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Born and raised in Scotland, Michael Scott went into the family business as a merchant when he reached adulthood, a role that required frequent sea voyages to Jamaica. Based on his experiences at sea, Scott penned the tale Tom Cringle's Log, one of the earliest nautical-themed novels.
42) Poison Orchids
Two broke young backpackers are grateful to find fruitpicking work at a farm - but something begins seeming strange about the owner and his workers.
Gemma and Hayley hitchhike for days to reach the remote Llewellyn Farm. Owner Tate Llewellyn welcomes them with open arms.
The weeks go by - a blur of hot days of picking fruit with the other young backpacker workers, parties, campfires and wading
...In this thrilling volume of the action-adventure series for younger readers, the group of pals known as the Border Boys find themselves in hot water when their exploration of the open range leads them to a mysterious underground river. It's not only a wonder of nature—it's also a conduit for illegal activities, as the boys soon discover.
Jack Danvers is a sickly teenager more apt to spend his days inside reading rather than outside roughhousing and exploring. When his doctor recommends some outdoor time to allow Jack to build up his strength, it is decided that he should spend a few months helping out at his uncle's ranch in the Rockies. Will this bookworm be able to adapt to life in the Wild West?
Over the course of several years, young Jack Danvers evolved from a shy bookworm into a skilled outdoorsman through his participation in a series of exciting expeditions in the Rockies. In this action-adventure tale for younger audiences, Jack gets an opportunity to explore the Pacific Northwest.
The fourteenth installment in the abidingly popular Boy Scouts series finds a contingent of the troop traveling to England to lend a hand to soldiers fighting World War I. The boys display admirable bravery under pressure and have a chance to meet with King Albert in Brussels.
Get set for nonstop seafaring adventure in this ripping yarn from George Manville Fenn. Something suspicious is afoot on the cutter White Hawk, and midshipman Archibald Raystoke is determined to get to the bottom of it. Inquisitive by nature, Raystoke starts investigating—and soon finds himself caught up in a dastardly plot.
In what may be a first among maritime action-adventure novels, the vessels at the center of this fast-paced tale from James Fenimore Cooper spend virtually the entirety of the story in harbor off the coast of New York. When a band of rowdy pirates abduct an heiress, her beau gives chase in a thrilling standoff. But when national tensions intervene, the story takes an unexpected turn.
Many of Alexandre Dumas' most beloved works are swashbuckling tales of justice and honor, such as The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo. In the short novel The Sicilian Bandit, Dumas turns the tables and recounts the exploits of a brazen and brilliant crook, Pascal Bruno.
When nobody will talk and corruption runs deep, turning to outsiders is the only way to make sure women stop disappearing...
For three years, women have been disappearing—and eventually turning up dead in the small bayou town of St. Augustine, Louisiana....
51) The teacher
52) Flash Point
Jack Ryan Jr. is in a world of trouble. When a benign surveillance operation takes a deadly turn, Jack finds himself locked in a struggle with an unseen enemy bent on destroying the Campus. ...
53) Damage Control
They were on a mission trip to Mexico to help with earthquake recovery. But in Ciudad Juarez, the busload of well-meaning adults and teenagers became hostages. The ransom demands of their captors are explicit: deliver three million dollars—with zero involvement from law enforcement—or...
Just back from her second tour in Afghanistan, NYPD Detective Chiara Corelli goes undercover to expose a ring of dirty cops. But when she's ordered to kill to prove her loyalty, she aborts the operation without having identified the leaders. Now, Corelli is the one exposed. With her brothers and sisters in blue ostracizing her, can she trust Detective P.J. Parker to watch her back?
Parker is the daughter of a vehement critic of the NYPD. But
...NYPD Detectives Chiara Corelli and P.J. Parker are assigned what should be a straight-forward murder investigation. But what seems to be the simple murder of a man found in a park gets more complicated when they identify him as Ned Rich, a somewhat paranoid investigative reporter who seems to be living above his means.
The more they dig, the more victims of Rich's blackmail they find. And figuring out which one killed him seems like an impossible
...When Henry arrives with his wife, Alice, for their honeymoon at a New England lake house, he encounters a strange sense of déjà vu. Plenty of vacation homes have shelves full of books, but this one has midcentury-American crime novels by the likes...
"Intricate and Ingenious. Make some coffee. You'll read all night." Lee Child, #1 World-Wide Bestselling Author of Jack Reacher Thrillers
FBI Agents Otto and Gaspar pick up with where Lee Child's "The Hard Way" leaves off in Diane Capri's latest thriller in The Hunt for Jack Reacher Series.
After Jack Reacher handled things The Hard Way, FBI Special Agents Kim Otto and Carlos Gaspar are dispatched to find out
60) Double Crossfire
"Tata's books are absolute rollercoaster rides."
—Mark Greaney, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Tom Clancy Full Force and Effect
President By Any Means Necessary
Despite the election results, losing candidate Jamie...
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