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- Absolute Power (44)
- By David Baldacci
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Finished on Jul 1, 2009
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- Flashforward (175)
- By Robert J. Sawyer
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Finished on Jun 20, 2009
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- Replay (52)
- By Ken Grimwood
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Finished on Jun 1, 2009
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- The Judas Strain (54)
- By James Rollins
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Finished on May 15, 2009
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- Stranger in a Strange Land (281)
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Finished on May 1, 2009
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This book about a man born on Mars then returning to Earth ends up being a book about religion, oppression and philosophy. Possibly very interesting to certain people, I found myself flipping pages at the end, just trying to crawl to the finish line.
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- The Mephisto Club (65)
- A Novel
- By Tess Gerritsen
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Finished on Mar 20, 2009
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- The Monster of Florence (54)
- By Douglas Preston, Mario Spezi
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Finished on Jan 1, 2009
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- Mount Dragon (50)
- A Novel
- By Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
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Finished on Jul 1, 2007
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Brought in from a low key facility, Guy Carson enters Mount Dragon where the main scientist working on a strand of DNA that will wipe out influenza goes crazy. The strain is not perfect and all test subjects have died horribly. As he works to discover the cure, the true motive of GeneDyne's founder ... (continue)
- — May 19, 2009 | Add your feedback
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- The Book of the Dead (49)
- By Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
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Finished on Apr 1, 2007
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A package of fine dust delivered to the Museum turns out to be their diamond collection, Aloysius sits in prison, framed for three murders and Diogenes sets his true plan in motion. As Aloysius' friends plot to free him, a benefactor funds the opening of an Egyptian Tomb at the museum. Mysterious de ... (continue)
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- Dance of Death (44)
- By Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
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Finished on Mar 1, 2007
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When people connected with Agent Pendergast begin to die, he knows his brother Diogenes is behind the killings. He is being framed for these killings and as he tries to protect his friends, find his brother and clear his name, a museum opening is the perfect place for the 'hide in plain sight' Dioge ... (continue)
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- Brimstone (44)
- By Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
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Finished on Feb 1, 2007
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- The Cabinet of Curiosities (47)
- By Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
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Finished on Jan 1, 2007
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When the groundbreaking for an apartment complex reveals a charnel house of murder victims, Agent Pendergast brings in Nora Kelly to study the remains. Then killings start that duplicate the earlier murders where the spinal cords are taken. Clues point to a 19th century scientist who is looking for ... (continue)
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- The Codex (27)
- By Douglas Preston
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Finished on Jul 1, 2006
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When the estranged Broadbent sons learn their father is dead they await the riches. However, they learn he took them with him into the Honduran jungle, along with The Codex, the secret to medicinal uses for all plants, worth billions, and locked them and himself in a tomb. The sons must work togethe ... (continue)
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- Riptide (31)
- By Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
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Finished on Jan 1, 2006
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An expedition begins on an Island said to hold a treasure worth upwards of $2 billion including a mysterious relic, St Michael's Sword. The problem is that the pit is set with various booby traps and Martin Hatch is stepping back onto the island for the first time in 25 years since his brother and f ... (continue)
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- Seven Deadly Wonders (69)
- A Novel
- By Matthew Reilly
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Finished
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Absolute Power
In a heavily guarded mansion in a posh Virginia suburb, a man and a woman start to make love, trapping Luther Whitney, a career break-in artist, behind a secret wall. Then the passion turns deadly, and Luther is running into the night. Because what he has just seen is a brutal murder involving Alan ... (continue)
In a heavily guarded mansion in a posh Virginia suburb, a man and a woman start to make love, trapping Luther Whitney, a career break-in artist, behind a secret wall. Then the passion turns deadly, and Luther is running into the night. Because what he has just seen is a brutal murder involving Alan Richmond, the president of the United States.
How far will the government go to protect the president?
Set in Washington, D.C., this fascinating thriller of unparalleled suspense dares to explore an unthinkable abuse of power and criminal conspiracy: a vicious murder involving the President and a cover-up orchestrated by his most trusted aides. One unlikely witness saw everything, but will America ever learn the truth?
This riveting debut novel of murder, honor, loyalty and betrayal reaches into the highest echelon of power... and the lowest depth of deception.
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