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Rogue justice by Stacey Abrams

Rogue justice

Stacey Abrams

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"Avery Keene is back, trying to get her feet on solid ground after unraveling a conspiracy that took down the President of the United States. But as the sparks of impeachment hearings and political skirmishes swirl around her, Avery is approached at a legal...

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Simply lies by David Baldacci

Simply lies

David Baldacci

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"Mickey Gibson, single mother and former detective, leads a hectic life similar to that of many moms: juggling the demands of her two small children with the tasks of her job working remotely for ProEye, a global investigation company that hunts down wealthy...

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The spy across the water by James Naughtie

The spy across the water

James Naughtie

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"Will Flemyng, originally trained as a spy, is now British ambassador to Washington. Meanwhile, his older brother Mungo is recuperating from a heart attack in their beloved Scottish-Highland family home, and Abel, the youngest of the three, has died...

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The devil's own luck by David Donachie

The devil's own luck

David Donachie

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"1793: the onset of Britain's conflict with Revolutionary France. Ex-captain turned privateer, Harry Ludlow finds himself on board the naval 74-gun Magnanime, with his brother James. In command is Oliver Carter, a captain with whom Harry has an unfortunate...

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Robert Ludlum's The Treadstone rendition by Joshua Hood

Robert Ludlum's The Treadstone rendition

Joshua Hood

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"Adam Hayes has stepped away from the field for the last time. He's promised his wife that he won't put his life on the line any more, and there's nothing that will make him break a promise to his wife. Well ... almost nothing. With America withdrawing from...

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The wintering place by Kevin McCarthy

The wintering place

Kevin McCarthy

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"Dakota Territory, 1867. The O'Driscoll brothers have survived a Sioux massacre, but Michael is gravely wounded. The deserters are fleeing north with Tom's lover, Sara, when they come upon a sheltering rock by a river down off the Bozeman trail. If there is...

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Blood money by Johnny Howard

Blood money

Johnny Howard

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"Boat Troop are sent upriver into Sierra Leone on a mission to secure a vital ore mine. While the men battle their way past vicious hippos and poisonous snakes, political events are rapidly overtaking the city-based HQ. As the balance of power swings between...

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Among thieves by M. J. Kuhn

Among thieves

M. J. Kuhn

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"A group of uniquely skilled criminals team up for an impossible job ... while plotting to betray one another. Ryia Cautella is a callous and brazen mercenary working for a criminal syndicate in the slums of the dockside city of Carrowwick. In just over a...

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Countdown by James Patterson

Countdown

James Patterson

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"Agent Amy Cornwall excels at working from the shadows--until a botched field operation reveals dark dealings between her bosses and an informant. And a hidden plot by a terrorist genius that could kill thousands of Americans. Among them: her husband and...

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The last orphan by Gregg Hurwitz

The last orphan

Gregg Hurwitz

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"Evan Smoak returns in The Last Orphan, the latest New York Times bestselling Orphan X thriller--when everything changes and everything is at risk. As a child, Evan Smoak was plucked out of a group home, raised and trained as an off-the-books assassin for the...

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Dirt by Sarah Sultoon

Dirt

Sarah Sultoon

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1996. Northern Israel. Lola leaves an unhappy home life in England for the fabled utopian life of a kibbutz. But this heavily guarded farming community on the Arab-Israeli border isn't the idyll it seems, and tensions are festering. Hundreds of miles away, in...

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Burner by Mark Greaney

Burner

Mark Greaney

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"In the latest thrilling novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling Gray Man series, Court Gentry is sent on a mission by a person he doesn't trust to snatch a target he can't stand from the clutches of Russian assassins he can't defeat ... and those are the...

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Portrait of the spy as a young man by Edward (Novelist) Wilson

Portrait of the spy as a young man

Edward (Novelist) Wilson

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"1941: a teenage William Catesby leaves Cambridge to join the army and support the war effort. Parachuted into Occupied France as an SOE officer, he witnesses tragedies and remarkable feats of bravery during the French Resistance. 2014: now in his 90s, Catesby...

