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  Ripley: Book 1

  The Talented Mr. Ripley

  by Patricia Highsmith

  Like a hero in a latter-day Henry James novel, Tom Ripley travels to Italy with a commission to coax a prodigal young American back to his wealthy father. But Ripley finds himself very fond of Dickie Greenleaf. He wants to be like him--exactly like him. Turning the mystery form inside out, Highsmith shows the terrifying abilities afforded to a man unhindered by the concept of evil.
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  Jane Whitefield: Book 2

  Dance for the Dead

  by Thomas Perry

  "COMPELLING . . . NOBODY WRITES A CHASE BETTER THAN PERRY."  *The Washington Post Book World When eight-year-old Timothy Decker finds his parents brutally murdered, it's clear the Deckers weren't the intended victims: Timothy's own room--ransacked, all traces of his existence expertly obliterated *is the shocking evidence. Timothy's nanny, Mona, is certain about only one thing. Timmy needs to disappear, fast. ... (more)
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  Crocodile Tears (Alex Rider)

  by Anthony Horowitz

  It’s just another day in the life of an average kid. If you’re Alex Rider, that is. A con artist has realized there is big money in charity— the bigger the disaster, the greater the money flow! So that is what he will produce: the biggest disaster known to man, all thanks to genetically modified corn that can release a virus so potent it can knock out an entire country in one windy day. But Alex Rider will face... (more)
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  Joe Ledger

  Countdown

  by Jonathan Maberry

  Countdown: A Joe Ledger Bonus Story   “I didn’t plan to kill anyone. I wasn’t totally against the idea, either. Sometimes things just fall that way, and either you roll with it or it rolls over you. Letting the bad guys win isn’t how I roll.”   Meet Joe Ledger, Baltimore PD, attached to a Homeland task force… whose about to get a serious promotion.