James Patterson
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"Our commander in chief has to be able to defend our country, not embarrass it."*-Hillary Clinton
"She doesn't have strength. She doesn't have the stamina. . . . I think she's an embarrassment."**-Donald Trump
In this presidential contest of diametric opposites, nothing is certain on the path to the polls-except that every word matters. Direct from the candidates, from point and counterpoint to wit and wisdom, an unvarnished conversation on the...
42) Heist
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They're about to make off with millions in stolen diamonds -- until someone beats them at their own game . . .
Three thieves have been planning the perfect diamond heist for months. They're finally ready to make the hit, and everything is set to go off without a hitch -- until a rival crew shows up to steal the diamonds at the exact same time.
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NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING TYLER PERRY
Alex Cross was a rising star in the Washington, DC, Police Department when an unknown shooter gunned down his wife, Maria, in front of him. Alex's need for vengeance was placed on hold as he faced another huge challenge-raising his children without their mother.
Years later Alex is making a bold move in his life. He has left the FBI and set up practice as a psychologist once again. His life with Nana...
44) Ambush
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Detective Michael Bennett thriller volume 11
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Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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Only Detective Michael Bennett stands in the way of two lethal cartels fighting for New York City's multi-million-dollar opioid trade. And they know where Bennett, and his family, live. An anonymous tip about a crime in Upper Manhattan proves to be a setup. An officer is taken down--and, despite the attackers' efforts, it's not Michael Bennett. New York's top cop is not the only one at risk. One of Bennett's children sustains a mysterious injury....
45) 1st to die
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 12
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English
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Four crime-solving friends face off against a killer in San Francisco in the Women's Murder Club novel that started James Patterson's thrilling series.
Each one holds a piece of the puzzle: Lindsay Boxer is a homicide inspector in the San Francisco Police Department, Claire Washburn is a medical examiner, Jill Bernhardt is an assistant D.A., and Cindy Thomas just started working the crime desk of the San Francisco Chronicle.
But the...
Each one holds a piece of the puzzle: Lindsay Boxer is a homicide inspector in the San Francisco Police Department, Claire Washburn is a medical examiner, Jill Bernhardt is an assistant D.A., and Cindy Thomas just started working the crime desk of the San Francisco Chronicle.
But the...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 15
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English
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Discover the classic thriller that launched the #1 detective series of the past twenty-five years, now one of PBS's "100 Great American Reads"
Alex Cross is a homicide detective with a Ph.D. in psychology. He works and lives in the ghettos of D. C. and looks like Muhammad Ali in his prime. He's a tough guy from a tough part of town who wears Harris Tweed jackets and likes to relax by banging out Gershwin tunes on his baby grand piano. But...
Alex Cross is a homicide detective with a Ph.D. in psychology. He works and lives in the ghettos of D. C. and looks like Muhammad Ali in his prime. He's a tough guy from a tough part of town who wears Harris Tweed jackets and likes to relax by banging out Gershwin tunes on his baby grand piano. But...
47) 16th seduction
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Women's murder club volume 16
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Little, Brown and Company
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2017.
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English
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Still reeling from her husband's betrayal, Lindsay Boxer investigates a wave of possibly unnatural heart attacks claiming the lives of seemingly unrelated victims while assisting the prosecution of a bomber with a hostile defense team.
48) Unsolved
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Invisible volume 2
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English
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FBI agent Emmy Dockery is absolutely relentless. She's young and driven, and her unique skill at seeing connections others miss has brought her an impressive string of arrests. But a shocking new case-unfolding across the country-has left her utterly baffled. The victims all appear to have died by accident, and have seemingly nothing in common. But this many deaths can't be coincidence. And the killer is somehow one step ahead of every move Dockery...
49) 15th affair
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Women's murder club volume 15
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Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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As she settles into motherhood and a happy marriage, Lindsay Boxer thinks she has found domestic bliss. But when a beautiful, alluring blonde woman with links to the CIA disappears from the scene of a brutal murder at a downtown luxury hotel, Lindsay's life begins to unravel. Before she can track down the woman for questioning, a plane crash plunges San Francisco into chaos and Lindsay's husband Joe vanishes. The deeper she digs, the more Lindsay...
