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1) The target
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Will Robie volume 3
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English
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"The next blockbuster thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci, featuring assassin Will Robie"--
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"Older women often feel invisible, but sometimes that's their secret weapon. They've spent their lives as the deadliest assassins in a clandestine international organization, but now that they're sixty years old, four women friends can't just retire -- it's kill or be killed in this action-packed thriller by New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-nominated author Deanna Raybourn. Billie, Mary Alice, Helen, and Natalie have worked for the Museum,...
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309 pages ; 25 cm
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English
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A former covert operative for the U.S. Army, Michael Hendricks becomes a hitman who only kills other hitmen, until he winds up a target himself.
Michael Hendricks kills people for money. That aside, he's not so bad a guy. Once a covert operative for a false-flag unit of the US military, Hendricks was presumed dead after a mission in Afghanistan went sideways. He left behind his old life and set out on a path of redemption ... or perhaps one of willful...
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Fitz and the fool trilogy volume 1
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667 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
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English
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"Nearly twenty years ago, Robin Hobb burst upon the fantasy scene with the first of her acclaimed Farseer novels, Assassin's Apprentice, which introduced the characters of FitzChivalry Farseer and his uncanny friend the Fool. A watershed moment in modern fantasy, this novel -- and those that followed -- broke exciting new ground in a beloved genre. Together with George R. R. Martin, Robin Hobb helped pave the way for such talented new voices as Scott...
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243 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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Working as a hit man on the ravaged streets of New York City after a dirty bomb is unleashed on Times Square, Spademan takes an assignment to kill the daughter of a powerful evangelist only to discover that his mark holds a shocking secret and that his client hides a more sinister agenda.
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Night angel trilogy volume 1
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586 pages : map ; 23 cm.
Language
Español
Description
Determined to escape the Warrens, Azoth seeks out Durzo Blint, the city's most ruthless assassin, to persuade him to take him on as an apprentice and to teach him the deadly Way of Shadows.
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Evan Smoak volume 2
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358 pages ; 25 cm.
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English
Description
"Spoken about only in whispers, it is said that when the Nowhere Man is reached by the truly desperate, he can and will do anything to save them. Evan Smoak is the Nowhere Man. Taken from a group home at twelve, Evan was raised and trained as part of the Orphan program, an off-the-books operation designed to create deniable intelligence assets -- i.e. assassins. Evan was Orphan X. He broke with the program, using everything he learned to disappear...
8) Sting
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English
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When Jordie Bennet and Shaw Kinnard lock eyes across a disreputable backwater bar, something definitely sparks. Shaw gives off a dangerous vibe that makes men wary and inspires women to sit up and take notice. None feel that undercurrent more strongly than savvy businesswoman Jordie, who doesn't belong in a seedy dive on the banks of a bayou. But here she is... and Shaw Kinnard is here to kill her. As Shaw and his partner take aim, Jordie is certain...
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260 pages ; 23 cm
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Español
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"Ocurrió en una fiesta infantil de clase alta; la llamaron "la Masacre de la Piñata". De un día para otro la matanza se volvió sensación en los medios y luego pasó a ser una de tantas que se vuelven triviales y se olvidan. Pero algo no está bien en la versión oficial sobre los hechos. Los datos no cuadran. Los asesinos dejaron ir viva a una niña. Y Damián, sicario de sangre fría que no parecía tener vela en este entierro, recibe la encomienda...
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Former assassin Leah Berglund and reporter Elliott Delgado, are back and chasing two suitcase nukes on the loose inside the United States in this gritty, near-future thriller.
Whoever stole the nukes is leaving a trail of dead bodies behind him, but before Leah and Del can track him down they've got to figure out who wants to buy the nukes:
* Is it Holy Arabia, the fanatic Muslim government that has overthrown the House of Saud in a bloody coup?
*...
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Physical Desc
273 pages ; 25 cm.
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English
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A seraph offers contract killer Toby O'Dare a chance to save rather than destroy lives. Carried back through the ages to thirteenth-century England, to dark realms where accusations of ritual murder have been made against Jews, where children suddenly die or disappear, O'Dare begins his perilous quest for salvation.
12) Fool's quest
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Series
Fitz and the fool trilogy volume 2
Physical Desc
754 pages : map ; 25 cm.
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English
Description
"Ranking alongside George R. R. Martin as a groundbreaking master of fantasy, New York Times bestselling author Robin Hobb delivers the second book in her long-awaited Fitz and the Fool trilogy. The harrowing adventures of FitzChivalry Farseer and his enigmatic friend the Fool continue in Robin Hobb's triumphant follow-up to Fool's Assassin. But Fool's Quest is more than just a sequel. With the artistry and imagination her fans have come to expect,...
13) Hellbent
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406 pages ; 25 cm.
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English
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"Taken from a group home at age twelve, Evan Smoak was raised and trained as an off-the-books government assassin: Orphan X. After he broke with the Orphan Program, Evan disappeared and reinvented himself as the Nowhere Man, a man spoken about only in whispers, reachable only at a secret phone number passed around by those in need, and dedicated to helping the truly desperate. But this time, the desperate voice on the other end is Jack Johns, the...
14) Huerfano X
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392 pages ; 23 cm
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Español
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Evan Smoak es el Huerfano X: un heroe como nunca se vio antes. Entrenado en secreto desde la ninez para ser un asesino eficiente y despiadado, ahora utiliza sus habilidades para ayudar a personas en situaciones desesperadas y eliminar a los abusadores de sus vidas. A cambio, solo pide una cosa: que den su numero de telefono a otras personas que necesiten su ayuda. Pese a que oficialmente no existe, su pasado le ha generado algunos poderosos enemigos...
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453 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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Dead man running: Psychiatrist Randall Beck specializes in PTSD cases -- and his time is limited. Especially when he uncovers a plot to kill a presidential candidate.
113 minutes: Molly Rourke's son has been murdered -- and she knows who's responsible. Now she's taking the law into her own hands. Never underestimate a mother's love.
The 13-minute murder: Micheal Ryan can kill anybody in just minutes -- from the first approach to the clean escape....
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333 pages ; 23 cm
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Español
Description
A seraph offers contract killer Toby O'Dare a chance to save rather than destroy lives. Carried back through the ages to thirteenth-century England, to dark realms where accusations of ritual murder have been made against Jews, where children suddenly die or disappear, O'Dare begins his perilous quest for salvation.
17) Hit parade
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John Keller is everyone's favorite hit man. He's cool. Reliable. A real pro: the hit man's hit man. The inconvenient wife, the aging sports star, the business partner--he's taken care of them all, quietly and efficiently. Keller's got a code of honor, though he'd never call it that. And he keeps the job strictly business--"What happens is you wind up thinking of each subject not as a person to be killed but as a problem to be solved." But while Keller...
19) Out of the dark
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English
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When darkness closes in -- he's your last, best hope. Evan Smoak returns in Gregg Hurwitz's #1 international bestselling Orphan X series. Taken from a group home at age twelve, Evan Smoak was raised and trained as part of the Orphan Program, an off-the-books operation designed to create deniable intelligence assets--i.e. assassins. Evan was Orphan X. He broke with the Program, using everything he learned to disappear and reinvent himself as the Nowhere...
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374 pages ; 25 cm
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English
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Thobela Mpayipheli has settled into a sedate but rewarding life with the woman he loves. He works as a gofer at a South African motorcycle shop and readies his partner's young son for life on a farm--until an ex-boss asks him to perform a dangerous favor. His Xhosa warrior's heart racing, Thobela soon finds himself driving hard toward Nigeria with a hard drive full of secrets the unified government wishes to file away for good.
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