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Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2010
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English
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Just as with his remarkable military novels, millions of readers have been captured by the rich characters and crackling realism of Griffin's police dramas. "Griffin has the knack," writes The Philadelphia Inquirer. "He sets his novel before you in short, fierce, stop-for-nothing scenes. Before you know it, you've gobbled it up." Now in Book VII, The Investigators, circumstances force Special Operations detective Matt Payne abd his colleagues...
2) Monster
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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While on trial as an accomplice to a murder, sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon records his experiences in prison and in the courtroom in the form of a film script as he tries to come to terms with the course his life has taken.
3) Secret honor
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Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2010
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English
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As with his three enormously popular series—Brotherhood of War, The Corps, and Badge of Honor—Honor Bound and Blood and Honor, W. E. B. Griffin's novels of World War II espionage in Germany and Argentina, became immediate bestsellers. These are "immensely entertaining adventures" (Kirkus Reviews), "superior war stories" (Library Journal) "whose twists and turns keep readers guessing until the last page" (Publishers...
4) Zen shorts
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When Stillwater the bear moves into the neighborhood, the stories he tells to three siblings teach them to look at the world in new ways.
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The year is 1943, and Argentina is officially neutral, but crawling with every kind of spy, sympathizer, and military official imaginable. The hero is Cletus Frade, a Marine pilot recruited by the OSS, with strong family ties to Argentina, and a lot on his hands. OSS chief Wild Bill Donovan has asked him to set up his own official-but-really-OSS airline in Argentina, using "loaned" Lockheed Lodestars and Constellations. Of even more concern are two...
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Decorated police detective Lawrence Hightower's instincts click into high gear when a beautiful but suspicious stranger appears in his stakeout zone. Soon he realizes Minerva Jones is in danger and needs protection. He can't trust her. But he can't get this tough, feisty, stubborn siren out of his head.
Desperate to keep a low profile, the last thing Minerva needs is a sexy cop getting too close for comfort. Not that she's guilty of anything, except...
7) Make It Hot
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After a career-threatening injury, brooding firefighter Joel Hightower's only hope of regaining his cherished livelihood is a sassy spitfire named Samantha Dash. As the by-the-book physical therapist helps Joel get ever closer to achieving his professional goals, Samantha also ignites a sensual spark in him that he finds impossible to ignore!
Samantha is totally unprepared for the sizzling attraction that intensifies each time she is near "Tall,...
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Police detective Jason Hightower is flooded with memories when Penny Keys comes home to New Jersey. After fifteen years, he still wants to understand why she loved, lied to and left him. And he needs to know before she disappears from his life again...
Penny came home for family reasons, not to face her difficult past...or the man she still loves. But Jason is determined to have answers-answers that it breaks her heart to give. And it seems nothing...
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Pub. Date
2009
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August, 1943: In his short time as a spy with the Office of Strategic Services, young Cletus Frade has faced many unlikely situations, but nothing like his new assignment. Having helped Lieutenant Colonel Wilhelm Frogger escape a Mississippi P.O.W. camp, he must now get the defiant German to turn against his country.
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Firefighter Patrick Hightower will take any risk in the line of duty. But risking his heart again? That's something he's vowed never to do. He prefers scorching affairs-the briefer, the better-though he might make a temporary exception for smart, sexy teacher Aisha Miller. Only Aisha isn't interested in exploring their instant, searing connection-no matter how much she feels the heat.
Aisha has had enough of dominant men trying to control her life,...
11) The traffickers
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Pub. Date
2009
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Homicide Sergeant Matthew Payne is used to murder, but lately there's been an awful lot of it in Philadelphia. A gangland shooting in a popular tourist location has left six dead, most of them innocent bystanders, and days later the body of a headless Latina turns up in the Schuykill River. Everybody assumes they're not related, but Payne can't shake the hunch that there's something more to it--and that hunch leads him far from the City of Brotherly...
12) The Assassin
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Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2010
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English
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A political assassin is ready to make his move. The police department's only clue is a single, perfectly typed, bomb threat. In a few days, the corruption of one cop - and the madness of an assassin - could blow the whole city sky high. Featuring the regular cast from the "Badge of Honor" series.
13) Blood and Honor
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As did his three immensely popular series Brotherhood of War, The Corps and Badge of Honor, W.E.B. Griffin's novel of World War II espionage Honor Bound became an immediate bestseller: "A superior war story" (Library Journal) "whose twists and turns keep readers guessing until the last page" (Publishers Weekly). Now the characters of Honor Bound are back, in an adventure as exciting as anything Griffin has written. It is...
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Glory & Promise is the triumphant conclusion to Kim Murphy's acclaimed Civil War saga. Occupied by Union forces, Fredericksburg lies in ruins. After four years of devastating conflict, sisters Amanda and Alice are plunged into the turbulent world of the war's aftermath. Amanda struggles to maintain harmony in her home life, while her husband, Union Colonel Samuel Prescott, strives for order in the newly reunited country. But with the demise of the...
15) Men in Blue
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Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2010
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English
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W.E.B. Griffin's bestselling series, The Corps and Brotherhood of War, have captured the pride and glory of the military community. Now he reveals a city police force with the same unique blend of realism, drama and action in MEN IN BLUE, first in his new Badge of Honor series. Here are the brave men and women behind the badge as you've never seen them before — their hopes and fears, their courage and heroism, sparked by a single, shocking event:...
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Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2010
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English
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A vicious madman is on a kidnapping and rape spree. Inspector Peter Wohl, commander of the new Special Operations task force, is determined to stop the maniacal reign of violence, facing off against a desperate public, a hostile press and reluctant witnesses.
17) The Victim
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Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2010
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English
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A brutal Mafia slaying rocks the city of Philadelphia when the only living witness is revealed - a wealthy debutante involved with the targeted mobster. One of the suspects is a policeman, who unwittingly takes on the battle between organized crime, upper-class power, and his own police force.
18) The vigilantes
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Pub. Date
2010
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English
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Investigating a string of murders targeting criminals in Philadelphia, homicide Sergeant Matthew Payne becomes alarmed when unrelated vigilante groups begin taking credit for the hits, which become increasingly violent and high-profile.
19) The Witness
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Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2010
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English
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A robbery ends in murder, the killers claim to be terrorists, and the only co-operative witness fears for his life. Police officer Matt Payne knew the dangers of his profession - but he never thought that he himself would need protection.
20) Zen ghosts
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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On Halloween night, Stillwater the giant panda tells Karl, Addy, and Michael a spooky and unusual story. Based on a Zen koan.
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