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Invaluable (Perilous #3)
by Tamara Hart HeinerHan pasado dos años desde que Jaci y sus amigas fueron secuestradas por La Mano y, ultimadamente, escaparon. Jaci ha hecho su mejor esfuerzo por reasimilarse en la sociedad de la preparatoria, por dejar esa aterradora experiencia atrás. Como corredora en el equipo de campo traviesa y casi novia de una popular estrella de fútbol, parece que su futuro finalmente está en su lugar. Cuando una serie de notas extrañas, pero inocuas, comienzan a aparecer en su casa y en su casillero, Jaci asume que su hermano está jugándole bromas. Pero conforme las notas se vuelven más siniestras, ella empieza a cuestionar su origen. Para cuando sospecha que sus antiguos secuestradores están involucrados, demasiado está en juego para resolver este problema por sí misma. De algún modo, Jaci tiene que evitar la captura sin involucrar a su familia o poner en peligro a sus amigos.
Invasion
by Hannah HoweWährend ihr Ehemann Emrys immer noch vermisst wird, erhält Ann Morgan ein Angebot persönlicher Natur vom charmanten Detective Inspector Max Deveraux. Soll sie dieses Angebot annehmen oder ablehnen? Gleichzeitig steht Ann auch vor einem beruflichen Dilemma. Soll sie nach dem Mord an Trevor Bowman die Zügel seiner Detektivkanzlei in die Hand nehmen? Während Ann über ihr Privat- und Berufsleben grübelt, bittet eine Freundin sie, nach ihrer verschwundenen Tochter zu suchen. Offensichtlich hat diese Tochter, Adeline Hopkins, ein schwieriges Verhältnis zu ihrem Vater. Aber welche Rolle spielen ihr Exfreund und der amerikanische Soldat, mit dem sie kurz ausging? Während sich die GIs darauf vorbereiten, zur zweiten Welle des Vorstoßes gegen die Nazis dazuzustoßen, sucht Ann Antworten, nur um vor ein weiteres Dilemma gestellt zu werden: der Frage, wie der Gerechtigkeit am besten Genüge getan wird.
Invasion
by HarryChina has become the new, dominant superpower. She has expanded - with a new, brutally efficient military machine - throughout the globe. Asia is subjugated and the Middle-East has been crushed. With blinding speed, Europe has been cut off by blockade. But while the world burns, America wallows in isolationist splendour; her defence budgets are cut and her armed forces atrophy. The book opens as a five million man army is poised to invade the American south from Cuba. A new President has been elected, who is frantically trying to rearm but all seems doomed as the inevitable invasion approaches.
Invasion
by Robin CookRobin cook, the master of medical horror, presents: "Invasion!!" In this intergalactic thriller, a new virus starts out like a flue, but eventually changes people's personalities completely. A small group of virus survivors begin to suspect that aliens have brought the sickness and are trying to take over the world.
Invasion (The War of 1812 Epics)
by A.J. MacKenzieA spy and a traitor lead American invaders against a beleaguered Canadian captain in this historical action thriller set during the War of 1812. May 1813. Under covering fire from their navy on Lake Ontario, US troops storm ashore at Niagara. Captain John MacLea and his reformed company of militia fight desperately but they and the other defenders are overwhelmed and forced to retreat. The American force is mightier than it has ever been, spearheaded by Colonel Peter Beauregard, a ruthless spy-master, and James Boydell, a Canadian captain, former friend of MacLea&’s, and traitor to his country. As the invading army closes in, and with no time left, the hope of an entire army, and all its men, rests on the shoulders of the most unexpected of people. Failure is not an option. They must succeed, or face total defeat. Perfect for fans of Adrian Goldsworthy, Bernard Cornwell, and Simon Scarrow.
