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Golden Fox
by Wilbur SmithLondon 1969 and the headstrong and beautiful Isabella Courtney dazzles all, yet the years that follow will test Isabella to the extremities of her endurance. They will be years of hardship and pain, as brother is pitted against brother, as they are drawn into the lair of the golden fox. The story sweeps irresistibly through London society, the grandeur of Europe and the searing heat of a divided Africa.
The Glass Inferno
by Thomas N. Scortia Frank M. RobinsonIt burst into flame without warning. An incendiary deathtrap claiming victims as powerless against the blaze as the fire fighters sixty-six stories below. Their emotions laid bare, hundreds cringed or found new courage-millionaires, criminals, lovers, children-in a rain of raw panic from which few-or none-would escape.
Flood Tide (Dirk Pitt #14)
by Clive CusslerDirk Pitt, marine engineer for the National Underwater Marine Agency, desperately needs a vacation and jumps at the offer of an old friend to stay at his lake cabin and get in some fishing. His friend's cabin is the only cabin left on the lake that has not been bought by a reclusive Chinese millionaire. Immediately upon Pitt's arrival strange things begin to happen. Then one night on an exploratory dive bodies begin pouring out of a boat, only these people are not dead, just tied and chained to weights. They soon will be dead if Pitt cannot rescue them, joining hundreds of other bodies on the cold bottom of the lake. It's Dirk Pitt and Al Giordina and their crew to the rescue once more in a spine tingling and hair raising adventure. And of course, there is underwater treasure somewhere in the mystery too!
Flash Point
by M. S. Craig'Any other time,' Ash Porter wrote Luke Adams. 'Things are out of hand here on the mountain, with a firebug loose and a loaded gun inside every cabin door.' <P> Ten years away from the Sierras, Luke ignored Ash's warnings and those of his estranged daughter, Linden. Ash, now wheelchair-bound after a near fatal accident, had raised Luke, and Luke was going home. In Luke's first twenty-four hours, a boy died in a flaming garage, another cabin was bombed, and Sheriff Dodge, Luke's high school enemy, identified Luke's car as having been seen leaving the Inferno.
Flashpoint
by Lynn S. HightowerPolice Specialist Sonora Blair of the Cincinnatti Homicide Division is a awakened in the middle of the night with an urgent summons to take a deathbed statement. The victim can hardly speak, but Sonora's questions elicit one key detail: the psycho who committed this gruesome crime is a woman. Sonora is committed to finding this killer before she strikes again - no matter what the cost to her private life or the politics of her career. When the murderer begins to call Sonora - taunting, mocking, trying to lure her into a twisted woman-to-woman complicity - the tension of this deadly cat-and-mouse game climbs to an unbearable pitch. And Sonora realizes that her peace of mind, her job, and even her family are in deadly jeopardy. But she refuses to stop, until the killer is cornered and the victim can finally rest in peace.
A Firing Offense
by David IgnatiusThis book, written by a respected journalist, is as fresh as tomorrow's headlines and as relevant as today's news. Eric Truell is a rising star young reporter for the new York Mirror. Yet, despite the fact that it is "a firing offense", he becomes increasingly entangled with the CIA and International espionage and corruption. Where is the line between "journalistic sources" and "intelligence gathering"? Where is the line between patriotism and professional journalistic ethics? If you read this book, you may not find the answers to these questions, but you will have read a fine, exciting book.
Fire Lash
by Don PendletonA Chinese tong known as the 14K is a major source for heroine, illegal emigrants, prostitution, loan sharking and gambling in Chinatowns worldwide. And, in addition, the tong also has deep political ties with Beijing. Mack Bolan is on a mission to cripple the 14K and sever its ties with Communist China--at all costs.
Final Remedy
by Daniel StevenDr. Karen Moore confronts a multimillion-dollar malpractice suit and ugly accusations of racism when a patient dies of an apparent drug overdose, and her only ally is prosecuting attorney Elliot Roth. When a black man dies of an apparent overdose, everyone on the ER staff assumes he's the latest victim of D.C.'s drug epidemic--until he's identified. Now, under ugly accusations of racism, attending physician Dr. Karen Moore has become the target of a multimillion-dollar malpractice suit that could destroy her entire future.
Fight Or Die
by Don PendletonMack Bolan is in former Yugoslavia in search of a doctor that has gone missing. He discovers that the physician has been kidnapped by a warlord and is being held so that he can provide medical services for the warlord's soldiers. Bolan rescues him with relative ease, but gets injured in the process, forcing him, a Russian agent and the doctor to stay for a few days in a small, secluded village in the mountains near the warlord's fortress while he recovers from his wounds. Despite their best efforts to illude pursuit, the warlord discovers their location and attacks the village, seeking to recapture the doctor and to exact revenge on the Executioner and the villagers who took him in.
Felidae: a Novel of Cats and Murder
by Akif PirincciThough at times funny, this novel can be extremely gruesome and horrific. The narrator is a cat but he certainly doesn't behave like a human. If you're looking for a cosy, sentimental cat story, this book is not for you.
