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1) Gambit
Author
Series
Kirk McGarvey adventures volume 26
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"An American billionaire and a Russian oligarch want Kirk McGarvey dead. First they send a South African assassin, and when Mac kills him, they commission a Canadian sniper for the kill. When Mac put him down, they hire a team of highly specialized Chinese killers called "Scorpions." When Mac dispatches them, they send a squad of Russian special ops armed to the teeth with high-tech firepower. Mac's only chance of survival is to turn on the tables...
Author
Series
Chronicles of Elantra volume 12
Language
English
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Description
"Private Kaylin Neya already has Dragons and Barrani as roommates. Adding one injured, flightless Aerian to her household should be trivial. Sure, the Aerian is Sergeant Moran dar Carafel, but Kaylin's own sergeant is a Leontine, the definition of growly and fanged. She can handle one Aerian. But when a walk to the Halls of Law becomes a street-shattering magical assassination attempt on the sergeant, Kaylin discovers that it's not the guest who's...
3) Bloodleaf
Author
Series
Bloodleaf volume 1
Language
English
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Description
Princess Aurelia is the heir that nobody wants. Surrounded by spirits, banned from using her blood-magic, and facing a forced marriage, Aurelia flees her country after an assassination attempt. She disguises herself as a commoner in a new land and discovers a happiness her crown has never allowed. Forging new bonds and perfecting her magic, she begins to fall for a man who is forbidden to rule beside her. But the ghosts that haunt Aurelia refuse to...
Author
Series
Advise and consent volume 5
Publisher
WordFire Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Formats
Description
China and the Soviet Union are waiting and watching for any sign of weakness from the untried Ted Jason, survivor of the assassination attempt that took the life of Orrin Knox and catapulted him into the Presidency. Ted Jason has been thrust into this position of power-is he up to the challenge of leadership in such a time of crisis? Or will he bend too far toward appeasement, at the cost of freedom around the world? Looking at the stakes for the...
5) Close call
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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Description
Sydney Ellison has lived through her share of media shaming, so when she picks up the wrong phone and stumbles on to a plot to assassinate a senator, she resists contacting the police. When the assassin tracks her down and kills her fiancé, Sydney reluctantly enlists the aid of her estranged sister. Now she must put all she has worked for on the line to stop the killer and his employer before more people die.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Just two months into his presidency, Ronald Reagan lay near death after a gunman's bullet came within inches of his heart. His recovery was nothing short of remarkable -- or so it seemed. But Reagan was grievously injured, forcing him to encounter a challenge that few men ever face. Could he silently overcome his traumatic experience while at the same time carrying out the duties of the most powerful man in the world? Killing Reagan reaches back to...
Author
Series
Jason Bourne series volume 8
Language
English
Description
The Central Intelligence training program Treadstone produced two graduates of equal skill and determination--Jason Bourne and a vicious Russian mercenary, Leonid Arkadin. As Bourne's destiny circles closer to Arkadin's, it becomes clear that the eventual collision of these men is not of their own making. Someone else has been watching and manipulating them. Someone who wants to know, "Who is the more deadly agent?"
Author
Series
Last man standing (John Brownlow) volume 1
Language
English
Description
"Behind the events you know are the killers you don't. When diplomacy fails, we're the ones who gear up. Officially we don't exist, but every government in the world uses our services. We've been saving the world, and your ass, for one hundred years. Sixteen people have done this job before me. I am Seventeen. The most feared assassin in the world. But to be the best, you must beat the best. My next target is Sixteen, just as one day Eighteen will...
Author
Series
Quinn Colson novels volume 10
Language
English
Description
Shot up and left for dead, Sheriff Quinn Colson has revenge on his mind. With the help of his new wife Maggie, rehabilitation, and sheer force of will, he's walking again, eager to resume his work as a southern lawman and track down those responsible for his attempted murder. But someone is standing in his way: an interim sheriff, appointed by the newly elected Governor Vardaman, the man who Quinn knows ordered his murder. Vardaman sits at the top...
