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Author
Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"From the internationally acclaimed author of the Harry Hole novels--a new, electrifying stand-alone thriller set in Oslo in the 1970s: the story of an unusually complicated contract killer--the perfectly sympathetic antihero--that is, as well, an edgy, almost lyrical meditation on death and love. This is the story of Olav: an extremely talented "fixer" whose unexpected capacity for love is as far-reaching as his talent for murder. He works for Oslo's...
Author
Publisher
Emily Bestler Books/Atria
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A woman boards a plane in the African country of Burkina Faso having just completed a targeted assassination for the state of Israel. Two minutes later, her plane is blown out of the sky. Over 6,000 miles away, former Navy SEAL James Reece watches the names and pictures of the victims on cable news. One face triggers a distant memory of a Mossad operative attached to the CIA years earlier in Iraq--a woman with ties to the intelligence services of...
83) The American
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
An assassin hides out in Italy for one last assignment.
84) A dangerous man
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A brilliant new crime novel from the beloved, bestselling, and award-winning master of the genre--and Joe Pike's most perilous case to date. Joe Pike didn't expect to rescue a woman that day. He went to the bank same as anyone goes to the bank, and returned to his Jeep. So when Isabel Roland, the lonely young teller who helped him, steps out of the bank on her way to lunch, Joe is on hand when two men abduct her. Joe chases them down, and the two...
85) Hanna
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
p2011
Language
English
Description
A 16-year-old who was raised by her father to be the perfect assassin is dispatched on a mission across Europe, tracked by a ruthless intelligence agent and her operatives.
86) The Judas strain
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
A worldwide pandemic grows rapidly out of control as Gray Pierce, commander of the covert organization SIGMA, joins with a would-be assassin to discover a cure for the unknown killer disease, the secret to which may lie with Marco Polo.
Author
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Former CIA case officer Charles Jenkins is a man at a crossroads: in his early sixties, he has a family, a new baby on the way, and a security consulting business on the brink of bankruptcy. Then his former bureau chief shows up at his house with a risky new assignment: travel undercover to Moscow and locate a Russian agent believed to be killing members of a clandestine US spy cell known as the seven sisters. Desperate for money, Jenkins agrees...
Author
Series
Publisher
Harlequin
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"He'll do whatever it takes". and she knows it Black ops assassin Eli Wayne may work for a company that cares only about money, but when Zoey Martin asks for his help following her brother's disappearance, compensation is the last thing on his mind. With a multimillion-dollar bounty on Zoey's brother's head, though, they'll have to fight to reach him before he's killed--especially since Eli's own company is after the money. The Stealth series: Hidden...
Author
Publisher
Villard Books
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
Description
When Michael Osbourne of the CIA is called in to investigate the terrorist bombing of an airliner off the coast of Long Island, there is one relevant clue that drives him in search of a world-class assassin, a killer whose victims include a woman Michael loved years before.
Author
Series
Publisher
MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
Language
English
Description
A pair of federal agents from either side of the US–Mexico border target a cartel kingpin.
They call him “Cuchillo,” the Knife. Not because he kills with a blade—he has plenty of men to do that kind of work for him—but because his mind is so sharp. As Mexico’s government wages war on the drug cartels, it takes brains to survive, and Cuchillo has not just survived—he has prospered.
Author
Series
Charlie Parker thriller volume 19
Publisher
Emily Bestler Books/Atria
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"In Amsterdam, four bodies, violently butchered, are discovered in a canal house, the remains of friends and confidantes of the assassin known only as Louis. The men responsible for the murders are Serbian war criminals. They believe they can escape retribution by retreating to their homeland. They are wrong. For Louis has come to Europe to hunt them down: five killers to be found and punished before they can vanish into thin air. There is just one...
92) Fear no evil
Author
Series
Alex Cross volume 29
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Alex Cross enters the final battle with the all-knowing genius who has stalked him and his family for years. Dr. Alex Cross and Detective John Sampson venture into the rugged Montana wilderness--where they will be the prey. They're not on the job, but on a personal mission. Until they're attacked by two rival teams of assassins, controlled by the same mastermind who has stalked Alex and his family for years. Darkness falls. The river churns into...
Author
Series
Vagrant gods volume 1
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Cyrus was fourteen when his gods were slain, his country invaded, and his parents--the king and queen--beheaded in front of him. After years held prisoner in the invader's court, a mysterious group of revolutionaries breaks him free and gives him the chance for revenge that he's always dreamed of. In exchange, he will become the figurehead of their rebellion. He will become a hero to unite the people and strike fear in the hearts of the imperials....
Author
Series
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Geralt is a witcher: guardian of the innocent; protector of those in need; a defender, in dark times, against some of the most frightening creatures of myth and legend. His task, now, is to protect Ciri. A child of prophecy, she will have the power to change the world for good or for ill--but only if she lives to use it. A coup threatens the Wizard's Guild. War breaks out across the lands. A serious injury leaves Geralt fighting for his life and Ciri,...
Series
Welcome back volume 2
Publisher
BOOM! Studios
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Mali and Tessa remember now: they remember their roles as soldiers in a war without end, battling each other throughout centuries, reincarnating only to fight one another again. But now that they're finally together, they've decided to break this cycle for good by choosing love over war. Unfortunately, factions on all sides of the conflict are at odds with their choice - "including Tessa's parents. Collects issues #5-8.
96) Welcome Back: #1
Author
Series
Welcome back volume 1
Publisher
BOOM! Studios
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Mali and Tessa have lived hundreds of different lives throughout time, caught up in an eternal cycle as they take part in a war so old that neither side remembers what they're fighting for anymore. As Mali wakes up in her newest life, she suddenly becomes self-aware and starts to question everything, especially why she continues to fight. But elsewhere, Tessa is already on the hunt ...
Author
Series
Language
English
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DESIGNATED TARGET On her way to visit a little girl she recently helped save, paramedic Darcie Stephens is attacked by a stranger dead-set on killing her. She escapes unscathed when detective Noah Lockhart comes to her rescue, but an officer finds a hit list dropped by the assailant -- and Darcie's name is next. Now with an assassin constantly on their heels, Darcie and Noah must uncover why somebody wants her dead. Noah fights hard to protect Darcie,...
Author
Publisher
Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2021.
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IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 25
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English
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"When Billy Summers was twelve years old, He shot and killed his mother's boyfriend after he kicked Billy's sister to death. At 17, he enlisted in the army. At 18, he was a sniper in Iraq and involved in the deadly battle to recapture Fallujah. For nearly twenty years, he's worked as a paid assassin. He's a good guy in a bad job, and he wants out. He takes on a very complicated, very lucrative job that he hopes will be his last. He's got a perfect...
Author
Series
Publisher
Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
In this conspiracy thriller, a special investigator and a librarian go in search of treasure, uncovering a mystery with global historical consequences. Incomparable riches, like none other in history, are close to being revealed . . .
An email from a dead man, and an encrypted letter from the sixteenth century both hint at a treasure trail, leading back to the greatest Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
India Summers and Brandon Walker team...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Three hundred years ago, she sold her soul to a demon. Now she wants it back. For centuries, the woman calling herself Maliha Crayne has lived a second lifeas an assassin for the malevolent creature who owns her soul. A haunted killer with the blood of countless victims on her hands, she has finally discovered a way to nullify the demonic pact that chains her: If she saves a life for every one she has taken, she will be free. But if she fails, her...
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