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1. The wrong hands

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Author:
Billingham, Mark
Series:
Detective Miller novel volume 2
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
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"Unconventional Detective Declan Miller has a problem. Still desperate to solve the murder of his wife, a young man has just appeared on his doorstep with a briefcase . . . containing a pair of severed hands. Miller knows this case is proof of a contract killing commissioned by local ne'er-do-well Wayne Cutler-a man he suspects might also be responsible for his wife's death. Now Miller has leverage, but unfortunately, he also has something that both...

2. The Wrong Hands: The Next Detective Miller Novel

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Author:
Billingham, Mark
Publisher:
Grove Atlantic
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
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This is one case Detective Miller won't want to open . . . The second rip-roaring mystery from multi-award-winning international bestseller Mark Billingham starring Detective Miller: unique, unconventional, and criminally Unconventional Detective Declan Miller has a problem. Well, two problems. First, there's his dead wife and her yet-to-be-solved murder. He really should stop talking to her Second, and most pressing, a young man has just appeared...

3. In the Wrong Hands

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Author:
Domoshevizki, Avi
Series:
Technothriller and Crime volume 2
Publisher:
Tantor Media, Inc
Pub. Date:
2018
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English
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Two unrelated bodies . . . A homeland security agent is found dead. Shocking evidence reveals the cause of death is the simultaneous collapse of the man's blood vessels. When a second body, sharing the same gruesome symptoms is found the hunt is on for a frightening new kind of killer. Two friends fighting for their lives . . . A vicious assault on his leading genetics researcher puts Dr. Ronni Saar, the CEO of Double N, and his friend Gadi, a former...

4. Abridged classics: brief summaries of books you were supposed to read but probably didn't

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Author:
Atkinson, John (Cartoonist)
Publisher:
HarperDesign, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date:
2018
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English
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"Abridged Classics is a witty collection of some of the major works of Western literature. John Atkinson, the creator of Wrong Hands cartoons, cleverly sums up these works in the least amount of words possible, enhanced by his delightfully deadpan illustrations. More than a hundred titles are included from Brave New World to Pride and Prejudice and Romeo and Juliet to The Great Gatsby. The literary endeavors contained in these pages -- which make...

5. The edge

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Author:
Baldacci, David
Series:
6:20 man thriller volume 2
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English
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4 stars
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"The 6:20 Man is back, dropped by his handlers into a small coastal town in Maine to solve the murder of a CIA agent who knew America's dirtiest secrets -- can Travis Devine uncover the truth before his time runs out? When CIA operative Jenny Sikwell is murdered in rural Maine, government officials have immediate concerns over national security. Her laptop and phone were full of state secrets that, in the wrong hands, endanger the lives of countless...

6. Dog Man: grime and punishment

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Author:
Pilkey, Dav, 1966-
Series:
Dog Man volume 9
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GN: Graphic Novel 480L
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English
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4.8 stars
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The mayor has had enough of Dog Man's shenanigans in the ninth book from worldwide bestselling author and artist Dav Pilkey. Dog Man's really done it this time! He hands over his badge and clears out his desk, but while he may be out of a job, he's not yet out of hope. With his friends at his side, can Dog Man dig himself out of this hole and paw his way back onto the force? Dav Pilkey's wildly popular Dog Man series appeals to readers of all ages...

7. The woman in cabin 10

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Author:
Ware, Ruth
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880L
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English
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3.5 stars
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"From New York Times bestselling author of the "twisty-mystery" (Vulture) novel In a Dark, Dark Wood, comes The Woman in Cabin 10, an equally suspenseful and haunting novel from Ruth Ware--this time, set at sea. In this tightly wound, enthralling story reminiscent of Agatha Christie's works, Lo Blacklock, a journalist who writes for a travel magazine, has just been given the assignment of a lifetime: a week on a luxury cruise with only a handful of...

8. The Count of Monte Cristo

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Author:
Dumas, Alexandre, 1802-1870
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Oxford world's classics
Enriched classics
Timeless Classics
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English
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3.3 stars
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The Count of Monte Cristo (Paris, 1844-45), by French novelist and playwright Alexandre Dumas, is one of the most popular novels ever written. This book presents a tale of love and revenge in the post-Napoleonic era. Edmond Dantes, a nineteen-year-old sailor from Marseilles, is soon to be captain of his own ship and to marry his beloved, the beautiful Mercedes. But spiteful enemies provoke his arrest on his wedding day, and he is condemned to...

9. The midnight feast: a novel

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Author:
Foley, Lucy (Novelist)
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English
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It's the opening night of The Manor, and no expense, small or large, has been spared. The infinity pool sparkles; crystal pouches for guests' healing have been placed in the Seaside Cottages and Woodland Hutches; the "Manor Mule" cocktail (grapefruit, ginger, vodka, and a dash of CBD oil) is being poured with a heavy hand. Everyone is wearing linen. But under the burning midsummer sun, darkness stirs. Old friends and enemies circulate among the guests....