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A troubled course by David Donachie

A troubled course

David Donachie

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"John Pearce discovers that Madrid plans to desert the British-led coalition and join the enemy. In company with Lord Langholm, he has taken a Spanish treasure ship. But a violent Atlantic westerly forces them into a deep bay, overlooked by Spaniards who have...

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Killers of a certain age by Deanna Raybourn

Killers of a certain age

Deanna Raybourn

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"Billie, Mary Alice, Helen and Natalie have worked for the Museum, an elite network of assassins, for 40 years. But now their talents are considered old-school and no one appreciates their real-world resourcefulness in an age of technology. When the foursome...

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The devil's ransom by Brad Taylor

The devil's ransom

Brad Taylor

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"Conducting a routine cover development trip to Tajikistan, Pike and Jennifer learn that Afghanistan has fallen, and there's a man on the run. One that has done more for the United States in Afghanistan than anyone else. Pulled in to extract him, Pike collides...

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Boat Troop by Johnny Howard

Boat Troop

Johnny Howard

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"Within two weeks of the Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands, four men of Boat Troop, B Squadron, 22 SAS, are on the islands too. It is the mission of these four men to gather vital intelligence, with Argentine patrols everywhere. The rest of B Squadron...

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Red winter by Marc Cameron

Red winter

Marc Cameron

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"1985: For Jack Ryan, the Cold War is burning hot. A top secret F117 aircraft crashes into the Nevada desert. The Nighthawk is the most advanced fighting machine in the world and the Soviets will do anything to get their hands on its secrets. In East Berlin, a...

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The sea wolves by Jack B. Du Brul

The sea wolves

Jack B. Du Brul

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"In the summer of 1914, Detective Isaac Bell is asked to investigate a cache of missing rifles but discovers something much more sinister. Whoever broke into this Winchester factory wasn't looking to take weapons; they wanted to leave a radio transmitter, set...

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Night shift by Robin Cook

Night shift

Robin Cook

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"Colleagues-turned-spouses Doctor Laurie Montgomery and Doctor Jack Stapleton already have their plates full with crazy work schedules and family pressures. The last thing they need is a murder. When Laurie's longtime friend, by all accounts healthy Dr. Sue...

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Down to the wire by Andy McNab

Down to the wire

Andy McNab

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Tasked with rescuing the daughter of one of America's richest families from the grips of a sinister cult, Nick Stone expects his latest mission to be quick and straightforward. Travelling to the frozen depths of the Norway/Russia border, the dividing line...

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Violence of action by Brian Andrews

Violence of action

Brian Andrews

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"When a former teammate of Chunk's is killed in a shocking ambush, rumors begin to fly that the Lion of Ramadi, the infamous Iraq War sniper who racked up dozens of American kills, has returned with a mission to target American SEALs. Chunk and his core team -...

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Dark fall by Brian Andrews

Dark fall

Brian Andrews

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"When a remote Peruvian village is reduced to ash in seconds, the Shepherds face a horrific question: Is this the work of a man-made weapon of unthinkable power, or is God raining down judgment from above, as some believe? As the recently installed leader of...

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Double or nothing by Kim Sherwood

Double or nothing

Kim Sherwood

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JAMES BOND IS MISSING. 007 has been captured, perhaps even killed, by a sinister private military company. His whereabouts are unknown. MEET THE NEW GENERATION OF SPIES. Johanna Harwood, 003. Joseph Dryden, 004. Sid Bashir, 009. Together, they represent the...

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The maze by Nelson DeMille

The maze

Nelson DeMille

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"Former anti-terrorist cop John Corey is NYU - New York Unemployed - and watching his back, ever more convinced his past will soon catch up with him. Then a new opportunity comes calling, and with it, plenty of trouble ... A series of bodies has been found...

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The perfect assassin by James Patterson

The perfect assassin

James Patterson

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"Prof. Brandt Savage--grandson of the legendary action hero - is forced into a top-secret training program where he discovers his true calling ... as the perfect assassin. Dr. Brandt Savage is on sabbatical from the University of Chicago. Instead of doing solo...

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Direct action by Johnny Howard

Direct action

Johnny Howard

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"When a US Embassy in Southeast Asia is bombed by followers of terrorist Osama bin Laden, the United States and the United Kingdom decide it is time to act against the terrorist leader by striking at his stronghold in Afghanistan." -- Publisher.

