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The Avenger
by Juggi BhasinA plane full of college going girls is blown up at the Delhi airport by Sikandar Khan, a Pakistani terrorist. The girls were on route to Gstaad to celebrate Richa Jindal’s eighteenth birthday. Frustrated by the governments weak approach, Suresh Jindal, Richa’s father and India’s biggest industrialist, calls upon former Special Forces officer Suvir Suri to avenge his daughter’s death. Meanwhile, Sikandar Khan resurfaces to launch the mother of all terrorist attacks that can send India and Pakistan to war and cause incalculable loss of human life. Suvir must put aside his personal pain to set things right. The Avenger is the story of one man’s mission for lasting peace.
The Avenger
by Matthew BloodThe Avenger, first published 1952, is a noir thriller centering on Morgan Wayne, a man determined to avenge those criminals − crime lords, gangsters, dope dealers, vice peddlers, and gunmen − the law treated as untouchable “...so he walked alone into the very heart of gangland to deal justice where the law had failed.” Matthew Blood was a pen name for W. Ryerson Johnson in collaboration with David Dresser.Morgan Wayne knew that the peddlers of vice and dope were untouchable. He knew that the Mafia’s arm was long and its hand held a killer’s knife. He knew the willing women they would send to tempt and betray him. He knew his own nerve and strength and skill. He knew the white hate within him for the crime lords and their gunmen. So he walked alone into the very heart of gangland to deal justice where the law had failed.
The Avenging Angel
by Rex BurnsGabe Wager, a Denver police detective, deals with murder victims who are clutching the drawing of an angel with a spear. Why?
The Avenging Angel (The Gabe Wager Novels #5)
by Rex BurnsAn unidentified body points Wager to a radical religious sectA year ago, homicide detective Gabe Wager had a man killed. Though Wager feels no guilt at doing away with an evil man, his partner, Max Axton, is disgusted, and has hardly spoken to him for a year. Now Wager and Axton have to work together to solve a baffling crime that takes them to the border of Colorado—and the limits of human faith. They find the body on Denver&’s outskirts, stripped of identifying marks and clutching a drawing of a sword-bearing angel. The picture is a clue: the calling card of a boastful killer. It leads Wager and Axton to the state&’s desolate fringe, where a radical Mormon group refuses to follow its church into the modern world, killing to protect their way of life.
The Avenging Angel (The Gabe Wager Novels #5)
by Rex BurnsAn unidentified body points Wager to a radical religious sectA year ago, homicide detective Gabe Wager had a man killed. Though Wager feels no guilt at doing away with an evil man, his partner, Max Axton, is disgusted, and has hardly spoken to him for a year. Now Wager and Axton have to work together to solve a baffling crime that takes them to the border of Colorado—and the limits of human faith. They find the body on Denver&’s outskirts, stripped of identifying marks and clutching a drawing of a sword-bearing angel. The picture is a clue: the calling card of a boastful killer. It leads Wager and Axton to the state&’s desolate fringe, where a radical Mormon group refuses to follow its church into the modern world, killing to protect their way of life.
The Avenging Saint
by Leslie CharterisSimon Templar is the Saint - daring, dazzling, and just a little disreputable. On the side of the law, but standing outside it, he dispenses his own brand of justice one criminal at a time. After a fruitless chase across Europe on the tail of his enemy Rayt Marius, the Saint returns to London with a price on his head. But adventure is never far from Simon Templar's door, and soon he finds himself rescuing Sonia Delmar, a munitions heiress, from Marius's clutches. Sonia allies with the Saint - in a bid to prevent Marius and his ally Prince Rudolf bringing war and destruction to Europe.
