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For Honor

For Honor

by Rovin, Jeff

Book - 2018

When the Op-Center learns that someone is trying to send two nuclear devices that were diverted from Cuba to eastern Siberia during the Cold War to Iran, they use every asset they have to recover the weapons before they can be used. When the Op-Center learns that someone is trying to send two nuclear devices that were diverted from Cuba to eastern Siberia during the Cold War to Iran, they use every asset they have to recover the weapons before they can be used. Show less

When the Op-Center learns that someone is trying to send two nuclear devices that were diverted from Cuba to eastern Siberia during the Cold War to Iran, they use every asset they have to recover the weapons before they can be used. When the Op-Center learns that someone is trying to send two nuclear devices that were diverted from Cuba to eastern Siberia during the Cold War to Iran, they use every asset they have to recover the weapons before they can be used. Show less

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Shattered Mirror

Shattered Mirror

by Johansen, Iris

Book - 2018

Fan-favorite Eve Duncan is embroiled in a deadly game of intrigue after receiving a skull and instructions for its reconstruction, a project that reveals ...Show more Fan-favorite Eve Duncan is embroiled in a deadly game of intrigue after receiving a skull and instructions for its reconstruction, a project that reveals the story of a beautiful woman whose identical twin's life is in danger. By the best-selling author of Mind Game. Show less

Fan-favorite Eve Duncan is embroiled in a deadly game of intrigue after receiving a skull and instructions for its reconstruction, a project that reveals ...Show more Fan-favorite Eve Duncan is embroiled in a deadly game of intrigue after receiving a skull and instructions for its reconstruction, a project that reveals the story of a beautiful woman whose identical twin's life is in danger. By the best-selling author of Mind Game. Show less

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The Rising Sea

The Rising Sea

A Novel From the NUMA Files

by Cussler, Clive

Book - 2018

Investigating an alarming rise in the world's sea levels, Kurt, Joe and the rest of the NUMA scientific team uncover a diabolical plot to upset the Pacific balance of power by triggering natural disasters to displace billions of people. Investigating an alarming rise in the world's sea levels, Kurt, Joe and the rest of the NUMA scientific team uncover a diabolical plot to upset the Pacific balance of power by triggering natural disasters to displace billions of people. Show less

Investigating an alarming rise in the world's sea levels, Kurt, Joe and the rest of the NUMA scientific team uncover a diabolical plot to upset the Pacific balance of power by triggering natural disasters to displace billions of people. Investigating an alarming rise in the world's sea levels, Kurt, Joe and the rest of the NUMA scientific team uncover a diabolical plot to upset the Pacific balance of power by triggering natural disasters to displace billions of people. Show less

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Agent in Place

Agent in Place

by Greaney, Mark

Book - 2018

Taking a contract to abduct the mistress of a Syrian dictator to obtain any information she may possess, Court Gentry learns that the woman has given birt...Show more Taking a contract to abduct the mistress of a Syrian dictator to obtain any information she may possess, Court Gentry learns that the woman has given birth to the dictator's only son and that in order to secure her cooperation, he must retrieve the childsafely out of Syria. Show less

Taking a contract to abduct the mistress of a Syrian dictator to obtain any information she may possess, Court Gentry learns that the woman has given birt...Show more Taking a contract to abduct the mistress of a Syrian dictator to obtain any information she may possess, Court Gentry learns that the woman has given birth to the dictator's only son and that in order to secure her cooperation, he must retrieve the childsafely out of Syria. Show less

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Operator Down

Operator Down

A Pike Logan Thriller

by Taylor, Brad

Book - 2018

Veteran operator Pike Logan and his team embark on a high-risk search for an undercover Mossad agent only to stumble on a ruthless military coup in Africa, a situation that tests his Taskforce loyalties. By the best-selling author of Ring of Fire. Veteran operator Pike Logan and his team embark on a high-risk search for an undercover Mossad agent only to stumble on a ruthless military coup in Africa, a situation that tests his Taskforce loyalties. By the best-selling author of Ring of Fire. Show less