The Case of the Fan-dancer's Horse
by Erle Stanley GardnerIt all begins with the fan-dancer's "costume" - what there is of it.
The Face of Justice
by Bill BlumIn the midst of a custody battle against his wife for his daughter, a lawyer is confronted by a terror from his past. A ruthless killer--the lawyer's ex-client--escapes prison and kidnaps the judge who sentenced him. Contacted by the FBI, the lawyer becomes involved in the hunt for the killer, who taunts the search team with videos of the judge and late night phone calls. Still bound by the attorney-client privilege with his former client, the lawyer embarks on his own investigation based on suspicions he can't sharewith law enforcement officials...and discovers a strange connection between his wife and the kidnapping case!
Eagle in the Sky
by Wilbur SmithWith a dull but awful roar, the Mirage bloomed with dark crimson flame and sooty black smoke, the wind ripped flames outwards in great streamers and pennants that engulfed all around them, and David staggered onwards in the midst of the roaring furnace that seemed to consume the very air.
Butcher's Moon: A Parker Novel
by Richard StarkParker is quickly running out of money and so Parker and a friend travel to a small city to try and pick up some additional money which he had been owed from previous years. However it is no longer there and discovers that is has been used for a cartel. So desperate for cash the two decide to rob some operations, however this quickly backfires leaving Grofield-- Parker's friend-- being shot by the opposition. Parker gathers all his friends who are willing to help and in one night they all complete several jobs as well as a large attack on the cartel headquarters.
Both Ends of the Night (Sharon McCone Book #17)
by Marcia MullerSharone McCone knew that something was wrong when she tried to help out her friend and old flying instructor, Matty Wildress. He has arranged a test for her months before she is due to take it, but why? Her initial thoughts about the case are correct and Matty's lover has vanished leaving a small son. Things go from bad to worse as Matty's plane crashes and the detective now has an emotional fight to find out why this has occurred. She discovers that Matty has been caught up in a number of suspicious events - discovering many links to theft, government corruption and a service for murder.
Crisis Point
by Don PendletonA group of terrorists has infiltrated into the United States and is in possession of a well-kept secret--the location and function of Stony Man Farm. Mack Bolan, after learning of the group and its mission, knows that a former employee at the farm or a high-level Washington official has leaked the information and trusts nobody--not even the president. His task is to eliminate the terrorists and silence the leak before any attention can be focused on the farm and the top secret missions performed by its staff. Violence. 200th novel in the "Executioner" series, 1995.
The Coronado Conspiracy
by George GaldorisiOff the coast of Costa Rica, the Navy Command Ship "U.S.S. Coronado" launches the high-tech, all-out assault the world has been waiting for--an attack on one of Central America's most powerful drug lords. But disaster is about to strike. For in the twisting jungles, the most powerful anti-drug invasion force ever assembled is about to be viciously ambushed--and not just by the brutal forces of the cartels, but by an unseen enemy hidden within its very ranks.
Combat Zone
by Don PendletonSomeone has declared an open season on American VIPs in Mexico and the president suspects that a militant group apposing NAFTA is behind the killings. Mack Bolan is sent to Mexico to investigate and eliminate the problem. Violence. 202nd novel in the "Executioner" series, 1995.
Code Red
by Nancy FisherDedicated virologist Luci Nash went to Peru to bring medicine to remote parts of the world. Against a backdrop of human suffering, she fell in love with Jean Pierre Dither, a physician researching a deadly new viral contagion. But in a matter of days, her romance was shattered, her faith shaken, and her world became a frightening place of secrets, lies and medical cover ups. Seeking answers, Luci returns to New York and becomes enmeshed in a conspiracy of epidemic proportions. No one is what they seem, not the charismatic doctor with a miraculous gift for fund raising, or the renowned biologist who has begun to occupy a special place in Luci's life. Caught between one man's desire and another man's hatred, Luci realizes that the truth lies within her own laboratory--a terrifying revelation that could ignite the deadliest outbreak of all.
Code Alpha
by Joseph MassucciSince it's unauthorized "birth, " the virus known as Saint Vitus has been the U.S. Army's best-kept secret--until its theft. In the hands of the Mid East's most dangerous terrorist, Saint Vitus becomes a weapon with unlimited potential for destruction. With the fate of the world hanging in the balance, a desperate President orders all military resources directed at the virus's destruction--even if that means meltdown.
Clinical Trials
by Daniel StevenIt started as a simple enough case for Dylan Ice, ambitious African-American attorney at a prestigious St. Louis law firm. Hospitalized patient Nicole Girard was mentally unfit, so her parents wanted guardianship in order to make decisions on her behalf. Dylan easily wins the case, but then Nicole disappears, leaving him with many unanswered questions. Dylan knows he should leave it alone, but as he delves into the mysterious case, he becomes caught in a labyrinth of corruption, conspiracy, and violence in the medical world.