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41) Long way down
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
As Will, fifteen, sets out to avenge his brother Shawn's fatal shooting, seven ghosts who knew Shawn board the elevator and reveal truths Will needs to know.
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
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Now a major motion picture: So Cold the River is a chilling, supernatural tale "guaranteed to put the cold finger down your spine" (Michael Connelly).
It started with a beautiful woman and a challenge. As a gift for her husband, Alyssa Bradford approaches Eric Shaw to make a documentary about her father-in-law, Campbell Bradford, a 95-year-old billionaire whose past is wrapped in mystery. Eric grabs the job...
It started with a beautiful woman and a challenge. As a gift for her husband, Alyssa Bradford approaches Eric Shaw to make a documentary about her father-in-law, Campbell Bradford, a 95-year-old billionaire whose past is wrapped in mystery. Eric grabs the job...
Author
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
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"A novel about dead bodies found in the snow, a mother seeking revenge, and old folk tales that may very well be true. New York Times bestselling author Yangsze Choo brilliantly explores a world of mortals and spirits, humans and beasts, and their dazzling intersection"--
45) Kill the queen
Author
Series
Crown of shards volume 1
Language
English
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Description
"Gladiator meets Game of Thrones: a royal woman becomes a skilled warrior to destroy her murderous cousin, avenge her family, and save her kingdom in this first entry in a dazzling fantasy epic from the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Elemental Assassin series--an enthralling tale that combines magic, murder, intrigue, adventure, and a hint of romance. In a realm where one's magical power determines one's worth, Lady Everleigh's...
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Language
English
Description
Growing up poor in rural Georgia, Bree Cabbat's single mother warned her that the world was a dark and scary place. Bree rejected her mother's fearful outlook, and life has proved her right. Marrying into a family with wealth, power, and connections, Bree has all a woman could ever dream: a loving lawyer husband, two talented young teenage daughters, a new baby boy, a gorgeous home, and every opportunity in the world. Until the day Bree awakens and...
47) Stiletto justice
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Language
English
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Camryn King's sizzling debut novel delivers an intriguing tale of three resourceful women with a ruthless senator in their sights—and even more explosive ways to take him down . . .
A successful businesswoman who used to play by the rules. A cautious single mother who never took chances. A gorgeous rebel out of money and almost out of time. Each loves a man unjustly charged and convicted by former prosecutor Hammond Grey....
A successful businesswoman who used to play by the rules. A cautious single mother who never took chances. A gorgeous rebel out of money and almost out of time. Each loves a man unjustly charged and convicted by former prosecutor Hammond Grey....
48) Die trying
Author
Series
Jack Reacher novels volume 2
Language
English
Description
Jack Reacher finds himself in bad company in the second novel in Lee Child’s #1 New York Times bestselling series.
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Jack Reacher is an innocent bystander when he witnesses a woman kidnapped off a Chicago street in broad daylight. In the wrong place at the wrong time, he’s kidnapped with her. Chained together, locked in the back of a stifling van, and racing across America to...
DON'T MISS REACHER ON PRIME VIDEO!
Jack Reacher is an innocent bystander when he witnesses a woman kidnapped off a Chicago street in broad daylight. In the wrong place at the wrong time, he’s kidnapped with her. Chained together, locked in the back of a stifling van, and racing across America to...
49) Hench: a novel
Author
Language
English
Description
Anna does boring things for terrible people because even criminals need office help and she needs a job. As a temp, she's just a cog in the machine. But when she finally gets a promising assignment, everything goes very wrong, and an encounter with the so-called 'hero' leaves her badly injured. So, of course, then she gets laid off. With no money and no mobility, with only her anger and internet research acumen, she discovers her suffering at the...
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...
51) Gideon's sword
Author
Series
Gideon Crew volume 1
Language
English
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Description
"At age 12, Gideon Crew witnessed the brutal murder of his father. More than 20 years later, Gideon gets his revenge. But then a mysterious witness steps forward to confront Gideon on his crime--and offer him the chance of a lifetime"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Two women receive the same anonymous note. For one, it's a threat. For the other, it's an invitation for revenge. Helena is beautiful, successful, and living in married bliss in Exeter. But she's hiding a secret that could tear her perfect life apart. When the notes begin to arrive, she realizes someone else must know. But what might her husband and his overbearing family do if they find out the truth? Thea is reeling from her best friend Helena's...
Author
Series
Matt Royal mysteries volume 4
Publisher
Oceanview Publishing
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
When one of the best friends of retired trial lawyer turned-beach bum Matt Royal is murdered, Matt trades in his easygoing ways for a hard-hitting quest for revenge. Determined to do whatever it takes to solve Laurence Wyatt's murder, Matt takes matters into his own hands and embarks on a clandestine investigation. Soon, he finds himself in hot pursuit of a cadre of remorseless criminals and trained killers, but the tables turn and Matt becomes the...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Have you ever purposely slowed down while driving in order to punish the person tailgating you? Maybe it inconvenienced you, but didn't it feel good? This is spite: hurting ourselves so that we can hurt someone else. Spite seems perfectly needless, evolutionarily speaking. Scientists have long struggled to understand why it exists at all. Unlike cooperation, selfishness, or altruism, spite is a zero-sum game. When Warren Buffet invested in a failing...
55) Getting even
Author
Publisher
Zebra Books, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Contains two classic, fan-favorite novels of revenge, obsession, and deception in one volume -- "Yesterday's Lies" and "Zachary's Law" -- In which Lauren Regis, when her ex-husband kidnaps her children, hires unconventional lawyer Zachary Winters, despite the dark rumors surrounding him, to get them back
58) Hissy fit
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Language
English
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Description
Calling off her high-society wedding after discovering her fiance's infidelity, Keely Murdock faces financial ruin before receiving assistance--and an opportunity for revenge--from the new owner of a local bra company.
Author
Language
English
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Description
"Three couples rent a luxury cabin in the woods for a weekend getaway to die for in this chilling locked-room thriller by New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger. What could be more restful, more restorative, than a weekend getaway with family and friends? An isolated luxury cabin in the woods, complete with spectacular views, a hot tub and a personal chef. Hannah's loving and generous tech-mogul brother found the listing online. The reviews...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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Description
"A wickedly dark debut thriller about three women who've all been involved with the same man and realize the one thing they have in common is that they all want revenge against him... Divorces are often messy, and Imogen's is no exception. Phillip Rochester is controlling, abusive, and determined to make things as difficult as possible. When he shows up without warning demanding that Imogen move out of their house by the end of the month or he'll...
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