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Series
Camel Club novels volume 2
Language
English
Description
Annabelle is a beautiful stranger with a mysterious past, planning the heist of the century -- two short cons to fund a long con, then a life of unashamed luxury, incognito in a foreign land. Jonathan DeHaven, the shy head of the Rare Books Division at the Library of Congress, is planning nothing more than an uneventful day amongst his cherished collection. But when Jonathan is found dead by Caleb Shaw, a member of the Camel Club, two conspiracies...
2) Twisted prey
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Series
Language
English
Description
A rich psychopath, Taryn Grant had run successfully for the U.S. Senate, where Lucas had predicted she'd fit right in. He was also convinced that she'd been responsible for three murders, though he'd never been able to prove it. Once a psychopath had gotten that kind of rush, though, he or she often needed another fix, so he figured he might be seeing her again. He was right. A federal marshal now, with a very wide scope of investigation, he's heard...
3) A safe house
Author
Series
Stone Barrington novels volume 61
Language
English
Description
"Stone Barrington is looking forward to some quiet time in New York City, until he is asked to transport precious, top-secret cargo across the Atlantic. Taking on the challenge, Stone flies off unaware of what--or who--he is bringing with him. But his plans to lie low are quickly spoiled when a dangerous dispatcher tracks down Stone and his tantalizing mystery guest, intent on payback--and silencing anyone who poses a threat. From the English countryside...
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Language
English
Description
Anna O'Brien leads a predictable and quiet life as a map librarian at the illustrious Library of Congress until she stumbles across the baffling mystery of a ship disappeared at sea. Thwarted in her attempts to uncover information, her determination outweighs her shyness and she turns to a dashing congressman for help. Luke Callahan was one of the nation's most powerful congressmen before his promising career was shadowed in scandal. Eager to share...
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Series
Publisher
Cemetery Dance Publications
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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When Gwendy Peterson was twelve, a mysterious stranger named Richard Farris gave her a mysterious box for safekeeping. It offered treats and vintage coins, but it was dangerous. Years later, the button box entered Gwendy's life again. A successful novelist and a rising political star, she was once again forced to deal with the temptation that box represented. Now, evil forces seek to possess the button box and it is up to Senator Gwendy Peterson to...
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Series
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Charlie Marder, a World War II veteran and popular academic, is an unlikely congressman. Thrust into office by his power-broker father's connections, Charlie is determined to use his new position for good. He quickly learns, however, that in 1950s Washington, little is as it seems. Struggling to navigate the treacherous waters alongside real-life figures such as President Dwight Eisenhower, Senator John F. Kennedy, and Roy Cohn, Charlie is confronted...
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English
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Michael Tanner is on his way home from a business trip when he accidentally picks up the wrong MacBook in an airport security line. He doesn’t notice the mix-up until he arrives home in Boston, but by then it’s too late. Tanner’s curiosity gets the better of him when he discovers that the owner is a US senator and that the laptop contains top secret files. When Senator Susan Robbins realizes she’s come back with the wrong laptop, she calls...
8) Strip tease
Author
Publisher
Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
Pub. Date
2003, c1993
Physical Desc
447 p. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Only in America could an innocent, if drunken, guest of honor at a strip joint bachelor party become a mortal threat against Big Money and Big Government. Only in south Florida, land of roadside honky-tonks and sinister pleasure boats—not to mention blackmail and murder—would a virtuous topless dancer join forces with a cool but clueless cop. And only in the fiction of Carl Hiaasen do readers experience riveting suspense and razor-sharp characters...
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English
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In a fast-paced sequel to The Hellfire Club, Charlie and Margaret Marder, political stars in 1960s Washington D.C., arrive in Los Angeles on their latest case, only to be pursued by sinister forces from Hollywood's stages to the newly founded Church of Scientology.
Author
Series
MacGregors volume s. 3 & 4
Publisher
Silhouette Books
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
458 p. : geneal. table ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
All the possibilities: Creative, compelling, unconventional--Shelby Campbell was unlike any woman Senator Alan MacGregor had ever known. The cynical politician found himself falling in love with the spirited beauty, though she kept him at arm's length. But despite the centuries-old feud between the MacGregors and Campbells, absolutely nothing would keep Alan from getting what he wanted...
One man's art: Grant Campbell had withdrawn from the world,...
11) The short drop
Author
Series
Gibson Vaughn novels volume 1
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
388 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
A decade ago, fourteen-year-old Suzanne Lombard, the daughter of Benjamin Lombard -- then a senator, now a powerful vice president running for the presidency -- disappeared in the most sensational missing-person case in the nation's history. Still unsolved, the mystery remains a national obsession. For legendary hacker and marine Gibson Vaughn, the case is personal -- Suzanne Lombard had been like a sister to him. On the tenth anniversary of her disappearance,...
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Series
Lucy Kincaid volume 4
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
405 p. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Lucy Kincaid is back -- with a vengeance. It has been seven years since Lucy was attacked -- and almost killed -- by an online predator. Today, she is well on her way toward a new life. A trainee at the FBI Academy, Lucy is devoted to the fight against cyber sex crimes. Her current mission: To take down a prostitution ring through a joint task force in the White House. A number of known prostitutes -- with scores of high-profile clients -- are turning...
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Publisher
Delta
Pub. Date
1999, c1998
Physical Desc
366 p. : map ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
At dawn in Beijing, Alice Mannegan pedals a bicycle through the deserted streets. An American by birth, a translator by profession, she spends her nights in Beijing's smoke-filled bars, and the Chinese men she so desires never misunderstand her intentions. All around her rushes the air of China, the scent of history and change, of a world where she has come to escape her father's love and her own pain. It is a world in which, each night as she slips...
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Audio
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
7 audio discs (8 1/2 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Sam Houston is a living legend in 1861. Yet now, approaching seventy years of hard living, he finds everything he has fought for being torn asunder. Texas is joining the Confederacy, and Houston, a Unionist who has been cast out as governor, quickly loses power, prestige, and friends. He could hide in retirement, but such is not the way of a warrior. The Raven prepares for his most important fight yet.
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