia's invasion of...

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Lightning by M. L. (Matthew Lieber) Buchman

Lightning

M. L. (Matthew Lieber) Buchman

Miranda Chase--the autistic heroine you didn't expect. Fighting the battles no one else could win. Revenge? A terrorist attack? Or a declaration of war? The head of the Senate Armed Services Committee lies dead. The murder weapon? An Air Force jet deliberately...

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Thunderbolt by M. L. (Matthew Lieber) Buchman

Thunderbolt

M. L. (Matthew Lieber) Buchman

The best ground-attack support fighter jets ever built--the A-10 Thunderbolt "Warthogs"--Are falling out of the sky. The Air Force brass repeatedly schemes to decommission this low-tech jet. They've been blocked by soldiers, pilots, and Congress ... so far....

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Raider by M. L. (Matthew Lieber) Buchman

Raider

M. L. (Matthew Lieber) Buchman

Miranda Chase--the heroine you didn't expect. Fighting the battles no one else could win. The US Army's brand-new S-97 Raider reconnaissance helicopter goes down during final acceptance testing -- hard. Cause: a failure, or the latest in a series of...

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White top by M. L. (Matthew Lieber) Buchman

White top

M. L. (Matthew Lieber) Buchman

When a political conspiracy targets the White House's aircraft--only the nation's #1 air-crash investigators can save the country.The White Top helicopters of HMX-1 are known by a much more familiar name: Marine One. The S-92A, the newest helicopter in the HMX...

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Start the chase by M. L. (Matthew Lieber) Buchman

Start the chase

M. L. (Matthew Lieber) Buchman

Before they were the hottest, and most at-risk air-crash investigation team for the NTSB and the US military, the six members of Miranda Chase's team had each started along very unique paths.

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Ghostrider by M. L. (Matthew Lieber) Buchman

Ghostrider

M. L. (Matthew Lieber) Buchman

An AC-130J "Ghostrider"--The latest variant of America's most lethal aerial gunship--goes down hard in the Colorado Rockies. Except the data doesn't match the airframe. Air-crash savant, and high-functioning autistic, Miranda Chase leads her NTSB team in to...

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Drone by M. L. (Matthew Lieber) Buchman

Drone

M. L. (Matthew Lieber) Buchman

"A US Air Force C-130 transport plane, bearing top secret cargo, lies shattered in the Nevada desert at Groom Lake. China's prototype fifth-generation jet fighter goes missing. Far above, a US supersonic, stealth drone flies a very lethal Black Op. The CIA,...

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Skibird by M. L. (Matthew Lieber) Buchman

Skibird

M. L. (Matthew Lieber) Buchman

When the political battlefield spreads to Antarctica, can the team survive the deep freeze?Those who work there call Antarctica "The Ice." A secret Russian cargo jet crashes into a crevasse near an Australian Station. The Aussies call in the top air-crash...

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Havoc by M. L. (Matthew Lieber) Buchman

Havoc

M. L. (Matthew Lieber) Buchman

When one of their own is threatened the nation's #1 air-crash investigation team enters a race to survive. An airliner downed on a Pacific atoll. A CIA covert strike team sent in to "clean it up." An old enemy seeks revenge. This time the NTSB's autistic...

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Condor by M. L. (Matthew Lieber) Buchman

Condor

M. L. (Matthew Lieber) Buchman

The Antonov AN-124 Ruslan "Condor"--The heavyweight champ among production cargo jets. Russian tanks, American firefighting helicopters, rescue submersibles, satellites, city-sized power transformers ... the Condor hauls them all over the world. But when one...

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Total blackout by Alex Shaw

Total blackout

Alex Shaw

The start of a gripping new crime thriller series introducing ex-SAS trooper Jack Tate! Perfect for fans of James Deegan, Tom Clancy and Mark Greaney Don't miss the explosive start to the Jack Tate series. A catastrophic attack. A country in chaos. A race to...

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The crash by Robert Peston

The crash

Robert Peston

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The Kor by Warren Fahy

The Kor

Warren Fahy

A tiny kor child sees a fire in the sky and warns the ancient kors.To appease the gods, they commit a terrible crime.And, for the first time in nine millennia, kors will question their deepest beliefs and embark on a journey that will reveal their past...and...

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A day to kill by Ben Coes

A day to kill

Ben Coes

Dewey Andreas, former Delta and newly recruited intelligence agent, is sidelined after screwing up his last two operations. Still drowning in grief after the tragic murder of his fiance;, Dewey has seemingly lost his focus, his edge, and the confidence of his...

