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The Spymasters: A Men at War Novel
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: William E. Butterworth IV
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Putnam Adult (2012, Aug 7th).
Pages: 400
Summer 1943. Two of the Allies’ most important plans for winning World War II are at grave risk—Operation Overlord’s invasion of France, and the Manhattan Project’s race to build the atomic bomb. A furious FDR turns to OSS spy chief Wild Bill Donovan—and Donovan turns to his top agent, Dick Canidy, and his team. They’ve certainly got their work cut out for them.In the weeks to come, they must fight not only the enemy in the field—including figuring out how to sabotage Germany’s new “aerial torpedo” rockets—but the enemy within: Someone is feeding Manhattan Project secrets to the Soviets. Moles are bad enough. But if the Soviets build their own atomic bomb . . . who knows where that might lead? . more
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Blue Exorcist, Vol. 4
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: kazue Kato
Format: Paperback
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC; Original edition (2011, Oct 4th).
Pages: 200
Fight Hellfire with Hellfire!Reads R to L (Japanese Style). Raised by Father Fujimoto, a famous exorcist, Rin Okumura never knew his real father. One day a fateful argument with Father Fujimoto forces Rin to face a terrible truth—the blood of the demon lord Satan runs in Rin’s veins! Rin swears to defeat Satan, but doing that means entering the mysterious True Cross Academy and becoming an exorcist himself. Can Rin fight demons and keep his infernal bloodline a secret? It won't be easy, especially when drawing his father’s sword releases the demonic power within him!While most of the students at True Cross Academy head home for the summer break, Rin and his classmates are sent to a training camp in the forest district, and the right to go on a real mission is riding on their performance! Locating and recovering their objectives in the woods is tough and will require teamwork, skill and more than a little magic—and Rin will have to learn to rely on his friends. more
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You Don't Want To Know
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Lisa Jackson
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Kensington (2012, Jul 31st).
Pages: 416
Two years ago, Ava's two-year-old son Noah went missing, and his body has never been found. Ava has spent most of the past two years in and out of Seattle mental institutions, shattered by grief and unable to recall the details of Noah's disappearance. Now she's back at the family estate she once intended to restore to its former grandeur. But as Ava's mind comes back into focus, her suspicions grow. Ava can't shake the feeling that her family and her psychologist know more than they're saying. Unwilling to trust those around her, Ava secretly visits a hypnotist to try and restore her memories. But the strange visions and night terrors keep getting worse. Ava is sure she's heard Noah crying in the nursery, and glimpsed him walking near the dock. more
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Frost Kisses (Bitter Frost #4 of The Frost Series)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Kailin Gow
Format: Paperback
Publisher: theEDGEbooks.com (2011, Mar 24th).
Pages: 284
Feyland is thrown into turmoil once again as the Summer Queen Breena s fate leaves the land of strong, beautiful, and dangerous fairies in chaos. An emerging danger has arisen deep in Feyland, and all must take sides. Sacrifices will be made, and not everyone will survive. How far would you go for love? With a purchase of Frost Kisses in Kindle or paperback, receive a free gift - while supplies last, and get a chance to enter to WIN a cool Grand Prize. Ways to enter is found within the book itself. Also included in Frost Kisses is the first chapters of DESIRE, a new Dystopian Series from Kailin Gow. Book 1: Bitter Frost (Bitter Frost #1: Frost Series) - AvailableBook 2: Forever Frost (Bitter Frost #2: Frost Series) - AvailableBook 3: Silver Frost (Bitter Frost #3: Frost Series) - AvailableBook 4: Frost Kisses (Bitter Frost #4: Frost Series) - AvailableBook 5: Midnight Frost (Bitter Frost #5: Frost Series) - Fall 2011Standalone Novel: The Fairy Letters: Letters from Winter Prince Kian to Breena (Frost Series Novel) - July 2011Related Series:The Wolf Fey - AvailableThe Red Wolf (The Wolf Fey #2) - Summer 2011 . more
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