Dick Hill
81) Blood orchid
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Series
Holly Barker novels volume 3
Language
English
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Grieving over the loss of her fiance, Chief of Police Holly Barker throws herself into her law enforcement job and joins forces with a handsome FBI agent to investigate the murders of two Miami businessmen, which leads her to the town of Orchid Beach and into the middle of a lethal real-estate scam.
82) Without fail
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Series
Jack Reacher novels volume 6
Language
English
Description
Jack Reacher is hired to attempt to assassinate the Vice President of the United States to ensure that his security team is up to scratch, but in the meantime there is a very real and deadly team of assassins that has just put the VP in their sights.
83) Hazardous duty
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English
Description
"The Presidential Agent adventures return in the most harrowing novel yet in the #1 New York Times-bestselling series. Mexican drug cartels are shooting up the streets of Laredo and El Paso. Somali pirates are holding three U.S. tankers for ransom. The President is fed up and has what he thinks is a pretty bright idea-to get hold of Colonel Charley Castillo and his merry band and put them on the case. Unfortunately, that will be difficult. Everybody...
84) The lost throne
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Series
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English
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After a man with no identification--who scribbles notes in ancient tongues--is admitted to an Italian hospital, ex-military agents Jonathon Payne and D.J. Jones must race to recover a lost treasure that could rewrite history, before it is destroyed by men determined to conceal the secret.
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Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
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On September 7, 1934, the captain of the luxurious cruise ship Morro Castle died under mysterious circumstances. Seven hours later, with the ship foundering off the New Jersey coast, the Morro Castle caught fire and 134 people perished in the disaster. Was it a tragic accident...or murder?
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Publisher
Tantor Media
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
9 CDs (approximately 11 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The incredible true story of a brave military unit in Vietnam that risked everything to rescue an outnumbered troop under heavy fire, and the thirty-nine-year odyssey to recognize their bravery.
87) Speedy
Author
Publisher
Brilliance Audio
Pub. Date
2009.
Edition
Library edition.
Physical Desc
7 CDs (8 hr., 14 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A gambling vagabond named Speedy arrives in the town of Durfee to find some easy money and instead finds friends and a girl named Mary. But can a rolling stone ever stay in one place?
88) Dragonsblood
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Series
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English
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With the dragons of Pern dying and the only person who can save them long dead, the grieving dragonriders find clues in the lyrics of an ancient ballad to long-forgotten knowledge and secrets hidden somewhere in Benden Weyr.
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English
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Ray Jackson, an ambitious but troubled architect, is the prime suspect in the disappearance of his wife. Launching a desperate search, he uses a collection of keys to quietly enter homes he once lived in, only to find himself confronted with his own violence-laden past.
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Series
Pub. Date
[2009]
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English
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Lieutenant Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels is back in her sixth mystery, the most gripping and suspenseful yet. Jack thought she could rest easy once she locked up the nefarious Alex Kork in prison for life. However, she hadn't counted on Kork's incredible ability to get out of any situation. Now the insane serial killer is again on the loose, and once more, Jack has to make Chicago safe from this deviant woman's evil ways.
91) Sword of God
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English
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In a secret bunker, one of the world's most dangerous terrorists is rescued, and his captors are slaughtered. Jonathan Payne vows revenge -- but there is more to the bloody atrocity than terrorist reprisal. There is a plot in motion that will burn the world in the fires of holy war.
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Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
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Description
His private life shattered amid rumors of his mother's witchcraft activities, Eddie Alley leaves his Depression-era Virginia hometown to begin a television career in New York and finds the past returning years later when he offers shelter to a homeless teen.
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Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
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Description
Bob Knight argues that the greatest leaders anticipate and prepare for a negative scenario. They succeed by expecting things to go wrong at any moment, and by building a realistic strategy that takes all potential obstacles into account. Knight uses fascinating behind-the-scenes examples from his long career to convey the power of negative thinking in sports, business, and life.
Author
Publisher
Tantor Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2009.
Edition
[First edition].
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 sound file (10 hr., 49 min.))
Language
English
Description
Bill Walsh was perhaps the most influential and successful coach in NFL history, transforming the San Francisco 49ers from the worst franchise in sports to a dynasty that won five Super Bowls. He is acclaimed not only for his strategic brilliance but also for his advanced approach to leadership. His teams sustained a consistency of excellence rarely seen in sports or anywhere else. Drawn from a series of deeply revealing conversations with coauthor...
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English
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Successful motivational speaker Keith Harrell shows how our ability to connect-in our professional lives and personal relationships-is at the core of success. Known well in the corporate world for his energetic and inspirational presentations, Harrell has taken the corporate lecture circuit by storm. He addresses more than 120 events annually for corporate clients such as McDonald's, Microsoft, and American Express. In this latest book, Keith explains...
Author
Series
Jack Reacher novels volume 16
Language
English
Description
March 1997. A woman has her throat cut behind a bar in Carter Crossing, Mississippi. Just down the road is a big army base. Is the murderer a local guy -- or is he a soldier? Jack Reacher, still a major in the military police, is sent in undercover. The county sheriff is a former U.S. Marine -- and a stunningly beautiful woman. Her investigation is going nowhere. Is the Pentagon stonewalling her? Or doesn't she really want to find the killer? The...
98) Echo burning
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Series
Jack Reacher novels volume 5
Language
English
Description
While hitchhiking through West Texas, former MP Jack Reacher encounters a young woman seeking protection for herself and her little girl from her monstrous husband, due to be released from jail, and his horrible family.
Author
Series
Jack Reacher novels volume 9
Language
English
Description
Ex-military investigator Jack Reacher is called in by James Barr, a man accused of a lethal sniper attack that leaves five people dead, and teams up with a young defense attorney to find an unseen enemy who is manipulating events.
100) Deep Down
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Series
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English
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In thriller master Lee Child's exclusive eBook short story, Jack Reacher must track down a spy in soldier's clothing—by matching wits with four formidable females. Three are clean—but the fourth may prove fatal.
Includes a thrilling preview of Lee Child's hotly anticipated Jack Reacher novel, A Wanted Man!
Summoned by Military Intelligence to Washington, D.C., Reacher is sent undercover....
Includes a thrilling preview of Lee Child's hotly anticipated Jack Reacher novel, A Wanted Man!
Summoned by Military Intelligence to Washington, D.C., Reacher is sent undercover....