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Desert Eagle by Alan Lee
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBook Five in the Sinatra series.Available for pre-order.Arriving late 2022...Categorized as:
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Final Option by Clive Cussler, Boyd Morrison
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn Final Option, Juan Cabrillo fights the worst enemy from his past to the terrifying and unexpected ending created by the Grand Master of Adventure, Clive Cussler, in the latest action-packed thriller in his #1 New York Times-bestselling series... -
Killa City by Mark Dawson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA storm is brewing in the heartlands of America and John Milton senses something in the air…John Milton has a nose for trouble. He can smell it a mile away. And when he witnesses a suspicious altercation between a young man and two thugs in a car auction parking lot, he can’t resist getting involved.Milton came to Kansas City hoping to find a way out of danger... -
Without Measure by Scott Blade
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAfter a long night trying to sleep in the cab of a truck—hauling bullets, of all things—Jack Widow gives up trying to catch some sleep. He gets out at the next stop, a small town in the northeast corner of California with two industries: a small arms manufacturer and a Marine base on the verge of being forgotten... -
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Elusive Promise by Barbara Freethy
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"The twists are endless, the danger is far reaching, and the thrills are nonstop." Isha C. Goodreads on Perilous Trust, OFF THE GRID: FBI SERIES When tragedy strikes an engagement party, Special Agent Parisa Maxwell becomes the sole survivor and the only witness to a kidnapping and the theft of a legendary diamond...Categorized as:
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Boundless Ambition by Tim Tigner
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe boundless ambitionsof some CEOs and politiciansare dangerous, shameless and sly.Only when heroes step forward to fight,will we see the end of their lies.Imagine HOUSE OF CARDS meets JAMES BOND in a clever suspense thriller.________________________________________________Sometimes the bad guys play out of bounds.Our world is plagued by the devious schemes of disguised cheaters and thieves... -
Takedown by L.T. Ryan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThree CIA operatives missing.Jack Noble is nowhere to be found.And Bear Logan is pulled right back in.When three CIA operatives vanish in London, an acquaintance reaches out to Bear Logan. But as he delves deeper into the disappearance, he quickly finds that the rules don’t apply, and nothing is as it seems. And to solve the mystery, Bear has to trust the one man he thought he’d never face again... -
Noble Intentions: Season Four by L.T. Ryan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratings"Kill them all."The command has been issued. A purging of the black ops community. And the clandestine agency SIS has been hit hardest. All current and former members marked for termination. Including Jack Noble and his known associates.But when the men behind the operation make it personal, Jack cares less about unraveling their plan, and more about exacting vengeance... -
Falling Stars by Tim Tigner
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTWO DISTRESSED HEROES.THREE DASTARDLY CRIMES.AND THE SLICKEST HEISTS OF ALL TIME.Imagine Bin Laden meets Bernie Madoff—and hold on for the ride._______________________________________A mysterious summons lures Kyle Achilles to a midnight meeting that shocks the world and sets a master plan in motion.Meanwhile, his former partner also enters a terrible trap...Categorized as:
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Blackout by Mark Dawson, David Thorpe
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAn offer he couldn't refuse. A murder he can’t remember…John Milton’s life is about to change. The former government assassin follows a lead to Manila that he hopes will change his life. But he never expected to wake up in an unfamiliar hotel room beside a murder victim. And, unfortunately for him, Milton doesn’t remember a thing about the night before... -
The Lies of Spies by Tim Tigner
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsTHE AMERICAN PRESIDENT SENT HIM...The Russian president caught him...The free world is counting on him...But he doesn't remember.Imagine Robert Ludlum’s THE BOURNE IDENTITY meets Lee Child’s PERSONAL...Categorized as:
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Fearless Pursuit by Barbara Freethy
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSecrets and lies…strangers and spies… After the death of an asset, Special Agent Jax Kenin goes undercover bartending at an exclusive Hollywood club in hot pursuit of a spy ring. His mission gets complicated when a beautiful brunette begins asking questions about an old murder. She's making people nervous, and he needs to get her out of the way before she blows up his operation...Categorized as:
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Next Exit, Three Miles by C.W. Browning
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAlina Maschik was one of the best. She never missed. Yet, two years ago in Cairo, she missed her shot at one of the world’s most wanted terrorists. Now, he’s back. This time, he’s on US soil.Given the opportunity to redeem herself, Alina’s objective is simple: find the terrorist and complete her mission... -