Veteran operator Pike Logan and his team embark on a high-risk search for an undercover Mossad agent only to stumble on a ruthless military coup in Africa, a situation that tests his Taskforce loyalties. By the best-selling author of Ring of Fire. Veteran operator Pike Logan and his team embark on a high-risk search for an undercover Mossad agent only to stumble on a ruthless military coup in Africa, a situation that tests his Taskforce loyalties. By the best-selling author of Ring of Fire. Show less

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Hunter Killer

Hunter Killer

The War With China : the Battle for the Central Pacific

by Poyer, David

eBook - 2017

When China overpowers America's allies, newly promoted admiral Dan Lenson struggles to buy time for the Allies in the central Pacific; while SEAL operator Teddy Oberg escapes from a brutal POW camp. When China overpowers America's allies, newly promoted admiral Dan Lenson struggles to buy time for the Allies in the central Pacific; while SEAL operator Teddy Oberg escapes from a brutal POW camp. Show less

When China overpowers America's allies, newly promoted admiral Dan Lenson struggles to buy time for the Allies in the central Pacific; while SEAL operator Teddy Oberg escapes from a brutal POW camp. When China overpowers America's allies, newly promoted admiral Dan Lenson struggles to buy time for the Allies in the central Pacific; while SEAL operator Teddy Oberg escapes from a brutal POW camp. Show less

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Leave No Trace

Leave No Trace

A Novel

by Mejia, Mindy

eBook - 2018

When a boy who went missing 10 years earlier in the untamed wilderness of Minnesota is discovered, violent and uncommunicative, a language therapist harboring difficult secrets struggles to uncover what happened. When a boy who went missing 10 years earlier in the untamed wilderness of Minnesota is discovered, violent and uncommunicative, a language therapist harboring difficult secrets struggles to uncover what happened. Show less

When a boy who went missing 10 years earlier in the untamed wilderness of Minnesota is discovered, violent and uncommunicative, a language therapist harboring difficult secrets struggles to uncover what happened. When a boy who went missing 10 years earlier in the untamed wilderness of Minnesota is discovered, violent and uncommunicative, a language therapist harboring difficult secrets struggles to uncover what happened. Show less

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Four Dominions

Four Dominions

by Lustbader, Eric

Large Print - 2018

Despite rescuing the Testament of Lucifer, Emma and Bravo Shaw must face the Fallen, including the four thrones of legend. Despite rescuing the Testament of Lucifer, Emma and Bravo Shaw must face the Fallen, including the four thrones of legend. Show less

Despite rescuing the Testament of Lucifer, Emma and Bravo Shaw must face the Fallen, including the four thrones of legend. Despite rescuing the Testament of Lucifer, Emma and Bravo Shaw must face the Fallen, including the four thrones of legend. Show less

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Origin

Origin

A Novel

by Brown, Dan

Book - 2017

After an event at which futurist Edmond Kirsch is to announce a groundbreaking discovery erupts into chaos, Robert Langdon rushes to Barcelona to locate a cryptic password that will reveal Kirsch's secret before it is lost forever. After an event at which futurist Edmond Kirsch is to announce a groundbreaking discovery erupts into chaos, Robert Langdon rushes to Barcelona to locate a cryptic password that will reveal Kirsch's secret before it is lost forever. Show less

After an event at which futurist Edmond Kirsch is to announce a groundbreaking discovery erupts into chaos, Robert Langdon rushes to Barcelona to locate a cryptic password that will reveal Kirsch's secret before it is lost forever. After an event at which futurist Edmond Kirsch is to announce a groundbreaking discovery erupts into chaos, Robert Langdon rushes to Barcelona to locate a cryptic password that will reveal Kirsch's secret before it is lost forever. Show less

