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Along Came a Spider
(Book 1) |
*Gary Soneji is a mild-mannered mathematics teacher at a Washington, D.C., private
school for the children of the political and social elite. He's so popular that the kids all call him
"Mr. Chips". And he's very, very smart. Growing up, he always knew he was smarter than the rest of
them — he knew that the Great Ones always fooled everybody. He kidnaps Maggie Rose, the golden-haired
daughter of a famous movie actress, and her best friend, Shrimpie Goldberg, the son of the secretary
of the treasury, right out from under the noses of their two Secret Service agents. But Gary Soneji is
not surprised at his skill. He's done it before. Hundreds of times before.
Alex Cross is a
homicide detective with a Ph.D. in psychology. He looks like Muhammad Ali in his prime. Cross works
and lives in the ghettos of D.C. He's a tough guy from a tough part of town who wears Harris Tweed
jackets and likes to relax by banging out Gershwin tunes on his baby grand piano. He has two adorable
kids of his own. They are his own special vulnerabilities.
Jezzie Flanagan is the first woman
ever to hold the highly sensitive job as supervisor of the Secret Service in Washington. Blond,
mysterious, seductive, she's got an outer shell that's as tough as it is beautiful. She rides her
black BMW motorcycle at speeds of no less than 100 mph. What is she running from? What is her secret?
Alex Cross and Jezzie Flanagan are about to have a forbidden love affair-at the worst possible
time for both of them. Because Gary Soneji, who wants to commit the "crime of the century", is playing
at the top of his game. The latest of the unspeakable crimes happened in Alex Cross's precinct. They
happened under the protection of Jezzie Flanagan's men. Now Soneji is at large again, still wreaking
havoc.
Alex Cross must face the ultimate test as a psychologist: how do you outmaneuver a
brilliant psychopath? Especially one who appears to have a split personality — one who won't let the
other half remember those horrific acts?
Soneji has outsmarted the FBI, the Secret Service, and
the police. Who will be his next victim? Gary Soneji is every parent's worst nightmare. He has
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Kiss the Girls
(Book 2) |
*This time it's personal for Cross. The most elusive of killers has abducted Cross's
niece, Naomi, a talented law student. Only such a devastating blow could bring the detective back -
this time to the Deep South, where old slave prisons are buried in the forests, and houses of horror
can disappear as in your worst nightmare.
Naomi's kidnapping rips Alex Cross away from his kids
and his jazz piano and sends him south with several questions burning in his mind. Why did the police
wait seventy-two hours before beginning their search? And what is the head of the FBI doing at the
scene of a small-town crime?
Meanwhile, somewhere out there Casanova is living a secret
fantasy. In his private hideaway, the world's greatest lover has assembled seven of the South's most
extraordinary young women for his personal use. It's an accomplishment he can share with only one
other soul mate - and that's definitely not his wife back in suburbia. But Casanova doesn't count on
the exceptional abilities of one of his harem - or having Alex Cross as a nemesis. |
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Jack & Jill
(Book 3) |
A child killer is stalking the inner city of Washington, D.C., his latest victim
Shanelle Green, an adorable first grader from Sojourner Truth School. This killing is especially
unsettling to Detective Alex Cross. Sojourner Truth is the school his son Damon attends, just four
blocks from his home.
While the death of an inner-city black child doesn't garner much media
attention, another murder is making big headlines. The same day that Shanelle was beaten to death,
Senator Daniel Fitzpatrick was found handcuffed to a bed and shot execution style. The only clue the
police have to go on is a bizarre rhyme, signed "Jack and Jill," promising more high-profile executions,
ultimately targeting the president of the United States. When Cross is called in to help protect the
president, he begins to suspect that the two cases are somehow related. As he races to put all the
pieces together, the killers continue their bloody rampage, paralyzing the city.
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Cat and Mouse
(Book 4) |
Alex Cross is back, and so is his nemesis, mass murderer
Gary Soneji -- and he's out for revenge. But first, Gary wants to play, and it's up to Alex to figure
out the game. The lives of thousands of innocent commuters hang in the balance. From D.C. to Delaware,
New York to Paris, Cat & Mouse will take you on a heart-pounding adventure. It's James Patterson at the
top of his game.
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Pop Goes The Weasel
(Book 5) |
Likened to a "young Muhammad Ali," Alex Cross, the Porsche-driving profiler, doctor,
detective, and father of two has seen his fair share of vicious killers. From a bloodthirsty butcher
who came after his family (Cat and Mouse) to a devilish duo working cross-country (Kiss the Girls),
Cross has managed to outmaneuver all of his enemies. Until he meets the Weasel.
A series of
killings in the forgotten, crime-infested ghettos of southeast D.C. has sent Cross and his 6'9" 250-pound
partner, John Sampson, in search of the "Jane Doe" killer. However, their racist, tyrannical boss
George Pitman orders them to stay out of the southeast and investigate the high-profile murder of a
wealthy white man. Cross already has suspicions that the murders are linked, but when Sampson's ex
turns up in an abandoned southeast warehouse kicked to death, the two detectives carry on with their
original investigation. Meanwhile, Cross's longtime love, Christine (Cat and Mouse), has taken
prominence in his life, and it looks as if the two will finally get hitched--with one glitch: Cross
puts everything he loves in jeopardy as he obsessively goes after the Weasel.
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Roses are Red
(Book 6) |
In this heart-pounding but touchingly romantic new thriller, Detective Alex Cross
pursues the most complex and brilliant killer he's ever confronted— mysterious criminal who calls
himself the Mastermind.
In a series of crimes that has stunned Washington, D.C., bank robbers
have been laying out precise demands when they enter the building—and then killing the bank employees
and their families if those instructions are not followed to the letter.
Detective Alex Cross
takes on the case, certain that this is no ordinary bank robber at work—the pathological need for
control and perfection is too great. Cross is in the midst of a personal crisis at home, but the case
becomes all-consuming as he learns that the Mastermind is plotting one huge, last, perfect crime.
With twists and reversals that only the mind of James Patterson could create, Roses Are Red is by
far the most explosive, surprising, and fast-paced novel of James Patterson's extraordinary career.
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Violets are Blue
(Book 7) |
Detective Alex Cross must confront his most terrifying nemesis ever -- and his own
deepest fears -- in this electrifying thriller from the master of suspense, James Patterson.
Alex Cross has never believed in vampires. But when two joggers are found slain in a manner that
suggests a macabre ritual, he has to reconsider. Someone believes in vampires enough to have committed
a series of bizarre murders that appear to be the work of one. Local police are horrified, and even
the FBI is baffled.
Cross takes on the case and plunges into a netherworld of secret clubs and
role-players, a world full of poseurs and play actors-and someone demented enough to have crossed the
line from dark ritual to real blood. At the same time, a lethal super-criminal from Cross's past known
as the Mastermind is stalking him, taunting him, and threatening everything he holds dear. Cross has
never been closer to defeat, or in greater danger. In a shocking conclusion, Alex Cross must survive a
deadly confrontation-only to discover at last the awful secret of the Mastermind.
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Four Blind Mice
(Book 8) |
The mice of the title are three homicidal Army Rangers, Vietnam vets, and their
mysterious controller; as is usual in the Cross novels, we know this much sooner than does the black
Washington, D.C., detective, who gets involved when an army careerist, Sgt. Ellis Cooper, an old pal
of Cross's colleague and best friend, John Sampson, is found guilty at military trial for the brutal
murder of three women, but claims innocence. Traveling to North Carolina, where Cooper awaits
execution, and to Fort Bragg to investigate, Cross and Sampson encounter stonewalling among the
military which only intensifies as they uncover a pattern of other military men executed for like
crimes they may not have committed.
As the duo visits West Point, they confront an even thicker
"gray" wall of silence. Meanwhile, the killers strike again, and when Cross and Sampson identify them,
the Rangers begin hunting the cops. The action leads, as is Patterson's custom, to a firecracker
string of climaxes; the finale finds Cross handcuffed and stripped naked in deep woods, about to be
killed. Throughout, Patterson expertly balances the conspiratorial action with intriguing developments
in Cross's domestic life, including health problems for his family's anchor, the elderly Nana, and
growing romance between him and a California cop.
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Big Bad Wolf
(Book 9) |
In the midst of his FBI training, former Police Detective Alex Cross is called in to
investigate The Wolf, an ex-KGB agent turned master criminal, with links to the Russian Mafia, who uses
the Internet to fulfill the fantasies of some of the sickest sociopaths in recent popular fiction. Each
of these well-heeled villains pays megabucks to have his current obsession, male or female, stalked,
kidnapped, and delivered--to him. As the complex plot unfolds, narrators Peter J. Fernandez and Denis
O'Hare offer a variety of stunning characterizations. Alex has clarity and energy, The Wolf is vicious
and sadistic, and the cyber-weirdos, particularly Mr. Potter and the Art Director, are despicable.
Patterson's plot, rife with imprisonment, torture, rape, and murder, gives Fernandez and O'Hare plenty
to sink their teeth into.
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London Bridges
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Alex Cross is back--and so is the Big Bad Wolf.
Terrorists have seized the
worlds largest cities. London, Washington, DC, New York, and Frankfurt will be destroyed, unless their
demands are met--and their demands are impossible. After a city in the western United States is fire
bombed--a practice run--Alex Cross knows that it is only a matter of time before the bombers threats
to the other cities are brutally executed.
Heading up the investigation by the FBI, CIA, and
Interpol, Alex Cross is stunned when surveillance photos show Geoffrey Shafer, the Weasel, near one of
the bombing sites. He senses the presence of the Wolf as well, the most vicious predator he has ever
battled. With millions of lives in the balance, Cross has to see if the most powerful law enforcement
agencies in the world can stay ahead of these two men's cunning.
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Mary Mary
(Book 11) |
In the eleventh in Patterson's series, FBI Specialist Alex Cross's family vacation at
Disneyland is interrupted by two unconnected events: His ex-wife abruptly gains custody of their young
son and a shocking series of Hollywood murders comes to light. The use of three readers doesn't add
clarity to this puzzle, except that Melissa Leo, the sole female narrator, delivers the murderer's
emails with an acidic edge. Peter J. Fernandez and Michael Louis Wells portray Alex Cross and the
whirlwind of events that compel him to help the LAPD with the celebrity murder cases. Cross's concern
for the well-being of his own family is chillingly juxtaposed with the murderer's messages about
raising children.
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Cross
(Book 12) |
Alex Cross was a rising star in the Washington, DC, Police Department when an
unknown shooter gunned down his wife, Maria, in front of him. The killer was never found, and the case
turned cold, filed among the unsolved drive-bys in D.C.'s rough neighborhoods.
Years later,
still haunted by his wife's death, Cross is making a bold move in his life. Now a free agent from the
police and the FBI, he's set up practice as a psychologist once again. His life with Nana Mama, Damon,
Jannie, and little Alex is finally getting in order. He even has a chance at a new love.
Then
Cross's former partner, John Sampson, calls in a favor. He is tracking a serial rapist in Georgetown,
one whose brutal modus operandi recalls a case Sampson and Cross worked together years earlier. When
the case reveals a connection to Maria's death, Cross latches on for the most urgent and terrifying
ride of his life.
From the man USA TODAY has called the "master of the genre," CROSS is the
high-velocity thriller James Patterson and Alex Cross's fans have waited years to read--and the
pinnacle of the bestselling detective series of the past two decades. |
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Double Cross
(Book 13) |
Just when Alex thought his life was calming down into a routine of patients and
therapy sessions, he finds himself back in the game--this time to catch a criminal mastermind like no
other. A spate of elaborate murders in Washington D.C. have the whole East Coast on edge. They are
like nothing Alex Cross and his new girlfriend, Detective Brianna Stone, have ever seen. With each
murder, the case becomes increasingly complex. There's only one thing Alex knows: the killer adores
an audience. As victims are made into gruesome spectacles citywide, inducing a media hysteria, it
becomes clear to Alex that the man he's after is a genius of terror--and he's after fame. The killer
has the whole city by its strings--and he'll stop at nothing to become the most terrifying star that
Washington D.C. has ever seen.
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Cross Country
(Book 14) |
When the home of Alex Cross's oldest friend, Ellie Cox, is turned into the worst murder
scene Alex has ever seen, the destruction leads him to believe that he's chasing a horrible new breed of
killer. As Alex and his girlfriend, Brianna Stone, become entangled in the deadly Nigerian underworld of
Washington D.C., what they discover is shocking: a stunningly organized gang of lethal teenagers headed by a
powerful, diabolical man--the African warlord known as the Tiger. Just when the detectives think they're
closing in on the elusive murderer, the Tiger disappears into thin air. Tracking him to Africa, Alex knows
that he must follow. Alone.
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Alex Cross's Trial
(Book 15) |
Separated by time From his grandmother, Alex Cross has heard the story of his great
uncle Abraham and his struggles for survival in the era of the Ku Klux Klan. Now, Alex passes the family tale
along to his own children in a novel he's written--a novel called Trial.
Connected by blood As
a lawyer in turn-of-the-century Washington D.C., Ben Corbett represents the toughest cases. Fighting against
oppression and racism, he risks his family and his life in the process. When President Roosevelt asks Ben to
return to his home town to investigate rumors of the resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan there, he cannot refuse.
United by bravery When he arrives in Eudora, Mississippi, Ben meets the wise Abraham Cross and
his beautiful daughter, Moody. Ben enlists their help, and the two Crosses introduce him to the hidden side
of the idyllic Southern town. Lynchings have become commonplace and residents of the town's black quarter
live in constant fear. Ben aims to break the reign of terror--but the truth of who is really behind it could
break his heart. Written in the fearless voice of Detective Alex Cross, Alex Cross's Trial is a gripping
story of murder, love, and, above all, bravery. |
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I, Alex Cross
(Book 16) |
You can't run Detective Alex Cross is pulled out of a family celebration and given the
awful news that a beloved relative has been found brutally murdered. Alex vows to hunt down the killer, and
soon learns that she was mixed up in one of Washington's wildest scenes. And she was not this killer's only
victim.
You can't hide The hunt for her murderer leads Alex and his girlfriend, Detective Brianna
Stone, to a place where every fantasy is possible, if you have the credentials to get in. Alex and Bree are
soon facing down some very important, very protected, very dangerous people in levels of society where only
one thing is certain--they will do anything to keep their secrets safe.
Alex Cross is your only hope
to stay alive As Alex closes in on the killer, he discovers evidence that points to the unimaginable--a
revelation that could rock the entire world. With the unstoppable action, unforeseeable twists, and
edge-of-your-seat suspense that only a James Patterson thriller delivers, I, Alex Cross is the master of
suspense at his sharpest and best. |
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Cross Fire
(Book 17) |
Wedding bells ring Detective Alex Cross and Bree's wedding plans are put on hold when
Alex is called to the scene of the perfectly executed assassination of two of Washington D.C.'s most corrupt:
a dirty congressmen and an underhanded lobbyist. Next, the elusive gunman begins picking off other crooked
politicians, sparking a blaze of theories--is the marksman a hero or a vigilante?
A murderer returns
The case explodes, and the FBI assigns agent Max Siegel to the investigation. As Alex and Siegel battle over
jurisdiction, the murders continue. It becomes clear that they are the work of a professional who has
detailed knowledge of his victims' movements--information that only a Washington insider could possess.
Caught in a lethal cross fire As Alex contends with the sniper, Siegel, and the wedding, he receives a
call from his deadliest adversary, Kyle Craig. The Mastermind is in D.C. and will not relent until he has
eliminated Cross and his family for good. With a supercharged blend of action, deception, and suspense, Cross
Fire is James Patterson's most visceral and exciting Alex Cross novel ever. |
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Kill Alex Cross
(Book 18) |
The President's son and daughter are abducted, and Detective Alex Cross is one of the
first on the scene. But someone very high-up is using the FBI, Secret Service, and CIA to keep him off the
case and in the dark.
A deadly contagion in the water supply cripples half of the capital, and Alex
discovers that someone may be about to unleash the most devastating attack the United States has ever
experienced.
As his window for solving both crimes narrows, Alex makes a desperate decision that goes
against everything he believes--one that may alter the fate of the entire country. KILL ALEX CROSS is faster,
more exciting, and more tightly wound than any Alex Cross thriller James Patterson has ever written!
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Merry Christmas, Alex Cross
(Book 19) |
It's Christmas Eve and Detective Alex Cross has been called out to catch someone who's
robbing his church's poor box. That mission behind him, Alex returns home to celebrate with Bree, Nana, and
his children. The tree decorating is barely underway before his phone rings again--a horrific hostage
situation is quickly spiraling out of control. Away from his own family on the most precious of days, Alex
calls upon every ounce of his training, creativity, and daring to save another family. Alex risks
everything--and he may not make it back alive on this most sacred of family days. Alex Cross is a hero for
our time, and never more so than in this story of family, action, and the deepest moral choices.
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Alex Cross, Run
(Book 20) |
DON'T LOOK, ALEX CROSS
Top plastic surgeon Elijah Creem is renowned for his skills
in the operating room, and for his wild, no-expense-spared "industry parties," bringing in underage exotic
dancers and models for nights of drugs, champagne, and uninhibited sex. That is, until Detective Alex Cross
busts one of Creem's lavish soirees and ruins his fun. Now Creem is willing to do anything to avoid going to
jail.
DON'T THINK, ALEX CROSS
But Alex doesn't have time to dwell on that case. A beautiful woman has
been found murdered in her car, a lock of her hair viciously ripped off. Then a second woman is found hanging
from a sixth-floor window with a brutal scar slashed across her stomach. When a third mutilated body is
discovered, rumors of three serial killers on the loose send Washington D.C. into an all-out frenzy.
JUST
RUN
Alex is under so much pressure to solve these three grim cases that he hasn't noticed that someone
else investigating him-someone so obsessed and so twisted that they'll do anything-ANYTHING- to get the
vengeance they require. Alex Cross, Run is James Patterson's most unrelenting story yet-a white-hot,
sensational thrill ride with the most extreme and gripping characters Patterson has ever brought to life. |
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Cross My Heart
(Book 21) |
Detective Alex Cross is a family man at heart--nothing matters more to him than his children,
his grandmother, and his wife Bree. His love of his family is his anchor, and gives him the strength to confront
evil in his work. One man knows this deeply, and uses Alex's strength as a weapon against him in the most
unsettling and unexpected novel of James Patterson's career.
When the ones Cross loves are in danger, he
will do anything to protect them. If he does anything to protect them, they will die.
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Hope to Die
(Book 22) |
Detective Alex Cross is being stalked by a psychotic genius, forced to play the deadliest game of his career. Cross's family--his loving wife
Bree, the wise and lively Nana Mama, and his precious children--have been ripped away. Terrified and desperate, Cross must give this mad man what he wants if
he has any chance of saving the most important people in his life. The stakes have never been higher: What will Cross sacrifice to save the ones he loves?
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Cross Justice
(Book 23) |
Alex Cross left his hometown, and some awful family tragedies, for a better life with Nana Mama in Washington, DC. He hasn't looked back.
Now his cousin Stefan has been accused of a horrible, unthinkable murder, and Cross drives south with Bree, Nana Mama, Jannie, and Ali to Starksville, North
Carolina, for the first time in thirty-five years. Back home, he discovers a once proud community down on its luck, and local residents who don't welcome him
with open arms. As Cross steps into his family home, the horrors of his childhood flood back--and he learns that they're not really over. He brings all his skill
to finding out the truth about his cousin's case. But truth is hard to come by in a town where no one feels safe to speak.
