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Code name Camelot (Noah Wolf thriller #01)
Par David Archer. 2016
"After witnessing the murder-suicide of his parents as a child, Noah suffers from a form of PTSD that has left…
him without emotion, without a conscience and without the ability to function as a normal human being. With the help of childhood friends, he learns to watch others around him and mimic their behaviors, in order to conceal the fact that his mind operates more like a computer that he has spent years programming. That program is what allows Noah to pass himself off as normal, by establishing parameters of right and wrong that are completely inviolable to him. As a young adult, Noah finds structure in the U.S. Army, and becomes an excellent and exemplary soldier, but when his self-imposed programming is put to the test by the murderous acts of the superior officer, Noah finds himself quickly made expendable, charged with crimes he did not commit and facing the possibility of execution. Without any reasonable hope for a reprieve, Noah's logic-based mind accepts his fate. Sometimes, though, things are not all as they seem to be, and Noah is offered one chance to save himself. It was his disability, his lack of emotion, that made him the soldier he had become. Now, an ultrasecret organization known as E & E wants Noah's talents, offering him a chance to survive. As the most deadly assassin the world has ever known." -- Provided by publisherIn sheep's clothing (Noah Wolf thriller #03)
Par David Archer. 2016
"Team Camelot has recovered from the devastation of their last mission, and it's time to go back to work. This…
time, they find themselves working right here in the good ol' US of A, taking out the top echelons of an entire drug cartel, and Noah gets the chance to use some of Wally's supergadgets. The mission comes off better than anyone could have hoped, and the team heads for home. But then all four of their phones signal an incoming message: Neverland under attack! Only Team Camelot is still able to function, and Noah and his team are given the orders they thought they'd never hear: Go out on their own, and get the sons of bitches who did this! With Allison's life in the balance, Noah and the team go after the only person who could mastermind such an attack." -- AmazonWeird fishes
Par Rae Mariz. 2022
"When Ceph, a squid-like scientist, discovers proof of the ocean's slowing currents, she makes the dangerous ascent from her deep-sea…
civilization to the uncharted surface above. Out of her depths and helpless in her symbiotic mech suit, Ceph relies on Iliokai, a seal-folk storyteller, who sings the state of the sea and has seen evidence of clogged currents as she surfs the time gyres throughout the lonely blue. Navigating the perils of their damaged ocean environment, and seemingly insurmountable cultural differences, Ceph and Iliokai realize that the activities of terrestrial beings are slowing the spiralling currents of time. On a journey that connects future and past, the surface and the deep, the unlikely friends struggle to solve a problem so big it needs a leviathan solution." -- Provided by publisherLone Wolf (Noah Wolf thriller #02)
Par David Archer. 2016
"Noah Wolf is one of the world's most deadly assassins, completely devoid of emotion and conscience. These factors, which others…
would consider to be handicaps, allow him to evaluate situation instantly, and from a purely logical standpoint. His decisions and actions are never tainted by emotion or feelings, which frees him from any risk of fear or guilt. When Team Camelot is handed an unusual mission to rescue the abducted daughter of a foreign president, Noah and the rest go into it with confidence, and are quickly successful. Back home, they are ready to celebrate, but something doesn't feel right. The mission was too easy, and there are indicators that someone may have discovered who they are and tracked them back to Neverland. Noah's house is entered while the team is away, and he is unable to shake the feeling that the mission was nothing but a ruse to expose E & E. It doesn't take long for him to decide that they must return to the field, their new mission to track down a Russian counterpart of their own Allison Peterson. Nicolaich Andropov has marked Noah for termination, so Noah decides to use himself as bait to draw the man into a trap. Unfortunately, Andropov is known as a ghost, a man whose appearance is unknown, able to move in absolute secrecy and remain several steps ahead of any who pursue him. When Noah fails to recognize this fact, Sarah becomes a hostage and pawn in a battle to the death. There's only one tiny chance to save her, but it will mean Noah must go unarmed and alone to meet his nemesis. The game is on, with his own life and Sarah's as the prize." -- AmazonCast in sorrow (Chronicles of Elantra #09)
Par Michelle Sagara. 2013
"The Barrani would be happy to see her die. So Kaylin Neya is a bit surprised by her safe arrival…
in the West March. Especially when enemies new and old surround her and those she would call friends are equally dangerous. And then the real trouble starts. Kaylin's assignment is to be a "harmoniste"-one who helps tell the truth behind a Barrani Recitation. But in a land where words are more effective than weapons, Kaylin's duties are deadly. With the wrong phrase she could tear a people further asunder. And with the right ones...well, then she might be able to heal a blight on a race. If only she understood the story." -- Provided by publisherCast in fury (Chronicles of Elantra #04)
Par Michelle Sagara. 2016
"When a minority race of telepaths is suspected of causing a near-devastating tidal wave, Private Kaylin Neya is summoned to…