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Forever and A Day

Forever and A Day

A James Bond Novel

by Horowitz, Anthony

Book - 2018

An explosive prequel to Casino Royale follows the mysterious demise of Agent 007 in the French Riviera underworld and the emergence of a new agent, James Bond. An explosive prequel to Casino Royale follows the mysterious demise of Agent 007 in the French Riviera underworld and the emergence of a new agent, James Bond. Show less

An explosive prequel to Casino Royale follows the mysterious demise of Agent 007 in the French Riviera underworld and the emergence of a new agent, James Bond. An explosive prequel to Casino Royale follows the mysterious demise of Agent 007 in the French Riviera underworld and the emergence of a new agent, James Bond. Show less

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Washington Black

Washington Black

A Novel

by Edugyan, Esi

Downloadable Audiobook - 2018

In 1830, 11-year-old enslaved child George Washington Black -- a.k.a. "Wash" -- is hired out as a manservant to Christopher "Titch" Wi...Show more In 1830, 11-year-old enslaved child George Washington Black -- a.k.a. "Wash" -- is hired out as a manservant to Christopher "Titch" Wilde, an inventor who needs the boy's help to test his hot-air balloon. Everything goes wrong, and that's just the beginning. Show less

In 1830, 11-year-old enslaved child George Washington Black -- a.k.a. "Wash" -- is hired out as a manservant to Christopher "Titch" Wi...Show more In 1830, 11-year-old enslaved child George Washington Black -- a.k.a. "Wash" -- is hired out as a manservant to Christopher "Titch" Wilde, an inventor who needs the boy's help to test his hot-air balloon. Everything goes wrong, and that's just the beginning. Show less

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The Bomb Maker

The Bomb Maker

by Perry, Thomas

Book - 2018

A lethally clever designer of explosives tests the skills and collective strength of the highly skilled LAPD Bomb Squad. By the award-winning author of the Jane Whitefield series. A lethally clever designer of explosives tests the skills and collective strength of the highly skilled LAPD Bomb Squad. By the award-winning author of the Jane Whitefield series. Show less

A lethally clever designer of explosives tests the skills and collective strength of the highly skilled LAPD Bomb Squad. By the award-winning author of the Jane Whitefield series. A lethally clever designer of explosives tests the skills and collective strength of the highly skilled LAPD Bomb Squad. By the award-winning author of the Jane Whitefield series. Show less

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Munich

Munich

by Harris, Robert

Large Print - 2018

A spy thriller set against the backdrop of the fateful Munich Conference of 1938 follows the experiences of a rising star in the British diplomatic servic...Show more A spy thriller set against the backdrop of the fateful Munich Conference of 1938 follows the experiences of a rising star in the British diplomatic service and his Oxford friend, a secret member of the anti-Hitler resistance, who, while on a disastrous collision course with each other, witness pivotal events involving Chamberlain, Mussolini and other historical figures. Show less

A spy thriller set against the backdrop of the fateful Munich Conference of 1938 follows the experiences of a rising star in the British diplomatic servic...Show more A spy thriller set against the backdrop of the fateful Munich Conference of 1938 follows the experiences of a rising star in the British diplomatic service and his Oxford friend, a secret member of the anti-Hitler resistance, who, while on a disastrous collision course with each other, witness pivotal events involving Chamberlain, Mussolini and other historical figures. Show less

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The Woman in the Window

The Woman in the Window

A Novel

by Finn, A. J.

Book - 2018

An agoraphobic recluse languishes in her New York City home, drinking wine and spying on her neighbors, before witnessing a terrible crime through her window that exposes her secrets and raises questions about her perceptions of reality. An agoraphobic recluse languishes in her New York City home, drinking wine and spying on her neighbors, before witnessing a terrible crime through her window that exposes her secrets and raises questions about her perceptions of reality. Show less

An agoraphobic recluse languishes in her New York City home, drinking wine and spying on her neighbors, before witnessing a terrible crime through her window that exposes her secrets and raises questions about her perceptions of reality. An agoraphobic recluse languishes in her New York City home, drinking wine and spying on her neighbors, before witnessing a terrible crime through her window that exposes her secrets and raises questions about her perceptions of reality. Show less

