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Atlantis Found
by Clive Cussler
A thrilling adventure to uncover the secrets of a legendary lost civilization.
In 7120 BC, a comet hit North America, abruptly ending several advanced civilizations. In AD 1858, a whaling vessel discovers a 1770s merchant ship frozen in Antarctic ice; included on this ship is a ... (Wikipedia)
Black Wind
by Clive Cussler
A Japanese cargo ship carrying a deadly cargo is hijacked by a group of terrorists. Dirk Pitt and his team race against time to stop them.
In December 1944, the commanding officer of the I-403 , a Japanese I-400 class submarine , is given orders to launch a mysterious attack on the United States, a mission involving Japan’s notorious ... (Wikipedia)
Inca Gold
by Clive Cussler
A thrilling journey of archaeological discovery in the jungles of Peru.
In 1532 a fleet of ships sails in secret to an island in the middle of an inland sea. There they hide a magnificent treasure more vast than that any Pharaoh would ever possess. Then they disappear, ... (Wikipedia)
Flight of the Old Dog
by Dale Brown
A high-tech bomber is sent on a secret mission to destroy a Soviet missile silo. Action-packed military thriller.
Flight of the Old Dog is the story of a secret highly modified B-52 bomber flying into the Soviet Union on an impromptu strike mission. The book begins with a B-52 crew during a military exercise in ... (Wikipedia)
Flight of the Intruder
by Stephen Coonts
American Navy pilots take on a daring mission to strike deep into North Vietnam.
Flight of the Intruder begins with a night attack mission flown by Jake Grafton and his navigator Morgan "Morg" McPherson from the USN aircraft carrier, USS Shiloh , striking a target in North ... (Wikipedia)
The Complete Sherlock Holmes
by Arthur Conan Doyle
Collection of mysteries solved by the brilliant detective, Sherlock Holmes.
A study in scarlet – The sign of four -- Adventures of Sherlock Holmes : A scandal in Bohemia ; The red-headed league ; A case of identity ; The Boscombe Valley mystery ; The five orange pips ; The ... (Goodreads)
Patient Zero
by Jonathan Maberry
A virus outbreak unleashes a global pandemic, forcing a desperate search for a cure.
The story follows Joe Ledger, a Baltimore detective, who is recruited into the Department of Military Sciences, a specialized entity of the US Government which answers only to the President, to ... (Wikipedia)
Hour Game
by David Baldacci
Crime thriller about an FBI agent and a serial killer playing a deadly game of cat and mouse.
He's copying famous serial killers., And the HOUR GAME has just begun... A woman is found murdered in the woods. It seems like a simple case but it soon escalates into a terrible nightmare. Someone ... (Goodreads)
Two Graves
by Douglas Preston
A detective investigates a cold case with a hidden agenda and discovers a dark conspiracy.
Pendergast's bloodlust continues as he chases those responsible for the abduction of Helen, who was revealed to have been alive and well for the past twelve years at the climax of Cold Vengeance . ... (Wikipedia)
Pirate Latitudes
by Michael Crichton
An epic swashbuckling adventure set in the Caribbean of the 17th century.
In 1665, Captain Charles Hunter is hired as a privateer by the Governor of Jamaica , Sir James Almont, to lead an expedition to the island fortress of Matanceros. , It is there that a galleon , ... (Wikipedia)
Tripwire
by Lee Child
A retired military cop is drawn into a tangled web of intrigue, uncovering a deadly conspiracy.
The prologue describes Victor Truman "Hook" Hobie's carefully planned escape route in the event of somebody discovering his "really big, well-guarded secret". His "early-warning system" consists of ... (Wikipedia)
American Assassin
by Vince Flynn
CIA recruits and trains Mitch Rapp to become a lethal assassin, seeking revenge against terrorists who killed his girlfriend.
Mitch Rapp is a gifted college athlete who just wants retribution for the Pan Am Lockerbie attack. He trains six months intensely with other clandestine operatives, under CIA Operations Director ... (Goodreads)
61 Hours
by Lee Child
An ex-military cop races against the clock to uncover a sinister plot and protect a witness in small-town South Dakota.
Jack Reacher is hitching a ride on a senior citizen's tour through South Dakota in the middle of winter when the bus skids out on the interstate, disabling it. Together with the bus driver and the ... (Wikipedia)
The Enemy
by Lee Child
A retired military cop is tasked with finding a missing American soldier in Iraq.
In the last hours of 1989, Major Gen. Kenneth Kramer dies of a heart attack in a seedy North Carolina motel, apparently while in the company of a prostitute. MP Maj. Jack Reacher investigates and ... (Wikipedia)
The Killer Angels
by Michael Shaara
A gripping story of the Battle of Gettysburg, told through the eyes of the soldiers on both sides.
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain , one of the major characters, remembers reciting to his father a speech from, Hamlet, : "What a piece of work is man...in action how like an angel!" Sgt. Buster Kilrain ... (Wikipedia)
The Murderer's Daughters
by Randy Susan Meyers
Sisters struggle to cope with the aftermath of their father's murder and their mother's imprisonment.
