Tom Stechschulte
Author
Series
Matthew Scudder mysteries volume 17
Publisher
Mulholland Books
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
After a childhood friend is shot down while attempting to atone for past sins, Scudder is drawn into a murder investigation that threatens to upset his path toward recovery--and get him killed in the process.
43) Murder game
Author
Series
Publisher
Jove
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Kadan Montague-a genetically enhanced warrior-is called back from an important assignment in Europe to investigate a series of brutal murders. The suspect is a fellow GhostWalker, and if he isn't found, the entire GhostWalker program will be swept under the carpet, putting the lives of Kadan and all other GhostWalkers in jeopardy. Kadan turns to Tansy Meadows, an elite tracker, to help him hunt down the killer before he can strike again. Tansy's last...
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 2007, Jon Katz met artist Maria Wulf and felt an immediate connection with her. But a formidable obstacle stood in the way: Maria's dog, Frieda. A rottweiler-shepherd mix, Frieda had been abandoned by her previous owners and had lived in the wild for years. To Maria, Frieda was sweet and loyal. But she was also ferociously protective and barely tamed. It was clear: To win over Maria, Jon would have to gain Frieda's affection as well.
45) Deadly game
Author
Series
Publisher
Jove
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
A mission to protect a U.S. Senator from an assassination threat "takes an unexpected turn when Mari, a mysteriously beautiful GhostWalker, is taken hostage. At the same time, Ken Norton, expert assasssin and himself a GhostWalker warrior, is on a mission of his own-- one that reaches into Mari's past. ... Mari must join forces with Ken and trust his every move -- each one more intimate than the last.
Author
Publisher
Villard
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Jon Katz is the New York Times best-selling author of numerous nonfiction tales of man's best friend. Here he presents the story of two dogs that profoundly affected his life and work. Skittish border collie Izzy pushes him into rewarding work with Hospice. And black lab Lenore's gentle spirit helps remind him why he wanted to work with animals in the first place.
Author
Publisher
Villard
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
With its endearing blend of humor, wisdom, and insight, Soul of a Dog by New York Times best-selling author Jon Katz illuminates the interaction between humans and animals. Although he features his ever-faithful border collie Rose, Katz also includes revealing observations about Mother the murderous barn cat, Elvis the doughnut-loving steer, and his other dogs-Izzy, Lenore, and Pearl.
48) Night game
Author
Series
Publisher
Jove Books
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Gator Fontenot of the Special Forces paranormal squad can't refuse an urgent request to save the elusive Iris Johnson, a victim of the same horrific experiments that warped Gator. Now unleashed, she's a flame-haired weapon of unimaginable destructive powers, a walking time bomb bent on revenge in the sultry bayous of New Orleans, and hunted by a shadowy assassin. It's Gator's job to reel Iris in. But can two people haunted by violent betrayals trust...
Author
Series
Publisher
Villard Books
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
In this gripping and deeply touching book, bestselling author Jon Katz tells the story of his lifetime dog, Orson: a beautiful border collie-intense, smart, crazy, and unforgettable. From the moment Katz and Orson meet, when the dog springs from his traveling crate at Newark airport and panics the baggage claim area, their relationship is deep, stormy, and loving. At two years old, Katz's new companion is a great herder of school buses, a scholar...
51) Predatory game
Author
Series
Publisher
Jove
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Saber Wynter is running from her past when she meets ex-Navy SEAL and Ghostwalker Jess Calhoun. But the riddles of both their pasts are about to collide, shattering the promise of their future with the ultimate betrayal.
52) Conspiracy game
Author
Series
Publisher
Jove Books
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
When Jack Norton, a genetically enhanced telepathic assassin on a mission in the Congo, is left vulnerable to rebel forces, he finds an ally in Briony, a strange beauty on a mission of her own that leads them both into a deadly global conspirac
53) Accordion crimes
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
[1996]
Language
English
Description
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Proulx brings the immigrant experience to life in this stunning novel that traces the ownership of a simple green accordion. E. Annie Proulx's Accordion Crimes is a masterpiece of storytelling that spans a century and a continent. Proulx brings the immigrant experience in America to life through the eyes of the descendants of Mexicans, Poles, Africans, Irish-Scots, Franco-Canadians and many others, all linked by...
55) Donnybrook
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
A three-day bare-fisted fighting tournament in rural Indiana pits a desperate man trying to feed his children with a ruthless and undefeated master fighter turned meth-cooker in this new novel from the author of Crimes in Southern Indiana.
56) The big drift
Author
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"For two men--one white, one black--the great cattle drift of 1884 - 1885 in Texas will be a search for redemption"--
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Blight County Sheriff Bo Tully is following up on one of his famous hunches: he suspects the murder of a local retiree by his ranch caretaker, a sociopath with a criminal record. But Tully has no evidence or body to prove that a crime has been committed. Then a far more alarming case emerges. Three unidentified young men have been shot, execution-style, in a huckleberry patch on Scotchman Mountain. With the help of beautiful FBI agent Angela Phelps,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Winner of the Spur Award for Best Mass Market Paperback After a prostitute is murdered at the Easy Nickel saloon, Texas Ranger Josiah Wolfe finds his best friend, Scrap Elliot, in jail and wrongly accused. A strangely familiar horse and a mysterious code are the only clues Josiah has to prove his friend's innocence and save him from execution. Once a Yankee reporter gets involved, Josiah is led to Blanche Dumont's House of Pleasures, where he learns...
59) Jackalope
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
2003.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A jackrabbit who wishes to be feared asks his fairy godrabbit for horns and becomes the first jackalope, but there's one condition: he must not tell lies.
60) True courage
Author
Series
Uncommon heroes volume 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
In True Courage, multiple Christy Award winner Dee Henderson sends FBI Special Agent Luke Falcon on a desperate race to save lives. Just before fresh leads on an elusive serial killer pre-empt another date with Caroline Lane, she calls Luke to tell him her sister and family are missing. As day blurs into night, the specter of foul play soon tests the reality of the couple's faith in God and their love for one another.