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1) High profile
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Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
c2007
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Paradise, Massachusetts police chief Jesse Stone must investigate the murder of a controversial talk-show host and a young woman, found dead a few days later. The medical examiner reveals a heartbreaking link between the victims.
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Pub. Date
c2009
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When American doctor Julia Gallo is kidnapped in Afghanistan, the terms of her ransom leave the president with only one course of action: send covert counterterrorism operative Scot Harvath to free the man the kidnappers demand as ransom--al-Qaeda mastermind, Mustafa Khan.
4) Live to tell
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Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
c2010
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Victoria Oliver will do anything to ensure that her troubled son has some semblance of a childhood. Danielle Burton is a dedicated nurse in a pediatric psych ward, but is haunted by a family tragedy. The anniversary of that tragedy approaches, and when veteran Boston police detective D. D. Warren shows up, Danielle realizes it has started again. The lives of these three women connect in unexpected ways as uncovered secrets reveal how tightly blood...
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Sometimes even Miss Julia wants to hide under the covers. Her husband, Sam, wants them to attend marriage enrichment classes. Even worse, the psychologist leading the sessions is Fred Fowler, a man she could go forever without seeing again and would rather not introduce to Sam. But Miss Julia can't stay hidden for long. Someone has knocked Francie Pitts in the head and put her in the hospital. Francie didn't see her attacker, but she recognized their...
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Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
c2010
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On Long Island, a trusted operative for the President nudges his boat up to a pier, when a man materializes out of the rain and shoots him. In London, General Charles Ferguson, adviser to the Prime Minister, approaches his car on a side street, when there is a flash, and the car explodes. In New York, a former British soldier, who is also a bit more than that, takes a short walk in Central Park to stretch his legs, when a man comes up fast behind...
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Texas Ranger Josh Weston is a complete stranger to Bethanie Lane, and her only chance to escape from her uncle's grasp. Without hesitating, she strikes a deal with the rugged lawman to take her with him to his family's ranch near Fort Worth. On the journey, they forge a bond as powerful as it is unexpected. But when Bethanie's dream of a future with Josh falls apart, she's forced to make a harrowing choice.
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"A devil is indeed waiting. The President is coming to London, but not to an entirely warm welcome. A fanatical mullah is offering a blessing to anyone who will assassinate the President, and though most London Muslims think the mullah has crossed the line, a few think otherwise. Urgently, Sean Dillon, General Charles Ferguson, and the rest of the small band known as the "Prime Minister's private army" are called in, augmented by an extraordinary...
11) Gone girl
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On a warm summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, it is Nick and Amy Dunnes fifth wedding anniversary. Presents are being wrapped and reservations are being made when Nick's clever and beautiful wife disappears from their rented McMansion on the Mississippi River. Husband-of-the-Year Nick isn't doing himself any favors with cringe-worthy daydreams about the slope and shape of his wife's head, but passages from Amy's diary reveal the alpha-girl...
14) The death trade
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An eminent Iranian scientist has made a startling breakthrough in nuclear weapons research, but he can't stand the thought of his regime owning the bomb. He would run if he could, but if he does, his family dies. He is desperate; he doesn't know what to do. It is up to Sean Dillon and the rest of the small band known as the Prime Minister's private army to think of a plan. Most particularly, it is up to their newest member, an intelligence captain...
15) Hotshot
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Pub. Date
c2013.
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Peyton Lockhart and her sisters have inherited Bishop's Cove, a small, luxurious oceanfront resort, but it comes with a condition: They must first run the resort for one year and show a profit. A graduate of a French culinary school, Peyton has just lost her job as a food critic. A year doing something completely different sounds wonderful. But there are countless challenges, and too many people who want to stop the sisters from succeeding.
16) Innocence
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He lives in solitude beneath the city, an exile from society, which will destroy him if he is ever seen. She dwells in seclusion, a fugitive from enemies who will do her harm if she is ever found. But the bond between them runs deeper than the tragedies that have scarred their lives. Something more than chance -- and nothing less than destiny -- has brought them together in a world whose hour of reckoning is fast approaching.
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An Object of Desire? Or of Fear? It was stolen from a New Orleans grave the centuries-old bust of an evil man, a demonic man. It's an object desired by collectors and by those with wickedness in their hearts. One day, its current owner shows up at Danni Cafferty's antiques shop on Royal Street, the shop she inherited from her father. But before Danni can buy the statue, it disappears and the owner is found dead. Michael Quinn, former cop and now private...
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c2013.
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"It's December in Boston, and Spenser is busy planning the menu for Christmas dinner when he's confronted in his office by a young boy named Slide. Homeless and alone, Slide has found refuge with an organization named Street Business, which gives shelter and seeks job opportunities for the homeless and lost. Slide's mentor, Jackie Alvarez, is being threatened, and Street Business is in danger of losing its tenuous foothold in the community, turning...
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"Be Careful What You Wish For opens with Harry Clifton and his wife Emma rushing to learn the fate of their son Sebastian, who has been in a fatal car accident. But who died, Sebastian or his best friend? When Ross Buchanan is forced to resign as chairman of the Barrington Shipping Company, Emma Clifton wants to replace him. But Don Pedro Martinez intends to install his puppet, Alex Fisher, in order to destroy the Barrington family firm just as the...
20) The cursed
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When the spirit of a murder victim asks for her help, Hannah O'Brien turns to the FBI's elite unit of paranormal investigators to solve the case, which is linked to a historical mystery involving sunken treasure and a curse.
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