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"With Extinction, #1 New York Times bestselling author Douglas Preston has written a page-turning thriller in the Michael Crichton mode that explores the possible and unintended dangers of the very real efforts to resurrect the woolly mammoth and other long-extinct animals."--Publisher's description.
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Distributed by Recorded Books
Pub. Date
p2013
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English
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After Matt Caine loses his wife in a car accident, all he has left is his daughter, Anna. But just as the little girl, who survived the accident, finally starts thriving, Matt's former in-laws threaten to take her away via a bitter custody battle. Desperate to keep Anna and in debt to some dangerous local thugs, Matt has no good options. But he does have Jay, one very bad friend. Just out of jail and plagued by drug addiction, Jay tempts Matt with...
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Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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Two wounded heroes shattered by tragedy and paralyzed by guilt and must find their footing and work together to catch a killer. A warrant service in the San Bernardino Mountains goes horribly wrong when an IED blast kills four police officers. Devastated by the loss of her team, the lone survivor, Long Beach sergeant Jodie King, struggles with her guilt and grief, especially as the case remains open with no clear leads or suspects. Weeks after the...
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Southern Tier Editions, Harrington Park Press
Pub. Date
[2005]
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English
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A "gentlemen's bar" on Manhattan's Upper East Side, the Brownstone is a quaint oasis of Chippendale and Sondheim in a wasteland of chrome and club kids. But the boys in the Brownstone aren't all gentlemen. And their lives are anything but quaint. This collection of witty, affectionate--and disturbing--tales of the city weaves through a colorful assortment of characters linked together in the most surprising ways. These men may be hot, funny, and fashionable...
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Harper Muse
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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"From the time she was a young girl, Luisa Voekler has loved solving puzzles and cracking codes. Brilliant and logical, she’s expected to quickly climb the career ladder at the CIA. But while her coworkers have moved on to thrilling Cold War assignments—especially in the exhilarating era of the late 1980s—Luisa’s work remains stuck in the past decoding messages from World War II. Journalist Haris Voekler grew up a proud East Berliner. But...
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G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"After her best friend’s mysterious death, Elizabeth Smith’s picture-perfect life in the Memphis suburbs has spiraled out of control—so much so that she hires a personal assistant to keep her on track. Composed and elegant, Brianna is exactly who she needs and slides so neatly into Elizabeth’s life, almost like she belonged there from the start. Soon, the assistant Elizabeth hired to distract her from her obsession with her friend’s death...
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Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"Still reeling from the chaos of their wedding, Evelyn and Richard arrive on a tiny Greek island for their honeymoon. It’s the end of the season and a storm is imminent. Determined to make the best of it, they check into the sun-soaked doors of the Villa Rosa. Already feeling insecure after seeing the 'beautiful people,' the seemingly endless number of young models and musicians lounging along the Mediterranean, Evelyn is wary of the hotel’s owner,...
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Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"The first time Nora saw one of Shea's videos on TikTok, something just clicked. You know how you can see someone and know you're supposed to be in each other's lives? Well, that's how Nora felt. She knows Shea is a big star, with nearly a million followers, and Nora isn't. But, really, all Nora needs is her own viral moment. And who better to help her with that than Shea? If life isn't going to give Nora entry into Shea's world, Nora's going to have...
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Bull Mountain volume 4
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"In McFalls County, local crime boss Gareth Burroughs runs everything on the mountain. And Nelson "Nails" McKenna has been his enforcer since he was a teenager, though his heart's not really in the dirty work. Then one night in a local roadhouse, Nails goes too far, defending a woman, and even Burroughs's reach can't get him out of this one. With a dead body and countless witnesses, Nails and the woman become fugitives on the run, and unlikely partners....
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American Mercenary volume 4
Publisher
Severn River Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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"A condemned hero. An unlikely ally. And the plot to assassinate a criminal mastermind...
David Rivers' luck has finally run out. He's been condemned to certain death as a deep cover agent. But his new mission reveals an unlikely ally with one shared goal: the death of David's greatest enemy. A brilliant assassination plot is already underway. And the final element is trapped amid the firestorm of a civil war in Myanmar. To kill his opponent...
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American Mercenary volume 5
Publisher
Severn River Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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"David Rivers wanted to lead his team in war. What he got was a suicide mission...
David Rivers is no ordinary mercenary. He's just been assigned command of a team in the international criminal war raging in South America. But the Triple Frontier region is deadly. Narcos and terrorists rule its remote jungle, and David must lead his team into the heart of danger. Getting in is easy. Getting out might be impossible. When a high-risk recon mission...
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American Mercenary volume 6
Publisher
Severn River Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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"A war has been raging. Russia is the final battleground. David Rivers will be the first in.
From the city streets of the US to the war-torn deserts of Africa. From the snow-capped mountains of Asia to the narco-controlled jungles of South America, forces have been fighting for control of the ultimate criminal empire.
When an act of violence plunges the contenders into a final confrontation, David Rivers is sent in. He's the first operative...