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Bio-Strike (Tom Clancy's Power Plays, Bk 4)
Bio-Strike (Tom Clancy's Power Plays, Bk 4)
Author: Jerome Preisler, Tom Clancy
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
 62
Review Date: 10/1/2006


From back of book:

The most dangerous man of this century has employed the most dangerous weapon yet. Criminal mastermind Harlan DeVane has developed - and spread- a deadly genetically engineered 'superbug' resistant to all known cures. A microscopic time bomb, it will dormant inside its human hosts until detonated by specific biochemical triggers. DeVane plans to acution off the triggering elements to the highest bidder, but first he'll use them to destroy the greatest threat to his operation: Roger Gordian, head of Uplink Technologies. As Roger falls prey to the disease, his medical intelligence teams race to find the cause and the cure - because in Roger's fate lies the fate of the world.


The Captain's Wife
The Captain's Wife
Author: Douglas Kelley
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 32
Review Date: 1/30/2006


Based on the true story of Mary Patton, The Captain's Wife begins in 1856 on a treacherous vaoyage from New York to San Fransisco through Cape Horn. the first mate is put in chains for plotting mutiny and the captain falls ill, forcing Mary to take command of the ship.


The Cardinal of the Kremlin (Jack Ryan, Bk 4)
The Cardinal of the Kremlin (Jack Ryan, Bk 4)
Author: Tom Clancy
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 262
Review Date: 1/29/2006


Two men possess vital data on Russia's Star Wars missile defense system. One of them is Cardinal, America's highest agent in the Kremlin and he's about to be terminated by the KGB. The other is the one American who can save Cardinal and lead the world to the brink of peace.....or war.....


Cold Fire
Cold Fire
Author: Dean Koontz
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 167
Review Date: 10/1/2006


In Portland, he saved a you7ng boy from a drunk driver. In Boston, he rescued a child from an underground explosion. In Houston, he disarmed a man who was trying to shoot his own wife. Reporter Holly Thorne was intrigued by this strange quiet savior named Jim Ironheart. She was even falling in love with him. But what power compelled an ordinary man to save twelve lives in three months? What visions haunted his dreams: And why did he whisper in his sleep: There is an enemy. It is coming. It'll kill us all........?


Dark Zone (Deep Black, Bk 3)
Dark Zone (Deep Black, Bk 3)
Author: Stephen Coonts, Jim DeFelice
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 37
Review Date: 2/7/2006


In a secluded headquarters on the other side of the globe, a terrorist mission is underway - a plan to set off an underwater explosion so great it could shift the very foundation of the earth's surface. The terrorists call it "God's Revenge". In the top secret headquarters of the National Security Agency, Charlie Dean - an NSA ex-Marine sniper is now enlisted to stop the unthinkable. But when is suspicions of a traitor in his shadow become true, Dean's race against time could mean the end of the free world.


Ellen Foster
Ellen Foster
Author: Kaye Gibbons
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
 486
Review Date: 1/30/2006


This is the story of a redoubtable girl who overcomes adversity with humor, spunk and determination. Kaye Gibbon's first novel is a work of considerable subtley and intellectual sophistication.


Lord of the Wolves (Viking Trilogy, Bk 3)
Lord of the Wolves (Viking Trilogy, Bk 3)
Author: Heather Graham
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 81
Review Date: 1/29/2006


French Countess Melisande was a teenage hellion who rode into battle to defend her people, belonged to the warrior who sved her life, made her his bride, then dissappeared for years. Now the might Viking warrior,Conar MacAuliffe has returned to claim his wife, a beauty determined to fight for her feed at all costs.


Midnight Voices
Midnight Voices
Author: John Saul
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 161
Review Date: 10/1/2006


From back of the book:

The sudden, tragic death of her husband leaves Caroline Evans alon in New York City to raise her children with little money and even less hope. When she meets and marries handsome, successful Anthony Fleming, the charismatice man of her dreams, she believes her life is destined for happiness. She and her children move into her new husband's spacious apartment in the legendary Rockwell on Central Park West. Despite her son's instinctive misgivings about the building and its residents, Caroline dismisses the odd behavior of her neighbors as pleasant eccenticities. But after her daughter begins to experience horrifying nightmares and a startling secret emerges, Caroline realizes that the magnificence of her new home masks a secret of unimaginable horror..................


My Wicked Enchantress
My Wicked Enchantress
Author: Meagan Mckinney
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.1/5 Stars.
 9
Review Date: 10/1/2006


Good read


Savage Storm
Savage Storm
Author: Phoebe Conn
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.2/5 Stars.
 6
Review Date: 1/29/2006


Gabrielle lost everything in Kansas City. Now all she wanted was to survive the Oregon Trail and start a new life as a mail order bride. Jason Royal is the wagonmaster who will settle for no less than the beautiful Garielle.


The Shipping News
The Shipping News
Author: Annie Proulx
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
 706
Review Date: 1/30/2006


At 36, Quoyle, a 3rd rate newspaperman, is wrenched out of his woarkaday life when his two-timing wife meets her just desserts. He retrates to his ancestral home of Newfoundland, where a rich cast of local characters all play a part in Quoyle's struggle to reclaim his life. As three generations of his family cobble up new lives, Quoyle confronts his private demons - and begins to see the possibility of love without pain or misery.


Shooting Star: A Biography of John Wayne
Shooting Star: A Biography of John Wayne
Author: Maurice Zolotow
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 1
Review Date: 1/29/2006


A biography of John Wayne. I think this was published in 1975. Includes some photos. This is an old library book.


SSN: Strategies of Submarine Warfare
SSN: Strategies of Submarine Warfare
Author: Martin Greenberg, Tom Clancy
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 79
Review Date: 1/29/2006


China has invaded the oil-rich Spratly Islands. the American response has been swift - and deadly. And the Third World War has begun...SSN is a compelling blend of military fact and fiction - a submarine combat thriller complete with stirring plts and characters, perfectly accurate details, and the chilling knowledge that it really could happen.


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