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When his friend, Cassiopeia Vitt finds herself in a jam, Cotton Malone agrees to help. However, as he investigates why anybody would want to harm his friend, he realizes that she is in the middle of an international conspiracy. Consequently, Malone finds himself going up against his former boss and stumbles upon a plot to covertly control the world.
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Monday mornings aren't supposed to be fun, but they should be predictable. However, on this particular Monday, Stephanie Plum knows that something is amiss when she turns up for work at Vinnie's Bail Bonds to find that long-time office manager Connie Rosolli, who is as reliable as the tides in Atlantic City, hasn't shown up. Stephanie's worst fears are confirmed when she gets a call from Connie's abductor. He says he will only release her in exchange...
3) Got the look
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Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
390 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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A chilling ransom note demands a wealthy husband pay what his wife's worth. The husband decides she's worth nothing because she's been having an affair with attorney Jack Swyteck. Swyteck, who had no idea his new girlfriend was married, goes up against the fiendishly clever kidnapper.
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2013.
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English
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When a string of high-profile kidnappings in Washington, D.C., escalate upon the discovery that the victims are being murdered, an eventual ransom demand triggers terror throughout the country and covert counter terrorism operative Scot Harvath is summoned to put an end to the crisis.
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Jade and Cam Lasky are by all accounts a happily married couple with two adorable kids, a spacious home and a rapidly growing restaurant business. But their world is tipped upside down when Jade is confronted by a masked home invader. As Cam scrambles to gather the ransom money, Jade starts to wonder if they're as financially secure as their lifestyle suggests, and what other secrets her husband is keeping from her. Cam may be a good father, a celebrity...
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"In Texas's Big Bend country, every man has a price. For crime lord Harry Holland and his ruthless gang of cutthroats, that price is $20,000--a ransom demand for the kidnapped daughter of a retired Army colonel. So far, neither the Army nor the Rangers have been have been able to penetrate Holland's guarded fortress. In desperation, the colonel turns to the Jackals. As a longtime friend, retired cavalry sergeant Sean Keegan is determined to bring...
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Aspiring playwright Kate Gamble is struggling to launch a script she's been secretly researching her entire life, mostly at the family dinner table. Her father is Christian Gamble, CEO of Buck Technologies, a private data integration company whose clients include the CIA and virtually every counter-terrorism organization in the Western World. Kate's father adores her, and a play about the dark side of Big Data would be the ultimate betrayal in his...
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Quercus
Pub. Date
2018.
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399 pages ; 24 cm.
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English
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International kidnap-and-ransom expert Thea Paris is escorting two former child soldiers from Kanzi, Africa, to London when their plane is hijacked. As the plane heads for somewhere in the remote Libyan desert, Thea has to figure out how to take back control of the plane without endangering their lives. Behind the skyjacking is a former nemesis, a Sicilian mobster, who after tense negotiations finds himself with Thea at his beck and call. Revealing...
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Peter Georgas
Pub. Date
[2023]
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352 pages ; 21 cm
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English
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"Stella Collins, jolted out of sound sleep and pleasant dreams, is abducted from CrestView Manor, a senior residence that takes great pride in its safe, serene and secure reputation. The kidnapping becomes a logistical and public relations nightmare for the staff of CrestView who, in desperation, turn to a neighborhood bank to raise the exorbitant ransom demanded by the kidnapper. Meanwhile, new CrestView resident and retired police detective Dennis...
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2022.
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English
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"Ray McMillian loves playing the violin more than anything, and nothing will stop him from pursuing his dream of becoming a professional musician. Not his mother, who thinks he should get a real job, not the fact that he can't afford a high-caliber violin, not the racism inherent in the classical music world. And when he makes the startling discovery that his great-grandfather's fiddle is actually a priceless Stradivarius, his star begins to rise....
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Five Star, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
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226 pages ; 23 cm.