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The First Family

The First Family

by Palmer, Michael

Book - 2018

When the president's teen-chess-prodigy son abruptly stops playing and begins to succumb to a virtually unprecedented gene mutation, Dr. Lee Blackwood tra...Show more When the president's teen-chess-prodigy son abruptly stops playing and begins to succumb to a virtually unprecedented gene mutation, Dr. Lee Blackwood tracks down the cases of two other patients, who he discovers were also gifted and who have been murdered under circumstances linked to the nation's highest levels of security. Show less

When the president's teen-chess-prodigy son abruptly stops playing and begins to succumb to a virtually unprecedented gene mutation, Dr. Lee Blackwood tra...Show more When the president's teen-chess-prodigy son abruptly stops playing and begins to succumb to a virtually unprecedented gene mutation, Dr. Lee Blackwood tracks down the cases of two other patients, who he discovers were also gifted and who have been murdered under circumstances linked to the nation's highest levels of security. Show less

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The Fallen

The Fallen

by Baldacci, David

eBook - 2018

Visiting a friend's family home in an economically troubled western Pennsylvania community, Amos Decker, a detective with an uncanny eidetic memory, spots...Show more Visiting a friend's family home in an economically troubled western Pennsylvania community, Amos Decker, a detective with an uncanny eidetic memory, spots suspicious lights and discovers two dead bodies with no clear indication of how either victim died before corrupt local authorities and other mysterious roadblocks challenge his investigation. Show less

Visiting a friend's family home in an economically troubled western Pennsylvania community, Amos Decker, a detective with an uncanny eidetic memory, spots...Show more Visiting a friend's family home in an economically troubled western Pennsylvania community, Amos Decker, a detective with an uncanny eidetic memory, spots suspicious lights and discovers two dead bodies with no clear indication of how either victim died before corrupt local authorities and other mysterious roadblocks challenge his investigation. Show less

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Cut and Run

Cut and Run

by Burton, Mary

Book - 2018

Twin sisters separated by the past are reunited by unspeakable crimes in New York Times best-selling author Mary Burton's throat-clutching novel of suspen...Show more Twin sisters separated by the past are reunited by unspeakable crimes in New York Times best-selling author Mary Burton's throat-clutching novel of suspense. Medical examiner Faith McIntyre is called in on the case of an unconscious woman clinging to life after a hit and run. The woman is FBI agent Macy Crow is Faith's mirror image-- the twin sister she never knew she had. Faith knew that she was adopted, but now she and Texas Ranger Mitchell Hayden are following a trail of clues Macy left behind. They make a shocking discovery on an isolated country ranch: a burial ground for three women who disappeared thirty years before. Will Faith be able to save her sister and herself from the past? Show less

Twin sisters separated by the past are reunited by unspeakable crimes in New York Times best-selling author Mary Burton's throat-clutching novel of suspen...Show more Twin sisters separated by the past are reunited by unspeakable crimes in New York Times best-selling author Mary Burton's throat-clutching novel of suspense. Medical examiner Faith McIntyre is called in on the case of an unconscious woman clinging to life after a hit and run. The woman is FBI agent Macy Crow is Faith's mirror image-- the twin sister she never knew she had. Faith knew that she was adopted, but now she and Texas Ranger Mitchell Hayden are following a trail of clues Macy left behind. They make a shocking discovery on an isolated country ranch: a burial ground for three women who disappeared thirty years before. Will Faith be able to save her sister and herself from the past? Show less

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Camino Island

Camino Island

by Grisham, John

Large Print - 2017

After being laid off from her teaching position, Mercer Mann is approached by a mysterious woman with a generous offer to go undercover and infiltrate bookstore owner Bruce Cable's life to learn his secrets. After being laid off from her teaching position, Mercer Mann is approached by a mysterious woman with a generous offer to go undercover and infiltrate bookstore owner Bruce Cable's life to learn his secrets. Show less

