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The Dog of the South The Dog of the South Charles Portis Ray Midge is befuddled when his wife takes off with his car, his money, and her ex-husband. When credit card statements start rolling in, he takes off to find them (in the ex-husband's clunker). His … OL104533W
Lost boy lost girl Lost boy lost girl Peter Straub A woman commits suicide for no apparent reason. A week later, her son--beautiful, troubled fifteen-year-old Mark Underhill--vanishes from the face of the earth. To his uncle, horror novelist Timothy … OL114292W
The little giant of Aberdeen County The little giant of Aberdeen County Tiffany Baker When Truly Plaice's mother was pregnant, the town of Aberdeen joined together in betting how recordbreakingly huge the baby boy would ultimately be. The girl who proved to be Truly paid the price of… OL11777239W
The Adventures of Sally The Adventures of Sally P. G. Wodehouse From the book:Sally looked contentedly down the long table. She felt happy at last. Everybody was talking and laughing now, and her party, rallying after an uncertain start, was plainly the success s… OL1337130W
Cora cooks pancit Cora cooks pancit Dorina K. Lazo Gilmore When all her older siblings are away, Cora's mother finally lets her help make pancit, a Filipino noodle dish. Includes recipe for pancit. OL13648874W
The case of the mystery mark The case of the mystery mark Angela Elwell Hunt Nicki is determined to solve the mystery at Pine Grove Middle School when a student's research paper is stolen and circumstantial evidence points to her new friend Kim, a Korean American. OL14852381W
The Rough Rider (The House of Winslow #18) The Rough Rider (The House of Winslow #18) Gilbert Morris Aaron Winslow, the rough rider, is determined to protect his younger brother in the fight against the Spanish in Cuba. OL14854930W
Blood & iron Blood & iron Harry Turtledove AMERICAN EMPIRE: BOOK ONETwice in the last century, brutal war erupted between the United States and the Confederacy. Then, after a generation of relative peace, The Great War exploded worldwide. As … OL14923433W
End game End game Dale Brown,Jim Defelice A volatile U.S. ally has fallen prey to the terrorist beast. India is the target of radical Islamic jihadists, and the world watches breathlessly as tensions escalate between the uneasy giant and its… OL14949643W
Snowbound Snowbound Blake Crouch At the start of this overwrought thriller from Crouch (_Abandon_), attorney Will Innis's wife, Rachael, fails to come home from a late night at work. Her car is found on an Arizona desert highway, th… OL15027285W
The Passage The Passage Justin Cronin The Passage is a novel by Justin Cronin, published in 2010 by Ballantine Books, a division of Random House, Inc., New York. The Passage debuted at #3 on the New York Times hardcover fiction best sell… OL15168588W
Primary Directive Primary Directive Don Pendleton STONY MANDirect action is the President’s best option when America stands in the crosshairs of terrorism. The covert counterinsurgent team known as Stony Man gets the green light to strike hard and f… OL15170347W
Code Name: Bikini Code Name: Bikini Christina Skye Ex-cop Gina Ryan traded in her Smith & Wesson to follow a dream. Now she's creating decadent desserts aboard a luxury cruise ship in the Caribbean. But a gorgeous passenger is about to send her perfe… OL15178268W
Code Name: Blondie Code Name: Blondie Christina Skye Miki is living every woman’s fantasy--stranded on a desert island with a rugged Navy SEAL. But little does Miki know she’s a suspect in an international high-tech robbery, and her steely-eyed compani… OL15178447W
Code of Honor Code of Honor Don Pendleton Pink. Orange. White. Indigo. In the ruthless and unforgiving world of mercenaries, these are the code names of an elite group of assassins, known collectively as the Black Cross. They leave behind no… OL15179014W
The Agent's Proposition The Agent's Proposition Lyn Stone Her cover: sexy heiress on a French Riviera spree. Her mission: find the terrorist hacker threatening to shut down America's power grid. And SEXTANT agent Tess Bradshaw plans to play this first assig… OL15186301W
Once a Hero Once a Hero Lisa Childs Taking a bullet meant for someone else made Kent Terlecki a hero in the eyes of his fellow detectives. But Erin Powell doesn't see a brave coponly the man who put her brother in jail. When the justic… OL15188192W
Carnage Code Carnage Code Don Pendleton Rogue ThreatWhen the CIA intercepts a coded message that reveals the delivery of nuclear materials to Sudan, the U.S. decides to investiage this North African hot spot. Mack Bolan's hard probe expose… OL15192169W
Paper covers rock Paper covers rock Jenny Hubbard In 1982 Buncombe County, North Carolina, sixteen-year-old Alex Stromm writes of the aftermath of the accidental drowning of a friend, as his English teacher reaches out to him while he and a fellow b… OL15455319W
Fan mail Fan mail P. D. Martin "Getting into a killer's mind is both a blessing and a curse for Aussie FBI profiler Sophie Anderson. The agent suffers through brutal premonitions in order to save lives. Now a resident of Los Angel… OL15590740W
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