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Someone administered an overdose of pure heroin to a Congressman's teenage son and daughter, Helen and James. Their tragic deaths activated a huge interstate manhunt to find their killer, stimulated forcibly by the White House and intimidated by the Media. The Chief of Police and the New York Mayor decided that two Homicide detectives be assigned to work alongside two of the top Special Agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration. Special Agents...
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The characters in this book are not real. It is about a serial killer who lived a normal life. And when a car accident occurred, it changed his normal life into a twisted one. It is more than a thriller book. But to actually write out the book, I pretended I was the main character. I became a songwriter in 2004. I decided that if I could write out music lyrics, then why not a book. You just read the book. You will never guess how it ends. Sammie Whitecloud...
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Thirteen million dollars remain buried from a Spokane bank heist ten years earlier. Only one of the five robbers was captured. The day hes released from prison, he hurries to a rendezvous with another at Becky Allisons blackjack table, where the two exchange the coded whereabouts of other gang members and two of five clues necessary to locate the cache. Sensing theyve been followed, both head for the casino elevator, after tipping Becky with large...
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Marco Luchesi is a decorated Navy SEAL veteran and CIA agent working for Global Network News, who has covered or participated in tumultuous struggles in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya. His world view is shaken dramatically when he encounters a mysterious fellow journalist, John Chandler, who confides in him a powerful tale of a secret group known as the Bilderbergers. Just when he is disillusioned and about to return to private life, he meets and falls...
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The day dawned with the discovery of four hacked corpses inside a student hostel. A brief investigation hinted a reprisal attack from a rival cult group. But it rippled into a nationwide menace as students were hunted and murdered in the midst of a boiling political crisis. Deputy Superintendent of Police Donald Ero was determined to unravel the oddities behind the unprecedented nationwide cult war and to rebuild the already dented image of the Nigerian...
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When the phantom patriots realized that their quiet revolution had fallen short of cleaning up the government, they agreed to launch another more aggressive campaign to do so. The challenge was daunting, however, because to succeed they would have to overcome two obstacles. The first was that rich and powerful ultra conservatives had successfully used their wealth to corrupt congress and were using that leverage to sabotage governmental functions....
7) The Exec
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John Wells, recently divorced, his life in shambles, accepts the CEO position at a company in a completely different industry. Soon, he is faced with the underhanded tactics of his predecessor, possible lawsuits, and a business in need of revitalization. As he focuses on the business, he also realizes that he must make changes in his personal life. As he moves ahead with his new life, tragedy strikes and his future changes forever. Can he handle these...
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Through his electromagnetic research, Dr. Steele struggles to understand its biomedical application as a way of curing disorders. In pursuit of his research, Michael Steele becomes embroiled in a struggle with Dr. Wilson, administrator of the Neurocognitive Institute. After a murder, Dr. Steele must evade the wary eye of Detective Callum whose main intent is to arrest him for the homicide. Other characters include Bob Jacks a police officer discharged...
9) Y: A Novel
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Through hard work and dedication, Susan and David Henderson had earned it all: a beautiful home in the Philadelphia suburbs, successful careers, a typical blended-family lifestyle and deep love and respect for each other. That is, until one day, a crime of horrendous magnitude changed it all. The family is torn apart and life will never be the same. Susan must carry on and manage a home and teenager son while dealing with her own excruciating grief....
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Have you ever been alone just folding clothes or maybe even just doing a little spring cleaning? Ever had that sensation of being watched or followed? Everyone has felt that at least once in a lifetime. You get goose bumps, you feel a rush, your heart beats faster, the hair in the back of your head stands up, and you look around to see who or what is there even though you know that you are home alone. That is the feeling of fear. Imagine something...
11) Decomposition
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Zombies are on a rampage all over the world and keep increasing in number. They live and breathe for whatever they can sink their rotten and decayed teeth into. Xyla and her American friends are trying their best to stay alive and free from the zombie virus. On their journey, some might get in contact with the virus while others might even die. Everyone is on the run not knowing where to turn. Xyla knows that this is all her doing, but does she...
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A busy man receives a call from his mother one day, beckoning him to visit. Upon his arrival, she admits that she feels ill, but she cannot clarify the symptoms or source. She begins to speak of an old memory of an ancient book, discovered by her father and hidden in the attic. Recovering the book, she gives it to her son whose curiosity gets the best of him. The man descends into the story told by this ancient book. According to the translator, the...
13) Black Friday
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A nation has become divided by another controversial presidential recount. Not only does the controversial recount threaten to bring down a presidential administration and a prominent Internet company, but it has also given al-Qaeda an opportunity to strike in a way that it has never done before. The time-honored tradition of Americans shopping the day after Thanksgiving is the only thread that now unites America; it could become the opportunity to...
14) Panik
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A teenage girl from an affluent family is abducted and brutally assaulted over a period of days before managing to escape. She remains resolutely mute about her experience and goes on to forge relationships with those involved in her rescue while alienating herself from her family and battling with severe side effects related to her ordeal. Years later, she exacts her revenge on her abductors.
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When Tim, cousin Natalie and the Weaver twins are invited to Stretchs grandparents, a fun day of swimming and eating birthday cake turns into an evening of thunderstorms and darkness. Once the power goes out, there really is not much to do. Until the kids decide to tell ghost stories! Sitting in a circle, with the glow of their flashlights outlining the shadows of their faces, theyre not too impressed with each others stories. That is when Stretchs...
16) Brothers
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Two young boys Tommy and Billy come from extremely poor and unloved background, and the eldest of the two, Tommy, feels totally responsible for his younger brother, Billy. Tommy decides to take matters into his own hands regarding supporting Billy and himself, which takes them on a journey of death, misery, and being on the run from the policehis dreams of making everything right for them both is just too much for him. Their mother believes that she...
17) Enzo Bonn
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He rang the door bell, instantly the door opened, for her to say, Enzo is that you? No, my name is Jack Cash. What is it I can do for you miss? I seek revenge and retribution on what was done to my husbandHe was killed, beaten and mutilated. Jack asked, What is the precinct doing about this? An investigation was done and they came to the conclusion that the name of King Huffa from South Africa, where he has Diplomatic Immunity is behind all of this....
18) After the Pain
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Dessie Harper faces a crossroads in her life. She's lost her cousin and lover, gained a brother, and carries an unborn child. During a tropical getaway to Montego Bay, Jamaica, Dessie meets a captivating man named Daniel, but even the prospect of romance can't deter her from what she needs to do. She reveals her situation to her faithful friends, Vicki, Sharon, and Debra. With their help, she formulates a plan to begin the next phase of her life....
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Lilith's Reflection explores the concept of possibilities rather than facts. If facts dominate most of our daily thinking, wed leave out possibilities that might exist in our lives the unseen from other dimensions that intercept our paths of life. Things or events exist for a reason, and there is more than one way to look into every situation. Lilith was introduced as an orphan and a tragic victim who was abandoned by her psychopathic father at the...
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When mysterious strangers arrive at the home of Andrew Correo, they provide him with life changing news. He learns of the Vedicatori, a secret organization established by his ancestors, an organization he now has the chance to inherit control over. In order to gain this control, he needs to compete with Robert Stavero in a global scavenger hunt. They must search for four illusive crystals that, when brought together, will tell them their final destination....
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