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Tight lies by David Donachie

Tight lies

David Donachie

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"For Brit Jamie Strachan, ex-SAS soldier and long-time friend of Vice-President, Phil Beekman, it looks too perfect. The Veep is ex-Delta Force so he knows how to survive. With the help of feisty New Yorker, Clare Holman, Jamie Strachan is able to access the...

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By way of deception by Amir Tsarfati

By way of deception

Amir Tsarfati

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"The Mossad has uncovered Iran's plans to smuggle untraceable weapons of mass destruction into Israel. The clock is ticking, and agents Nir Tavor and Nicole le Roux can't act quickly enough. Nir and Nicole find themselves caught in a whirlwind plot of...

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Oath of loyalty by Kyle Mills

Oath of loyalty

Kyle Mills

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"With President Anthony Cook convinced that Mitch Rapp poses a mortal threat to him, CIA Director Irene Kennedy is forced to construct a truce between the two men. The terms are simple: Rapp agrees to leave the country and stay in plain sight for as long as...

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Crooked river by Douglas J. Preston

Crooked river

Douglas J. Preston

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"Appearing out of nowhere to horrify the quiet resort town of Sanibel Island, Florida, dozens of identical, ordinary-looking shoes float in on the tide and are washed up on the tropical beach -- each one with a crudely severed human foot inside. Called away...

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Dirty war by Stephen Leather

Dirty war

Stephen Leather

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The target - The Prime Minister. The assassins - hard-bitten jihadists with nothing to lose. The only man who can stop them? Dan 'Spider' Shepherd. But Shepherd's reputation is also on the line - he helped get one of the jihadists into the UK during the final...

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Kill Red by Max O'Hara

Kill Red

Max O'Hara

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"Riding the rails across America's uncivilized and unpredictable western frontier requires true grit. For Wolf Stockburn, Railroad Detective, it takes a keen eye, quick draw, and dead aim to protect passengers from the most dangerous outlaws in the west - or...

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A loyal traitor by Tim Glister

A loyal traitor

Tim Glister

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"It's 1966. London is swinging, and the Cold War is spiralling. Clear cut lines have faded to grey areas. Whispers of conspiracies are everywhere. Spies on both sides of the iron curtain are running in circles, chasing constant plots and counterplots. And MI5...

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Long shadows by David Baldacci

Long shadows

David Baldacci

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"When Amos Decker is called to South Florida to investigate a double homicide, the case appears straightforward: A federal judge and her bodyguard have been found dead, the judge's face sporting a blindfold with two eye holes crudely cut out, a clear sign that...

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Hellburner by Mike Maden

Hellburner

Mike Maden

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"When Juan Cabrillo fails to capture the leader of Mexico’s most dangerous drug cartel and loses an Oregon crew member in the process, he’s determined to get revenge. Little does he know that the explosion he just narrowly escaped was merely the latest flash...

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Two nights in Lisbon by Chris Pavone

Two nights in Lisbon

Chris Pavone

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"Ariel Pryce wakes up in Lisbon, alone. Her husband is gone--no warning, no note, not answering his phone. Something is wrong. She starts with hotel security, then the police, then the American embassy, at each confronting questions she can't fully answer:...

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Toxic effects by Joel Shulkin

Toxic effects

Joel Shulkin

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"Neuropsychiatrist Cristina Silva cannot escape her past. The voice in her head of her former identity won't let her. Cristina also can't quite manage to force herself to forget the ex-boyfriend she dumped: handsome police detective Gary Wilson. Soon after...

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Robert Ludlum's The Bourne sacrifice by Brian Freeman

Robert Ludlum's The Bourne sacrifice

Brian Freeman

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"Jason Bourne has faced many killers before, but none as dangerous or as cruelly inventive as the assassin who calls himself Lennon. Bourne believes the assassin has a new employer called the Pyramid. The only clue to the group's agenda is a young German woman...

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Bad actors by Mick Herron

Bad actors

Mick Herron

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A governmental think-tank, whose remit is to curb the independence of the intelligence service, has lost one of its key members, and Claude Whelan - one-time head of MI5's Regent's Park - is tasked with tracking her down. But the trail leads straight back to...