Invasion Of Privacy
by Christopher ReichOne woman's quest to discover the truth behind her husband's death will pit her against a new generation of cutting-edge surveillance technology and the most dangerous conspiracy in America — Invasion of Privacy is the riveting, new standalone suspense novel from New York Times bestselling author Christopher Reich. On a remote, dusty road forty miles outside of Austin, Texas, FBI agent Joe Grant and a confidential informant are killed in a deadly shootout. Left to pick up the pieces is Mary Grant, Joe's young wife and mother of their two daughters. The official report places blame for the deaths on Joe's shoulders… but the story just doesn't add up and Mary has too many troubling questions that need answers. How did Joe's final voice mail — containing a cryptic warning for Mary, recorded moments before the fatal shooting — disappear without a trace from her phone? Stonewalled by the FBI, Mary will be drawn into a deadly conspiracy that puts her in the crosshairs of the richest and most powerful men in America… and the newest and most terrifying surveillance system known to man. New York Times bestselling author Christopher Reich is the master of crafting thrillers of the highest caliber, with nonstop action and nail-biting suspense. Invasion of Privacy is his richest, most relevant novel to date and will have readers hooked from the first page to the last. Your privacy is for sale.
Invasion USA: Border War
by William W. JohnstoneWilliam W. Johnstone continues his all-new action-packed series torn from today's headlines in which the American people must fight for the future of their country. . . Border War Not since the days of the infamous Pancho Villa has a foreign force raided American soil for plunder. And when a busload of American schoolgirls is hijacked and taken across the border into Mexico, the repercussions prove to be deadly. The gang of kidnappers is led by the ruthless crime lord Alphonso Guerrerro, whose daughter is on that bus. His ex-wife took his daughter back to the States, but Alphonso wants her back--it's a matter of pride--and will stop at nothing to get her. Now he's got a devil's bounty of young women to be used as hostages, or sold into the horrors of white slavery in South America if his demands are not met. But Vietnam vet Tom Brannon has something to say about this. His niece is on that school bus, so he's recruiting a battle-tough squad of ex-soldiers made up from the families of the kidnapped girls. They're going to rescue the girls and destroy Guerrerro and his gang of border thugs once and for all.
Invasion of Privacy
by Christopher ReichOne woman's quest to discover the truth behind her husband's death will pit her against a new generation of cutting-edge surveillance technology and the most dangerous conspiracy in America--Invasion of Privacy is the riveting, new standalone suspense novel from New York Times bestselling author Christopher Reich. On a remote, dusty road forty miles outside of Austin, Texas, FBI agent Joe Grant and a confidential informant are killed in a deadly shootout. Left to pick up the pieces is Mary Grant, Joe's young wife and mother of their two daughters. The official report places blame for the deaths on Joe's shoulders . . . but the story just doesn't add up and Mary has too many troubling questions that need answers. How did Joe's final voice mail--containing a cryptic warning for Mary, recorded moments before the fatal shooting--disappear without a trace from her phone? Stonewalled by the FBI, Mary will be drawn into a deadly conspiracy that puts her in the crosshairs of the richest and most powerful men in America . . . and the newest and most terrifying surveillance system known to man. New York Times bestselling author Christopher Reich is the master of crafting thrillers of the highest caliber, with nonstop action and nail-biting suspense. Invasion of Privacy is his richest, most relevant novel to date and will have readers hooked from the first page to the last. Your privacy is for sale.From the Hardcover edition.
Invasion of Privacy: A Novel (Nina Reilly #2)
by Perri O'ShaughnessyTwelve years ago, a young girl disappeared. Now a filmmaker has made a movie about it. The girl's parents call it invasion of privacy. A woman lawyer calls it murder. The bloodstains on the courtroom floor belong to attorney Nina Reilly. Months earlier she'd been shot during a heated murder trial. She should have died that day. Instead, Nina has returned to the same Lake Tahoe court. Her only concession to her lingering fear is to give up criminal law. She figures an invasion of privacy lawsuit is a nice, safe civil action that will help her support her young son and pay the bills for her one-woman law office. She figures wrong.Nina's client is Terry London, a filmmaker whose documentary about a missing girl is raising disturbing questions. The girl's distraught parents believe the film invades their privacy. But Terry's brutal murder changes everything. Breaking her promise to herself, Nina decides to defend Terry's accused murderer, a man she'd known years before and hoped never to see again. Suddenly the secrets of Nina's past are beginning to surface in a murder case that gets more dangerous every day. The evidence against her client is shocking and ironclad--a video of Terry's dying words. The only chance Nina has to save the man may be illegal. And if it fails, Nina may lose the case, her practice... and even her life. From the Paperback edition.
