Action and adventure fiction

  • The business of lovers

    Creator

    Dickey, Eric Jerome

    Abstract

    All is fair in love and lust in New York Times bestselling author Eric Jerome Dickey's tale of two brothers, four women, and the business of desire. Unlike their younger brother, André, whose star as a comedian is rising, neither Dwayne nor Brick Duquesne is having luck with his career—and they're unluckier still in love.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Random House Audio

    Not specified
  • Wrath of Poseidon : Fargo adventures, book 12

    Creator

    Cussler, Clive

    Abstract

    Husband-and-wife team Sam and Remi Fargo come up against an old enemy while searching for a treasure that has been lost for centuries in this exciting adventure in the bestselling series by the Clive Cussler, Grand Master of Adventure. Ten years ago, a chance meeting at the Lighthouse Café in Redondo Beach led Sam Fargo and Remi Longstreet on the adventure of a lifetime, hunting the legendary riches stolen from the Persian King Croesus in 546 B.C. But they weren't the only ones. Someone else is after the gold, and he's willing to kill anyone who gets in his way.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Penguin Audio

    Not specified
  • Shakeup : A Stone Barrington novel, book 55

    Creator

    Woods, Stuart

    Abstract

    Stone Barrington must track down an enemy intent on disturbing law and order in the latest action-packed thriller from the number one New York Times bestselling author. Upon returning from a dangerous coastal adventure, Stone Barrington is looking forward to some normalcy with the leading lady in his life. But when a grisly crime arrives on his doorstep, along with some suspicious new clients eager for his help, Stone realizes peace and quiet are no longer an option.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Penguin Audio

    Not specified
  • Marauder : The Oregon files, book 15

    Creator

    Cussler, Clive

    Morrison, Boyd

    Abstract

    It is up to Juan Cabrillo and the crew of his ship, the Oregon, to stop a terrorist plot to release a deadly chemical weapon across the globe in the explosive new novel in Clive Cussler's #1 New York Times bestselling series. While interrupting an attack on a Kuwaiti oil tanker, Juan Cabrillo and his team discover something even more dangerous: a ruthless billionaire's dying wish has allowed a paralyzing chemical to end up in the hands of a terrorist group. When an Oregon crew member falls victim to the poison, Juan Cabrillo will stop at nothing to find an antidote before it is too late.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Penguin Audio

    Not specified
  • Journey of the pharaohs : A Kurt Austin adventure, book 17

    Creator

    Cussler, Clive

    Brown, Graham

    Abstract

    Kurt Austin and the NUMA crew risk everything to stop a cutthroat arms dealer from stealing a priceless ancient treasure in the thrilling new novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling grand master of adventure. In 1074 B.C., vast treasures disappear from the tombs of Egyptian Pharaohs. In 1927, a daredevil American aviator vanishes on an attempted transcontinental flight. And in the present day, a fishing trawler—along with its mysterious cargo—sinks off the coast of Scotland. How are these three mysterious events connected?

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Penguin Audio

    Not specified
  • Choppy water : Stone Barrington, book 54

    Creator

    Woods, Stuart

    Abstract

    In this exhilarating new thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Stuart Woods, Stone Barrington must go up against an enemy with deadly intentions—and ideologies. Stone Barrington and his friends are vacationing in Maine when their leisure is suddenly disrupted by extreme weather. To make matters worse, the inclement conditions allow for a menacing adversary to sneak in unnoticed and deliver a chilling message. Soon it becomes clear that the target of the incident is one of Stone's closest companions, and that these enemies have a grander scheme in mind.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Penguin Audio

    Not specified
  • Afterland

    Creator

    Beukes, Lauren

    Abstract

    Blade Runner meets The Handmaid's Tale in this thrilling story of how far a mother will go to protect her son in a hostile world transformed by the sudden absence of men. Cole and her twelve-year-old, Miles, are on the lam. Fleeing across the American West, they're desperate to find a safe haven. Until they do, they must maintain their disguise—as mother and daughter. Because Miles, a boy, is the most valuable commodity in the world. Within just a few, horrifying years, ninety-nine percent of the global male population has died in a pandemic.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Ashland

    New York

    Mulholland Books

    Little, Brown and Company

    Not specified
  • Agnes at the end of the world

    Creator

    Mcwilliams, Kelly

    Abstract

    The Village meets Octavia Butler's After the Fire in this unique, voice-driven novel from Kelly McWilliams. Agnes loves her home of Red Creek—its quiet, sunny mornings, its dusty roads, and its God. There, she cares tirelessly for her younger siblings and follows the town's strict laws. What she doesn't know is that Red Creek is a cult, controlled by a madman who calls himself a prophet. Then Agnes meets Danny, an Outsider boy, and begins to question what is and isn't a sin.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    Ashland

    Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

    Not specified
  • The summer house

    Creator

    Patterson, James

    DuBois, Brendan

    Abstract

    Once a luxurious southern getaway on a rustic lake, then reduced to a dilapidated crash pad, the Summer House is now the grisly scene of a nighttime mass murder. Eyewitnesses point to four Army Rangers—known as the Night Ninjas—recently returned from Afghanistan. To ensure that justice is done, the Army sends Major Jeremiah Cook, a veteran and former NYPD cop, to investigate.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Ashland

    Jimmy Patterson

    Not specified
  • Forest of the Pygmies

    Creator

    Allende, Isabel

    Abstract

    Alexander Cold's grandmother Kate is never far from an adventure. Days into the tour to write an article on the first elephant-led safaris in Africa, a Catholic missionary approaches them in search of his companions who have mysteriously disappeared. Kate and Alexander, agreeing to help, discover a clan of Pygmies who unveil a harsh and surprising world of corruption, slavery, and poaching.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperCollins

    Not specified