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Author
Series
Dirty work volume 1
Publisher
Melodrama Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Kip is always focused on the next heist. When Egyptian kingpin Maserati Meek provides an assignment, he jumps at the chance to gain bigger scores. Meanwhile, his wheelchair-bound brother Kid is busy winning chess tournaments.
83) Two the hard way
Author
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Star high-school quarterback Romeo has everything on the right track until his older brother Kwamé gets out of jail, their absentee mother returns to their lives, and Romeo's girlfriend Ngiai wants a serious relationship.
84) Collision point
Author
Series
Brute Force novels volume 1
Publisher
St. Martin's Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
A crime lord's daughter finds safety from her father's enemies in the arms of the bodyguard who broke her heart.
85) The Blinds
Author
Publisher
Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Helping maintain an uneasy peace in The Blinds, a rural Texas community of criminal misfits who were given a chance at a new life after having their memories altered, sheriff Calvin Cooper struggles with personal secrets in the wake of a suicide and murder.
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, and imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
When Liana Dector, a woman who is possibly a cold-blooded killer wanted by the police, storms into his favorite Boston tavern demanding his help, George Foss, unable to say no to his first love, is drawn into a world of murder, betrayal and secrets from which there is no escape.
87) Shadow flight
Author
Series
Shadow riders novels volume 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Nicoletta Gomez was a terrified teenager when Taviano Ferraro and his brother saved her life. Ever since, she's been trying to rise above what was done to her, molding herself into a survivor under the protective eyes of the Ferraro family. All the while, she's been falling hopelessly in love with the man who knows her darkest secrets ... With one look, Taviano knew that Nicoletta was his, just as he felt their shadows connect. But no matter how...
Author
Series
Gaskitt family volume 3
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
It is an exciting couple of days for the Gaskitt family and their community--with missing pets, an unusual substitute teacher, and a special addition to their household.
89) The nightworkers
Author
Publisher
MCD
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Shecky Keenan, the head of a Brooklyn family of money launderers, questions the trustworthiness of his closest associates in the violent aftermath of a runner's death and the disappearance of $250,000 in stolen funds.
Author
Series
Scarlett and Browne volume 1
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
On the run from her latest bank robbery, Scarlett McCain comes to the rescue of Albert Browne, the sole survivor of a horrific accident, and soon learns he may be the most dangerous threat of all.
92) Diamond
Author
Series
Publisher
G Street Chronicles
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Used to living the life of luxury, Diamond is thrown into poverty when her powerful husband is incarcerated, but, intending to survive on her own, she resolves to take possession of her husband's former empire.
94) Minion
Author
Publisher
Walden Pond Press, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
"Michael Morn is a supervillain-in-training and the adoptive son of the brilliant criminal mastermind whose sense of right and wrong is thrown into question when a new superhero arrives in town.".
95) Wild and crooked
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Kalyn, living under a pseudonym, and Gus, who has cerebral palsy, get caught in an uproar in Samsboro, Kentucky as the truth about the brutal murder of Gus's father by Kalyn's comes to light.
96) The last breath
Author
Publisher
Harlequin MIRA
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Gia Andrews returns to a small town in Tennessee to care for her dying father, just released from a prison term for the murder of her stepmother, and learns that there is more to know about the stories everyone believes about the past.
98) American gunner
Author
Publisher
Black Odyssey Media
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
When his street boss goes missing, Raphael is hired by Alex to be her bodyguard and the pair spark an unexpected friendship and work together on an international business deal that goes awry and leaves him holding the bag.
99) Get real
Author
Series
Dortmunder novels volume 14
Publisher
Grand Central Pub
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
When a TV producer convinces John Dortmunder and his merry gang to do a reality show that captures their next score, Dortmunder hatches an ingenious plan to outwit viewers glued to their television sets and end the shoot with money in his pockets.
100) The dark root
Author
Series
Publisher
Mysterious Press
Pub. Date
[1995]
Language
English
Description
A small town near the Canadian border becomes a battleground for Asian gangs competing for the immigrant trade. Lieutenant Joe Gunther of the Brattleboro, Vermont, police department coordinates several agencies, including the FBI and the Mounties, in an operation to apprehend them. By the author of Fruits of the Poisonous Tree.
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