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61) Assassin's run
Author
Series
David Slaton novels volume 5
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
When a Russian oligarch is killed by a single bullet on his yacht off the Isle of Capri, Russian intelligence sources speculate that a legendary Israeli assassin, long thought dead, might be responsible. However, David Slaton, the assassin in question, is innocent. Realizing the only way to clear his name is to find out who's truly responsible, he travels to Capri. While he searches, a web of disparate events unfolds across the Middle East. Three...
62) The nowhere man
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Series
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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"Spoken about only in whispers, it is said that when the Nowhere Man is reached by the truly desperate, he can and will do anything to save them. Evan Smoak is the Nowhere Man. Taken from a group home at twelve, Evan was raised and trained as part of the Orphan program, an off-the-books operation designed to create deniable intelligence assets--i.e. assassins. Evan was Orphan X. He broke with the program, using everything he learned to disappear and...
Author
Series
Elemental Assassin book volume 17
Publisher
[Jennifer Estep]
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Blood might be thicker than water, but venom is stronger than just about anything ...It was supposed to be a nice, quiet, simple dinner with friends--but nothing is ever nice, quiet, or simple when you're Gin Blanco, the Spider, notorious assassin and current queen of the Ashland underworld.This time around, someone seems to be targeting Stuart Mosley, the president of First Trust bank. Lots of people have grudges against Mosley, but the more I investigate,...
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English
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"Once a black book government assassin known as Orphan X, Evan Smoak left the program, went deep underground, and reinvented himself as someone who will go anywhere, and risk everything to help the truly desperate who have nowhere else to turn. Since then, Evan has fought international crime syndicates and drug cartels, faced down the most powerful people in the world and even brought down a President. Struggling with an unexpected personal crisis,...
Author
Series
Terminal list volume 3
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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"Deep in the wilds of Siberia, a woman is on the run, pursued by a man harboring secrets--a man intent on killing her. A traitorous CIA officer has found refuge with the Russian mafia with designs on ensuring a certain former Navy SEAL sniper is put in the ground. Half a world away, James Reece is recovering from brain surgery in the Montana wilderness, slowly putting his life back together with the help of investigative journalist Katie Buranek and...
Author
Series
Publisher
Roc
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
When a beautiful wraith, a shadow who slips between worlds, is ordered by her mastor, the Blood Lord Lucius, to kill Simon DuCaine, a powerful sunmage who has promised to set her free, she must choose between trust, loyalty, the shadows and the light.
67) The way I die
Author
Series
Silver bear thrillers volume 5
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Anti-hero Columbus endures self-imposed exile in the aftermath of losing his family, before elements from his past arrive to kill him in one of several possible, endlessly brutal ways.
Author
Series
Crown of shards volume 2
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Description
"First, Evie has to deal with a court full of arrogant, demanding nobles, all of whom want to get their greedy hands on her crown. As if that wasnt bad enough, an assassin tries to kill Evie in her own throne room. Despite the dangers, Evie goes ahead with a scheduled trip to the neighboring kingdom of Andvari in order to secure a desperately needed alliance. But complicating matters is the stubborn Andvarian king, who wants to punish Evie for the...
69) Out of the dark
Author
Series
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"A shocking stunner in every way. The perfect thriller." --Robert Crais When darkness closes in--he's your last, best hope. Evan Smoak returns in Gregg Hurwitz's #1 international bestselling Orphan X series. Taken from a group home at age twelve, Evan Smoak was raised and trained as part of the Orphan Program, an off-the-books operation designed to create deniable intelligence assets--i.e. assassins. Evan was Orphan X. He broke with the Program, using...
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Series
Elemental Assassin volume 8
Publisher
Pocket Books
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
When assassin Gin Blanco, a.k.a. the Spider, is robbed and taken hostage at gunpoint during the biggest gala event of the summer at Ashland's fanciest art museum, she is more than happy to show these unlucky thieves that red is her favorite color.
Author
Series
Last man standing (John Brownlow) volume 1
Publisher
Hanover Square Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
The best hitman in the world, Seventeen is ordered to find and kill his predecessor, but when the hit goes wrong and the truth of his mission emerges, Seventeen must join forces with his target to defeat their joint enemy--and prevent the deaths of innocent civilians.
72) Darkdawn
Author
Series
Nevernight chronicle volume 3
Publisher
St. Martin's Press, an imprint of St. Martin's Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Mia Corvere, gladiatii, escaped slave and infamous assassin, is on the run. Pursued by Blades of the Red Church and soldiers of the Luminatii legion, she may never escape the City of Bridges and Bones alive. Her mentor Mercurio is in the clutches of her enemies; her own family wishes her dead. And her nemesis, Consul Julius Scaeva, stands but a breath from total dominance over the Republic. But beneath the city, a dark secret awaits. Together with...
73) Knight's shadow
Author
Series
Greatcoats volume 2
Publisher
Jo Fletcher
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Pursuing an assassin who has murdered a duke's family, Greatcoats swordsman Falcio val Mond discovers that he has been poisoned by a deadly enemy.
74) Born of Night
Author
Series
The League volume 1
Publisher
St. Martin's Paperbacks
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
75) Collision
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
The story of two men living very different lives: one, a successful corporate consultant who is mourning the murder of his new bride; the other, a former CIA agent known only as "Pilgrim," whose current assignment for a fringe espionage agency is so treacherous he doesn't trust even his own boss. When they are thrown together in a violent, unexpected event, the two men realize that they've been framed in an elaborate setup.
Author
Series
Jack Reacher novels volume 21
Language
English
Description
It's 1996, and Reacher is still in the army. In the morning they give him a medal, and in the afternoon they send him back to school. That night he's off the grid. Out of sight, out of mind. Two other men are in the classroom--an FBI agent and a CIA analyst. Each is a first-rate operator, each is fresh off a big win, and each is wondering what the hell they are doing there. Then they find out: A Jihadist sleeper cell in Hamburg, Germany, has received...
77) Web of lies
Author
Series
Elemental Assassin volume 2
Publisher
Pocket Books
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
78) Sword of destiny
Author
Series
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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"Geralt is a witcher, a man whose magic powers, enhanced by long training and a mysterious elixir, have made him a brilliant fighter and a merciless assassin. Yet he is no ordinary murderer: his targets are the multifarious monsters and vile fiends that ravage the land and attack the innocent."--
Collects short stories following the adventures of magical hero Geralt.
Author
Series
Elemental Assassin volume 11
Publisher
Pocket Books, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Gin Blanco is hard-nosed, sexy, and lethal. Nicknamed "The Spider," she's a stone elemental assassin who brings her unique mix of magic and tact to every assignment, no matter the target. There's a new drug on the streets of Ashland, and its name "Burn" sums up the potent effect it has on its users. When one of her restaurant employees is threatened by dealers of the drug, Gin steps in to set things straight...
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