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Gideon's Sword
by Douglas Preston
Gideon Crew, a skilled thief, is recruited by a secret government agency to stop a terrorist plot. Action-packed thriller with unexpected twists.
The story introduces Gideon Crew, a scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory who is also a former art thief/master-of-disguise. He learns from his mother that his mathematician father—who had ... (Wikipedia)
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)
White Fire
by Douglas Preston
A thrilling mystery-adventure, uncovering a lost secret hidden in the ruins of the Mayan city.
Corrie Swanson sets out to solve a long-forgotten mystery. In 1876, in a remote mining camp called Roaring Fork in the Colorado Rockies, several miners were killed in devastating grizzly bear ... (Wikipedia)
Insignia
by S.J. Kincaid
A teenage gamer is recruited by the military to control drones in a war, but soon realizes the true cost of his actions.
The earth is in the middle of WWIII in Insignia , the first entry in S. J. Kincaid's fast-paced sci-fi adventure trilogy perfect for fans of Ender's Game . The planet's natural resources are almost ... (Goodreads)
Last Night at Chateau Marmont
by Lauren Weisberger
A struggling musician's life changes when his wife becomes a famous singer. They navigate the ups and downs of fame and their relationship.
Heartbreak, headlines and Hermes – welcome to Brooke's new world… Brooke and Julian live a happy life in New York – she's the breadwinner working two jobs and he's the struggling musician husband. ... (Goodreads)
Demon Thief
by Darren Shan
A boy becomes a demon thief and must navigate the dangerous underworld of demons and humans.
The series centers around three protagonists: Grubitsch "Grubbs" Grady, Cornelius "Kernel" Fleck and Bec MacConn. Although they meet each other at various points, they are from separate times; Grubbs ... (Wikipedia)
The Night Strangers
by Chris Bohjalian
After a plane crash, a haunted pilot moves his family to a new town, where they encounter a coven of witches.
From the bestselling author of The Double Bind , Skeletons at the Feast , and Secrets of Eden , comes a riveting and dramatic ghost story. In a dusty corner of a basement in a rambling Victorian ... (Goodreads)
Hardwired
by Meredith Wild
Erica Hathaway is a tech genius who falls for billionaire Blake Landon, but their relationship is threatened by secrets and danger.
Devour the addictive #1, NYT, series that's sold over a million copies worldwide about a bad boy hacker billionaire and the whip-smart woman he can't resist. Determined to overcome a difficult past, ... (Goodreads)
Firefly Summer
by Maeve Binchy
A small Irish town is turned upside down when an American millionaire arrives to buy the local estate. Secrets and passions are revealed.
Set in the 1960s, the plot revolves around the people of a rural Irish town named Mountfern. Patrick O'Neill, an Irish-American businessman, settles with his children in "the land of his ancestors" ... (Wikipedia)
Girl Missing
by Tess Gerritsen
A medical examiner investigates the death of a young woman, leading her to uncover a dark conspiracy involving human trafficking.
The first body is a mystery. She's young. She's beautiful. And her corpse, laid out in the office of Boston medical examiner Kat Novak, betrays no secrets - except for a notebook clutched in one ... (Goodreads)
Zombies Vs. Unicorns
by Holly Black
A collection of short stories featuring either zombies or unicorns, showcasing the strengths and weaknesses of each mythical creature.
It's a question as old as time itself: which is better, the zombie or the unicorn? In this anthology, edited by Holly Black and Justine Larbalestier (unicorn and zombie, respectively), strong ... (Goodreads)
Deception
by Jonathan Kellerman
A psychologist investigates a murder case involving a wealthy family, uncovering dark secrets and lies.
Her name is Elise Freeman, and her chilling cry for help comes too late to save her. On a DVD found near her lifeless body, the emotionally and physically battered woman chronicles a long ordeal of ... (Goodreads)
Catering to Nobody
by Diane Mott Davidson
A caterer becomes a sleuth after a client dies from her food. A cozy mystery with recipes included.
MEET THE CATERER WHO WHIPPED UP THE MULTIMILLION-COPY MYSTERY SERIES– AS GOLDY SOLVES HER FIRST MURDER! Diane Mott Davidson’s winning recipe of first-class suspense and five-star fare has won her and ... (Goodreads)
The Other Wife
by Michael Robotham
A man's life is turned upside down when his wife, who he thought was dead, reappears. He must confront the truth about their past and present.
Childhood sweethearts William and Mary have been married for sixty years. William is a celebrated surgeon, Mary a devoted wife. Both have a strong sense of right and wrong. This is what their son, ... (Barnes & Noble)
Alert
by James Patterson
A terrorist group threatens to release a deadly virus in America. FBI agent discovers a plot to destroy the country.
In this, New York Times, bestseller, Detective Michael Bennett must race against time to save New York City from chaos by tracking down the source of two mysterious attacks. New Yorkers aren't easily ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Owl Always Hunts At Night
by Samuel Bjørk
A complex and twisted murder investigation that delves into the darkest corners of human nature.