Chasing his ghosts takes Cross
all the way down to the sugarcane fields of Florida, where he gets pulled into a case that has local cops needing his kind of expertise: a string of socialite
murders with ever more grisly settings. He's chasing too many loose ends--a brutal killer, the truth about his own past, and justice for his cousin--and any one
of the answers might be fatal.
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Cross the Line
(Book 24) |
After shots pierce the tranquil nighttime calm of Rock Creek Park, a man is dead: what looks at first like road rage might be something
much more sinister. But Alex has only just begun asking questions when he's called across town to investigate a new murder, one that hits close to home:
Washington's own chief of detectives. And Alex's former boss, beloved mentor of Alex's wife, Bree.
Now there's a killer on the loose, a long list of
possible suspects, a city in panic, and nobody in charge of the besieged police force.
Until Bree gets tapped for the job.
As Bree scrambles
to find her footing and close two high-profile cases, new violence stuns the capital. What should be a time for her to rely on Alex for support and cooperation
is instead a moment of crisis in their marriage as well as their city when their investigative instincts clash and their relationship reaches a breaking
point.
And the fiendish mind behind all the violence has appointed himself judge, jury, and executioner, with a terrifying master plan he's only begun
to put in motion. To beat him at his own game, Alex and Bree must take the law back into their own hands before he puts them both out of commission. . .
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The People vs. Alex Cross
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The charges: explosive
Alex Cross has never been on the wrong side of the law-until now. Charged with gunning down followers of
his nemesis Gary Soneji in cold blood, Cross is being turned into the poster child for trigger-happy cops who think they're above the law. Cross knows it
was self-defense. But will a jury see it that way?
The evidence: shocking
As Cross fights for his professional life and his freedom, his
former partner John Sampson brings him a gruesome, titillating video tied to the mysterious disappearances of several young girls. Despite his suspension
from the department, Cross can't say no to Sampson. The illicit investigation leads them to the darkest corners of the Internet, where murder is just
another form of entertainment.
The People vs. Alex Cross: the trial of the century
As the prosecution presents its case, and the nation
watches, even those closest to Cross begin to doubt his innocence. If he can't convince his own family that he didn't pull the trigger with intent to kill,
how can he hope to persuade a jury? But even with everything on the line, Cross will do whatever it takes to stop a dangerous criminal...even if he can't
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Target Alex Cross
(Book 26) |
A killer elite--six assassins--are on the loose. So is Alex Cross.
A leader has fallen, and Alex Cross joins the procession of
mourners from Capitol Hill to the White House. Then a sniper's bullet strikes a target in the heart of DC. Alex Cross's wife, Bree Stone, newly elevated
chief of DC detectives must solve the case or lose her position. The Secret Service and the FBI deploy as well in the race to find the shooter. Alex is
tasked by the new President to lead an investigation unprecedented in scale and scope. But is the sniper's strike only the beginning of a larger attack
on the nation?
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Criss Cross
(Book 27) |
In a Virginia penitentiary, Alex Cross and his partner, John Sampson, witness the execution of a killer they helped convict. Hours later,
they are called to the scene of a copycat crime. A note signed "M" rests on the corpse. "You messed up big time, Dr. Cross."
Was an innocent man just
put to death? Alex soon realizes he may have much to answer for, as "M" lures the detective out of the capital to the sites of multiple homicides, all marked
with distressingly familiar details -- details that conjure up decades-old cases. Details that conjure up Cross family secrets. Details that make clear that M
is after a prize so dear that -- were the killer to attain it -- Alex's heart would no longer have reason to beat.
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Deadly Cross
(Book 28) |
Kay Willingham led a life as glamorous as it was public-she was a gorgeous Georgetown socialite, philanthropist, and the ex-wife of
the vice president. So why was she parked in a Bentley convertible idling behind a DC private school, in the middle of the night, with the man who was
the head of that school? Who shot them both, point blank, and why? The shocking double homicide is blazed across the internet, TV, newspapers -- and
across Alex Cross's mind. Kay had been his patient once. And maybe more.
While John Sampson of DC Metro Police investigates the last movements
of Christopher Randall, the educator killed along with Kay Willingham, detective Alex Cross and FBI special agent Ned Mahoney find unanswered questions
from Willingham's past, before she arrived in DC and became known in DC society as someone who could make things happen. They travel to Alabama to
investigate Kay's early years. There they find a world of trouble, corruption, and secrets, all of them closed to outsiders like Cross and Mahoney.
Kay had many enemies, but all of them seemed to need her alive. The harder the investigators push, the more resistance they find when they leave
behind the polite law offices and doctors' quarters of the state capital. Alex Cross will need to use all his skills as a doctor, a detective, and a
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Ali Cross
(Book 1) |
Ali Cross has always looked up to his father, former detective and FBI agent Alex Cross. While solving some of the nation's most challenging
crimes, his father always kept his head and did the right thing. Can Ali have the same strength and resolve?
When Ali's best friend Abraham is reported
missing, Ali is desperate to find him. At the same time, a string of burglaries targets his neighborhood---and even his own house. With his father on trial for
a crime he didn't commit, it's up to Ali to search for clues and find his friend. But being a kid sleuth isn't easy---especially when your father warns you not
to get involved!---and Ali soon learns that clues aren't always what they seem. Will his detective work lead to a break in Abraham's case or cause even more
trouble for the Cross family?
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1st to Die
(Book 1) |
*Four women; four friends; share a determination to stop a killer who has been
stalking newlyweds in San Francisco. Each one holds a piece of the puzzle: Lindsay Boxer is a homicide
inspector in the San Francisco Police Department, Claire Washburn is a medical examiner, Jill
Bernhardt is an assistant D.A., and Cindy Thomas just started working the crime desk of the San
Francisco Chronicle.
But the usual procedures aren't bringing them any closer to stopping the
killings. So these women form a Women's Murder Club to collaborate outside the box and pursue the case
by sidestepping their bosses and giving one another a hand.
The four women develop intense
bonds as they pursue a killer whose crimes have stunned an entire city. Working together, they track
down the most terrifying and unexpected killer they have ever encountered-before a shocking conclusion
in which everything they knew turns out to be devastatingly wrong. Full of the breathtaking drama and
unforgettable emotions for which James Patterson is famous, 1st to Die is the start of a blazingly
fast-paced and sensationally entertaining new series of crime thrillers.
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2nd Chance
(Book 2) |
*The sensational killings that have rocked San Francisco appear to be unrelated
except in their brutality. But detective Lindsay Boxer senses there's some thread connecting them all.
She calls her friends in the Women's Murder Club together to see if they can discover what it is.
Surely some clue has been overlooked by their bosses and male colleagues.
Working with
Chronicle reporter Cindy Thomas, Assistant District Attorney Jill Bernhardt, and medical examiner
Claire Washburn, Lindsay discovers that there is indeed a link. The victims were of different ages,
lived in different locations, and were killed with different weapons. But each had a close relative in
a particular profession, a profession that sends a chill through Lindsay's heart.
The partners
in the Women's Murder Club realize that this killer is after something unspeakable, something deeper
than revenge, and that the next target could be one of them. They deduce where the killer is likely to
strike next and bait a trap that can't be resisted. But if their calculation is wrong, the
consequences will be lethal. And there will be no second chance.
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3rd Degree
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*Detective Lindsay Boxer and Assistant District Attorney Jill Bernhardt are enjoying
a quiet afternoon in San Francisco when a townhouse across the street explodes in flames. A sinister
note signed "August Spies" is found at the scene of the disaster, and the body of an infant who was
asleep in the house at the time of the explosion cannot be found. Soon a wave of violent incidents,
all with links to political terrorism and involving "August Spies," sweeps through the city. An
upcoming economic summit of the world's most powerful nations will surely be a target. And it's up to
the Women's Murder Club to get to the bottom of the violence before it's too late. Delivering the
breakneck pace and never-saw-it-coming plot twists that have made James Patterson the most addictive
writer at work today, 3rd Degree is another searing and unforgettable thriller from the nation's #1
bestselling suspense writer.
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4th of July
(Book 4) |
*After losing one of its own, Lindsay Boxer and the Women’s Murder Club make a
courageous return for their fourth and most chilling case ever--one that could easily be their last. A
young girl is killed in crossfire after a routine arrest goes terribly wrong, and Lt. Lindsay Boxer
has to defend herself against a charge of police brutality. In a landmark trial that transfixes the
nation, Lindsay fights to save her career and her sanity.
While awaiting trial, Lindsay escapes
to the beautiful town of Half Moon Bay, but the peaceful community there is reeling from a string of
unspeakable murders. Working with her friends in the Women’s Murder Club, Lindsay finds a link between
these killings and a case she worked on years before--an unsolved murder that has haunted her ever
since.
As summer comes into full swing, Lindsay battles for her life on two fronts: before a
judge and jury as her trial comes to a climax, and facing unknown adversaries who will do anything to
keep her from the truth about the killings--including killing again. It all comes to a head before the
big annual 4th of July celebration on the waterfront at Half Moon Bay.
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The 5th Horseman
(Book 5) |
*"Somebody dies. A young mother is recuperating in a San Francisco hospital when she
is suddenly gasping for breath. The call button fails to bring help in time. The hospital's doctors,
some of the best in the nation, are completely mystified by her death. How did this happen? Apocalypse
nears. This is not the first such case at the hospital. Just as patients are about to be released with
a clean bill of health, their conditions take a devastating turn for the worse."
Accompanied by
the newest member of the Women's Murder Club, Yuki Castellano, Lieutenant Lindsay Boxer probes deeper
into the incidents. Could these cases just be appalling coincidences? Or is a maniac playing God with
people's lives? When someone close to the Women's Murder Club begins to exhibit the same frightening
symptoms, Lindsay fears no one is safe. The 5th horseman rides. It is a wild race against time as
Lindsay's investigation reveals a hospital administration determined to shield its reputation at all
costs. And while the hospital wages an explosive court battle that grips the entire nation, Lindsay and
the Women's Murder Club hunt for a merciless killer among its esteemed medical staff.
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The 6th Target
(Book 6) |
*When a horrifying attack leaves one of the four members of the Women's Murder Club
struggling for her life, the others fight to keep a madman behind bars before anyone else is hurt. And
Lindsay Boxer and her new partner in the San Francisco police department run flat-out to stop a series
of kidnappings that has electrified the city: children are being plucked off the streets together with
their nannies--but the kidnappers aren't demanding ransom. Amid uncertainty and rising panic, Lindsay
juggles the possibility of a new love with an unsolvable investigation, and the knowledge that one
member of the club could be on the brink of death.
And just when everything appears momentarily
under control, the case takes a terrifying turn, putting an entire city in lethal danger. Lindsay must
make a choice she never dreamed she'd face--with no certainty that either outcome has more than a
prayer of success.
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7th Heaven
(Book 7) |
*A terrible fire in a wealthy suburban home leaves a married couple dead and
Detective Lindsay Boxer and her partner Rich Conklin searching for clues. And after California's
golden boy, Michael Campion has been missing for a month, there finally seems to be a lead in his
case--a very devastating lead. As fire after fire consume couples in wealthy, comfortable homes,
Lindsay and the Murder Club must race to find the arsonists responsible and getto the bottom of
Michael Campion's disappearance. But suddenly the fires are raging too close to home. Frightened for
her life and torn between two men, Lindsay must find a way to solve the most daunting dilemmas she's
ever faced--at work and at home.
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The 8th Confession
(Book 8) |
*As San Francisco's most glamorous millionaires mingle at the party of the year, someone is
watching--waiting for a chance to take vengeance on Isa and Ethan Bailey, the city's most celebrated couple.
Finally, the killer pinpoints the ideal moment, and it's the perfect murder. Not a trace of evidence is left
behind in their glamorous home.
As Detective Lindsay Boxer investigates the high-profile murder,
someone else is found brutally executed--a preacher with a message of hope for the homeless. His death nearly
falls through the cracks, but when reporter Cindy Thomas hears about it, she knows the story could be huge.
Probing deeper into the victim's history, she discovers he may not have been quite as saintly as everyone
thought.
As the hunt for two criminals tests the limits of the Women's Murder Club, Lindsay sees
sparks fly between Cindy and her partner, Detective Rich Conklin. The Women's Murder Club now faces its
toughest challenge: will love destroy all that four friends have built? The exhilarating new chapter in the
Women's Murder Club series, The 8th Confession serves up a double dose of speed-charged twists and shocking
revelations as only James Patterson can. And remember, this is the only Murder Club episode of the year.
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The 9th Judgment
(Book 9) |
*A young mother and her infant child are ruthlessly gunned down while returning to their
car in the garage of a shopping mall. There are no witnesses, and Detective Lindsay Boxer is left with only
one shred of evidence: a cryptic message scrawled across the windshield in blood red lipstick. The same night,
the wife of A-list actor Marcus Dowling is woken by a cat burglar who is about to steal millions of dollars'
worth of precious jewels. In just seconds there is a nearly empty safe, a lifeless body, and another mystery
that throws San Francisco into hysteria. Lindsay spends every waking hour working with her partner, Rich--and
her desire for him threatens to tear apart both her engagement and the Women's Murder Club. Before Lindsay
and her friends can piece together either case, one of the killers forces Lindsay to put her own life on the
line--but is it enough to save the city?
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10th Anniversary
(Book 10) |
*Detective Lindsay Boxer's long-awaited wedding celebration becomes a distant memory when
she is called to investigate a horrendous crime: a badly injured teenage girl is left for dead, and her
newborn baby is nowhere to be found. Lindsay discovers that not only is there no trace of the criminals but
that the victim may be keeping secrets as well. At the same time, Assistant District Attorney Yuki
Castellano is prosecuting the biggest case of her life; a woman who has been accused of murdering her husband
in front of her two young children. Yuki's career rests on a guilty verdict, so when Lindsay finds evidence
that could save the defendant, she is forced to choose. Should she trust her best friend or follow her
instinct? Lindsay's every move is watched by her new boss, Lieutenant Jackson Brady, and when the pressure to
find the baby begins interfering with her new marriage to Joe, she wonders if she'll ever be able to start a
family.
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11th Hour
(Book 11) |
Your best friend Lindsay Boxer is pregnant at last! But her work doesn't slow for a second. When
millionaire Chaz Smith is mercilessly gunned down, she discovers that the murder weapon is linked to the deaths of
four of San Francisco's most untouchable criminals. And it was taken from her own department's evidence locker. Anyone
could be the killer--even her closest friends.
Or a vicious killer? Lindsay is called next to the most
bizarre crime scene she's ever seen: two bodiless heads elaborately displayed in the garden of a world-famous actor.
Another head is unearthed in the garden, and Lindsay realizes that the ground could hide hundreds of victims.
You won't know until the 11th hour A reporter launches a series of vicious articles about the cases and Lindsay's
personal life is laid bare. But this time she has no one to turn to--especially not Joe. 11TH HOUR is the most
shocking, most emotional, and most thrilling Women's Murder Club novel ever.
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12th of Never
(Book 12) |
It's finally time! Detective Lindsay Boxer is in labor--while two killers are on the loose.
Lindsay Boxer's beautiful baby is born! But after only a week at home with her new daughter, Lindsay is forced
to return to work to face two of the biggest cases of her career.
A rising star football player for
the San Francisco 49ers is the prime suspect in a grisly murder. At the same time, Lindsay is confronted with
the strangest story she's ever heard: An eccentric English professor has been having vivid nightmares about a
violent murder and he's convinced is real. Lindsay doesn't believe him, but then a shooting is called in-and
it fits the professor's description to the last detail.
Lindsay doesn't have much time to stop a
terrifying future from unfolding. But all the crimes in the world seem like nothing when Lindsay is suddenly
faced with the possibility of the most devastating loss of her life.
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Unlucky 13
(Book 13) |
San Francisco Detective Lindsay Boxer is loving her life as a new mother. With
an attentive husband, a job she loves, plus best friends who can talk about anything from sex to
murder, things couldn't be better.
Then the FBI sends Lindsay a photo of a killer from her
past, and her happy world is shattered. The picture captures a beautiful woman at a stoplight. But
all Lindsay sees is the psychopath behind those seductive eyes: Mackie Morales, the most deranged
and dangerous mind the Women's Murder Club has ever encountered.
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14th Deadly Sin
(Book 14) |
With San Francisco under siege and everyone a suspect, the Women's Murder Club must risk their lives to save the city—and each other.
With
a beautiful baby daughter and a devoted husband, Detective Lindsay Boxer can safely say that her life has never been better. In fact (for a change), things seem to
be going well for all the members of the Women's Murder Club as they gather to celebrate San Francisco Medical Examiner Claire Washburn's birthday. But the party is
cut short when Lindsay is called to a gruesome crime scene, where a woman has been murdered in broad daylight.
As Lindsay investigates, shocking video footage
of another crime surfaces. A video so horrific that it shakes the city to its core. Their faces obscured by masks, the cold blooded criminals on the tape could be
anyone—and now all of Lindsay's co-workers are suspects. As a rash of violence sweeps through San Francisco, and public fear and anger grows, Lindsay and her friends
must risk their lives in the name of justice-before it's too late.
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15th Affair
(Book 15) |
Detective Lindsay Boxer chases an elusive suspect...her husband.
As she settles into motherhood and a happy marriage, Lindsay Boxer thinks
she has found domestic bliss. But when a beautiful, alluring blonde woman with links to the CIA disappears from the scene of a brutal murder at a downtown luxury
hotel, Lindsay's life begins to unravel. Before she can track down the woman for questioning, a plane crash plunges San Francisco into chaos and Lindsay's husband
Joe vanishes. The deeper she digs, the more Lindsay suspects that Joe shares a secret past with the mystery blonde. Thrown into a tailspin and questioning everything
she thought she knew, Lindsay turns to the Women's Murder Club for help as she tries to uncover the truth. Filled with pulse-pounding international intrigue, 15TH
AFFAIR proves that all is fair in love, war, and espionage.
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16th Seduction
(Book 16) |
Detective Lindsay Boxer investigates the most explosive case of her career.
Lindsay Boxer is learning to love again. After
the picture-perfect world she shared with her husband, Joe, and their beautiful young daughter shattered under the weight of Joe's double life, Lindsay
is determined to put the pieces back together. But before she can welcome Joe back with open arms, their beloved hometown of San Francisco faces a threat
unlike any the city--or the country--has ever seen.
When the danger hits even closer to home, Lindsay and Joe find a common cause and spring into
action, with quick results. But what at first seems like an open-and-shut case quickly turns into anything but, when the suspect threatens everything that
Lindsay has worked a lifetime to build. As Lindsay's investigation is scrutinized and undermined by a criminal as brilliant as any high-powered defense
lawyer, and her motives are called into question by everyone she thought had her back, not even the truth may be enough to save her.
In a desperate
fight for her career--and her life--Lindsay must connect the dots of a deadly conspiracy before a fiendish enemy puts her on trial-and walks free with
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The 17th Suspect
(Book 17) |
A series of shootings exposes San Francisco to a methodical yet unpredictable killer, and a reluctant woman decides to put her trust
in Sergeant Lindsay Boxer. The confidential informant's tip leads Lindsay to disturbing conclusions, including that something has gone horribly wrong
inside the police department itself. The hunt for the killer lures Lindsay out of her jurisdiction, and gets inside Lindsay in dangerous ways.