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South Atlantic requiem by Edward (Novelist) Wilson

South Atlantic requiem

Edward (Novelist) Wilson

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"Catesby takes over the South America Desk at MI6, only to discover that disaster in the South Atlantic is looming. Downing Street is slashing defence spending, but refusing to negotiate a Falklands deal. With hostilities imminent, Catesby's job is to prevent...

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Rising tiger by Brad Thor

Rising tiger

Brad Thor

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"An unprecedented threat has materialized on the world stage. Fearful of the global consequences of engaging this enemy, administration after administration has passed the buck. The clock, however, has run out and doing nothing is no longer an option. It is...

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In the blood by Jack (Joint pseudonym) Carr

In the blood

Jack (Joint pseudonym) Carr

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"A woman boards a plane in the African country of Burkina Faso having just completed a targeted assassination for the state of Israel. Two minutes after takeoff, her plane is blown out of the sky. Over 6,000 miles away, former Navy SEAL James Reece watches the...

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The black widow by Daniel Silva

The black widow

Daniel Silva

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"Gabriel Allon, the art restorer, spy, and assassin, is poised to become the chief of Israel secret intelligence service. But on the eve of his promotion, events conspire to lure him into the field for one final operation. ISIS has detonated a massive bomb in...

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The Whitehall mandarin by Edward (Novelist) Wilson

The Whitehall mandarin

Edward (Novelist) Wilson

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"British intelligence has a deep penetration mole in the KGB. When that mole reports that a Soviet spy ring in London is no longer sending intelligence to Moscow, MI6 are worried. Catesby is sent on a mole hunt that leads him through the seamy sex scandals of...

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Red corona by Tim Glister

Red corona

Tim Glister

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"Secret agent Richard Knox has been hung out to dry by someone in MI5 and he needs to find the traitor in their midst. Meanwhile in a closed city outside Leningrad, top Soviet scientist Irina Valera discovers the secret to sending messages through space, a...

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Chrysalis by Lincoln Child

Chrysalis

Lincoln Child

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"A blockbuster new thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lincoln Child, centered on a dominant tech company-Chrysalis-whose groundbreaking virtual reality technology is redefining the way we live ... and possibly introducing a catastrophic danger...

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Armored by Mark Greaney

Armored

Mark Greaney

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"Joshua Duffy is a Close Protection Agent—a professional bodyguard—and he's one of the world's elite operatives. That is, he was until his last mission in Lebanon. Against all odds, Josh got his primary out alive, but the cost was high. Josh lost his lower...

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The midnight swimmer by Edward (Novelist) Wilson

The midnight swimmer

Edward (Novelist) Wilson

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"October, 1962. If the Cuban gamble goes wrong and war breaks out, Britain will no longer exist. London dispatches a secret envoy to defuse the confrontation. Catesby is sent to Havana and Washington to make clandestine contacts. London has authorised Catesby...

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Portrait of an unknown woman by Daniel Silva

Portrait of an unknown woman

Daniel Silva

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"A gripping story of deception in the world of international fine art. Art restorer and spy Gabriel Allon embarks on a dangerous hunt across Europe for the secret behind the forgery of a seventeenth-century masterpiece that has fooled experts and exchanged...

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Tom Clancy by Don Bentley

Tom Clancy

Don Bentley

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"When the leader of North Korea is catastrophically injured, his incapacitation inadvertently triggers a "dead-man's switch," activating an army of sleeper agents in South Korea and precipitating a struggle for succession. Jack Ryan, Jr. is in Seoul to...

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Standing alone by Stephen Leather

Standing alone

Stephen Leather

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A Navy SEAL has gone rogue, selling his skills to the highest bidder as a professional assassin. Ryan French no longer cares who he kills so long as the price is right. His former bosses want him taken down, and SAS trooper Matt 'Lastman' Standing is tasked...

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My little brother by Diane Saxon

My little brother

Diane Saxon

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It was an ordinary school day, the day I lost my little brother. One moment he was on the roundabout and then was gone. Gone. Missing. They all blamed me. I was in charge. Even though I was only ten years old. They sent me away. The hurt, the shame, the...