When a young woman is found dead, the police are quick to respond. But what they find at the scene is unexpected. The body is posed, the scene laboriously set. And there is almost no forensic ... (Goodreads)
Heart and Soul
by Maeve Binchy
A group of doctors and nurses come together to open a heart clinic in Dublin, facing personal and professional challenges along the way.
Clara Casey has more than enough on her plate. Her daughters Adi and Linda were no problem during the usually turbulent teens. Now Adi is always fighting for or against something: the environment or ... (Goodreads)
A Boy Made of Blocks
by Keith Stuart
A father reconnects with his autistic son through the video game Minecraft, learning to understand and accept him for who he is.
A Boy Made of Blocks is a funny, heartwarming story of family and love inspired by the author's own experiences with his son, the perfect latest obsession for fans of The Rosie Project, David ... (Goodreads)
Bec
by Darren Shan
A young girl named Bec trains to become a warrior and fight against the evil forces threatening her world.
When a "simple child" named Bran who can run incredibly fast comes to Bec's demon-besieged rath, she and a small consignment of warriors go with him, including the chief's son, Connla, who is ... (Wikipedia)
Too Close to Home
by Linwood Barclay
A family's life is turned upside down when a teenage girl goes missing in their small town. Secrets and lies are uncovered as they search for her.
Linwood Barclay, critically acclaimed author of No Time for Goodbye, brings terror closer than ever before in a thriller where murder strikes in the place we feel safest of all. Promise Falls isn't ... (Goodreads)
The Forgotten Room
by Lincoln Child
A historian, a doctor, and an FBI agent uncover a secret room that holds a deadly secret.
Professor Jeremy Logan (the quirky and charismatic “enigmalogist” who specializes in solving problems of the strange or seemingly supernatural variety) receives an urgent summons from the director of ... (Goodreads)
The Amber Room
by Steve Berry
A thrilling adventure to uncover the lost Amber Room, a priceless treasure stolen by the Nazis during WWII.
The story is about judge Rachel Cutler and her husband Paul, a divorced American couple caught up in a treasure hunt for the long-missing Amber Room. A couple of competitive professional treasure ... (Wikipedia)
Traitor's Blade
by Sebastien de Castell
Three musketeers-like tale of a disbanded group of swashbuckling heroes fighting for justice in a corrupt kingdom.
Falcio is the first Cantor of the Greatcoats. Trained in the fighting arts and the laws of Tristia, the Greatcoats are travelling Magisters upholding King’s Law. They are heroes. Or at least they ... (Goodreads)
Tunnels
by Roderick Gordon
Will Burrows and his friend Chester discover a hidden underground world beneath London, full of danger and secrets.
The main influence in fourteen-year-old Will Burrow's life is his father, Dr. Burrows, and together they share an interest in archaeology and a fascination for the buried past. When Dr. Burrows ... (Wikipedia)
The Third Twin
by Ken Follett
A thrilling mystery of genetic engineering, espionage, and murder.
Jeannie Ferrami, Psy.D. , is an associate professor and criminality researcher at the fictional Jones Falls University, an Ivy League school in Baltimore, Maryland . , She studies the influence of ... (Wikipedia)
Seize the Night
by Dean Koontz
A thrilling story of a detective hunting down a killer in the dark of night.
Seize the Night begins a few months after Fear Nothing . It starts with Chris and his dog Orson happening upon Chris's ex-girlfriend, Lilly Wing, whose son Jimmy has just disappeared. Chris swears to ... (Wikipedia)
Angelology
by Danielle Trussoni
A thrilling tale of a nun and a scholar who uncover a secret society of angelologists and their battle against the Nephilim.
The story follows a nun in New York who unwittingly reignites an ancient war between Angelologists, a group who study angels, and a race of descendants of angels and humans called the Nephilim . The ... (Wikipedia)
Dead Scared
by Sharon J. Bolton
A string of suicides at Cambridge University leads DC Lacey Flint to go undercover as a vulnerable student. But the danger is closer than she thinks.
When a rash of suicides tears through Cambridge University, DI Mark Joesbury recruits DC Lacey Flint to go undercover as a student to investigate. Although each student's death appears to be a ... (Barnes & Noble)
Shut Your Eyes Tight
by John Verdon
Retired detective investigates a series of murders that seem to be connected to a decades-old case. Twists and turns abound.
When he was the NYPD’s top homicide investigator, Dave Gurney was never comfortable with the label the press gave him: super detective. He was simply a man who, when faced with a puzzle, wanted to ... (Goodreads)
The Sherlockian
by Graham Moore
A literary mystery that follows two parallel stories, one about the death of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and the other about a modern-day Sherlockian society.
Hurtling from present day New York to Victorian London,, The Sherlockian, weaves the history of Sherlock Holmes and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle into an inspired and entertaining double mystery that proves ... (Barnes & Noble)
