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61) The Black Coats
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Language
English
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Description
"Austin, Texas, high school junior and talented runner Thea Soloman is still grieving after the murder of her cousin and best friend, Natalie. When Thea is invited to join a secret group called the Black Coats, she finds new meaning. Thea and her teammates are trained to take vengeance on men who have wronged women and gotten away with it, with the promise of exacting revenge of their own. Thea becomes consumed by the Black Coats and also finds love...
62) One got away
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Series
Nikki Griffin volume 2
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Nikki Griffin, a private-investigator when she isn't running her small bookstore, is on a case. The matriarch of one of the wealthiest San Francisco families has been defrauded by a con-man, and her furious son enlists Nikki to find the money. And find the con-man. Nikki isn't a fan of men who hurt women. Her secret mission, born of revenge and trauma, is to do everything she can to remove women from dangerous situations-and to punish the men responsible....
63) Dark horse
Author
Series
Evan Smoak thrillers volume 7
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"As Orphan X, he was a government assassin for the off-the-books Orphan Program. After he broke with the Program, he adopted a new name and a new mission--The Nowhere Man, helping the most desperate in their times of trouble. Having just survived an attack on his life and the complete devastation of his base of operations, as well as his complicated (and deepening) relationship with his neighbor Mia Hall, Evan isn't interested in taking on a new mission....
64) Lord of darkness
Author
Series
Maiden Lane romances volume 5
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"He lives in the shadows. As the mysterious masked avenger known as the Ghost of St. Giles, Godric St. John's only goal is to protect the innocent of London. Until the night he confronts a fearless young lady pointing a pistol at his head-and realizes she is his wife . . . Lady Margaret Reading has vowed to kill the Ghost of St. Giles-the man who murdered her one true love. Returning to London, and to the man she hasn't seen since their wedding day,...
Author
Series
Frontier story volume 1
Publisher
Five Star
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
240 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Paul McGrath novels volume 1
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English
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Description
Paul McGrath rebelled against his pacifist father by becoming a standout Army recruit and the star of his military intelligence unit. But lingering regrets about their relationship make him return home, only to find his father dead, seemingly murdered. When the case ends in a mistrial after a key piece of evidence disappears, McGrath puts his arsenal of skills to work to find out just how corrupt the legal system is. He gets a job at the courthouse...
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Series
Publisher
Pinnacle Books
Language
English
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It was a law Cotton Pickens never asked for and never wanted to enforce. But due to the vigilance of the Women's Temperance Society, and the timidity of their businessmen husbands, the town of Doubtful, Wyoming, is going dry. As of January 1st. No exceptions. No turning back. Doubtful's hell-raisers will not take this lying down, and Sheriff Pickens is fighting bootleggers and vigilantes when the next boot drops. The righteous women push through an...
69) A time to kill
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Series
Jake Brigance novels volume 1
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English
Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The master of the legal thriller probes the savage depths of racial violence in this searing courtroom drama featuring the beloved Jake Brigance.
“John Grisham may well be the best American storyteller writing today.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer
The life of a ten-year-old black girl is shattered by two drunken and remorseless white men....
“John Grisham may well be the best American storyteller writing today.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer
The life of a ten-year-old black girl is shattered by two drunken and remorseless white men....
70) Prodigal son
Author
Series
Evan Smoak thrillers volume 6
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"As a boy, Evan Smoak was pulled out of a foster home and trained in an off-the-books operation known as the Orphan Program. He was a government assassin, perhaps the best, known to a few insiders as Orphan X. He eventually broke with the Program and adopted a new name-The Nowhere Man-and a new mission, helping the most desperate in their times of trouble. But the highest power in the country has made him a tempting offer-in exchange for an unofficial...
72) Payback
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Series
Sisterhood series volume 2
Language
English
Description
The New York Times bestselling author of Weekend Warriors continues her series of seven women drawn together by the promise of payback and poetic justice.
Some women get angry . . . the Sisterhood gets even.
Meet the Sisterhood—seven very different women who found one another in their darkest days and formed an indelible friendship, strong enough to heal their pasts and bring laughter and joy back...
Some women get angry . . . the Sisterhood gets even.
Meet the Sisterhood—seven very different women who found one another in their darkest days and formed an indelible friendship, strong enough to heal their pasts and bring laughter and joy back...
73) Critical point
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Series
Cas Russell novels volume 3
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Description
"Math-genius mercenary Cas Russell has stopped a shadow organization from brainwashing the world and discovered her past was deliberately erased and her superhuman abilities deliberately created. And that's just the start: when a demolitions expert targets Cas and her friends, and the hidden conspiracy behind Cas's past starts to reappear, the past, present, and future collide in a race to save one of her dearest friends."--Publisher.
74) Razor sharp
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
A powerful attorney with a cut-throat reputation, Lizzie has just taken on a high-profile new case. Only when the deal is made does Lizzie realize she'll be defending Lily Flowers, the infamous Madam of a high-class bordello. Her clients included some of the most influential men in the country, and Lily is on the run, sure she'll rot in jail while her arrogant customers get off scot-free.
Author
Series
A Skip Langdon novel volume 7
Publisher
Fawcett Columbine
Pub. Date
1997.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
326 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Skip Langdon, a New Orleans police detective, encounters death in her own hometown when the local police superintendent is gunned down and then the murderer is killed by a group who goes by the name of "the Jury".
Author
Series
Publisher
Oceanview Publishing
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
368 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Investigating a husband and wife who have turned vigilante to hunt down their son's unrepentant killer, a forensic expert, a homicide investigator and a television reporter employ all of their skills to track down the couple, who are among several people looking to end the murderer's life.
77) Caught
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Language
English
Description
Dan Mercer stands accused of being a sexual predator thanks to the ambush journalism of Wendy Tynes, a tabloid TV reporter, who must cope with her husband's death caused by a drunken driver as well as reckon with the possibility of Mercer's innocence. When Tynes finds a link between a father of one of Mercer's alleged victims and others felled by scandal, she could become a killer's next victim.
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Series
Sisterhood series volume 33
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
"Maggie Spritzer's nose for a story doesn't just make her a top-notch newspaper editor, it also tells her when to go the extra mile for a friend. When she gets a strange message from her journalism pal, Gabby Richardson, Maggie knows her services are needed. Gabby has become involved with The Haven, a commune that promises to guide its members toward a more spiritually fulfilling life. But Gabby's enthusiasm has turned to distrust ever since she was...
79) Cut, paste, kill
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Series
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
296 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Lomax and Biggs are on the hunt for a vigilante stalking unpunished criminals and must race to decode the scrapbooks left at the murder scenes before the avenger has time to cut and paste the story for another kill.
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Series
Jack Taylor series volume 10
Publisher
The Mysterious Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
280 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Juggling a precarious balance between his physical and addiction recovery efforts, former cop Jack Taylor investigates the work of a vigilante killer who has been sending him cryptic invitations to join him, an effort that jeopardizes Taylor's livelihood, friends and mental health.
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