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Keeper of Secrets by Denise Grover Swank
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe final book in the Carly Moore series.Carly had every intention of heading to Dallas to bring down her father, but not as Wyatt Drummond’s hostage. After Wyatt kidnaps her at gunpoint and threatens to turn her over to her father--the man she’s spent the past nine months hiding from--she explains that his plan will get them both killed... -
![Colorado Conspiracy by Elle James]()
Colorado Conspiracy by Elle James
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGreen Beret Lorenzo “Enzo” Ramos is highly trained in mountain and arctic operations. He made a mistake early in his Special Forces career by falling in love with a general's daughter. They had a passionate, short-lived romance that ended when the general’s daughter told Enzo she didn’t want to see him anymore... -
![At Dusk by AshleyNicole]()
At Dusk by AshleyNicole
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere’s a killer on the loose…A monster who hides in plain sight, waiting to make his move when you least expect it. When you’re tired. When you’re alone. When you’re not paying attention. At Dusk.Special Agent Harlan Tate of the FBI knows this particular killer’s work well– too well. The killer took somebody important from him when he was a teenager, then disappeared... -
![Mr. Lemoncello's Great Library Race by Chris Grabenstein]()
Mr. Lemoncello's Great Library Race by Chris Grabenstein
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratings#1 New York Times bestselling author Chris Grabenstein is back with the third fantastically fun, puzzle-packed MR. LEMONCELLO adventure!On your marks. Get set. Lemon, cello, GO!Everyone's favorite game maker, Mr...Categorized as:
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![Gutter - Part 1: The Rise by Tiana Laveen]()
Gutter - Part 1: The Rise by Tiana Laveen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis book is intended for mature readers.A gritty urban love story…Zake ‘Gutter’ Rayden has beaten the odds. Considered one of the most unique and gifted artists in the entertainment industry, he is a hot commodity and has taken the music world by storm for over a decade with his distinctive musical style and talent...Categorized as:
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![Mermaid by Max Ellendale]()
Mermaid by Max Ellendale
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEx-Detective Veronica Baird lost almost everything she'd worked for in life to a spray of fateful bullets. A desperate move from Portland back to Seattle at the beckon of a friend, promises a safe place to live, a job, and support. When Veronica reunites with her best friends after circumstances urged them apart, Jordan and Alice rally around her in hope of nursing her back to life... -
![Lust, Money & Murder by Mike Wells]()
Lust, Money & Murder by Mike Wells
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBorn in the worst suburb in Pittsburgh, Elaine Brogan is bright, beautiful and bold. When her father is falsely arrested for passing counterfeit $100 bills, Elaine vows to become a Secret Service agent and track down the man responsible. After barely surviving the arduous Secret Service Training Academy in Laurel, Maryland, she is transferred to bleak and blustery Great Falls, Montana... -
![Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned by Walter Mosley]()
Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned by Walter Mosley
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn this cycle of 14 bittersweet stories, Walter Mosley breaks out of the genre--if not the setting--of his bestselling Easy Rawlins detective novels. Only eight years after serving out a prison sentence for murder, Socrates Fortlow lives in a tiny, two-room Watts apartment, where he cooks on a hot plate, scavenges for bottles, drinks and wrestles with his demons... -
![Whisper My Name by Maureen Smith]()
Whisper My Name by Maureen Smith
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a beautiful professor joins forces with a sexy detective to find a serial killer, shes caught in a web of danger and desire as she becomes the murderers next target. Original... -
![The Amish Quilter by Mindy Starns Clark, Leslie Gould]()
The Amish Quilter by Mindy Starns Clark, Leslie Gould
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn intriguing new suitor...a grandmother's surprising past...a shocking confession Linda Mueller happily devotes most of her time to quilting. When she's not working at an Englisch fabric shop, she's busy working on her own quilts and honing her craft. Linda's orderly life is suddenly disrupted when the husband of her oldest sister, Sadie, passes away... -
