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Spaced Out by Stuart Gibbs
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn this New York Times bestselling novel the moon base commander has gone missing and Dash Gibson is on the case. The second mind-boggling mystery of the Moon Base Alpha series from beloved author Stuart Gibbs.There’s nowhere to hide on the world’s first moon base. After all, it’s only the size of a soccer field...Categorized as:
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![Waste of Space by Stuart Gibbs, Gibson Frazier]()
Waste of Space by Stuart Gibbs, Gibson Frazier
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTensions are running high when multibillionaire Lars Sjoburg is poisoned and demands to go home and everyone is looking to Dash Gibson to solve the case, in this third and final book in the New York Times bestselling Moon Base Alpha series.Moon Base Alpha was supposed to be an exciting place to live, but Dash didn't expect for it to be this exciting... -
![Charlie Thorne and the Lost City by Stuart Gibbs]()
Charlie Thorne and the Lost City by Stuart Gibbs
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn this sequel to the New York Times bestselling Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation--which #1 New York Times bestselling author Chris Grabenstein called "a real page-burner"--Charlie searches for Charles Darwin's hidden treasure in South America.Charlie Thorne is a genius. Charlie Thorne is a fugitive. Charlie Thorne isn't even thirteen...Categorized as:
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Deadlock by Mark Walden
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader... -
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![Overworld in Flames: Herobrine?s Revenge Book Two (A Gameknight999 Adventure): An Unofficial Minecrafter?s Adventure by Mark Cheverton]()
Overworld in Flames: Herobrine?s Revenge Book Two (A Gameknight999 Adventure): An Unofficial Minecrafter?s Adventure by Mark Cheverton
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMysterious fires are burning the Overworld to the ground!The NPCs of Minecraft barely had time to celebrate their victory over the spider queen and the king of the skeletons before terrible new crimes broke the hard-earned peace. Inexplicable fires are breaking out under mysterious circumstances, the flames destroying more and more land with every tick of the CPU...Categorized as:
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Aftershock by Mark Walden
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsScheming, extorting, menacing and general evilness are nothing new in the world of villainy - indeed it's expected. But there are codes of conduct. Until now. In an attempt to purge the Global League of Villainous Enterprises of its more destructive elements, Dr Nero has underestimated the cunning and resources of those who oppose him...Categorized as:
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Zero Hour by Mark Walden
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsOverlord is reborn, and has developed the chilling ability to move from body to body, erasing the host's personality and ultimately killing them, forcing him to hop from victim to victim. He must find Otto, the only host designed to contain him, and for that he needs the location of H.I.V.E...Categorized as:
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Space Case by Stuart Gibbs
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsIt’s a murder mystery on the moon in this humorous and suspenseful space adventure from the author of Belly Up and Spy School that The New York Times Book Review called “a delightful and brilliantly constructed middle grade thriller...Categorized as:
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![Masterminds by Gordon Korman]()
Masterminds by Gordon Korman
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThe first book in the action-packed trilogy from New York Times bestselling author Gordon Korman is perfect for fans of Stranger Things and James Patterson. Eli Frieden has never left Serenity, New Mexico...why would he ever want to? Then one day, he bikes to the edge of the city limits and something so crazy and unexpected happens, it changes everything... -
![The Villain Virus by Michael Buckley]()
The Villain Virus by Michael Buckley
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe NERDS series combines the excitement of international espionage with the awkwardness of elementary school as it follows the adventures of a group of unpopular fifth graders who run a spy network from inside their school. With the help of cutting-edge science, they transform their nerdy qualities into incredible abilities, and the results are awesome, inspiring—and hilarious... -
![Stolen Thoughts by Tim Tigner]()
Stolen Thoughts by Tim Tigner
