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Author
Publisher
The Mysterious Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Texas businessman John Mills and his Czech companion, Petr Kovac, travel to the furthest reaches of post-Soviet Russia to acquire vouchers for the country's national oil company, Gazneft, moving town to town with suitcases full of cash, until the Russian mafia and Gazneft catch wind of their successes.
502) Knife skills
Author
Series
Publisher
Severn House, an imprint of Canongate Books Ltd
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Sagarine Pfister is a great cook but has been blacklisted by almost every restaurant in Chicago. She gets her chance at Louie's, a below-average restaurant, the only place that will give her a job. Things change when she finds head chef Louie Ferrar dead in the walk-in freezer of his restaurant. But instead of closing the place down, the owner, Russian gang boss Anatoly Morzov, not only offers her Louie's job, but also the position of his personal...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"In 1850, Fredericka Mandelbaum emigrated to New York from Germany and worked as a rag peddler on the streets of the Lower East Side. By the 1870s she was a widow with four children, a popular society hostess, and a philanthropist. What enabled a woman onthe margins of nineteenth-century American life to ascend from tenement poverty to immense wealth? In the intervening years, Mrs. Mandelbaum had become the country's most notorious "fence"-a receiver...
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"When feisty college student Yuri is attacked at a party, she's saved by Toshiomi Oya, the underboss of a yakuza syndicate. Despite her obvious attraction to him, she convinces herself that she's not in the market for a bad boy type. But when they meet again, she finds herself irresistibly drawn to him-kicking off a steamy and dangerous love affair that threatens to consume her, body and soul. After Oya rescues Yuri from Jin, a detective who was...
Author
Series
Underwater Investigation Unit volume 1
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Coming from scandalous Florida treasure hunters and drug smugglers, Sloan McPherson is forging her own path, for herself and for her daughter, out from under her family's shadow. An auxiliary officer for Lauderdale Shores PD, she's the go-to diver for evidence recovery. Then Sloan finds a fresh kill floating in a canal--a woman whose murky history collides with Sloan's. Their troubling ties are making Sloan less a potential witness than a suspect....
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Unable to shake off the effects of the aphrodisiac he was drugged with, Oya finds an antidote in a passionate night with Yuri. Later, the Oya syndicate packs the banquet hall to celebrate their underboss's birthday. When Oya sees how beautiful and nervous Yuri is, he decides he wants her all to himself and proposes a competition! Meanwhile, Jin, a man from Yuri's past, suddenly appears-and it turns out he's an organized crime detective!"-- provided...
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"When feisty college student Yuri is attacked at a party, she s saved by Toshiomi Oya, the underboss of a yakuza syndicate. Despite her obvious attraction to him, she convinces herself that she s not in the market for a bad boy type. But when they meet again, she finds herself irresistibly drawn to him kicking off a steamy and dangerous love affair that threatens to consume her, body and soul. Reunited at last, Oya and Yuri savor their first night...
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Yuri is back in Oya's arms once more, but their blissful reunion is soured when Yuri's family discovers their forbidden love affair. Even in the face of Yuri's father's fury, Oya refuses to back down or run away. With the pressure mounting, Yuri must make the hardest decision of her life. Will she choose her family and friends, or the man she loves?"--
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Yuri and Oya's romantic getaway in Shanghai is cut short when sinister Russian mob boss Semilio kidnaps Yuri and tries to make her his own. But Yuri won't be won over so easily and fights off his advances. And then Oya suddenly comes to her rescue! With Yuri finally out of harm's way, Oya charges headfirst into battle against Semilio, leaving Yuri to wonder if he'll make it out alive."-- provided by publisher.
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"When feisty college student Yuri is attacked at a party, she's saved by Toshiomi Oya, the underboss of a yakuza syndicate. Despite her obvious attraction to him, she convinces herself that she's not in the market for a bad boy type. But when they meet again, she finds herself irresistibly drawn to him--kicking off a steamy and dangerous love affair that threatens to consume her, body and soul. Yuri and Oya are about to spend Yuri's birthday on a...
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"When feisty college student Yuri is attacked at a party, she's saved by Toshiomi Oya, the underboss of a yakuza syndicate. Despite her obvious attraction to him, she convinces herself that she's not in the market for a bad boy type. But when they meet again, she finds herself irresistibly drawn to him--kicking off a steamy and dangerous love affair that threatens to consume her, body and soul. Oya and Yuri must overcome one last obstacle if they...
513) Yakuza lover: Vol. 9
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"When feisty college student Yuri is attacked at a party, she's saved by Toshiomi Oya, the underboss of a yakuza syndicate. Despite her obvious attraction to him, she convinces herself that she's not in the market for a bad boy type. But when they meet again, she finds herself irresistibly drawn to him--kicking off a steamy and dangerous love affair that threatens to consume her, body and soul. Yuri has been kidnapped by Mao, Oya's older brother...
Author
Series
Southern bastards volume 4
Publisher
Image Comics
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Coach Boss holds sway over Craw County for one reason: he wins football games. But after the biggest, ugliest loss of his career, the coach must become more of a criminal than ever before if he's gonna keep ahead of his enemies. Enemies like Roberta Tubb, who's come to town with a machine gun and some serious questions about how her daddy died."--Page [4] of cover.
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"When feisty college student Yuri is attacked at a party, she's saved by Toshiomi Oya, the underboss of a yakuza syndicate. Despite her obvious attraction to him, she convinces herself that she's not in the market for a bad boy type. But when they meet again, she finds herself irresistibly drawn to him--kicking off a steamy and dangerous love affair that threatens to consume her, body and soul. Choko, a hostess working at a club under the Oya syndicate's...
Author
Series
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
It's hate at first sight when Raku Ichijo first meets Chitoge Kirisaki. Much to their chagrin, the two are forced into a false love relationship to keep the peace between their feuding gangster families. When Chitoge heads to Tenku Meadowland, Raku, Kosaki, Marika and Tsugumi all show up to look for her. Little by little, they begin to remember the past... Will they finally get to the bottom of the mysterious promise? Whose love will become real in...
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