Invasion of the Scorp-lions: A Monstertown Mystery (Monstertown Mysteries #3)
by Bruce HaleSomething is very wrong at Monterrosa Elementary--again. Weird noises and funky smells are coming through the classroom vents. Could the school be haunted? When one of their classmates falls into a coma, best friends Carlos and Benny know it's time to call in the best monster hunters they know: each other. This may well be their wackiest extermination challenge yet! In his third Monstertown Mystery, Bruce Hale delivers another silly, strange, and spooky tale for readers who like their chills with a side of chuckles.
Invasion on Mirror Mountain (A\mirror Mountain Adventure Ser. #4)
by Wynnette FraserWhen a construction project brings an army of strangers onto his mountain, twelve-year-old Johnny wonders if one of them may be responsible for the flurry of thefts in the area. It's not your mountain, Johnny Elbert." Johnny Elbert Finlay has seen more strangers and more change come to Mirror Mountain in the last couple of months than he has in his whole life, and he's not so sure he likes it. He feels God trying to remind him that he doesn't own the mountain, but how can he not care when so much is happening? Trees are getting torn down, buildings are going up, a new family has moved in, and worst of all, there has been a series of robberies throughout the entire county. Johnny and his friends Scott and Willis decide they better find out who is behind the robberies, but Johnny ends up discovering more than he bargained for. WYNNETTE FRASER lives in Darlington, South Carolina, and writes from her knowledge of the local rural people. She is also the author of Mystery on Mirror Mountain, Courage on Mirror Mountain, and Mystery at Deepwood Bay. The complete four book series is in the Bookshare library.
Invasione
by Maria Cristina Martinelli Hannah HoweMentre suo marito Emrys viene ancora dato per disperso in azione, Ann Morgan riceve un’offerta personale dall’affabile Ispettore Max Deveraux. Dovrebbe declinare o accettare la sua offerta? Invece, nella sua vita professionale, Ann si trova davanti a un dilemma. Dopo l’omicidio di Trevor Bowman, dovrebbe rilevare la sua agenzia investigativa? Proprio quando Ann sta riflettendo sugli aspetti personali e professionali della propria vita, un’amica le chiede di cercare sua figlia che è scomparsa. All’apparenza, Adeline Hopkins, la figlia, sta soffrendo per la relazione conflittuale che ha con il proprio padre. Però, che dire del suo ex-fidanzato e di un soldato americano, un Marine che ha frequentato brevemente? Con i soldati che si preparano per partire ed imbarcarsi per la seconda ondata del D-Day, Ann ha bisogno di risposte e finisce invece per trovarsi di nuovo di fronte a un altro quesito, il dilemma su come fare giustizia al meglio.
Invasive Species
by Joseph WallaceThere can only be one dominant life form on Earth. In the remote African wilderness, a rainforest is dying. But something else has come to life: A newly evolved predator that has survived the depredations of mankind, only to emerge from its natural habitat faster, stronger, and deadlier than anything humanity has ever faced. And it is no longer man.
