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by James Thompson - Fiction, Thriller

Still recovering from his last case and struggling with his personal life, Kari Vaara is pushed into the case of a 90-year-old national hero for war crimes committed during World War II --- which may be related to a murder-by-torture case that he’s also investigating.

by Jimmy Breslin - Biography, Nonfiction

In 1947, as president and general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, Branch Rickey defied racism on and off the field to bring Jackie Robinson into the major leagues. Rickey's is the classic American tale of a poor boy from Ohio whose faith and dogged work ethic took him to the pinnacle of success.

 

by Charles Cumming - Fiction, Thriller

London, 1992. Late one night, 76-year-old Edward Crane is declared dead at a London hospital. An obituary describes him only as a “resourceful career diplomat.” But Crane was much more than that --- and the circumstances surrounding his death are far from what they seem.

by Simon Tolkien - Fiction, Thriller

It's 1960, and David Swain is two years into his life sentence for murdering the lover of his ex-girlfriend, Katya. In the dead of night, David escapes, and Katya is found murdered. Inspector Trave of the Oxford Police heads the manhunt for David. 

by James Patterson - Fiction, Thriller

 

A futuristic United States is ruled by the Elite, a genetically enhanced population with superhuman abilities. Hay Baker, an Elite, top secret agent, and family man, has his world is upended when a chain of events leads to the revelation of a life-altering secret.