The Avenue of the Dead: The Defector, The Avenue Of The Dead, Albatross, And The Company Of Saints (The Davina Graham Thrillers #2)
by Evelyn AnthonyM16 agent Davina Graham plunges into a hotbed of international intrigue when she penetrates the inner sanctum of one of the US president's top aides, and tracks an elusive criminal from the White House to Moscow to Mexico City Still reeling from the murder of her husband, Ivan Sasanov, at the hands of the KGB, British Intelligence agent Davina Graham has been called back into active service to head off a potential international crisis. The British-born wife of Edward Fleming, the US president's assistant under-secretary of state and close friend, has appealed to the British ambassador for sanctuary. Elizabeth Fleming claims that her husband tried to murder her because she found out he was passing information to the Russians. Fleming's first wife died in a fire in their Mexico vacation home, but it was officially ruled an accident. Now the Secret Intelligence Service needs Davina to find out whether Elizabeth's allegations are true. If so, Elizabeth's life could be in grave danger. But it may already be too late. Now a target herself, Davina follows a labyrinthine trail that takes her from the inner circles of Washington to Mexico City and a clinic in the mountains that will bring a fiendishly clever global conspiracy full circle. On the edge of uncovering the truth about two seemingly unrelated murders, she uses herself as bait to trap an elusive criminal known as the Plumed Serpent. The Avenue of the Dead is the 2nd book in the Davina Graham Thrillers, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
The Avenue of the Giants
by Marc DugainBased on a true story, this “extremely compelling novel” delves into the mind of a murderer (Booklist).The Avenue of the Giants follows Al Kenner as he progresses from antisocial adolescent to full-fledged serial killer in the turbulent 1960s and ’70s. A giant at over seven feet tall with an IQ higher than Einstein’s, Al was never ordinary. His life is tainted by his parents’ divorce and his mother’s abusive behavior, and it takes a chilling turn on the day of John F. Kennedy’s assassination. Al spends five years in a psychiatric hospital, and although he convinces the staff that he is of sound mind, he continues to harbor vicious impulses. He goes on to lead a double life—befriending the Santa Cruz, California police chief and contemplating marrying his daughter, all the while committing a series of brutal murders. Delving into the mind of this complex killer, this novel by the prize-winning author of The Officers’ Ward was inspired by the real-life case of Edmund Kemper, and powerfully evokes an America torn between the pacifism of the hippie movement and the violence of Vietnam.
The Avion My Uncle Flew
by Cyrus Fisher Richard FloetheSpending the summer in a dull French village is not what Johnny had in mind . . . but soon he’s hot on the trail of a Nazi spy!<P><P> When twelve-and-a-half-year-old Johnny Littlehorn’s dad returns from the front lines and announces they’re spending the summer in France, Johnny is appalled. He doesn’t understand why they’re going to France when they could stay home at their Wyoming ranch instead. But that’s before he discovers an old German pistol hidden in a loaf of bread.<P> When Johnny arrives, he finds the village of Saint-Chamant anything but boring. With the help of his new friends Suzanne and Charles, Johnny follows a winding trail that leads to a fugitive spy and a stolen fortune. Before long, he’s learning French, helping his oncle Paul build a real airplane, and unraveling an evil Nazi plot!<P> A Newbery Honor Book
The Awakening
by Allen JohnsonHow do you find love where love does not exist?From out of a barefoot boyhood among endless rows of olive trees, and a forbidden passion for a courageous Moroccan beauty, to a horrific struggle against tyranny in the war-torn streets of 1936 Granada, comes a story where love cannot exist without mercy . . . mercy one carries for one's whole life as a badge of honor . . . mercy and compassion passed down from generation to generation.Diego Garcia is now the gentle patriarch in a sun-scorched village perched among the rolling hills and olive groves of Andalusia, Spain. Diego survived the bloody Spanish Civil War only at great cost, and his enduring wish is that he could have saved others. His granddaughter, the lovely Lupita, is the town's physician, whose competence is surpassed only by her compassion. Together they breathe new life into a mysterious American stranger, brutally beaten and robbed, suffering from amnesia, whose suppressed past is so scarred by his own malice and deceit that he dare not awaken-save through the guiding grace of love.Together, the three forge a new beginning and find redemption in trust, love, and acceptance of the past . . . a past they would do anything to leave behind.
