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61) Shoot to kill
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A city cop and a wilderness expert team up to capture a psychopathic thief and murderer who has escaped to the wild.
Author
Series
Allie Beckstrom novels volume 6
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"There aren't many girls who can say they've gone into the realm of death and lived to tell the tale. But to restore her lover Zayvion's soul, Allison Beckstrom had to pay a bitter price--and things are about to get worse... It turns out the leader of the Authority, the council that decides what can--and can't--be done with magic, is being held hostage. But when the trail leads Allie and Zayvion to the secret prison where the Authority locks away...
63) Red right hand
Author
Series
Mythos war volume 1
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Charlie isn't a hero--she's a survivor, always wrestling with the demons from her past. Arriving home one night, she finds herself attacked by three monstrous skinhounds straight out of a nightmare. Just when she's about to give up hope, she is saved by a sinister Man in Black, dressed in a dark coat that seems to have a life of its own and wielding a black-bladed sword in his red right hand. In exchange for her rescue, the Man in Black, a diabolical...
64) Carnage Park
Publisher
Scream Factory
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This pure-pulp thrill ride jumps between past and present as it pieces together the puzzle of a shocking crime. It's 1978 and a bank robbery gone wrong leaves Vivian the hostage of two criminals on the run. But things go from bad to off-the-rails berserk when she and her captors wind up on the sun-baked desert outpost of a deranged ex-military sniper, who ensnares them in his deadly game of cat and mouse.
65) Oldboy
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Kidnapped and kept in solitary confinement for 20 years, Joe Doucett has suddenly been set free without a word of explanation. Obsessed with finding those who imprisoned him, Doucett wreaks havoc upon his captors, unaware his freedom is part of a plan and his true punishment's about to begin.
66) Grand piano
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 90 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Tom Selznick, the most talented pianist of his generation, stopped performing in public because of his stage fright. Years after a catastrophic performance, he reappears in public in a long awaited concert in Chicago. In a packed theater, in front of the expectant audience, Tom finds a message written on the score: "Play one wrong note and you die." Without leaving the piano, Tom must discover the anonymous sniper's motives and look for help without...
Author
Publisher
Graywolf Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
325 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Thurlow Dan is the founder of the Helix, a cult that promises to cure loneliness. With its communes and speed-dating, mixers and confession sessions, the Helix has become a national phenomenon, and attracted the attention of governments worldwide. But Thurlow, camped out in his Cincinnati headquarters, is lonely, for his ex-wife, Esme, and their daughter, whom he hasn't seen in ten years. Esme is a covert agent who has spent her life spying on Thurlow,...
Publisher
VCI Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (79 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An adventurer carrying a vast sum of money, a husband and wife whose marriage is on the rocks, and a murderous band of cutthroats trek through the jungles of Central America on a mission to save an ousted political leader.
69) Targeted
Author
Series
Bob Lee Swagger novels volume 12
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Summoned to court by the United States Congress, Swagger is accused of reckless endangerment by a hardheaded anti-gun congresswoman. What begins as political posturing soon turns deadly when the auditorium where the committee is being held is attacked. Swagger, the congresswoman, and numerous bystanders and reporters are taken hostage by a group of violent operatives. Soon, the very people who had accused him are depending on him to save their lives....
70) Gente ansiosa
Author
Language
Español
Formats
Description
"Visitar un apartamento en venta no es una situación de vida o muerte. A menos que sea la víspera de Nochevieja, vivas en una pequeña ciudad en Suecia y alguien haya tenido la peor idea de su vida y decidido atracar un banco que no maneja efectivo. Entonces, sí lo es. Porque, cuando alguien es así de idiota, es inevitable que no sepa cómo huir y termine en un apartamento en venta tomando rehenes sin querer. Pero puedes confiar en la policía....
71) Never surrender
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Despite her sweet nature, Navy medic Bay Thorn's will is unbreakable. It has earned her not only the respect of her team, but also the love of Navy SEAL Gabe Griffin. And as soon as she wraps up the final six months of Operation Shadow Warriors in Afghanistan, she'll have her happily ever after--until her deployment goes horribly wrong. Bay's medical expertise is needed by the Taliban, and she is taken hostage. Her captor is ruthless and cruel, and...
73) Kalimpura
Author
Series
A Green Universe book volume 3
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
303 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Green returns to her service under the Lily Goddess in the city of Kalimpura, where she is hounded by gods that would render her a conduit for the supernatural while she attempts to rescue two Bittern Court hostages.
74) An evil cradling
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
1993.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
xv, 296 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
75) The missionary
Author
Publisher
Robertson Dickens
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
308 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Mondays were always busy at the dental clinic in the Chaambi Mountains of North Africa. Randy Wilson thought it would be business as usual, but it was anything but normal when Al Qaeda in the Maghreb took him hostage, claiming he was an undercover CIA officer. Americans were appalled that a medical missionary would be abducted, but the CIA had a covert program ready for situations like this. As President Ralph Simmons campaigned for re-election, a...
76) Chasing midnight
Author
Series
Doc Ford novels volume 19
Language
English
Description
Sneaking an underwater look at a notorious Russian black marketeer's fancy yacht, Doc Ford emerges to discover that the marketeer's private island has been taken over by environmental extremists who threaten to kill a hostage every hour until their demands are met.
77) Suddenly!
Publisher
Legend Films
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (76 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The small town of Suddenly is invaded by professional assassin John Baron and his henchmen. Taking a local family hostage, Baron sets up vigil at the second-story window of the family's home. Baron is hoping to become "someone" by killing the President.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 128 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Ian Mitchell is a small-time defense lawyer whose life is violently uprooted when he discovers an intricate box on his doorstep. Inside the box, Ian finds a gun, a photo of a stranger and simple instructions to "expire" this stranger in three days. But before he has time to think, the bullets begin to fly. Ian has been unknowingly chosen to join a secret, deadly game. It's a heart-pounding, life-or-death ride that will change his life forever and...
79) A Texan's honor
Author
Series
Heart of a hero volume 2
Publisher
Abingdon Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
326 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Texas, 1874. Years ago, Will McMillan had fought in the open, next to his Captain, Clayton Proffitt. Now he's waging another war undercover, pretending to be a member of the notorious Walton Gang."--Provided by publisher.
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