Court-and into a PR nightmare. To ease racial tensions, the emperor has commissioned a play, and the playwright has his own ideas about who should be the focus. But Kaylin works her best magic behind the scenes, and though she tries to stay neutral, she is again drawn into a world of politics...and murder. To make matters worse, Marcus, her trusted sergeant, gets stripped of his command, leaving Kaylin vulnerable. Now she's juggling two troubling cases, and even magic's looking good by comparison. But then nobody ever said life in the theater was easy." -- Provided by publisherCast in deception (Chronicles of Elantra #13)
Par Michelle Sagara. 2018
"Private Kaylin Neya thought her home couldn't possibly get more crowded. But when one of her housemates, Annarion, decides to…
undertake the Barrani Test of Name, his friends refuse to let him face his task alone-and Kaylin's sentient home, Helen, is the only structure capable of shielding the rest of Elantra from the magnitude of their power. Annarion and Mandoran almost caused the destruction of the High Halls once already. Add nine of their closest friends, and the danger is astronomically higher-especially since these guests are at the heart of a political firestorm. Imprisoned almost a millennium ago, their recent freedom threatens the rulership of several prominent Barrani families, and the machinations of those Lords make it almost impossible to tell friend from foe. As political tensions ramp up, the shadows beneath the High Halls are seeking a freedom that has never been possible before. Kaylin must find a way to keep those shadows from escaping, or that freedom will destroy her city, the empire and everything she holds dear." -- Provided by publisherTahoe hit (Owen McKenna mystery thriller #18)
Par Todd Borg. 2020
Carston Kraytower's San Francisco hedge fund is hugely profitable. But Kraytower has a secret background he'll do anything to conceal.…
Two of his colleagues know what he's hiding. All seems okay until they start dying in inexplicable ways up at Lake Tahoe. Kraytower's son Joshua grows up surrounded by riches and secrets and deadly mysteries. Those mysteries drive a killer to seek revenge. The killer kidnaps Joshua, the one person who is innocent. As the murderer's scheme unfolds, Tahoe Detective Owen McKenna realizes that in order to find and save the kidnapped boy, he has to unravel a mystery that seems to stretch back in time to Shakespeare's Hamlet, a gripping tale filled with betrayal and murder, where nearly all the characters die. Adult. Some violenceCast in wisdom (Chronicles of Elantra #15)
Par Michelle Sagara. 2020
"The fiefs that exist at the heart of the city of Elantra are home to sentient Towers that guard the…
world against the incursion of Shadow. But between the fiefs exists the gray world of the border zone. In it, geography changes between one passage across a border and the next. The rules of magic are different there-and yet somehow familiar to Kaylin Neya. When a Shadow escapes, Kaylin must find out how...and why. If Shadows can breach the barrier erected by the Towers, the whole of Elantra will be devoured. It's happened on other worlds. Bellusdeo, Kaylin's Dragon companion, absolutely believes it can happen on theirs. The border zone holds secrets and ancient histories, and people are gathering there in search of its power. Without even understanding what that power is, or why it exists, Kaylin is in a desperate race against time to find those secrets first. She doesn't know who her enemies are. She doesn't know how many she'll face. But she won't face them alone." -- Provided by publisherLa última revelación (Aventuras de Ulises Vidal #03)
Par Fernando Gamboa. 2021
"After their return from the Amazon, things have not gone well for Ulysses, Cassie and Professor Castillo. Their account of…
what they experienced in Black City turns out to be so extraordinary that they are branded as fakers and publicly reviled. What should have been a great triumph becomes a dramatic setback. To prove they are telling the truth and get their lives back, they will have no choice but to once again venture into the unknown in search of the irrefutable proof they need. This time, the trail of bread crumbs will lead them to one of the most dangerous, desolate and inhospitable places on the planet...but that will only be the beginning. The starting point of an incredible journey full of action, suspense and incredible discoveries, risking everything to unravel the greatest mystery in history." -- Translation provided by NLSEl lazo de oro
Par James Oliver Curwood. 1982
Bram Johnson, the mad wolf-man of the Upper Country, is pursued by Philip Raine of the Royal North West Mounted…
Police. This fast-moving adventure story involves a beautiful woman, a ruthless murderer, and a race against death across the Arctic snows. Spanish language. UnratedEndgame
Par Ahmet Altan. 2017
"In Endgame, award-winning author and Turkish political dissident Ahmet Altan has crafted an enigmatic literary noir exploring the ways corruption…
has overtaken contemporary Turkish life. With a dreamlike logic reminiscent of Paul Auster and Graham Greene, it tells the story of an unnamed man who arrives in a small town only to find himself involved in a mystery with existential implications (The Washington Post). The protagonist, a womanizing writer who lived his entire life in the city, retires to a sunbaked Turkish village to enjoy the quiet. Instead, he encounters a world of suspicion, paranoia, and violence. The town's mayor is both his only ally and his greatest nemesis; his lover shares an ambiguous past with the mayor; the locals seem hell-bent on turning him into a murderer; and, he is initiated into the town's biggest secret only to discover this knowledge will become a weapon used against him. All the while, Altan's appealingly untrustworthy narrator transports the reader into a world of lust, ambition, small-town politics, and death." -- Provided by publisherJudgment in the ashes (Ashes #24)