Invasive: A Novel
by Chuck WendigA gripping sci-fi tech thriller, set in the eye-opening, paranoid world of the electrifying Zeroes—from the New York Times–bestselling author of Wanderers.Hannah Stander is a consultant for the FBI—a futurist who helps the Agency with cases that feature demonstrations of bleeding-edge technology. It’s her job to help them identify unforeseen threats: hackers, AIs, genetic modification, anything that in the wrong hands could harm the homeland.Hannah is in an airport, waiting to board a flight home to see her family, when she receives a call from Agent Hollis Copper. “I’ve got a cabin full of over a thousand dead bodies,” he tells her. Whether those bodies are all human, he doesn’t say.What Hannah finds is a horrifying murder that points to the impossible—someone weaponizing the natural world in a most unnatural way. Discovering who—and why—will take her on a terrifying chase from the Arizona deserts to the secret island laboratory of a billionaire inventor/philanthropist. Hannah knows there are a million ways the world can end, but she just might be facing one she could never have predicted—a new threat both ancient and cutting-edge that could wipe humanity off the earth.“Enthralling . . . Wendig does an impeccable job blending fact and fiction as he describes invasive species and insects being used as biological weapons.” —The Washington Post“Think Thomas Harris’ Will Graham and Clarice Starling rolled into one and pitched on the knife’s edge of a scenario that makes Jurassic Park look like a carnival ride. Another rip-roaring, deeply paranoid thriller about the reasons to fear the future.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Invasión
by Hannah HoweLa saga de misterio La Guerra de Ann es una saga de cinco novelas ambientadas en los años 1944/1945. Las historias son Betrayal, Invasion, Blackmail, Escape y Victory (títulos originales), cada una con aproximadamente 15 000 palabras. Estas se desarrollan cada cuatro meses y se publicarán cada cuatro meses, de forma que se puedan leer en tiempo real. Sin embargo, es posible que prefiera leerlas todas a la vez después de que se publique Victory. Es cuestión de gustos. Cabe mencionar que, en cada libro, hay un misterio que queda resuelto y que la historia de Ann alcanzará su conclusión tras la última publicación. Invasión Aún con su marido desaparecido, Ann Morgan recibe una oferta personal del apuesto detective Max Deveraux. ¿Debería declinarla o aceptarla? Mientras tanto, su vida profesional se ve afectada por un dilema: tras el asesinato de Trevor Bowman, ¿debería tomar las riendas de su agencia de investigación? Mientras Ann sopesa todos los aspectos de su vida personal y profesional, una amiga le pide que busque a su hija desaparecida. Parece que Adeline Hopkins, la hija, mantiene una mala relación con su padre. Sin embargo, ¿qué tienen que ver su exnovio y un soldado estadounidense con el que la joven estuvo saliendo brevemente? Mientras el ejército estadounidense se prepara para marcharse rumbo a la segunda ola de desembarcos, Ann necesita respuestas, las cuales la llevarán hasta un segundo dilema: ¿cuál es la mejor manera de impartir justicia?
Invasión
by Robin CookLa ciencia médica se ve desbordada por una enfermedad desconocida, una enfermedad cuyos orígenes no son de este planeta... El estudiante universitario Beau Stark fue el primero en recoger uno de los extraños discos negros que había por toda la ciudad. Al principio dolía como la picadura de una abeja. Más tarde tomó los síntomas de un resfriado común. Poco a poco fue convirtiéndose en una virulenta infección. Todo comenzó hace millones de años, mucho antes de la aparición del ser humano, con la visita de unos misteriosos extraterrestres. Ahora solo unos pocos hombres y mujeres serán capaces de investigar y comprender en toda su magnitud la pavorosa pesadilla que se cierne sobre el planeta. ¿Serán capaces de evitar sus nefastas consecuencias?
