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by Steven SaylorSteven Saylor's seventh installment in his Roma Sub Rosa series begins with a character saying, "Pompey will be mightily pissed." Scholars might argue that there is no evidence of this particular synonym for anger ever being used in 49 B.C." but the author would no doubt respond that poetic license includes doing whatever it takes to bridge the gap for modern audiences. And indeed, the head of the Roman Senate is mightily pissed. Rome is on the verge of another civil war, and the forces of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony have crossed the Rubicon River and are marching toward the capital. To top it all off, one of Pompey's favorite cousins has been garroted to death.
The Sandler Inquiry
by Noel HyndA novel of action and suspense. Thomas daniels contemplates his burned-out law offices and wonders who the arsenist is and what his own future might be. He is contacted by a girl who wants him to find her father. A trail of deception and double dealing surrounds him as he grapples with the problem and with his late father's shady clients.
Silent Descent
by Dick CouchA U.S. spy has gone missing. A Navy Seal team is sent to bring him back.
Serpico
by Peter MaasPeter Maas calls Serpico "the most significant project he has worked on in his 15 years as a writer." The saga of Frank Serpico's lonely fight against the corruptions of the New York City Police Department is as extraordinary as Maas implies.
Seals, the Warrior Breed: Purple Heart
by H. Jay RikerThe world is in flames once more -- and war demands its terrible tribute in blood. Many have already fallen in freedom's cause -- and the Navy's crack UNDERWATER DEMOLITION TEAM has paid dearly in wounded and the dead. Meticulously trained amphibious commandos, they silently stalk the enemy in his own waters. In turbulent seas they are tested and they triumph, unaware that their successes and courageous sacrifice are being noted at the nation's highest levels -- giving rise to glorious legend... and to the birth of the most awesome elite fighting force America has ever known.
The Shadow Hunter
by Michael PrescottAbby Sinclair hunts stalkers, bringing them down before they explode. And when the stalker of a television news anchor steps out from the shadows, Abby moves in--for the kill...
Shank
by Roderick AnscombeImprisoned for killing his HIV-infected wife in what he claims was an act of mercy, Dan Cody escapes with a prison nurse as a hostage and recounts his life story on a radio call-in show.
Shadows of Steel (Patrick McLanahan Series #5)
by Dale BrownDeath, destruction, and military initials once again fill the air as Dale Brown brings together the surviving members of the crew from his Flight of the Old Dog for his latest adventure. Another Gulf War has begun, this time with Iran, a U.S. vessel has been sunk in the Persian Gulf, America's might has been (once again) crippled by short-sighted military budget cuts, and the only hope is a surgical strike by a secret weapon called Future Flight. Since our old pal Col. Patrick McLanahan of the Old Dog is in charge, how can it miss? As Brown points out, this story takes place in time between his Day of the Cheetah and Hammerheads.
Simple Simon
by Ryne Douglas PearsonThe experts tell us that we've passed from the Industrial to the Information Age, where information is power, and unbreakable codes are the keys to controlling that power. Nations will spend billions to make those codes, and enemies will do anything -- even kill -- to get them. Simon Lynch -- an autistic idiot savant -- holds the key, literally, to the most unbreakable code in the world. And everyone -- good guys, bad guys -- is out to kill him. Except for one FBI agent.
Sky Masters (Patrick McLanahan Series #2)
by Dale BrownDale Brown's powerful tale of America's greatest challenge since the Gulf War: a crisis on the oil-rich islands near China.
Slaughter Squad
by Don PendletonMembers of a covert action group tasked with destabilizing the Medellin Cartel are being assassinated by the same sniper squad they hired to do their dirty work behind enemy lines. Financing this bloody payback is a former Medellin overlord with a score to settle. Mack Bolan is keenly aware of the cartel's ruthless methods of revenge, but the wild dogs of the Colombian are about to experience a new level of savagery. Until the spilled blood is their own. The Executioner is about to show cartel czar Raffi del Borgo that vengeance is a double-edged sword headed straight for his own neck. Violence. 231st novel in the "Executioner" series, 1998.
Special Operations Command #2: Burma Strike
by James N. PruittA plane carrying a number of United States Congressmen, their wives and various staff members has crashed in the jungles of Burma. B.J. Mattson and Jake Mortimer, of the Special Operations Command, along with a company of U.S. Army Rangers, are tasked with rescuing the survivors. But a province warlord has kidnapped the survivors and plans to use them as human bargaining chips in a political power-play. Violence. 2nd novel in the "Special Operations Command" series, 1990.
Island Storm (Special Operations Command #5)
by James N. PruittA powerful chemical weapon capable of choking entire nations has lain at the bottom of the Caribbean for 20 years. But now Castro's launching a recovery ship to retrieve the terrible treasure and sell it to Arab terrorists for much-needed cash. Only the Special Ops team can prevent this deathly deal from taking place.
