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1) Oliver Twist
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Deals with the adventures of a young orphan boy trying to survive amid greed and poverty in 19th-century London.
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Told through a central character, Alex, the disturbing novel creates an alarming futuristic vision of violence, high technology, and authoritarianism. A modern classic of youthful violence and social redemption set in a dismal dystopia whereby a juvenile deliquent undergoes state-sponsored psychological rehabilitation for his aberrant behavior.
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Parker thrillers volume 20
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Warner Books/Mysterious Press
Pub. Date
c2001
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297 p. ; 20 cm.
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Ripley novels volume 3
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W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
2008
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272 pages ; 21 cm
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Matthew Scudder mysteries volume 14
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Matthew Scudder is finally leading a comfortable life, one of stability and respectability- even the New York streets don't look so mean anymore. He's married to a woman he loves, and wonder of wonders, he's actually gotten around to becoming an officially licensed private investigator. Then all hell breaks loose. Matthew' s best friend from Hell's Kitchen asks for his help, and Scudder' s world is suddenly turned...
10) Criminal destiny
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Masterminds trilogy volume 2
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"A group of kids discovers they were cloned from the DNA of some of the greatest criminal masterminds in history for a sociological experiment, and they must find a way to prove it to the rest of the world"--
12) The big bounce
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Chivers Press
Pub. Date
2003
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285 p. (large print) ; 24 cm.
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Caraval volume 2
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Having made a deal with a criminal to save her sister Scarlett from a disastrous arranged marriage, Tella must win Caraval and uncover Legend's identity, or risk losing everything, including her life.
15) The lock artist
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Minotaur Books
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Traumatized at the age of eight and pushed into a life of crime by reason of his unforgiveable talent--lock picking--Michael sees his chance to escape, and with one desperate gamble risks everything to come back home to the only person he ever loved, and to unlock the secret that has kept him silent for so long.
16) Pagan babies
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Random House Large Print
Pub. Date
2000
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341 p. (large print) ; 25 cm.
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Heart of Cheyenne volume 1
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"Marybeth and Edward are compelled by their circumstances to marry as they trek west to the newly formed railroad town of Cheyenne. But life in Cheyenne is fraught with danger, and they find that they need each other more than ever. Despite the trials they face, will happiness await them in this arrangement of convenience?"--
18) Deadlock
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Otto and Raven plan a desperate rescue to save their friends from Anastasia Furan, the head of the evil Disciples organization, meanwhile Otto is being hunted by the Artemis Section, an elite division of the American intelligence services.
19) The blade itself
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St. Martin's Minotaur
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
viii, 307 p. ; 25 cm.
20) The deceived
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Jonathan Quinn thrillers volume 2
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Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
2008
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358 p. ; 25 cm.
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Shocked to discover that his latest task is to eliminate all traces of Steven Markoff, a former CIA agent and one of his best friends, professional "cleaner" Jonathan Quinn risks everything to seek justice for Markoff.
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