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Night Work Kate and her partner, Al Hawkin, are called to a scene of carefully executed murder: the victim is a muscular man, handcuffed and strangled, a stun gun's faint burn on his chest and candy in his pocket. The likeliest person to want him dead, his often-abused wife, is meek and frail--and has an airtight alibi. Kate and Al are stumped, until a second body turns up--also zapped, cuffed, and... (more)

Dexter: Book 2

Dearly Devoted Dexter

by Jeff Lindsay

Life’s tough for Dexter Morgan. It’s not easy being the world’s only serial killer with a conscience, especially when you work for the Miami police. To avoid suspicion, Dexter’s had to slip deep into his disguise: spending time with his girlfriend and her kids, slowly becoming the world’s first serial killing couch potato. Then a particularly nasty psychopath starts cutting a trail through Miami — a killer... (more)

Vendetta (Revenge of the Sisterhood (Paperback))

Vendetta (Revenge of the Sisterhood (Paperback))

by Fern Michaels

They Can Run, But They Can’t Hide From The Sisterhood. Once upon a time there were seven very different women who had been broken but not beaten by life. In those tough days of healing, they became the Sisterhood, a group of devoted friends who vowed to change their lives, empower themselves, and be there for each other, no matter what. Now, they’re ready to answer the call for the woman who started it all, Myra... (more)

Cold Fire

by Dean Koontz

A popular best-selling thriller follows the events surrounding a quiet and reclusive man who emerges as a guardian angel for those in need, but who also warns of an impending evil. Reissue.

Dexter: Book 1

Darkly Dreaming Dexter

by Jeff Lindsay

Meet Dexter, a polite wolf in sheep’s clothing . . . a monster who cringes at the site of blood . . . a serial killer whose one golden rule makes him immensely likable: he only kills bad people . Dexter Morgan isn’t exactly the kind of man you’d bring home to Mom. Though he’s playful and has a wonderfully ironic sense of humor, Dexter’s one character flaw (his proclivity for murder) can be off-putting. But at... (more)

The Electric Church

by Jeff Somers

In the near future, the only thing growing faster than the criminal population is the Electric Church, a new religion founded by a mysterious man named Dennis Squalor. The Church preaches that life is too brief to contemplate the mysteries of the universe: eternity is required. In order to achieve this, the converted become Monks -- cyborgs with human brains, enhanced robotic bodies, and virtually unlimited life... (more)

Weekend Warriors

by Fern Michaels

Nikki Quinn is devastated when her best friend Barbara is knocked down and killed by a hit-and-run driver who claims diplomatic immunity. But Nikki has her work and her lover, fellow lawyer Jack Nolan, to keep her going, whereas Barbara's mother, Myra, has nothing. Festering in a sea of recriminations and hatred, unable to gain a sense of perspective, Myra is lost...until one day she switches on the evening news... (more)

Payback (Zebra Romance)

by Fern Michaels

The second in the exhilarating Sisterhood series From the outside, it looks like Julia Webster lives a normal, happy existence. A highly successful plastic surgeon, she is married to a senator very much on his way up Capitol Hill, and lives in a lovely house in Georgetown. But appearances can be deceptive, as Julia knows only too well. She has long suspected her husband's past is not quite as innocent as he'd like... (more)

Dexter: Book 3

Dexter in the Dark

by Jeff Lindsay

“One of the most likable vigilante serial killers” ( The New Yorker ) faces his ultimate adversary…an evil so terrifying it scares away Dexter’s inner monster—and nearly dries up his sense of humor—in this wickedly witty, darkly suspenseful novel. In his work as a Miami crime scene investigator, Dexter Morgan is accustomed to seeing evil deeds…particularly because, on occasion, he rather enjoys committing... (more)

The Kill Clause: A Novel

by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz

A riveting and explosive novel, The Kill Clause is a brilliantly inventive tour de force by a powerful new master of suspense. Tim Rackley is a dangerous man of honor, a deputy U.S. marshal who is very good at his job—until everything he believes in is shattered by the brutal murder of his own daughter. Betrayed by an imperfect judicial system, Rackley watches helplessly as the killer walks free on a legal... (more)

Wild Adapter Volume 2

by Kazuya Minekura

A year has passed since Makoto Kubota left Sanada and the Izumo Organization in a rain of blood, and took in his little "stray cat." Kubota and Tokito may be living together, but Tokito is still as wild as ever, and without memory of his past or the origins of his grotesquely strong right arm. Later, Kubota bumps into a young runaway, who gets a rare glimpse into the private lives of these two young men... New... (more)

Wild Adapter 1

by Christine Boylan, Alexis Kirsch, Kazuya Minekura

Makoto Kubota wandered through life, not taking things too seriously or looking too deep within himself. His job as the head of the Izumo Group's youth gang kept him pleasantly occupied with yakuza wars, mahjong and assassinations...Until the day he stumbled upon a strange drug called Wild Adapter that produces bizarre side-effects--including death. Forever changed, Kubota becomes entangled with a drifter named... (more)

Breakwater (Mira Romantic Suspense)

by Carla Neggers

An idyllic cottage. An unlikely suicide. A conspiracy that could blow the lid off the Department of Justice. Three months ago Quinn Harlowe left the high-pressure hallways of the Justice Department to become an independent consultant and have more control over her life -- maybe even have a life. But the nirvana of her new gig is short-lived when Quinn discovers her friend and former colleague Alicia Morrow... (more)

Wild Adapter Volume 3

by Kazuya Minekura

From the creator of Saiyuki and Saiyuki ReloadHoping to pick up information on Wild Adapter and perhaps Tokito's forgotten past, Kubota and Tokito infiltrate a popular cult that preaches a return to a more animalistic level of humanity. But the yakuza are still hot on their tail, and there is a lot more to this new religion than just meditation and ritual chanting! And once you join up, the only way out may be on... (more)

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Landmarks of American History The Pony Express (8)

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Wild Adapter Volume 4 (Wild Adapter)

by Minekura Kazuya

When he ends up in the wrong place at the wrong time, Kubota is called in for questioning by the police, and his silence to protect himself and Tokito only makes him look increasingly suspicious. Tokito is left in the dark, homeless and incommunicado, and with no choice but to try and uncover what happened to his friend and companion. But when his search for Kubota begins to uncover bits of Kubota's past, Tokito... (more)

Wild Adapter Volume 5 (Wild Adapter)

by Kazuya Minekura

But just how did the strange bond between a young man who cares for nothing but himself and a stray with a monstrous right hand come to pass? Finally, the missing year between volumes 1 and 2 is revealed, and we learn just what happened after Kubota picked up his little "stray cat" off the street!

Wild Adapter Volume 6

by Kazuya Minekura

Sanada and the new youth leader of the Izumo group finally make their move - by kidnapping Tokito! But after what happened to the Tojou group when Kubota was involved, they should have known better. Kubota is on a mission, and nothing will stand between him and getting Tokito back.

ZETMAN Vol. 3 (ZETMAN) (in Japanese)

by Masakazu Katsura

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