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61) Blue Belle
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Burke is given a purseful of dirty money to find the infamous Ghost Van that is cutting a lethal swath among the teenage prostitutes in the 'hood. He also gets help in the form of a stripper named Belle, whose moves on the runway are outclassed only by what she can do in a getaway car. But not even Burke is prepared for the evil that is behind the Ghost Van or for the sheer menace of its guardian, a cadaverous karate expert who enjoys killing so much...
62) The mask
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Evil wears many faces. This one was young and innocent. Carol and Paul were drawn to her; she was the daughter they had never had. But hideous evil lurked behind the deceptively innocent face--an evil that threatened to destroy everything Carol and Paul held dear.
64) Wizard at large
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Book Three in the Magic Kingdom of Landover series. It all began when the half-able wizard Questor Thews announced that finally he could restore the Court Scribe Abernathy to human form. It was his spell that had turned Abernathy into a Wheaten Terrier - though still able to talk. All went well - until the wizard breathed the magic dust of his spell and suddenly sneezed. Then, where Abernathy had stood, there was only a bottle containing a particularly...
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A year had passed since little Danny's death -- a year since his mother began the painful process of acceptance. But Tina Evans could have sworn she just saw her Danny in a stranger's car. Then she dreamed that Danny was alive. And when she awoke, she found a message waiting for her in Danny's bedroom -- two disturbing words scrawled on his chalkboard: NOT DEAD. Was this someone's grim joke? Her mind playing tricks on her? Or something more? For Tina...
66) Grass roots
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After years as chief of staff for a venerable Georgia senator, Will Lee decides to run for the seat himself when a stroke cripples his mentor. Standing in his way are an ambitious governor in the Democratic primary and, possibly, a far-right fundamentalist in the general election. In addition, Will must interrupt his campaign to serve as the defense lawyer in a controversial race-murder trial, while elsewhere, a dedicated ex-cop pursues the head of...
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In the summer of 1953, two 11-year-old boys--best friends--are playing in a Little League baseball game in New Hampshire. One of the boys hits a foul ball that kills his best friend's mother. Owen Meany believes he didn't hit the ball by accident. He believes he is God's instrument. What happens to Owen after 1953 is extraordinary and terrifying. He is Irving's most heartbreaking hero.
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“[McCaffrey is the] master of the well-told tale.”—Chicago Sun-Times
As long as the people of Pern could remember, the Holds had protected them from Thread, the deadly silver strands that fell from the sky. In exchange for sanctuary in the huge stone fortresses, the people tithed to their Lord Holders, who in turn supported the dragonriders, Pern’s greatest weapon against Thread. But not everyone on Pern was...
As long as the people of Pern could remember, the Holds had protected them from Thread, the deadly silver strands that fell from the sky. In exchange for sanctuary in the huge stone fortresses, the people tithed to their Lord Holders, who in turn supported the dragonriders, Pern’s greatest weapon against Thread. But not everyone on Pern was...
69) Sweet revenge
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While Princess Adrianne plots revenge on her abusive father, Philip Chamberlain comes into her life--but for romance or murder?
71) Cold harbour
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In this Higgins adventure classic, an Allied spy operation is suddenly jeopardized just as it's about to discover Rommel's plans for defeating the D-Day invasion.
72) Counterattack
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Corps volume 3
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A story of the Marines and their loves and loyalties, from the attack on Pearl Harbor to the beaches of Guadalcanal.
73) Mystery
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A near-fatal traffic accident and a resulting obsession with death drive Tom Pasmore to join his neighbor, famous retired detective Lamont von Heilitz, in investigating two very different murders.
74) The vig
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Dismas Hardy novel volume 2
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Down and out lawyer, Rusty Ingraham left behind a murdered woman and a houseboat splattered with blood. All the evidence said Ingraham was in San Francisco Bay, dead, but his friend, Dismas Hardy, isn't so sure. Hardy has to find out, because a stone-cold killer, now paroled, once threatened to kill Ingraham and Hardy.
75) Woman's own
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Set amid the bustle of 19th-century Philadelphia is a sweeping saga of three generations of strong, indomitable women. At its center is young Lilly Armstrong, a beauty on the brink of womanhood, too brave and fearless to settle for the status quo. Lilly aspires to carve out lives of independent freedom for herself and her women kin--lives not dependent on men. But one man would move heaven and earth to help Lilly realize her dreams.
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“When McCaffrey's beloved dragons roar and their riders soar on the beasts' mighty backs . . . fans of Pern will likely be enthralled.”—Publishers Weekly
For generations, the dragonriders had dedicated their lives to fighting Thread, the dreaded spores that periodically rained from the sky to ravage the land. On the backs of their magnificent telepathic dragons they flew to flame the deadly stuff out of the air before...
For generations, the dragonriders had dedicated their lives to fighting Thread, the dreaded spores that periodically rained from the sky to ravage the land. On the backs of their magnificent telepathic dragons they flew to flame the deadly stuff out of the air before...
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In a black satire of the eighties, a decade of naked greed and unparalleled callousness, a successful Wall Street yuppie cannot get enough of anything, including murder. Now a major motion picture from Lion's Gate Films, released Spring 2000, starring Christian Bale (Metroland), Chloe Sevigny (The Last Days of Disco), Jared Leto (My So Called Life), and Reese Witherspoon (Cruel Intentions), and directed by Mary Harron (I Shot Andy Warhol). In American...
78) Battleground
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In this electrifying novel of the U.S. Marine Corps, the master of authentic military action and drama reveals the story of one of the bloodiest conflicts of the Pacific: the epic struggle for Guadalcanal.
79) Night over water
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As England and Germany engage in battle, the world's most luxurious airline takes off for its final flight to neutral America, but two ruthless passengers are determined to prevent the plane from reaching its destination.