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English
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"John Henry Cole's life has quieted down from what it had always been, and he can now settle down and make improvements on his small ranch. But everything changes when an old rancher named Wilson rides in with his two sons. Wilson is willing to pay Cole $5,000 to help get back his wife Lenora who has been taken hostage by Lucky Jack Dancer, an outlaw who had robbed the train on which she was a passenger. She is being held prisoner in Gun Town, a safe...
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Pike Logan thriller volume 17
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English
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"Conducting a routine cover development trip to Tajikistan, Pike and Jennifer learn that Afghanistan has fallen, and there's a man on the run. One that has done more for the United States in Afghanistan than anyone else. Pulled in to extract him, Pike collides headlong into a broader mystery: His covert company, along with every other entity in the Taskforce, has been hit with a ransomware attack, and there's some connection between the Taliban and...
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"In 1918, a ransom of enormous size was paid to free the Romanovs from the Bolsheviks, but, as history knows, the Romanovs died anyway. And the ransom? During World War II, the Nazis stole it from the Russians, and after that--it vanished. Until now. When a modern-day kidnapping captures the attention of husband-and-wife team Sam and Remi Fargo, the couple soon learn that these long-lost riches may be back in play, held in trust by the descendants...
14) Ransom
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Publisher
Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
282 pages ; 17 cm.
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English
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"Liz Cantrell is terrified when she receives a call from a man holding her newlywed sister captive--and she's convinced her sketchy brother-in-law's involved. Willing to pay any price for her sister's freedom, Liz flies to Niagara Falls with the ransom: an uncut diamond necklace worth millions. But the moment she lands, a handsome, world-weary Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent takes her into custody. Blake Fallon's determined to catch a ruthless...
15) Trigger warning
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Pinnacle Books/Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2018]
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378 pages ; 19 cm
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English
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"Former Army Ranger Jake Rivers enrolled in Kelton College for an education, but his lack of political correctness makes him a target. When a violent gang of marauders invade the main hall, taking students as hostages for big ransom money, Jake enlists his fellow classmates to fight back" -- Provided by publisher.
16) A grave matter
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Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2014.
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Berkley Prime Crime trade paperback edition.
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421 pages ; 21 cm.
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English
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"Scotland, 1830. Following the death of her dear friend, Lady Kiera Darby is in need of a safe haven. Returning to her childhood home, Kiera hopes her beloved brother, Trevor, and the merriment of the Hogmanay Ball will distract her. But when a caretaker is murdered and a grave is disturbed at nearby Dryburgh Abbey, Kiera is once more thrust into the cold grasp of death. While Kiera knows that aiding in another inquiry will only further tarnish her...
17) Ransom
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2011
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229 pages ; 21 cm
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English
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John Taylor works a lot as a day laborer or cowboy, taking pretty much any job he can get. Actually, he spends most of his time resenting Richard Hahn, the man who's living with the woman John loves, John's wife, Jessie.
18) Amelia's war
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Pub. Date
2000
Lexile measure
580L
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265 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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When a Confederate general threatens to burn Hagerstown, Maryland, unless it pays an exorbitant ransom, twelve-year-old Amelia and her friend find a way to save the town.
19) One true deed
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Nickel Hill volume 4
Publisher
Wolfpack Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
Paperback edition.
Physical Desc
213 pages ; 20 cm.
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English
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"At Nickel Hill Ranch, a joyous wedding celebration takes a dark turn when a stranger arrives, claiming that the land does not legally belong to Jocelyn and Pete Pladson. With unwavering confidence in the legitimacy of their deed, the Pladsons' world is thrown into chaos when the stranger reveals his true identity: Dillard Scott--a man with deep-rooted connections to the ranch as the son of its original owners." -- Page [4] cover.
20) Harm's way
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Pinnacle Books/Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2023]
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342 pages ; 19 cm.
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English
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Henchmen of a vicious drug syndicate have snatched ten missionaries in a remote area of Venezuela and are holding them for ransom. The high-priority rescue op comes as a personal plea from FBI Director Irene Rivers, who has a very special interest in one of the hostages. The mission is strictly off the books, and there can be no international incident. With his key operatives Gunslinger and Boxers, Jonathan Grave infiltrates the enemy camp. Right...