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The game is afoot!
A woman is killed inside a locked room, as she screams about a "band"...A man writes his wife-days after his murder...a jewel in a goose, a severed finger, a letter that can destroy England...Lost fiancés, lost fortunes, sinister accidents, weird conspiracies-
Crime, danger and death are in the air. And that's where you'll find Sherlock Holmes: the arrogant, rude, unfriendly genius of the night; the master detective who will take any case, anytime, anywhere...on one condition.
The mystery must be impossible to solve.

Meet Cheryl Cooper, who left a banking job in Columbus, Ohio, to run a gift shop, the Swiss Miss, in Sugarcreek, while her aunt Mitzi fufills an overseas missionary call. Cheryl is just getting over a bad breakup with her longtime fiance and is looking forward to the slower pace among the Amish community. But as she eplores a neighboring corn maze, she overhears a man's menacing voice making serious threats. Upon her return from the unsettling eperience, Cheyl discovers an ominous not and then a forboding message in a Bible. Were they written by the same person she overheard in the maze? Cheryl joins forces with Naomi Miller, the woman who supplies the Swiss Miss with homemade treats, to find out the answers. But can they catch the culprit before his frightening intimidations are carried out?

John Grisham takes suspense way past the legal limit!

In the two years since The Firm first captured the imagination of American's readers, John Grisham, with three consecutive number-one bestsellers, has become one of the most popular authors of our time. Now, in The Client, he has written a novel so irresistible, so thoroughly entertaining and satisfying, that it is sure not only to please his millions of fans, but to win him new ones as well.

This is the story of eleven-year-old Mark Away, who, as the novel opens, witnesses the bizarre suicide of the New Orleans attorney. Just before he dies, the lawyer tells Mark a deadly secret concerning the recent murder of the Louisiana Senator, whose accused killer, Mafia thug Barry Muldanno, is about to go to trial. The police, the federal prosecutor, and the FBI pressure Mark to tell them the attorney's last words, but he knows that with the mob watching his every move, revealing his secret will almost surely get him killed.

So Mark, streetwise and old… Read More

Wynn Bryant is an ordinary man given an extraordinary opportunity. He's been tapped by his brother-in-law, the new governor of Florida, to replace fallen Congressman Graham Hutchings. Bryant has one single duty: help overthrow Hutching's pet legislation. It's an amendment from the principled congressman that would bring control to the financial future of Third World countries. But Bryant soon discovers the greater-and more devastating- end to crushing the amendment. It'll make the rich far richer. It'll make the powerful more dangerous. And it'll put Bryant in harm's way of an international conspiracy that threatens more than anyone imagined.

The grand master of adventure fiction brings Kurt Austin back for his most dangerous mission: stopping a mining tycoon who plans to overthrow the Russian government while distracting the U.S. with a man-made natural disaster caused by a notoriously unstable compound known as "fire ice."

You think you know the truth. The truth is you know nothing.

In the course of eight consecutive #1 New York Times best sellers, millions of readers have discovered Harlan Coben's page-turning thrillers, filled with trademark edge-of-your-seat suspense and gut-wrenching emotion. In Fool Me Once, coben once again outdoes himself.

Former special-ops pilot Maya, home from the war, sees an unthinkable image captured by her nanny cam while she is at work: her two-year-old daughter playing with Maya's husband, Joe-who was brutally murdered two weeks earlier. The provocative question at the heart of the mystery: can you believe everything you see with your own eyes, even when you desperately want to? To find the answer, Mya must finally come to terms with deep secrets and deceit in her own past before she can face the unbelievable truth about her husband-and herself.

Can Alex Cross Survive his most chilling- and personal- case ever? Pulled out of a family celebration, Detective Alex Cross gets awful news: A beloved relative has been found brutally murdered. Vowing to catch the killer, he quickly learned that she was mixed up in one of Washington' D.C's wildest scenes. And she was not this killer's only victim...The hunt for the murderer leads Alex and his girlfriend, Detective Brianna Stone, to a place where every fantasy is possible, if you have the credentials to get in. Soon they confront some very important, very protected, very dangerous people who will do anything to keep their secrets safe. As Alex closes in on the killer, he discovers evidence that points to the unimaginable- a revelation that could rock the entire world.

It seems God and death are the only two constants in Susan Lambert's life. While in Prague for the funeral of the grandmother who raised her, Susan's cousin Wendy goes out one night with a guy she just met. It's not unlike Wendy, but Susan senses something's wrong. Moments later, a dark and irresistibly attractive man appears, claiming her cousin is in danger. Against her instincts, Susan follows him. Where he leads her will go far beyond anything she has ever known.

Once a brutal knight who fought during the crusades, Raphael was cursed for his sins to roam the earth as a vampire. Now he needs Susan's help in the secret war against a sinister evil. Susan must trust the mesmerizing Raphael to survive. But should she? Can a demon ever be truly redeemed?

The life Dr. Dylan Reinhart saves may be his own.

Dr. Dylan Reinhart wrote the book on criminal behavior Literally- he's a renowned, bestselling Ivy League expert on the subject. When a copy of his book turns up at a gruesome murder scene- along with a threatening message from the killer-it looks like someone has been talking note.

Elizabeth Needham is the headstrong and brilliant NYPD detective in charge of the case who recruits Dylan to help investigate another souvenir left at the scene-a playing card. Another murder, another card, and now Dylan suspects that the cards aren't a signature; they're a deadly hint-poignant directly toward the next victim.

