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1) The Red Cell
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In their latest assignment, Steve Church and Kella Hastings, members of a CIA out-of-the-box unit called the Red Cell, find themselves in the crosshairs of the Quds Force, Iran's elite commando group, as payback for a recent operation against the Tehran regime. In a series of thrusts and counter-thrusts, Steve and Kella battle General Ghassem Yosemani, the Quds Force commander, in operations and escapes that take them across Brussels, Paris, New York,...
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Based on a true story, Stationed in Moscow...For Good – A Tale of Love and Peril in the Cold War depicts the dramatic defection of Sgt. James McMillin, a young man who gave up his family, country, career, and identity to be forever branded a traitor in 1948. It begins with the passionate and totally committed love of his life, Galina Dunaeva. This amazing spy story, filled with compassion, romance, and suspense set during a most tense and sinister...
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The Ninth Wave, published in 1956, follows a political campaign complete with then cutting-edge innovations of opinion polling, computers and the use of campaign consultants. Though we now know – even in a world of Facebook and Obama – that data and numbers can't quite predict and control political outcomes in the way the book lays out, the world has turned out close enough to Burdick's picture of the future to make The Ninth Wave a prescient...
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In her search for Hans Barskova, a Teaching Assistant at MIT, Eliza Boria learns that the neural code was deciphered by the United States government and the technology to create computer-controlled humans ("Cybernatons") was tested in the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Eliza discovers her grandmother, Bernice Figueroa, traveled to Russia with Norbert Weiner during his lectures on cybernetics and planted the idea of utilizing cybernetics for the...
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The third installment in the Magic Crystals series, following the events of 'The Seventh Sorcerer' and 'Rock Haulter'. With great power may come great responsibility, but in the case of our heroic Chopville teens, it also comes with a great big target. As they are to discover, having the Magic Crystals does not ensure their safety-in fact, quite the opposite. A dark force is gathering around Chopville, far more dangerous than Moran could have ever...
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In the Town of Lasting, summer is typically a time to relax and enjoy the warm weather with family and friends. That was before the arrival of Dale Hawks. He has it all: good looks, great body and a killer smile. Unknown to the mayor's overachieving son Jeremy Atkins, the amicable hitchhiker he gives a ride to has a horrifying past. His ability to blend in with total strangers is almost supernatural. Jeremy's girlfriend Susan soon finds that out,...
7) The Shroud
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Dr. Royce Benders in the mid-eighties seems to have it all. A Nobel Prize winner on the cutting edge of the rapidly developing DNA field for criminology and human embryogenesis. But Benders' dream has nothing to do with fame or fortune. He is a devout Christian obsessed with the Second Coming and impatient to see it in his lifetime. The Catholic Church invites Dr. Benders to work on the Shroud of Turin to help devise a plan to save the rapidly deteriorating...
8) World High
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Roger Sheehan leads a treacherous path to the highest seat in the nation. A CIA top secret is underway in the South of France. Construction of an ultra-modern nuclear reactor is put on a Flash Drive and falls into the hands of an American Senator. Hitmen from the CIA are closing in on Paul Bradley, but the Flash Drive is up to the highest bidder. It reaches a zenith point twisted metal at a resort on the Caribbean Island 380 feet up. Marianne Sheehan...
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From the author of the post-apocalyptic classic Alas Babylon, comes this eerie, cold war thriller. A young teenage couple having a rendezvous one night on a beach in Florida suddenly sees a submarine emerge from the ocean. Armed soldiers disembark the vessel and a Buick drives off its landing ramp. For Henry Hazen, who is scheduled to ship out to an army training camp the next day, the sight leaves him uneasy, but he tells no one what he has witnessed....
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Gathered round the fire at the Maypole Inn, in the village of Chigwell, on a foul weather evening in the year 1775 were John Willet, proprietor of the Maypole, and his three cronies. One of the three, Soloman Daisy, tells a stranger at the inn a well-known local tale of the murder of Reuben Haredale which had occurred 22 years ago that very day. Reuben had been owner of the Warren, an estate in the area, now the residence of the deceased Reuben's...
