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Boy Nobody

Allen Zadoff · 337 pages

Sixteen-year-old Boy Nobody, an assassin controlled by a shadowy government organization, The Program, considers sabotaging his latest mission because his target reminds him of the normal life he craves.

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The Goodbye Man

Jeffery Deaver · 417 pages

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Shadow Wave

Robert Muchamore · 343 pages

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The Naturals

Jennifer Lynn Barnes · 308 pages

Young Adult thriller book series by Jennifer Lynn Barnes about a classified FBI program that recruits teenagers with exceptional abilities to solve cold cases. The protagonist, Cassie Hobbes, joins other gifted teens, including a profiler and a statistician, in this program. The series combines suspenseful crime-solving with personal danger as the Naturals find themselves in a lethal game of cat a

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The Program

Gregg Hurwitz · 416 pages

In this powerful follow-up to his action-packed thriller The Kill Clause, Gregg Hurwitz, the new maestro of pulse-pounding suspense, ratchets up the excitement with another sensational page-turner featuring Tim Rackley, a driven lawman motivated by honor, morality, and a deep sense of justice.Called back into the fold of the U.S. Marshals Service, Tim is tasked with retrieving Leah Henning, the da

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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

Holly Jackson · 400 pages

Everyone is talking about A Good Girl's Guide to Murder! With shades of Serial and Making a Murderer this is the story about an investigation turned obsession, full of twists and turns and with an ending you'll never expect. Everyone in Fairview knows the story. Pretty and popular high school senior Andie Bell was murdered by her boyfriend, Sal Singh, who then killed himself. It was all anyo

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Stormbreaker

Anthony Horowitz · 237 pages

They told him his uncle died in a car accident. Fourteen-year-old Alex knows that's a lie, and the bullet holes in his uncle's windshield confirm his suspicions. But nothing prepares him for the news that the uncle he always thought he knew was really a spy for MI6—Britain's top secret intelligence agency. Recruited to find his uncle's killers and complete his final mission, Alex suddenly finds hi

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Flawless

Sara Shepard · 330 pages

**Spencer stole her sister's boyfriend. *Aria is brokenhearted over her English teacher*.** ***Emily likes her new friend Maya...as much more than a friend.*** Hanna's obsession with looking flawless is making her sick. And their most horrible secret yet is so scandalous that the truth would ruin them forever. And why shouldn't I tell? They deserve to lose it all. With every crumpled note, wicked

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Never Never: Part Two

Colleen Hoover, Tarryn Fisher

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Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover

Ally Carter · 272 pages

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Finale

Becca Fitzpatrick · 464 pages

"Nora and Patch must hide their relationship in order to end the war between the fallen angels and the Nephilim."-- Nora and Patch must hide their relationship in order to end the war between the fallen angels and the Nephilim. The plot contains violence. Book #4.

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The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

John le Carre · 240 pages

*The Spy Who Came in from the Cold* is a 1963 Cold War spy novel by the British author John le Carré. It depicts Alec Leamas, a British intelligence officer, being sent to East Germany as a faux defector to sow disinformation about a powerful East German intelligence officer. It serves as a sequel to le Carré's previous novels *Call for the Dead* and *A Murder of Quality,* which also featured the

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Breach of Trust

DiAnn Mills · 302 pages

Paige Rogers is a former CIA agent who lost all she treasured seven years ago when her entire team was killed in a covert mission. She blames their leader--Daniel Keary--whom Paige believes betrayed them. Disillusioned and afraid for her life, she disappeared and started a new life as a small-town librarian. But when Keary announces his candidacy for governor of her state, he comes after Paige to

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The Face on the Milk Carton

Caroline B. Cooney · 188 pages

After recognizing the photo of the little girl listed as missing on the milk carton, 15-year-old Janie Johnson’s life is forever changed as she struggles to balance loyalty with doing what is right.

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Sunreach

Brandon Sanderson · 208 pages

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Need

Joelle Charbonneau · 338 pages

In this suspenseful thriller, teenagers in a small town are drawn deeper into a social networking site that promises to grant their every need ... regardless of the consequences.

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Eyes Wide Open

Ted Dekker

Who am I? My name is Christy Snow. I'm seventeen and I'm about to die. I'm buried in a coffin under tons of concrete. No one knows where I am. My heart sounds like a monster with clobber feet, running straight toward me. I'm lying on my back, soaked with sweat from the hair on my head to the soles of my feet. My hands and feet won't stop shaking. Some will say that I'm not really here. Some will s

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The Wave

Morton Rhue, Todd Strasser · 130 pages

A dramatization of an actual classroom experiment in establishing a fascist society. In this account, Laurie tries to persuade Mr. Ross to call off the experiment.

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Killing Mr. Griffin

Lois Duncan · 243 pages

The plan was only to scare their English teacher... They never actually intended to *kill* Mr. Griffin. But sometimes plans go wrong.

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The Prom Queen

R.L. Stine · 167 pages

Lizzie McVay was so excited to be nominated Prom Queen. But when the other candidates are murdered, Lizzie must uncover the killer's identity before it's too late.

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The Voice of the Night

Dean Koontz · 339 pages

No one could understand why Colin and Roy were best friends. They were complete opposites. Colin was fascinated by Roy--and Roy was fascinated by death. Then one day Roy asked: "You ever killed anything?" And from that moment on, the two were bound together in a game to terrifying to imagine.

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Found

Harlan Coben · 336 pages

"Mickey Bolitar and his friends continue to investigate the Abeona Shelter, while Mickey searches for answers about his father's tragic death"--

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Legacy

C.J. Daugherty · 388 pages

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The Compound

S.A. Bodeen · 256 pages

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