Invasores de Marte - Las aventuras de Joaquim y Eduardo
by Tamara Aymerich Correa Michael RumanJoaquim es un chiquillo pecoso de 11 años que no se conforma con ser un niño normal y, en compañía del amigo, Eduardo, se mete a investigar casos extraños e indescifrables. Los invasores de Marte es la primera parte de esta saga, que comenzó en 1969 durante el régimen militar. Joaquim está convencido de que los marcianos preparar una invasión de la Tierra. Ahora queda por convencer a Eduardo y el resto de la pandilla de amigos de la escuela para desenmascarar el malvado plan de los extraterrestres. Pero esto no es una tarea fácil. En la búsqueda de pruebas de la presencia de extraterrestres en nuestro planeta, los chicos van a venir a través de los enemigos sin escrúpulos y traicioneros. Lo peor de todo: sargento Gomes, personificación de la violencia, el representante de la represión de los años de la dictadura, dispuesto a hacer cualquier cosa para capturar a los dos pequeños héroes, que él etiqueta como terroristas peligrosos. Pero el sargento tonto y sus hombres no saben que, los niños utilizarán toda su creatividad, travesuras y armas secretas, para llegar a la cima y ganar todos los desafíos. En medio de las turbulencias de la época, Joaquim y Eduardo van a contar con la ayuda de sus amigos Carlos, Bruno y Eloy, que, como ellos, viven los últimos años de su infancia, rodeado de fantasía y aventura. Inspirado por autores como Juan Carlos Marino (El genio del crimen) y en la serie de libros de "Firefly Collection", Las aventuras de Joaquín y Eduardo traerá de vuelta a los jóvenes lectores, el placer de la investigación y la deducción, con una trama que va una época en que no existían los teléfonos celulares, a pensar en computadoras personales era ciencia ficción y, por diversión, era suficiente para salir de casa para reunirse con amigos y jugar a la pelota, andar en bicicleta o... Meterse en problemas! Pero no se equivoquen: esto no es un libro sólo para niños. Los adultos también podrán
Invasão
by William Meikle André NardiniEles vieram em milhares. Nós lutamos contra eles juntos. Tudo começou durante uma tempestade de inverno no litoral norte-oriental que trouxe consigo uma estranha chuva verde. Onde ela caiu, tudo desapareceu, morreu e foi consumido. Os moradores dos lugares remotos no Marítimo do Canadá escaparam do pior dos danos iniciais, mas essa foi uma benção disfarçada, pois eles tiveram que assistir primeiro a América do Norte, depois o mundo, sendo subsumidos no arrepiante tapete verde do terror. E isso foi apenas o começo.
Inventing Love
by José Ovejero Kathryn Phillips-Miles Simon DeefholtsWhen Samuel receives a call out of the blue about the death of his lover, Clara, his own numbing existence seems about to come to an end. Does it matter that he never knew Clara? And, if he invents a past for his love and his loss, could he even fake his way through her funeral? Unable to pass up the chance at a new life, Samuel starts down a path of lies until he can no longer distinguish between real and invented.
Inventing the Pinkertons; or, Spies, Sleuths, Mercenaries, and Thugs: Being a story of the nation’s most famous (and infamous) detective agency
by S. Paul O'HaraThe fascinating story of the most notorious detective agency in US history.Between 1865 and 1937, Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency was at the center of countless conflicts between capital and labor, bandits and railroads, and strikers and state power. Some believed that the detectives were protecting society from dangerous criminal conspiracies; others thought that armed Pinkertons were capital’s tool to crush worker dissent. Yet the image of the Pinkerton detective also inspired romantic and sensationalist novels, reflected shifting ideals of Victorian manhood, and embodied a particular kind of rough frontier justice. Inventing the Pinkertons examines the evolution of the agency as a pivotal institution in the cultural history of American monopoly capitalism. Historian S. Paul O’Hara intertwines political, social, and cultural history to reveal how Scottish-born founder Allan Pinkerton insinuated his way to power and influence as a purveyor of valuable (and often wildly wrong) intelligence in the Union cause. During Reconstruction, Pinkerton turned his agents into icons of law and order in the Wild West. Finally, he transformed his firm into a for-rent private army in the war of industry against labor. Having begun life as peddlers of information and guardians of mail bags, the Pinkertons became armed mercenaries, protecting scabs and corporate property from angry strikers.O’Hara argues that American capitalists used the Pinkertons to enforce new structures of economic and political order. Yet the infamy of the Pinkerton agent also gave critics and working communities a villain against which to frame their resistance to the new industrial order. Ultimately, Inventing the Pinkertons is a gripping look at how the histories of American capitalism, industrial folklore, and the nation-state converged.
