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Skin Games by Adam Pepper
Rating: 4.4 out of 5.0 Stars with 15 votes
Category: Crime Drama/ Romance
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When a mafia princess falls for a two-bit hoodlum an unhappy don plays some rough games in order to separate the two lovers.
Sean O'Donnell is a man who always keeps his word, especially to a lady. His good-for-nothing old man left his mother flat. When she gets ill, Sean assures her that he will never be like his father; if he makes a promise he will keep it, no matter what the cost. When local mob boss Mario Torretta's daughter Nicole falls for Sean, the Don is not pleased, and makes it known that Sean is not good enough for his princess. However, Nicole is in love and begs Sean to stick by her. Once Sean gives his word, no amount of pressure from the Don will weaken his resolve. Sean will endure and persevere to keep his promise to Nicole, and to his mother.
Reservoir Dogs meets Romeo and Juliet in this emotionally charged, fast-moving crime drama for fans of Dennis Lehane, Andrew Vachss and Charlie Huston.
The Interpreter by Shah Wali Fazli
Rating: 4.8 out of 5.0 Stars with 11 votes
Category: War/ Action
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After the Taliban are toppled in Afghanistan, they regroup in the borders of Afghanistan and Pakistan, and come back to attack the NATO forces in the southern parts of the country, especially in the Helmand province.
The American NATO forces based in Helmand fight to win the war against the Taliban and also to win over the local population, therefore they employ the Afghan interpreters to help them in connecting them with the local Afghans. These interpreters, with their basic knowledge of English, play a big role in this war. They join the American soldiers on their patrols and they join them when they go to meet the local people, or the Afghan officials.
The Taliban see the interpreters as infidels and traitors and they are after the interpreters and their families to catch and behead them, as they do so with many interpreters and their families. In this story Shabir Khan is an interpreter who is from Kabul. Mullah Aslam is the Taliban leader who is from Helmand, and he is after Shabir and his colleagues to catch them and behead them, until one day when Shabir and his interpreter friend, Sami, encounter a Taliban checkpoint. In the cover of a stone, Shabir and Sami fire the rest of their bullets, and keep one bullet each.
The League of Freaks and the Secret Key by Alberto Hazan
Rating: 4.7 out of 5.0 Stars with 36 votes
Category: Fantasy/ Young Adult
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Strange things keep happening to Shree Mandvi, an ordinary Indian girl from the Bronx, when she moves to a prestigious private school in New England. As if having the ability to fly wasn't weird enough, Shree soon discovers that four of her classmates each have their own unique powers, just like her. Together, they chase after a hidden treasure (and a mysterious secret key) that's been hidden for centuries somewhere underneath the Harvard University campus.
The Voynich Cypher by Russell Blake
Rating: 4.3 out of 5.0 Stars with 52 votes
Category: Mystery/ Action/ Adventure
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When a sacred relic is stolen from its subterranean guarded vault, Dr. Steven Cross, amateur cryptographer, becomes embroiled in a deadly quest to decipher one of history's most enigmatic documents - a 15th century parchment written entirely in unbreakable code; The Voynich Manuscript. Stalked by secret societies, and aided by the daughter of a murdered colleague, a trail of riddles catapults Cross from England to Italy to the Middle East, where a Byzantine web of ancient secrets leads him to a revelation so profound it will change the world order.
Discovery by T.M. Roy & Terran Moffat
Rating: 4.1 out of 5.0 Stars with 10 votes
Category: Science Fiction/ Romance
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He helps his E.T. to call home...
Following a horrendous breakup with his two (and three) timing fiancee, Oregon naturalist Dr. Kent Xavier has sworn off women, all women. He heads out into the Deschutes wilderness to brood, alone, but his solitary trip turns into a midnight rescue mission for a damsel in distress.
Lured by the beauty of planet Earth, Povre disobeys strict orders to remain in camp in favor of a moonlight walk. A bad step on a slope of loose rocks lands her in the very predicament she's supposed to avoid: contact with the dominant native lifeforms.
Forced together by mutual need, Kent and Povre soon find themselves on the run from alien-hunting government agents. Along the way these two scientists from very different worlds discover the most important element of all - love.
...but can he let her go?
Large Target by Lynne Murray
Rating: 3.8 out of 5.0 Stars with 10 votes
Category: Mystery
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From Publishers Weekly
Full-figured investigator Josephine Fuller, who looks into charities for her philanthropist employer, finds herself embroiled in kidnapping and murder in her second, darker outing (after Larger Than Death). When her San Diego patron, Alicia Madrone, asks Jo to look into how Amy Russo, daughter of an old friend, is involved in the spurious-sounding Feather Heart Project, Jo expects the assignment to be simple. But she realizes otherwise after meeting Amy's lascivious, retired admiral father and his two buddies and keepers, as well as Amy's Bible-thumping, career navy brother, her chess-genius daughter and her biology professor husband. When the admiral is abducted and one of his buddies is found dead, Jo begins to piece together the subtleties of Amy's family relationships. As Jo hears of missing secret military records and of the admiral's abysmal treatment of his children, she wonders if the perpetrators aren't those nearest to him. Because it opens with Jo grieving over the death of her best friend and dwells on the affairs of a dysfunctional family, this story will disappoint those expecting a witty, lighthearted mystery like Larger Than Death; overcomplicated, it may disappoint others as well. Agent, Michele G. Rubin at Writer's House. (Apr.)
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From Library Journal
Second in a series begun in paperback with Larger Than Life, this title spotlights "plus-size" heroine Josephine Fuller, who performs "philanthropic troubleshooting" for a rich, elderly San Diego woman, Mrs. Madrone. In addition to checking out the grant-worthiness of a female sculptor, Josephine must investigate a questionable grief-counseling organization that seems to have cast a spell on the granddaughter of Mrs. Madrone's friend. Unfortunately, murder and kidnapping complicate Josephine's task--as does the arrival of her would-be significant other. Josephine moves with alacrity (despite her size), interrogates with panache, and narrates with a dry humor. Recommended.
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