The Awakening
by Donna BoydPaul and Penny Mason are spending the summer at the family lake house in a last ditch effort to save their crumbling marriage. The celebrated author of "The Alchemist" leaves the world of ancient Egypt with this chilling, modern ghost story of an unraveling family.
The Awakening (Seven Sisters Series Book #2)
by Debra White SmithViatnamese-American, Super Model, Kim Lan has always wanted to go to her mothers native land. Now that she has the opportunity... will she take it? Will she live through it? Join her as God not only reveals His plan for her life... but as she is truely "changed" into the person He wants her to be.
The Awakening Evil (Fear Street #10)
by R. L. StineEveryone thinks they know the story of the Evil that terrorized Corky Corcoran and the cheerleaders of Shadyside High. But the true story has remained hidden. Only Sarah Fear knows where the Evil began. What it wants. And why it kills. Read Sarah's story and discover the truth at last.
The Awakening: A Paranormal Romance Novel (The Graveyard Queen #7)
by Amanda StevensTo help a child’s ghost solve the mystery of her death, a cemetery restorer must face her own personal demons in this romantic urban fantasy.My name is Amelia Gray, and I’m a cemetery restorer who lives with the dead. An anonymous donor has hired me to restore Woodbine Cemetery, a place where the rich and powerful bury their secrets. Forty years ago, a child disappeared without a trace and now her ghost has awakened, demanding that I uncover the truth about her death. Only I know that she was murdered. Only I can bring her killer to justice. But the clues that I follow—a haunting melody and an unnamed baby’s grave—lead me to a series of disturbing suspects.For generations, The Devlins have been members of Charleston’s elite. John Devlin once turned his back on the expectations that came with his birthright, but now he has seemingly accepted his rightful place. His family’s secrets make him a questionable ally. When my investigation brings me to the gates of his family’s palatial home, I have to wonder if he is about to become my mortal enemy.
The Awakening: A Vampire Huntress Legend (Vampire Huntress Legend Series #2)
by L. A. BanksA paranormal romance about a vampire slayer who confronts her old lover “solidifies [this] intriguing, dark series as a project worth watching” (Booklist).There is a vampire war brewing in the underworld and at the center of it all is Damali Richards, spoken word artist and Vampire Huntress. But she is not just any Vampire Huntress, she is the millenium Neteru. A woman so potentially powerful that the vampire world is about to invoke a bloody battle that threatens to spill over onto her streets in order to possess her. It’s just a matter of who will get to her first. Fallon Nuit, a rogue vampire, is one of the most powerful Damali has ever encountered and he has allied himself with the deadly Amanrath demons in order to claim her. But the Vampire Council has plans for her as well. And now an unlikely variable has entered into the equation, an ex-lover now turned vampire with an agenda of his own. And she must risk trusting him once more if they are to survive.Praise for Minion, the first book in The Vampire Huntress Legends“[Banks is] wildly creative and invents a totally new and refreshing milieu.” —Fangoria“Blade meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer . . . A pulsating blood-booster.” —Kirkus Reviews“An exciting premise and a cliffhanger ending . . . packs a powerful punch.” —Booklist“An action-packed journey . . . If you enjoy Anne Rice, Blade or Buffy then Minion is the novel you have been waiting for.” —Tananarive Due, author The Good House“L.A. Banks writes a killer vamp series.” —New York Times–bestselling author Sherrilynn Kenyon
The Awakening: The Awakening Part I (Mystere Parish Ser. #3)
by Jana DeLeonA detective has a true mystery on his hands in New York Times bestselling author Jana DeLeon’s classic story of things that go bump in the night…It could be a mythical creature wreaking havoc on a Mystere hotel…or a malicious vandal. It’s detective Tanner LeDoux’s first case and—much to his chagrin—the hotel belongs to Josie Bettencourt, once the most popular girl in town and his unrequited love. A woman who now doesn’t even recognize him.Josie’s poor memory is Tanner’s luck, however. He has a chance to be the strong, sexy hero who protects her and her hotel from mounting danger. Tanner’s no believer in the old ways, but one stormy night, he sees something horrific he can’t explain. And he knows, without a doubt, whatever lurks in Honey Island Swamp means to keep Josie from him forever!Originally published in 2012
