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The further adventures of Doctor Syn (Doctor Syn. #4.)
Par Russell Thorndike. 1936
Doctor Syn, in his guise as the Scarecrow, outwits the king's agents and keeps his band of Dymchurch smugglers out…
of prison. Sequel to "Doctor Syn returns", followed by "The courageous exploits of Doctor Syn". 2013, c1936.The gathering night
Par Margaret Elphinstone. 2009
Between Grandmother Mountain and the cold sea, Alaia and her family live off the land, but when one of her…
brothers goes hunting and never returns, the fragile balance of life is upset. Half-starved and maddened with grief, Alaia's mother follows her visions and goes in search of her lost son, while a stranger from a rival tribe appears seeking shelter, describing a great wave and a people perished. Hopes of resolution come when all the Auk people come together for their annual Gathering Night. Some descriptions of violence and some descriptions of sex. c2009.The Goodfellow chronicles: book one : The sacred seal (Goodfellow chronicles. #1.)
Par Judith Mills. 2001
Sam and his small companion Mr. Goodfellow embark on a journey to find a missing professor and a legendary scroll.…
Their adventures soon find them fighting off the evil Fen, the devious Professor Mandrake, and his nasty son Basil, all the while attempting to solve one of the greatest mysteries of all time. Grades 4-7. (The Goodfellow chronicles ; 1) 2001.The golden pine cone
Par Judith Saltman, Catherine Anthony Clark, Sheila Egoff. 1994
After they discover a golden pine cone near their home in British Columbia, 11-year old Bren and his 9-year old…
sister Lucy embark with their dog Ooshka on a search to find the rightful owner of the pine cone. Their journey is threatened by the dangerous Lake Snake, the evil Ice Witch, and the giant Nasookin, who all want the pine cone, too. Grades 4-7. 1994.The good daughter: a novel
Par Karin Slaughter. 2017
Twenty-eight years ago, Charlotte and Samantha Quinn's happy small-town family life was torn apart by a terrifying attack on their…
family home. It left their mother dead. It left their father--Pikeville's notorious defense attorney--devastated. And it left the family fractured beyond repair, consumed by secrets from that terrible night. Charlie has followed in her father's footsteps to become a lawyer herself--the ideal good daughter. But when violence comes to Pikeville again--and a shocking tragedy leaves the whole town traumatized--Charlie is plunged into a nightmare. Bestseller. 2017.The dying crapshooter's blues (Southern voices audio)
Par David Fulmer. 2007
On the same night a drunk cop shoots a gambler, a haul of priceless jewels is stolen - setting the…
stage for a mystery as complex and steeped in the blues as the city of Atlanta itself. 2007.The dogs
Par Allan Stratton. 2015
Cameron and his mom have been on the run for five years. His father is hunting them. At least, that’s…
what Cameron’s been told. When they settle in an isolated farmhouse, Cameron starts to see and hear things that aren’t possible. Soon he’s questioning everything he thought he knew - including his own sanity. What’s hiding in the night? Buried in the past? Cameron must uncover the dark secrets before they tear him apart. For junior high and older readers. Winner of the 2016 Red Maple Fiction Award. Winner of the 2017 Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award. 2015.The eight
Par Katherine Neville. 2006
For centuries a secret has been carefully hidden from those who would abuse its power. One daring and enigmatic woman…
gives her life to defy the rules and protect history from changing course forever. With France aflame in revolution, and the power of her king checked, the nuns of Montglane Abbey are forced to unearth a secret buried for a thousand years within their fortress walls. As the women scatter across the world they take with them the pieces of a mythical chess set given to Charlemagne by eight mysterious Moors. Embedded in each piece of the chess service is a code. 2006.The Earhart betrayal
Par James Stewart Thayer. 1980
The eagle's conquest (Eagle series ; #2)
Par Simon Scarrow. 2002
43 AD. Centurion Macro and his young subordinate, Optio Cato, arrive on British soil as one of Emperor Claudius's invasion…
force. In a series of bloody skirmishes, Macro and the desperately outnumbered Roman army must find and defeat the enemy before he grows strong enough to overwhelm them. When rumours of an assassination attempt coincide with the Emperor's arrival in Britain, the soldiers realise they are up against another force - one more ruthless than their acknowledged enemy. Sequel to "Under the eagle" (DC37658), followed by "When the eagle hunts" (DC39137). Some descriptions of sex and violence, explicit strong language. 2002. (Eagle series ; 2)The door in the dragon's throat (Cooper kids adventure series.)
