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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 19
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"A masterful, intensely suspenseful novel about a reader whose obsession with a reclusive writer goes far too far--a book about the power of storytelling, starring the same trio of unlikely and winning heroes King introduced in Mr. Mercedes" -- provided by publisher.
""Wake up, genius." So begins King's instantly riveting story about a vengeful reader. The genius is John Rothstein, an iconic author who created a famous character, Jimmy Gold, but...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 11
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The Berlin office of the world's most renowned investigation firm looks into the disappearance of an agent, Chris Schneider, whose last case involved an unfaithful billionaire, a cheating soccer player and a seedy nightclub owner.
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"Sydney Shaw, like every single woman in New York, has terrible luck with dating. Then she meets Tom. Tom is utterly perfect. He's charming, handsome, and works as a doctor at a local hospital. Before she knows it, Sydney is swept off her feet. But the brutal murder of a young woman--the latest in a string of deaths across the coast--confounds police. The primary suspect? A mystery man who dates his victims before he kills them. Sydney should feel...
4) Cell
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Entering a profession on the brink of radical transformation by a new smartphone technology capable of diagnosing and treating patients, radiology resident George Wilson is horrified when his fiancee and several patients die after beta testing the technology.
George Wilson, M.D., a radiology resident in Los Angeles, is about to enter a profession on the brink of an enormous paradigm shift, foreshadowing a vastly different role for doctors everywhere....
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"New York Times bestselling master of mystery Phillip Margolin transcends his traditional territory in this haunting new contemporary thriller inspired by an unforgettable photograph. Visiting an art museum displaying a retrospective of acclaimed photographer Kathy Moran's work, aspiring novelist Stacey Kim is stunned by the photo at the center of the show--the famous "Woman with a Gun" which won a Pulitzer Prize and launched the photographer's career....
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Teil 9: Der schwedische Millionär und Kunstsammler Peer Johannesson geht bei einem Kanuausflug auf dem Skatelövfjorden über Bord. Wahrscheinlich ein Herzinfarkt. Aber die Leiche wird nicht gefunden. Johannessons Anwalt handelt ungewöhnlich schnell und lädt noch am Tag des Unfalls - ohne Wissen der Witwe - vier Männer nach Växjö zur Testamentseröffnung ein. Als drei dieser "Erben" tags darauf eintreffen, ist der Anwalt tot. Und das Testament...
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Do NOT buy this book if you are offended by patriotism.... Rick Putnam is running for his life. A Vietnam Veteran riding a motorcycle for a national news network, he's picked up something too hot to handle. So hot that a reporter and a camera crew has already been killed and a rogue CIA kill squad is on his tail. Stick with this charismatic character as he fights his way all the way to 1600 Pennsylvania in his battle for the truth.
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Rainey Paxton volume Book Two
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A sister's vow that can't be broken. First came the shocking story of Rainey Paxton being born addicted to heroin, and the sacrifices she made to accommodate her parents' reckless lifestyle. Now comes the terrifying, extraordinary novel that picks up after ainey's release from juvenile detention. With no money, and lost in a section of North Philadelphia dominated by gangs and violence, Rainey won't accept that it may be too late to save Ivy. Instead,...
9) Wolf pack
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Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett encounters bad behavior on his own turf--only to have the FBI and the DOJ ask him to stand down--in the thrilling new novel from #1 New York Times-bestselling author C.J. Box.
The good news is that Joe Pickett has his job back, after his last adventure in The Disappeared. The bad news is that he's come to learn that a drone is killing wildlife--and the drone belongs to a mysterious and wealthy man whose son is dating...
10) Woman in Shadow
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Carrie Stuart Parks combines her expertise as a forensic artist with her ability to craft, a gripping story in this page-turning web of light and shadow.
A woman off the grid.
Darby Graham thinks she's on a much-needed vacation in remote Idaho to relax. But, before she even arrives at the ranch, an earthquake strikes-her first clue that something is amiss. Then when a cabin on the edge of town is engulfed in flames and problems at the ranch escalate,...
