John Pirhalla
1) The Afghan
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A Cold War attack by Soviet helicopters on an Afghan village. A knife-edge CIA operation that goes wrong. And a vengeful mujahideen tribesman, armed with Stinger missiles.
When CIA officer Joe Johnson is handed the tough task by his boss of capturing a Soviet helicopter and forging better contacts among the mujahideen, he unknowingly finds himself up against a sinister KGB rival who wants him dead.
But after coming under fire, Johnson comes to suspect...
2) Mickey7
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Mickey7 volume 1
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2022.
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Dying isn't any fun...but at least it's a living. Mickey7 is an Expendable: a disposable employee on a human expedition sent to colonize the ice world Niflheim. Whenever there's a mission that's too dangerous-even suicidal-the crew turns to Mickey. After one iteration dies, a new body is regenerated with most of his memories intact. After six deaths, Mickey7 understands the terms of his deal...and why it was the only colonial position unfilled when...
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Darkness is descending on the small town of Rio Verde, Arizona. An evil older than time is rising from the desert, waiting for night to fall and a reign of terror to begin... Brad Woods has performed a lot of autopsies, but never one like this. The body is purged of all blood. Fear has made Sue Wing run from the darkened school and into night, a fear so powerful she can only name it using the Cantonese myths of her grandmother: Cup-hu-girngsi... the...
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Ex-Cold War spies bite back... The darkest secrets of a Russian oligarch-a legacy from Stalin. A hidden batch of the CIA's Stinger missiles. And the insatiable Afghan thirst for revenge.
Ex-CIA war crimes investigator Joe Johnson is sucked into an inquiry which delves into the deadly world of Soviet and US undercover operations in Afghanistan during the 1980s-and mysterious connections to current US and Russian politics.
Johnson and his ex-MI6 colleague...
5) The Walking
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It begins in a small Southwestern town. Then it spreads. Across the country a series of strange deaths have overtaken the living. And a stranger compulsion has overtaken the dead. In a travesty of life, they drift with bizarre purpose toward an unknown destination. The walkers have become an obsession for investigator Miles Huerdeen. His father is one of them. Now, lured into the shadow of the restless dead, Miles is a step closer to a secret as old...
6) The Bank
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"We know who you are! Can your current bank say that? We pride ourselves on providing unparalled service to all of our customers. We're looking forward to banking with YOU!" In the small town of Montgomery, Arizona, Kyle Decker's book shop is barely breaking even. When a bank opens in the empty storefront next door, he hopes the new establishment will bring in more foot traffic. Trouble is, nobody has ever heard of The First People's Bank, and the...
7) The Circle
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"The shrine. How does it operate? Do you just pray to it or do you have to bring it something or what?"
In this unsettling novella by Bentley Little, many strange occurrences unsettle the inhabitants of William Tell Circle:
For Helen, a knock on the door brings an unexpected visitor along with lavish gifts, and it seems all her wishes have been granted...but at what cost?
For young Frank and his friends, a fabled neighborhood shrine may answer...
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An ancient Persian relic. A message etched in stone. A deadly quest across the globe to reveal the forbidden truth.
Recovering ancient relics for the Italian mob can be deadly. When Harry Fox narrowly outwits a thieving artifacts dealer to escape with his life, he quickly discovers he came away with more than he bargained for. The stone tablet with a strange tale etched on it tells of lost knowledge from the cradle of civilization - the ancient Persian...
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A Viking king. A fallen empire. Only one man can stop it from happening again.
Harry Fox just wants to know the truth. About his father's amulet. About his mother's death. But two Viking drinking horns with an incredible secret are about to change his plans.
When the horns go missing from a dig site, Harry Fox is pulled against his will into a deadly chase to unearth a lost path left by history's most fearsome warriors - Vikings. At stake? The fate...
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Two Egyptian amulets. One ancient mystery. Harry Fox was born for this.
Harry Fox's destiny is calling. The truth behind his father's amulet is at hand, yet Harry faces an impossible choice. Follow a trail laid out by Mark Antony and Cleopatra, or abandon the chase to save the life of his closest friend. A man who saved Harry's life. A man who needs him more than ever.
Only Harry Fox can stop their shared enemy from destroying everything he knows...
11) The Policy
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After his divorce, Hunt Jackson decides to start over in Tucson, where an old buddy fixes him up with his wife's friend, Beth. The attraction is immediate, and they're married a few months later. But Hunt's happiness is marred by his bizarre encounter with an insurance agent whose insistence that Hunt increase his coverage sounds, incredibly, like a threat. The agent - tall, gaunt, oddly dressed in an old-fashioned suit and fedora - is himself a menacing...
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In 1801, a British officer discovered a clue to one of the most coveted relics in history, a weapon so powerful it could mean deaths for hundreds of thousands of people. Sean Wyatt just wants bullets to stop flying his way. He did his time as a government agent and as an artifact recovery specialist for the IAA. Now he just wants some peace and quiet, but when he rescues a friend from being executed in the mountains of Tennessee, Sean and his sidekick,...
13) Gloria
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Considering she had just attended her mother's funeral, Gloria Jaymes never expected to see the woman again, but then her dead mom shows up at her house.Gloria's mom is... different. She's younger than when she died, dressed in clothes from the 1980s. And nobody else in Gloria's family seems to recognize her.As Gloria tries to figure out the reason for her mother's reappearance and the odd behaviors the woman begins to exhibit other bizarre events...
14) Phantoms Reborn
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Darkness is rising again. And light may never return.
Fear of the Temple's vengeance drives Michael and his friends into hiding. Love for Rebecca lures them out after she is abducted.
As a prisoner in The Farm, Rebecca faces a sinister indoctrination to extract the location of a secret power source desperately needed by a weakened Pastor John — and by traitors within the Temple who challenge his authority.
Before time runs out, Michael and Joey...
16) Shadows Rising
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Shadows creep beneath the sleepy, small town of Stone Hill.
Michael came to visit his grandparents, but the home he once knew has changed beyond recognition. A demigod church leader is in control and performs bizarre miracles to a congregation all dressed in white. His followers patrol the streets by day. Phantoms roam the woods by night. People vanish without a trace. Michael wants to go home, but now his grandfather has disappeared too. In a race...
17) Chaos Falls
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"There are no other demons like me."
Restauranteur, Hollywood socialite, Prince of Pride: Li'el is one of few demons left this side of the veil, and he has every intention of reveling in his new-found freedom.
But being the last demon in Los Angeles means that when mauled and shredded bodies are found within a few blocks of Li'el's popular Decadent-i restaurant, the list of suspects is a short one.
Add to that the suspicious death of a well-known...
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Life in a post-apocalyptic city teeming with zombies isn't easy, but it can still be fun with the right friends by your side.
Book one: The Cat Who Went Bump in the Night
Eli Carter is a delivery driver who yearns for adventure. When Eli meets a smooth-talking necromancer, he decides to make a drastic career change. The delivery driver becomes a ghost hunter!
Now Eli will learn the rules of the paranormal world, master high-tech traps, and earn...
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Life in a post-apocalyptic city teeming with zombies isn't easy, but it can still be fun with the right friends by your side. Eli Carter is a delivery driver who yearns for adventure. When Eli meets a smooth-talking necromancer, he decides to make a drastic career change. The delivery driver becomes a ghost hunter! Now Eli will learn the rules of the paranormal world, master high-tech traps, and earn a permanent position on the Ghost Hackers team....