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Birthright Birthright Nora Roberts,Michel Ganstel When five-thousand-year-old human bones are found at a construction site in the small town of Woodsboro, the news draws archaeologist Callie Dunbrook out of her sabbatical and into a whirlwind of adv… OL111543W
Stealing lives Stealing lives Arturo J. Marcano Guevara "As a young boy growing up in Venezuela, Alexis Quiroz dreamed of playing in the Major Leagues. Alexis's dreams were like those of thousands of other boys in the Dominican Republic and Venezuela, and… OL11606804W
The second time around The second time around Mary Higgins Clark,Jan Maxwell When Nicholas Spencer, the charismatic head of a company that has developed an anticancer vaccine, disappears without a trace, reporter Marcia "Carley" DeCarlo is assigned the story. Word that Spence… OL13053W
About Face About Face Donna Leon The wonderful new Commissario Brunetti novel, from Sunday Times Bestselling author Donna LeonAt a dinner party given by his parents-in-law, Commissario Brunetti meets Franca Marinello, the wife of a … OL15132100W
The Godfather of Kathmandu The Godfather of Kathmandu John Burdett,John Burdett Sonchai Jitpleecheep--John Burdett's inimitable Royal Thai Police detective with the hard-bitten demeanor and the Buddhist soul--is summoned to the most shocking and intriguing crime scene of his car… OL15171709W
Bribery and corruption Bribery and corruption Brian P. Loughman "A practical guide to understanding and counteracting accounting fraud around the world. As businesses continue to expand globally into new and emerging markets, bribery and corruption risks have inc… OL15981011W
The garden of betrayal The garden of betrayal Lee Vance "Manhattan, 2002: Mark Wallace has it all - he's married to Claire, the love of his life; they have two bright, beautiful children, and his is a high-powered Wall Street job. Until one night while on… OL16071992W
A Game As Old As Empire A Game As Old As Empire Steven Hiatt,Steven Hiatt A Game as Old as Empire is a collection of accounts from investigators, journalists and activists calling themselves "economic hitmen", about global affairs. Each chapter contains a story about a dif… OL16075664W
Executive roadmap to fraud prevention and internal control Executive roadmap to fraud prevention and internal control Martin T. Biegelman "How-to, authoritative guidance for creating a best-in-class fraud prevention and compliance program in any organizationNow in a Second Edition, this practical book helps corporate executives and man… OL16215876W
Finders Keepers Finders Keepers Craig Childs From Publishers Weekly Childs (The Animal Dialogues) intermingles personal experiences as a desert ecologist and adventurer with a journalistic look at scientists, collectors, museum officials, and … OL16335912W
The Great Unraveling The Great Unraveling Paul R. Krugman "This national bestseller chronicles the dangers of an administration that has raised dishonesty to dizzying heights. Economist Paul Krugman exposes the facts that speak for themselves. From identify… OL1648160W
Kickback Kickback Caroline Overington On the eve of the war in Iraq, Australia's wheat exporter, AWB Ltd - a company once owned and controlled by the Federal government - sent more than $290 million to the brutal regime of Saddam Hussein… OL16978650W
CITY MADNESS CITY MADNESS Kia Soong Kua Hand and hand we engage, walk, run, smile, laugh, and even be appalled, when some of these characters are unclothed true to life, as they search for their place in this maze … OL17079370W
Maestra Maestra L. S. Hilton Sex. Murder. Shoes. A shockingly original and darkly decadent thriller - Gone Girl meets The Talented Mr Ripley. OL17337542W
Gypped Gypped Carol Higgins Clark Private Investigator Regan Reilly and her husband Jack, head of the NYPD Major Case Squad, are in Los Angeles where Jack is attending a business conference. After the conference, Jack and Regan plan … OL17364356W
The World According To Monsanto The World According To Monsanto Marie-Monique Robin Marie-Monique Robin spent three years investigating Monsanto, the world's leading producer of GMOs. In this prize-winning, controversial account, she shares her discoveries of the recently 'green' Mo… OL17490130W
What I tell you in the dark What I tell you in the dark Samuel, John (Author) "A nameless angel has been out of God's favor since things went wrong with his last mission, 2,000 years ago. He has spent the intervening millennia watching the humanity he so loves fall into moral … OL17873330W
Cash Crash Jubilee Cash Crash Jubilee Eli K. P. William In a near future Tokyo, every human action is intellectual property owned by corporations that charge licensing fees through a computer system called a BodyBank implanted in each citizen. Amon Kenzak… OL17882885W
The Black Book The Black Book James Patterson,David B. Ellis,David Ellis Being a cop runs in Billy Harney's family. The son of Chicago's Chief of Detectives whose twin sister, Patty, also followed in their father's footsteps, there's nothing Billy won't give up for the jo… OL17930365W
Friends of the family Friends of the family Tommy Dades Chronicles the case involving corrupt NYPD detectives Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa, and traces how they provided information to the Lucchese crime family that resulted in at least eight murde… OL18165172W
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