She
suffers unsettling medical symptoms, and her friends and confidantes in the Women's Murder Club warn Lindsay against taking the crimes too much to heart.
With lives at stake, the detective can't help but follow the case into ever more terrifying terrain. A decorated officer, loving wife, devoted mother,
and loyal friend, Lindsay's unwavering integrity has never failed her. But now she is confronting a killer who is determined to undermine it all.
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The 18th Abduction
(Book 18) |
For a trio of colleagues, an innocent night out after class ends in a deadly torture session. They vanish without a clue -- until a
body turns up. With the safety of San Francisco's entire school system at stake, Lindsay has never been under more pressure. As the chief of police and
the press clamor for an arrest in the "school night" case, Lindsay turns to her best friend, investigative journalist Cindy Thomas. Together, Lindsay
and Cindy take a new approach to the case, and unexpected facts about the victims leave them stunned.
While Lindsay is engrossed in her
investigation, her husband, Joe Molinari, meets an Eastern European woman who claims to have seen a notorious war criminal -- long presumed dead -- from
her home country. Before Lindsay can verify the woman's statement, Joe's mystery informant joins the ranks of the missing women. Lindsay, Joe, and the
entire Women's Murder Club must pull together to protect their city, and one another -- not from a ghost, but from a true monster.
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The 19th
Christmas
(Book 19) |
As the holidays approach, Detective Lindsay Boxer and her friends in the Women's Murder Club have much to celebrate. Crime is down.
The medical examiner's office is quiet. Even the courts are showing some Christmas spirit. And the news cycle is so slow that journalist Cindy Thomas
is on assignment to tell a story about the true meaning of the season for San Francisco.
Then a fearsome criminal known only as "Loman" seizes
control of the headlines. Solving crimes never happens on schedule, but as this criminal mastermind unleashes credible threats by the hour, the month
of December is upended for the Women's Murder Club. Avoiding tragedy is the only holiday miracle they seek.
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The 20th Victim
(Book 20) |
Three victims, three bullets, three cities. The shooters' aim is as fearsomely precise as their target selection. When Lindsay realizes
that the fallen men and women excel in a lucrative, criminal activity, she leads the charge in the manhunt for the killers. As the casualty list expands,
fear and fascination with this suspicious shooting gallery galvanizes the country.
The victims were no angels, but are the shooters villains . . .
or heroes?
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Step on a Crack
(Book 1) |
*Vicious types disguised as monks take over at the funeral of a former First Lady,
held at a New York cathedral, and make threats about blowing up the celebrities (from politicians to
actors) trapped inside.
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Run for your Life
(Book 2) |
*A calculating killer who calls himself The Teacher is taking on New York City, killing the
powerful and the arrogant. His message is clear: remember your manners or suffer the consequences! For some,
it seems that the rich are finally getting what they deserve. For New York's elite, it is a call to terror.
Only one man can tackle such a high-profile case: Detective Mike Bennett. The pressure is enough for anyone,
but Mike also has to care for his 10 children-all of whom have come down with virulent flu at once!
Discovering a secret pattern in The Teacher's lessons, Detective Bennett realizes he has just hours to save
New York from the greatest disaster in its history. From the #1 bestselling author comes BE AFRAID, the
continuation of his newest, electrifying series.
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Worst Case
(Book 3) |
Best case: survival The son of one of New York's wealthiest families is snatched off
the street and held hostage. His parents can't save him, because this kidnapper isn't demanding money.
Instead, he quizzes his prisoner on the price others pay for his life of luxury. In this exam, wrong answers
are fatal.
Worst case: death Detective Michael Bennett leads the investigation. With ten kids of his
own, he can't begin to understand what could lead someone to target anyone's children. As another student
disappears, one powerful family after another uses their leverage and connections to turn the heat up on the
mayor, the press--anyone who will listen--to stop this killer. Their reach extends all the way to the FBI,
who send their top Abduction Specialist, Agent Emily Parker. Bennett's life--and love life--suddenly get even
more complicated.
This case: Detective Michael Bennett is on it Before Bennett has a chance to protest
the FBI's intrusion on his case, the mastermind changes his routine. His plan leads up to the most
devastating demonstration yet--one that could bring cataclysmic devastation to every inch of New York.
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Tick Tock
(Book 4) |
Tick--a killer's countdown begins A rash of horrifying crimes tears through the city,
throwing it into complete chaos and terrorizing everyone living there. Immediately, it becomes clear that
they are not the work of an amateur, but of a calculating, efficient, and deadly mastermind.
Tick--Michael Bennett is on the chase The city calls on Detective Michael Bennett, pulling him away from a
seaside retreat with his ten adopted children, his grandfather, and their beloved nanny, Mary Catherine. Not
only does it tear apart their vacation, it leaves the entire family open to attack.
Tock--your time is
up Bennett enlists the help of a former colleague, FBI Agent Emily Parker. As his affection for Emily
grows into something stronger, his relationship with Mary Catherine takes an unexpected turn. All too soon,
another appalling crime leads Bennett to a shocking discovery that exposes the killer's pattern and the
earth-shattering enormity of his plan. From the creator of the #1 New York detective series comes the most
volatile and most explosive Michael Bennett novel ever.
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I, Michael Bennett
(Book 5) |
Police officers shot Detective Michael Bennett arrests an infamous Mexican crime lord in a
deadly chase that leaves Bennett's lifelong friend Hughie McDonough dead. From jail, the prisoner vows to rain epic
violence down upon New York City-and to get revenge on Michael Bennett.
Judges murdered To escape the
chaos, Bennett takes his ten kids and their beautiful nanny, Mary Catherine, on a much-needed vacation to his
family's cabin near Newburgh, New York. But instead of the calm and happy town he remembers from growing up, they
step into a nightmare worse than they could have ever imagined. Newburgh is an inferno of warring gangs, and there's
little the police-or Bennett-can do to keep the children safe.
Target: Michael Bennett As violence
overwhelms the state, Bennett is torn between protecting his hometown and saving New York City. A partner in his
investigations, federal prosecutor Tara McLellan, brings him new weapons for the battle-and an attraction that
endangers his relationship with Mary Catherine. A no-holds-barred, pedal-to-the-floor, action-packed novel, I,
Michael Bennett is James Patterson at his most personal and most thrilling best. |
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Gone
(Book 6) |
A crime lord has declared war on America. Only Detective Michael Bennett knows why.
Manuel Perrine doesn't fear anyone or anything. A charismatic and ruthless leader, Perrine slaughters rivals
as effortlessly as he wears his trademark white linen suit. Detective Michael Bennett once managed to put
Perrine behind bars, the only official in the US ever to accomplish that. But now Perrine is out, and he has
sworn to find and kill Bennett and everyone dear to him.
Detective Bennett, along with his ten adopted
children, their nanny, and his grandfather, are hidden safely on a rural California farm, with guards
courtesy of the FBI's witness protection program. Perrine begins to embark on an escalating series of
assassinations across the country, killings whose brazenness and audacity bring into question the possibility
of safety and law in the US. The FBI has no choice but to ask Detective Bennett to risk it all in Perrine's
war on America.
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Burn
(Book 7) |
At last, Detective Michael Bennett and his family are coming home to New York City. Thanks to Bennett, the ruthless crime lord whose vengeful
mission forced the Bennett family into hiding has been brought down for good.
Back in the city that never sleeps, Bennett takes over a chaotic Outreach Squad
in Harlem, where he receives an unusual call: a man claims to have seen a group of well-dressed men holding a bizarre party in a condemned building. With no clear
crime or evidence, Bennett dismisses the report. But when a charred body is found in that very same building, he is forced to take the demented caller seriously--and
is drawn into an underground criminal world of terrifying depravity.
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Alert
(Book 8) |
"This is not a test"--every New Yorker's worst nightmare is about to become a reality.
New Yorkers aren't easily intimidated, but someone
is doing their best to scare them, badly: why? After two inexplicable high-tech attacks, the city that never sleeps is on edge. Detective Michael Bennett, along
with his old pal, the FBI's Emily Parker, have to catch the shadowy criminals who claim responsibility--but they're as good at concealing their identities as they
are at wreaking havoc.
In the wake of a shocking assassination, Bennett begins to suspect that these mysterious events are just the prelude to the biggest
threat of all. Soon he's racing against the clock, and against the most destructive enemy he's faced yet, to save his beloved city--before everyone's worst nightmare
becomes a reality.
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Bullseye
(Book 9) |
Detective Michael Bennett and his family are about to be haunted... by a father's worst nightmare--the signs he should
have seen and a son's desperate cry for help. Reeling from a crisis that would destroy lesser families, the Bennetts escape New York for a
much-needed vacation.
An idyllic country town in the Maine woods is haunted... by an epidemic emptying its streets and preying on
its youth. Turns out the vacation brochures don't tell the full story-the seemingly perfect community has a deadly vice. When local cops
uncover a grisly crime scene buried deep in the woods, they consult the vacationing Bennett, who jumps at the chance to atone for his own
sins. You can take Michael Bennett out of New York City, but you can't take the cop out of Michael Bennett. But far from the city streets
he knows so well, no one will talk to the big-city detective, and the bodies keep piling up.
A young, hardscrabble, and forgotten
girl is haunted... by a traumatic history. Homeless and destitute, she represents the closest thing Bennett has to a partner in his frantic
hunt for the ghostlike perpetrator behind the violence. Will Bennett and his unlikely ally unmask the culprit before anyone else winds up
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Haunted
(Book 10) |
Caught in the crosshairs of a deadly standoff, Detective Michael Bennett must kill...or be killed.
Snow blankets the avenues of Manhattan's
exclusive Upper West Side. The storm is the perfect cover for a fashionable, highly trained team of lethal assassins as they prowl the streets, hunting their prey.
But their first hit is simply target practice. Their next mission may very well turn the Cold War red-hot once again.
Stepping directly into the line of fire,
the president of the United States is in New York for a summit at the United Nations with his Russian counterpart. Pulled away from his family and pressed into
service, Detective Michael Bennett must trace the source of a threat that could rip the country apart--and ignite a war the likes of which the world has never seen.
With allegiances constantly in doubt and no one above suspicion, only Bennett can save the president--and the country--before the assassins' deadly kill shot hits
its mark.
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Ambush
(Book 11) |
Only Detective Michael Bennett stands in the way of two lethal cartels fighting for New York City's multi-million-dollar opioid
trade. And they know where Bennett, and his family, live.
An anonymous tip about a crime in Upper Manhattan proves to be a setup. An officer
is taken down--and, despite the attackers' efforts, it's not Michael Bennett.
New York's top cop is not the only one at risk. One of Bennett's
children sustains a mysterious injury. And a series of murders follows, each with a distinct signature, alerting Bennett to the presence of a professional
killer with a flair for disguise.
Bennett taps his best investigators and sources, and they fan out across the five boroughs. But the leads they're
chasing turn out to be phantoms. The assassin takes advantage of the chaos, enticing an officer into compromising Bennett, then luring another member
of Bennett's family into even graver danger.
Michael Bennett can't tell what's driving the assassin. But he can tell it's personal, and that it's
part of something huge. Through twist after twist, he fights to understand exactly how he fits into the killer's plan, before he becomes the ultimate victim. |
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Blindside
(Book 12) |
The mayor of New York has a daughter who's missing and in danger. Detective Michael Bennett has a son who's in prison. The two strike
a deal.
Bennett and the mayor have always had a tense relationship, but now the mayor sees in Bennett a discreet investigator with family worries
of his own. Just one father helping another.
The detective leaps into the case and sources lead him to a homicide in the Bronx. The victim has ties
to a sophisticated hacking operation -- and also to the mayor's missing daughter, Natalie, a twenty-one-year-old computer prodigy. The murder is part of
a serial killing spree, one with national security implications. And suddenly Bennett is at the center of a dangerous triangle anchored by NYPD, FBI, and
a transnational criminal organization.
Michael Bennett has always been an honorable man, but sometimes -- when the lives of innocents are at stake
-- honor has to take a back seat. Survival comes first.
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Private
(Book 1) |
*The police can't help you Former CIA agent Jack Morgan runs Private, a renowned
investigation company with branches around the globe. It is where you go when you need maximum force and
maximum discretion. The secrets of the most influential men and women on the planet come to Jack daily--and
his staff of investigators uses the world's most advanced forensic tools to make and break their cases.
The press will destroy you Jack is already deep into the investigation of a multi-million dollar
NFL gambling scandal and the unsolved slayings of 18 schoolgirls when he learns of a horrific murder close to
home: his best friend's wife, Jack's former lover, has been killed. It nearly pushes him over the edge.
Instead, Jack pushes back and devotes all of Private's resources to tracking down her killer.
Only one
place to turn: Private But Jack doesn't have to play by the rules. As he closes in on the killer and
chooses between revenge and justice, Morgan has to navigate a workplace love affair that threatens to blow
the roof off his plans. With a plot that moves at death-defying speeds, Private is James Patterson sleekest,
most exciting thriller ever. |
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Private: #1 Suspect
(Book 2) |
Unsolvable cases Since former Marine Jack Morgan started Private, it has become the
world's most effective investigation firm sought out by the famous and the powerful to discreetly handle
their most intimate problems. Private's investigators are the smartest, the fastest, and the most
technologically advanced in the world and they always uncover the truth.
Impossible murders When
his former lover is found murdered in Jack Morgan's bed, he is instantly the number one suspect. While Jack
is under police investigation, the mob strong-arms him into recovering $30 million in stolen pharmaceuticals
for them. And the beautiful manager of a luxury hotel chain persuades him to quietly investigate a string of
murders at her properties.
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Private LA
(Book 3) |
Thom and Jennifer Harlow are the perfect couple, with three perfect children. They may be two of
the biggest mega movie stars in the world, but they're also great parents, philanthropists and just all-around good
people.
When they disappear without a word from their ranch, facts are hard to find. They live behind such a
high wall of security and image control that even world-renowned Private Investigator Jack Morgan can't get to the
truth. But as Jack keeps probing, secrets sprout thick and fast--and the world's golden couple may emerge as hiding
behind a world of desperation and deception that the wildest reality show couldn't begin to unveil. Murder is only
the opening scene.
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Private Vegas
(Book 4) |
Las Vegas is a city of contradictions: seedy and glamorous, secretive and wild, Vegas attracts people of all kinds--especially those with a
secret to hide, or a life to leave behind. It's the perfect location for Lester Olsen's lucrative business. He gets to treat gorgeous, young women to five-star
restaurants, splashy shows, and limo rides--and then he teaches them how to kill.
Private Jack Morgan spends most of his time in Los Angeles, where his
top investigation firm has its headquarters. But a hunt for two criminals leads him to the city of sin--and to a murder ring that is more seductively threatening
than anything he's witnessed before.
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Private India: City on Fire
(Book 5) |
When Jack Morgan opens the Mumbai branch of Private, the world's most elite detective agency, he hands the reins to top agent Santosh Wagh. Now,
in this teeming metropolis of over thirteen million people where the guilty have everywhere to hide, Santosh goes on the hunt for one elusive killer. A killer who
is targeting seemingly unconnected women and placing strange objects at their death scenes in a series of chilling rituals.
As the Private team races to find
a link that will lead them to the next victim, an unseen menace threatens to destroy the agency from within-and plunge the city into chaos. With countless lives
hanging in the balance, Santosh must confront the demons of his past . . . before Private India meets an explosive end.
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Private Paris
(Book 6) |
Someone is targeting the most powerful people in Paris--only Jack Morgan can make it stop.
When Jack Morgan stops by Private's Paris
office, he envisions a quick hello during an otherwise relaxing trip. But Jack is quickly pressed into duty after getting a call from his client Sherman Wilkerson,
asking Jack to track down his young granddaughter, who is on the run from a brutal drug dealer. Before Jack can locate her, several members of France's cultural
elite are found dead, murdered in stunning, symbolic fashion. The only link between the crimes is a mysterious graffiti tag. As religious and ethnic tensions
simmer in the City of Lights, only Jack and his Private team can connect the dots before the smoldering powder keg explodes.
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The Games
(Book 7) |
Rio has spent years preparing to host the world during the Olympic games--but they didn't prepare for this...
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
home to beautiful white-sand beaches, gorgeous women, stunning natural beauty, and the world's largest Carnival celebration, knows how to throw a party. So it's
a natural choice to host the biggest spectacles in sports: the World Cup and the Olympics. To ensure that the games go off without a hitch, the organizers turn
to Jack Morgan, the unflappable head of the renowned international security and consulting firm Private. But when events are this exclusive, someone's bound to
get left off the guest list.
Two years after the action nearly spilled from the field to the stands during soccer's championship match, Jack is back in
Rio for the Olympics. But before the cauldron is even lit, the only thing more intense than the competition is the security risks. When prominent clients he's
supposed to be protecting disappear, and bodies mysteriously start to litter the streets, Jack is drawn deep into the heart of a ruthless underworld populated by
disaffected residents trying to crash the world's biggest party. As the opening ceremonies near, with the world watching in horror, Jack must sprint to the finish
line to defuse a threat that could decimate Rio and turn the games from a joyous celebration into a deadly spectacle. |
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Private Games
(Other Private Offices) |
On your mark Private, the world's most renowned investigation firm, has been commissioned to
provide security for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Its agents are the smartest, fastest, and most technologically
advanced in the world, and 400 of them have been transferred to London to protect more than 10,000 competitors who
represent more than 200 countries.
Get set The opening ceremony is hours away when Private investigator and
single father of twins, Peter Knight, is called to the scene of a ruthless murder. A high-ranking member of the
games' organizing committee has been killed. It's clear to Peter that this wasn't a crime of passion, but one of
precise calculation and execution.
Die Newspaper reporter Karen Pope receives a letter from a person who
calls himself Cronus claiming responsibility for the murders. He promises to restore the Olympics to their ancient
glory and to destroy all those who have corrupted the games with lies, corruption, and greed. Immediately, Karen
hires Private to examine the letter, and she and Peter uncover a criminal genius who won't stop until he's completely
destroyed the modern games. "America's #1 storyteller" (Forbes) delivers an exhilarating, action-packed thriller that
brings the splendor and emotion of the Olympics to a wildly powerful climax. |
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Private London
(Other Private Offices) |
For Hannah Shapiro, a beautiful young American student, this particular nightmare began
eight years ago in Los Angeles, when Jack Morgan, owner of Private - the world's most exclusive detective
agency - saved her from a horrific death. She has fled her country, but can't flee her past. The terror has
followed her to London, and now it is down to former Royal Military Police Sergeant Dan Carter, head of
Private London, to save her all over again. Carter draws on the global resources of Private in a desperate
race against the odds. But the clock is ticking...Private may be the largest and most advanced detection
agency in the world, but the only thing they don't have is the one thing they need - time.
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Private Berlin
(Other Private Offices) |
IN EUROPE'S MOST DANGEROUS CITY
Chris Schneider is a superstar agent at Private
Berlin, Germany headquarters for the world's most powerful investigation firm. He keeps his methods secret as
he tackles Private's most high-profile cases-and when Chris suddenly disappears, he becomes Private Berlin's
most dangerous investigation yet.