The Awakening: The Dragon Heart Legacy Book 1 (The Dragon Heart Legacy #1)
by Nora RobertsFrom Sunday Times bestseller Nora Roberts - a tale of adventure, magic and finding your home'If you're after the perfect pick-me-up, take-me-away-from-the-world read, then she's your woman' The Guardian'Nora Roberts is, quite simply, a one-woman phenomenon'Heat'I love Nora Roberts'Stephen KingMists, shimmering silver fingers, rose over the pale green water of the lake. They twined and twisted toward a sky quietly gray, while in the east, over the hills, a pink blush waited, like a held breath, to waken.Breen Kelly had always been a rule follower. So, when her father left when she was twelve years old, promising to return, she waited. Now, more than a decade later, she's working at a job she hates and is tired of the life that playing by the rules has dealt her. It's time to make a change. Breen makes a leap into the unknown with a summer trip to Ireland - her father's homeland. Little does she know how much of a leap until a walk in the woods leads her through a portal into another world - Talamh - where Breen will find magic, family and a destiny she could never have dreamed of
The Awakening: The Dragon Heart Legacy Book 1 (The Dragon Heart Legacy)
by Nora RobertsThe first in a brand new trilogy from Sunday Times bestseller Nora Roberts, The Awakening is a story of adventure, magic and finding your home Mists, shimmering silver fingers, rose over the pale green water of the lake. They twined and twisted toward a sky quietly gray, while in the east, over the hills, a pink blush waited, like a held breath, to waken.Breen Kelly had always been a rule follower. So, when her father left when she was twelve years old, promising to return, she waited. Now, more than a decade later, she's working at a job she hates and is tired of the life that playing by the rules has dealt her. It's time to make a change. Breen makes a leap into the unknown with a summer trip to Ireland - her father's homeland. Little does she know how much of a leap until a walk in the woods leads her through a portal into another world - Talamh - where Breen will find magic, family and a destiny she could never have dreamed of'If you're after the perfect pick-me-up, take-me-away-from-the-world read, then she's your woman' The Guardian'Nora Roberts is, quite simply, a one-woman phenomenon'Heat'I love Nora Roberts'Stephen King
The Awesome Aquarium Mystery! (Awesome Mysteries)
by Carole MarshThe Awesome Aquarium Mystery is a fast-paced read of Mimi, Papa, Grant and Christina's visit to the world's largest aquarium. They run into a mysterious situation that baffles aquarium staffers and threatens opening day success. Join the family and the world's largest fish, an octopus, penguins, beluga whales and a misguided bad guy as they become immersed in a splashy situation that turns into a mystery.
The Awful Pawful (Jack Russell Dog Detective, Book #5)
by Darrel Odgers Sally Odgers[From the back cover.] "When Jack and Foxie return from vacation they can tell that something terrier-able is wrong in Doggeroo. Why are all the dogs in Doggeroo hiding under beds? Who or what has scratched their noses. Why are they so terrier-fied? It's a case for the dog with the nose that knows. But soon, Jack is hiding under his bed, too. So, how will he solve the case of THE AWFUL PAWFUL?" This story includes jack's short dog facts and lists of his made up and real doggie terms like terrier-tory and terrier-fy.
The Awkward Squad
by Sophie HénaffSuspended from her job as a promising police officer for firing "one bullet too many", Anne Capestan is expecting the worst when she is summoned to H.Q. to learn her fate. Instead, she is surprised to be told that she is to head up a new police squad, working on solving old cold cases.Though relived to still have a job, Capestan is not overjoyed by the prospect of her new role. Even less so when she meets her new team: a crowd of misfits, troublemakers and problem cases, none of whom are fit for purpose and yet none of whom can be fired.But from this inauspicious start, investigating the cold cases throws up a number a number of strange mysteries for Capestan and her team: was the old lady murdered seven years ago really just the victim of a botched robbery? Who was behind the dead sailor discovered in the Seine with three gunshot wounds? And why does there seem to be a curious link with a ferry that was shipwrecked off the Florida coast many years previously?