After being laid off from her teaching position, Mercer Mann is approached by a mysterious woman with a generous offer to go undercover and infiltrate bookstore owner Bruce Cable's life to learn his secrets. After being laid off from her teaching position, Mercer Mann is approached by a mysterious woman with a generous offer to go undercover and infiltrate bookstore owner Bruce Cable's life to learn his secrets. Show less

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Driven to Distraction

Driven to Distraction

by Foster, Lori

Downloadable Audiobook - 2018

Mary Daniels doesn't let anything get in the way of her job acquiring rare artifacts for her wealthy boss. But this particular obstacle--huge, hard-muscle...Show more Mary Daniels doesn't let anything get in the way of her job acquiring rare artifacts for her wealthy boss. But this particular obstacle--huge, hard-muscled, unashamedly masculine--is impossible to ignore. Stuck in a cramped car with Brodie Crews for hours en route to their new assignment, Mary feels her carefully crafted persona--and her trademark self-control--is slipping, and she won't allow it. But Brodie needs this job, so he'll play by her rules ...until an enemy strikes and he needs to get close to protect her. Otherwise they could lose it all. Show less

Mary Daniels doesn't let anything get in the way of her job acquiring rare artifacts for her wealthy boss. But this particular obstacle--huge, hard-muscle...Show more Mary Daniels doesn't let anything get in the way of her job acquiring rare artifacts for her wealthy boss. But this particular obstacle--huge, hard-muscled, unashamedly masculine--is impossible to ignore. Stuck in a cramped car with Brodie Crews for hours en route to their new assignment, Mary feels her carefully crafted persona--and her trademark self-control--is slipping, and she won't allow it. But Brodie needs this job, so he'll play by her rules ...until an enemy strikes and he needs to get close to protect her. Otherwise they could lose it all. Show less

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Sea of Greed

Sea of Greed

A Novel From the NUMA Files

by Cussler, Clive

Book - 2018

As the world's oil supply is vanishing and the stock market is plummeting, the NUMA team must solve a baffling historical mystery in order to save the future. As the world's oil supply is vanishing and the stock market is plummeting, the NUMA team must solve a baffling historical mystery in order to save the future. Show less

As the world's oil supply is vanishing and the stock market is plummeting, the NUMA team must solve a baffling historical mystery in order to save the future. As the world's oil supply is vanishing and the stock market is plummeting, the NUMA team must solve a baffling historical mystery in order to save the future. Show less

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The Crooked Staircase

The Crooked Staircase

A Jane Hawk Novel

by Koontz, Dean R.

Book - 2018

Rogue FBI agent Jane Hawk tracks a powerful Department of Justice operative at the center of a high-tech conspiracy that killed her husband and now threat...Show more Rogue FBI agent Jane Hawk tracks a powerful Department of Justice operative at the center of a high-tech conspiracy that killed her husband and now threatens those closest to her as part of an agenda to seize power. By the best-selling author of The Whispering Room. Show less

Rogue FBI agent Jane Hawk tracks a powerful Department of Justice operative at the center of a high-tech conspiracy that killed her husband and now threat...Show more Rogue FBI agent Jane Hawk tracks a powerful Department of Justice operative at the center of a high-tech conspiracy that killed her husband and now threatens those closest to her as part of an agenda to seize power. By the best-selling author of The Whispering Room. Show less

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The Kremlin Conspiracy

The Kremlin Conspiracy

by Rosenberg, Joel C.

eBook - 2018

When a rising czar in the Kremlin feverishly consolidates power and plots a lightning-fast military strike to rupture the NATO alliance, former U.S. Secre...Show more When a rising czar in the Kremlin feverishly consolidates power and plots a lightning-fast military strike to rupture the NATO alliance, former U.S. Secret Service agent Marcus Ryker is challenged to save an America on the brink of war by using the skills he mastered to protect one world leader to take down another. Show less