AN INVESTIGATOR IS SEARCHING
Mattie Engel is another top
agent at Private Berlin, gorgeous and ruthlessly determined-and she's also Chris's ex. Mattie throws herself
headfirst into finding Chris, following leads to the three people Chris was investigating when he vanished: a
billionaire suspected of cheating on his wife, a soccer star accused of throwing games, and a nightclub owner
with ties to the Russian mob. Any one of them would surely want Chris gone-and one of them is evil enough to
want him dead.
AND SHE'S AFTER MORE THAN THE TRUTH
Mattie's chase takes her into Berlin's most
guarded, hidden, and treacherous places, revealing secrets from Chris's past that she'd never dreamed of in
the time they were lovers. On the brink of a terrifying discovery, Mattie holds on to her belief in Chris-in
the face of a horror that could force all of Europe to the edge of destruction and chaos. |
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Private Down Under
(Other Private Offices) |
With the best detectives in the business, cutting edge technology and offices around the globe, there is no investigation company quite like
Private. Now, at a glittering launch party overlooking the iconic Opera House, Private Sydney throws open its doors.
Craig Gisto and his newly formed
team have barely raised their glasses, however, when a young Asian man, blood-soaked and bullet-ridden, staggers into the party, and what looks like a
botched kidnapping turns out to be a whole lot more.
Within days the agency's caseload is full. But it is a horrific murder in the wealthy Eastern
Suburbs and the desperate search for a motive that stretches the team to the limit. Stacy Friel, friend of the Deputy Commissioner of NSW Police, isn't the
killer's first victim - and as the bodies mount up she's clearly not the last . . .
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NYPD Red
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It's the start of Hollywood on Hudson, and New York City is swept up in the glamour. Every
night, the red carpet rolls out for movie stars arriving at premieres in limos; the most exclusive restaurants
close for private parties for wealthy producers and preeminent directors; and thousands of fans gather with the
paparazzi, hoping to catch a glimpse of the most famous and beautiful faces in the world. With this many
celebrities in town, special task force NYPD Red is on high alert-and they can't afford to make a single
mistake.
Then a world-renowned producer fatally collapses at his power breakfast, and top NYPD Red
Detective Zach Jordan is the first one on the scene. Zach works with his beautiful new partner, Detective Kylie
MacDonald-who also happens to be his ex-girlfriend-to discover who the murderer might be. But this is only the
beginning: the most brutal, public, and horrifyingly spectacular crimes they've ever encountered are about to
send all of New York into chaos, putting NYPD Red on the ropes.
Zach and Kylie know there's no way of
telling what a killer this deranged will do next. With the whole world watching, they have to find a way to stop
a psychopath who has scripted his finale down to the last explosive detail.
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NYPD Red 2
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When NYPD Red arrives at a crime scene, everyone takes notice. Known as the protectors of the
rich, famous, and connected, NYPD Red is the elite task force called in only for New York City's most high-profile
crimes. And Detective Zach Jordan is the best of the best, a brilliant and relentless pursuer of justice. He puts
professionalism above all, ignoring his feelings for his partner, Detective Kylie MacDonald, the woman who broke
his heart when they first met in the academy.
But even with their top-notch training, Zach and Kylie aren't
prepared for what they see when they're called to a crime scene in the heart of Central Park. They arrive to find a
carousel spinning round and round, its painted horses grinning eerily in the early morning dark. There is only one
rider: a brutally slaughtered woman, her body tied up and dressed in a Hazmat suit, on display for the world to
see.
The victim, a woman of vast wealth and even greater connections, is the fourth in a string of shocking
murders that have hit the city. As the public pressure mounts, and political and personal secrets of the highest
order hang in the balance, Zach and Kylie must find out what's really behind the murderer's rampage. But Kylie has
been acting strange recently--and Zach knows whatever she's hiding could threaten the biggest case of their
careers.
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NYPD Red 3
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PROTECT THE RICH. SERVE THE FAMOUS. HUNT THE GUILTY.
NYPD Red is the elite, highly trained task force assigned to protect the rich, the
famous, and the connected. And Detective Zach Jordan and his partner Kylie MacDonald-the woman who broke his heart at the police academy-are the best of the best,
brilliant and tireless investigators who will stop at nothing to deliver justice.
Zach and Kylie's New Year's celebrations are cut short when they're called
to the home of billionaire businessman Hunter Alden, Jr. after he makes a grisly discovery in his townhouse garage. When Alden's teenage son goes missing soon
afterwards, and his father seems oddly reluctant to find him, Zach and Kylie find themselves in the middle of a chilling conspiracy that threatens everyone in its
wake-especially their city's most powerful citizens.
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NYPD Red 4
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It's another glamorous night in the heart of Manhattan: at a glitzy movie premiere, a gorgeous starlet, dressed to the nines and dripping in
millions of dollars' worth of jewelry on loan, makes her way past a horde of fans and paparazzi. But then there's a sudden loud noise, an even louder scream, and
a vicious crime with millions of witnesses and no suspect--and now NYPD Red has a new case on its hands.
NYPD Red: the elite task force assigned to protect
the rich, famous, and connected in the city where crime never sleeps. Detective Zach Jordan and his partner, Kylie MacDonald--a former girlfriend from the police
academy who he hasn't quite gotten over--are the best that Red has to offer, brilliant and tireless investigators who will stop at nothing to crack a case, even
if it means putting their own complicated lives on the back burner.
From celebrity penthouses to the depths of Manhattan's criminal underworld, Zach and
Kylie are soon in hot pursuit of a cold-blooded killer with everything to lose, and millions to gain if he can just shake the detectives on his trail. With the
city on edge, the mayor out of patience, and the flames of their personal relationship threatening to reignite and ruin everything, Zach and Kylie are facing down
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Red Alert
(Book 5) |
The richest of New York's rich gather at The Pierre's Cotillion Room to raise money for those less fortunate. A fatal blast
rocks the room, stirring up horrifying memories of 9/11. Is the explosion an act or terrorism--or a homicide?
A big-name female filmmaker
is the next to die, in a desolate corner of New York City. Detectives Zach Jordan and Kylie MacDonald of the elite NYPD task force investigate,
and the intimate details of the director's life remind them of their own impossible situation--their personal relationship seems as unsolvable
as the murders.
The crimes keep escalating as a shadowy killer masterfully plays out his vendetta--and threatens to take down NYPD Red
in the bargain.
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Never Never
(Book 2) |
Never... assume you know someone. Harry Blue is the top Sex Crimes investigator in her department. She's a seasoned pro who's seen it
all. But even she didn't see this coming: her own brother arrested for the grisly murders of three beautiful young women.
Never... accept a
reassignment to the middle of nowhere "for your own good." Harry's been sent to a makeshift town in a desolate landscape-a world full of easy money, plenty
of illegal ways to spend it, and a ragtag collection of transient characters who thrive on the fringes of society. A place where little grows, but evil flourishes.
Never... trust anyone. Looking into a seemingly simple missing persons case, Harry's been assigned to a new "partner." But is he actually meant to be
a watchdog? Still reeling from the accusations against her brother, Harry can't even trust her own instincts, which she's never doubted...until now.
Never... go anywhere without leaving a trace. Far from the world she knows and desperate to clear her brother's name, Harry has to mine the dark secrets of
her strange new home for answers to a deepening mystery-before she vanishes in a place where no one would ever think to look for her. |
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Liar Liar
(Book 3) |
In the space of a week, she has committed theft and fraud, resisted arrest, assaulted a police officer, and is considered a dangerous
fugitive from the law.
It's all because of one man, Regan Banks. He viciously killed the only person in the world who matters to Harriet and he
plans to kill her next.
As she recklessly speeds toward the dark side -- and finally crosses it -- Harriet won't stop until Regan pays for the
many lives he has taken.
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Emmy Dockery |
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Invisible
(Book 1) |
Everyone thinks Emmy Dockery is crazy. Obsessed with finding the link between hundreds of unsolved cases, Emmy has taken leave from
her job as an FBI researcher. Now all she has are the newspaper clippings that wallpaper her bedroom, and her recurring nightmares of an all-consuming
fire.
Not even Emmy's ex-boyfriend, field agent Harrison "Books" Bookman, will believe her that hundreds of kidnappings, rapes, and
murders are all connected. That is, until Emmy finds a piece of evidence he can't afford to ignore. More murders are reported by the day--and they're
all inexplicable. No motives, no murder weapons, no suspects. Could one person really be responsible for these unthinkable crimes?
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Unsolved
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FBI agent Emmy Dockery is absolutely relentless. She's young and driven, and her unique skill at seeing connections others miss has
brought her an impressive string of arrests. But a shocking new case-unfolding across the country-has left her utterly baffled. The victims all appear
to have died by accident, and have seemingly nothing in common. But this many deaths can't be coincidence. And the killer is somehow one step ahead of
every move Dockery makes. How?
To FBI special agent Harrison "Books" Bookman, everyone in the FBI is a suspect-particularly Emmy Dockery (the
fact that she's his ex-fiancee doesn't make it easier). But someone else is watching Dockery. Studying, learning, waiting. Until it's the perfect time
to strike.
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Instinct |
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Murder Games
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The life Dr. Dylan Reinhart saves may be his own
Dr. Dylan Reinhart wrote the book on criminal behavior. Literally--he's a
renowned, bestselling Ivy League expert on the subject. When a copy of his book turns up at a gruesome murder scene--along with a threatening message
from the killer--it looks like someone has been taking notes.
Elizabeth Needham is the headstrong and brilliant NYPD Detective in charge of the
case who recruits Dylan to help investigate another souvenir left at the scene--a playing card. Another murder, another card--and now Dylan suspects
that the cards aren't a signature, they're a deadly hint--pointing directly toward the next victim.
As tabloid headlines about the killer known
as "The Dealer" scream from newsstands, New York City descends into panic. With the cops at a loss, it's up to Dylan to hunt down a serial killer unlike
any the city has ever seen. Only someone with Dylan's expertise can hope to go inside the mind of a criminal and convince The Dealer to lay down his
cards. But after thinking like a criminal--could Dylan become one?
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Killer Instinct
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The murder of an Ivy League professor pulls Dr. Dylan Reinhart out of his ivory tower and onto the streets of New York, where he
reunites with his old partner, Detective Elizabeth Needham. As the worst act of terror since 9/11 strikes the city, a name on the casualty list rocks
Dylan's world. Is his secret past about to be brought to light?
As the terrorist attack unfolds, Elizabeth Needham does something courageous
that thrusts her into the media spotlight. She's a reluctant hero. And thanks to the attention, she also becomes a prime target for the ruthless murderer
behind the attack.
Dylan literally wrote the book on the psychology of murder, and he and Elizabeth have solved cases that have baffled conventional
detectives. But the sociopath they're facing this time is the opposite of a textbook case. There's no time to study for the test he's about to give them.
And if they fail, they die.
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1st Case |
Genius programmer Angela Hoot has always been at the top of her class. Now she's at the bottom of the FBI food chain -- until her
first case threatens everyone around her.
Angela's graduate school days at MIT come to an abrupt end when she uses her hacking skills on another
student's computer. Yet her mentor, Eve Abajian, arranges a new beginning for her -- as an intern in FBI's Boston field office. Her new supervisor,
Assistant Special Agent in Charge William Keats, one of only two agents in the Northeast to make his rank before the age of thirty, sees in Angela a
fellow prodigy. But Angela's skills come with a natural curiosity, which is also a dangerous liability.
With little training, Angela is quickly
plunged into a tough case: tracking murderous brothers who go by the Poet and the Engineer. When Keats tells her to "watch and listen," Angela's mind
kicks into overdrive. The obsessive thinking that earned her As on campus can prove fatal in the field.
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All-American Murder: The Rise and Fall of Aaron Hernandez, the Superstar Whose Life Ended on Murderers' Row |
Aaron Hernandez was a college All-American who became the youngest player in the NFL and later reached the Super Bowl. His every move as a
tight end with the New England Patriots played out the headlines, yet he led a secret life--one that ended in a maximum-security prison. What drove him to go
so wrong, so fast?
Between the summers of 2012 and 2013, not long after Hernandez made his first Pro Bowl, he was linked to a series of violent
incidents culminating in the death of Odin Lloyd, a semi-pro football player who dated the sister of Hernandez's fiancée, Shayanna Jenkins.
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The Beach House |
*Jack Mullen is in law school in New York City when the news comes that his brother,
Peter, has drowned in the ocean off East Hampton. Jack knows his brother practically grew up in the
water, and that this couldn't be an accident. Someone must have wanted his brother dead.
But
the police say otherwise. As Jack tries to uncover details of his brother's last night, he confronts a
maddening barricade of lawyers, police, and paid protectors who separate the wealthy summer residents
from local workers like Peter. Motivated by a hundred forms of grief, Jack rallies his home-town
friends to help him find the truth of Peter's death - no matter how rich or corrupt the people who
stand in their way.
Jack's relentless crusade puts him into a head-on collision with one of the
most powerful and ruthless men in New York, a man who wipes out resistance with a snap of his fingers.
As it unfolds that his brother was involved with some of the richest women and men in America - in
ways Jack never imagined - his dream of justice fades. Only if he can somehow beat the rich at their
own game will he be able to avenge his brother.
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Beach Road |
*Autographed by the Author.
Tom Dunleavy, a former professional
basketball player and local East Hampton legend, is getting by as an underworked and unmotivated
attorney. His sports glory days and his one true love are long in the past, but he gets second chances
at personal and professional redemption when three locals are gunned down, apparently in the aftermath
of racial tensions arising from a heated pickup game of hoops. The police seize on Dante Halleyville,
the country's best high school star, as their suspect, and Dunleavy must dust off his old courtroom
skills and enlist his lost love, Kate Costello, as his partner.
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The Black Book |
Three bodies in a beautiful and luxurious bedroom. Billy Harney was born to be a cop. The son of Chicago's chief of detectives, whose
twin sister is also on the force, Billy plays it by the book. Alongside Detective Kate Fenton, Billy's tempestuous, adrenaline-junkie partner, there's nothing
he wouldn't sacrifice for his job. Enter Amy Lentini, a hard-charging assistant state's attorney hell-bent on making a name for herself-who suspects Billy
isn't the cop he claims to be. They're about to be linked by more than their careers.
One missing black book. A horrifying murder leads investigators
to an unexpected address-an exclusive brothel that caters to Chicago's most powerful citizens. There's plenty of incriminating evidence on the scene-but what
matters most is what's missing: the madam's black book. Now shock waves are rippling through the city's elite, and everyone's desperate to find it.
Chicago
has never been more dangerous. As everyone who's anyone in Chicago scrambles to get their hands on the elusive black book, no one's motives can be trusted.
An ingenious, inventive thriller about power, corruption, and the power of secrets to scandalize a city-and possibly destroy a family-The Black Book is James
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Black Friday |
This is the reworked edition of Black
Market with a new name.
A courageous federal agent, a powerful and resourceful woman lawyer — only they can
possibly stop the unspeakable from happening. New York City is under siege by a secret militia group — and
that's just the beginning of the relentless terror of BLACK FRIDAY.
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Black Market |
A courageous federal agent, a powerful and resourceful woman lawyer — only they can
possibly stop the unspeakable from happening. New York City is under siege by a secret militia group — and
that's just the beginning of the relentless terror of BLACK FRIDAY.
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The Chef |
In the Carnival days leading up Mardi Gras, Detective Caleb Rooney comes under investigation for a murder he is accused of
committing in the line of duty as a Major Crimes detective for the New Orleans Police Department. Has his sideline at the Killer Chef food
truck given him a taste for murder?
While fighting the charges against him, Rooney makes a pair of unthinkable discoveries. His beloved
city is under threat of attack. And these would-be terrorists may be local.
As crowds of revelers gather, Rooney follows a fearsome
trail of clues, racing from outlying districts into city center. He has no idea what, or who, he'll face in defense of his beloved hometown,
only that innocent lives are at stake.
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The Christmas Wedding |
The tree is decorated, the cookies are baked, and the packages are wrapped, but the
biggest celebration this Christmas is Gaby Summerhill's wedding. Since her husband died three years ago,
Gaby's four children have drifted apart, each consumed by the turbulence of their own lives. They haven't
celebrated Christmas together since their father's death, but when Gaby announces that she's getting married--
and that the groom will remain a secret until the wedding day--she may finally be able to bring them home for
the holidays. But the wedding isn't Gaby's only surprise--she has one more gift for her children, and it
could change all their lives forever. With deeply affecting characters and the emotional twists of a James
Patterson thriller, The Christmas Wedding is a fresh look at family and the magic of the season.
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The Cornwalls Are Gone |
In her career as an Army intelligence officer, Amy Cornwall has seen haunting sights half a world away. None compare to the chilling
scene at her Virginia home. It is empty. A phone rings with a terrifying ultimatum: locate and liberate an unnamed captive in forty-eight hours, or her
kidnapped husband and ten-year-old daughter are dead.
Now, and in open defiance of Army Command, Amy must employ every lethal tactic she has to
save them. To succeed, she must discover not only who dispatched her on this mission, but why. Without her family, she's dead anyway.
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Cradle and All |
In Boston, a young woman finds herself pregnant--even though she is still a virgin.
In Ireland, another young woman discovers she is
in the same impossible condition.
And in cities all around the world, medical authorities are overwhelmed by epidemics, droughts, famines, floods, and
worse. It all feels like a sign that something awful is coming.
Anne Fitzgerald, a former nun turned private investigator, is hired by the Archdiocese
of Boston to investigate the immaculate conceptions. Even as she comes to care about and trust the young women, she realizes that both are in great danger.
Terrifying forces of light and darkness are gathering. Stepping into uncharted territory where the unknown is just the beginning, Anne must discover the truth,
to save the young women, to save herself, and to protect the future of all mankind.
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Crazy House |
There were no charges. There was no trial. There will be no escape.
Seventeen-year-old Becca Greenfield was snatched from
her small hometown. She was thrown into a maximum-security prison and put on Death Row with other kids her age. Until her execution, Becca's told to
fit in and shut her mouth... but Becca's never been very good at either. Her sister Cassie was always the perfect twin.
Becca's only hope is
that her twin sister will find her. That perfect little priss Cassie will stop following the rules and start breaking them, before it's too late.
Because her jailers made a mistake that could get them both killed.
They took the wrong twin.
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The Fall of Crazy House |
Escape is just the beginning.
Twin sisters Becca and Cassie barely got out of the Crazy House alive. Now they're trained, skilled
fighters who fear nothing--not even the all-powerful United regime. Together, the sisters hold the key to defeating the despotic government and freeing
the people of the former United States. But to win this war, will the girls have to become the very thing they hate?
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Don't Blink |
The good New York's Lombardo's Steak House is famous for three reasons--the menu, the
clientele, and now, the gruesome murder of an infamous mob lawyer. Effortlessly, the assassin slips through
the police's fingers, and his absence sparks a blaze of accusations about who ordered the hit.
The
bad Seated at a nearby table, reporter Nick Daniels is conducting a once-in-a-lifetime interview with a
legendary baseball bad-boy. In the chaos, he accidentally captures a key piece of evidence that lands him in
the middle of an all-out war between Italian and Russian mafia forces. NYPD captains, district attorneys,
mayoral candidates, media kingpins, and one shockingly beautiful magazine editor are all pushing their own
agendas--on both sides of the law.
