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Marcus Didius Falco mysteries volume 1
Publisher
Sidgwick & Jackson
Language
English
Description
The Silver Pigs is the classic novel that introduced readers around the world to Marcus Didius Falco, a private informer with a knack for trouble, a tendency for bad luck, and a frequently inconvenient drive for justice. When Marcus Didius Falco encounters the young and very pretty Sosia Camillina in the Forum, he senses immediately that there is something amiss. When she confesses that she is fleeing for her life, Falco offers to help her and, in...
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Series
Publisher
Mysterious Press
Language
English
Description
The funny, astute, and hard-boiled detective Marcus Didius Falco now ventures into a new arena, the publishing world of AD 74, to prove that ars longa, vita brevis...and murder is timeless. Can a tough detective possess the soul of a poet? After a public reading brings him rousing applause, Falco receives an offer to have his work published. But his ego takes a beating when the banker Chrysippus demands payment for putting the verse on papyrus. Hell...
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Series
Marcus Glenwood novels volume 3
Publisher
Doubleday
Language
English
Description
A year after his stunning legal victory over the nefarious New Horizons corporation, Marcus Glenwood is slowly getting back on his feet in North Carolina, rebuilding his legal practice and tending to his deepening relationship with Kirsten Stansted. Then Marcus gets an unexpected visit and a plea for help from Dale Steadman, the new CEO of New Horizons.
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Series
Publisher
BBC Audiobooks America
Edition
Complete & Unabridged.
Language
English
Description
The thirteenth novel featuring sleuth Marcus Didius Falco explores the fervor of home improvement that's sweeping the Roman Empire and Falco's own household, specifically the bathhouse-where a body turns up. Some things never change. With his new villa, Falco also gets a timeless headache: building contractors. After the departure of two shady plasterers, a rank odor in the bathhouse soon leads to the discovery of a corpse under the mosaic floor....
7) Alexandria
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Series
Marcus Didius Falco mysteries volume 19
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
Description
In A.D. 77, Marcus Didius Falco, agent to the Emperor Vespasian, investigates the mysterious death of the head librarian of the world-famous library of Alexandria, bringing him into immediate conflict with the darker side of academic life.
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Series
Josie Marcus mystery shopper volume 5
Publisher
Obsidian
Language
English
Description
"Josie had no idea that the business of fashion-forward puppies could get so ugly--until she's hired to check out a big pet store's involvement with puppy mills. After she gets a tip from a disgruntled pet shop employee named Edna, Josie discovers that behind the cashmere sweaters and bejeweled collars, cruel means of breeding designer dogs are being used. While working the case, she's led to a puppy mill and sees the horrible conditions firsthand....
9) Nemesis
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Series
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
Description
When a pair of his father's associates disappear under suspicious circumstances, informer Marcus Didius Falco of A.D. 77 Rome investigates allegations of a feud involving a group of notorious freedmen, who are receiving high-level protection from corruptrulers.
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Language
English
Description
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Kremlin Conspiracy comes this latest international thriller about a terrifying nuclear alliance among three world powers--Russia, Iran, and North Korea--and the man who must halt their deadly strategy. Shot out of the air in enemy territory in the middle of the greatest international crisis since the end of the Cold War, former U.S. Secret Service agent Marcus Ryker finds himself facing an impossible...
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Series
Marcus Ryker novels volume 3
Language
English
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Description
"With the unexpected death of Russian President Aleksandr Luganov, and Iran's efforts to acquire fully operational nuclear warheads successfully thwarted, American President Andrew Clarke decides the moment has come to unveil his comprehensive proposal to achieve peace between Israel and the Palestinians. However, when a series of senior American officials involved in the peace process are assassinated, Clarke orders Marcus Ryker and a team of CIA...
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English
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"A game-changing peace treaty between Israel and the Saudis is nearly done. The secretary of state is headed to the region to seal the deal. And Special Agent Marcus Ryker is leading an advance trip along the Israeli-Lebanon border ahead of the secretary's arrival. But when Ryker and his team are ambushed and captured by Hezbollah forces, a nightmare scenario begins to unfold. The last thing the White House can afford is a new war in the Mideast that...
Author
Series
Marcus Ryker novels volume 5
Language
English
Description
"The world's most wanted terrorist is dead. Marcus Ryker recommended the strike himself. The intelligence was rock-solid. But what if it was wrong? Abu Nakba -- the man responsible for lethal attacks in Washington, D.C., London, and Jerusalem -- is finally dead. Marcus Ryker has been tasked with hunting down and destroying what's left of the terror group Kairos. But before Ryker can mobilize his team of CIA operatives with their new assignment, a...
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Series
Marcus Stroman volume 1
Publisher
Aladdin
Edition
First Aladdin hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
Marcus, a young baseball pitcher, learns that perfect games only come with a lot of practice--and some strikeouts.
17) The spin
Author
Series
Marcus Stroman volume 2
Publisher
Aladdin
Language
English
Description
In this second book in the semi-autobiographical middle grade series from MLB pitcher Marcus Stroman, young Marcus continues to learn hard lessons on and off the baseball field.
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