Lulu and Merry’s childhood was never ideal, but on the day before Lulu’s tenth birthday their father drives them into a nightmare. He’s always hungered for the love of the girl’s self-obsessed ... (Goodreads)
The Law of Nines
by Terry Goodkind
A man discovers he is the only one who can save two worlds from destruction, but at a great cost.
Turning twenty-seven may be terrifying for some, but for Alex, a struggling artist living in the midwestern United States, it is cataclysmic. Inheriting a huge expanse of land should have made him a ... (Goodreads)
Nine Women, One Dress
by Jane L. Rosen
A little black dress becomes the center of attention, weaving together the stories of nine women and their romantic adventures in New York City.
A charming, hilarious, irresistible romp of a novel that brings together nine unrelated women, each touched by the same little black dress that weaves through their lives, bringing a little magic ... (Goodreads)
The Sigma Protocol
by Robert Ludlum
A man's search for his father's killer leads him to uncover a secret organization with a deadly agenda.
Ben Hartman is vacationing in Switzerland when he meets his old school buddy Jimmy Cavanaugh - who tries to kill him. As he dodges assassins , mysterious tails, and police while searching for a safe ... (Wikipedia)
World Without End
by Ken Follett
Epic tale of love and war, tracing the lives of two families over centuries.
The novel begins in the fictional city of Kingsbridge, England in the year 1327 . Four children - Merthin, Caris, Gwenda, and Merthin's brother Ralph - head into the woods on All Hallows Day . ... (Wikipedia)
The Glass Ocean
by Beatriz Williams
A tale of three women, linked by a tragedy aboard the RMS Lusitania, and the secrets that unravel as they cross paths.
From the New York Times bestselling authors of The Forgotten Room comes a captivating historical mystery, infused with romance, that links the lives of three women across a century—two deep in the ... (Barnes & Noble)
Strata
by Terry Pratchett
A group of miners discover a planet that is not what it seems, leading to a journey through different layers of reality.
The excavation showed that the fossilized plesiosaur had been holding a placard which read, 'End Nuclear Testing Now'. That was nothing unusual. But then came a discovery of something which did ... (Goodreads)
The Lost Island
by Douglas Preston
A team of scientists and adventurers embark on a dangerous expedition to a remote island in search of a lost civilization and treasure.
Gideon Crew—brilliant scientist, master thief—is living on borrowed time. When his mysterious employer, Eli Glinn, gives him an eyebrow-raising mission, he has no reason to refuse. Gideon's task: ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Bourne Identity
by Robert Ludlum
An amnesiac assassin must uncover his past and true identity in a deadly search for the truth.
The preface of the novel consists of two real-life newspaper articles from 1975 about terrorist Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, known as " Carlos the Jackal ." The story opens with gunfire on a boat in the ... (Wikipedia)
Your Perfect Year
by Charlotte Lucas
A man receives a diary from a stranger, which leads him on a journey of self-discovery and unexpected love.
A man consumed by a meaningless life is going to do something he’s never considered doing before. He’s going to enjoy the day…, For hyper-particular publishing heir Jonathan Grief, the day starts ... (Barnes & Noble)
Relic
by Douglas Preston
Scientists investigate an ancient secret, hidden deep in the South American jungle.
In September 1987, Dr. Julian Whittlesey is leading an expedition through the Amazon Basin , in the Brazilian rainforest , in search of the lost Kothoga tribe. He hopes to prove that they still do ... (Wikipedia)
The Carpet People
by Terry Pratchett
In a world where people live on a carpet, two tribes go to war. But a small group of heroes may be able to save them all.
In the beginning, there was nothing but endless flatness. Then came the Carpet . . . That’s the old story everyone knows and loves. But now the Carpet is home to many different tribes and peoples, ... (Goodreads)
Breathless
by Dean Koontz
A man on the run from a dangerous cult seeks refuge with a woman and her son, but the cult is determined to find him.
#1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz delivers a thrilling novel of suspense and adventure, as the lives of strangers converge around a mystery unfolding high in the Colorado mountains—and ... (Goodreads)
The Face
by Dean Koontz
A man with a disfigured face seeks revenge on those who wronged him. A thrilling and suspenseful tale of obsession and vengeance.
The main plot of the story follows Ethan Truman, an ex-cop who now works as the head of security for the most famous actor in Hollywood, Channing Manheim, a.k.a. "The Face." Ethan is trying to track ... (Wikipedia)
Port Mortuary
by Patricia Cornwell
Dr. Kay Scarpetta investigates a death at a military morgue, uncovering a dangerous conspiracy.
Port Mortuary , the title of Patricia Cornwell's eighteenth Scarpetta novel, is literally a port for the dead. In this fast-paced story, a treacherous path from Scarpetta's past merges with the high- ... (Goodreads)
