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Never Say Die Never Say Die Tess Gerritsen Twenty years after her father's plane crashed in the jungles of Southeast Asia, Willy Jane Maitland was finally tracking his last moves. She recognised the dangers, but her search for the truth about… OL14871654W
Lost in Shangri-la Lost in Shangri-la Mitchell Zuckoff Describes the 1945 odyssey of three plane crash survivors in New Guinea who endured a harrowing journey through the jungle to seek help, their encounter with a primitive tribe who had never seen whit… OL15445037W
Henderson's spear Henderson's spear Ronald Wright Imprisoned in a Tahitian jail while searching for her long-lost father, Liv attempts to reconstruct her troubled past and reflects upon the secret journal of her ancestor Frank Henderson, who came to… OL15862051W
The promise The promise Susan Sallis There were four of the Thorpe family in the Anderson shelter the night of the raid on Coventry. Mum and Dad, Florrie and little May. Jack was missing ... he was one of those who did not return from D… OL17878073W
The secret of Raven Point The secret of Raven Point Jennifer Vanderbes "1943: When seventeen-year-old Juliet Dufresne receives a cryptic letter from her enlisted brother and then discovers that he's been reported missing in action, she lies about her age and travels to … OL18178415W
You are not forgotten You are not forgotten Bryan Bender An inspiring and epic tale of loss and redemption about two American servicemen: a Marine Corps pilot who was shot down in WWII and the modern-day soldier determined to bring home his remains six dec… OL19704494W
Vanished Vanished Wil S. Hylton " From a mesmerizing storyteller, the gripping search for a missing World War II crew, their bomber plane, and their legacy. On September 1, 1944, a massive American bomber carrying eleven men vanish… OL19972148W
Home run Home run Nichol, John Throughout the Second World War, thousands found themselves cut off behind the lines in Nazi-occupied Europe - soldiers were left stranded on beaches after the chaotic evacuation of Dunkirk, airmen f… OL20997626W
Home of the brave Home of the brave Kristoffer Neff "Active members of the LDS Church, Michael Sutton and his parents have been troubled for years by the rebellion of his younger brother, Taylor. But when Taylor's Army Ranger team disappears during a … OL24162451W
MIA MIA Mark J. Reichman "Aviation enthusiast Mark Reichman spent over two decades as a missionary in remote regions of Papua New Guinea, and while there became fascinated by the lure of long-lost aircraft wrecks in dense ju… OL24202111W
A foreign field A foreign field Ben Macintyre In the first terrifying days of World War I, four British soldiers found themselves trapped behind enemy lines on the western front. They were forced to hide in the tiny French village of Villeret, w… OL2618444W
The first hard times The first hard times Doris Buchanan Smith Devoted to the memory of her father, who has been missing in action in Vietnam for more than ten years, Ancil has difficulty accepting her new stepfather. A Companion volume to Last Was Lloyd. OL3918119W
Pardonable Lies (Maisie Dobbs #3) Pardonable Lies (Maisie Dobbs #3) Jacqueline Winspear A deathbed plea from his wife leads Sir Cecil Lawton to seek the aid of Maisie Dobbs, psychologist and investigator. As Maisie soon learns, Agnes Lawton never accepted that her aviator son was killed… OL5710006W
Soldat inconnu vivant Soldat inconnu vivant Jean-Yves Le Naour In February 1918, a derelict soldier was discovered wandering the railway station in Lyon, France. With no memory of his name or past, no identifying possessions, marks, or documents, the soldier-giv… OL5724564W
Another Time and Place Another Time and Place Samantha Grosser In a tea room, in England, 1944, young American pilot Tom Blake watches a woman who is waiting for a friend. He isn't looking for love, but seeing Anna Pilgrim changes everything. So begins a passion… OL9348384W
Villa Incognito Villa Incognito Tom Robbins Imagine that there are American MIAs who chose to remain missing after the Vietnam War. Imagine that there is a family in which four generations of strong, alluring women have shared a mysterious con… OL94855W