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"Mark Greaney, the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan novels, delivers another breakneck thriller following the world's deadliest assassin--the Gray Man

Brad Pitt stars as Ladybug, an unlucky assassin determined to do his job peacefully after one too many gigs gone off the rails. Fate, however, may have other plans, as Ladybug's latest mission puts him on a collision course with lethal adversaries from around the globe, all with connected, yet conflicting, objectives, on the world's fastest train. The end of the line is just the beginning in this non-stop thrill-ride through modern-day Japan from...

A loner hitman must find his target with only a code word, but when he arrives at the location he has been given at the specific time there are several possible targets, including a deputy sheriff. The danger escalates when an erotic encounter with a local woman threatens to derail his task.

A dangerous hitman is tasked with hunting down a teenager who witnessed his older brother's murder at the hands of a ruthless Southern crime lord. The hired gun must track down the boy before rival henchmen and the FBI get to him. As the hours tick down, the hitman begins to question his deadly ways and must choose which side he belongs to.

As Jack works as a hitman, his lonely life is altered by two strangers one a club singer, the other a scientist. Jack and the singer fall in love, but as their relationship grows stronger, Jack grows physically weaker, unable to assassinate the targets he seeks5and it doesn2t take long for the scientist to discover the shocking reasons behind Jack2s deadly affliction.

"Five years ago, Court Gentry was the CIA's best covert asset. Then, without warning, the Agency put him at the top of its kill list. Court fled his country and became the enigmatic Gray Man. Now Court plans to find out what went wrong by getting his hands on the men who sent him on his last mission, Operation BACK BLAST. What he doesn't realize is that questions from his time as an American assassin are still reverberating in the U.S. intelligence...

Juggling a new relationship, parental responsibilities, friendship, and a sick brother while earning a living would be difficult for anyone, but it's particularly tricky as a hitman. Ray Shoesmith (Scott Ryan) takes care of people, collecting debts, relieving them of drugs and guns, and often taking care of them permanently. Ray demands respect and does not tolerate anyone who doesn't live up to his very strong and very clear code of ethics. The few...

"The Gray Man deals in death with mathematical precision, but this time he may finally find himself on the wrong side of the equation in this blistering thriller from New York Times bestselling author Mark Greaney. Court Gentry's flight on a CIA transport plane is interrupted when a security team brings a hooded man aboard. The mysterious passenger is being transported to England where a joint CIA/MI6 team will interrogate him about a mole in Langley....

It follows former Agency hitman Marcus Garan as he attempts to unravel the mystery behind a tragic incident. When offered a $10 million contract to eliminate the world2s greatest assassin, Marcus travels to Tokyo to meet the client but discovers other professional killers have been invited as well. Now Marcus and the others must confront this deadly, mythical assassin5or die trying.

"It seemed like a simple case--before the bodies starting piling up. Investigator Elvis Cole and his partner, Joe Pike, take on the deadliest case of their lives in the new masterpiece of suspense from the #1 New York Times-bestselling author. When single mother Devon Connor hires private investigator Elvis Cole, it's because her troubled teenage son Tyson is flashing cash and she's afraid he's dealing drugs. But the truth is devastatingly different....