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Never say die (Alex Rider adventure #11)
By Anthony Horowitz. 2017
After fifteen-year-old MI6 agent Alex Rider receives a cryptic email, he travels around the world on a dangerous mission to…
destroy the deadly terrorist organization Scorpia once and for all. For grades 6-9. 2017Russian roulette (Alex Rider adventure #10)
By Anthony Horowitz. 2013
Presented with an unexpected assignment, Alex Rider's greatest nemesis, Yassen, recalls his life and the path that led him to…
become an assassin while his one-time friend, Alex's uncle, became a spy. For grades 6-9. 2013Danger is never far away from Alex Rider. In this collection of adrenaline-fueled adventures, the teen spy infiltrates a terrorist…
hideout, gets caught up in a high-speed chase, and faces the world's most deadly criminals. These explosive missions will push Alex to the limit. Seven secret adventures. One teenage super spy. For grades 6-9. 2019The Conjurer: The Conjurer, Deception's Daughter, And Without Fear (The Martha Beale Mysteries #1)
By Cordelia Frances Biddle. 2007
An heiress breaks free of social conventions and attempts to solve the mystery of her father&’s disappearance in 1842 Philadelphia…
in Cordelia Frances Biddle&’s first Martha Beale mysteryWhen her father fails to appear for lunch at their country estate, Martha Beale knows something is wrong. The family&’s faithful dogs discover Lemuel Beale&’s hunting rifle by the river, but there is no sign of the millionaire financier. Refusing to believe he is dead, his daughter—and sole heir—begins a discreet investigation with the help of the mayor&’s aide, Thomas Kelman.But Philadelphia in 1842 is a dangerous place for a female, especially a twenty-six-year-old single woman. Martha&’s quest for answers takes her from the pinnacle of high society, which is abuzz about a visiting European conjurer who communicates with the dead, to the city&’s tragic slums where a brutal killer is targeting young prostitutes—and through it all Martha will confront the most ruthless aspects of human nature.In a story deeply rooted in time and place and brimming with atmosphere and suspense, Cordelia Frances Biddle conjures a mesmerizing world of intrigue and hidden desires.Killer instinct: a novel
By Joseph Finder. 2006
Massachusetts electronics salesman Jason Steadman's career takes off after he helps ex-Special Forces soldier Kurt Semko get a job in…
the firm's security office. While Jason's ambitious wife, Kate, is happy about the newfound success, Jason worries that his colleagues' sudden misfortunes are not accidental. Violence and strong language. 2006Pumpkin Jack
By Will Hubbell. 2000