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On Her Majesty's Secret Service
by Ian Fleming
James Bond's mission to stop a criminal mastermind, complete with espionage, gadgets and action.
For more than a year, James Bond, British Secret Service operative 007, has been involved in "Operation Bedlam": trailing the private criminal organisation SPECTRE and its leader, Ernst Stavro ... (Wikipedia)
The Spy Who Loved Me
by Ian Fleming
A young woman's life is turned upside down when she becomes entangled in a dangerous world of espionage and must rely on James Bond for protection.
Fleming structured the novel in three sections—"Me", "Them" and "Him" to describe the phases of the story. Vivienne "Viv" Michel, a young Canadian woman narrates her own story, detailing her past ... (Wikipedia)
Live and Let Die
by Ian Fleming
Fast-paced spy thriller about a secret agent's mission to stop a powerful drug lord.
The British Secret Service agent James Bond is sent by his superior, M , to New York City to investigate "Mr Big", real name Buonaparte Ignace Gallia. Bond's target is an agent of the Soviet ... (Wikipedia)
The Valley of Fear
by Arthur Conan Doyle
Detective Sherlock Holmes unravels a complex mystery involving a secret criminal organization.
Sherlock Holmes receives a cipher message from Fred Porlock, a pseudonymous agent of Professor Moriarty . After Porlock sends the message, however, he changes his mind for fear of Moriarty's ... (Wikipedia)
'Salem's Lot
by Stephen King
A small town's battle against an ancient evil that threatens to consume its inhabitants.
Ben Mears, a writer who spent part of his childhood in Jerusalem's Lot , Maine , has returned after 25 years. He quickly becomes friends with high-school teacher Matt Burke and strikes up a ... (Wikipedia)
The Third Man
by Graham Greene
A British writer's adventure to post-war Vienna, uncovering the truth behind a mysterious death.
The American Western writer Holly Martins arrives in post– Second World War Vienna (which has been divided between the Allies : the Americans , British , French , and Soviets ) seeking his childhood ... (Wikipedia)
The Odessa File
by Frederick Forsyth
The uncovering of a sinister Nazi plot, while searching for the truth of a young boy's death.
In November 1963, shortly after the assassination of John F. Kennedy , Peter Miller, a German freelance crime reporter, follows an ambulance to the apartment of Salomon Tauber, a Holocaust survivor ... (Wikipedia)
'Salem's Lot
by Stephen King
A small town is terrorized by a vampire, forcing its citizens to fight for survival.
Ben Mears, a writer who spent part of his childhood in Jerusalem's Lot , Maine , has returned after 25 years. He quickly becomes friends with high-school teacher Matt Burke and strikes up a ... (Wikipedia)
Without Fail
by Lee Child
An ex-military investigator takes on a secret mission to locate a missing person.
Jack Reacher arrives in Atlantic City after hitching a ride cross-country with a couple of aging blues musicians who dream of playing at B.B. King 's club in New York City . He is approached there by ... (Wikipedia)
The Long Goodbye
by Raymond Chandler
A hard-boiled detective's journey to unravel the truth behind a mysterious disappearance.
The novel opens outside a club called the Dancers. It is late October or early November. No year is given for the events but internal evidence and the publication date of the novel place them between ... (Wikipedia)
Gorky Park
by Martin Cruz Smith
A thrilling murder mystery, set in the Soviet Union, uncovering secrets and conspiracies.
The story follows Arkady Renko , a chief investigator for the Moscow militsiya , who is assigned to a case involving three corpses found in Gorky Park , an amusement park in Moscow. The victims - two ... (Wikipedia)
The Seven-Percent Solution
by Nicholas Meyer
Sherlock Holmes seeks help from Sigmund Freud to overcome his cocaine addiction and solve a kidnapping case.
An introduction states that two canonical Holmes adventures were fabrications. These are " The Final Problem ", in which Holmes apparently died along with Prof. James Moriarty , and " The Empty House ... (Wikipedia)
Eye of the Needle
by Ken Follett
A thrilling tale of espionage and wartime romance, set in the chaos of WWII.
In 1940, Henry Faber, a German spy nicknamed 'die Nadel' ('The Needle') due to his trademark weapon being a stiletto , is working at a London railway depot, collecting information on troop movements. ... (Wikipedia)
To Green Angel Tower, Part 1
by Tad Williams
The first part of an epic fantasy trilogy, following a group of characters as they navigate political intrigue and magical threats in a richly detailed world.
The story begins with the forces of Prince Josua Lackhand rallied at the Stone of Farewell, where the icy hand of the Storm King Ineluki has yet to take a deathgrip on the land. The remaining members ... (Wikipedia)
Pet Sematary
by Stephen King
A family's terrifying journey of life and death, as the line between the living and the dead blurs.