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHow would your life change …if you could read another’s thoughts?If you were the one …to break the biological code?Imagine John Grisham meets Michael Crichton in a fast-paced, philosophical mystery thriller._______________________________________There’s been a breakthrough on the campus of Caltech. A discovery. An invention...Categorized as:
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![Alcatraz by Roland Smith, Michael P. Spradlin]()
Alcatraz by Roland Smith, Michael P. Spradlin
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWith the nation reeling from the recent terrorist attacks, Q and Angela leave Chicago and arrive in San Francisco. Their parents are determined to continue the Match tour but for safety's sake, they have decided to send Q and Angela to boarding school...Categorized as:
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![Escape Velocity by Mark Walden]()
Escape Velocity by Mark Walden
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsNow in paperback, a riveting installment in an action-packed series.Students and staff at H.I.V.E.—the Higher Institute of Villainous Education—are horrified to discover that Dr. Nero has been captured by the forces of H.O.P.E.—the Hostile Operative Prosecution Executive—the world’s newest and most ruthlessly efficient security force... -
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Getting Home by Ryan Westfield
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat would you do to get back home?Max and Mandy are stranded miles from camp. Their vehicle has been burned, along with most of their gear. The road ahead means danger and the unknown.Dan and Olivia are holed up in a suburban home. She's gravely injured, and Dan waits anxiously for the soldiers to return... -
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![The Windy City by Roland Smith, Michael P. Spradlin]()
The Windy City by Roland Smith, Michael P. Spradlin
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter Q and Angela help foil a Ghost Cell plot in San Antonio, they head to Chicago, the next stop on the Match tour. Since they've been busy fighting international terrorism, they're behind on their school assignments. Their parents tell them if they don't get caught up, it's off to boarding school...Categorized as:
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![Days of Panic by Jack Hunt]()
Days of Panic by Jack Hunt
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsWhen the power grid fails, what will you do to survive?After an EMP obliterates the nation's electrical grid on New Year's Eve, it's not long before society unravels and panic ensues. As the lights go out and silence spreads over the city that never sleeps, four ordinary strangers; a bike messenger, a homeless person, a support rep, and an ex-convict must forge a connection in order to stay alive... -
![Komarr by Lois McMaster Bujold]()
Komarr by Lois McMaster Bujold
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsKomarr could be a garden with a thousand more years' work, or an uninhabitable wasteland if the terraforming fails. Now, the solar mirror vital to the terraforming of the conquered planet has been shattered by a ship hurtling off course. The Emperor of Barrayar sends his newest imperial auditor, Lord Miles Vorkosigan, to find out why...Categorized as:
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![The Cheerleaders of Doom by Michael Buckley]()
The Cheerleaders of Doom by Michael Buckley
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe NERDS series combines the excitement of international espionage with the awkwardness of elementary school as it follows the adventures of a group of unpopular fifth graders who run a spy network from inside their school. With the help of cutting-edge science, they transform their nerdy qualities into incredible abilities, and the results are awesome, inspiringâ��and hilarious...Categorized as:
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![Strike: The SYLO Chronicles #3 by D.J. MacHale, Andrew Bates]()
Strike: The SYLO Chronicles #3 by D.J. MacHale, Andrew Bates
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratings#1 New York Times bestselling author D.J. MacHale is back with the third book in the SYLO Chronicles. Once again, Tucker Pierce and friends must fight for their lives against the better-equipped SYLO. All bets are off in Strike—with twists so big readers will never see them coming—while the action and pulse-pounding suspense remain as high as ever... -
![The Icarus Hunt by Timothy Zahn]()
The Icarus Hunt by Timothy Zahn
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsSmuggler Jordan McKell has partner Ixil, an alien whose two "ferrets" ride his shoulders and telepathically exchange simple messages. They take a job on the odd-shaped ship Icarus. But the ragtag crew was found at taverns, the secret cargo sealed tight, the employer missing, and a saboteur is aboard...Categorized as:
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![Attack of the BULLIES by Michael Buckley]()
Attack of the BULLIES by Michael Buckley
