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The confusion: Volume Two of The Baroque Cycle (Baroque cycle. #2.)
Par Neal Stephenson. 2004
1689. Jack Shaftoe, criminal mastermind, recovers his memory in Algiers, evades galley slavery, and joins a quest for the lost…
treasure of a Spanish pirate. Meanwhile, Eliza, secret agent and former prisoner in a Turkish harem, is captured by a privateer while trying to escape to England with her baby. She must then navigate the intrigues of the court of Louis XIV, which are less lethal than those of the Inquisition by only a small margin. Sequel to "Quicksilver" (DC26645). 2004. (Baroque cycle ; 2)The color of night
Par David L Lindsey. 1999
Former spy and recent widower Harry Strand has a second career as an art dealer in Houston. When client Mara…
Song contacts him about a portfolio of drawings, Harry's life changes. Then a videotape in Mara's VCR reveals that his past is not yet behind him. Some violence and some strong language. c1999.The conduct of Major Maxim
Par Gavin Lyall. 1982
Major Harry Maxim, SAS-trained and still mourning the loss of his wife to a terrorist bomb, is asked to help…
Corporal Blagg, on the run from his battalion in Germany. 1982.The case of the slippery soap star (Wright & Wong. #4.)
Par Melinda Metz, Laura J Burns. 2005
When his mother is accused of stealing jewelry at a charity dinner, Orville and his friend Agatha team up to…
find the real thief - and their prime suspect is a famous soap opera actor. Grades 5-8. Some descriptions of violence. 2005. (Wright & Wong ; 4)The case of the Nana-napper (Wright & Wong. #2.)
Par Melinda Metz, Laura J Burns. 2005
Agatha and Orville love to hang out with Nana Wong, but when they arrive at her house one day, they…
find that Agatha's fun, photo-snapping granny is nowhere to be seen. It appears that Nana Wong has been kidnapped! Luckily, Wright and Wong are on the case. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 2005. (Wright & Wong mystery ; 2)The Cassandra virus
Par K. V Johansen. 2006
Jordan shadows his sister, Cassie, a graduate student studying computer engineering. First the bored computer geek designs a program that…
develops a mind of its own, then Jordan uses Cassie's computer parts to create a robot that responds to voice and visual commands. When a self-serving university administrator wants to use it for sinister purposes, danger ensues as men trash Cassie's lab and, finding nothing, set out for Jordan's house. Grades 5-8. Some descriptions of violence. 2006.The Bourne initiative (New Jason Bourne novel. #14.)
Par Eric Lustbader. 2017
Can Jason Bourne be working against his own country? The US Government is convinced of his treason, and Bourne's only…
hope is to join forces with his bitterest enemy. Sequel to "The Bourne enigma". 2017.The chemist
Par Stephenie Meyer. 2016
She used to work for the U.S. government, one of the darkest secrets of an agency so clandestine it doesn't…
even have a name. And when they decided she was a liability, they came without warning, and they killed the only other person she trusted. When her former handler offers her a way out, it is her only chance to erase the giant target on her back. But the information she acquires only makes her situation more dangerous. And now she finds herself falling for a man who can only complicate her likelihood of survival. As she sees her choices being rapidly whittled down, she must apply her unique talents in ways she never dreamed of. Bestseller. 2016.The boys of San Joaquin
Par D. J Smith. 2006
In a small California town in 1951, twelve-year-old Paolo, his brother, and his deaf cousin Billy get caught up in…
a search for money missing from the church collection, leading them to complicated discoveries about themselves, other family members, and townspeople they thought they knew. Grades 5-8. 2005.The cabal (Kirk McGarvey adventures. #14.)
Par David Hagberg. 2010
CIA operative Todd Van Buren meets with Joshua Givens, an investigative reporter who has uncovered a dangerous secret. Givens suspects…
that a lobbyist has formed a shadowy group called the Friday Club. The journalist is convinced that the "club" is powerful enough to topple the United States. That afternoon Van Buren, son-in-law of legendary spy Kirk McGarvey, is gunned down. The same evening, Givens and his family are killed. McGarvey is about to be drawn into the most far-reaching and perilous investigation of his career. Strong language, some descriptions of sex, and explicit descriptions of violence. c2010.The butterfly ward
Par Margaret Gibson. 1976
Collection of compassionate short stories by an award-winning Canadian writer. Delves into the personalities of those who are considered "insane"…
by those of us who consider ourselves "normal." Gibson attempts to show that one person's so-called madness us another person's reality. Some strong language. 1976.The Bourne ultimatum (Bourne Ser. #Bk. 3)
Par Robert Ludlum. 1994
Jason Bourne is forced from retirement by a series of terrifying events, starting with a cat-and-mouse chase to the death.…
The Jackal, Bourne's supreme enemy, has returned. And so Medusa - the dreaded secret society, seeking clandestine power, is once more flexing its vicious tentacles. The scene is set for carnage galore. Some descriptions of violence. 1994.The bride of the wilderness: a novel
Par Charles McCarry. 1988
Set in Britain during the Black Plague and in colonial America during the French and Indian War. At the centre…
of the story are Henry Harding, a quick-witted, fun-loving trader, his daughter, Fanny, and his dearest friend, Oliver Barebones, who excels at football. 1988.The Bourne supremacy (Bourne ; #2)
Par Robert Ludlum. 1986
Jason Bourne has announced his return. But who, now, is Bourne? Is he the quiet professor and loving husband, or…
is he the most deadly master of the killing arts the world has ever known? In a smoky disreputable cabaret in Kowloon, murder is swiftly and violently perpetrated and eleven letters are written in the dead man's blood. Sequel to "Bourn identity" (DC05315). 1986. (Bourne ; 2)The border guards
Par Mark Sinnett. 2004
Officially declared an accident, the death of retired power broker Michael Hollins has left too many unanswered questions to satisfy…
his son, Tim. But as Tim conducts his own search for the truth, he discovers an uneasy connection to a Russian mob boss - and an alarming number of other mysterious deaths. Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. 2004.The black room (The lost trilogy ; #2)
Par Gillian Cross. 2005
What has happened to Robert? He's told his friend Tom a wild story of surviving danger and death in an…
underground cavern. Tom doesn't believe it - but he still gets caught up in Robert's desperate search for a girl called Lorn. Robert says that she saved his life - and if they don't find her before winter, she will die. For junior and senior high readers. Sequel to "The dark ground" (DC33236). Followed by "The nightmare game". 2005. (The lost trilogy ; 2)The black chamber: a novel
Par David Chacko. 1988
The black widow (Gabriel Allon. #16.)
Par Daniel Silva. 2016
Art restorer, assassin, and spy Gabriel Allon finds himself poised to become the chief of Israel's secret intelligence service, but…
not before answering the French government's request to eliminate the person responsible for detonating a massive bomb in Paris. Sequel to "The English spy", followed by "House of spies". Bestseller. 2016.Slash
Par François X Côté. 2006
Le narrateur, qui est devenu homme tronc à cinq ans, suite à une rencontre malencontreuse avec une souffleuse, tente de…
trouver à travers l'écriture un exutoire à ses rêves. Prix Robert-Cliche 2006.The birds on the trees
Par Nina Bawden. 1971