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1) First family
Author
Series
Sean King and Michelle maxwell volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
Description
Summoned by First Lady Jane Cox to rescue her niece from kidnappers, investigators Sean King and Michelle Maxwell are pushed to the limit in a search that is hampered by the highest levels of government security and Michelle's personal demons.
Author
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Having left the LAPD's Open Unsolved Unit for the prestigious Homicide Special squad, Harry Bosch investigates the murder of a doctor whose death is linked to the theft of a dangerous radioactive substance that Harry fears may be part of a terrorist plot.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The newest thriller in the #1 New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, and #1 Publishers Weekly bestselling series! Across Europe, a secret organization has begun attacking diplomats. Back in the United States, a foreign ally demands the identity of a highly placed covert asset. In the balance hang the ingredients for all-out war. With his mentor out of the game, counterterrorism operative Scot Harvath must take on the role he has spent his career...
Author
Series
Scarpetta volume 25
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Forensic pathologist Kay Scarpetta has come almost full circle, returning to Virginia as the chief medical examiner, the state where she launched her storied career. Finding herself the new girl in town once again after being away for many years, she’s inherited not only an overbearing secretary, but also a legacy of neglect and potential corruption.
She and her husband Benton Wesley, now a forensic psychologist with the U.S. Secret Service, have...
Author
Series
Publisher
Core Library, an imprint of ABDO Pub
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Text and photographs look at how the United States intelligence, security, and law enforcement agencies work.
Author
Series
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
345 p ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
When a series of illegal wiretappings erupts into scandal, a secret arm of the NSA goes underground, resulting in the murder of two American civilians. Unable to go to the Pentagon, the NSA has limited options. Enter Joe DeMarco.
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"What happens if both the president and vice-president-elect die before taking the oath of office? The answer is far from certain--in fact, what follows would be nothing short of total political chaos. Shot down over Siberia, ex-Justice Department agent Cotton Malone is forced into a fight for survival against Aleksandr Zorin, a man whose loyalty to the former Soviet Union has festered for decades into an intense hatred of the United States. Before...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 545 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The retired Lieutenant General and former National Security Advisor presents an urgent call to protect America from dangerous rivals by setting aside partisan divides and helping citizens better understand ongoing threats to national security.
Author
Series
Brad McLanahan volume 6
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Because its enemies never stop trying to undermine the United States' security, the men and women who serve to protect America must always be vigilant. Few know this better than warriors Brad McLanahan and Nadia Rozek. Newly married, the two are just beginning to settle into their new life together when they are called back into action. Though the Russians were badly defeated by Brad and the Iron Wolf Squadron in their previous bid for world dominance,...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Language
English
Formats
Description
Facts and Fears Clapper considers such controversial questions as, Is intelligence ethical? Is it moral to intercept communications or to photograph closed societies from orbit? What are the limits of what we should be allowed to do? What protections should we give to the private citizens of the world, not to mention our fellow Americans? Are there times when intelligence officers can lose credibility as unbiased reporters of hard truths by inserting...
14) Spy Runner
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
It's 1953 and the Cold War is on. Communism threatens all that the United States stands for, and America needs every patriot to do their part. So when a Russian boarder moves into the home of twelve-year-old Jake McCauley, he's on high alert. What does the mysterious Mr. Shubin do with all that photography equipment? And why did he choose to live so close to the Air Force base? Jake's mother says that Mr. Shubin knew Jake's dad, who went missing in...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 531 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Recalling pivotal moments from her dynamic career on the front lines of American diplomacy and foreign policy, Susan E. Rice -- National Security Advisor to President Barack Obama and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations -- delivers an inspiring account of a life in service to family and country"--
Author
Publisher
Avid Reader Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
This is history at its most immediate and moving A marvelous and memorable book.yJon Meacham Had me turning each page with my heart in my throat. There's been a lot written about 9/11, but nothing like this. I urge you to read it.y Katie Couric The Only Plane in the Sky is a stunning and important work chilling, heartbreaking and I cannot stop thinking about it.y Anderson Cooper Readers who emerge dry-eyed from the text should check their pulses:...
18) Dark winter
Author
Series
Jake Mahegan thrillers volume 5
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First Kensington hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
310 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English