The Awkward Squad
by Sophie HénaffSuspended from her job as a promising police officer for firing "one bullet too many", Anne Capestan is expecting the worst when she is summoned to H.Q. to learn her fate. Instead, she is surprised to be told that she is to head up a new police squad, working on solving old cold cases.Though relieved to still have a job, Capestan is not overjoyed by the prospect of her new role. Even less so when she meets her new team: a crowd of misfits, troublemakers and problem cases, none of whom are fit for purpose and yet none of whom can be fired.But from this inauspicious start, investigating the cold cases throws up a number a number of strange mysteries for Capestan and her team: was the old lady murdered seven years ago really just the victim of a botched robbery? Who was behind the dead sailor discovered in the Seine with three gunshot wounds? And why does there seem to be a curious link with a ferry that was shipwrecked off the Florida coast many years previously?Translated from the French by Sam Gordon
The Awkward Squad (MacLehose Press Editions #3)
by Sophie HénaffSuspended from her job as a promising police officer for firing "one bullet too many", Anne Capestan is expecting the worst when she is summoned to H.Q. to learn her fate. Instead, she is surprised to be told that she is to head up a new police squad, working on solving old cold cases.Though relieved to still have a job, Capestan is not overjoyed by the prospect of her new role. Even less so when she meets her new team: a crowd of misfits, troublemakers and problem cases, none of whom are fit for purpose and yet none of whom can be fired.But from this inauspicious start, investigating the cold cases throws up a number a number of strange mysteries for Capestan and her team: was the old lady murdered seven years ago really just the victim of a botched robbery? Who was behind the dead sailor discovered in the Seine with three gunshot wounds? And why does there seem to be a curious link with a ferry that was shipwrecked off the Florida coast many years previously?Translated from the French by Sam Gordon
The Awoken: A Novel
by Katelyn Monroe Howes"The Awoken is a phenomenal story—filled with action, romance, plot twists, and a few big juicy reveals!" —Issa RaeA cinematic, speculative debut about a woman who undergoes cryogenic preservation at the time of her death and wakes up a century later in a world where her very life is a crime. When Alabine Rivers, a politically active young woman with a bright career and romance ahead of her, finds out the devastating news that she has terminal cancer, the only thing that gives her solace is the possibility of a second life through the emerging field of cryogenics. A century later, scientists have indeed discovered how to bring back the dead from preservation, but humanity has been locked in a philosophical battle over the ethics of this new Godlike power, a battle that has turned violent: those who are resurrected, the Awoken, have been declared illegal and are to be shot on sight. This is the world Alabine is brought into by the Resurrectionists, an underground militia fighting for the rights of the Awoken. Finding herself in a completely unfamiliar world, and one where she is an outsider for the first time in her life, Alabine must figure out how to survive and determine her place in this new world, all the while being haunted by lucid memories of her previous life and the man she loved. The Awoken is a gripping, action-packed story full of plot twists and high emotion. It's a look at prejudice, complicity, the fears that tear us apart, and the hope that can bring us together.
The Ax
by Donald E. WestlakeThe multi-award-winning, widely-acclaimed mystery master Donald E. Westlake delivers a masterpiece with this brilliant, laser-sharp tale of the deadly consequences of corporate downsizing.Burke Devore is a middle-aged manager at a paper company when the cost-cutting ax falls, and he is laid off. Eighteen months later and still unemployed, he puts a new spin on his job search -- with agonizing care, Devore finds the seven men in the surrounding area who could take the job that rightfully should be his, and systematically kills them. Transforming himself from mild-mannered middle manager to ruthless murderer, he discovers skills ne never knew ne had -- and that come to him far too easily.