10. Mission: impossible: Dead reckoning. Part one

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Publisher:
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date:
2023
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English
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"Ethan Hunt and his IMF team embark on their most dangerous mission yet: To track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity before it falls into the wrong hands. With control of the future and the fate of the world at stake, and dark forces from Ethan's past closing in, a deadly race around the globe begins. Confronted by a mysterious, all-powerful enemy, Ethan is forced to consider that nothing can matter more than his mission,...

11. The lost hero

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Author:
Riordan, Rick
Series:
Heroes of Olympus volume 1
Lexile measure:
660L
Language:
English
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4.4 stars
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Jason, Piper, and Leo, three students from a school for "bad kids," find themselves at Camp Half-Blood, where they learn that they are demigods and begin a quest to free Hera, who has been imprisoned by Mother Earth herself.

12. The housemaid

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Author:
McFadden, Freida
Series:
Housemaid volume 1
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English
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4.6 stars
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"'Welcome to the family,' Nina Winchester says as I shake her elegant, manicured hand. I smile politely, gazing around the marble hallway. Working here is my last chance to start fresh. I can pretend to be whoever I like. But I'll soon learn that the Winchesters' secrets are far more dangerous than my own... Every day I clean the Winchesters' beautiful house top to bottom. I collect their daughter from school. And I cook a delicious meal for the whole...

13. With a vengeance: a novel

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Sager, Riley
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"In 1942, six people destroyed Anna Matheson’s family. Twelve years later, she’s ready for retribution. Under false pretenses, Anna has lured those responsible for her family’s downfall onto a luxury train from Philadelphia to Chicago, an overnight journey of thirteen hours. Her goal? Confront the people who’ve wronged her, get them to confess their crimes, and deliver them into the hands of authorities waiting at the end of the line. Justice...

14. Careless people: a cautionary tale of power, greed, and lost idealism

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Author:
Wynn-Williams, Sarah
Pub. Date:
2025
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English
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"From trips on private jets and encounters with world leaders to shocking accounts of misogyny and double standards behind the scenes, this searing memoir exposes both the personal and the political fallout when unfettered power and a rotten company culture take hold. In a gripping and often absurd narrative where a few people carelessly hold the world in their hands, this eye-opening memoir reveals what really goes on among the global elite. Sarah...

15. The Let Them Theory

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Author:
Robbins, Mel
Publisher:
Hay House
Pub. Date:
2024
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English
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16. Skyfall

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When Bond's latest assignment goes gravely wrong and agents around the world are exposed, MI6 is attacked forcing M to relocate the agency. These events cause her authority and position to be challenged by Mallory, the new Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee. With MI6 now compromised from both inside and out, M is left with one ally she can trust - Bond. 007 aided only by field agent Eve, follows a trail that leads to Silva, whose...

17. 1st to die

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Author:
Patterson, James, 1947-
Series:
Women's murder club volume 1
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English
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4 stars
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Patterson debuts his new series that introduces the Women's Murder Club. A demented killer stalks and murders newlyweds in San Francisco. Four women--a police detective, an assistant D.A., a reporter, and a medical examiner--join forces as they sidestep their bosses to track down a criminal whose twisted imagination stuns and entire city.

18. The chalice of the gods

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Author:
Riordan, Rick
Series:
Percy Jackson and the Olympians volume 6
Percy Jackson and the Olympians The Senior Year Adventures volume 1
Percy Jackson and the Olympians.Senior year adventures volume 1
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710L
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English
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4.3 stars
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Percy Jackson's hope for a normal senior year is shattered as the gods present him with three quests, beginning with the retrieval of Zeus's goblet, in order to get the necessary three letters of recommendation for college.

19. Leap year

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Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date:
[2010]
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English
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3 stars
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When Anna's four-year anniversary to her boyfriend passes without an engagement ring, she decides to take matters into her own hands. Inspired by an Irish tradition that allows women to propose to men on Leap Day, Anna follows Jeremy to Dublin to propose to him. But after landing on the wrong side of Ireland, she must enlist the help of Declan, a handsome and carefree local man, to get her across the country. Along the way, they discover that the...

20. The brass verdict: a novel

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Author:
Connelly, Michael, 1956-
Series:
Lincoln Lawyer
Mickey Haller volume 2
Lincoln lawyer novel volume 2
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English
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5 stars
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When Hollywood lawyer Jerry Vincent is murdered, Mickey Haller (of "The Lincoln Lawyer" fame) inherits his biggest case yet: the defense of Walter Elliott, a prominent studio executive accused of murdering his wife and her lover. But as Haller prepares for the case that could launch him into the big time, he learns that Vincent's killer may be coming for him next. Enter Harry Bosch. Determined to find Vincent's killer, he is not opposed to using Haller...
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