Dirty War by Stephen Leather
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTHE NEW MUST-READ SPIDER SHEPHERD THRILLERThe 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 days of the War in Afghanistan.Now he has to track down the man whose life he once saved... -
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Ark Return of the Templars by Paul J. Humphreys
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn 2008, the murder of his sister and the loss of his faith started a priest’s search for answers. It puts him on a collision course with a ruthless, evil criminal, who seeks the Ark of the Covenant. From Washington D.C. to the depths of a Castle in Scotland, the priest’s quest to find justice will lead him to the most secret religious order in the World... -
The Pillars of Enoch: Templars and the Melungeon Legacy by David S. Brody
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn elderly recluse informs historian Cameron Thorne that he has discovered the secret at the core of Freemasonry. The next day, he is killed. Thorne quickly focuses on a mysterious stone tablet, given to Moses by God along with the Ten Commandments, purportedly passed down to the Freemasons by the medieval Knights Templar...Categorized as:
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The Time to Kill by Mason Cross
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt's been five years since Carter Blake parted ways with top-secret government operation Winterlong. They brokered a deal at the time: he'd keep quiet about what they were doing, and in return he'd be left alone.But news that one of Blake's old allies, a man who agreed the same deal, is dead means only one thing - something has changed and Winterlong is coming for him...Categorized as:
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Codebreaker by Chris Ryan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSecret agent Zak Darke is back for his third mission - and the stakes have never been higher. An unknown bomber is conducting a terror campaign in London. After an explosion on the tube leaves someone dead, Zak and his team are brought in to try and work out how this terror cell operates - but clues are scarce and they have no idea where, or when, the bomber will strike next...Categorized as:
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Blood Ransom by Sophie McKenzie
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCLONES RACHEL AND THEO NOW LIVE THOUSANDS OF MILES APART. THEY KEEP IN TOUCH, BUT THINGS JUST AREN T THE SAME. WHEN RACHEL DISCOVERS THAT EVIL SCIENTIST ELIJAH IS STILL WORKING IN SECRET FOR A SECTION OF THE GOVERNMENT AND ABOUT TO MURDER DANIEL, SHE SETS OUT TO RESCUE THE LITTLE BOY, BUT HER PLANS BACKFIRE WITH DISASTROUS CONSEQUENCES...Categorized as:
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Obsession by Stuart Woods
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTeddy Fay finds his skills put to the test in the latest thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Stuart Woods.While filming on location in scenic Santa Barbara, California, Peter Barrington and Ben Bacchetti look to expand Centurion Picture’s business by making a deal with a young Croatian billionaire... -
Burning Bright by Nicholas Petrie, Nick Petrie
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn the new novel featuring war veteran Peter Ash, “an action hero of the likes of Jack Reacher or Jason Bourne” (Lincoln Journal-Star), Ash has a woman’s life in his hands—and her mystery is stranger than he could ever imagine. War veteran Peter Ash sought peace and quiet among the towering redwoods of northern California, but the trip isn’t quite the balm he’d hoped for...Categorized as:
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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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Endgame by Gabrielle Lord
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDon't blink, don't forget to breathe!Shadow Island's volcano is erupting and Cal and Ryan are trapped on the island with the evil Damien Thoroughgood, who will stop at nothing to fulfil his deadly plan. After surviving in the jungle and outwitting his enemy for so long, Cal risks losing his brother and everything he's worked towards...Categorized as:
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Into Her Fire by Meg Silver
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAmanda learns she's not the only one waiting for answers: With the mysterious Accord beginning to gather, a pressurized group of Fantasy Heights performers reveal loyalties, suspicions and rivalries. INTO HER FIRE is the sixth installment of Meg Silver's Fantasy Heights series. Content Warning: This title contains mature language and graphic sexual descriptions not suitable for children... -
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Alphas of Danger by Shayla Black, Lexi Blake
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHappy-Ever-After has never been so intoxicating… Danger… When a man has beaten it, he becomes a hero. Lust... When a woman tastes it, she is helpless to resist his pull. Love… It won’t come easily, especially between alpha men and their headstrong women...Categorized as:
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Left for Dead by Sean Parnell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSpecial Operative Eric Steele battles a renegade group of bioterrorists armed with a devastating virus in the fourth pulse-pounding military thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Outlaw Platoon. On a remote mountaintop in western China, Doctor Ai Liang is about to risk everything and defy the Chinese Communist Party...Categorized as:
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Darcy's Longest Day: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by M.A. Sandiford
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFriday 18th May, 1804Dawn. St Albans, Hertfordshire. Fitzwilliam Darcy travels north with his sister, bound for Pemberley. In his frockcoat pocket lies a letter to Elizabeth Bennet, penned the night after his disastrous proposal. He intended to hand it to her before quitting Rosings for London, but their paths never crossed...Categorized as:
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Phantom Orbit: A Thriller by David Ignatius
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA subtle and masterful novel from a prescient voice on the cutting edge of spy literature.David Ignatius is known for his uncanny ability, in novel after novel, to predict the next great national security headline. In Phantom Orbit, he presents a story both searing and topical, with stakes as far-reaching as outer space... -
Every Second Counts by Sophie McKenzie
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCharlie and Nat must expose a public official for who he truly is before he is elected prime minister in the riveting and romantic sequel to the explosive thriller, In a Split Second.Nat and Charlie are on the run and in more danger than ever before. Nowhere is safe and they can’t trust anyone but each other...Categorized as:
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The Ajax Protocol by Alex Lukeman
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsASIN B00IOQQZQU moved to the most recent edition hereWhen an assassination attempt takes the President out of commission, the Project is caught up in a conspiracy that threatens to spark a world war.The Project team discovers a cold-hearted plot to turn America into a totalitarian police state...Categorized as:
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Hunted by Sophie McKenzie
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe fourth title in a thrilling series about four teenagers with psychic abilities, from Red House award-winning author, Sophie McKenzie... -
Out of the Shadows by Tiffany Snow
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIvy Mason is no stranger to trouble—though so far she’s always managed to outrun or outsmart it. Now a nasty man-made virus and an FBI manhunt have her desperate for a cure and on the run for her freedom. Even her romance with British secret agent Devon Clay may have deadly consequences, placing her squarely in the crosshairs of a shadowy international assassin, Vega...Categorized as:
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I Spy, I Saw Her Die by Ian C.P. Irvine
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn a race against time, it's Ray Luck against the world! When Ray Luck - a top cyber security expert - accidentally stumbles upon a devastating secret while surfing the web, he knows immediately he is in way above his head and soon he is being hunted by both Mossad and the British Security Services... -
Gut Decision by Jeff Carson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter six tours in the Army special forces, David Wolf is finally back home in Rocky Points, Colorado, where he's in his third week of training for the Rocky Points PD...Categorized as:
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The Island of Adventure And The Castle of Adventure: Two Great Adventures by Enid Blyton
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn The Island Of Adventure, Philip, Dinah, Lucy-Ann, Jack, and Kiki the parrot are plunged into danger when they investigate sinister happenings on the mysterious Isle of Gloom. What is the secret of the old castle on the hill, and why are the locals so afraid of it? The children are determined to find out in The Castle Of Adventure...Categorized as:
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Cold Case by Bill McCay, Tom Clancy
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPlaying detective in a mystery simulation, Net Force Explorer Matt Hunter investigates the high-profile murder of a wealthy young socialite--last seen alive with the heir apparent to a political dynasty. But this mystery is based on reality, and someone will go to any length to keep the more than 40-year-old case closed... -
Bannerman's Promise by John R. Maxim
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Paul Bannerman and his "people" were the government's most efficient killers, until they retired to a peaceful, affluent community in Connecticut. But there were promises made that still need to be kept. And old lethal habits sometimes die very hard--especially in matters of honor...or survival."Assassins don't come any deadlier than Carla Benedict, Paul Bannerman's most ruthless operative...Categorized as:
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The Son of a Soldier by Eleanor Meyers
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan a woman be born a harlot? Lady Nora Leverton was. At least, that was what the ton believed. Born to a countess with an astonishing past, Nora never stood a chance when it came to the marriage market ... until the day she is approached by a gentleman who sees her plight and offers her a way out...Categorized as:
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Girl Spy Agentin Wider Willen by Julia Golding, Anne Braun
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom: Stingo, SAS Secret training baseI woke to find your face splashed across the front pages & U R supposed to B in hiding! What the hell R U doing getting mixed up with the US President's out of control daughter?From: Darcie Lock, afloat in the MediterraneanThings R not how the press reported it. Don't know Y I'm here but 1 thing's certain: my so-called cruise is headed into stormy waters...Categorized as:
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Girl Goes To Wudang (An Emily Kane Adventure) by Jacques Antoine
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA plum assignment to the Defense Attaché's office at the US Embassy in Beijing ought to signal the beginning of easier times for Emily Kane. Tensions within China after a failed coup attempt seem to have subsided, even though the quickest path to advancement is to denounce someone else...Categorized as:
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Fashion Assassin by Sarah Sky
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsModels, spies and lipstick gadgets in this fast-paced teen series. Supermodel Jessica Cole has no intention of ever spying again after she was nearly killed by an embittered ex-model and a rogue MI6 agent. That is until she's blackmailed into posing undercover as bodyguard to a very rich fellow model... -
High Wire by Mel Odom, Tom Clancy
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the future, computers rule the world. The Net Force was formed to protect us from any and all criminal activity online. But there is a group of teenage whiz kids who sometimes know more about computers than their adult superiors. They are the Net Force Explorers. They go where no one else can go. And they fight crime like no one else in the world..Categorized as:
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Jester Leaps In by Alan Gordon
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn 13th century Europe, political turmoil is the order of the day and the Fool's Guild and its agents - jesters, jugglers, and knaves to a man - works behind the scenes to manipulate events, trying to maintain a balance of power...Categorized as:
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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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Topaz and Treachery by Lynn Gardner
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBart and Allison Allan are on their way to Italy and the Greek Isles for a two-week visit. However what could be a relaxing second honeymoon quickly becomes a dangerous work assignment. The very pregnant Allison realizes that this will likely be her last mission as an agent with Anastasia, Interpol’s elite anti-terrorism organization, before she has her baby so she wants to participate fully... -
Sea of Crises by Marty Steere
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“A stellar thriller that handily juggles its formulaic elements to achieve near-perfect liftoff.” - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)“That shouldn’t be here.”Those are the last words uttered by Commander Bob Cartwright in September 1976, just before all communication with the crew of Apollo 18 is inexplicably lost during the astronauts’ first moonwalk...Categorized as:
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The Birthday Girl by Stephen Leather
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsTony Freeman rescued Mersiha when she was fighting for her life in war-torn Yugoslavia. Now she's his adopted daughter, the perfect all-American girl, and it seems like her past is another country.But Mersiha has been trained to kill. And when she discovers that Freeman's company is being subjected to a sinister takeover bid, she decides to help - whatever the risks...Categorized as:
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Nine Dragons by Mark Dawson
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBeatrix Rose has been betrayed. Her husband has been murdered and her daughter, Isabella, abducted. She flees to the Hong Kong underworld to plot her revenge. Those who wronged her will pay. Beatrix is the most dangerous woman you’ve ever met. She was an assassin for The Firm, the beyond top secret agency that did the dirty work for the British Secret Services. Se is lethal. Ethically flexible... -
Amethysts and Arson by Lynn Gardner
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen Allison married Bart, she knew theirs would be no ordinary marriage. Bart works undercover for Interpol’s anti-terrorist agency, Anastasia, and Allison is already more familiar with danger and near death than she’d like to be. Now this intrepid and charming duo encounters their most challenging mystery yet... -
Lowcountry Punch by Boo Walker
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter one of the worst nights of his life, DEA Agent T.A. Reddick leaves Miami for Charleston, SC, hoping a return to his roots will heal a wounded heart and the guilt of killing a friend. The sleepy and sultry city of Charleston is filled with echoes of the Old South: genteel playboys, society debutantes, and quiet cobblestone streets...
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