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Red team blues by Cory Doctorow

Red team blues

Cory Doctorow

Money-laundering, cyber-knavery and shell-company chicanery: Marty Hench is an expert in them all. He's Silicon Valley's most accomplished forensic accountant and well versed in the devious ways of Fortune 500s, divorcing oligarchs, and international drug...

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Aftershock by R. D. Shah

Aftershock

R. D. Shah

"DSV, the elite secret service tasked with fighting Daedalus, the descendants of the Nazis, are on the run. Framed for a crime they didn't commit, they are pursued not just by their mortal enemies, but the combined might of world government, as global public...

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Outback by Michael (Author of suspense fiction) Davies

Outback

Michael (Author of suspense fiction)...

"Insurance investigator Bill Kemp had never wanted to trek deep into Australia's remote interior. But when his clients Sophie and Adam Church inherit an abandoned opal mine, triggering some explosive long-lost secrets, they - and Kemp - find themselves facing...

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The Montevideo brief by J. H. Gelernter

The Montevideo brief

J. H. Gelernter

Vienna--June 1804. At the glittering debut of Beethoven's Third Symphony, a Spanish diplomat meets with Captain Thomas Grey, agent of His Majesty's Secret Service. In exchange for a gigantic bribe, the Spaniard discloses Spain's darkest secret: the actual...

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Ricochet by Taylor Moore

Ricochet

Taylor Moore

DEA Special Agent Garrett Kohl and his CIA team embark on an off-the-books investigation and partner up with a ragtag crew of outcasts and outlaws to stop extortionists and dismantle their operation before complete devastation rains down in their Texas High...

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Mole Creek by James Dunbar

Mole Creek

James Dunbar

"In the tiny Tasmanian town of Mole Creek, retired Australian cop and Vietnam veteran Pete McAuslan has retreated to his fishing cabin to write his memoirs. In Sydney, his grandson, journalist and trashy true crime author Xander, learns that Pete has taken his...

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Zero cool by Michael Crichton

Zero cool

Michael Crichton

"From the creator of Jurassic Park and ER. For American radiologist Peter Ross, it sounded like the perfect vacation: deliver one study in Spain and then spend the rest of his time on a Mediterranean beach. But he wasn't planning on meeting Angela Locke, a...

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The battle drum by Saara El-Arifi

The battle drum

Saara El-Arifi

" Murder. Secrets. Sacrifice. Three women seek the truth of the empire's past in the sequel to The Final Strife, the continuation of a visionary fantasy trilogy inspired by Africa and Arabia. The truth they find has the power to ignite a war. Anoor is the...

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Easy go by Michael Crichton

Easy go

Michael Crichton

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Lolth's warrior by R. A. Salvatore

Lolth's warrior

R. A. Salvatore

"The drow city of Menzoberranzan has fallen into discontent, sowed by the growing legend of the one who escaped: Drizzt Do'Urden. Now many of the drow--including the city's most powerful house, led by the Matron Mother--are questioning the influence of the...

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Damascus Station by David McCloskey

Damascus Station

David McCloskey

"CIA case officer Sam Joseph is dispatched to Paris to recruit Syrian Palace official Mariam Haddad. The two fall into a forbidden relationship, supercharging Haddad's recruitment and creating unspeakable danger when they enter Damascus to find the man...

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Cold red by Chris Ryan

Cold red

Chris Ryan

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White fox by Owen Matthews

White fox

Owen Matthews

"1963. In a desolate Russian penal colony, the radio broadcasts news of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy... Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vasin's new posting as director of a gulag camp in the middle of the frozen tundra is far from a promotion....

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Chameleon by Remi Adeleke

Chameleon

Remi Adeleke

"When a mysterious former South African commando, Lucas Van Groot, begins taking wealthy hostages all over the world, it appears at first to be a typical ransom gambit. However, it soon becomes clear that his "Hostage Inc." venture is manipulating worldwide...

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The Ghost Ship by Kate Mosse

The Ghost Ship

Kate Mosse

The Barbary Coast, 1621. A mysterious vessel floats silently on the water. It is known only as the Ghost Ship. For months it has hunted pirates to liberate those enslaved by corsairs, manned by a courageous crew of mariners from Italy and France, Holland and...

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Inversions by Graeme Samson

Inversions

Graeme Samson

"Colonel Anton Konstantin Alekseev, an ageing SVR Officer of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service wants a new life. A life on the other side of the world. A life in which he will be able to dwell in peace and harmony with those he loves and those he has...

