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Sigma Force novels volume 5
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English
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An ancient relic, a murdered man, an international think tank of scientists known as the Jasons who have discovered a way to bioengineer autistic children, and a plot to wipe out a quarter of the world's population have two men racing against time to solve a mystery that dates back to the first famous oracle of history--the Greek Oracle of Delphi.
2) Toxic prey
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Prey series volume 34
Letty Davenport novels volume 03
Lucas Davenport novel volume 34
Prey novel volume 34
Letty Davenport novels volume 03
Lucas Davenport novel volume 34
Prey novel volume 34
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English
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Lucas Davenport and his daughter, Letty, team up to track down a dangerous scientist whose latest project could endanger the entire world, in this latest thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author John Sandford. That, at least, is what Dr. Lionel Scott believes. A renowned expert in tropical and infectious diseases, Scott has witnessed the devastating impact of illness and turmoil at critical scale. Society as it exists is untenable, and the...
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Jericho Quinn novels volume 1
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English
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They can strike anywhere. Three Middle Eastern terrorists have been injected with a biological weapon--human time bombs released on American soil. Special Agent Jericho Quinn has been hand-picked to stop them.
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Publisher
Night Shade Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 21
Language
English
Description
What happens when bio-terrorism becomes a tool for corporate profits? And what happens when this forces humanity to the cusp of post-human evolution? This is a tale of Bangkok struggling for survival in a post-oil era of rising sea levels and out-of-control mutation.
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Michael Kelly mysteries volume 4
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"Chicago cop turned private investigator Michael Kelly is racing to save his city from a deadly new foe: a biological weapon unleashed underground."--P. [2] of dust jacket.
8) Patient zero
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Series
Joe Ledger novels volume 1
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"When you have to kill the same terrorist twice in one week there's either something wrong with your world or something wrong with your skills ... and there's nothing wrong with Joe Ledger's skills. And that's both a good, and a bad thing. It's good because he's a Baltimore detective that has just been secretly recruited by the government to lead a new taskforce created to deal with the problems that Homeland Security can't handle. This rapid response...
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Series
Eric Steele novels volume 4
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Special Operative Eric Steele battles a renegade group of bioterrorists armed with a devastating virus in the fourth pulse-pounding military thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Outlaw Platoon"--
10) Fatal deception
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Series
Steele ops volume 3
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
When her lab is broken into and a lethal virus is stolen, Isabel Santiago must put her trust in a brooding--and sexy--security expert to find the culprits before they turn her research into a weapon.
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Series
Dark biology volume 3
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
12) Rage
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Series
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"From New York Times Bestselling author (creator of the Netflix series V Wars), Jonathan Maberry comes the first in a brand new series featuring Joe Ledger and Rogue Team International. A small island off the coast of Korea is torn apart by a bioweapon that drives everyone-men, women, and children-insane with murderous rage. The people behind the attack want Korea reunified or destroyed. No middle ground. No mercy. Soon Japan, China, and the United...
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English
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"After an explosion in the Gulf of Mexico destroys three oil rigs trying to revive a dying field, Kurt Austin and the NUMA Special Projects Team are tapped by the President of the United States to find out what's gone wrong. The trail leads them to a brilliant billionaire in the alternative energy field. Her goal is the end of the oil age; her company has spent billions developing the worlds' most advanced fuel-cell systems. But is she an environmental...
14) What lies behind
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Series
Samantha Owens novels volume 4
Publisher
Mira
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Assisting Darren Fletcher in a case involving a staged murder scene, former medical examiner Samantha Owens confronts high-ranking State Department officials when she uncovers evidence of a bioterrorism plot.
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Publisher
Touchstone
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"From a former US government advisor on agro-terrorism comes a ripped-from-the-headlines debut thriller about a global plot to release a deadly virus and the elite response team who must try to stop it"--
"From a former US government advisor on agro-terrorism comes a ripped-from-the-headlines debut thriller about a global plot to release a deadly virus and the elite response team who must try to stop it. When the outbreak of a terrifyingly gruesome...
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Extinction agenda volume 2
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"For centuries, a mysterious syndicate known as the Thirteen has staged a silent coup, infiltrating governments and manipulating the course of world events. It's more powerful than any nation, deadlier than any army. The time has come for it to emerge from the shadows and claim the entire world as its own. And only FBI Special Agent James Mason and his longtime friends stand in its way. After narrowly preventing a global pandemic, Mason and his team...
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Just after 9/11, the U.S. was rocked by another deadly act of terrorism when letters containing anthrax were sent to unsuspecting victims. The anonymous assault claimed five lives and caused panic throughout the country. Despite inter-agency turf wars and several false leads, FBI investigators closed in on a shocking prime suspect: a scientist embedded in the top-security USAMRIID lab with unfettered access to the world's most deadly pathogens.
19) A heartbeat away
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
On the night of the State of the Union address, President Max Hilliard expects to give the speech of his career. But no one anticipates the terrifying turn of events that forces him to quarantine everyone in the Capitol building.
Author
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"In 1981, ambitious young Ma Anand Sheela transported the Indian guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh to the United States to fulfill his dream of creating a utopia for his thousands of disciples. Four years later, the incendiary Rajneeshpuram commune in Oregon collapsed under the weight of audacious criminal conspiracies hatched in its inner sanctum, including the largest bioterrorism attack in US history, an unprecedented election fraud scheme, and multiple...
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