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The true story of the women who waged an epic home front battle to ensure our nation leaves no man behind.
When some of America's military men are captured or go missing during the Vietnam War, a small group of military wives become their champions. Never had families taken on diplomatic roles during wartime, nor had the fate of our POWs and missing men been a nationwide concern. In cinematic detail, authors Taylor Baldwin Kiland and Judy Silverstein...
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Mason Hackett espionage novels volume 1
Pub. Date
[2022]
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viii, 356 pages ; 24 cm
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U.S. Marine veteran Mason Hackett has tried to convince himself that what happened 15 years ago--the people who died, the lives that were ruined--doesn't matter. But when he suddenly sees the face of a dead friend and gets a mysterious email about a CIA operation gone bad, he begins a search for the truth. A search that leads him to Eastern Europe, international arms dealers, and a covert war.
63) Pelican Point
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Hope Harbor volume 4
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"The crumbling lighthouse he inherited in Hope Harbor, Oregon, does not fit into Army doctor Ben Garrison's plans for life after the military, but Hope Harbor Herald editor Marci Weber is determined to save the Pelican Point landmark. Sparks fly as the two come together to decide the fate of the lighthouse"--
64) The runaway
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Peter Ash novels volume 7
Pub. Date
[2022]
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384 pages ; 24 cm.
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"When Peter Ash rescues a stranded woman, he finds she's in far deeper trouble than he could ever imagine. Working nights at a gas station in an isolated Montana town, Helene is desperate to escape both her low-paying job and her predatory boss. So when a kind stranger stops to fill up his tank, Helene barely hesitates before asking for a ride, willing to go anywhere to start her life over. But she may have fled one danger only to run straight into...
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On a beautiful fall day in Chester's Mill, Maine, the town in inexplicably and suddenly sealed off from the rest of the world by an invisible force field. No one can fathom what this barrier is and when - or if - it will go away. Dale Barbara, Iraq vet and now a short-order cook, finds himself teamed with a few intrepid citizens. Against them stands Big Jim Rennie, a politician who will stop at nothing - even murder - to hold the reins of power, and...
66) Waiting for Eden
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2018.
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173 pages ; 20 cm.
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Eden Malcom lies in a bed, unable to move or to speak, imprisoned in his own mind. His wife Mary spends every day on the sofa in his hospital room. He has never even met their young daughter. And he will never again see the friend and fellow soldier who didn't make it back home--and who narrates the novel. But on Christmas, the one day Mary is not at his bedside, Eden's re-ordered consciousness comes flickering alive. As he begins to find a way to...
67) Missing persons
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Private Detective Agency novels volume 20
Pub. Date
2024.
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"A wealthy businessman approaches Jack Morgan, head of Private - the world's largest investigation agency - with a desperate plea to track down his daughter and two grandchildren, who have disappeared without a trace. What at first seems to be a simple missing persons case soon escalates into something much more deadly, when Jack discovers the daughter is being pursued by highly trained operatives. As Jack uncovers more of the woman's backstory,...
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"US Army combat veteran Daniel "Mac" MacCormick, now a charter boat captain, who is about to set sail on his most dangerous cruise. Daniel Graham MacCormick--Mac for short--seems to have a pretty good life. At age thirty-five he's living in Key West, owner of a forty-two-foot charter fishing boat, The Maine. Mac served five years in the Army as an infantry officer with two tours in Afghanistan. He returned with the Silver Star, two Purple Hearts,...
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2012
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The Soldier's Wife examines how three generations of a family struggle with the impact of war on their relationships, long after the tour of duty is over. Dan Riley is a major in the British Army. After a six-month tour of duty in Afghanistan, he is coming home to the wife and young daughters he adores. The outside world sees these reunions as a taste of heaven after months of hell. But are they? Can a man trained to fight adjust again to family
...71) The Ha-Ha
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Howard Kapostash has not spoken in 30 years. Ever since a severe blow to the head during his days in the Army, words unravel in his mouth and letters on the page make no sense at all. Because of his extremely limited communication abilities, a small repertory of gestures and simple sounds, most people think he is disturbed. No one understands that Howard is still the same man he was before enlisting, still awed by the beauty of a landscape, still...
72) Murphy's law
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2016.
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341 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
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"Murphy's plans for semi-retirement with his newfound love are put on hold with one call from his boss, William Burke, special assistant to the president. Counterfeit money turning up in banks all across the west could threaten the American economy. Leaving Sally at his Washington home, Murphy sets out to pick up the trail of his quarry."-- Provided by publisher.
73) Axle Bust Creek
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"From the battlefield of Shiloh to the prisoner camp at Slocum, former Union soldier Cleveland Trewe has seen more than enough carnage for one lifetime. Now that the war is over he's found work as a peacekeeper and prospector--the perfect set of survival skills for a town like Axle Bust, Nevada, a place seething with danger. Cleve's uncle staked a claim in Axle Bust only to lose it to a murderous con-man partnered with Duncan Conroy, owner of the...
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New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the Year
"A new masterpiece of American literature." —Dennis Lehane, Entertainment Weekly
"A Prayer for the Dying reads like the amazing, unrelenting love child of Shirley Jackson and Cormac McCarthy. It's twisted proof that God will do worse to test a faithful man than the devil would ever do to punish a sinner." —Chuck Palahniuk
Set in Friendship,
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Pub. Date
[2017]
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392 pages ; 24 cm
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A scarred Vietnam veteran and successful businessman reflects on his teen years as a social outcast and friend to a popular youth during a summer camp reunion marked by selflessness and an unthinkable event involving his friend's family members.
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[2023].
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xviii, 374 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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You've held up your end of the bargain, and now it's time for the government to say thank you, in the form of benefits. Veterans Benefits Guide for Dummies walks you through the process of separating from the military, filing claims with the VA, and appealing decisions. You also find a comprehensive list of benefits available to vets of all backgrounds and circumstances, so you know exactly what you qualify for -- healthcare, disability pay, home...
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Camaro Espinoza novels volume 1
Pub. Date
2015.
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326 pages ; 25 cm
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Exactly one year ago, Camaro Espinoza killed five bad men in New York City and fled town. Now she's keeping a low profile in Miami, running night charter catch-and-release fishing trips off the coast. It's a simple life for a former combat medic. But it wasn't easy to come by. Camaro plans to do everything she can to hold onto it. Trouble comes knocking in the form of Parker Story, a man in over his head with all the wrong people. Parker wants to...
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Roland Ford volume 3
Pub. Date
[2019]
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340 pages ; 24 cm.
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When hired by a beautiful and enigmatic woman to find her missing younger sister, private investigator Roland Ford immediately senses that the case is not what it seems. He is soon swept up in a web of lies and secrets as he searches for the teenager, and even his new client cannot be trusted. His investigation leads him to a secretive charter school, skinhead thugs, a cadre of American Nazis hidden in a desert compound, an arch-conservative celebrity...
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