As tabloid headlines about the killer known as "the Dealer" scream from newsstands, New York City descends into panic. With the cops at a loss, it's up to Dylan to hunt down a serial killer unlike any the city has ever seen. Only someone with Dylan's expertise can hope to get inside the mind of a criminal and convince the Dealer to lay down his… Read More

Beloved number one internationally bestselling author SIdney Sheldon introduced the glamorous, scheming Blackwell family and it's unforgettable matriarch, Kate Blackwell, in the worldwide bestseller Master of the Game. Now a generation has passed and as the world has changed, so too has America's own royal family.
Yet the intervening years have not lessened the Blackwells' drama or talent for manipulation, domination, and passion. Through Kate is long gone, the children of her beloved granddaughters, Eve and Alexandra, battle to carry on the powerful legacy. Each is determined to control Kruger-Brent, Ltd., the multibillion-dollar international corporation with holdings in diverse industries around the globe. But only one can reign supreme…
Lexi Templeton is a ruthless competitor with the brains and beauty to match. Raised by her psychiatrist father, Lexi burns to follow in her great-grandmother's footsteps and become her own Mistress of the Game.
She is not alone in her ambitions. Her handsome and… Read More

Micheal was in a hurry. He was scrambling up the ladder at Drake & Sweeney, a giant D.C. firm with eight hundred lawyers. The money was good and getting better; a partnership was three years away. He was a rising star with no time to waste, no time to stop, no time to toss a few coins into the cups of panhandlers. No time for a conscience.
But a violent encounter with a homeless man stopped him cold. Micheal survived; his assailant did not. Who was this man? Michael did some digging, and learned that he was a mentally ill veteran who'd been in and out of shelters for many years. Then Michael dug a little deeper, and found a dirty secret, and the secret involved Drake & Sweeney.
The fast track derailed; the ladder collapsed. Michael bolted from the firm and took a top-secret file with him. He landed in the streets, an advocate for the homeless, a street lawyer.
And a thief.

A wholly original, sexy, and dazzlingly wrought story that explores timeless questions about survival, passion, and imperfect love.

Miami
At twenty-three, Perla is wise beyond her years, but that wisdom cannot save her from an empty existence. Born in Cuba, she came to Miami with her parents as a young girl. But after her beloved father passes away, she finds herself living with her mother in a modest house in Little Havana and working as a stripper in a seedy Fort Lauderdale club. There doesn't seem to be much of a future for Perla. This isn't the life she envisioned for herself, and she often wonders what it would be like if her father were still alive. There must be something better out there: Perla just doesn't know what.

Siberia
Julian is a Russian Orphan. His father was a legendary Siberian hunter, his mother a devoted wife and parent. But when his father falls victim to his own bravery, and his mother crumbles in the aftermath of his death, Julian finds himself living in a dilapidated home… Read More

Welcome to Trenton, New Jersey, where bounty hunter Stephanie Plum's life is about to implode in Janet Evanovich's wildest, hottest novel yet!

First, A stranger appears
While Chasing down the usual cast of miscreants and weirdos, Stephanie discovers that a crazed woman is stalking her.

Then, the stranger reveals her secrets
The woman dresses in black, carries a 9mm glock, and has a bad attitude and a mysterious connection to dark and dangerous Carlos Manoso...street name, Ranger.

Next, Somebody dies
The action turns deadly serious, and stephanie goes from hunting skips to hunting a murderer.

Soon, the chase is on
Ranger needs Stephanie for more reasons than he can say. And now, the two are working together to find a killer, rescue a missing child, and stop a lunatic from raising the body count. When Stephanie Plum and Ranger get too close for comfort, vice cop Joe Morelli (her on-again, off-again boyfriend_ steps in. Will the ticking clock stop at the stroke of twelve...or will a stranger in the… Read More

Welcome to Trenton, New Jersey, where bounty hunter Stephanie Plum's life is about to implode in Janet Evanovich's wildest, hottest novel yet!
First a stranger appears
while chasing down the usual cast of miscreants and weirdos, Stephanie discovers that a crazed woman is stalking her.
Then, the stranger reveals her secrets
The woman dresses in black, carries a 9mm Glock, and has a bad attitude and a mysterious connection to dark and dangerous Carlos Manoso...street name, Ranger.
Next somebody Dies
The action turns deadly serious, and Stephanie goes from hunting skips to hunting a murderer.
Soon, the Chase is on
Ranger needs Stephanie for more reasons than he can say. And now, the two are working together to find a killer rescue a missing child, and stop lunatic from raising the body count. When Stephanie Plum and Ranger get too close for comfort, vice cop Joe Morelli (her on again off again boyfriend) steps in. Will the ticking clock stop at the stroke of twelve...or will a stranger in the wind find a… Read More

All the Dawn of the age of Katsinas…

A woman runs away in search of a Spirit Helper and never returns…

An old man must learn to walk the dark labyrinth of a murderer's mind to find him before he can strike again…

A young war chief must enter the mesmerizing world of the insane if he is to save everything and everyone he loves…

And, a scant moment ahead in geologic time, world-renown Canadian physical anthropologist Dr. Maureen Cole finds herself excavating a mass grave in New Mexico filled with the brutalized bodies of women and children

From the internationally bestsellign authors of People of the Masks comes a novel of terrifying power about madness and murder eight hundrend years ago.

THE AMISH OF SUGARCREEK ARE EXPERIENCING A BABY BOOM!



Cheryl Cooper loves the air of excitement  these new arrivals bring, and as a recent member of the community, she enjoys getting to know her neighbors by delivering congratulatory gifts to the families. She never dreamed that one of these visits would end in an awful discovery... a baby has been snatched from his cradle!



When Cheryl happens across a lead that could reunite the child with his mother and put the kidnapper behind bars, she must take matters into her own hands. But will the truth she uncovers spell happily ever after or will it expose a deeper, more sinister problem?