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe grand finale to the New York Times bestselling series, Attack of the BULLIES stars Ruby Peet, aka Agent Pufferfish, the team captain with super nanobyte-enhanced allergies. Pufferfish leads the team in their latest case: the kidnapping of the president’s daughter. But the NERDS discover she hasn’t been kidnapped—she’s been recruited. Their former librarian, Ms... -
![Blackout by Peter Jay Black]()
Blackout by Peter Jay Black
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe world's most lethal computer virus has been unleashed into cyberspace, and now the Urban Outlaws-five tough kids dedicated to justice-must destroy it. Leader Jack knows that they have to shut it down before it throws the world into chaos. But how can he find a virus that might be anywhere, and everywhere?Then the team meets Hector, an insanely talented hacker who even impresses Jack... -
![Nick and Tesla's Secret Agent Gadget Battle: A Mystery with Spy Cameras, Code Wheels, and Other Gadgets You Can Build Yourself by Bob Pflugfelder]()
Nick and Tesla's Secret Agent Gadget Battle: A Mystery with Spy Cameras, Code Wheels, and Other Gadgets You Can Build Yourself by Bob Pflugfelder
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn this third installment of the series, 11-year-old whiz-kids Nick and Tesla discover that someone in the quiet town of Half Moon Bay has placed their beloved Uncle Newt under electronic surveillance—but who is spying on him, and why? To expose the secret agent, Nick and Tesla build all kinds of outrageous contraptions...Categorized as:
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Control by David Mack
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the New York Times bestselling author David Mack comes an original, thrilling Section 31 novel set in the Star Trek: The Next Generation universe!No law…no conscience…no mercy. Amoral, shrouded in secrecy, and answering to no one, Section 31 is the mysterious covert operations division of Starfleet, a rogue shadow group pledged to defend the Federation at any cost...Categorized as:
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![Cosega Sphere by Brandt Legg]()
Cosega Sphere by Brandt Legg
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe found proof of the impossible, Now . . . he must do the impossible. Seven years after their “deaths,” Gale and Rip have just three days to find the Cosegans inside the Eysen-Sphere, solve the five Cosega mysteries, stop the final Divinations, and save their daughter. Three days with everyone after them, three days to unlock the past, survive the present, and change the future...Categorized as:
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![Infinity Born by Douglas E. Richards]()
Infinity Born by Douglas E. Richards
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsA breathtaking near-future thriller. From the NY Times bestselling author whose books have been downloaded over a million times.When DARPA's billion-dollar program to create Artificial Superintelligence is sabotaged, US operative Cameron Carr is tasked with finding the culprit. He's been on high-stakes missions before, but this time the stakes are nothing less than the future of humanity... -
![Out of Time by Dave Sinclair]()
Out of Time by Dave Sinclair
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAtticus Wolfe is a man out of time.November 1963As an MI6 spy in 1963, Atticus Wolfe should be enjoying everything the swinging sixties has to offer.But he’s not.That’s because Atticus Wolfe is from the 21st century.Accidentally torn from present day and flung into 1960s London in the midst of a cultural revolution, Atticus must acclimatise to a time not his own...Categorized as:
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Time Frame by Douglas E. Richards
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsSPLIT SECOND was the 27th bestselling Kindle book of 2017—out of almost 6 million titles. Now, this blockbuster continues with TIME FRAME, a standalone sequel that will leave you breathless. A daring attempt to go back a split second in time to destroy Kim Jong-un. A discovery so consequential it dwarfs even time travel. And a treacherous enemy bent on revenge...Categorized as:
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![M Is for Mama's Boy by Michael Buckley, Johnny Heller]()
M Is for Mama's Boy by Michael Buckley, Johnny Heller
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe excitement of international espionage combined with the awkwardness of elementary makes for non-stop laughs in NERDS, the hilarious series from New York Times bestselling author Michael Buckley! The last time we met the NERDS, a team of superspies operating out of their school basement, they were using their high-tech abilities to stop an evil genius from destroying the world... -
![Improbable by Adam Fawer]()
Improbable by Adam Fawer