Par Frank E Peretti. 1985
Armies of men with heavy machinery have tried to open the door in the Dragon's Throat, but no one has…
succeeded. Now Al-Dallam, president of Nepur, has asked Dr. Jake Cooper to try. There seems to be a curse on the door, which is said to hide a great treasure, but Dr. Cooper has faith that he can open the door and survive. Prequel to "Escape from the island of Aquarius". Grades 5-8. 1985. (The Cooper Kids Adventure series ; 1)The divorced kids club and other stories: And Other Stories
Par W. D Valgardson. 1999
Meet an unusual group of young heroes - from a computer genius and a budding entrepreneur to a boy faced…
with a summer of hard labour after a shoplifting incident goes awry. The kids in these stories draw on their own considerable inner resources to survive and adapt, no matter how rocky their journeys may be. Grades 5-8. 1999.The devil's light
Par Richard North Patterson. 2011
August 2011. Terrorist operative Amer Al Zaroor masterminds and executes the theft of a Pakistani military weapon: a 200-pound nuclear…
warhead, capable of causing destruction on a mass scale. A chilling transmission is then broadcast to the world, in which Osama Bin Laden pledges to attack a major US city on the tenth anniversary of 9/11. Includes violence. 2011.The duplicate
Par William Sleator. 1988
When David finds a machine that duplicates, it solves his immediate problem of being in two places at the same…
time. However, the duplicates are enemies from the start, and their enmity increases when David realizes that the duplicate has a mad, vicious side. For junior and senior high readers. 1988.The drop: a novel (Harry Bosch series. #15.)
Par Michael Connelly. 2011
Detective Harry Bosch and his partner David Chu have DNA evidence implicating a sex offender in a 1989 rape and…
murder--but the suspect was eight at the time. They also investigate the mysterious death of a councilman's son. Strong language, some violence, and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. Sequel to "Nine dragons", followed by "The black box". 2011.The Druperman tapes
Par John Goodger. 2005
Emmett "Droopy" Druperman, big boss at the Galaxy Casino and president of a secret consortium of Las Vegas casinos, at…
first dismisses a strange package that includes a movie clip of someone being poisoned - until a real poisoning makes him sit up and take notice. When a second package contains video of an electrocution - and a demand for millions of dollars - Druperman, still determined not to give in to 'Thanatos', the mysterious extortionists, calls in Galaxy security chief Steve Forrester. Some descriptions of sex, violence and strong language. 2005.The diamond hunters
Par Wilbur A Smith. 1992
The Van der Byl diamond company, willed by its founder to his son Benedict, is a bequest of hatred, couched…
in terms to offer him the means to destroy his bitterest rival. "Destroy Johnny" is the old man's implacable message and so, consumed with envy for his own foster-brother, Benedict sets out in pursuit of this goal and Johnny is plunged into a maelstrom of greed, vengeance and murder. 1992.The devil's workshop: a novel
Par Stephen J Cannell. 1999
Suspecting a cover-up when told that her microbiologist husband has committed suicide, microbiology doctoral student Stacy Richardson goes undercover to…
find out about the work he was doing at Fort Detrick, Maryland. She links up with a former war hero, alcoholic hobo Lucky Cunningham, to stop a bio-weapons scheme. Strong language and violence. 1999.The devil's teardrop: a novel of the last night of the century
Par Jeffery Deaver. 1999
New Years Eve, 1999 and Washington D.C. is under siege by a madman. If 20 million dollars is not paid…
by midnight, random massacres will proceed every four hours. It is up to bookish document analyst Parker Kincaid to decipher the clues in the ransom note to identify and defeat the killer. Some descriptions of violence. 1999.The doll's house
Par Evelyn Anthony. 1992
With the Cold War over Harry Oakham, experienced spy, is out of a job, bitter at what the service has…
done to him after a lifetime of danger, and at the erosion of his personal life. Contacting colleagues, enemies, killers and moles, he builds up a syndicate of ruthless professionals for hire to anyone who can pay, but he hasn't reckoned with Rosa, a bright new Foreign Office talent, reeling from a broken marriage and seconded to check on an old spy. Neither wants their future changed, or emotional complications, but after they meet things begin to go wrong for Harry, the syndicate, and most of all for Rosa. Strong language, violence and descriptions of sex. 1992.