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1) Heir of fire
Author
Series
Throne of glass volume 3
Language
English
Description
Royal assassin Celaena must travel to a new land to confront a truth about her heritage, while brutal and monstrous forces are gathering on the horizon, intent on enslaving her world.
2) The gray man
Author
Series
Gray Man volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Courtland Gentry is a good man. But he's a great assassin...To those who lurk in the shadows, he's known as the Gray Man. He is a legend in the covert realm, moving silently from job to job, accomplishing the impossible and then fading away. And he always hits his target. Always. But there are forces more lethal than Gentry in the world. Forces like money. And power. And there are men who hold these as the only currency worth fighting for. And in...
Author
Series
Halfling saga volume 2
Language
English
Description
"Keera navigates political scheming, backstabbing, and her own grief as she moves against the cruel king that holds her kingdom hostage"--
"The highly anticipated second installment of the new adult fantasy saga that took BookTok by storm picks up where A Broken Blade left off... To the kingdom, Keera is the king's Blade, his most feared and trusted spy and assassin. But in the shadows, she works with Prince Killian and his Shadow-the dark, brooding...
4) The Target
Author
Series
Will Robie volume 3
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
"The next blockbuster thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci, featuring assassin Will Robie"--
Author
Series
Gray Man volume 9
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Is it ever the wrong time to do the right thing? That's the question the Gray Man faces in the latest explosive novel from New York Times bestselling author Mark Greaney. I am Court Gentry. In my time, I've seen plenty of bad stuff. Some things worse than others, but nothing that can match this horror show. I was on a simple mission in Bosnia. A bad guy needed to be put down; in and out, no problem. But then I stumbled across a nightmare-a room full...
Author
Series
Roots of chaos volume 1
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth must conceive a daughter to protect her realm from destruction--but assassins are getting closer to her door. Ead Duryan is an outsider at court. Though she has risen to the position of lady-in-waiting, she is loyal to a hidden society of mages. Ead keeps a watchful eye on Sabran, secretly protecting her with forbidden magic. Across the dark sea, Tané...
7) On target
Author
Series
Gray Man volume 2
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Formats
Description
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Mark Greaney comes the second entry in the explosive thriller series featuring the lethal assassin known as the Gray Man.
When an old comrade Court Gentry thought was dead returns to haunt him, his own life is put in the crosshairs.
The man wants Court to complete a mission, with one crucial catch to his orders: Instead of a difficult assassination, the job will entail...
When an old comrade Court Gentry thought was dead returns to haunt him, his own life is put in the crosshairs.
The man wants Court to complete a mission, with one crucial catch to his orders: Instead of a difficult assassination, the job will entail...
Author
Series
Gray Man volume 6
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
After five years on the run Court Gentry is back on the inside at the CIA. But his first mission makes him wish he had stayed on the outs when a pair of Chinese agents try to take him down in Hong Kong. His hunt for answers takes him to his old friend, Donald Fitzroy, who is being held hostage by the Chinese. Fitzroy was contracted to find Fan Jiang, a former member of an ultra-secret computer warfare unit. The first two kill teams Fitzroy sent to...
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Pub. Group
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
vi, 361 p. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Judd Lauren, a deadly assassin forced to do terrible things in the name of his people, must help Brenna Shane Kincaid, whose mind was violated by a serial killer, discover the truth about a recent murder.
10) The hit
Author
Series
Will Robie volume 2
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Skilled assassin Will Robie is asked by the U.S. government to track down fellow assassin Jessica Reel, who has gone rogue, but during his pursuit of Reel, Robie realizes that her betrayal may be concealing a larger threat that could impact the whole world.
Author
Series
Elemental assassin volume 12
Publisher
Pocket Books
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
357 p. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
After unfortunate "coincidences" befall her friends, Gin Blanco, aka the Spider, discovers that she has a new enemy, the mysteriously named M. M. Monroe, who, trying to get her framed for murder, has a master plan that will take more than her powerful Ice and Stone magic to stop.
12) The reapers
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Private detective Charlie Parker returns in this story of assassins who have targeted one of their own.
13) Queen of shadows
Author
Series
Throne of glass volume 4
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Everyone Celaena Sardothien loves has been taken from her. Embracing her identity as Aelin Galathynius, Queen of Terrasen, Celaena returns to the empire--for vengeance, to rescue her once-glorious kingdom, and to confront the shadows of her past"--
14) A vicious game
Author
Series
Halfling saga volume 3
Language
English
Description
"With her enemies closing in, Keera and her fellow rebels must rally after a devastating defeat, but her discovery of new powers gives them a fighting chance"--
""It seems fate has dealt me the same hand again. I know how to play it." A new king is on the throne and the rebellion lies in ruins. Keera spends her days drinking and her nights avoiding the strange dreams that have haunted her since she returned from the capital. Keera's family in Myrelinth...
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Series
Last man standing volume 1
Publisher
Hanover Square Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
443 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The best hitman in the world, Seventeen is ordered to find and kill his predecessor, but when the hit goes wrong and the truth of his mission emerges, Seventeen must join forces with his target to defeat their joint enemy--and prevent the deaths of innocent civilians.
Author
Series
Michael Hendricks volume 1
Publisher
Mulholland Books, Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
309 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
A former covert operative for the U.S. Army, Michael Hendricks becomes a hitman who only kills other hitmen, until he winds up a target himself.
Michael Hendricks kills people for money. That aside, he's not so bad a guy. Once a covert operative for a false-flag unit of the US military, Hendricks was presumed dead after a mission in Afghanistan went sideways. He left behind his old life and set out on a path of redemption... or perhaps one of willful...
Author
Series
David Slaton volume 5
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
363 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
When a Russian oligarch is killed by a single bullet on his yacht off the Isle of Capri, Russian intelligence sources speculate that a legendary Israeli assassin, long thought dead, might be responsible. However, David Slaton, the assassin in question, is innocent. Realizing the only way to clear his name is to find out who's truly responsible, he travels to Capri. While he searches, a web of disparate events unfolds across the Middle East. Three...
18) Midnight sun: #2
Author
Series
Blood on snow volume 2
Language
English
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Description
He calls himself Ulf, and the only thing he’s looking for is a place where he won't be found by Oslo’s most notorious drug lord: the Fisherman. He was once the Fisherman's fixer, but after betraying him, Ulf is now the one his former boss needs fixed. The locals seem to accept Ulf's explanation that he's come to hunt. And a bereaved, taciturn woman and her curious, talkative young son supply him with food, the use of a cabin deep in...
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Language
English
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Description
"Older women often feel invisible, but sometimes that's their secret weapon. They've spent their lives as the deadliest assassins in a clandestine international organization, but now that they're sixty years old, four women friends can't just retire - it's kill or be killed in this action-packed thriller by New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-nominated author Deanna Raybourn. Billie, Mary Alice, Helen, and Natalie have worked for the Museum,...
20) Safe harbor: #5
Author
Series
Drake sisters volume 5
Publisher
Jove Books
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
369 p. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Supermodel, Hannah Drake, is stalked by an unknown figure who threatens to destroy her and her family. Sherriff, Jonas Harrington, is destined to be her protector.