James Patterson
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
In this book the author argues that 1965, not 1968, was the most transformative year of the 1960s, discussing attacks on civil rights demonstrators, increased African American militancy, the Watts riots, anti-war protests, and a growing national pessimism. At the beginning of 1965, the U.S. seemed on the cusp of a golden age. Although Americans had been shocked by the assassination in 1963 of President Kennedy, they exuded a sense of consensus and...
62) Jacky Ha-Ha
Author
Series
Jacky Ha-Ha volume 1
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Formats
Description
With her irresistible urge to tell a joke in every situation--even when she really, really shouldn't--twelve-year-old Jacky Ha-Ha loves to make people laugh. And cracking wise helps distract her from thinking about not-so-funny things in her life, like her mom serving in a dangerous, faraway war, and a dad who's hardly ever home. But no matter how much fun Jacky has, she can't seem to escape her worries. So one starlit night, she makes a promise...
Author
Publisher
Hachette Audio
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
Don't miss the #1 New York TimesThe President Is MissingSet over the course of three days, The President Is Missing #1 New York TimesPittsburgh Post-GazetteSunday Times (London)"Ambitious and wildly readable." -- New York Times Book Review
Author
Series
Publisher
Hachette Audio
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
Only a Scot can steal her heart.
There's nothing ladylike about Katherine Killin. She's a spitfire who cannot be tamed. To rid himself of her, and to honor a truce set by the Duke of Glencoe, her father agrees to wed her to his clan's mortal enemy, Ben Rannoch. But when Katherine meets the enticingly masculine Kirk Rannoch, brother of her betrothed, she suddenly craves domination.
66) Dead Man Running
Author
Series
Publisher
Hachette Audio
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
The doctor is in . . . deadly danger. BookShotsLightneing Fast Stories by James Patterson Novels you can devour in a few hours Impossible to stop reading All original content from James Patterson
Author
Publisher
Hachette Audio
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Detective Jenna Murphy comes to the Hamptons to solve a murder -- but what she finds is more deadly than she could ever imagine. No. 7 Ocean Drive is a gorgeous, multi-million-dollar beachfront estate in the Hamptons, where money and privilege know no bounds. But its beautiful gothic exterior hides a horrific past: it was the scene of a series of depraved killings that have never been solved. Neglected, empty, and rumored to be cursed, it's known...
Author
Series
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
In Afghanistan, a US pilot is shot down during a covert mission. In New York, a mother is forced to flee with her two young children. Finding the connection between the two will lead the Private team right into a deadly trap. A wealthy businessman approaches Jack Morgan, head of Private - the world's largest investigation agency - with a desperate plea to track down his daughter and two grandchildren, who have disappeared without a trace....
Author
Publisher
Hachette Audio
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Biloxi’s best criminal defense attorney has never lost a case. Then his client’s beautiful wife is murdered, and America’s #1 lawyer suddenly becomes its #1 suspect. Stafford Lee Penney is a small-town lawyer with a big-time reputation for winning every case he tries. In his sharp suits and polished Oxford shoes, Penney is Biloxi, Mississippi’s #1 Lawyer and top local celebrity. Just as Penney notches his latest courtroom victory,...
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
It's the perfect getaway. But the past will always find you . . . When ex-cop Bill Robinson takes over The Inn by the Sea, all he wants is a quiet escape from the city. But when a crime boss moves into town and begins terrorizing Bill's friends, he can't just sit back and watch. It's not long before local criminals are turning up dead and The Inn comes under attack. With the help of The Inn's fearless residents, Bill must do everything he can...
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Not Supplied
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
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-- People ¿ SFPD Sergeant Lindsay Boxer, Medical Examiner Claire Washburn, Assistant District Attorney Yuki Castellano, and crime writer Cindy Thomas gather at one of San Francisco’s finest restaurants to celebrate exciting news: Cindy is getting married. Before they can raise their glasses, there’s a disturbance in the restaurant. A woman has been assaulted. Claire examines the victim. Lindsay makes an arrest. Yuki takes the...
72) First Lady, The
Author
Publisher
Hachette Audio
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
One secret could bring down the government when the President's memorable affair becomes a nightmare he longs to forget in this page-turner from James Patterson that will keep you up reading all night long.Sally Grissom is a top Secret Service agent in charge of the Presidential Protection team. She knows that something is amiss when she's summoned to a private meeting with the President and his Chief of Staff without any witnesses. But she couldn't...
Author
Series
Publisher
Hachette Audio
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Formats
Description
God save the Queen-but only Jack Morgan and Private can save the Royal Family.
Private is the most elite detective agency in the world. But when kidnappers threaten to execute a Royal Family member in front of the Queen, Jack Morgan and his team have just 24 hours to stop them. Or heads will roll . . . literally.
BookShots Lightning-fast stories by James Patterson.
Novels you can devour in a few hours. Impossible to stop reading. All original content...
74) Games, The
Author
Publisher
Hachette Audio
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
Don't let the beautiful beaches of Rio fool you--these games are deadly.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
-- “The book is a classic summer beach read... -- Kirkus “Explosive…the summer’s ultimate literary mashup.” — -- Boston Globe “A seismic publishing event…all the elements of a summer blockbuster…it’s a thrill and the pages practically turn themselves.” —Associated Press “ --
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Biloxi’s best criminal defense attorney has never lost a case. Then his client’s beautiful wife is murdered, and America’s #1 lawyer suddenly becomes its #1 suspect. Stafford Lee Penney is a small-town lawyer with a big-time reputation for winning every case he tries. In his sharp suits and polished Oxford shoes, Penney is Biloxi, Mississippi’s #1 Lawyer and top local celebrity. Just as Penney notches his latest courtroom victory,...
Author
Publisher
Hachette Audio
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
When Captain Amy Cornwall's family goes missing, the Army Ranger will do whatever it takes to bring them home in this cinematic thriller that begins with a mysterious phone call and ends with a twist you'll never see coming.In her career as an Army intelligence officer, Amy Cornwall has seen haunting sights half a world away. None compare to the chilling scene at her empty Virginia home. A phone rings with a terrifying ultimatum: locate and liberate...
Author
Series
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
“Turn. Up. The. Heat” (New York Times A killer uses fearsome precision to take out impossible targets. Detective Michael Bennett teams with a shooting expert—a former Army Ranger and sniper with NYPD’s Emergency Services Unit. But Officer Rob Trilling seems more comfortable with rifles than he is with people. When his new partner begins to log unexplained absences from duty, only Bennett can prove whether the decorated officer is...