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Placebo Author: Steven James Published: November 1, 2012 by Revell Series Name: The Jevin Banks Experience Category: Thriller While covertly investigating a controversial neurological research program, exposé filmmaker Jevin Banks is drawn into a far-reaching conspiracy involving one of the world's largest pharmaceutical firms. After giving up his career as an escape artist and illusionist in the wake of his wife and sons' tragic death, Jevin is seeking not only answers about the questionable mind-to-mind communication program, but also answers to why his family suffered as they did. |
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Scorched Author: Laura Griffin Published: October 30, 2012 by Pocket Books Series Name: The Tracers Series, book #6 Main Character: Kelsey Quinn, Gage Brewer, Mark Wolfe, Elizabeth LeBlanc, Derek Vaughn IF YOU PLAY WITH A KILLER, YOU'RE BOUND TO GET BURNED... The dead don’t speak, but Kelsey knows their secrets. As a Click for more info. |
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HITMAN: DAMNATION Author: Raymond Benson Published: October 30, 2012 by Del Rey Series Name: Hitman Category: Thriller Main Character: Agent 47 Since the devastating conclusion of Hitman: Blood Money, Agent 47 has been MIA. Now fans awaiting the return of the blockbuster videogame and film phenomenon can pinpoint the location of the world’s most brutal and effective killer-for-hire before he reemerges in Hitman: Absolution. When the Agency lures him back with a mission that will require every last ounce of his stealth, strength, and undercover tactics, they grossly underestimate the silent assassin’s own agenda. Because this time, Agent 47 isn’t just going to bite the hand that feeds him. |
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Murder by Vegetable: The Baby Quilt Author: Barbara Graham Published: October 19, 2012 by Five Star/Gale Series Name: "A Quilted Mystery" Category: Cozy/Small town Main Character: Sheriff Tony Abernathy, Theo Abernathy, Harrison Ragsdale Spring fever, coupled with a full moon, arrives in tiny Park County, Tennessee, and induces the well-named madness in its residents and visitors alike. Sheriff Tony Abernathy and his small contingent of deputies must slog through the morass of stupidity and bad behavior. His wife Theo is overwhelmed with running her quilt shop, raising their children and listening in at "gossip central". Click for more info. |
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Mary Elizabeth Braddon: A Companion to the Mystery Fiction Author: Anne-Marie Beller; ed. Elizabeth Foxwell Published: October 18, 2012 by McFarland Series Name: McFarland Companions to Mystery Fiction Category: Mystery Reference Main Character: Lucy Audley, Robert Audley A comprehensive guide to the work of an icon of the sensation genre who wrote Lady Audley's Secret (1861-62) and made significant contributions to the development of the mystery, especially as the creator of the first clerical sleuth. Vol. 4 in the McFarland Companions to Mystery Fiction series. "outstanding literary studies series"--Midwest Book Review Click for more info. |
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