11) Unwelcome Guests
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A weekend getaway in an isolated country house is just what Caitlin needs to fix her relationship with husband Eli... Her spirits are up as they enter the spacious retreat and cool off in the nearby lake. With Elis easy-going brother accompanying them – the party was his idea – the barbeque lit and beers cracked open, everything should be set for a perfect evening. But her husband is cold and dismissive so Caitlin decides to drown her sorrows,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 12
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More than a whiff of The Lovely Bones wafts through this haunting domestic noir from bestseller Jewell...Skillfully told by several narrators (some of them ghostly), Jewell's gripping novel is an emotionally resonant story of loss, grief, and renewal. --Publishers Weekly Jewell teases out her twisty plot at just the right pace, leaving readers on the edge of their seats. Her multilayered characters are sheer perfection, and even the most astute thriller...
13) The Cairo Affair
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Sophie Kohl is living her worst nightmare. Minutes after she confesses to her husband, Emmett, a mid-level diplomat at the American embassy in Hungary, that she had an affair while they were in Cairo, he is shot in the head and killed. Stan Bertolli, a Cairo-based CIA agent, has fielded his share of midnight calls. But his heart skips a beat when, this time, he hears the voice of the only woman he ever truly loved, calling to ask why her husband has...
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Private Investigator Clay Maynard locates missing children for clients, but has nearly given up hope of finding his own daughter, cruelly stolen from him by his ex-wife 23 years ago. Equine therapist Taylor Dawson has chosen to intern at Daphne Montgomery-Carter's stables so that she can observe the program's security director - her father, Clay Maynard. Trying to reconcile the man she's getting to know with the monster her mother described, Taylor...
15) The guardians
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 16
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In the small north Florida town of Seabrook, a young lawyer named Keith Russo was shot dead at his desk as he worked late one night. The killer left no clues behind. There were no witnesses, no real suspects, no one with a motive. The police soon settled on Quincy Miller, a young black man who was once a client of Russos. Quincy was framed, convicted, and sent to prison for life. For twenty-two years he languished in prison with no lawyer, no advocate...
16) The Willows
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The Willows is a novella by English author Algernon Blackwood, originally published as part of his 1907 collection The Listener and Other Stories. It is one of Blackwood's best known works and has been influential on a number of later writers. Horror author H.P. Lovecraft considered it to be the finest supernatural tale in English literature. "The Willows" is an example of early modern horror and is connected within the literary tradition of weird...
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She could save her brother, but it would change her life.Kendra Mason couldn't catch a break. Her husband was cheating on her, and he could put her out of business. Then her little brother got out of prison. Robert Mason, Jr. was just like his father, a man who spent most of his life behind bars.Bobby stole from the wrong man, and a contract was on his head.One man stood between Bobby and certain death. She had known Jaylen since they were kids, and...
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Cotton Malone novels volume 7
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English
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Four presidents of the United States have been assassinated—in 1865, 1881, 1901, and 1963—each murder seemingly unrelated. But what if those presidents were all killed for the shocking same reason: a clause contained in the United States Constitution? This is the question faced by former Justice Department operative Cotton Malone. When President Danny Daniels is nearly killed in the heart...
Four presidents of the United States have been assassinated—in 1865, 1881, 1901, and 1963—each murder seemingly unrelated. But what if those presidents were all killed for the shocking same reason: a clause contained in the United States Constitution? This is the question faced by former Justice Department operative Cotton Malone. When President Danny Daniels is nearly killed in the heart...
19) Consultant
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CompWare is in serious trouble after a promised merger falls through, so they do what other businesses have done to bolster their public image: they hire a consulting firm to review and streamline their business practices.But there's something strange about the firm they hire-more specifically, the quirky gentleman who arrives to supervise the project, Mr. Patoff.
20) The Black Robe
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The Black Robe (1881) is a novel by Wilkie Collins. Written toward the end of Collins' career, The Black Robe shows brilliant flashes of the author's trademark sense of mystery and psychological unease, which made him a household name around the world. Recognized as an important Victorian novelist and pioneer of detective fiction, Wilkie Collins was a writer with a gift for thoughtful entertainment, stories written for a popular audience that continue...