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In "Robbery Without Violence," gold worth fifty million pounds vanishes overnight from an impregnable bank vault, Chief Inspector Hargraves of Scotland Yard finds himself completely baffled. And when the owner of the bank then dies under mysterious circumstances, Hargraves is again spurred to seek outside help from scientist Sawley Garson, a specialist in solving "impossible" crimes. But can even he explain the inexplicable? Also included in this...
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Science fiction and crime go hand-in-tentacle, if you'll pardon the expression. Many of the science fiction field's greatest writers also wrote mysteries...and vice versa. And sometimes the science fiction stories were mysteries. Our latest MEGAPACK® contains nothing but those blended SF-and-Mystery stories, by some of the greatest writers in the field. Included are:
ORIGINS OF GALACTIC LAW, by Edward Wellen
DragNeuroNet, by John Gregory Betancourt
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The second installment in the bestselling Danish crime series starring Red Cross nurse Nina Borg, following Fall 2011's New York Times–bestselling The Boy in the Suitcase
In the ruins of an abandoned Soviet military hospital in northern Hungary, two impoverished Roma boys are scavenging for old supplies or weapons to sell on the black market when they stumble upon something more valuable than they ever could...
In the ruins of an abandoned Soviet military hospital in northern Hungary, two impoverished Roma boys are scavenging for old supplies or weapons to sell on the black market when they stumble upon something more valuable than they ever could...
5) Evil genius
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Evil genius books volume 1
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English
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Child prodigy Cadel Piggot, an antisocial computer hacker, discovers his true identity when he enrolls as a first-year student at an advanced crime academy.
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"To tourists Hawaii is an air-conditioned tanning booth with shopping, booze, bikinis, and lots of smiling low-paid help. The real Hawaii is something else..."
When a beautiful journalist drowns mysteriously off Waikiki, former Special Forces veteran Pono Hawkins, now a well-known Hawaii surfer and international surfing journalist, quickly gets embroiled in trying to solve her death. What he learns soon targets him for murder or life in prison as...
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True crime writer and sometime-sleuth Bailey Weggins took the world by storm in Kate White's sexy and suspenseful debut novel, If Looks Could Kill. Now, in Bailey's latest outing, she takes the plunge into a world of domestic divas and deadly nuptial doings...
When she gets a call from Ashley Hanes on a frigid night, Bailey expects to be hit up for fashion show tickets. Instead Ashley reveals that two bridesmaids from Peyton...
When she gets a call from Ashley Hanes on a frigid night, Bailey expects to be hit up for fashion show tickets. Instead Ashley reveals that two bridesmaids from Peyton...
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"The forensic thriller meets a formidable slice of history….A riveting mystery with an intricately emotional conclusion."
-Washington Post Bones of Betrayal is the fourth heart-racing "Body Farm" thriller from the world's top forensic anthropologist. Kathy Reichs calls author Jefferson Bass, "the real deal," and his hero Bill Brockton has already taken his rightful place alongside Patricia Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta and the investigators on TV's...
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From the award-winning author of The Gone-Away World and Angelmaker—a novel at once heartfelt and thrilling about parenthood, friendship and secret identities, about heroes of both the super and the everyday kind.
“An irresistible delight, something like Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand as played by James Bond.” —The Washington Post
Sergeant Lester Ferris is a good man in...
“An irresistible delight, something like Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand as played by James Bond.” —The Washington Post
Sergeant Lester Ferris is a good man in...
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Real pigeons volume 2
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Random House
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2020.
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English
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"A group of crime-fighting birds-who are also best friends-must stick together to protect the city from an evil ostrich and other dangers"--
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Real pigeons volume 3
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Random House
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2020.
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English
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"The Real Pigeons must help a robbed vulture, a lost child, and Homey's kidnapped family, all while trying to find the perfect nest"--
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Fiji islands mysteries volume 2
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Coconut Press
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2018.
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English
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"Must DI Jorseman sacrifice his chance at love to catch a killer? Only 5 more days... Horseman can't wait for his American girlfriend, to join him in Fiji. So, when a young activist is murdered in the remote highlands, Horseman sets a deadline to crack the case. Crime fans who enjoy diving deep into exotic places will love Death by Tradition."--Publisher's description.
16) Snitch: a novel
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Revell
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c2011
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English
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On the streets of Jersey City there is a simple code. You don't talk to the cops. You don't snitch. Period. But when young bus driver Andre Bolden witnesses a crime on his route, he is compelled to make a choice. If he keeps silent, he might lose his job and be gnawed by his conscience. If he snitches, he could lose his family- even his life. This explosive story explores the clash between a working man and the code of the streets.--From back cover....
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Kiki Strike novels volume 2
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Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2007
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English
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Fourteen-year-olds Ananka Fishbein, Kiki Strike, and the other Irregulars encounter a Chinese mummy, a ghost, trained squirrels, and old enemies as they try to stop an art forgery ring and safeguard the secret streets hidden beneath New York City.
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Tupelo Landing volume 3
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Kathy Dawson Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
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[2015?]
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English
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"Desperado Detectives--aka Mo Lo Beau and her best friend Dale, along with newly-appointed intern, Harm Crenshaw--must take on a new case when Dale's daddy goes on the lam just before his trial is about to start"--
19) Disappeared
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Disappeared (Stork) volume 1
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2017.
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Four months ago Sara Zapata's best friend, Linda, disappeared from the streets of Juarez, and ever since Sara has been using her job as a reporter to draw attention to the girls who have been kidnapped by the criminals who control the city, but now she and her family are being threatened--meanwhile her younger brother, Emiliano, is being lured into the narcotics business by the promise of big money, and soon the only way for both of them to escape...
20) Paperback Jack
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"Paperback Jack is a brand new historical thriller from Grand Master Loren D. Estleman: lurid paperback covers promised sex and danger, but what went on behind the scenes was nearly as spicy as the adventures between the covers. 1946. Fresh from the War in Europe, hack writer Jacob Heppleman discovers a changed world back home. The pulp magazines he used to write for are dying, replaced by a revolutionary new publishing racket: paperback novels, offering...
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