And the dead Back off--or die--is the clear message Nick
receives as he investigates for a story of his own. Heedless, and perhaps in love with his beautiful editor,
Nick endures humiliation, threats, violence, and worse in a thriller that overturns every expectation and
finishes with the kind of flourish only James Patterson knows. |
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Fifty Fifty |
What are the chances that convicted killer Sam Blue is innocent of the serial murders of three young women? Determined to clear his
name, no matter the cost to her career, Detective Harriet Blue accepts a risky reassignment to a remote town where a diary found on the roadside
reveals a murderous plan. And the first killing, shortly after her arrival, suggests that the clock is already ticking. Meanwhile, back in the city,
a young woman holds the key to crack Harriet's brother's case wide open. If only she could escape the madmen holding her hostage.
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Filthy Rich |
Jeffrey Epstein rose from humble origins to the rarefied heights of New York City's financial elite. A college dropout with an instinct
for numbers--and for people--Epstein amassed his wealth through a combination of access and skill. But even after he had it all, Epstein wanted more. And
that unceasing desire--especially a taste for young girls--resulted in his stunning fall from grace. From Epstein himself, to the girls he employed as
masseuses at his home, to the cops investigating the appalling charges against him, FILTHY RICH examines all sides of a case that scandalized one of
America's richest communities. An explosive true story, FILTHY RICH is a riveting account of wealth, power and the influence they bring to bear on the
American justice system.
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The First Lady |
Sally Grissom is a top secret service agent in charge of the Presidential Protection team. She knows that something is amiss when she
is summoned to a private meeting with the President and his Chief of Staff without any witnesses. But she couldn't have predicted that she'd be forced to
take on an investigation surrounding the mysterious disappearance of the First Lady--with strict orders to keep it a secret.
The First Lady's absence
comes in the wake of the scandalous, public revelation of the president's affair, so at first it seems as though she is simply cutting off all contact as
she recuperates at a horse farm in Virginia. What begins as an innocent respite quickly reveals itself as a twisted case when the White House receives a
ransom note along with the First Lady's finger.
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First Love |
Axi Moore is a "good girl": She studies hard, stays out of the spotlight, and doesn't tell
anyone that what she really wants is to run away from it all. The only person she can tell is her best friend,
Robinson--who she also happens to be madly in love with.
When Axi impulsively invites Robinson to come with
her on an unplanned cross-country road trip, she breaks the rules for the first time in her life. But the adventure
quickly turns from carefree to out-of-control...
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Guilty Wives |
No husbands allowed Only minutes after Abbie Elliot and her three best friends step off of a
private helicopter, they enter the most luxurious, sumptuous, sensually pampering hotel they have ever been to. Their
lavish presidential suite overlooks Monte Carlo, and they surrender: to the sun and pool, to the sashimi and sake, to
the Bruno Paillard champagne. For four days they're free to live someone else's life. As the weekend moves into
pulsating discos, high-stakes casinos, and beyond, Abbie is transported to the greatest pleasure and release she has
ever known.
What happened last night? In the morning's harsh light, Abbie awakens on a yacht, surrounded by
police. Something awful has happened--something impossible, unthinkable. Abbie, Winnie, Serena, and Bryan are arrested
and accused of the foulest crime imaginable. And now the vacation of a lifetime becomes the fight of a lifetime--for
survival. GUILTY WIVES is the ultimate indulgence, the kind of nonstop joy-ride of excess, friendship, betrayal, and
danger that only James Patterson can create.
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Honeymoon |
*How does it feel to be desired by every man and envied by every woman? Wonderful.
This is the life Nora Sinclair has dreamed about, the life she's worked hard for, the life she will
never give up. Meet Nora Sinclair.
When FBI agent John O'Hara first sees her, she seems
perfect. She has the looks. The career. The clothes. The wit. The sophistication. The tantalizing sex
appeal. The whole extraordinary package - and men fall in line to court her. She doesn't just attract
men, she enthralls them. If you dare.
So why is the FBI so interested in Nora Sinclair?
Mysterious things keep happening to people around her, especially the men. And there is something
dangerous about Nora when Agent O'Hara looks closer - something that lures him at the same time that
it fills him with fear. Is there something dark hidden among the unexplained gaps in her past? And as
he spends more and more time getting to know her, is he pursuing justice? Or his own fatal obsession?
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The House of Kennedy |
The Kennedys have always been a family of charismatic adventurers, raised to take risks and excel, living by the dual family mottos:
"To whom much is given, much is expected" and "Win at all costs." And they do--but at a price.
Across decades and generations, the Kennedys have
occupied a unique place in the American imagination: charmed, cursed, at once familiar and unknowable. The House of Kennedy is a revealing, fascinating
account of America's most storied family, as told by America's most trusted storyteller.
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Humans, Bow Down |
The Great War is over. The robots have won. The humans who survived have two choices: they can submit and serve the vicious rulers
they created, or be banished to the Reserve; a desolate, unforgiving landscape where it's a crime just to be human. And the robots aren't content
following the orders of their soulless leader. They're planning to conquer humanity's last refuge and ensure that all humans bow down.
The
only thing more powerful than an enemy who feels nothing is a warrior with nothing left to lose. Six, a feisty, determined woman whose parents were
killed with the first shots of the war, and whose siblings lie rotting in prison, is a rebel with a cause: the overthrow of robot rule. Her partner
in crime is Dubs, the one person who respects authority even less than she does. On the run for their lives after an attempted massacre, Six and Dubs
are determined to save humanity before the robots finish what the Great War started and wipe humans off the face of the earth. Pushed to the brink
of survival, Dubs and Six discover a powerful secret that can help set humanity free, but they'll have to trust the unlikeliest of allies--or they'll
be forced to bow down, once and for all.
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The Jester |
*The title character is, when introduced in 1096, an unassuming innkeeper in a French
village oppressed by the local nobleman. To earn his freedom, Hugh de Luc joins the Crusades for a
torturous, bloody march toward Jerusalem that occupies the book's first third and ends with him escaping
the madness around him by deserting back to France, in possession of some minor treasures-or so he
thinks. Back home, he finds that his beloved wife has been taken captive by the odious nobleman, and
his infant son slain. Seeking his wife and revenge, Hugh adopts the guise of a jester in order to enter
to the nobleman's castle, where he begins to fall in love with a young noblewoman, and she with him. In
time, Hugh finds his wife, only to experience tragedy, and learns that the nobleman is searching for
him, as he is believed to have carried back from the Crusades the greatest holy relic of all. Returning
to his village, which has been destroyed during the nobleman's hunt for him, Hugh persuades his
townspeople, then surrounding towns, to rise up in revolt against the corrupt nobleman and his henchmen.
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Judge and Jury |
*Senior FBI agent Nick Pellisante is closing in on the notorious mob boss "The
Electrician," when the scheduled sting goes spectacularly awry. Two FBI agents are dead, the boss is
wounded, and Pellisante vows the Electrician's next move will be from a jail cell.
Andie
Echeverra, a part-time actress and a single, full-time mom, is assigned her next role as Juror #11 in
the landmark trial against Mafia Don Dominic Cavello.
Everybody is on edge. No one has ever
crossed the man whose orders have made entire families disappear. Though Cavello's influence extends
across blue uniforms and black robes, the case should be open-and-shut. But the legal system fails
with devastating results, and Nick and Andie are the only ones left to seek justice. To stop the
Electrician, they must take matters into their own hands. They are the judge and jury now.
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Juror #3 |
Ruby Bozarth, a newcomer to Rosedale, Mississippi, is also fresh to the Mississippi Bar--and to the docket of Circuit Judge Baylor,
who taps Ruby as defense counsel in a racially charged felony.
The murder of a woman from one of the town's oldest families has Rosedale's upper
crust howling for blood, and the prosecutor is counting on Ruby's inexperience to help him deliver a swift conviction. Ruby's client is a college football
star who has returned home after a career-ending injury, and she is determined to build a defense that will stick. She finds help in unexpected quarters
from Suzanne, a hard-charging attorney armed to the teeth, and Shorty, a diner cook who knows more than he lets on.
Ruby never belonged to the
country-club set, but once she nearly married into it. As news breaks of a second murder, Ruby's ex-fiancé, Lee Greene, shows up on her doorstep--a
Southern gentleman in need of a savior. As lurid, intertwining investigations unfold, no one in Rosedale can be trusted, especially the twelve men and
women impaneled on the jury. They may be hiding the most incendiary secret of all.
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Kill Me If You Can |
Matthew Bannon, a poor art student living in New York City, finds a duffel bag filled with
diamonds during a chaotic attack at Grand Central Station. Plans for a worry-free life with his gorgeous
girlfriend Katherine fill his thoughts--until he realizes that he is being hunted, and that whoever is after
him won't stop until they have reclaimed the diamonds and exacted their revenge.
Trailing him is the
Ghost, the world's greatest assassin, who has just pulled off his most high-profile hit: killing Walter
Zelvas, a top member of the international Diamond Syndicate. There's only one small problem: the diamonds he
was supposed to retrieve from Zelvas are missing. Now, the Ghost is on Bannon's trail--but so is a rival
assassin who would like nothing more than to make the Ghost disappear forever.
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Lifeguard |
*Beach bum Ned Kelly, a part-time lifeguard, pool guy and errand runner in Palm Beach,
Fla., has just scored with beautiful, rich Tess McAuliffe. Life sure is looking up, especially from his
days back in chilly South Boston. He's looking forward to another round with Tess, but first he has to
help some smalltime hoodlum pals commit a $60-million art heist. It's supposed to be an easy job, but
everything goes to hell—the paintings they were after weren't even there—and soon enough his pals are
all dead, as is Tess. Ned goes on the run, accused of the murders and the heist as well. He flees back
to Boston, but gets caught by cute-as-a-button FBI agent Ellie Shurtleff, assigned to investigate the
case for the agency's Art Theft and Fraud department. After some rough stuff, he takes her hostage and
in short order they've bonded. Ellie can see that Ned's a good guy who could never have committed the
crimes he's charged with, so the two of them join forces to bring down the actual thieves and killers.
It's a twisty story that will engage the interest of beach-goers everywhere, whose sun-addled brains
will put up with pedestrian writing and an improbable plot just to find out exactly whodunit and why.
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Lost |
The city of Miami is Detective Tom Moon's back yard. He's always kept it local, attending University of Miami on a football scholarship, and
as a Miami PD officer, protecting the city's most vulnerable.
Now, as the new leader of an FBI task force called "Operation Guardian," it's his mission
to combat international crime. Moon's investigative team discovers that the opportunistic "Blood Brothers" -- Russian nationals Roman and Emile Rostoff -- have
evaded authorities while building a vast, powerful, and deadly crime syndicate throughout Europe and metropolitan Miami.
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Miracle at Augusta |
A year ago, Travis McKinley, an unknown golfing amateur, shocked the world by winning the PGA Senior Open at Pebble Beach. Now he's famous, he
makes his living playing the game he loves, and everything should be perfect. Still Travis can't shake the feeling that he's a fraud, an imposter who doesn't
deserve his success - and after a series of disappointments and, to be honest, personal screw-ups, he might just prove himself right.
A shot at redemption
arrives in an unexpected form: a teenage outcast with troubles of his own - and a natural golf swing. As this unlikely duo sets out to achieve the impossible on
the world's most revered golf course, Travis is about to learn that sometimes the greatest miracles of all take place when no one is watching.
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Miracle at St. Andrews |
Though nobody has ever identified a single secret--no universally accepted truth--to the sport, every real player searches for one. Travis
McKinley is one such seeker. A former professional golfer who feels like he's an amateur at the rest of life, he makes a pilgrimage to the mythical greens at
St. Andrews. On the course where golf was born, every link, hole, fairway--even the gorse--feels like sacred ground. Ground that can help an ordinary player,
an ordinary man, achieve a higher plane.
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Mistress |
Diana Hotchkiss might have been the great love of Ben's life, but they were never lovers;
he had to be content with admiring her from afar. Even after this gorgeous damsel is found dead outside her
apartment, he can't let go; he begins pursuing her story with obsessive urgency. What he soon discovers is
not pretty: This fetching Midwesterner was leading a sordid double life, using her sexual charms to advance
her goals among Washington high rollers. Undeterred, Ben presses on, initially unaware that his posthumous
infatuation with this dreamy girl is placing him in very immediate mortal danger.
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The Murder House |
It has an ocean-front view, a private beach--and a deadly secret that won't stay buried.
No. 7 Ocean Drive is a gorgeous,
multi-million-dollar beachfront estate in the Hamptons, where money and privilege know no bounds. But its beautiful gothic exterior hides a horrific past: it was
the scene of a series of depraved killings that have never been solved. Neglected, empty, and rumored to be cursed, it's known as the Murder House, and locals keep
their distance.
Detective Jenna Murphy used to consider herself a local, but she hasn't been back since she was a girl. Trying to escape her troubled past
and rehabilitate a career on the rocks, the former New York City cop hardly expects her lush and wealthy surroundings to be a hotbed of grisly depravity. But when
a Hollywood power broker and his mistress are found dead in the abandoned Murder House, the gruesome crime scene rivals anything Jenna experienced in Manhattan. And
what at first seems like an open and shut case turns out to have as many shocking secrets as the Murder House itself, as Jenna quickly realizes that the mansion's
history is much darker than even the town's most salacious gossips could have imagined. As more bodies surface, and the secret that Jenna has tried desperately to
escape closes in on her, she must risk her own life to expose the truth--before the Murder House claims another victim.
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The Murder of King Tut: The Plot to Kill the Child King |
A secret buried for centuries. Thrust onto Egypt's most powerful throne at the age of
nine, King Tut's reign was fiercely debated from the outset. Behind the palace's veil of prosperity, bitter
rivalries and jealousy flourished among the Boy King's most trusted advisors, and after only nine years, King
Tut suddenly perished, his name purged from Egyptian history. To this day, his death remains shrouded in
controversy.
The keys to an unsolved mystery. Enchanted by the ruler's tragic story and hoping
to unlock the answers to the 3,000 year-old mystery, Howard Carter made it his life's mission to uncover the
pharaoh's hidden tomb. He began his search in 1907, but encountered countless setbacks and dead-ends before
he finally, uncovered the long-lost crypt.
The clues point to murder. Now, in The Murder of King
Tut, James Patterson and Martin Dugard dig through stacks of evidence, X-rays, Carter's files, forensic clues,
and stories told through the ages to arrive at their own account of King Tut's life and death. The result is
an exhilarating true crime tale of intrigue, passion, and betrayal that casts fresh light on the oldest
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Now You See Her |
The perfect life A successful lawyer and loving mother, Nina Bloom would do anything to
protect the life she's built in New York--including lying to everyone, even her daughter, about her past. But
when an innocent man is framed for murder, she knows that she can't let him pay for the real killer's
crimes.
The perfect lie Nina's secret life began 18 years ago. She had looks to die for, a handsome
police-officer husband, and a carefree life in Key West. When she learned she was pregnant with their first
child, her happiness was almost overwhelming. But Nina's world is shattered when she unearths a terrible
secret that causes her to run for her life and change her identity.
The perfect way to die Now,
years later, Nina risks everything she's earned to return to Florida and confront the murderous evil she
fled.
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Penguins of America |
Penguins--our lovable, cute, flightless friends who are constantly dressed for a formal occasion--have always fascinated humans. As
we shuffle through life one day at a time, it's easy to take things far too seriously, but when we see penguins taking a walk in our shoes it's impossible
not to recognize how silly we can actually be. Featuring humorous illustrations with captions that show penguins in the day-to-day situations that we've
all experienced--from a relaxing day at the beach to a stressful morning commute--PENGUINS OF AMERICA is a hilarious and charming send-up of daily life.
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The Postcard Killers |
*Paris is stunning in the summer NYPD detective Jacob Kanon is on a tour of Europe's
most gorgeous cities. But the sights aren't what draw him--he sees each museum, each cathedral, and each cafe
through the eyes of his daughter's killer.
The killing is simply marvelous Kanon's daughter, Kimmy,
and her boyfriend were murdered while on vacation in Rome. Since then, young couples in Paris, Copenhagen,
Frankfurt, and Stockholm have been found dead. Little connects the murders, other than a postcard to the
local newspaper that precedes each new victim.
Wish you were here Now Kanon teams up with the
Swedish reporter, Dessie Larsson, who has just received a postcard in Stockholm--and they think they know
where the next victims will be. With relentless logic and unstoppable action, The Postcard Killers may be
James Patterson's most vivid and compelling thriller yet.
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The
President is Missing |
The President Is Missing confronts a threat so huge that it jeopardizes not just Pennsylvania Avenue and Wall Street, but all of America.
Uncertainty and fear grip the nation. There are whispers of cyberterror and espionage and a traitor in the Cabinet. Even the President himself becomes a
suspect, and then he disappears from public view . . .
Set over the course of three days, The President Is Missing sheds a stunning light upon the
inner workings and vulnerabilities of our nation. Filled with information that only a former Commander-in-Chief could know, this is the most authentic,
terrifying novel to come along in many years.
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The Quickie |
Lauren Stillwell is not your average damsel in distress. When the NYPD cop discovers
her husband leaving a hotel with another woman, she decides to beat him at his own game. But her
revenge goes dangerously awry, and she finds her world spiraling into a hell that becomes more
terrifying by the hour.
In a further twist of fate, Lauren must take on a job that threatens
everything she stands for. Now, she's paralyzed by a deadly secret that could tear her life apart. With
her job and marriage on the line, Lauren's desire for retribution becomes a lethal inferno as she fights
to save her livelihood--and her life.
Patterson takes us on a twisting roller-coaster ride of
thrills in his most gripping novel yet. This story of love, lust and dangerous secrets will have readers'
hearts pounding to the very last page.
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Sail |
*Since the death of her husband, Anne Dunne and her three children have struggled in every way.
In a last ditch effort to save the family, Anne plans an elaborate sailing vacation to bring everyone together
once again. But only an hour out of port, everything is going wrong. The teenage daughter, Carrie, is planning to
drown herself. The teenage son, Mark, is high on drugs and ten-year-old Ernie is nearly catatonic. This is the
worst vacation ever.
Anne manages to pull things together bit by bit, but just as they begin feeling like
a family again, something catastrophic happens. Survival may be the least of their concerns.
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Sam's Letters to Jennifer |
Jennifer, a newspaper columnist who's grieving the death of her husband, has more
reason to mourn when her beloved grandmother, Sam, falls into a coma. Jennifer rushes to Sam's home in
Lake Geneva, Wis., where she finds a packet of letters addressed to her. The letters detail her
grandmother's life story, including an affair she had with a mysterious man. Jennifer takes comfort in
the letters, and at the same time, embarks on her own romance with Brendan, an old friend.
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Second Honeymoon |
A walk down the aisle, a resort hotel, a drink on the beach...for these unlucky couples,
the honeymoon's over.
A newlywed couple steps into the sauna in their deluxe honeymoon suite--and
never steps out again. When another couple is killed while boarding their honeymoon flight to Rome, it
becomes clear that someone is targeting honeymooners, and it's anyone's guess which happy couple is next on
the list.