Louis Creed, a doctor from Chicago , is appointed director of the University of Maine 's campus health service. He moves to a large house near the small town of Ludlow with his wife Rachel, their two ... (Wikipedia)
Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson
A thrilling adventure of a young boy and a crew of rogues in search of buried treasure.
An old sailor named Billy Bones comes to lodge in the rural Admiral Benbow Inn on the Bristol Channel , in England. He tells the innkeeper's son, Jim Hawkins , to keep a lookout for "a one-legged ... (Wikipedia)
Elephants Can Remember
by Agatha Christie
A mother and daughter investigate a double suicide that happened years ago, uncovering secrets and lies along the way.
At a literary luncheon Ariadne Oliver is approached by a woman named Mrs Burton-Cox, whose son Desmond is engaged to Oliver's goddaughter Celia Ravenscroft. Mrs Burton-Cox questions the truth ... (Wikipedia)
The White Mountains
by John Christopher
A group of teenage boys attempt to outrun an alien invasion, while discovering the courage and strength within themselves.
Long ago, the Tripods—huge, three-legged machines—descended upon Earth and took control. Now people unquestioningly accept the Tripods' power. They have no control over their thoughts or their lives. ... (Goodreads)
Preacher, Volume 3: Proud Americans
by Garth Ennis
A preacher, his gun-toting girlfriend, and an Irish vampire set out on a mission of vengeance against the agents of heaven.
The third amazing new edition in the PREACHER series, collecting issues #18-26. Jesse Custer heads for France to rescue Cassidy, the Irish vampire, from the clutches of religious fanatics. His search ... (Goodreads)
The Winter's Tale
by William Shakespeare
A family drama of reconciliation and redemption, unfolding across time and continents.
You can find an alternative cover for this ISBN, here,. The New Cambridge Shakespeare appeals to students worldwide for its up-to-date scholarship and emphasis on performance. The series features ... (Goodreads)
The Boys from Brazil
by Ira Levin
An international thriller involving a sinister plot to clone Hitler and create a Fourth Reich.
Yakov Liebermann is a Nazi hunter (loosely based on Simon Wiesenthal ) who runs a center in Vienna that documents crimes against humanity, perpetrated during the Holocaust . The waning interest of ... (Wikipedia)
The Complete Stories and Poems
by Edgar Allan Poe
A collection of dark and mysterious stories and poems, exploring the depths of the human condition.
This single volume brings together all of Poe's stories and poems, and illuminates the diverse and multifaceted genius of one of the greatest and most influential figures in American literary ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
by Agatha Christie
A classic murder mystery, uncovering the truth behind a suspicious death.
On the morning of 18 July, the household at Styles Court wakes to the discovery that Emily Inglethorp, the elderly owner, has died. She had been poisoned with strychnine . Arthur Hastings, a soldier ... (Wikipedia)
The Five Chinese Brothers
by Claire Huchet Bishop
Five brothers use their special powers to outsmart an emperor and save their family from execution.
In the Imperial China of the Qing dynasty , there are five brothers who "all looked exactly alike." They each possess a special talent: one can swallow the sea, one has an unbreakable iron neck, one ... (Wikipedia)
The Island of Dr. Moreau
by H.G. Wells
A shipwrecked man's encounters with a mad scientist's experiments in animal-human hybridization.
The Island of Doctor Moreau is the account of Edward Prendick, an Englishman with a scientific education who survives a shipwreck in the southern Pacific Ocean. A passing ship called Ipecacuanha ... (Wikipedia)
Collected Poems
by Dylan Thomas
A collection of poems that showcase the lyrical and imaginative style of Dylan Thomas, exploring themes of life, death, love, and nature.
This is a list of the works by Welsh poet and writer Dylan Thomas . ... (Wikipedia)
Last Bus to Woodstock
by Colin Dexter
An Oxford detective unravels a murder mystery in a small town.
Two young women are waiting in Oxford for a bus to the nearby town of Woodstock , and they decide to hitch a lift. Later that night, one of them, Sylvia Kaye, is found murdered and apparently ... (Wikipedia)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Four Parts
by Douglas Adams
A comedic exploration of the universe, featuring an eccentric cast of characters.
Charting the whole of Arthur Dent's odyssey through space are: THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY. One Thursday lunchtime the Earth gets unexpectedly demolished to make way for a new hyperspace ... (Goodreads)
The Terra-Cotta Dog
by Andrea Camilleri
Detective story set in Sicily of a missing person and a mysterious terra-cotta dog.
The story starts off with "Tano Il Greco", a tired mafia boss , making a deal with Montalbano to stage his arrest in order for him to save face. The arrest causes Montalbano to have to appear at a ... (Wikipedia)
The Book of Strange New Things
by Michel Faber
Intergalactic missionary journeys to an alien planet, facing challenges of faith and morality.
A monumental, genre-defying novel over ten years in the making, Michel Faber's The Book of Strange New Things is a masterwork from a writer in full command of his many talents. It begins with Peter, ... (Goodreads)