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The other girlfriend by Alex Stone

The other girlfriend

Alex Stone

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She loves him... Lizzie Green once loved Tom Murphy with a passion that bordered on obsession. All she wanted was his love to be returned. Then one night something terrible happened and Tom left Lizzie broken hearted. She swore she would never let him hurt her...

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The Carmarthen murders by John (Fiction writer) author. Nicholl

The Carmarthen murders

John (Fiction writer) author. Nicho...

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One missing girl. Five bodies. Time is running out. When nineteen-year-old university student Emma goes missing, Detective Inspector Gareth Gravel is called in. But what is a simple missing person case soon turns into something much darker as Gravel's...

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The chase by Evie Hunter

The chase

Evie Hunter

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When stable girl, Farah Ash, is sacked from her job, her only concern is the beloved horses she cares for. Farah suspects foul play and is determined to expose the secrets and lies she's uncovered - no matter what. Self-made millionaire, Isaac Fernandez...

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The moorland murderers by Michael Jecks

The moorland murderers

Michael Jecks

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"July, 1556. En route to France and escape from Queen Mary's men, Jack Blackjack decides to spend the night at a Devon tavern, agrees to a game of dice - and ends up accused of murder. To make matters worse, the dead man turns out to have been the leader of...

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Cold snap by Marc Cameron

Cold snap

Marc Cameron

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"After an early spring thaw on the Alaskan coast, Anchorage police discover a gruesome new piece of evidence in their search for a serial killer: a dismembered human foot. In Kincaid Park, a man is arrested for attacking a female jogger. Investigators believe...

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Dark angel by Brian Andrews

Dark angel

Brian Andrews

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"Former Navy SEAL Jedidiah Johnson returns to Nashville ready to begin his training with the elite warriors known as the Shepherds. He thinks he knows what to expect when he arrives on the sprawling, state-of-the-art facility but quickly realizes he'll have to...

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The runaway by Nicholas Petrie

The runaway

Nicholas Petrie

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"When Peter Ash rescues a stranded woman, he finds she's in far deeper trouble than he could ever imagine in the powerful new thriller in this bestselling and award-winning series. "Explosive and engaging! Fasten your seat belt, this is going to be a wild...

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Last man standing by Stephen Leather

Last man standing

Stephen Leather

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Friendships forged in the heat of combat can be stronger than anything. So when SAS trooper Matt Standing is told that the former Navy SEAL who saved his life is in trouble, he doesn't hesitate to go to his aid - even if that means flying half way around the...

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Red warning by Matthew Quirk

Red warning

Matthew Quirk

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"CIA officer Sam Hudson races to find a deep cover operative loose in the U.S. and a mole in the Agency before they can launch a devastating attack on Washington, D.C., in this adrenaline-fueled thriller from the author of The Night Agent and Hour of the...

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The saboteurs by Clive Cussler

The saboteurs

Clive Cussler

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"Detective Isaac Bell's wife has said that he is always in the wrong place at the right time. This is certainly the case when Bell thwarts the assassination of a U.S. Senator shortly after meeting the man. This heroic rescue is just the start of the mystery...

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Falling by T. J. (Novelist) Newman

Falling

T. J. (Novelist) Newman

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"You just boarded a flight to New York. There are one hundred and forty-three other passengers onboard. What you don't know is that thirty minutes before the flight your pilot's family was kidnapped. For his family to live, everyone on your plane must die. The...

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To treasure an heiress by Roseanna M. White

To treasure an heiress

Roseanna M. White

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"When Beth Tremayne stumbles across an old map, she pursues the excitement she's always craved. But her only way to piece together the clues is through Lord Sheridan--a man she insists stole a prized possession. As they follow the clues, they uncover a story...

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Operation Joktan by Amir Tsarfati

Operation Joktan

Amir Tsarfati

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"Nir Tavor is an Israeli secret service operative turned talented Mossad agent. Nicole le Roux is a model with a hidden skill. A terrorist attack brings them together, and then work forces them apart--until they're unexpectedly called back into each other's...