FBI Agent John O'Hara is deep into solving the case, while Special Agent Sarah Brubaker is
hunting another ingenious serial killer, whose victims all have one chilling thing in common.
As
wedding hysteria rises to a frightening new level, John and Sarah work ever more closely together in a
frantic attempt to decipher the logic behind two rampages.
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Sophia, Princess Among Beasts |
Sophia is smart, beautiful, and accomplished, a beloved princess devoted to the people and to reading books. The kingdom is
hers, until she is plunged into a nightmarish realm populated by the awful beasts she read about as a child.
The beasts are real. And
so is the great army marching on her castle. The people look to Sophia for protection. They will all perish unless she can unlock an ancient
secret as profound as life and death itself.
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The Store |
THE STORE IS WATCHING YOU. Jacob and Megan Brandeis have gotten jobs with the mega-successful, ultra-secretive Store. Seems perfect.
Seems safe. But their lives are about to become anything but perfect, anything but safe.
ALWAYS WATCHING. Especially since Jacob and Megan have a
dark secret of their own. They're writing a book that will expose the Store--a forbidden book, a dangerous book.
ALWAYS. And if the Store finds
out, there's only one thing Jacob, Megan and their kids can do--run for their bloody lives. Which is probably impossible, because--
THE STORE IS
ALWAYS WATCHING.
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The Summer House |
Once a luxurious southern getaway on a rustic lake, then reduced to a dilapidated crash pad, the Summer House is now the grisly
scene of a nighttime mass murder. Eyewitnesses point to four Army Rangers -- known as the Night Ninjas -- recently returned from Afghanistan.
To
ensure that justice is done, the Army sends Major Jeremiah Cook, a veteran and former NYPD cop, to investigate. But the major and his elite team arrive
in sweltering Georgia with no idea their grim jobs will be made exponentially more challenging by local law enforcement, who resists the Army's intrusion
and stonewall them at every turn.
As Cook and his squad struggle to uncover the truth behind the condemning evidence, the pieces just won't fit --
and forces are rallying to make certain damning secrets die alongside the victims in the murder house. With his own people in the cross-hairs, Cook takes
a desperate gamble to find answers -- even if it means returning to a hell of his own worst nightmares . . .
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Sundays at Tiffany's |
As a little girl, Jane has no one. Her mother, the powerful head of a Broadway theater
company, has no time for her. She does have one friend-a handsome, comforting, funny man named Michael-but
only she can see him.
Years later, Jane is in her thirties and just as alone as ever. Then she meets
Michael again-as handsome, smart and perfect as she remembers him to be. But not even Michael knows the
reason they've really been reunited.
SUNDAYS AT TIFFANY'S is a love story with an irresistible twist,
a novel about the child inside all of us-and the boundary-crossing power of love.
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Swimsuit |
*THE BEACH...
A breathtakingly beautiful supermodel disappears from a swimsuit photo shoot at the most glamorous hotel in
Hawaii. Only hours after she goes missing, Kim McDaniels's parents receive a terrifying phone call. Fearing
the worst, they board the first flight to Maui and begin the hunt for their daughter. ...WILL NEVER BE...
Ex-cop Ben Hawkins, now a reporter for the L.A. Times, gets the McDaniels assignment. The ineptitude of the
local police force defies belief--Ben has to start his own investigation for Kim McDaniels to have a prayer.
And for Ben to have the story of his life. ...THE SAME FOR YOU AGAIN. All the while, the killer sets
the stage for his next production. His audience expects the best--and they won't be disappointed. Swimsuit is
a heart-pounding story of fear and desire, transporting you to a place where beauty and murder collide and
unspeakable horrors are hidden within paradise.
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Texas Ranger |
Across the ranchlands and cities of his home state, Rory Yates's discipline and law-enforcement skills have carried him far: from
local highway patrolman to the honorable rank of Texas Ranger. He arrives in his hometown to find a horrifying crime scene and a scathing accusation:
he is named a suspect in the murder of his ex-wife, Anne, a devoted teacher whose only controversial act was ending her marriage to a Ranger.
In
search of the killer, Yates plunges into the inferno of the most twisted and violent minds he's ever encountered, vowing to never surrender. That code
just might bring him out alive.
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Thriller: Stories to Keep You Up All Night |
*Be prepared to be thrilled as you've never been before.
Featuring North
America's foremost thriller authors, Thriller is the first collection of pure thriller stories ever
published. Offering up heart-pumping tales of suspense in all its guises are thirty-two of the most
critically acclaimed and award-winning names in the business.
From the signature characters
that made such authors as David Morrell and John Lescroart famous to four of the hottest new voices in
the genre, this blockbuster will tantalize and terrify.
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Toys |
Hays Baker and his wife Lizbeth possess super-human strength, extraordinary intelligence,
stunning looks, a sex life to die for, and two beautiful children. Of course they do--they're Elites, endowed
at birth with the very best that the world can offer. The only problem in their perfect world: humans and
their toys!
The top operative for the Agency of Change, Hays has just won the fiercest battle of his
career. He has been praised by the President, and is a national hero. But before he can savor his triumph, he
receives an unbelievable shock that overturns everything he thought was true. Suddenly Hays is on the other
side of the gun, forced to leave his perfect family and fight for his life. Now a hunted fugitive, Hays is
thrown into a life he never dreamed possible--fighting to save humans everywhere from extinction. He enlists
all of his training to uncover the truth that will save millions of lives--maybe even his own.
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Truth or Die |
The truth will set you free—if it doesn't kill you first.
After a serious professional stumble, attorney Trevor Mann may have finally hit
his stride. He's found happiness with his girlfriend Claire Parker, a beautiful, ambitious journalist always on the hunt for a scoop. But when Claire's newest
story leads to a violent confrontation, Trevor's newly peaceful life is shattered as he tries to find out why.
Chasing Claire's leads, Trevor unearths
evidence of a shocking secret that—if it actually exists—every government and terrorist organization around the world would do anything to possess. Suddenly it's
up to Trevor, along with a teenage genius who gives new meaning to the phrase "too smart for his own good," to make sure that secret doesn't fall into the wrong
hands. But Trevor is about to discover that good and evil can look a lot alike, and nothing is ever black and white: not even the truth.
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Two from the Heart |
Anne McWilliams has lost everything. After her marriage falls apart and a hurricane destroys her home she realizes that her life
has fallen out of focus. So she takes to the road to ask long lost friends and strangers a simple question: "What's your best story?" Can the funny,
tragic, inspirational tales she hears on her journey help Anne see what she's been missing?
Tyler Bron seemingly has it all-a successful company
and more money than he knows how to spend. But he has no life. So he hires a struggling novelist to write one for him. There are no limits to the
fictional world that Bron's money can transform into a reality, and he soon becomes the protagonist of a love story beyond his wildest imagination.
But will Tyler Bron be able to write the happy ending himself?
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Woman of God |
The world is watching as massive crowds gather in Rome, waiting for news of a new pope, one who promises to be unlike any other in history.
It's a turning point that may change the Church forever. Some followers are ecstatic that the movement reinvigorating the Church is about to reach the Vatican,
but the leading candidate has made a legion of powerful enemies who aren't afraid to kill for their cause.
Faith has never come easy for Brigid
Fitzgerald. From her difficult childhood with drug-addled parents to her career as a doctor healing the wounded in Sudan to a series of trials that test her
beliefs at every turn, Brigid's convictions and callings have made her the target of all those who fear that the Church has lost its way--dangerous adversaries
who abhor challenges to tradition. Locked in a deadly, high-stakes battle with forces determined to undermine everything she believes in, Brigid must convert
her enemies to her cause before she loses her faith...and her life.
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You've Been Warned |
Kristin Burns is making her way in New York City. Her photos are being considered
at a major Manhattan gallery, she works by day with two wonderful children, and the man of her dreams
is almost hers for keeps. But just as everything she's ever wanted is finally within reach, her life
changes forever--with one murderous nightmare. Kristin wakes up every morning from the same chilling,
unforgettable dream. And suddenly, it's visiting her during the day too. As her life turns stranger
by the minute, Kristin is haunted and terrified. Is it all in her head? Or is the nightmare becoming
her life? Kristin searches desperately for what's real through the lens of her camera, only knowing
two things for sure: that no place is safe and the fate of everyone she loves lies in her hands.
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Zoo |
All over the world, brutal attacks are crippling entire cities. Jackson Oz, a young biologist,
watches the escalating events with an increasing sense of dread. When he witnesses a coordinated lion ambush in
Africa, the enormity of the violence to come becomes terrifyingly clear. With the help of ecologist Chloe
Tousignant, Oz races to warn world leaders before it's too late. The attacks are growing in ferocity, cunning,
and planning, and soon there will be no place left for humans to hide.
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Daniel X |
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The Dangerous Days of Daniel X
(Book 1) |
*The greatest superpower of all isn't to be part spider, part man, or to cast magic spells--the
greatest power is the power to create. Daniel X has that power.
Daniel's secret abilities -- like being
able to manipulate objects and animals with his mind or to recreate himself in any shape he chooses -- have
helped him survive. But Daniel doesn't have a normal life. He is the protector of the earth, the Alien Hunter,
with a mission beyond what anyone's imagining.
From the day that his parents were brutally murdered before
of his very eyes, Daniel has used his unique gifts to hunt down their assassin. Finally, with the help of The
List, bequeathed to him in his parents' dying breath, he is closing in on the killer.
Now, on his own, he
vows to take on his father's mission--and to take vengeance in the process.
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Daniel X: Watch the Skies
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*All's quiet in the small town of Holliswood, the television sets a-glow in every home. But
not all is as perfect as it seems. A terrifying outlaw has just arrived in town, with the goal of throwing it
into chaos--and filming the pandemonium for the fellas back home. Only one person can stop him and his thugs
from destroying the city and everyone living there. Daniel X assembles an all-star team of his own creation,
but not even he could imagine the enormity of this made-for-TV-villain's powers.
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Daniel X: Demons and Druids
(Book 3) |
Daniel X's hunt to eliminate each and every intergalactic criminal on Earth is always
relentless, but this time, it's getting personal. Number Three on the List of Alien Outlaws takes the form of
raging, soul-possessing fire. And fire transports Daniel back to the most traumatic event of his life; the
death of his parents.
In the face of his "kryptonite", Daniel struggles with his extraordinary powers
like never before, and more than ever is at stake: his best friends are in grave peril. The only way to save
them is to travel back through a hole in time to the demon's arrival during the Dark Ages. Rip-roaring action
and humor sets the pages afire in this gripping time-travel adventure with an Arthurian cast and countless
other surprises!
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Daniel X: Game Over
(Book 4) |
When Daniel X discovers that a duo of evil extraterrestrials is plotting to control kids
around the world through videogames, he's determined to take them both out of commission. This pair of wicked
game masters wants to destroy the human race by turning brainwashed videogamers into an unstoppable army of
doom! They're also running an endangered species hunting club on the side, and their next target is none
other than Daniel. He'll have no choice but to turn to the aliens' rebellious son who needs help to stand up
to his malicious parents. But can Daniel trust the progeny of this treacherous twosome? Or will it be "Game
Over" for the alien hunter?
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Daniel X: Armageddon
(Book 5) |
In the fifth installment of James Patterson's action-packed Daniel X series, Daniel must now
face an alien whose origins appear nearer to the depths of Hell than the outer reaches of the galaxy. Number Two
on the List of Alien Outlaws is an unstoppable criminal that's slowly been amassing an underground army of
disgusting, disgruntled, and dangerous aliens to help him enslave Earth's population. And it's all in preparation
for the arrival of Number One, the most powerful alien in the universe and Daniel's arch-nemesis.
To
Daniel's horror, thousands of humans defect to the alien's side, making the odds of success that much more
impossible. But for the first time in his life, Daniel isn't alone in his fight. He's connected with several
military and intelligence groups--including the daughter of a prominent FBI agent--and he's ready to lead the
ultimate showdown against the evil that has plagued planet Earth for so long. Be prepared for a truly epic battle
that evokes the ancient prophecies of Armageddon!
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Daniel X: Lights Out
(Book 6) |
In this sixth and last installment of the Daniel X series, the alien-hunting hero is finally ready to take on the biggest threat in the galaxy:
The Prayer--the same beast that brutally murdered his parents long ago. But even with his incredible ability to create almost anything, Daniel will have to push
his powers beyond the brink in order to bring down a monster that has the powers of a god. This epic showdown of good versus evil is a thrilling finale to this
#1 New York Times bestselling series.
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Daniel X: The Manga
(Vol. 1) |
When his parents are murdered by an intergalactic criminal, Daniel X vows to take on his
father's role as Earth's sole Alien Hunter. Life isn't easy, though, when you're a young boy on your own,
tracking down the galaxy's deadliest outlaws. Luckily, Daniel has a gift: the ability to create anything he
can imagine - including his parents, his sister, and his best friends, who are there to help him along the
way. But when Daniel decides to go up against the sixth-deadliest criminal on his hit list, he may find that
even his awesome abilities just aren't up to the task!
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Daniel X: The Manga
(Vol. 2) |
With supreme abilities, like being able to shape-shift and move objects with his mind,
Daniel is strong enough to take on anything in the world. It's the things from beyond this planet that are
the real problem. Daniel possesses a coveted List - that belonged to his father, before he was brutally
murdered - targeting intergalactic criminals preying on the human race. Now, Daniel vows to take on his
father's dangerous mission as the Alien Hunter.
A lone outlaw arrives in the beautiful city of
Holliswood with a gruesome goal. He'll create chaos - and film the pandemonium for an audience back home. The
destiny of the city and its inhabitants lies in Daniel X's hands. But this time, Daniel has created a secret
weapon of his own. With the help of an all-star team, Daniel and his friends must face a villain with a taste
for the kind of terror that usually lives safely in the movies.
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Daniel X: The Manga
(Vol. 3) |
Daniel X's hunt to eliminate each and every intergalactic criminal on Earth is relentless, but
this time, things are getting personal. Number three on the List of Alien Outlaws takes the form of raging fire - and
fire reminds Daniel of the most traumatic event of his life, the horrifying murder of his parents. Daniel struggles
with his extraordinary powers like never before, and more than ever is at stake: His best friends are in peril. The
only way to save them is to go back - literally - to the demon's arrival during the Dark Ages.
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Maximum Ride |
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When the Wind Blows
(Prequel to the Maximum Ride series part 1) |
*Frannie O'Neill is a young and talented veterinarian living in Colorado. Plagued by
the mysterious murder of her husband, David, a local doctor, Frannie throws herself into her work. It
is not long before another bizarre murder occurs and Kit Harrison, a troubled and unconventional FBI
agent, arrives on her doorstep. Late one night, near the woods of her animal hospital, Frannie
stumbles upon a strange, astonishing phenomenon that will change the course of her life forever.
Her name is Max. Eleven-year-old Max leads Frannie and Kit to uncover one of the most diabolical
and inhuman plots of modern science.
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The Lake House
(Prequel to the Maximum Ride series part 2) |
*Six extraordinary children are trying to lead normal lives in the Rocky Mountain
countryside. They live in different homes, with different families, but there is something powerful
that connects them. Something that puts them in terrible danger. The only time they've ever felt safe
was when they were together in the waterfront cabin they call the Lake House. And the only people
they've ever trusted are Frannie and Kit, the couple who rescued them from unimaginable evil once
before.
When that evil resurfaces, the kids reconnect with Frannie and Kit and set off on an
astonishing adventure. They flee to the Lake House, but even that haven may no longer be safe. Dr.
Ethan Kane is chief of surgery at Liberty General Hospital, one of the most esteemed hospitals in the
nation. It is here that terrible secrets lie, secrets that will change the world for all of us.
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Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment
(Book 1) |
*James Patterson's young adult masterpiece of non-stop action, mystery and suspense
soared to the top of bestseller lists and created an explosion of new fans for this beloved,
multimillion-selling author.
Max, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, the Gasman, and Angel are kids who are
pretty normal-except that they're 98% human, 2% bird. They grew up in cages, living like rats, and now
they're free-but being chased by the wicked, wolf-like Erasers, who've kidnapped Angel. Led by Max,
the "Flock" embarks on a quest to find Angel, infiltrate a secret facility to track down their
parents, get revenge on an evil traitor, and try to save the world-if there's time.
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Maximum Ride: School's Out-Forever
(Book 2) |
*Autographed by the author.
The Angel Experiment was just a test
drive... Now, brace yourself for the MAXIMUM ride's #1 New York Times bestseller. Brave bird-kid Max
and her flock fly south on a perilous quest to find their parents, after having rescued Angel and
recovered secret documents about their origins. But just when they think they've finally escaped the
hungry claws of evil Erasers, they're discovered by an FBI agent and forced to face perhaps an even
worse nightmare: going to school. There's no such thing as an ordinary day when Max's "homework"
includes decoding documents, deciphering when (and how) she's supposed to save the world, and learning
to face what may her greatest enemy: herself. A clone. Max II.
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Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports
(Book 3) |
*There's one last chance to save the world in MAXIMUM RIDE: SAVING THE WORLD AND
OTHER EXTREME SPORTS, the closing chapter of James Patterson's thrilling trilogy. The time has arrived
for Max and her winged "Flock" to face their ultimate enemy and discover their original purpose: to
defeat the takeover of "Re-evolution", a sinister experiment to re-engineer a select population into
a scientifically superior master race...and to terminate the rest. Max, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman,
and Angel have always worked together to defeat the forces working against them--but can they save
the world when they are torn apart, living in hiding and captivity, halfway across the globe from
one another?
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The Final Warning: A Maximum Ride Novel
(Book 4) |
*Maximum Ride is a perfectly normal teenager who just happens to be able to fly:
the result of an out-of-control government experiment. Max and the other members of the Flock--six
kids who share her remarkable ability--have been asked to aid a group of environmental scientists
studying the causes of global warming. Their ability to fly could help the scientists conquer this
epic problem. The expedition seems like a perfect combination of adventure, activism--and escaping
government forces who watch the Flock like a hawk. But even in Antarctica, trapped in the harshest
weather on our planet, Maximum Ride is an irresistible target in constant danger. For whoever controls
her powers could also control the world...
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Max
(Book 5) |
*Maximum Ride and the other members of the Flock have barely recovered from their last
arctic adventure, when they are confronted by the most frightening catastrophe yet. Millions of fish are
dying off the coast of Hawaii and someone--or something--is destroying hundreds of ships. Unable to discover
the cause, the government enlists the Flock to help them get to the bottom of the disaster before it is too
late.
While Max and her team are exploring the depths of the ocean, their every move is being
carefully tracked by Mr. Chu--a criminal mastermind with his own plans for the Flock. Can they protect
themselves from Mr. Chu's army of mercenaries and save the ocean from utter destruction?
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Fang
(Book 6) |
*Being a kid with wings--constantly on the run--has never been easy, and Max and her flock
are getting tenser than ever. First, on a trip to Africa, they meet a mysterious billionaire whose intense
scrutiny of the flock makes her fear the worst. Then, a cryptic message from a young girl arrives, warning
them "The sky will fall." And as if an impending apocalypse weren't bad enough, canny birdkid Angel makes a
dire prophecy about Max's soul mate: Fang will be the first to die.
Max's desperate desire to protect
Fang brings the two closer than ever. But can the team weather the storm, or will the turmoil rip them
apart for the last time?