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Escalation by Mark Edmonds

Escalation

Mark Edmonds

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Only the dead by Jack (Joint pseudonym) Carr

Only the dead

Jack (Joint pseudonym) Carr

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Texarkana by William W. Johnstone

Texarkana

William W. Johnstone

At first, the job sounds easy: lead a small herd of horses across the Arkansas-Texas border to the Double-D ranch near Texarkana. No problem--at least not for a man like Perley Gates. In fact, he's looking forward to the 150-mile journey with his old sidekick...

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Slaughter of the mountain man by William W. Johnstone

Slaughter of the mountain man

William W. Johnstone

He calls himself The King. Once a respected professor, he was ruined by scandal. Now, he rules his own "country"--an area of western territory where an army of outlaws enforce his laws. Any town he claims as his own must pay "taxes," collected from bank,...

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The fires of Hell by William W. Johnstone

The fires of Hell

William W. Johnstone

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The Quantum Solution by Eric. author. Lustbader

The Quantum Solution

Eric. author. Lustbader

Evan Ryder finds herself in a battle arena whose dangers, while less obvious, are greater than anything the world has seen before - the present and future war of weaponized quantum technology.

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The last orphan by Gregg. author. Hurwitz

The last orphan

Gregg. author. Hurwitz

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Moth by India Millar

Moth

India Millar

At the end of the beginning, and the beginning of the end, a journey will come full circle... When Keiko suffers a terrible, personal loss, she believes that she has been reduced to nothing and can no longer wield her samurai sword. In order to survive, she is...

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Island inferno by Chuck Holton

Island inferno

Chuck Holton

Task Force Valor Explosive Ordnance Disposal'The Bomb Squad As the global war on terror heats up, the U.S. deploys a team of highly trained special operators overseas to locate and neutralize threats, bringing EOD expertise to dangerous missions that have no...

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A questionable virtue by Paul W. Feenstra

A questionable virtue

Paul W. Feenstra

"Assigned by the Evening Standard's editor to write a short community bulletin on a missing man, Leonard Hardy unwittingly stumbles upon a criminal enterprise of global proportions. The trail leads him into the dubious world of horse racing and gambling, where...

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Mantis by India Millar

Mantis

India Millar

Keiko's men are dead, slaughtered by peasants in a desperate attempt to obtain food for their starving families. She is the last of her line; without her, the noble and ancient house of Hakuseki will die. In order to try and save her family name, this noble...

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Firefly by India Millar

Firefly

India Millar

There are some who believe that the honor of a samurai is reserved for men. But they are wrong. Keiko was born the daughter of a samurai. But as a mere younger sister, her future was to run errands for her lovely elder sister and obey her father. Until the day...

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The neighborhood by Matthew Betley

The neighborhood

Matthew Betley

It's not such a beautiful day in the neighborhood...From the critically acclaimed author of the Logan West thrillers comes a can't-miss, brand-new novel that proves Matthew Betley is the modern master of the unputdownable page-turner.For most of the citizens...

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Oathsword by Griff Hosker

Oathsword

Griff Hosker

Book 2 in the Danelaw Saga by Griff Hosker.Now that he has made a name for himself and shown his courage in battle Sven Saxon Sword becomes not only a leader in battle but also a target for others when he fights. Beginning with the Battle of Svolder when...

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The dragon sword by Griff Hosker

The dragon sword

Griff Hosker

An enthralling new Griff Hosker Viking series, The Danelaw Saga, begins.This story is set at the end of the tenth century and charts the journey of a young warrior, whose father, Bersi, is killed during a raid on Wessex. Sven Bersisson has to grow up quickly...

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Blood sword by Griff Hosker

Blood sword

Griff Hosker

Book 3 in the Danelaw Saga.When a weak king rules a rich land then the people suffer. When a power-mad ruler wishes to take that land then there is only one outcome. Sven Saxon Sword is content with his life but King Sweyn Forkbeard wants to use the Dragon...

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Outlaw by Griff Hosker

Outlaw

Griff Hosker

It is 1066 and the Saxon leadership lie dead at Senlac Hill. Only Aelfraed and his northern rebels hold out against the Norman war machine. Fighting treachery as well as Normans Aelfraed and his warriors bravely take the fight to the Normans. Forced to become...

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Housecarl by Griff Hosker

Housecarl

Griff Hosker

Set in the years before the Battle of Hastings the story follows the trials and tribulations of Aelfraed, a young boy who aspires to be a warrior. When his uncle, Aethelward, takes him to join the warriors of Harold Godwinson, his life is irrevocably changed....

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Varangian by Griff Hosker

Varangian

Griff Hosker

The story of the last two Housecarls from Harold Godwinson's army who, forced from England by the Normans, journey down the Russian rivers to join the Varangian Guard where they fight, once more the Normans from Italy. The two men have to fight not only...

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