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Forced to Kill
by Andrew Peterson
A former CIA agent is forced to come out of retirement and use his skills to protect his family from a dangerous enemy.
Trained Marine sniper Nathan McBride is the sole survivor of Montez de Oca, the brutal Nicaraguan interrogator who tortured countless souls to death before vanishing fourteen years ago. Though ... (Goodreads)
The Professor
by Robert Bailey
A law professor takes on a wrongful death case, uncovering corruption and facing personal demons along the way.
Law professor Thomas Jackson McMurtrie literally wrote the book on evidence in the state of Alabama. But when a power-hungry colleague uses a recent run-in between McMurtrie and headstrong student ... (Barnes & Noble)
Gray Mountain
by John Grisham
A young lawyer navigates the corrupt world of coal mining in Appalachia, uncovering dangerous secrets along the way.
Samantha Kofer is a lawyer at a major New York City law firm, which is hit hard at the onset of the Great Recession . Rather than lay her off, the firm suggests that Sam conduct a charity service ... (Wikipedia)
A Criminal Defense
by William L. Myers Jr.
A high-profile murder case puts a successful lawyer's career and personal life on the line. Twists and turns abound in this legal thriller.
Losing the trial of his life could mean losing everything., When a young reporter is found dead and a prominent Philadelphia businessman is accused of her murder, Mick McFarland finds himself ... (Barnes & Noble)
Apprentice in Death
by J.D. Robb
Detective Eve Dallas solves a series of gruesome murders in a twisted game of revenge.
Lieutenant Eve Dallas returns in a fast-paced new novel from #1, New York Times, bestselling author J. D. Robb., Nature versus nurture..., The shots came quickly, silently, and with deadly accuracy. ... (Goodreads)
The Naturalist
by Andrew Mayne
An entomologist's adventures as he pursues his passion for the study of insects.
Professor Theo Cray is trained to see patterns where others see chaos. So when mutilated bodies found deep in the Montana woods leave the cops searching blindly for clues, Theo sees something they ... (Goodreads)
Calico Joe
by John Grisham
A former professional baseball player confronts his past while his son faces a career-ending injury.
Author Grisham once dreamed of a career as a professional baseball player for the St. Louis Cardinals . , This, his first baseball novel, is about a beanball that ends the career of a promising ... (Wikipedia)
Personal
by Lee Child
A thrilling tale of a former soldier's quest for justice and his battle against formidable foes.
You can leave the army, but the army doesn’t leave you. Not always. Not completely , notes Jack Reacher—and sure enough, the retired military cop is soon pulled back into service. This time, for the ... (Goodreads)
Worth Dying For
by Lee Child
An ex-military cop confronts a dangerous drug cartel while trying to rescue a kidnapped child.
Following the events of, 61 Hours, , Jack Reacher is on his way to Virginia to meet Maj. Susan Turner, the current commanding officer of his old unit, the 110th Military Police Squadron. En route, he ... (Wikipedia)
Fatal Affair
by Marie Force
A steamy romantic thriller about a married woman's affair with a handsome stranger, leading to dangerous consequences.
an alternate cover edition can be found, here, Washington, D.C., Metro Police Detective Sergeant Sam Holland needs a big win to salvage her career–and her confidence--after a disastrous ... (Goodreads)
New York Dead
by Stuart Woods
Stone Barrington, a detective, investigates the murder of a wealthy businessman in New York City. The case leads him to uncover a web of deceit and corruption.
Everyone is always telling Stone Barrington that he's too smart to be a cop, but it's pure luck that places him on the streets in the dead of night, just in time to witness the horrifying incident ... (Goodreads)
The Bourne Ultimatum
by Robert Ludlum
Secret agent Jason Bourne on a mission to uncover the truth behind his life and identity.
The novel follows David Webb, alias Jason Bourne , as he works to find his old enemy, Carlos the Jackal , who is trying to kill him. As the Jackal enters old age and his infamy fades, he decides that ... (Wikipedia)
Alone
by Kendra Elliot
FBI agent Cate Wilde investigates a murder in her hometown, uncovering dark secrets and facing her own traumatic past.
An, RT, Reviewers’ Choice Award Finalist, Romantic Suspense.,, Alone, is the fourth book in Bone Secrets, the multimillion-copy bestselling series., One rainy night in the woods outside of Portland, ... (Barnes & Noble)
And Then She Was Gone
by Christopher Greyson
A woman disappears, leaving behind a trail of secrets and lies. Her daughter sets out to uncover the truth and find her.
What’s done in the dark will be brought to the light…, , , The silhouette stood at the edge of the woods like a spider watching a fly enter its carefully crafted web. Only a few more steps and she’d ... (Barnes & Noble)
An Invisible Client
by Victor Methos
A lawyer takes on a client who doesn't exist, leading him down a dangerous path of corruption and deceit.