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Angel
(Book 7) |
*Evil scientists are still trying to convince Max that she needs to save the world, this
time by providing the genetic link in speeding up the pace of evolution. Worse, they're trying to convince
her that her perfect mate is Dylan, the newest addition to the flock. The problem is that, despite herself,
Max is starting to believe it.
Fang travels the country collecting his own gang of evolved humans, but
the two separate flocks must unite to defeat a frightening doomsday cult whose motto is Save the Planet: Kill
the Humans. And this time, the true heroine, for once, might just be little Angel.
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Nevermore: The Final Maximum Ride Adventure
(Book 8) |
*One last chance... for Max, Fang, and Dylan... before it all ends.
Are you ready for
the final chapter? Are you ready for the ultimate flight? Because THIS IS IT. One last incredible, explosive
adventure with an astonishing ending that no one could have seen coming.
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Maximum Ride Forever
(Book 9) |
As Maximum Ride boldly navigates a post-apocalyptic world, she and her broken flock are roaming the earth, searching for answers to what happened.
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Hawk
(Book 10) |
Where is Maximum Ride?
Ten years ago a girl with wings fought to save the world. But then she disappeared.
Now she's
just a fading legend, remembered only in stories.
Hawk doesn't know her real name. She doesn't know who her family was, or where they went. The
only thing she remembers is that she was told to wait on a specific street corner, at a specific time, until her parents came back for her.
She
stays under the radar to survive...until a destiny that's perilously close to Maximum Ride's forces her to take flight. Someone is coming for her.
But it's not a rescue mission.
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Max Ride: Ultimate Flight
(Graphic Novel 1) |
Author James Patterson's bestselling heroine Maximum Ride returns for a second sensational series! Max and her Flock are back - and more
determined than ever to unlock the secrets of their past. But when a new stranger comes into their lives, she'll turn their whole world upside down! They're
going back to school, but can the Flock hide their gifts and pretend to be regular kids? That might be hard for Max when classes are disrupted by an enemy
invasion. Someone has been watching her...but who could it be? And as the search for the truth goes on, will it expose a traitor in their midst? Questions
will be answered and mysteries solved, but will Max be able to save the world and her family?
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Maximum Ride: The Manga
(Vol. 1) |
Fourteen-year-old Maximum Ride, better known as Max, knows what it's like to soar above the
world. She and all the members of the "flock"--Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman and Angel--are just like ordinary
kids--only they have wings and can fly. It may seem like a dream come true to some, but their lives can morph
into a living nightmare at any time...like when Angel, the youngest member of the flock, is kidnapped and
taken back to the "School" where she and the others were experimented on by a crew of wack jobs. Her friends
brave a journey to blazing hot Death Valley, CA, to save Angel, but soon enough, they find themselves in yet
another nightmare--this one involving fighting off the half-human, half-wolf "Erasers" in New York City.
Whether in the treetops of Central Park or in the bowels of the Manhattan subway system, Max and her adopted
family take the ride of their lives. Along the way Max discovers from her old friend and father-figure Jeb--
now her betrayed and greatest enemy--that her purpose is save the world--but can she?
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Maximum Ride: The Manga
(Vol. 2) |
Having recovered Angel, Max and the flock head to New York City to pursue a lead regarding
their true identities. But where the flock goes, erasers are sure to follow! Even more troubling, though, is
the voice that's begun whispering in Max's head. Is it really her destiny to save the world?
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Maximum Ride: The Manga
(Vol. 3) |
The Flock members are taken under the wing of an FBI agent and try to live "normal" lives
by going to school, making friends--and continuing their relentless search for their parents. But the Erasers
return, forcing the Flock to abandon their search and make their escape once again. It's also becoming more
obvious to Max that her destiny is to save the world, and this is especially challenging to do when she is
faced with her ultimate match: a newer and better version of herself, Maximum Ride II.
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Maximum Ride: The Manga
(Vol. 4) |
Despite their initial hesitation, living with Anne has softened the Flock, so Max is keenly
aware that it's time to leave. With Thanksgiving so near, though, all of them want to stay, at least until
they've had their first ever Thanksgiving turkey! But danger is on the horizon as Jeb's plan advances, and
while the Flock's new school seems normal and safe, secrets are hidden beneath its prestigious facade...
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Maximum Ride: The Manga
(Vol. 5) |
Escaping ITEX in Florida, the Flock head west, with Max more burdened than ever by the
knowledge that she's meant to save the world. But while their leader is keen to stay on the path leading to
her destiny, Fang and the others are more interested in settling down and letting the chips fall where they
may. With the Erasers eerily absent from their lives of late, has the Flock finally earned a bit of peace...
or is this all just the calm before the storm?
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Maximum Ride: The Manga
(Vol. 6) |
The time has come for Max and her winged "Flock" to face their ultimate enemy and discover
their original purpose: to defeat the takeover of "Re-evolution," a sinister experiment to re-engineer a
select population into a scientifically superior master race...and to terminate the rest. Max, Fang, Iggy,
Nudge, Gasman, and Angel have always worked together to defeat the forces working against them-but can they
save the world when they are torn apart, living in hiding and captivity, halfway across the globe from one
another?
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Maximum Ride: The Manga
(Vol. 7) |
Fang's blog has brought ITEX and their cruel research to the world's attention, and his readers
take a stand at the facility where Max and the girls are being held, shutting the organization down. But Max isn't
through saving the world yet! When the Flock is asked to aid a group of environmental scientists studying the
effects of global warming, the expedition seems like a perfect combination of adventure and activism. But even in
Antarctica, Max is an irresistible target with the eyes of the world upon her. For whoever controls her powers
could also control the world...
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Maximum Ride: The Manga
(Vol. 8) |
Joining a scientific expedition gives Max and the flock a perfect opportunity to distance themselves from the heated debate over their future,
but frostbite isn't the only danger in the Antarctic! A powerful figure in the underworld has promised the super-human kids to the highest bidder--and he has the
robotic army to ensure the goods are delivered!
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Maximum Ride: The Manga
(Vol. 9) |
When Dr. Martinez and her colleagues established the Coalition to Stop the Madness, spreading environmental awareness through the flock's
public air shows, Max knew it could be dangerous. Never in her wildest dreams, though, did she imagine that a criminal mastermind would abduct her mother! Now
the flock has to team up with the U.S. Navy to rescue Dr. Martinez...and of course, the world!
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Witch & Wizard |
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Witch & Wizard
(Book 1) |
*The world is changing: the government has seized control of every aspect of society, and
now, kids are disappearing. For 15-year-old Wisty and her older brother Whit, life turns upside down when
they are torn from their parents one night and slammed into a secret prison for no reason they can
comprehend. The New Order, as it is known, is clearly trying to suppress Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of
Being a Normal Teenager. But while trapped in this totalitarian nightmare, Wisty and Whit discover they have
incredible powers they'd never dreamed of. Can this newly minted witch and wizard master their skills in
time to save themselves, their parents--and maybe the world?
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Witch & Wizard: The Gift
(Book 2) |
When Whit & Wisty were imprisoned by the wicked forces of the totalitarian regime known as
the New Order, they were barely able to escape with their lives. Now part of a hidden community of teens like
themselves, Whit and Wisty have established themselves as leaders of the Resistance, willing to sacrifice
anything to save kids kidnapped and brutally imprisoned by the New Order.
But the One has other plans
in store for them: He needs Wisty, for she is "The One Who Has the Gift." While trying to figure out what
that means, Whit and Wisty's suspenseful adventures through Overworld and Shadowland lead to a jaw-dropping
climax and conclusion: the highly-anticipated fulfillment of the heart-pounding opening prologue of book
one... The Execution of the Allgoods.
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Witch & Wizard: The Fire
(Book 3) |
Whit and Wisty Allgood have sacrificed everything to lead the resistance against the
merciless totalitarian regime that governs their world. Its supreme leader, The One Who Is The One, has
banned everything they hold dear: books, music, art, and imagination. But the growing strength of the
siblings' magic hasn't been enough to stop the One's evil rampage, and now he's executed the only family
they had left.
Wisty knows that the time has finally come for her to face The One. But her fight and
her fire only channel more power to this already invincible being. How can she and Whit possibly prepare for
their imminent showdown with the ruthless villain that devastated their world-before he can truly become
all-powerful?
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Witch & Wizard: The Kiss
(Book 4) |
Whit and Wisty Allgood, a witch and wizard with extraordinary abilities, have defeated the
ruthless dictator who long overshadowed their world. But for the first time in their lives, the powerful
brother and sister find themselves at odds as Wisty is drawn to a mysterious and magical stranger named
Heath.
Wisty has never felt as free as she does with Heath, especially when the two of them share and
test their magic together. But when a merciless Wizard King from the mountains suddenly threatens war, Wisty
must make an excruciating choice. Will she unite with Whit to fight the mounting dangers that could return
their world to a tyrant's domain? Or will she trust the beautiful boy who has captured her heart?
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Witch & Wizard: The Lost
(Book 5) |
Whit and Wisty Allgood have fought and defeated their world's most pernicious threats: the evil dictator, The One Who Is The One, as well as his
wicked father and son. But just as the heroic witch and wizard start to settle into their new roles in governance, a deadly crime wave grips their city, with all
signs pointing to a magical mastermind every bit as powerful and heartless as The One. Now the siblings find themselves persecuted as the city turns against all
those who possess magic. They're questioning everything, including each other and their abilities. Can they confront the citizens' growing hostility and their
own doubts in time to face the new enemy barreling toward their gates?
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Witch & Wizard: Battle for Shadowland
(Graphic Novel 1) |
In a blink of an eye, their world has changed, with the oppressive New Order declaring all
magic as evil incarnate! In this action-packed tale spinning out of best-selling author James Patterson's #1
novel, sibling teenagers Whit and Wisty Allgood use their newly discovered magical powers to infiltrate into
enemy territory of the New Order to gain control of the inter-dimensional Shadowland.
The first of two
original stories this volume takes place between books one and two of the prose novels. Witch & Wizard:
Battle for Shadowland takes best-selling author James Patterson's hit characters from the Witch & Wizard
novel on all-new exciting adventures in this four-color graphic novel.
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Witch & Wizard: Operation Zero
(Graphic Novel 2) |
Whit and Wisty get the shock of their lives when a member of the New Order's inner circle,
The One Who Bans Books, contacts them with a clandestine proposal: he wants their help in removing The One
Who Is The One from power! He confesses to having grown disgusted with the N.O., and reveals that he's aware
of an ancient book of the occult that holds a spell for stripping an individual of all their magic.
Unfortunately, the book is in a heavily guarded N.O. bunker that's shielded against magic portals from
Shadowland. But more importantly, can the Allgood siblings even trust this man who is willing to commit
treason, or is his offer just an elaborate trap?
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Witch & Wizard: The Manga
(Vol. 1) |
Imagine waking up to find that the world around you - life as you know it - has changed in
an instant. That's what happens to Whit Allgood and his sister, Wisty. They thought that they were just a
couple of normal teenagers, until their rude awakening at the hands of a dozen armed police! Charged with
being a wizard and a witch, accused of having incredible powers they never dreamed possible, the siblings
find themselves the targets of an upstart political regime, The New Order, which has swept the country and
vowed to wipe "their kind" from existence. Now Whit and Wisty must fight for both their freedom and their
lives as they unlock the powers burning inside of them!
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Witch & Wizard: The Manga
(Vol. 2) |
When Whit & Wisty were imprisoned by the wicked forces of the totalitarian regime known as the New
Order, they were barely able to escape with their lives. Now part of a hidden community of teens like themselves,
Whit and Wisty have established themselves as leaders of the Resistance, willing to sacrifice anything to save kids
kidnapped and brutally imprisoned by the New Order.
But the One has other plans in store for them: He needs
Wisty, for she is "The One Who Has the Gift." While trying to figure out what that means, Whit and Wisty's suspenseful
adventures through Overworld and Shadowland lead to a jaw-dropping climax and conclusion!
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Witch & Wizard: The Manga
(Vol. 3) |
Although Whit and Wisty's magic and their control over it have matured, they still find
themselves helpless to prevent The One Who Is The One from destroying everyone and everything they hold dear.
But there's a reckoning on the horizon, and the siblings have no choice but to devise a strategy to topple
with one decisive blow the tyrant who has devastated their world before he becomes truly all-powerful...
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Middle School, The Worst Years of My Life
(Book 1) |
Rafe Khatchadorian has enough problems at home without throwing his first year of middle
school into the mix. Luckily, he's got an ace plan for the best year ever, if only he can pull it off: With
his best friend Leonardo the Silent awarding him points, Rafe tries to break every rule in his school's
oppressive Code of Conduct. Chewing gum in class-5,000 points! Running in the hallway-10,000 points! Pulling
the fire alarm-50,000 points! But when Rafe's game starts to catch up with him, he'll have to decide if
winning is all that matters, or if he's finally ready to face the rules, bullies, and truths he's been
avoiding.
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Middle School: Get Me out of Here!
(Book 2) |
After sixth grade, the very worst year of his life, Rafe Khatchadorian thinks he has it made in
seventh grade. He's been accepted to art school in the big city and imagines a math-and-history-free fun zone. Wrong!
It's more competitive than Rafe ever expected, and to score big in class, he needs to find a way to turn his boring
life into the inspiration for a work of art. His method? Operation: Get a Life! Anything he's never done before, he's
going to do it, from learning to play poker to going to a modern art museum. But when his newest mission uncovers
secrets about the family Rafe's never known, he has to decide if he's ready to have his world turned upside down.
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Middle School: My Brother Is a Big, Fat Liar
(Book 3) |
Georgia Khatchadorian plans to excel at Hills Village Middle School in all the places her
troublemaking brother failed. She's even bet him that she'll quickly become one of the most popular girls in
school. But Rafe left a big mark at HVMS, and no one will give Georgia a chance! Even worse, Rafe has
sneakily signed up her band to play at the school dance, and she's terrified to embarrass herself in front of
the snooty "Princesses" who run the school and the boy who's caught her eye. Will she be able to overcome her
fears and win her bet with Rafe? Find out THE TRUTH about Rafe Khatchadorian's sister in the first Middle
School story from the point of view of the hilarious Georgia--a girl who's ready to speak her mind!
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Middle School: How I Survived Bullies, Broccoli, and Snake Hill
(Book 4) |
Rafe Khatchadorian, the hero of the bestselling Middle School series, is ready for a fun
summer at camp--until he finds out it's a summer school camp! Luckily, Rafe easily makes friends with his
troublemaking cabin mates and bunkmate, a boy nicknamed Booger-Eater, who puts up with endless teasing from
the other kids. Rafe soon realizes there's more to a person than a nickname, though, and Booger-Eater might
be the kind of friend you want on your side when the boys from the Cool Cabin attack.
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Middle School: Ultimate Showdown
(Book 5) |
The Khatchadorian kids are an opinionated duo, and as readers of the Middle School stories know,
they don't exactly see eye to eye. But when wild-card Rafe and mostly-straight-laced Georgia go at it, the only
thing more fun than their ranting is getting to join in! Their back-and-forth banter on a range of topics--from
bullying to cafeteria food to school dress codes--introduces more than 40 writing and drawing prompts and other
games, along with room for readers to share their own points of view.
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Middle School: Save Rafe!
(Book 6) |
After a rough summer, Rafe is heading back to the dreaded Hills Village Middle School, the site of the very worst years of his life.
And as if that's not bad enough, he's learned that he's going to be held back a year unless he can prove himself on an outdoor survival excursion--
complete with dangerous white-water rafting, dizzying rock climbing, and fanatical counselors. Rafe and the rest of the pack of "delinquent" trainees are
forced to cooperate as they prepare for the final test: a solo excursion in the deep woods. Can Rafe come out of the experience in one piece? And if he
does, he go home as the same insecure kid?
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Middle School: Just My Rotten Luck
(Book 7) |
In this seventh Middle School episode, Rafe heads back to the place his misadventures began: the dreaded Hills Village Middle School, where he's
now being forced to take "special" classes.. He also finds himself joining the school's football team--alongside his main tormenter, Miller the Killer! But Rafe
has grand plans for a better year: First, he decides to start a super-secret art project that's sure to rock the school. Then, if Rafe manages to make a play to
save his team, he might have to deal with something completely new: popularity!
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Middle School: Dog's Best Friend
(Book 8) |
It's a dog-eat-dog world, and Rafe Khatchadorian is just trying to live in it. Life in middle school is finally starting to seem bearable-until
Rafe spots his grandmother standing on the free-meal line at the local soup kitchen. In order to help bring in more money, Rafe concocts a brilliant plan-a
dog-walking business that soon turns into a huge money-making neighborhood empire. He'll even have extra cash to buy his own WormHole Deluxe Multi-Platform
GameBox!
That is, until two terrible twins launch the Great Dog War by sabotaging Rafe's flyers and stealing his customers. Plus, his bratty kid sister
Georgia has skipped a grade-so now she's in all of Rafe's classes. Throw a kid a bone!
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Middle School: Escape to Australia
(Book 9) |
Rafe isn't exactly considered a winner in Hills Village Middle School to say the least, but everything's about to change: he's won a
school-wide art competition, and the fabulous prize is getting to jet-set off to Australia for a whirlwind adventure! But Rafe soon finds that living
in the Land Down Under is harder than he could've ever imagined--his host-siblings are anything but welcoming, the burning temperatures are torturous,
and poisonous critters are ready to sting or eat him at every step. So with the help of some new misfit friends, Rafe sets out to show everyone what he
does best: create utter mayhem!
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Middle School: From Hero to Zero
(Book 10) |
After a mostly-successful stint at Hills Valley Middle School, Rafe is excited to visit the incredible city of London with his
class. Sightseeing around a foreign country sounds like a blast, until Rafe finds out his roommate will be none other than Miller the Killer,
bully extraordinaire! Then Rafe is forced to work on a class project side by side with his crush Jeanne Galletta and her too-perfect boyfriend,
which might be even more torturous than rooming with Miller. And it's no surprise that Rafe's bad luck follows him across the pond, putting him in
one crazy situation after another--all under the watchful eye of his bad-tempered principal. Out of all of his adventures, this trip could prove
to be Rafe's most embarrassing yet, undoing everything good he has going for him back home!
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Middle School: Born to Rock
(Book 11) |
It's not easy being Rafe Khatchadorian's sister. He's got quite a reputation around school, and Georgia's got it hard enough as is!
With a super secret crush on her classmate Sam Marks, a Rube Goldberg machine challenge to dominate, and constant confrontations with vicious Missy
Trillin and her evil Princess Patrol to look forward to, Georgia can't help but throw all her energy into the one thing that makes her happy: her
kick-butt, all-girl rock band, We Stink!
When Georgia's favorite rock band, Lulu and the Handbags, advertise a major music competition where
the winner gets to jam with Lulu herself, Georgia will pull all the stops to make sure We Stink wins--even if it means asking her annoying older
brother, Rafe, for help! Will his crazy ideas work, or land her in serious trouble?
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Middle School: Master of Disaster
(Book 12) |
Rafe and Jimmy, two misunderstood "troublemakers", are finally up to something good. They're in charge of a huge celebration of books
and reading -- but when a small issue snowballs into a big problem that threatens to derail the whole event, they need to work fast to keep things on
track!
