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Author
Series
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 33
Language
English
Description
If and when Lisbeth Salander recovers, she'll be taken back to Stockholm to stand trial for three murders. With the help of her friend, journalist Mikael Blomkvist, she will not only have to prove her innocence, but also identify and denounce those in authority who have allowed the vulnerable, like herself, to suffer abuse and violence. And, on her own, she will plot revenge--against the man who tried to kill her, and the corrupt government institutions...
2) Split second
Author
Publisher
Warner
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
Two Secret Service agents sworn to guard their protectees lost them in a single moment . . . and in this #1 New York Times bestseller, they're about to learn that the violence has just begun.
Michelle Maxwell has just wrecked her promising career at the Secret Service. Against her instincts, she let a presidential candidate out of her sight for the briefest moment and the man whose safety was her responsibility vanished into...
Michelle Maxwell has just wrecked her promising career at the Secret Service. Against her instincts, she let a presidential candidate out of her sight for the briefest moment and the man whose safety was her responsibility vanished into...
3) Turbulence
Author
Series
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Stone Barrington and several friends are vacationing in Florida when an extreme weather event puts a damper on their trip. Even worse, the hurricane-force winds blow a powerful, noxious politician straight onto Stone's doorstep. Though they part ways before long, Stone soon learns that he hasn't seen the last of his new acquaintance. It turns out that this official has some shady associates who may have destructive plans afoot, and Stone needs an...
Author
Series
Terminal list volume 1
Publisher
Emily Bestler Books/Atria
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"A Navy SEAL has nothing left to live for and everything to kill for after he discovers that the American government is behind the deaths of his team in this ripped-from-the-headlines political thriller. On his last combat deployment, Lieutenant Commander James Reece's entire team was killed in a catastrophic ambush that also claimed the lives of the aircrew sent in to rescue them. But when those dearest to him are murdered on the day of his homecoming,...
5) Thunderhead
Author
Series
Arc of a Scythe volume 2
Publisher
Simon & Schuster BFYR
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
Description
Rowan and Citra take opposite stances on the morality of the Scythedom, putting them at odds, and the Thunderhead is not pleased.
Author
Series
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
Detective Harry Bosch investigates a cold case and the murder of a city councilman's son. The cases are unrelated but they twist around each other like the double helix of a DNA strand. One leads to the discovery of a killer operating in the city for as many as three decades; the other to a deep political conspiracy that reached back into the dark history of the police department.
Author
Series
Golden Gate secrets volume 1
Publisher
Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
On her way to San Francisco to find her brother, Caleb, who went missing three months ago, Camriann Coulter meets Judith and Kenzie, who both have their own mysteries to solve in the booming West Coast city. The women decide to help each other, including rooming together and working at Kenzie's cousin's chocolate factory. Camri's search for her brother, an attorney, leads her deep into the political corruption of the city-- and into the acquaintance...
8) Whitewash
Author
Publisher
Mira
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA
EchoEnergy has broken through the barriers to alternative fuel sources. The impact on world markets could be staggering. But amid the euphoria, Sabrina Galloway, one of EE's top scientists, makes an alarming discovery. Sabotage of the process has unleashed an eco-disaster, and toxic waste is poisoning Florida waters and the Gulf of Mexico.
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Youthful congressional
...9) Robin Hood
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
Robin of Loxley a war-hardened Crusader and his Moorish commander mount an audacious revolt against the corrupt English crown in a thrilling action-adventure packed with gritty battlefield exploits, mind-blowing fight choreography, and a timeless romance.
10) Gone Tomorrow
Author
Series
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
In this 13th Reacher novel, the former military police major and notorious drifter Jack Reacher grows suspicious of a fellow subway passenger as their train approaches Grand Central Station in New York City. As a shady situation develops, Reacher debates between intervening to save surrounding lives or avoiding the predicament in order to save his own. He confronts a suicide bomber on the nearly deserted Manhattan subway car--a confrontation that...
11) Smokescreen
Author
Series
Eve Duncan forensics thriller volume 25
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
In this heart-pounding thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen, forensic sculptor Eve Duncan journeys to Africa to help families torn apart by a violent attack deep in the jungle -- but she may be putting herself in more danger than she knows. A journalist shows up on Eve Duncan's doorstep with a plea for help. Jill Cassidy has just come from a small African village with a heart wrenching story: half the villagers -- many...
12) Dune: Part two
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"...[T]he mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a warpath of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, he endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee" --Container.
13) The deceivers
Author
Publisher
Tor Teen
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
The elite academy of Vale Hall is Brynn Hilder's chance to start over, away from her mom's loser boyfriend and her rundown neighborhood. She soon learns that the school's extracurricular activities involve ridding the city of corrupt officials. Then she meets her mark-- a senator's son that she needs to con for her semester grade. But the school's headmaster has secrets he'll stop at nothing to protect, and Brynn begins to realize she's in way over...
14) American hustle
Publisher
Columbia Pictures
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Brilliant con man Irving Rosenfeld, who along with his equally cunning and seductive British partner Sydney Prosser, is forced to work for wild FBI agent Richie DiMaso. DiMaso pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and mafia that's as dangerous as it is enchanting. Carmine Polito is the passionate, volatile, New Jersey political operator caught between the cons and Feds. Irving's unpredictable wife Rosalyn could be the one to pull the thread...