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Blood Brothers Blood Brothers Nora Roberts It had been the Pagan Stone for hundreds of years, long before three boys stood around it and spilled their blood in a bond of brotherhood, unwittingly releasing a force bent on destruction... Ev… OL111595W
Bullets, bombs, and fast talk Bullets, bombs, and fast talk James Botting A desperate gunman holds a planeload of innocent passengers hostage. A heavily armed cult leader refuses to leave his compound, threatening mass suicide by a hundred of his brainwashed followers. A n… OL11967240W
Vanish (Jane Rizzoli, Book 5) Vanish (Jane Rizzoli, Book 5) Tess Gerritsen If it's gripping, it's Gerritsen. A chilling Rizzoli and Isles thriller from Sunday Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen.The beautiful woman appears to be just another corpse in the morgue. But wh… OL14871646W
Law of the jungle Law of the jungle John Otis "Truth be told, they were mostly in it for the money"On February 13, 2003, a plane carrying three American military contractors on a recon patrol crash-landed in the jungle-covered mountains of Colom… OL14958750W
A maiden's grave A maiden's grave Jeffery Deaver In Kansas, fleeing killers kidnap a bus with deaf girls and hole up in a slaughterhouse. They kill one girl and threaten to kill the rest if their demands are not met. The 12-hour siege by the FBI be… OL15145679W
The worst thing The worst thing Aaron J. Elkins "Aaron Elkins has been hailed as "a master" (The Dallas Morning News) for his Edgarʼ Award-winning Gideon Oliver mysteries. Now, in an original new novel, he illustrates how quickly everything can go… OL16163382W
American hostages in Iran American hostages in Iran Warren Christopher,Paul H. Kreisberg Describes the efforts of negotiators to gain the release of the Americans held in the embassy in Iran. OL16476590W
Home at last Home at last Katherine Stone Donated. OL17739292W
Countdown Countdown Susan Rogers Cooper When sheriff Milt Kovaks arrests Darrell Blanton for murder, Darnell's mother, Eunice, storms an inn where detective Kovaks' wife is hosting a bachelorette party and threatens to kill a partygoer eve… OL19986134W
Hostage Hostage Robert Crais The bestselling author of Demolition Angel and L.A. Requiem returns with his most intense and intricate thriller yet. As the Los Angeles Times said, Robert Crais is "a crime writer operating at the t… OL2005904W
Wanted Wanted Emlyn Rees Hunted by 9 international Intelligence Agencies for a terrorist atrocity he did not commit, hostage negotiator. Danny Shanklin is now the world's most wanted man, with a reward of $10,000,000 being o… OL20880568W
Sacrifice Sacrifice Max Kinnings London, Christmas morning. 09:13am. Disgraced hedge fund manager Graham Poynter hides shamefully in his Belgravia mansion. All that separates him from the media hounds baying for his blood are wrough… OL24174590W
Seizure Seizure Nick Oldham Newly promoted Detective Superintendent Henry Christie could do without dealing with Felix Deakin, a convicted drug dealer serving a heavy prison sentence, who suddenly volunteers some new evidence t… OL24622763W
Reconstruction Reconstruction Mick Herron When a gunman breaks into South Oxford Nursery School and takes a group of hostages, teacher Louise Kennedy fears the worst. But Jaime Segura isn’t there on a homicidal mission, and he’s just as scar… OL8475783W