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2010
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278 p. ; 18 cm.
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"Level-headed Maggie Winthrop never expected her love life to turn into science fiction. Then a Navy SEAL-trained scientist named Chuck Della Croce turns up one day in her backyard--naked and with an impossible-to-believe explanation: He has come back from the future in a time machine of his own creation in order to stop terrorist killers from laying waste to America. Maggie sympathizes with the rugged, handsome stranger--but can she trust him? Chuck...
62) Special Ops
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When Captain Kyle Fierson's (A.J. Draven) Black Ops Unit is ambushed during a raid to rescue a deadly nuclear device that has fallen into the wrong hands, he must run for his life to not only track down the missing time bomb, but also clear his name when he is accused of aiding the terrorists. Fierson must fight for his life when he is not only hunted by terrorists but betrayed by the country he loves.
64) Bel canto
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[2018]
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1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Roxanne Coss becomes trapped in a hostage situation when she's invited to perform at a lavish party for a wealthy industrialist in South America. As a lengthy standoff ensues, hostages and captors form unexpected bonds as they overcome their differences to find their shared humanity.
65) The last patriot
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Scot Harvath thrillers volume 7
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Navy SEAL turned covert Homeland Security operative Scot Harvath must race to locate an ancient secret that has the power to stop militant Islam dead in its tracks.
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The first definitive account of the lost girls of Boko Haram and why their story still matters--by celebrated international journalist Isha Sesay. In the early morning of April 14, 2014, the militant Islamic group Boko Haram violently burst into the small town of Chibok, Nigeria, and abducted 276 girls from their school dorm rooms. From poor families, these girls were determined to make better lives for themselves, but pursuing an education made them...
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[2016]
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1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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The inside story of the creation of ISIS, and how the U.S. missed the many warning signs. The film uncovers the terror group₂s earliest plans, the Islamic radicals who became its leaders, and the American failures to stop ISIS's brutal rise.
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2013
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277, 14 pages ; 21 cm
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While planning a dinner party in Paris, the American wife of a high-ranking diplomat becomes unnerved by the unexpected arrival of her son, a random encounter with a Turkish terrorist, and the recurring appearance of someone dead for twenty years.
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Pub. Date
[2021]
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247 pages ; 21 cm
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"In 2018, a former Russian secret agent and his daughter were poisoned with a lethal neurotoxin that left them slumped over on a British park bench in critical condition. The story of who did it, and how these horrendous contaminants were developed, captivates and terrifies in equal measure. It has inspired acclaimed author Sergei Lebedev's latest page-turning novel. At its center is a scheming chemist named Professor Kalitin, obsessed with developing...
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Scot Harvath thrillers volume 9
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Recruited as a field operative, Scot Harvath has just returned from his first assignment abroad when a bombing in Rome kills a group of American college students. The evidence points to a dangerous colleague from Harvath's past and a plan for further attacks on an unimaginable scale.
74) Origami man
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Gibson Vaughn novels volume 5
Pub. Date
[2020]
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309 pages ; 23 cm.
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"Former Marine, brilliant hacker, and wanted fugitive Gibson Vaughn is off the grid in the Caymans. Until the ice-cold assassin Tinsley draws him out of the shadows. Complying with the man who murdered his father and left Gibson for dead? In the war against terror, never say never. Especially when half a million lives are at stake. Tinsley's in possession of a heavily encrypted thumb drive. But the details of the plot - the motive, the targets,...
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"In a breathless race against the clock, a librarian teams up with a local homicide detective to hunt down a serial bomber."--
When a deadly bomb goes off during a climate change debate, librarian and event coordinator Jackie Santoro becomes the prime suspect. Her motive, according to Detective Avery Wick: to avenge the suicide of her prominent father, who was accused of crimes by a city councilman attending the event. He can't exonerate her even...
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Stone Barrington novels volume 24
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"Stone Barrington is in Bel-Air, overseeing the grand opening of the ultra-luxe hotel, The Arrington, built on the grounds of the mansion belonging to his late wife, Arrington Carter. The star-studded gala will be attended by socialites, royalty, and billionaires from overseas. and according to phone conversations intercepted by the NSA, it may also have attracted the attention of international terrorists. To ensure the safety of his guests--and the...
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©2010
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301 pages ; 24 cm
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"Falling like a stone from six miles up, a brand new C-500 crashes in central France, killing two pilots aboard. With over one hundred C-500s in service around the world, interest is keen to get to the bottom of the mystery. When French officials take over this highly public investigation, they call in the best there is: they call Frank 'Jammer' Davis. A retired U.S. Air Force fighter pilot, Davis is part of the National Transportation Safety Board's...
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The attacks in Paris in January and November 2015 heralded the beginning of a new wave of terrorism|one rooted in the ongoing conflict in Syria and Iraq. As ISIS seeks to expand its reach in the Middle East, its territory serves as a base for training and operations for a new generation of jihadis. Thousands of young people from the West, primarily from Europe, have travelled to join ISIS, re-emerging as hardened fighters with military training and...
80) The bomb maker
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"A bomb is more than a weapon. A bomb is an expression of the bomber's thoughts about you, his predictions of your behavior--a performance designed to fool you into making one fatally wrong move. In The Bomb Maker, Edgar Award-winning author Thomas Perry introduces us to the dark corners of a mind intent on transforming a simple machine into an act of murder--and to those committed to preventing that outcome at any cost. A threat is called into the...
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