![Journey on a Runaway Train by Gertrude Chandler Warner, Anthony VanArsdale]()
Journey on a Runaway Train by Gertrude Chandler Warner, Anthony VanArsdale
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn this all-new very special mini-series, the Aldens have been recruited by a secret society to return lost artifacts and treasures to their rightful locations―all around the world! After finding a painted turtle figurine, the Aldens are introduced to the Silverton family and Reddimus Society, a secret guild whose mission is to return lost artifacts and treasures to the sites they were taken from...Categorized as:
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![Spike by Kathy Reichs, Brendan Reichs]()
Spike by Kathy Reichs, Brendan Reichs
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTory and the Virals have untangled the most twisted mysteries and proven no crime is too complex for them to solve…now they just need to make it through Kit and Whitney’s wedding day. As the daughter of the groom and maid-of-honor it’s up to Tory to make sure everything goes off without a hitch...Categorized as:
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![M. Night Shyamalan's The Sixth Sense: A Novelization by Peter Lerangis, M. Night Shyamalan]()
M. Night Shyamalan's The Sixth Sense: A Novelization by Peter Lerangis, M. Night Shyamalan
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis is the novelization of the box office hit "The Sixth Sense" about a terrified boy with a huge secret and a tormented child psychologist who needs a shot at redemption. Both are trapped in a world where nothing is what it seems... -
![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...Categorized as:
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![Noah's Rainy Day by Sandra Brannan]()
Noah's Rainy Day by Sandra Brannan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom birth, Noah Hogarty has lived with severe cerebral palsy. He is nearly blind, unable to speak, and cannot run, walk, or crawl. Yet his mind works just as well as any other twelve-year-old’s—maybe even better. And Noah holds a secret dream: to become a great spy, following in the footsteps of his aunt, Liv “Boots” Bergen... -
![The Killing Times by Morgan Kelley]()
The Killing Times by Morgan Kelley
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThen: Salem, MA 1692. Burning, hanging, stoning and drowning were the way they killed a witch. The trials were a joke, and the deaths were a shame. The Killing times changed so many lives... forever. Now: Salem, SC. Elizabeth LaRue has come home... -
![Chased by Clair M. Poulson]()
Chased by Clair M. Poulson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSiblings Jett and Karri Farrow are struggling with life in their aunt and uncle’s home, but at least they’re together—until Jett suddenly disappears. No one will tell Karri what happened, so she takes matters into her own she’ll find Jett herself. After hitchhiking as far as Las Vegas, her search has proven fruitless. She needs a job if she’s going to continue her quest to find her brother...Categorized as:
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![The Puzzler's Mansion by Eric Berlin]()
The Puzzler's Mansion by Eric Berlin
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor fans of The Westing Game and The 39 Clues, a third exciting Winston Breen adventure!Winston Breen and his friends Mal and Jake accompany Mr. Penrose for a weekend of puzzles and games at the mansion of a famous musician. Over the course of the weekend, some guests' prizes and belongings inexplicably disappear...Categorized as:
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![What Waits in the Water by Kieran Scott]()
What Waits in the Water by Kieran Scott
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHannah is excited to spend some time at her best friend Jacob's lake house this summer. The catch? Hannah's annoying new stepsister, Katie, is tagging along. Katie is wild and pretty and seems to have a THING for Jacob. Hannah's not jealous...or is she? To make matters worse, the town they're staying in is sort of...creepy... -
![Missing in Malmö by Torquil MacLeod]()
Missing in Malmö by Torquil MacLeod
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen a British heir hunter fails to return home after a trip to Malmö, Inspector Anita Sundström doesn’t want to get entangled in a simple missing persons case. She shows a similar reluctance when her ex-husband begs her to find his girlfriend, who seems to have disappeared... -
![Sleepover Sleuths by Carolyn Keene]()
Sleepover Sleuths by Carolyn Keene
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEight-year-old Nancy Drew has her first case to crack! Can you help? Nancy and her two best friends, George and Bess, are so excited! They have been invited to Deirdre's sleepover party! There will be pizza, cake, and even a pajama fashion show. But the most exciting thing is that the party has a City Girls doll theme...Categorized as:
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![The Empty Envelope by Ron Roy]()
The Empty Envelope by Ron Roy
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsDon’t miss A to Z Mysteries—alphabetic adventures that are full of thrills, chills, and cases to crack! E is for Envelope... In the fifth book of the A to Z Mysteries—an early chapter book mystery series featuring strong boy and girl characters—Dink keeps getting letters addressed to "D. Duncan...Categorized as:
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![The Jaguar's Jewel by Ron Roy]()
The Jaguar's Jewel by Ron Roy
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsDink, Josh, and Ruth Rose visit New York City! Dink's uncle is the curator of a museum with a dazzling new treasure--a statue of a jaguar cradling an emerald between its front paws. But when it's discovered that the emerald has been replaced with a fake, Dink's uncle is the chief suspect. He'll go to jail if Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose can't uncover the real thief!From the Trade Paperback edition...Categorized as:
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![Nate the Great by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat]()
Nate the Great by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsNate the Great has a new case! His friend Annie has lost a picture. She wants Nate to help her find it. Nate the Great must get all the facts, ask the right questions, and narrow the list of suspects so he can solve the mystery... -
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![The Invisible Island by Ron Roy]()
The Invisible Island by Ron Roy
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsWhile picnicking on Squaw Island, Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose find a hundred dollar bill, and when they return to explore further they find an entire cave full of money...Categorized as:
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![Don't Let Go by Michelle Gagnon]()
Don't Let Go by Michelle Gagnon
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn this pulse-pounding final installment of the Don’t Turn Around trilogy, Noa and Peter race across the country in their search to destroy Project Persephone before time runs out.After a devastating loss, Noa Torson is out of options. On the run with the three remaining teens of Persephone’s Army, she is up against immeasurable odds. The group is outnumbered, outsmarted, and outrun... -
![At the Bottom of the World by Bill Nye, Gregory Mone]()
At the Bottom of the World by Bill Nye, Gregory Mone
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNew York Times bestselling authors Bill Nye the Science Guy and Gregory Mone take middle-grade readers on a scientific adventure in the launch of an exciting new chapter book series, Jack and the Geniuses...Categorized as:
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![Bloodline by Brian O'Connor]()
Bloodline by Brian O'Connor
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsLiam Dee’s world is turned upside down when a young foreign groom is murdered at Bailey McFarlane’s stables on the Curragh. Liam, a champion steeplechase jockey, is initially both witness and suspect. However, shrewd police detective Diarmuid Yeats takes a gamble on his innocence and enlists his help in the hunt for the killer. This nightmare experience exacerbates the tensions in Liam’s life... -
![Cam Jansen and the Triceratops Pops Mystery by David A. Adler]()
Cam Jansen and the Triceratops Pops Mystery by David A. Adler
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCam can't wait to buy the latest recording by her favorite group, the Triceratops Pops. But when she and Eric get to the store, all the Tpops CD's are gone.The clerk just put six on the shelf a few minutes ago -- did they sell that fast, or were they stolen? It's up to Cam to crack the case!The Cam Jansen series is perfect for young readers who are making the transition to chapter books... -
![Enemy Spy by Wendelin Van Draanen]()
Enemy Spy by Wendelin Van Draanen
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShredderman.com just made the national news! Everyone is talking about the new cyber-superhero. Oh yeah!But now people are dying to know who is behind Shredderman.com. Reporters are snooping all over Cedar Valley! Oh no!Nolan's parents and even his sidekick, Mr. Green, think he should lay low for a while. But being Shredderman is the best thing that's ever happened to Nolan...Categorized as:
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![The Chairman by Harry Kraus]()
The Chairman by Harry Kraus