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Enemy at the gates by Kyle Mills

Enemy at the gates

Kyle Mills

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"Mitch Rapp has worked for a number of presidents over his career, but Anthony Cook is unlike any he's encountered before. Cunning and autocratic, he feels no loyalty to America's institutions and is distrustful of the influence Rapp and CIA director Irene...

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A hostile state by Adrian Magson

A hostile state

Adrian Magson

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"Deep cover specialist Marc Portman is in Lebanon on a last-minute assignment. A straightforward collect-and-go job. At least it should have been. Ambushed by a surprise attack, it's clear that someone must have had advance warning of Portman's arrival. But...

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Robert Ludlum's The Treadstone transgression by Joshua Hood

Robert Ludlum's The Treadstone transgression

Joshua Hood

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"A blown mission and a dead team leave Adam Hayes the last loose thread in a tapestry of betrayal in this latest high stakes international thriller from the world of Robert Ludlum. The most pressing issue on Adam Hayes' mind is planning his son's upcoming 5th...

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Dark horse by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz

Dark horse

Gregg Andrew Hurwitz

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"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...

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Tom Clancy by Marc Cameron

Tom Clancy

Marc Cameron

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"America is under attack - a string of seemingly disparate acts across the globe. Individually, each attack would be worrying, but manageable. But the combination has President Jack Ryan uneasy - it's clear he's facing a powerful and unknown enemy. What Jack...

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State of terror by Hillary Rodham Clinton

State of terror

Hillary Rodham Clinton

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"After a tumultuous period in American politics, a new administration has just been sworn in. Secretary of State, Ellen Adams, is determined to do her duty for her country. But she is about to face a horrifying international threat ... A young foreign service...

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Bombproof by Michael Robotham

Bombproof

Michael Robotham

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Fifty-four hours ago, Sami Macbeth was released from prison. Thirty-six hours ago, he slept with the woman of his dreams at the Savoy. One hour ago, his train blew up. Now he's carrying a rucksack through London's West End, and has turned himself into the most...

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The perfect holiday by T. J. author. Emerson

The perfect holiday

T. J. author. Emerson

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Would you kill to be here? Olivia and Julian are enjoying lazy days in their Spanish villa, a well deserved break from their busy lives. Especially for Julian, who after a lifetime as a carer was thrust into the public eye following the tragic murder of his...

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The recovery agent by Janet Evanovich

The recovery agent

Janet Evanovich

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"As a recovery agent, Gabriela Rose is hired by individuals and companies seeking lost treasures, stolen heirlooms, or missing assets. But Gabriela's latest job isn't for some billionaire, it's for her own family. Inspired by an old family legend, Gabriela...

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Kingdom of bones by James Rollins

Kingdom of bones

James Rollins

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"It begins in Africa ... A United Nations relief team in a small village in the Congo makes an alarming discovery. An unknown force is leveling the evolutionary playing field. Men, women, and children have been reduced to a dull, catatonic state. The...

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Every second counts by David Donachie

Every second counts

David Donachie

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"Fugitive Billy Houston, keen to bring about a Nazi-run Britain, needs money. Intent on burglary, his victim has in his possession the entire anti-invasion plans for Southern Britain. Billy must get the plans to the German delegation. Will he succeed? If he...

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The silent sisters by Robert Dugoni

The silent sisters

Robert Dugoni

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"After a harrowing escape from Russian agents on his last mission, Charles Jenkins thinks he's finally done with the spy game. But then the final two of the seven sisters - American assets who have been deep undercover in Russia for decades - cut off all...

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Son of Mercia by M. J. author. Porter

Son of Mercia

M. J. author. Porter

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Tamworth, Mercia AD825. The once-mighty kingdom of Mercia is in perilous danger. Their King, Beornwulf lies dead and years of bitter in-fighting between the nobles, and cross border wars have left Mercia exposed to her enemies. King Ecgberht of Wessex senses...

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Quicksilver by Dean R. (Dean Ray) Koontz

Quicksilver

Dean R. (Dean Ray) Koontz

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"Quinn Quicksilver was born a mystery, abandoned at three days old on a desert highway in Arizona. Raised in an orphanage, Quinn had a happy if unexceptional life. Until the day of "strange magnetism." It compelled him to drive out to the middle of nowhere. It...