Three Complete Spenser Novels
by Robert B. ParkerTHE PROMISED LAND .. .... Renowned for his wisecracks, his right hook, and his penchant for poetry and pretty women, Spenser is one-of-a-kind in the detective business. Spenser took mystery readers by storm when he made his debut in The Godwulf Manuscript in 1974, and since then Robert B. Parker has brought the irresistible gumshoe back in one bestseller after another. THE GODWULF MANUSCRIPT Spenser thought it was an open and shut case--find out who stole the priceless 14th- century Godwulf Manuscript from a Boston college library and get the book back. But the witty sleuth quickly discovers that the medieval manuscript is just one strand in a sticky web of drug deals, a seductive blue- blood mother and her even more seductive daughter, a murdered campus radical, small- time mobsters, and big-time trouble. "Spenser is as tough as they come and spiked with a touch of real class." --Kirkus Reviews MORTAL STAKES For Spenser, it looks like the job of a lifetime: drink beer, eat peanuts, and hang out with the Boston Red Sox players to investigate some behind-the-scenes hanky panky. But Spenser soon stumbles on a very nasty blackmail scheme involving a pornographic movie, the team's star pitcher, and a couple of vicious thugs. Spenser thinks he's found a solution, but time is running out--and if the truth leaks, the Sox are finished. "Spenser probably had more to do with changing the private eye from a cof- fin-chaser to a full-bodied human being than any other detective hero." --The Chicago Sun-Times PROMISED LAND Harvey Shepard, a shady Cape Cod vacation home developer, wants his wife back, and he's willing to pay Spenser whatever it takes to find her and get her home. But the real trou- ble starts when Spenser tracks the little woman down and discovers she's gotten her- self mixed up in a bank robbery and murder. Spenser's got just twenty-four hours to untangle this mess--or he'll wind up with two very dead clients. "[Spenser is] tough, wisecracking, unafraid, lonely, unexpectedly literate- in many respects the very exemplar of the species." --The New York Times
The Silence of the Lambs
by Thomas HarrisFirst published in 1988, THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS is the #1 best selling novel by Thomas Harris, author of HANNIBAL.
Swamp Kill (Special Operations Command #6)
by James N. PruittThe world's deadliest terrorist organizations join forces to annihilate the Special Ops force. To achieve their goal, the ruthless terror cartel takes Special Ops family members hostage to lure the team into the Florida Everglades. Mortimer and his men have just 72 hours to rescue the hostages in a deadly game where there are no rules.
Singing the Sadness: A P.I. Joe Sixsmith Mystery
by Reginald HillReginald Hill's offbeat private eye Joe Sixsmith is off by bus to Wales with his church choir group to compete in the Llanffugiol Choral Festival. On the way, and possibly lost, they come upon a summer cottage in flames, and Joe surprises everyone (including himself) by dashing in to save a woman trapped inside. Joe escapes with minor injuries. The woman, whose identity is unknown, is not quite as lucky. The owner of the cottage secretly engages Joe to discover who the woman is. Unbeknownst to her husband, the man's wife also hires Joe to find out if the young woman is actually her husband's lover, as she suspects. Adding to the confusion are a multitude of curious individuals - a suspicious policeman, a patronizing headmaster, a drug dealing student, and a gang of disaffected locals bent on sabotaging the festival. Joe is intent on uncovering the truth during his weekend stay, and his investigation reveals crimes that have remained buried for years. Written with both humor and verve by the author of the Dalziel and Pascoe series, readers will enjoy this next installment of Joe Sixsmith's adventures as much as they did its predecessors.
Special Operations
by Frank CamperTHE SNIPER: Private Joseph Pate. Men were his targets and killing them was his favorite game.
State of the Union
by David CallahanA decorated Gulf War veteran receives his dream assignment: the Pentagon. Working under the capitol's two most powerful men--a hardened admiral and a ruthless politician--he discovers their real agenda--a conspiracy of dark secrets and a pursuit of limitless power dating back three decades. With an ex-Green Beret who kills for pleasure on his trail, and a beautiful woman he's unsure he can trust by his side, the veteran embarks on a dangerous mission to expose the conspiracy before it's too late.
Stealing Faces
by Michael PrescottJohn Cray is being hunted. For him, this is a shock, for normally he is the hunter. Thus begins another cat and mouse game with John Cray chasing his stalker. Imagine his surprise when he discovers that his hunter is a face from the past. One that he thought was long gone.
Storming Heaven (Independent #4)
by Dale BrownAbused by American soldiers during an incarceration in Europe, Henri Cazaux has waited years to exact revenge on the U.S. He uses commercial aircraft to deploy bombs on major U.S. airports--killing thousands, halting air traffic, and creating national panic. Rear Admiral Ian Hardcastle and It. Col. Al Vincenti are ordered to reestablish security in the skies.
The Empty Eye of the Sea
by Justin ScottFrom the author of The Shipkiller, Nine Dragons and The Cossack's Bride comes a multi-layered seafaring odyssey combining action, drama and adventure amid turbulent Atlantic tides.
The Genesis Code
by John CaseA phone call in the dead of night brings Joe Lassiter shattering news. His sister and young nephew have died in a fire in their home near Washington, D.C. Yet Lassiter soon learns a chilling fact: His loved ones were brutally murdered before the blaze was set... The mysterious suspect's identity only raises more questions. Then Lassiter uncovers another crime--another innocent mother and child murdered. The more he unearths, the larger the web of conspiracy grows, as his search for answers leads him on a dangerous international chase toward a truth that will shock him--and the world--to the very bone...
The Center
by David ShobinSurgeon Chad Dunston helped create The Center, a revolutionary medical facility where computers, not humans, treat patients. It's cure rate is unequaled, it's medical successes un rival... until a child named Christine Lassiter mysteriously dies. The girl's older sister Maxine can't get Christine's records, her body, or even her death certificate. Maxine wants Chad Dunston to find out what happened. But the more questions Chad asks, the more dead - end answers he receives. He has only one option left: check into The Center as a patient... and enter a machine - made nightmare, where the only way out maybe death.