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSomething is wrong in Fisher's Retreat. And police officer Nathan McAllister is caught in the middle without a clue how he got there. He knows one thing for certain-his life will never be the same. He no longer has a job. His wife Abby has become distant and uncaring... -
![How to Live without You by Sarah Everett]()
How to Live without You by Sarah Everett
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn this heart-wrenching, coming-of-age story about family, grief, and second chances, seventeen-year-old Emmy returns home for the summer to uncover the truth behind her sister Rose’s disappearance—only to learn that Rose had many secrets, ones that have Emmy questioning herself and the sister Emmy thought she knew...Categorized as:
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![Mystery at Malachite Mansion by Carolyn Keene]()
Mystery at Malachite Mansion by Carolyn Keene
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNancy Drew and her friends aren't having the most restful Malibu vacation. After noticing pollution on the shores of their beautiful beachfront condo, they check into the shady "holistic spa" next door to investigate a motivational guru who could be tied to ocean garbage dumping! An environmental, ripped-from-the-headlines adventure, with some Kardashian sister look-alikes thrown in...Categorized as:
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![Sherlock Holmes: A Scandalous Affair by Christopher D. Abbott]()
Sherlock Holmes: A Scandalous Affair by Christopher D. Abbott
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLieutenant Wilson is found dead at Reardon House, Dartford Kent.But was it a suicide or a murder?When Inspector Hargreaves of the Kent Constabulary seeks Sherlock Holmes’ aid in uncovering the truth, Holmes and Watson become embroiled in an investigation leading to the heart of Westminster. Possibly to the Crown Herself...Categorized as:
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![A Soft Place to Land by Janae Marks]()
A Soft Place to Land by Janae Marks
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFollow a young girl reshaping her meaning of home.Joy Taylor has always believed home is the house she lived in her entire life. But then her dad lost his job, and suddenly, home becomes a tiny apartment with thin walls, shared bedrooms, and a place for tense arguments between Mom and Dad. Hardest of all, Joy doesn't have her music to escape through anymore...Categorized as:
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![The Goose's Gold by Ron Roy]()
The Goose's Gold by Ron Roy
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsG is for Gold...Sun, sand--and sunken treasure? That's what Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose discover when they go on vacation to Florida. An old ship has been found off the coast, and it's full of gold! Two divers are collecting donations to bring up the loot...Categorized as:
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![Behind His Smile by Rylie Dark]()
Behind His Smile by Rylie Dark
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen the body of a surfer washes up, seemingly eaten by a shark, local cop Casey Faith senses something more nefarious. With each clue submerged below a small-town’s secrets and lies, it's up to Casey to unearth the truth before another life is caught in the undertow... -
![Trouble at the Arcade by Franklin W. Dixon]()
Trouble at the Arcade by Franklin W. Dixon
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCHAPTER...Categorized as:
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![Cam Jansen y el misterio de los huesos de dinosaurios by David A. Adler]()
Cam Jansen y el misterio de los huesos de dinosaurios by David A. Adler
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Cam Jansen books are perfect are perfect for young readers who are making the transition to chapter books, and Cam is a spunky young heroine whom readers have loved for over two decades. Now the first ten books in the series have updated covers that bring new life to these perennial best-sellers...Categorized as:
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![The Case of Hermie the Missing Hamster by James Preller]()
The Case of Hermie the Missing Hamster by James Preller
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe clever, puzzle-crazy Jigsaw Jones utilizes his Top Secret Detective Journal and enlists the help of his ace partner, Mila, to track down the missing hamster, Hermie. Original...Categorized as:
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![Last Seen by Sara Shepard]()
Last Seen by Sara Shepard
