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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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This “extraordinary” novel of one man’s border crossing reveals “a human history of sorrow and suffering, all of it beginning with the thirst to be free” (NPR).
Héctor is trapped. The water truck, sealed to hide its human cargo, has broken down. The coyotes have taken all the passengers’ money for a mechanic and have not returned.
Héctor finds a name in...
Héctor is trapped. The water truck, sealed to hide its human cargo, has broken down. The coyotes have taken all the passengers’ money for a mechanic and have not returned.
Héctor finds a name in...
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English
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"The gritty, riveting, highly anticipated sequel to the national (and international) best seller Ghostman, by the very young, critically acclaimed, and award-winning Roger Hobbs. It's just before dawn on the South China Sea when three experienced pirates open fire on a small smuggling yacht. Their target: a bag of uncut sapphires worth millions. But when one of them stumbles across an enormous treasure that wasn't on the manifest, everything goes...
4) Contraband
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Series
Stone Barrington novels volume 50
Thorndike Press large print basic
A Stone Barrington novel volume 50
Thorndike Press large print basic
A Stone Barrington novel volume 50
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English
Description
"Stone Barrington is getting some much-needed rest and relaxation in the Florida sun when trouble falls from the sky--literally. Intrigued by the suspicious circumstances surrounding this event, Stone joins forces with a sharp-witted and alluring local detective to investigate. But they run into a problem: the evidence keeps disappearing. From the laid-back Key West shores to the bustling Manhattan streets, Stone sets out to connect the dots between...
5) Trackers
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English
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When he agrees to help smuggle a pair of rare black rhinos out of Zimbabwe, freelance bodyguard Lemmer experiences unexpected complications in the form of a fledgling private investigator and a journalist who recently left her abusive family.
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Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
c2016
Language
Korean
Description
Upon learning that his decaying fishing trawler, the Junjin, is about to be sold, Captain Kang looks to make one final score by smuggling illegal immigrants from China to South Korea. After arriving at the agreed upon pickup point, a violent storm forces the Junjin to stall in open waters. As tension and unrest spread, Kang and his five-man crew find themselves pitted against their desperate passengers--all while an ominous fog envelops the ship and...
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Series
Greenglass House volume 2
Language
English
Description
"Twelve-year-old Milo is stuck spending the winter holidays in a house full of strange guests who are not what they seem-again! He will have to work with friends old and new to uncover clues in search of a mysterious map and a famous smuggler's lost haul"--
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English
Description
Cold War superspy Evan Tanner lost the ability to sleep on a battlefield in Korea. So where the heck has he been since the '70s?
Frozen. Cryogenically. A Tanner-sicle. Which he never thought would happen when he walked into a basement in Union City, New Jersey, more than a quarter century ago. Now he's unthawed and ready to rumble, and his somewhat addled, former super-secret boss, "the Chief," is glad his favorite operative's active again.
Tanner...
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English
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • She finds lost children—all the while trying to outrun the brutal emotions stemming from a tragedy in her past.
Milla Edge is fueled by an obsession to fill the void in other people’s lives. Traveling to a small village in Mexico on a reliable tip, she begins to uncover the dire fate of countless children who have disappeared in the labyrinth of a sinister baby-smuggling ring....
Milla Edge is fueled by an obsession to fill the void in other people’s lives. Traveling to a small village in Mexico on a reliable tip, she begins to uncover the dire fate of countless children who have disappeared in the labyrinth of a sinister baby-smuggling ring....
Author
Series
Monty Haaviko crime novels volume 2
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Hoping to put his criminal past behind him while working as a daycare provider, Monty is targeted by local activists and thugs and is forced to balance life on both sides of the law in order to protect his community and loved ones from incrementally violent acts.
16) Wrecker
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Language
English
Description
When fifteen-year-old Valdez Jones VIII, a.k.a. Wrecker, unwittingly becomes entangled with a group of smugglers and grave robbers, he must deep dive into their shady dealings in order to escape their twisted net.
Author
Series
Nancy Drew mystery stories volume 17
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
c1976
Language
English
Description
A brass-bound trunk mistakenly delivered to Nancy's cabin on a New York-bound ocean liner becomes the first clue leading her to suspect that international jewel thieves are aboard.
Author
Series
Den of Antiquity mysteries volume 15
Language
English
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Description
All antiques dealer Abigail Timberlake Washburn wanted was to find a perfect gift for her darling (if not altogether together) mama Mozella's birthday. She never expected her online purchase of an exquisite, seventeenth-century rosewood linen chest to place her in federal custody, accused of trafficking in illegal ivory! Then insult is heaped on her injury when she's forced to turn to her lawyer-snake ex, Buford, to spring her?since ex-cop /current...
Publisher
distributed by Distrimax
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
Español
Description
A story based on actual events. Three humble fishermen from Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico, are hired to pick up some mysterious cargo at sea. They face mortal danger when they discover the contents of the boxes. Then they must choose between a sure death at the hands of their smuggler captors or the small chance of surviving at sea in a small boat without provisions.
Al ser contratados para recoger una carga misteriosa en mar abierto, tres humildes...
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