And the best part? Rafe and Jimmy are joined by the funniest storytellers they know, including Jamie Grimm from I Funny, Jacky Ha-Ha, the
Kidd family of Treasure Hunters, and super-genius Max Einstein -- everyone's favorite characters from James Patterson's bestselling series for kids!
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Dog Diaries
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Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy! I've been waiting for ages to tell my story, and now it's finally happening! Being Rafe's dog isn't always easy,
but it is always EXCITING! I've got so much to tell you about: - How I protect the yard from birds, raccoons, squirrels, raccoons, mail carriers...and did
I mention RACCOONS? - Sniffing pooch posteriors for the latest canine news. - And the terrifying monster hiding in the hall closet: the vacuum cleaner!
These were all the most paw-some parts of my doggie life--until the evil Mrs. Stricker threatened to send me back to the pound if I didn't learn to behave.
Now Rafe and I have to go to obedience school and win the trophy for Best Trained Dog...or else!
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(Book 3) |
It's me, Junior, back again with another tail-wagging tale of mischief-making! I'll tell you all about the fur-raising time I had
when my pet humans went on a trip without me, and the horrible place they left me. Here are some of the adventures I had:
- How I survived on a
diet of icky vegetables, with no yummy, drool-inducing meat in sight! - My super-secret plan to steal delicious hamburgers! - How my pooch pals and
I cooked up a grand scheme to break free and get back home.
It's a dangerous mission, but as I always say, you can't keep a good dog down!
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I Funny |
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I Funny: A Middle School Story
(Book 1) |
Jamie Grimm is a middle schooler on a mission: he wants to become the world's greatest
standup comedian--even if he doesn't have a lot to laugh about these days. He's new in town and stuck living
with his aunt, uncle, and their evil son Stevie, a bully who doesn't let Jamie's wheelchair stop him from
messing with Jamie as much as possible. But Jamie doesn't let his situation get him down. He practices the
craft of stand-up every day on friends, family, and the willing customers at his Uncle Frankie's diner. When
Uncle Frankie mentions a contest called The Planet's Funniest Kid Comic, Jamie knows he has to enter. But
are the judges only rewarding him out of pity because of his wheelchair, like Stevie suggests? Will Jamie
ever share the secret of his troubled past instead of hiding behind his comedy act?
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I Even Funnier: A Middle School Story (I Funny)
(Book 2) |
Jamie Grimm has big dreams of being the best stand-up comic in the world--and he won't let the
fact that he's wheelchair-bound stand in his way. After winning the New York state finals in the Planet's Funniest
Kid Comic Contest, Jamie's off to Boston to compete in the national semi-finals. But when one of his best buddies
runs into trouble at school and a sudden family health scare rears its head, Jamie has to put his comedic ambitions
on hold and stand by the people he cares about. Can Jamie pass up the big competition for the sake of his friends
and family?
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I Totally Funniest: A Middle School Story (I Funny)
(Book 3) |
After scoring big on national TV in the semifinals contest, everyone back home is jumping on the Jamie Grimm bandwagon, and all the attention
might be going to his head. Not only are his friendships starting to suffer, but the pressure of coming up with his best material ever for the ultimate standup
act to snag the final win in Hollywood is pushing Jamie to the brink. Suddenly, life isn't looking very funny anymore. Can Jamie take the grand prize without
pushing away his fans, friends and family?
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I Funny TV: A Middle School Story
(Book 4) |
Jamie Grimm has finally accomplished his dream of proving himself the Planet's Funniest Kid Comic, and the sky's the limit from there. Enter a
couple of TV executives with a huge plan for Jamie: a new show about Jamie and his oddball friends! But when Jamie struggles to learn the acting ropes, will it be
an early curtain call for the biggest show of the decade?
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I Funny: School of Laughs
(Book 5) |
Teaching other kids how to be funny is the toughest gig that Jamie Grimm has ever had, and with the highest stakes. If he fails, his
school library will be shut down for good!
Even though he has a national contest trophy and a TV show under his belt, Jamie Grimm isn't one to sit
back and relax. When his school has a major funding crisis, Jamie hits on a bright idea to save the day--a comedy class for the other students. Little
does he know that making jokes and teaching jokes are two very different things...and he's only good at one of them. With the fate of his school's library
on his shoulders, Jamie has to dig deep to see if he has what it takes to succeed at his most difficult challenge yet.
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The Nerdiest, Wimpiest, Dorkiest I Funny Ever
(Book 6) |
Comedian Jamie Grimm can't help feeling like he's reached the top--he has his own smash hit TV show and he's won a national funny-kid
competition. But now he's taking his fame and fortune to international levels by competing in the upcoming world kid comic contest! Will Jamie prove that
he's the funniest kid on earth--or does he stand (or sit!) to lose his crown?
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House of Robots |
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House of Robots |
It was never easy for Sammy Hayes-Rodriguez to fit in, so he's dreading the day when his genius mom insists he bring her newest invention
to school: a walking, talking robot he calls E--for "Error". Sammy's no stranger to robots--his house is full of a colorful cast of them. But this one not only
thinks it's Sammy's brother... it's actually even nerdier than Sammy. Will E be Sammy's one-way ticket to Loserville? Or will he prove to the world that it's
cool to be square? It's a roller-coaster ride for Sammy to discover the amazing secret E holds that could change family forever... if all goes well on the
trial run!
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House of Robots: Robots Go Wild!
(Book 2) |
Sammy Hayes-Rodriguez and his "bro-bot" E are making new friends every day as E works as his bedridden sister Maddie's school proxy. But disaster
strikes when E malfunctions just in time to be upstaged by the super-cool new robot on the block--and loses his ability to help Maddie. Now it's up to Sammy to
figure out what's wrong with E and save his family!
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House of Robots: Robot Revolution
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After a few early glitches in their relationship, Sammy and his "bro-bot" E are now fast friends. In fact, E is such a valued member of the
family that the other electronic occupants of the House of Robots are feeling sorely unappreciated. And when Sammy's inventor mom becomes distracted by a
top-secret project, the robots soon begin to fall into disrepair.
Cue a robot revolt, with the droids wreaking harmless havoc in the house! Armed with
pranks like glue in the shampoo bottles and flying toast missiles, the robots demand to be cared for. It's up to Sammy and his disabled sister Maddie to keep
the peace until his mom reveals her secret project...and why it was worth the wait.
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Confessions |
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Confessions of a Murder Suspect
(Book 1) |
On the night Malcolm and Maud Angel are murdered, Tandy Angel knows just three things: 1) She
was the last person to see her parents alive. 2) The police have no suspects besides Tandy and her three
siblings. 3) She can't trust anyone--maybe not even herself. Having grown up under Malcolm and Maud's intense
perfectionist demands, no child comes away undamaged. Tandy decides that she will have to clear the family name,
but digging deeper into her powerful parents' affairs is a dangerous-and revealing-game. Who knows what the
Angels are truly capable of?
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Confessions: The Private School Murders
(Book 2) |
Wealthy young women are being murdered, and the police aren't looking for answers in the
right places. Enter Tandy Angel. Her first case was the mystery of her parents' deaths. Now she's working to
exonerate her brother of his girlfriend's homicide. And danger just got closer.
One of the recent
victims was a student at Tandy's own elite school. She has a hunch it may be the work of a serial killer...
and Tandy perfectly fits the profile of the killer's targets. Can she untangle the mysteries in time? Or will
she be the next victim?
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Confessions: The Paris Mysteries
(Book 3) |
After investigating multiple homicides and her family's decades-old skeletons in the closet, Tandy Angel is finally reunited with her lost
love in Paris. But as he grows increasingly distant, Tandy is confronted with disturbing questions about him, as well as what really happened to her long-dead
sister. With no way to tell anymore who in her life she can trust, how will Tandy ever get to the bottom of the countless secrets her parents kept from her?
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Confessions: The Murder of an Angel
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Tandy Angel is losing her mind--or so she thinks. Even as she's forced to fight for the family company, she's imagining new dangers in every
shadow. And as her detective prowess is called into question and her paranoia builds, she has to face the very real possibility that the stalker she's convinced
will take her life could be all in her head--or the very real danger that finally brings her down.
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Treasure Hunters |
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Treasure Hunters
(Book 1) |
The Kidd siblings have grown up diving down to shipwrecks and traveling the world, helping
their famous parents recover everything from swords to gold doubloons from the bottom of the ocean. But after
their parents disappear on the job, the kids are suddenly thrust into the biggest treasure hunt of their
lives. They'll have to work together to defeat dangerous pirates and dodge the hot pursuit of an evil treasure
hunting rival, all while following cryptic clues to unravel the mystery of what really happened to their
parents--and find out if they're still alive.
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Treasure Hunters: Danger Down the Nile
(Book 2) |
Bick Kidd and his globe-trotting siblings Beck, Storm and Tommy may have completed their first treasure hunt after their father
was lost at sea, but their kidnapped mother is still in the hands of nasty pirates. Their search for a rescue plan takes them down the Nile river in
Africa, where they'll have to navigate everything from Egyptian pyramids in the desert to wet-and-wild jungles--not to mention life-threatening encounters
with wilderness diseases, angry hippos and some seriously bad guys--in order to find the treasure and save the day.
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Treasure Hunters: Secret of the Forbidden City
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The Kidds--treasure hunting family extraordinaire--are heading to China, on a journey that will lead them beyond the Great Wall and into the
underbelly of Berlin.
Bick and Beck Kidd are desperately trying to secure the ancient Chinese artifact that will buy their mother's freedom from renegade
pirates. But when the kidnappers force them to locate an even greater treasure--priceless paintings stolen by Nazis, the Kidds must rely on their own cunning and
experience to outwit the criminals, all while their mom's life is on the line.
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Treasure Hunters: Peril at the Top of the World
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Join the Kidds on their trek to exotic Russia and the dangerous Arctic as they outrun the bad guys in their search for stolen treasure.
After their adventures in China and Germany, the Kidd family is ready for some rest and relaxation. But when you're an ace treasure hunting team, there's always
another adventure waiting around the corner! This time, the Kidds head to Russia where a set of priceless paintings by Leonardo da Vinci and Rembrandt has gone
missing. Hot on the trail of the daring thieves, the Kidds race through the sinister streets of St. Petersburg and the wild Arctic tundra to track down the stolen
treasure.
The action never stops with more chases, sneak attacks, spy missions, and doublecrossing than anyone can handle...except the Kidds!
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Treasure Hunters: Quest for the City of Gold
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When Bick and Beck Kidd find a hidden trove of pirate treasure, it includes a map with clues to an even bigger score: the lost Incan
city of Paititi. But treasure hunting is never easy--and when the map is stolen, the Kidds must rely on Storm's picture-perfect memory to navigate the
dangerous Amazon jungle. Watch out for that nest of poisonous snakes!
To save the Amazon rainforest and stop a Peruvian tribe from losing their
home, the Kidds must unlock the secrets to the missing map and find the fabled city of Paititi...before the bad guys find it first. The race is on!
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Teen Books |
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Expelled |
One viral photo. Four expelled teens. Everyone's a suspect.
Theo Foster's Twitter account used to be anonymous--until
someone posted a revealing photo that got him expelled. No final grade. No future. No fair.
Theo's resigned to a life of misery working at the
local mini-mart when a miracle happens: Sasha Ellis speaks to him. Sasha Ellis knows his name. She was also expelled for a crime she didn't commit,
and now he has the perfect way to get her attention: find out who set them up.
To uncover the truth, Theo has to get close to the suspects:
the hacker, the quarterback, the mean girl, the vice principal, and his own best friend. What secrets are they hiding? And how can Theo catch their
confessions on camera?
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Children's Books |
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Big Words for Little Geniuses |
There's no "gobbledygook" in this clever, New York Times bestselling picture book by James and Susan Patterson, with each letter of
the alphabet providing a sophisticated word and definition for "Lilliputian" children to learn. Adults will appreciate the "juxtaposition" of young kids
properly using impressive words that many grownups may not have heard of before! Includes a list of extra words in the back for further learning.
Delightfully whimsical artwork by artist Hsinping Pan brings these big words to life, making this early foray into learning fun for all.
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Cuddly Critters for Little Geniuses |
From sloths to spoonbills and panda ants to pangolins, little geniuses will love learning about all of the unusual, adorable animals
that live on this planet. More than 50 little-known flyers, swimmers, and crawlers are included in this book, whimsically illustrated by artist Hsinping
Pan. Cuddly Critters for Little Geniuses will remind you that nature contains many wonders--and these cute and curious creatures are no exception!
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Homeroom Diaries |
Margaret "Cuckoo" Clarke recently had a brief stay in a mental institution following an emotional breakdown, but she's turning over a new leaf with
her "Operation Happiness". She's determined to beat down the bad vibes of the Haters, the Terror Teachers, and all of the trials and tribulations of high school by
writing and drawing in her diary. And when life gets really tough, she works through her own moments of uncertainty through imaginary conversations with her favorite
literary characters.
Cuckoo's also got a nearly impossible mission: she, along with her misfit band of self-deprecating friends (who call themselves "the
Freakshow") decide to bridge the gap between warring cliques and "bring the Nations together". Not everyone is so willing to join hands and get along, but Cuckoo
never stops smiling... until one of her closest friends, pushed to desperation by a Hater prank, decides that enough is enough.
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Jacky Ha-Ha |
With her irresistible urge to tell a joke in every situation--even when she really, really shouldn't--twelve year old Jacky Ha-Ha loves
to make people laugh. And cracking wise helps distract her from thinking about not-so-funny things in her life, like her mom serving in a dangerous,
faraway war, and a dad who's hardly ever home.
But no matter how much fun Jacky has, she can't seem to escape her worries. So one starlit night,
she makes a promise to keep her family together...even if she has to give up the one thing that makes her happy. But can she stop being Jacky Ha-Ha, if
that's who she really is?
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Jacky Ha-Ha: My Life Is a Joke |
Jacky Hart has found a hidden talent in the performing arts, and she's a triple threat onstage! She wants nothing more than to act
and sing all summer--but her parents have other plans for her. Jacky reluctantly signs up for a summer job in her resort town of Seaside Heights, New
Jersey, where tourists come to enjoy the beach and fun carnival atmosphere.
Now she has serious responsibilities like her job and babysitting
her younger sisters, but Jacky longs to perform in the summer stock performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Can she handle all of her important
commitments and still have fun with her friends--or will she learn that juggling isn't one of her many talents?
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Katt vs. Dogg |
Oscar is a happy dogg---a rambunctious kid who loves being a Dogg Scout. Thanks to his family, he knows that snobby katts are good
for nothing but chasing up trees.
Molly is a clever katt who just knows she's destined for fame and fortune as an actress. She comes from a
family of well-bred katts who despise drooly, disgusting doggs!
For their whole lives, Oscar and Molly have been told that katts and dogs hate
each other. One day, they each get hopelessly lost in the woods, but those lifelong prejudices flare up when they cross paths. Slowly, they realize
that the only way to survive and find their way home is to...work together?!
Yeah, that's not going to happen!
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Laugh Out Loud |
Jimmy loves reading so much that he's inspired to start a book company for kids--run by kids. It's a big dream for a twelve-year-old boy--some
would even say it's laugh-out-loud ridiculous!
But that doesn't stop Jimmy from dreaming even bigger! His company will be as imaginative and fun as Willy
Wonka's chocolate factory...with a Ferris wheel instead of an elevator, a bowling alley in the break room, and a river filled with floating books! He just has to
believe in himself and his idea. (And maybe win the Lotto.)
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Max Einstein: The Genius Experiment |
Max Einstein is not your typical genius. She... - Hacks the computer system at NYU to attend classes - Builds inventions to help
the homeless - And talks to Albert Einstein! (Okay that's just in her imagination)
But everything changes when Max is recruited by a mysterious
organization! Their mission: solve some of the world's toughest problems using science. She's helped by a diverse group of young geniuses from around the
globe as they invent new ways to power the farthest reaches of the planet. But that's only if the sinister outfit known only as The Corporation doesn't get
to her first...
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Max Einstein: Rebels with a Cause |
Max Einstein's typical day is not your average 12-year-old's. She...
- TEACHES classes at a New York college - Dodges KIDNAPPING
attempts with her best friends - Goes on SECRET MISSIONS for her billionaire boss - Has a MYSTERIOUS CONNECTION to Albert Einstein
Just a day in
the life of the Change Makers Institute's top agent!
What does an Irish town and a village in India have in common? A water crisis that only a group
of kid geniuses can fix! Max and her CMI friends attempt to use their smarts to find solutions, but it's hard to save the world when you're trying not to be
kidnapped! A greedy corporation with an eye on capturing Max seems to know their every move. It's almost like the bad guys have a spy inside the Change Makers... |
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Not So Normal Norbert |
Norbert Riddle lives in the United State of Earth, where normal means following the rules, never standing out, and being exactly
the same as everyone else, down to the plain gray jumpsuits he wears everyday. He's been normal his whole life--until a moment of temporary hilarity
when he does a funny impression of their dictator, Loving Leader...and gets caught!
Now, Norbert's been arrested and banished to planet Zorquat
3 in the Orion Nebula, where kids who defy the rules roam free in the Astronuts camp. Norbert has been taught his whole life that different is wrong,
but everyone at Astronuts is crazy, creative, and insane!
Norbert wants nothing more than to go back to earth where things are awful but at
least they're familiar. But he soon realizes that being different could be better--and maybe the crazy farm is exactly where he belongs after all.
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Pottymouth and Stoopid |
David and his best friend Michael were tagged with awful nicknames way back in preschool when everyone did silly things. Fast-forward
to seventh grade: "Pottymouth" and "Stoopid" are still stuck with the names--and everyone in school, including the teachers and their principal, believe
the labels are true.
So how do they go about changing everyone's minds? By turning their misery into megastardom on TV, of course! And this
important story delivers more than just laughs--it shows that the worst bullying doesn't have to be physical...and that things will get better. A great
conversation starter for parents to read alongside their kids!
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Public School Superhero |
Kenny Wright is a kid with a secret identity. In his mind, he's Stainlezz Steel, super-powered defender of the weak. In reality, he's a chess club
devotee known as a "Grandma's Boy," a label that makes him an easy target for bullies. Kenny wants to bring a little more Steel to the real world, but the question is:
can he recognize his own true strength before peer pressure forces him to make the worst choice of his life?
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Unbelievably Boring Bart |
Okay, so maybe Bartholomew Bean is only a hero in the video game app he created. But if he reveals his identity as the genius behind
the game, he'll become the most popular kid in school! Or he could secretly use the game to get back at his bullies . . .
Press Button A: Reveal
Press Button B: Revenge
Which would you choose?
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Word of Mouse |
What makes Isaiah so unique? First, his fur is as blue as the sky--which until recently was something he'd never seen, but had read all
about. That's right--Isaiah can read, and write. He can also talk to humans...if any of them are willing to listen! After a dramatic escape from a mysterious
laboratory, Isaiah is separated from his "mischief" (which is the word for a mouse family), and has to use his special skills to survive in the dangerous
outdoors, and hopefully find his missing family. But in a world of cruel cats, hungry owls, and terrified people, it's hard for a young, lone mouse to make
it alone. When he meets an equally unusual and lonely human girl named Hailey, the two soon learn that true friendship can transcend all barriers.
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