50) The 17th suspect
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Women's murder club volume 17
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Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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A series of shootings exposes San Francisco to a methodical yet unpredictable killer, and a reluctant woman decides to put her trust in Sergeant Lindsay Boxer. The confidential informant's tip leads Lindsay to disturbing conclusions, including that something has gone horribly wrong inside the police department itself. The hunt for the killer lures Lindsay out of her jurisdiction, and gets inside Lindsay in dangerous ways. She suffers unsettling medical...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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Jane, who spends a lot of time alone as a child while her mother works as head of a Broadway theater company, develops a friendship with an imaginary man named Michael, and meets him again when she is in her thirties.
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Women's Murder Club volume 8
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IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 10
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English
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The Women's Murder Club faces its toughest challenge as Detective Lindsay Boxer investigates the high-profile murder of two San Francisco millionaires and reporter Cindy Thomas digs into the brutal slaying of a preacher with a message of hope for the homeless.
53) The black book
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Billy Harney volume 1
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English
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Being a cop runs in Billy Harney's family. The son of Chicago's Chief of Detectives whose twin sister, Patty, also followed in their father's footsteps, there's nothing Billy won't give up for the job, including his life. Left for dead alongside his tempestuous former partner and a hard-charging assistant district attorney out for blood, Billy miraculously survives. But he remembers nothing about the events leading up to the shootout. Charged with...
54) 7th heaven
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Women's Murder Club volume 7
Publisher
Little, Brown and Co
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 10
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English
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A terrible fire in a wealthy suburban home leaves a married couple deadand Detective Lindsay Boxer and her partner Rich Conklin searching forclues. And after California's golden boy, Michael Campion has beenmissing for a month, there finally seems to be a lead in his case--avery devastating lead. As fire after fire consume couples in wealthy, comfortable homes, Lindsayand the Murder Club must race to find the arsonists responsible and getto the bottom...
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Women's murder club volume 18
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[2019]
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English
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Detective Lindsay Boxer and her husband Joe Molinari team up to protect San Francisco from an international war criminal in the newest Women's Murder Club thriller. For a trio of colleagues, an innocent night out after class ends in a deadly torture session. They vanish without a clue -- until a body turns up. With the safety of San Francisco's entire school system as stake, Lindsay Boxer has never been under more pressure. To solve the School Night...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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After a short stay with an FBI agent who gives them a chance to attend school and live a normal life, the six genetically altered, winged youths head toward Florida and Max's ultimate destiny -- to save the world, whether she wants to or not.
57) 14th deadly sin
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Women's murder club volume 14
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2015.
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IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 10
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English
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With San Francisco under siege and every cop a suspect, the Women's Murder Club risk their lives to save the city -- and each other.With a beautiful baby daughter and a devoted husband, Detective Lindsay Boxer can safely say that her life has never been better. In fact, things seem to be going well for all the members of the Women's Murder Club (for a change) as they gather to celebrate San Francisco medical examiner Claire Washburn's birthday. But...
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Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2007.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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When a horrifying attack leaves one of the Women's Murder Club struggling for her life, the others fight to keep a madman behind bars before anyone else is hurt.
Lindsay Boxer and her new partner in the San Francisco police department are racing to stop a series of kidnappings that has electrified the city: children are being plucked off the streets together with their nannies, but the kidnappers aren't demanding ransom. Amid uncertainty...
Lindsay Boxer and her new partner in the San Francisco police department are racing to stop a series of kidnappings that has electrified the city: children are being plucked off the streets together with their nannies, but the kidnappers aren't demanding ransom. Amid uncertainty...
59) The 9th judgment
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Little, Brown and Co
Pub. Date
c2010
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IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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After an assailant guns down a mother and her infant at a mall and a cat burglar kills the wife of an A-list actor, Lindsay Boxer and her partner Rich must pick up the pieces, but not before one of the killers forces Lindsay to put her life on the line.
60) 2nd chance
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Women's murder club volume 2
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Little, Brown
Pub. Date
c2002
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IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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The Women's Murder Club returns for another thrilling crime investigation. Will their skills be enough to take down a brutal madman?
A brutal madman sprays bullets into a crowd of children leaving a San Francisco church. Miraculously-or was it intentionally?-only one person dies. Then an elderly black woman is hung. Police homicide inspector Lindsay Boxer senses a connection and together with medical examiner Claire, assistant D....
A brutal madman sprays bullets into a crowd of children leaving a San Francisco church. Miraculously-or was it intentionally?-only one person dies. Then an elderly black woman is hung. Police homicide inspector Lindsay Boxer senses a connection and together with medical examiner Claire, assistant D....