Inversione di rotta
by Oak Anderson Consalvo CattutoInversione di rotta è un racconto breve di 3,600 parole, un compagno parallelo dell'acclamato thriller criminale, "Take One With You", di Oak Anderson Al detective Thane Parks viene assegnato il caso di una rapina a mano armata per la quale è sospettato Hector Sanchez, il figlio di un uomo arrestato per omicidio anni prima, un criminale che si era impiccato in prigione. Dall'altra parte della città, Samantha Devlin, la figlia della donna per il cui omicidio il padre di Hector era stato condannato, si sta diplomando, è una studentessa eccellente a cui il padre sta nascondendo la sua profonda depressione per la morte di sua madre. Samantha ed Hector, le cui vite sono state cambiate per sempre dall'omicidio e dal suicidio, stanno per incontrarsi in circostanze difficili, mentre il Detective Parks cerca di evitare che altre persone diventino le prossime vittime del movimento "TOWY".
InvestiGators (InvestiGators #1)
by John Patrick GreenWith more than three million copies in print, John Patrick Green's goofy graphic novel series is a colossal comics hit! Join super spy alligator duo MANGO and BRASH as they surf the sewers and fight the forces of evil. With their Very Exciting Spy Technology and their tried-and-true, toilet-based travel techniques, the InvestiGators are undercover and on the case! And on their first mission together, they have not one but two mysteries to solve! Can Mango and Brash uncover the clues, crack their cases, and corral the crooks―or will the criminals wriggle out of their grasp?
InvestiGators: Agents of S.U.I.T. (InvestiGators)
by Christopher Hastings John Patrick GreenInvestiGators fans, rejoice! Get ready to dive into the first volume of AGENTS OF S.U.I.T., featuring the weird and wacky co-workers of everyone's favorite sewer-sleuthing super-agents, Mango and Brash! At S.U.I.T. headquarters, Cilantro the Chameleon finally gets what she’s been waiting for: a field assignment. Only…it’s literally out in the middle of a field, and her orders are so vague, she can hardly tell what she’s supposed to be investigating. But as she begins to uncover a sheep-led worker’s rights revolt and an alien invasion conspiracy—not to mention a spooky haunting at the abandoned S.U.I.T. field outpost—Cilantro steps into her own V.E.S.T. as a valued member of the S.U.I.T. team. From InvestiGators mastermind John Patrick Green, the world of S.U.I.T. has never been more fun!
InvestiGators: Agents of S.U.I.T.: From Badger to Worse (InvestiGators)
by Christopher Hastings John Patrick GreenIn the first book of AGENTS OF S.U.I.T., the new volume in John Green’s smash-hit INVESTIGATORS world, eager rookie agent Cilantro stepped into the spotlight—and rocketed into space! Now it’s time for the B-Team to show why they’re so un-B-lievably B-loved.That’s right, Bongo and Marsha, the super-spy Badgers, are on the case…and way over-budget. When S.U.I.T. realizes just how much money the Badgers waste with their gadgets and spy vehicles and custom plush toys, they’re sent to Bora Bora to investigate a case…the old-fashioned way. The bees—that’s “bee-ee-ee,” like the insect—that run the resort are hiding something under the tropical sands, and Marsha and Bongo are just the bumbling agents to crack this pineapple-flavored case wide open.
InvestiGators: Agents of S.U.I.T.: Wild Ghost Chase (InvestiGators)
by John Patrick Green Christopher HastingsTHE MEGA-BESTSELLING GRAPHIC NOVEL SERIES CONTINUES! More than three million copies in print! InvestiGators fans, get ready to dive into the third volume of Agents of S.U.I.T. with the weirdest mystery yet! New S.U.I.T. recruit Zeb the sheep joins the flock to help crack the greatest mystery of all! But, uhh...just what is the greatest mystery of all?That's the question that's kept the dearly departed General Inspectre haunting Earth long after he should have moved on to the great super-spy base in the sky. Having a ghost in the halls of S.U.I.T. wouldn't be so bad...except he's possessing agents! Zeb -- along with Cilantro, Bongo, Marsha, and everyone's favorite Gators -- must decipher the series' biggest mystery EVER. They've got to free their pal and finish the Inspectre's unfinished business!