For high-powered personal injury attorney Noah Byron, the good things in life come with a price tag—cars, houses, women. That’s why he represents only cases that come with the possibility of a nice ... (Barnes & Noble)
Breath of Scandal
by Sandra Brown
A young woman's life is turned upside down when she becomes embroiled in a scandalous affair with a wealthy politician.
On a rainy Southern night, Jade Sperry endured a young woman's worst nightmare at the hands of three local hell-raisers. Robbed of her youthful ideals and at the center of scandal and tragedy, Jade ... (Goodreads)
Miracle Cure
by Harlan Coben
Two doctors discover a cure for AIDS, but their breakthrough leads to a deadly conspiracy.
They're one of the country's most telegenic couples: beloved TV journalist Sara Lowell and New York's hottest basketball star, Michael Silverman. Their family and social connections tie them to the ... (Goodreads)
If She Only Knew
by Lisa Jackson
A woman with amnesia tries to uncover her past and discovers dark secrets that threaten her life.
She can't remember anything... but she knows that she's in danger. A thrilling story of deadly secrets and missing memories, Lisa Jackson's first New York Times bestseller is now beautifully ... (Barnes & Noble)
Nice Girls Don't Bite Their Neighbors
by Molly Harper
A vampire housewife navigates the challenges of suburban life while keeping her true identity a secret.
Just as Jane Jameson's unlife seems to be stabilizing, fate sinks its fangs firmly into her butt. Despite her near-phobia of wedding planning, her no-frills nighttime nuptials to her sexy boyfriend, ... (Goodreads)
Hot Blooded
by Lisa Jackson
A small town is rocked by a series of murders, and the prime suspect is the town's bad boy. But is he really guilty?
First One Dead Body. . . A prostitute lies strangled in a seedy French Quarter hotel room. Miles away, in a rambling plantation house on the sultry shores of Lake Ponchartrain, popular late-night ... (Barnes & Noble)
Prior Bad Acts
by Tami Hoag
A serial killer is on the loose and a prosecutor must confront her own past to solve the case.
New York Times bestselling author Tami Hoag returns with a thriller that begins with a shocking crime scene you’ll never forget and follows two relentless detectives on a manhunt that ends in a ... (Goodreads)
Noble Beginnings
by L.T. Ryan
Jack Noble, a former Marine and CIA operative, is pulled back into the world of espionage to protect a senator's daughter.
ACE for ASIN: B009K8RHNQ In March of 2002, while the eyes of the world focused on Afghanistan, Jack Noble finds himself on the outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq. A Marine in name only, Jack is on-loan to ... (Goodreads)
Interlude in Death
by J.D. Robb
Lieutenant Eve Dallas investigates the murder of a famous musician during a performance, uncovering dark secrets and motives.
In early spring of 2059, Lieutenant Eve Dallas is called off planet to face a grueling ordeal - giving a seminar at the largest police conference of the year, to be held in a swanky resort. A resort ... (Goodreads)
Under Different Stars
by Amy A. Bartol
A girl from a different world is brought to Earth and must navigate a new life while trying to find her way back home.
Winner of four 2014 UtopYA Awards, including Best Book of the Year and Best Sci-Fi Book of the Year, Kricket Hollowell never wished upon stars. She was too busy hiding in plain sight, eluding ... (Barnes & Noble)
When She Returned
by Lucinda Berry
A woman returns home after being abducted as a child, but her family struggles to accept her and secrets from the past resurface.
One woman’s reappearance throws her family into turmoil, exposing dark secrets and the hidden, often devastating truth of family relationships., Kate Bennett vanished from a parking lot eleven years ... (Barnes & Noble)
Tier One
by Brian Andrews
A former Navy SEAL is recruited to a top-secret team to stop a terrorist attack. Fast-paced action and suspenseful plot twists ensue.
In a world violated by terror, the old lines have blurred. Meet the next generation of covert ops. John Dempsey’s life—as an elite Tier One Navy SEAL named Jack Kemper—is over. A devastating ... (Goodreads)
The Conviction
by Robert Dugoni
A lawyer takes on a case defending a man who may be innocent, but the deeper he delves, the more dangerous it becomes.
In this exhilarating legal thriller from Robert Dugoni, the #1 Kindle bestselling author of MY SISTER'S GRAVE, attorney David Sloane must take the law into his own hands to save his son from a ... (Goodreads)
Against All Enemies
by Tom Clancy
CIA agent Max Moore uncovers a terrorist plot to attack the United States. He must stop the attack before it's too late.
In Pakistan , CIA Special Activities Division (SAD) officer and former Navy SEAL Max Moore cultivates an asset in the form of Colonel Saadat Khodai of the Pakistan Army , who has information about ... (Wikipedia)
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)
Silent Partner
by Jonathan Kellerman
A psychologist helps a traumatized young boy who witnessed a murder, but soon realizes the boy may be hiding something sinister.
At a party for a controversial Los Angeles sex therapist, Alex encounters a face from his own past–Sharon Ransom, an exquisite, alluring lover who left him abruptly more than a decade earlier. Sharon ... (Goodreads)