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFrom a brilliant new talent comes a riveting novel of chance, fate, and numbers, and one man's strange journey past the boundaries of the possible.David Caine inhabits a world of obsession, rich rewards, and rapid, destructive downfalls...Categorized as:
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![The Alamo by Roland Smith, Michael P. Spradlin]()
The Alamo by Roland Smith, Michael P. Spradlin
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFresh off a "too close" encounter with the terrorist group, the Ghost Cell, in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Q and Angela head to San Antonio, Texas. As their parents' band, Match, prepares for a concert at the Alamo, the two discover that the Ghost Cell has its tentacles everywhere, including the Lone Star State. With each passing hour, Q and Angela uncover more clues and discover more leads... -
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Justice by Jeffrey Salane
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe fast-paced, action-packed sequel to LAWLESS.No more teachers. No more crooks!M Freeman thought she had finally found a place where she belonged: the Lawless School, where the children of master criminals trained to become master criminals themselves. She took her studies seriously, never suspecting she was a pawn in a dangerous game...Categorized as:
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![Torn Sky by Tracy Banghart]()
Torn Sky by Tracy Banghart
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe end is near . . . When Aris Haan brought down Safara’s biggest war criminal, she’d thought it was a turning point in the war. Victory was on the horizon, as was a peaceful future with her Promised, Milek. But a deadly new threat has emerged: a Safaran bomb that could wipe out all of Atalanta in one catastrophic blast... -
![The Shadow Constant by A.J. Scudiere]()
The Shadow Constant by A.J. Scudiere
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSomeone is keeping watch over the machine. Should it ever have been built? The lure of the find behind the loose hearthstone at Hazleton House was too great. The schematic excited Evan, Reenie and Ivy for different reasons but it is Kayla who actually begins building it. Her ability to focus to the exclusion of all else is just one of the effects of her Asperger's. The scribbled initials E.W...Categorized as:
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![Double Cross by Beth McMullen, Kelsey Navarro]()
Double Cross by Beth McMullen, Kelsey Navarro
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShannon Hale’s Princess Academy meets Stu Gibbs’s Spy School series in the third book in the Mrs. Smith’s Spy School for Girls series.Abby and her classmates have all been invited to Briar Academy to participate in The Challenge, a prep school competition where teams compete for prizes and the glory of being the best of the best... -
![Europe at Dawn by Dave Hutchinson]()
Europe at Dawn by Dave Hutchinson
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAlice works at the Scottish Embassy in Tallinn in Estonia as a member of the Cultural Section. When two men bring her the jewelled skull of a Scottish saint her world gets turned on its head, and she becomes the latest recruit to Les Coureurs des Bois.On a Greek island Benno is just one of hundreds of refuges dreaming of a new life in Continental Europe...Categorized as:
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![Final Chaos by Ryan Westfield]()
Final Chaos by Ryan Westfield
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen society falls, how will you protect those you love?They knew the solar flair was coming, but no one knew the effect it would have. The EMP kills the lights and all electronics. Now it’s only a matter of time before chaos erupts.Jim owns a small electronics repair store in Rochester, NY. Unlike his friend, he quickly realizes the reality of the situation... -
![Europe in Winter by Dave Hutchinson]()
Europe in Winter by Dave Hutchinson
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRudi, the former chef-turned-spy, returns on a mission to uncover the truth—in a fractured Europe utterly changed by the public unveiling of the Community.Union has been forged and the Community is now the largest nation in Europe; trains run there from as far afield as London and Prague. It is an era of unprecedented peace and prosperity... -
![The Escape of the Deadly Dinosaur by Elizabeth Singer Hunt]()
The Escape of the Deadly Dinosaur by Elizabeth Singer Hunt
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn The Escape of the Deadly Dinosaur, Jack zooms to the city that never sleeps to try to solve the mystery of the missing Allosaurus toe. Starting at the Natural History Museum, Jack's detection takes him to a competitive grade-schooler determined to win the science fair with his experiment crossing his own dog with the DNA from the bone of a dangerous, carnivorous dinosaur...Categorized as:
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![The Eighth Continent: A Hard Science Fiction Thriller by Rhett C. Bruno, Felix R. Savage]()