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The one impossible labyrinth by Matthew Reilly

The one impossible labyrinth

Matthew Reilly

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"Jack West Jr. has made it to the Supreme Labyrinth. Now he faces one last race - against multiple rivals, against time, against the collapse of the universe itself - a headlong race that will end at a throne inside the fabled labyrinth. But the road will be...

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Criminal mischief by Stuart Woods

Criminal mischief

Stuart Woods

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"After a dangerous adventure has him traveling up and down the coast, Stone Barrington is looking forward to some down time at his Manhattan abode. But when an acquaintance alerts him to a hinky plot being hatched across the city, he finds himself eager to...

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HMS Hazard by David Donachie

HMS Hazard

David Donachie

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"1796. John Pearce is stuck with a difficult mission, a raw crew of Quota Men forced to enlist in the Royal Navy, four brand new midshipmen as well as Samuel Oliphant, companion cum spy, whom he finds a constant irritant. In his favour he commands HMS Hazard,...

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Proof of life by Roger Jon Ellory

Proof of life

Roger Jon Ellory

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"Stroud's best years are behind him. A former war photographer, he's seen things no one should have to see. He left the front line before his luck ran out. His best friend and mentor, Vincent Raphael, was not so fortunate and died in an explosion. His body was...

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End of days by Brad Taylor

End of days

Brad Taylor

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"When a paragliding trip over the picturesque mountains of Switzerland results in the brutal murder of the former head of Israeli intelligence, Mossad brings in terrorist hunters Aaron and Shoshana to investigate. But they'll need help to find out who was...

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The island by Ben Coes

The island

Ben Coes

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"America is about to face the deadliest terrorist attack on its soil since 9/11. Iran has been planning a revenge attack for years, with three goals in mind. Bring America to its knees. Assassinate the popular U.S. President J. P. Dellenbaugh. And neutralize...

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Rogue asset by Brian Andrews

Rogue asset

Brian Andrews

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"Secretary of State Frank Malone has been kidnapped from his Cairo hotel, his security detail wiped out. President Natalie Cohen needs to think outside the box, and that can only mean one thing: the revival of the Presidential Agent program. Charley Castillo...

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Sharpe's assassin by Bernard Cornwell

Sharpe's assassin

Bernard Cornwell

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"Lieutenant-Colonel Sharpe is a man with a reputation. Born in the gutter, raised a foundling, he joined the army twenty-one years ago, and it's been his home ever since. He's a loose cannon, but his unconventional methods make him a valuable weapon. So when,...

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A gambling man by David Baldacci

A gambling man

David Baldacci

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"The 1950s are on the horizon, and Archer is in dire need of a fresh start after a nearly fatal detour in Poca City. So Archer hops on a bus and begins the long journey out west to California, where rumor has it there is money to be made if you’re...

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The nameless ones by John Connolly

The nameless ones

John Connolly

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"In Amsterdam, four bodies, violently butchered, are discovered in a canal house, the remains of friends and confidantes of the assassin known only as Louis. The men responsible for the murders are Serbian war criminals. They believe they can escape...

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Clive Cussler's The devil's sea by Dirk Cussler

Clive Cussler's The devil's sea

Dirk Cussler

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"In 1959 Tibet, a Buddhist artifact was seemingly lost. But when Director Dirk Pitt discovers a forgotten plane crash in the Philippine Sea, new clues emerge to its hidden existence. But Pitt and his compatriot Al Giordino have larger worries when they are...

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Never by Ken Follett

Never

Ken Follett

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"'Every catastrophe begins with a little problem that doesn't get fixed.' So says Pauline Green, president of the United States. A shrinking oasis in the Sahara Desert; a stolen US Army drone; an uninhabited Japanese island; and one country's secret stash of...

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The president's daughter by Bill Clinton

The president's daughter

Bill Clinton

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"Matthew Keating, a one-time Navy SEAL - and a past president - has always defended his family as staunchly as he has his country. Now those defenses are under attack. A madman abducts Keating's teenage daughter, Melanie - turning every parent's deepest fear...

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