Par William W Johnstone. 1997
"To millions of men and women, Simon Border is a saint who has the inside track to God. But to…
Ben Raines, Border is a dangerous hypocrite with an army of true believers who'll do anything they're ordered to do - like go on a holy war against Raines and the SUSA Rebels. Border has condemned Raines as the Antichrist and has vowed to destroy him, his followers and what remains of America. As the rabid religious leader puts into place the final piece of a chilling plan, Raines is going to need a miracle to stop him--and survive." -- Dust jacketThe last rebel: survivor (Ashes #36)
Par William W Johnstone. 2004
"In a book that forms a coda to William W. Johnstone's "Ashes" series, Jim LaDoux, the grandson of the legendary…
General Ben Raines has seen his grandfather, and the last of his family, die in the beginnings of the plague that sweeps the world, leaving many millions dead and a civilization struggling to survive and re-build after yet another in a what seems like an endless series of crippling blows. LaDoux, having stayed alone for six months in the isolated Idaho cabin built by his ancestors, realizes that he must get out and find life and hope or he will surrender to despair and death. As he starts traveling, he finds a young woman, Bev, who had been on a Believer mission and who has barely survived an attack by Rejects. The Rejects are a chaotic and violent movement of outcasts who have seen all the destruction and horror of the last few years and have formed a single belief: that there can be no God in a world such as they've lived in. As they travel together, they find love for each other and they have to deal with members of both sides of the struggle and then encounter yet a third faction, the Rebels, who believe that Ben Raines's set of beliefs is still alive and that faith, courage and firepower combined can beat back the evil that threatens to end the world." -- Provided by publisherEnemy in the ashes (Ashes #33)
Par William W Johnstone. 2002
"In a shattered world struggling to rebuild, oil is the lifeblood of industry--what remains of it. Now, poised with a…
nuclear dagger ready to cut that vital lifeline, stands El Farrar, barbaric warlord of the Near East. Leagued in global conspiracy with Claire Osterman, power-grasping President of the recently defeated northern USA, he's threatening to contaminate the vast oil reserves with centuries-long lethal radioactivity, throwing civilization back into a new Dark Age. Backed by the still-free Southern United States of America, betrayed by unholy UN treachery, Ben Raines and his army of battle-hardened raiders call on their own raw courage and determination to attack terror-master Farrar where he lives--and set the region ablaze from Baghdad to Tehran!" -- Dust jacketFrom the ashes: America reborn (Ashes #35)
Par William W Johnstone. 1998
"For the first time since the inception of his fictional Tri-States network 15 years ago, bestselling author William W. Johnstone…
delivers a complete guide to the first 24 books in his "Ashes" series. Here is Ben Raines on the IRA, the IRS, racism, the justice system, welfare, the military, politicians, prison reform, capital punishment, and the government. This definitive guide also offers a detailed synopsis of every novel, maps of each journey, and more." -- Provided by publisherEscape from the ashes (Ashes #34)
Par William W Johnstone. 2003
"Under the command of Ben Raines, the Southern United States of America rose up and crushed a corrupt federal government-and…
then beat back enemy assaults from all corners of the world. But while some leaders surround themselves with lackeys and bodyguards, Raines lives the way he always has. And so, when his small plane crashes in Canada's Northwest Territory, Raines is on his own, with the advantage of a survivalist's skills and a couple of disadvantages, including the fact that he doesn't remember his name. Raines had come to Canada on a hunt for a vicious terrorist organization. Now, they have found him. Without a memory, without an ally, and without a gun, he must fight off the men who shot down his plane-and then face the army behind them. On his own private ground zero, Ben Raines is going to learn fast: that only way out is to make his enemies die first." -- Dust jacketThe Bilbury chronicles (Bilbury #01)
Par Vernon Coleman. 1992
The deep six (Dusky MacMorgan #02)
Par Randy Wayne White. 2006
"Gifford Remus is well known as an eccentric scavenger in Key West, combing the ocean, beaches, and byways for anything…
of interest. But the gold chain he shows to Dusky MacMorgan is no ordinary trinket-it's the key to finding a long-lost treasure at the bottom of the sea. Before MacMorgan can find out where that is, Remus vanishes off his boat, the apparent victim of a shark attack. But MacMorgan suspects the true killer walked on two legs. Now, surrounded by predators in and out of the water who are armed with both brute strength and breathtaking beauty, he's going hunting for the treasure-and for vengeance...." -- Provided by publisherThe hope of wind river: The Hope Of Wind River (High meadow series #01)
Par Connie Seibert. 2014
Maxine Mayfield is young and beautiful and suddenly finds herself alone for the first time in her life. Now she…
is faced with the challenge of finding her only living relative - her brother. But when a stranger crosses her path, she is compelled to take on the added responsibility of another person as she starts her search. After all, how much trouble can a little white-haired girl be? Yeah, right!