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2) Collision
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2008.
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The story of two men living very different livesone, a successful corporate consultant who is mourning the murder of his new bride; the other, a former CIA agent known only as "Pilgrim," whose current assignment for a fringe espionage agency is so treacherous he doesn't trust even his own boss. When they are thrown together in a violent, unexpected event, the two men realize that they've been framed in an elaborate setup.
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Seven years after the death of his father, a covert agent who supposedly committed suicide to avoid prosecution, Frank Temple is confronted by the past in the person of Devin Matteson, the old friend and associate who had betrayed his father, as well as a web of family secrets, mob assassins, and his father's shadowy legacy.
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Jack Tobin, a Florida trial lawyer, is committed to justice for the innocent. But when he's presented with Henry Wilson's case, he's unsure of the convict's innocence. Wilson has eight weeks to live, and Tobin has to decide if he can and will help him.
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Two centuries ago, Tyler Hawthorne bargained for his life. In exchange, he became a Messenger, one who hears the final thoughts of the dying, and conveys their last messages to their loved ones. Since that time, his life has been nomadic and solitary until he meets Amanda Clark in the foothills above Los Angeles and grows closer to her, unaware that he is being pursued by an old enemy who will stop at nothing to destroy him, or that he can only leave...
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Once an orphaned farm boy in his native Sicily, Michael Tiranno made millions by mastering the intricate world of high finance, and is now the fabulously wealthy owner of Las Vegas' The Seven Sins, the grandest and most extravagant casino in the world. But he also has secrets that he and Naomi Burns, his driven corporate attorney and confidante, have gone to great lengths to bury. When an enemy from the past threatens to undermine everything he has...
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Six years ago, Alec Milius got out of the spy game after unbearably great personal cost and being drummed out by MI5. Now living in exile in Madrid, quietly and as far under the radar as possible, Milius keeps a constant eye out for enemies he made, hoping to avoid any future involvement. Yet when a prominent politician goes missing, the urge that drove Milius to originally enter the spy game comes roaring back. Soon Alec is in the midst of another...
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"The last person that professional bodyguard, Charlotte "Charlie" Fox, ever expected to self-destruct was her own father, an eminent surgeon. But when Charlie unexpectedly sees him admitting to gross professional misconduct on a New York news program, she can't just stand by and watch his downfall. That's not easy when Richard Foxcroft, always cold towards his daughter, rejects her help at every turn. The good doctor has never made any secret of his...
12) Tsar: a thriller
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Swashbuckling counter spy Alex Hawke is the only man, both Americans and the Brits agree, who can stop the madness created by the new Russia and its new Tsar, who is pulling strings and pulling them hard.
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Nick Quinn is in jail, accused of the murder of his beloved wife, Julia. The police say they found the murder weapon, with his fingerprints, in the trunk of his car. Nick is confused, grief-stricken - and completely innocent. Then a gray-haired gentleman visits Nick in the interrogation room and offers him a talisman that allows Nick to go back in time, one hour at a time, for twelve hours. Nick has the ability to save Julia, but failure would lead...
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2009.
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Nat Turnbull is a history professor who specializes in the German resistance. When his estranged mentor, Gordon Wolfe, is arrested for possession of stolen World War II archives, Nat's hardly surprised that the eighty-four-year-old has gotten himself into trouble. But what's in the archive is staggering. Yet key documents are still missing, and Nat believes Gordon has hidden them. Then Gordon is found dead in jail, and the FBI dispatches Nat to track...
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2009.
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Hailey Dean is a young and tremendously successful criminal prosecutor in Georgia, equally proud of her career and her adoring fianc̈еe. But just a few weeks before the wedding, her fianc̈еe's murder and its aftermath send her into a tailspin. Grief-stricken and disillusioned with her profession, Hailey decides to leave Georgia for New York City. In hopes that the change of pace and surroundings will help her heal, Hailey embarks on a new career...
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Fegan has been a "hard man," an IRA killer in northern Ireland. Now that peace has come, he is being haunted day and night by twelve ghosts: a mother and infant, a schoolboy, a butcher, an RUC constable, and seven other of his innocent victims. In order to appease them, he's going to have to kill the men who gave him orders.
17) The lost throne
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2009.
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Carved into the towering cliffs of central Greece, the Meẗеeora monasteries are all but inaccessible. Holy Trinity is the most isolated, its sacred brotherhood the guardians of a long-forgotten secret. In the dead of night, elite warriors carrying ancient weapons hurl the silent monks from the clifftop to the rocks below. Halfway across Europe, Richard Byrd makes a discovery and calls former MANIACs Jonathon Payne and David Jones for help.
18) The lost witness
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Los Angeles detective Lena Gamble is a cop held in disgrace by department higher-ups for the explosive way her last case played out, though she's still hailed as a hero by her colleagues for catching the killer. For her punishment, she hasn't handled a real murder investigation in eight months. When the chief finally tosses her a case, she's thrilled until she gets a look at the scene: The victim is unidentified, and there are no witnesses, and no...
19) Marine One
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The President rushes across the South Lawn of the White House to Marine One to fly to Camp David late at night. His advisers plead with him not to fly during the pounding thunderstorm, but he insists. The helicopter crashes into a ravine in Maryland, killing all aboard. The government blames the European manufacturer of the helicopter and accuses them of killing the president. Senate Investigations and Justice Department accusations multiply as Mike...
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