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41) The first order
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Jeff Abbott returns with the next exciting thriller in his New York Times bestselling Sam Capra series.The darkest day of Sam Capra's life was when he watched his brother, Danny, being executed by extremists in an online video. But now, evidence has surfaced that Danny may still be alive-leading a secret, hidden life for the past six years while the world believed him to be dead. What's more, Sam discovers that Danny may be plotting a murder that...
42) The last orphan
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Series
Language
English
Description
"Evan Smoak returns in The Last Orphan, the latest New York Times bestselling Orphan X thriller -- when everything changes and everything is at risk. As a child, Evan Smoak was plucked out of a group home, raised and trained as an off-the-books assassin for the government as part of the Orphan program. When he broke with the program and went deep underground, he left with a lot of secrets in his head that the government would do anything to make sure...
43) The Reapers
Author
Series
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Private detective Charlie Parker returns in this story of assassins who have targeted one of their own.
44) Sharpest sting
Author
Series
Elemental Assassin book volume 18
Publisher
Jennifer Estep]
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"The truth won't set me free--but it will probably get me killed ...As Gin Blanco, aka the assassin the Spider, I'm used to having a target on my back. But ever since I started investigating the secret society known as the Circle, that target seems bigger than ever. Still, I'm trying to relax and enjoy the events leading up to my friends' wedding when I learn that an old enemy has returned to Ashland. And that's the just beginning of my latest nightmare....
Author
Series
Sean Dillon thrillers volume 7
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
46) The Target
Author
Series
Will Robie novels volume 3
Language
English
Description
The President knows it's a perilous, high-risk assignment. If he gives the order, he has the opportunity to take down a global menace, once and for all. If the mission fails, he would face certain impeachment, and the threats against the nation would multiply. So the president turns to the one team that can pull off the impossible: Will Robie and his partner, Jessica Reel. Together, Robie and Reel's talents as assassins are unmatched. But there are...
Author
Series
Demonica volume 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
When she unwittingly creates a lethal new werewolf virus that incites a wave of panic and violence, Sinead Donnelly, the only female Seminus demon ever born, is hunted by half-werewolf, half-vampire Conall, to whom she is bound by blood.
48) Last strand
Author
Series
Elemental Assassin book volume 19
Publisher
Jennifer Estep]
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"I've battled a lot of bad guys in my time, both as Gin Blanco and as the notorious assassin the Spider. But I've never faced off against anyone quite as powerful and deadly as the dastardly leader of the Circle secret society. Just when I finally have a lead on how I can defeat the evil group once and for all, new information comes to light that throws me for a loop. Suddenly, everyone and everything I love is in imminent peril of being destroyed,...
Author
Series
Paul Madriani novels volume 12
Language
English
Formats
Description
While in Paris to find a former NASA employee whose name has been found on papers left in his nemesis's apartment, Paul Madriani stumbles upon a plot to harness the destructive forces of nature using stolen technology.
Author
Series
Elemental Assassin volume 5
Publisher
Pocket Books
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"Old habits die hard. And I plan on murdering someone before the night is through. Killing used to be my regular gig, after all. Gin Blanco, aka the Spider, assassin-for-hire. And I was very good at it. Now, I'm ready to make the one hit that truly matters: Mab Monroe, the dangerous Fire elemental who murdered my family when I was thirteen. Oh, I don't think the mission will be easy, but turns out it's a bit more problematic than expected. The bitch...
52) The plotters
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Language
English
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Description
In an alternate-reality Seoul, South Korea, where assassination guilds compete for dominance, Reseng uncovers a scheme set into motion by a trio of young women, forcing him to decide if he will remain a pawn of the plotters who control the city's criminals.
53) Exit strategy
Author
Series
Nick Mason novels volume 2
Language
English
Description
Nick Mason has been given a true mission impossible: Infiltrate WITSEC, the top-secret federal witness-protection program that has never been compromised, locate the three men who put his boss Darius Cole behind bars for life, and kill them. As he risks everything to complete his mission, Mason finds himself being hunted by the very man he replaced, the ruthless assassin who once served, then betrayed, Darius Cole. Rather than waiting to be Mason's...
54) Murder game
Author
Series
Publisher
Jove Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Kadan Montague--a genetically enhanced warrior--is called back from an important assignment in Europe to investigate a series of brutal murders. The suspect is a fellow GhostWalker and, if he isn't found, the entire GhostWalker program will be swept under the carpet, putting the lives of Kadan and all other GhostWalkers in jeopardy.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Formats
Description
Vowing to destroy his father's killer while outmaneuvering alter ego Kere, Darling Cruel, a dictator member of an elite ruling family, is shattered when Resistance leader Zarya, his most trusted ally, turns a specially designed weapon against Darling's family in her effort to rekindle his humanity.
56) Deadly game
Author
Series
Publisher
Jove Books
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
A mission to protect a U.S. Senator from an assassination threat "takes an unexpected turn when Mari, a mysteriously beautiful GhostWalker, is taken hostage. At the same time, Ken Norton, expert assasssin and himself a GhostWalker warrior, is on a mission of his own-- one that reaches into Mari's past. ... Mari must join forces with Ken and trust his every move -- each one more intimate than the last."
Author
Series
Fallen blade novels volume 4
Publisher
Ace Books
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
After the fall of the goddess of justice, temple assassin Aral Kingslayer lost his purpose in life and turned to the bottle. That might have been the end of him if luck hadn{u2019}t given him a few people to help him get back on his feet{u2014}notably the irresistible Baroness Maylien Dan Marchon, who once sought his aid in claiming the throne that{u2019}s rightfully hers. Reluctant to resume the role of an assassin, he turned her down. But now Aral...
Author
Series
Psy-Changeling trinity volume 1
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh returns to her extraordinary Psy-Changeling world with a story of wild passion and darkest betrayal...
Control. Precision. Family. These are the principles that drive Silver Mercant. At a time when the fledgling Trinity Accord seeks to unite a divided world, with Silver playing a crucial role as director of a worldwide emergency response network, wildness...
Control. Precision. Family. These are the principles that drive Silver Mercant. At a time when the fledgling Trinity Accord seeks to unite a divided world, with Silver playing a crucial role as director of a worldwide emergency response network, wildness...
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