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To prevent a war in Asia that could quickly spread to the rest of the world, former government agents-turned-private security consultants Paul Janson and Jessica Kincaid must learn the truth behind a young woman's murder.

Joey Harker never wanted to be a leader. But he's the one everyone is looking to now that FrostNight looms, and he'll have to step up if he has any hope of saving InterWorld, the Multiverse, and everything in between.

A super flu and nuclear fallout have made a husk of the world we know. A few humans carry on, living in outposts like the Sanctuary, a shielded community that owes its survival to its militant defense and fear-mongering leaders. A small group led by Lewis Meriwether and Mina Clark sets out beyond the walls--but the Sanctuary will not allow them to escape without a fight.

To make Oz a free land again, Amy Gumm was given a mission: remove the Tin Woodman's heart, steal the Scarecrow's brain, take the Lion's courage, and kill Dorothy. But Dorothy still lives, and Amy is only just learning the truth about her mission.

Caroline is a beautiful, intelligent professor of French literature, but when a single bullet is found lodged at the base of her skull, everything she's known is proved to be a lie. The truth lies in the murder of her parents thirty-four years ago. The race is on for Caroline to unravel the mystery.

A deep-cover CIA agent, an operative once so dedicated that he abandoned his infant daughter, races across Europe to save the daughter he never knew.

Detective Alex Cross's family have been ripped away. Terrified and desperate, Cross must give this mad man what he wants if he has any chance of saving the most important people in his life. The stakes have never been higher: What will Cross sacrifice to save the ones he loves?

An ancient secret resurfaces when a murdered corpse shows up on Aloysius Pendergast's doorstep. The death has the hallmark of a perfect murder-save for a gem lodged in the victim's stomach, which leads Pendergast to an abandoned mine. He is soon caught in a wicked plot that may well end in his death.

Twelve ancient cultures were chosen millennia ago to represent humanity in Endgame, a global game that will decide the fate of humankind. And now it's starting. A Player from each culture has been trained for this moment and must play to save their bloodline-and determine Earth's fate.

Mike Ford's brother is in over his head in a conspiracy to steal a secret worth billions from the little-known but unbelievably influential trading desk at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. In an effort to help, Mike soon finds himself trapped by the dangerous men in charge.