Fiction : Thrillers

With twists as harrowing as a high-g-force turn , Hostile Contact is vintage Gordon Kent: an electrifying blend of military suspense and espionage thriller. In it, Navy intelligence officer Alan Craik returns to action, strapping himself in for a wild ride into a dangerous, borderless realm of spies, counterspies, and high-tech warfare on both sides of a potentially lethal conflict--between China and the U. more...

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On a desolate island off the southern coast of Chile, an incrediblediscovery is made: a gigantic meteorite, the largest ever found,entombed in the earth for millions of years. Half a world away,billionaire entrepreneur Palmer Lloyd decides he must have it as thecenterpiece of his grandiose new museum. He is willing to pay anyprice -- in dollars and in lives. Getting it back to New York poses aparticular challenge: It will be the heaviest object ever moved byhumankind.... more...

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"Harlan Coben is the modern master of the hook-and-twist luring you in on the first page...only to shock you on the last." —Dan Brown, author of The DaVinci Code Harlan Coben, author of the coast-to-coast bestseller No Second Chance, delivers an emotionally powerful thrill-ride of a novel that asks the question: How far would you go to protect your family? An ordinary snapshot causes a mother’s world to unravel in an instant. After picking up her two young children from school, Grace Lawson looks through a newly developed set of photographs. She finds an odd one in the pack: a mysterious picture from perhaps twenty years ago, showing four strangers she can’t identify. But there is one face she recognizes—that of her husband, from before she knew him. When her husband sees the photo that night, he leaves their home and drives off without explanation. She doesn’t know where he’s going, or why he’s leaving. Or if he’s ever coming back. Nor does she realize how dangerous the search for him will be. Because there are others interested in both her husband’s past and that photo, including Eric Wu: a fierce, silent killer who will not be stopped from finding his quarry, no matter who or what stands in his way. Her world turned upside-down, filled with doubts about her herself and marriage, Grace must confront the dark corners of her own tragic past she struggles to learn the truth, find her husband, and save her family. more...

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National bestselling author J.D. Robb's phenomenal series has captivated readers nationwide with its tantalizing blend of romance, suspense, and near-future police procedural. Now, New York cop Eve Dallas returns to face her most ingenious foe--an unknown bomber who taunts her with letters...and kills without mercy. more...

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Benjamin Roan is dumbfounded. "Why was I chosen to save the life of the President?" The mission seems simple: Find the donor and bring her to Washington. But someone wants the President dead. His plan, too, is simple: Kill the girl, kill the President. And if Roan gets in the way... more...

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