The Eighth Continent: A Hard Science Fiction Thriller by Rhett C. Bruno, Felix R. Savage
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"This stellar near-future tale masterfully fuses SF thrills with an enthralling mystery." —Kirkus ReviewNick Morrison always wanted to be an astronaut. When a startup company recruits him to build a lunar launch system at the Moon’s south pole, Nick gladly leaves behind his troubled life on Earth—but Nick doesn’t know that the company is in financial and legal trouble... -
![Point of Impact by Kyla Stone]()
Point of Impact by Kyla Stone
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSurviving the blast is only the beginning… Dakota Sloane, a tough-as-nails former foster kid, has spent her life running from the past. Her only family is her little sister, still trapped in the system. When the news shows the bombs striking several major cities, Dakota’s first thought is to grab her sister and get the hell out of Miami. Logan Garcia is a man haunted by secrets... -
![Nightshade Revenge by Anthony Horowitz]()
Nightshade Revenge by Anthony Horowitz
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAlex Rider is now an IMDb TV/Amazon Original Series!From internationally bestselling author Anthony Horowitz comes the fourteenth thrilling installment of the Alex Rider series! Follow the world's greatest teen spy as he sets off to California to battle Nightshade once again--this time, for good...Categorized as:
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![Behind Enemy Lines by Jennifer A. Nielsen]()
Behind Enemy Lines by Jennifer A. Nielsen
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFix the past. Save the future.Dak, Sera, and Riq involve themselves in one of the most bizarre spy missions in history . . . and the outcome of World War II hangs in the balance... -
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The Rescue by Sophie McKenzie
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe third title in a thrilling new series about four teenagers with psychic abilities, from Red House Book Award-winning author, Sophie McKenzie...Categorized as:
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![Mission Unstoppable by Dan Gutman]()
Mission Unstoppable by Dan Gutman
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe most exciting road trip in history begins! In this action-packed, New York Times bestselling adventure, twelve-year-old twins Coke and Pepsi McDonald embark on a family vacation you'll have to read to believe...Categorized as:
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![Veracity by Douglas E. Richards]()
Veracity by Douglas E. Richards
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA breathtaking near-future thriller. From the NY Times bestselling author whose books have sold more than a million copies.What if you developed a technology that made it impossible for anyone to lie? About anything...Categorized as:
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Kitty Hawk by Roland Smith
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe president's daughter has been kidnapped by the elusive and lethal Ghost Cell. Quest (Q) and Angela are in hot pursuit with vicious winds and blinding rain thwarting them at every turn. It's a desperate high stakes chase... -
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The Vanished Seas by Catherine Asaro
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMAJOR BHAAJAN RETURNS. Book three in the Skolian Empire Major Bhaajan series by Catherine Asaro.SURVIVE THE CITY OF CRIES Bhaajan grew up in the Undercity, a community hidden in the ruins buried beneath the glittering City of Cries. Caught between the astonishing beauty and crushing poverty of that life, and full by wanderlust, she enlisted in the military...Categorized as:
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![A Whole Nother Story by Cuthbert Soup, Dick Hill]()
A Whole Nother Story by Cuthbert Soup, Dick Hill
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Cheesemans are a family on the run. Mr. Cheeseman and his late wife invented a device so powerful and amazing that all sorts of evildoers want to get their greedy hands on it. Mr. Cheeseman and his three children must keep their identities secret and stay one step ahead of the villains as they run from town to town, escape dangerous situations, even change their names...Categorized as:
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![The Amazon Code by Nick Thacker]()
The Amazon Code by Nick Thacker
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDeep within the Amazon rainforest, a secret lurks. A secret that could change the world....A secret worth killing for.When her company discovers a remarkable hidden message in the dreaming brains of her subjects, Dr. Amanda Meron unknowingly invites disaster unto her company. The clues seem to be pointing her to one of the remote places on the planet:The Amazon Rainforest...
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