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A former CIA master assassin reappears from hiding to take revenge upon a former employee, who is a practiced killer himself.

In this third book in the Deadman series, Marshal Matthew Wilcox heads out alone to find and capture one of the worst villains he will ever face. Heartsick, he traces a convoluted trail of murder, mayhem and deceit... from the high gates of the Walla Walla State penitentiary, to Seattle and on into Billings, Montana. Although Matthew feels that he must bear the burden of a "deadman's revenge" by himself, he will find help and succor in his travels...

Ex-military cop Jack Reacher gets caught in the middle of an off-the-books FBI drug investigation when he spots an old nemesis--believed to be dead for ten years--alive and well in Boston and his attempts to tap into his old resources for help brings the federal agents to his door. "Jack Reacher lives for the moment. Without a home. Without commitment. And with a burning desire to right wrongs--and rewrite his own agonizing past. DEA agent Susan...

"Arthur Bishop ... is a 'mechanic' - an elite assassin with a unique talent for cleanly eliminating targets-- and Bishop is the best in the business. But when his mentor and close friend Harry ... is murdered, Bishop is intent on exacting revenge. His mission grows complicated when Harry's son Steve ... approaches him with the same vengeful goal. But while in pursuit of their ultimate mark, deceptions threaten to surface and those hired to fix problems...

A thrilling tale of revenge set against the vibrant backdrop of sensationalist modern media Seasoned reporter Sanford "Fuse" Petty is old-school in every way--anti-technology, anti-Millennial (don't even mention Gen-Z), and anti-"gotcha" journalism. After Fuse is asked to leave his paper pending a disciplinary investigation, he has plenty of time on his hands. So when his oldest friend approaches him for advice after the man's daughter says she...

Michèle seems indestructible. Head of a successful video game company, she brings the same ruthless attitude to her love life as to business. Being attacked in her home by an unknown assailant changes Michèle's life forever. When she resolutely tracks the man down, they are both drawn into a curious and thrilling game--a game that may, at any moment, spiral out of control.

"After surviving a vicious attack on his village in 1343 A.D., archer Thomas of Hookton joins the army of King Edward III as he prepares to launch an invasion into France, but his quest for vengeance takes him on an epic quest for the Holy Grail. A brutal raid on the quiet coastal English village of Hookton in 1342 leaves but one survivor, a young archer named Thomas. On this terrible dawn, his purpose becomes clear--to recover a stolen sacred relic...

"Jack Noble. Former marine. Assassin for hire. Spy. Thief. He makes no mistakes. Passes no judgment. Feels no remorse. So why does he stop to help a lost child moments before he's supposed to complete a deal with one of the East Coast's top crime bosses? A simple decision that places Jack in unfamiliar territory. He's become the hunted and finds himself in a race against time to save those closest to him."--Page [4] of cover.

"Terrosa, Extremadura, agosto de 1850. Un calor sofocante y despiadado. Una mujer que aguarda la llegada de un carruaje. Un viajero que cambiará el futuro del pueblo. Hace tiempo que Candela asumió que nunca obtendría el amor de su padre, Bernardo Salazar, el hombre al que más admira y al que más le gustaría odiar. Ahora solo desea casarse con la persona que ella ya ha elegido, llenar por fin esa necesidad de afecto y vivir para siempre en Terrosa...

Sixteen-year-old Farrow hatches a dangerous plan to seek revenge on Queen Magrit and regain her magic, but when Farrow finds herself falling for the one person who could ruin everything, she must decide whether it is more important to live in the past or forge a new future. For centuries the members of the Entente have worked in tandem with the Three Fates-- the Present, the Past, and the Future-- to maintain destiny across the Thirteen Queendoms....