10) Born of shadows
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
In the universe where the League is law, most live in fear. We fight back. Welcome to a world where corrupt assassination politics dominate everyone. It's kill or be killed. Caillen's destiny was to become the next generation of Dagan smugglers. Until fate intervenes. Suddenly, his life is not his own and his loyalties are split in a way he could have never imagined.
11) Ruthless
Author
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
270 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Nick White is the only person who can save Abigail Pierce. After uncovering a plot to have her killed, he attempts to warn her but instead puts himself squarely in the crosshairs. They know who he is, they know where he lives, they know how to get at his family. Drawn into the conspiracy surrounding Abigail, Nick soon discovers the danger is bigger than he ever believed. Now he must uncover the truth to save her and himself.
Author
Publisher
Visible Ink Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First Edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 433 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Ruthless killers and murderers for hire: they are here, there, and everywhere. They lurk in the shadows, ready to pounce. They terminate on command. And, in the process, they change the course of the world. They are among the world's most cold-hearted, deadly, and emotionless figures. They are assassins, and they have a long history of grievous deeds. From the cunning, calculating, government-trained warriors to the psychopathic, homegrown freelancers,...
14) Act of treason
Author
Series
Mitch Rapp novels volume 9
Language
English
Description
A presidential candidate's motorcade is ambushed by a group of terrorists that everyone believes are connected to al-Qaeda. Two weeks later, he is elected President by a sympathy vote. Then classified intelligence is uncovered that indicates the terrorists were connected to some of the most powerful players in Washington. Mitch Rapp is the one man who is reckless enough to follow the evidence to its explosive conclusion.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Someone from the past has the British crown in his sights again, and has proven once before that these threats are not to be taken lightly. This is just the call to duty British-American M16 counterterrorism operative Alex Hawke needs to get back in action -- if the madman doesn't wreak total havoc first.
16) The interpreter
Publisher
Universal Home Video
Pub. Date
2005.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (129 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In one of the hidden corridors of power at UN headquarters, translator Silvia Broome overhears a potentially explosive secret about a planned assassination attempt. But when federal agent Tobin Keller investigates her claim, is she a victim or a suspect?
17) Storm's heart
Author
Series
Elder races volume 2
Publisher
Berkley Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
Berkley Sensation mass-market edition.
Physical Desc
323 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
During the rule of her murderous Dark Fae uncle, Thistle "Tricks" Periwinkle found sanctuary among the Wyr in New York. Her ethereal beauty and sparkling personality won the hearts of the public, but after her uncle's death, there are those who don't want to see her ascend to the throne. Able to wield thunder and lightning, Wyr sentinel Tiago Black Eagle has ruled the skies for centuries. His massive build and thunderous power make him one of the...
18) The conformist
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
Blu-ray.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Italiano
Description
An Italian man that is easily led arranges an assassination attempt on his former teacher, who is now a political threat.
19) Royal flush
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Series
Language
English
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Description
Lady Georgiana must outwit two clever hunters who are after the Prince of Wales in the third novel in the New York Times bestselling Royal Spyness Mystery series.
Scotland, 1932. Back home until a little London scandal blows over, minor royal Lady Georgiana Rannoch has two equally important objectives. Queen Mary wants Georgie to keep the divorced, American, and entirely unsuitable Wallis Simpson from seducing the Prince of...
Scotland, 1932. Back home until a little London scandal blows over, minor royal Lady Georgiana Rannoch has two equally important objectives. Queen Mary wants Georgie to keep the divorced, American, and entirely unsuitable Wallis Simpson from seducing the Prince of...
20) White elephant
Publisher
RLJE Films
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When an assassination attempt is witnessed by two cops, Gabriel Tancredi, an ex-marine turned mob enforcer, is ordered by his ruthless mob boss to eliminate any and all threats. With an eager underling out to prove himself, rival gangs making moves and a rising body count, every step Tancredi makes threatens lives... including his own.
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