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe stakes are higher than ever in this third installment of The Amatuers, as Aerin finds herself kidnapped by the killer she knows all too well, and her friends must work to solve a puzzle laid out by the villain in order to save her.At first, the mystery they're tasked with seems to have nothing to do with Aerin or her kidnapper... -
![Third Lie's the Charm by Lisa Roecker, Laura Roecker]()
Third Lie's the Charm by Lisa Roecker, Laura Roecker
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNew friend into old, the bond of the Sisterhood will never grow cold. Life at Pemberly Brown is a whirlwind for Kate Lowry. Determined to finally destroy the secret society responsible for her best friend Grace’s death, Kate joins the Sisterhood hoping to go all Trojan Horse on their asses. But the night of her initiation another student at Pemberly Brown dies in what looks like tragic accident... -
![Remedy by Eireann Corrigan]()
Remedy by Eireann Corrigan
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCara's been sick all her life . . . but in this case the cause might be more shocking than the cure.It's a mystery - why is Cara so sick? It feels like she's been sick all her life . . . but she and her mom have never stayed in one place long enough for doctors to really understand what's happening to her. Now, at fourteen, Cara is tired of being tired, and sick of being sick...Categorized as:
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![Clara Voyant by Rachelle Delaney]()
Clara Voyant by Rachelle Delaney
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA wannabe journalist and reluctant astrologer turns out to be clairvoyant in this charming middle-grade coming-of-age novel; for fans of Rebecca Stead's novels.Clara can't believe her no-nonsense grandmother has just up and moved to Florida, leaving Clara and her mother on their own for the first time...Categorized as:
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![Harriet the Spy, Double Agent by Maya Gold]()
Harriet the Spy, Double Agent by Maya Gold
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHarriet is impressed to learn that the girl she has befriended, now called Annie Smith, is the person who not only created three names–Rosarita Sauvage, Yolanda Montezuma, and Zoe Carpaccio–but also three distinct personalities to match. This girl has potential. Being a spy has always been rather solitary, so Harriet is glad to have a new friend and spy partner...Categorized as:
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![Stacey and the Stolen Hearts by Ann M. Martin]()
Stacey and the Stolen Hearts by Ann M. Martin
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStacey's class is selling "valentine-grams", packets of secret messages and candy that kids can send to each other. When someone steals the bag of messages, Stacey becomes a super sleuth to find the culprit and save Valentine's Day...Categorized as:
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![And Then I Found Out the Truth by Jennifer Sturman]()
And Then I Found Out the Truth by Jennifer Sturman
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe mysterious, witty, and romantic follow-up to AND THEN EVERYTHING UNRAVELED, which Meg Cabot called "a delight"!Delia Truesdale is still searching for the truth about her mother, who is in hiding somewhere in South America...Categorized as:
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![Murder in Malmö by Torquil MacLeod]()
Murder in Malmö by Torquil MacLeod
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA gunman is loose in Malmö and he's targeting immigrants. The charismatic head of an advertising agency is found dead in his shower. Inspector Anita Sundström wants to be involved in the murder investigations, but she is being sidelined by her antagonistic boss. She is assigned to find a stolen painting by a once-fashionable artist, as well as being lumbered with a new trainee assistant... -
![White Sky, Black Ice by Stan Jones]()
White Sky, Black Ice by Stan Jones
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn the small Alaskan village of Chukchi, what are the odds of two suicides occurring in a matter of a few days? State trooper Nathan Active discovers that his suspicions concerning the deaths are well-founded; the two men were murdered... -
![Der Bilderwächter by Monika Feth]()
Der Bilderwächter by Monika Feth
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBand 6 der „Erdbeerpflücker“–Thriller von Monika Feth!Zwei Jahre lang hat Jettes Freundin Ilka den Nachlass ihres berühmten Bruders nicht angerührt. Als sie nun das erste Mal die Bilder von Ruben in Augenschein nimmt, ist es, als hätte sie die Büchse der Pandora geöffnet. Ein Mitarbeiter von Rubens Nachlassverwalter wird tot aufgefunden und ein unglaublicher Medienrummel bricht über Ilka herein...
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