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Armed and Dangerous Douglas Century · 2007 · ★ 4.5 · 240p · ≈ 8h · Moderate From the New York Times bestselling author of Under and Alone comes an intimate and riveting account of federal law-enforcement agent William Queen's relentless hunt for one of America's most cold-blooded criminals.As an agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, William Queen must tackle a number of challenging cases, including going undercover to investigate a group of violent… Shares Fugitives from justice, Criminals
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Hideout Kathleen George · 2011 · 307p · ≈ 10h · Moderate "The new book in Kathleen George's stunning Pittsburgh-set police procedural series begins when a young mother dies in a hit-and-run accident caused by two young brothers. Desperate and afraid, Jack and Ryan Rutter flee to Sugar Lake, the summer community where they vacationed as children. As Detectives Colleen Greer and Richard Christie search for the brothers, Jack and Ryan create a terrifying… Shares Fugitives from justice, Criminals
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Prodigy Marie Lu · 2012 · ★ 4.5 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate June and Day make their way to Las Vegas where they join the rebel Patriot group and become involved in an assassination plot against the Elector in hopes of saving the Republic. Shares Fugitives from justice, Criminals
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R. Holmes & Co. John Kendrick Bangs · 1906 · ★ 3.4 The son of Sherlock Holmes (who also happens to also be the grandson of thief A. J. Raffles) decides to have his own adventures published. Upon selecting the man who will chronicle his life (much as Watson did for Holmes), we get the tale Raffles' astonishing origin, followed by an exciting series of adventures involving burglary, extortion, armed robbery, and more-with Raffles treading the fine… Shares Criminals
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The Blackbird Donald E. Westlake · 1969 · 184p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Donald E. Westlake is one of the greats of crime fiction. Under the pseudonym Richard Stark, he wrote twenty-four fast-paced, hardboiled novels featuring Parker, a shrewd career criminal with a talent for heists. Using the same nom de plume, Westlake also completed a separate series in the Parker universe, starring Alan Grofield, an occasional colleague of Parker. While he shares events and… Shares Criminals
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Legend Marie Lu · 2011 · ★ 4.5 · 305p · ≈ 10h · Moderate A New York Times bestseller! What was once the western United States is now home to the Republic, a nation perpetually at war with its neighbors. Born into an elite family in one of the Republic's wealthiest districts, fifteen-year-old June is a prodigy being groomed for success in the Republic's highest military circles. Born into the slums, fifteen-year-old Day is the country's most wanted… Shares Fugitives from justice, Criminals
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Gone for Good Harlan Coben · 2002 · ★ 4.1 · 368p · ≈ 12h · Moderate GONE FOR GOOD –“ An instant New York Times Bestseller. ” Now, in a bold new novel, Edgar-Award Winner HARLAN COBEN, author of the international bestseller TELL NO ONE, unleashes a haunting tale of secrets and betrayal… and of one man’s search for his missing brother that spirals into a breakneck hunt for a killer, a victim, and the truth. Gone for Good is at once a powerhouse of suspense… Shares Fugitives from justice, Criminals
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The Face of Fear Dean Koontz · 1977 · ★ 3.9 · 244p · ≈ 8h · Moderate To stop a brutal killer, the NYPD enlists the help of clairvoyant Graham Harris. He sees the murders in his mind--sometimes at the moment they are happening. Then he sees the most terrifying vision of all--his own murder... Shares Criminals
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Eat, Pray, Love Elizabeth Gilbert · 2001 · ★ 3.6 · 479p · ≈ 15h · Moderate This beautifully written, heartfelt memoir touched a nerve among both readers and reviewers. Elizabeth Gilbert tells how she made the difficult choice to leave behind all the trappings of modern American success (marriage, house in the country, career) and find, instead, what she truly wanted from life. Setting out for a year to study three different aspects of her nature amid three different… Shares Viajes
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Catwoman Sarah J. Maas · 2018 · ★ 4.1 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Moderate When the Bat's away, the Cat will play. It's time to see how many lives this cat really has. Two years after escaping Gotham City's slums, Selina Kyle returns as the mysterious and wealthy Holly Vanderhees. She quickly discovers that with Batman off on a vital mission, the city looks ripe for the taking. Meanwhile, Luke Fox wants to prove that as Batwing he has what it takes to help people.… Shares Criminals
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The History of the Life of Jonathan Wild, the Great Henry Fielding · 1754 · ★ 3.4 · 287p · ≈ 9h · Challenging Shares Criminals with this book.
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The private diary of Lyle Menendez Lyle Menendez · 1993 · ★ 4.6 · 263p · ≈ 8h · Moderate The personal story of Lyle Menendez is based on a four-and-a-half-year intimate correspondence with the author and covers the murders of Jose and Kitty Menendez by Lyle and his brother Erik and the court trials that ended in hung juries. Shares Criminals
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Fear is the Key Alistair MacLean · 1961 · ★ 4.0 · 255p · ≈ 8h · Moderate A classic novel of ruthless revenge set in the steel jungle of an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico – and on the sea bed below it. Now reissued in a new cover style.A sunken DC-3 lying on the Caribbean floor. Its cargo: ten million, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars in gold ingots, emeralds and uncut diamonds guarded by the remains of two men, one woman and a very small boy. The fortune was… Shares Criminals
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
The Friends of Eddie Coyle George V. Higgins · 1972 · ★ 4.0 · 192p · ≈ 6h · Moderate "Eddie Coyle is a small-time punk with a big-time problem - who to sell out to avoid being sent up again. Eddie works for Jimmy Scalisi, supplying him with guns for a couple of bank jobs. But a cop named Foley is onto Eddie, and he's leaning on him to finger Scalisi, a gang leader with a lot to hide. And then there's Dillon, a full-time bartender and a part-time contract killer pretending to be… Shares Criminals
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Close Martina Cole · 2006 · ★ 4.1 · 512p · ≈ 17h · Moderate Shares Criminals with this book.
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Le Temple des Millions d'Années Christian Jacq · 1996 · ★ 4.0 · 379p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Roman historique. Shares Novela
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Utopia Lincoln Child · 2002 · ★ 3.6 · 385p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Utopia, a theme park featuring high-tech computers and robotics, becomes the scene of a confrontation between the engineer who designed the park's wizardry and a gang of criminals who are holding the park's visitors hostage to their demands. Shares Criminals
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Blue fire Janice Hardy · 2010 While trying to lead the Takers out of Geveg, fifteen-year-old Nya is captured by bounty-hunters and taken to Baseer, where she escapes and soon finds herself helping the Baseeri. Shares Fugitives from justice

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