11) 5 Years After
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5 Years After is a fresh look at the apocalypse genre. A deeper, more intriguing story line with characters who reach out of the pages and grab you. They are defined not by their strengths. Instead, it is their weaknesses and emotions that set them apart. In short, they are just like us and the people we know. Richard Corrells' rich, descriptive landscape and research has created a series that KSPK Radio says "You will believe."
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North Korea is readying a ballistic missile for launch and intelligence sources have informed Admiral William Hallam, Chief of Naval Operations Western Pacific, that the missile may be tipped with a nuclear warhead. Yet Admiral Hallam's orders, direct from the President of the United States, are to take no action to stop the launch. Acting without authority, Admiral Hallam sends a clandestine SEAL team into North Korea to disable the missile's guidance....
13) Satan's Spy
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When Islamic terrorists attempt to take over the hotel where Steve Church is staying in Bahrain, he uses his CIA training to blunt the attack. That same day, the Director of the National Clandestine Service calls Steve to tell him he is needed at agency headquarters–urgently. Soon thereafter, Steve and his live-in girlfriend Kella, a former French intelligence officer, are off on a dangerous mission to collect intelligence on Iran's nuclear program....
14) PIPER'S, Inc
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"Freedom is not free; it must be taken!" This is the mantra of "PIPER'S, Inc." a conspiracy thriller centered on a secret society that is dramatically and horrifically changing the landscape of American life. Through the methodical liquidation of corrupt politicians, lawmakers, judges, law enforcement, financial CEOs, and the elite oligarchs whose whims manipulate American life, the institution is bringing a bloody wake-up call to society. Waiting...
15) The King's Game
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Every century, selected individuals are chosen to fight for a chance to reign as a new King in their world. Each selected participant is chosen carefully by their partners and are forced to fight against other contestants for the title of King. Emma, a young secluded girl, was no different. Once she had accepted to be a part of the game, her life is thrown into danger as she must kill to survive. Her world is no longer peaceful as she once knew it...
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Goodbye Mrs. Robinson is an Irish, very black comedy about a brother and sister who find themselves in a very complex plot to claim money from their foster mother's insurance. Set in Galway, West Ireland this novella is about two orphaned children Aoife and Conor trying to break free from their contrary foster mother, Helen Robinson. If you liked In Bruges and The Guard you'll enjoy this latest book from Fiona O'Malley. Half of the money raised from...
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After the downfall of the Noah Cartel and the death of Oscar Crawford, life at Knight's Gate Retirement Home for Mature Gentleman once more became easy and restful. Then it happened again–another other-than-normal death. Abigail is once more in the center of what appears to be a heinous killing, perhaps for revenge. This time, however, there is more information for her and her allies to delve into in an attempt to determine which suspects are candidates...
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Independent, beautiful and successful legal powerhouse, young Ysabella Marie Taylor seems to have it all. Or does she? Lately, there was something missing. Something she was afraid to confront or accept. Made by circumstance, Ysabella was determined to remain in control. Suddenly without invitation, her life is turned upside down. Love violates her space. Propelling her into a tornado of unwanted, unforgiving emotions. As she grows comfortable submitting...
19) The Lost Souls
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Lost Souls is the story of a 13 year old boy named Coby in the summer before his freshman year. The summer starts out like any other, he hangs out at the lake and spends time with his two best friends, but when new neighbors move in across the street Coby makes a friend that will change his life forever.
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WHATS INCLUDED:
THE COMPLETE FICTION OF H. P. LOVECRAFT
The Nameless City
The Festival
The Colour Out of Space
The Call of Cthulhu
The Dunwich Horror
The Whisperer in Darkness
The Dreams in the Witch House
The Haunter of the Dark
The Shadow Over Innsmouth
The Shadow Out of Time
At the Mountains of Madness
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
Azathoth
Beyond the Wall of Sleep
Celephais
Cool Air
Dagon
Ex Oblivione
Facts Concerning the...
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