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Series
Jason Richter novels volume 2
Publisher
William Morrow
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
With tensions escalating along the U.S.-Mexican border, the U.S. launches Operation Rampart under the command of Major Jason Richter and his Task Force TALON, who find themselves targeted by drug kingpin Enrique Fuera.
3) Bare bones
Author
Series
Publisher
Scribner
Language
English
Description
Her plans for a romantic vacation interrupted by the discoveries of two murdered bodies and a small plane crash, Tempe Brennan traces leads to an isolated North Carolina farm.
Author
Series
Greenglass house volume 2
Language
English
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Description
"Twelve-year-old Milo is stuck spending the winter holidays in a house full of strange guests who are not what they seem-again! He will have to work with friends old and new to uncover clues in search of a mysterious map and a famous smuggler's lost haul"--
Author
Series
Dirk Pitt adventures volume 14
Language
English
Formats
Description
The coin of the realm for the wealthy, insatiably greedy Chinese smuggler who is Dirk Pitt's adversary in Flood Tide is human lives: much of his vast fortune has been made smuggling Chinese immigrants into countries around the globe, including the United States. Tracking the smuggler's nefarious activities leads Pitt from Washington State to Louisiana, where his quarry is mysteriously constructing a huge shipping port in the middle of nowhere. Why...
Author
Series
Half-mermaid tales volume 2
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Language
English
Description
When an attempt to steal Shirley, a rare sea-unicorn, results in the sinking of their houseboat, ten-year-old Thora, her mermaid mother, and Mr. Walters stay at the estate of old friends and find a solution to the friends' financial troubles, but the would-be thief is still on their trail.
7) Bare bones
Author
Series
Temperance Brennan mysteries volume 6
Publisher
Scribner
Edition
Large print ed.
Language
English
8) Wrecker
Author
Language
English
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Description
When fifteen-year-old Valdez Jones VIII, a.k.a. Wrecker, unwittingly becomes entangled with a group of smugglers and grave robbers, he must deep dive into their shady dealings in order to escape their twisted net.
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Series
Language
English
Description
"Dismas Hardy knows something is amiss with his secretary, Phyllis. Her out-of-character behavior and sudden disappearances concern Hardy, especially when he learns that her convict brother-a man who served twenty-five years in prison for armed robbery and attempted murder-has just been released. Things take a shocking turn when Phyllis is suddenly arrested at work for allegedly abetting the murder of Hector Valdez, a coyote who'd been smuggling women...
10) Words on fire
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Historical Fiction - Juvenile
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Historical Fiction - Juvenile
Description
In 1893 twelve-year-old Audra lives on a farm in Lithuania, and tries to avoid the Cossack soldiers who enforce the Russian decrees that ban Lithuanian books, religion, culture, and even the language; but when the soldiers invade the farm Audra is the only one who escapes and, unsure of what has happened to her parents, she embarks on a dangerous journey, carrying the smuggled Lithuanian books that fuel the growing resistance movement, unsure of who...
Author
Series
Dirk Pitt adventures volume 12
Language
English
Description
An action-filled chase through the Amazon jungle for 16th Century Spanish treasure. Joining in the pursuit are Dirk Pitt, the hero, his congresswoman girlfriend, the FBI, the Customs Service, archaeologists, a tribe of local Indians, smugglers and various thieves. There's plenty of treasure for everyone, the gold requiring 200 men just to lift.
Author
Series
Hardy boys mystery stories volume 10
Language
English
Description
When their detective father asks them to play burglar in order to protect a client's valuable invention from thieves, the Hardy boys find themselves involved in a large and dangerous conspiracy.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Beverly Hills cop: Axel Foley, a street-smart cop from Detroit, comes to Beverly Hills to track down his best friends killer. Beverly Hills cop II: Foley is deep undercover investigating a gang of international munitions smugglers. Beverly Hills cop III: Foley is at the center of a roller coaster thrill ride at the Wonderworld amusement park.
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Edition
Special edition.
Language
English
Description
L.A.P.D. reject and major troublemaker, Earl, ends up getting L.A. police officer, Hank, kicked off the force for brutality. Now, these two guys, who can't stand each other, are stuck working together as lowly security guards. They play cops to bring down a smuggling ring - if they can stay alive and stay one step ahead of the real cops.
Author
Series
The Brixton Brothers volume 4
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Language
English
Description
As soon as twelve-year-old Steve Brixton opens a detective office in his backyard, he and his best friend Dana are caught up in a tangle of cases, from breaking up a ring of piratical smugglers, to recovering a stolen surfboard, to tracking down a fifth-grader's missing gym shorts.
17) Runner
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Language
English
Description
Living with his alcoholic father on a broken-down sailboat on Puget Sound has been hard on seventeen-year-old Chance Taylor, but when his love of running leads to a high-paying job, he quickly learns that the money is not worth the risk.
19) Trackers
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Series
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Language
English
Description
Lemmer, a highly skilled bodyguard with a violent, criminal past, has settled into a quiet life in Loxton, South Africa, where the rural tranquility has helped to calm his explosive temper. When a wealthy farmer asks for his help in smuggling a pair of rare black rhinos out of Zimbabwe (where they are murdered for their horns), he has a hard time saying no. Before he knows it, Lemmer is on a small airplane, zipping across the border, an airsickness...
20) Dead on arrival
Author
Publisher
Dafina Books
Language
English
Formats
Description
Nobody will get hurt Dawn and Reese Spencer just can't get ahead. Between her desperate desire to start a family and his gambling debts, they barely keep afloat, even with well-paying Norfolk International port jobs. But their calculating co-worker has the perfect plan: help him smuggle containers of human cargo past U.S. Customs. Nobody will know For Dawn, risking the innocent lives of undocumented immigrants is unthinkable. But Reese persuades her...
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