When a rising czar in the Kremlin feverishly consolidates power and plots a lightning-fast military strike to rupture the NATO alliance, former U.S. Secre...Show more When a rising czar in the Kremlin feverishly consolidates power and plots a lightning-fast military strike to rupture the NATO alliance, former U.S. Secret Service agent Marcus Ryker is challenged to save an America on the brink of war by using the skills he mastered to protect one world leader to take down another. Show less

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The Lies They Tell

The Lies They Tell

by French, Gillian

eBook - 2018

Facing daunting prospects when her alcoholic caretaker father is wrongly blamed for a home fire, Pearl takes a waitressing job serving the community's wea...Show more Facing daunting prospects when her alcoholic caretaker father is wrongly blamed for a home fire, Pearl takes a waitressing job serving the community's wealthy elite and unexpectedly bonds with a sad boy, Tristan, whose friends may possess knowledge about the fire's true origins. Show less

Facing daunting prospects when her alcoholic caretaker father is wrongly blamed for a home fire, Pearl takes a waitressing job serving the community's wea...Show more Facing daunting prospects when her alcoholic caretaker father is wrongly blamed for a home fire, Pearl takes a waitressing job serving the community's wealthy elite and unexpectedly bonds with a sad boy, Tristan, whose friends may possess knowledge about the fire's true origins. Show less

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Pinkerton's Gold

Pinkerton's Gold

by Nicholson, Thom

Book - 2017

Someone’s stealing gold shipments in Colorado. John Whyte, ace Pinkerton detective, is tasked to find the culprits and bring them to justice. He is joined...Show more Someone’s stealing gold shipments in Colorado. John Whyte, ace Pinkerton detective, is tasked to find the culprits and bring them to justice. He is joined by his friends and associates: Khan Singh, his loyal Sikh manservant from his service for the Queen in India, who followed him to America and fought at his side in the Civil War; and Curly Bill Williams, his American friend from Texas. John investigates the string of brutal robberies of gold shipments from the mines in central Colorado en route to Denver, where the precious metal is refined into gold coins at the US Mint. John enlists the aid of a lovely Irish madam, who impresses him with her sharp mind as well as her physical charms. Together, they solve the mystery, and in a series of shootouts break up and destroy the gang, including the arrest of its surprising leader. Show less

Someone’s stealing gold shipments in Colorado. John Whyte, ace Pinkerton detective, is tasked to find the culprits and bring them to justice. He is joined...Show more Someone’s stealing gold shipments in Colorado. John Whyte, ace Pinkerton detective, is tasked to find the culprits and bring them to justice. He is joined by his friends and associates: Khan Singh, his loyal Sikh manservant from his service for the Queen in India, who followed him to America and fought at his side in the Civil War; and Curly Bill Williams, his American friend from Texas. John investigates the string of brutal robberies of gold shipments from the mines in central Colorado en route to Denver, where the precious metal is refined into gold coins at the US Mint. John enlists the aid of a lovely Irish madam, who impresses him with her sharp mind as well as her physical charms. Together, they solve the mystery, and in a series of shootouts break up and destroy the gang, including the arrest of its surprising leader. Show less

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Robicheaux

Robicheaux

by Burke, James Lee

Audiobook CD - 2018

Struggling with PTSD, alcoholism and wrenching loss, Dave Robicheaux discovers that he may have committed a homicide he is investigating and endeavors to clear his name and make sense of the killing. Struggling with PTSD, alcoholism and wrenching loss, Dave Robicheaux discovers that he may have committed a homicide he is investigating and endeavors to clear his name and make sense of the killing. Show less

Struggling with PTSD, alcoholism and wrenching loss, Dave Robicheaux discovers that he may have committed a homicide he is investigating and endeavors to clear his name and make sense of the killing. Struggling with PTSD, alcoholism and wrenching loss, Dave Robicheaux discovers that he may have committed a homicide he is investigating and endeavors to clear his name and make sense of the killing. Show less

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