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21) Unthinkable
Author
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Nate Lovejoy is a self-proclaimed nobody, a stay-at-home dad who doesn't believe he's important to anyone but his wife and their two daughters. So it's a shock when members of a powerful secret society kidnap and spirit Nate away to a mansion at the behest of their leader, Vanslow DeGange, who claims to know the future. He's foreseen that a billion people could die--unless Nate acts. It seems improbable, especially given what DeGange says will set...
Author
Series
Langdon volume 2
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 23
Language
English
Formats
Description
Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon and French cryptologist Sophie Neveu work to solve the murder of an elderly curator of the Louvre, a case which leads to clues hidden in the works of Da Vinci and a centuries-old secret society.
23) The progeny
Author
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
Center Point Large Print edition.
Physical Desc
415 pages (large print) : map ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Emily Jacobs is the descendant of a serial killer. Now, she's become the hunted. She's on a quest that will take her to the secret underground of Europe and the inner circles of three ancient orders--one determined to kill her, one devoted to keeping her alive, and one she must ultimately save.
Author
Series
Ashtown burials volume 1
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2011
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 15
Physical Desc
485 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When their parents' seedy old motel burns down on the same night they are visited by a strange man covered in skeleton tattoos, Cyrus, Antigone, and their brother Daniel are introduced to an ancient secret society, and discover that they have an important role in keeping it alive.
25) Stone cold
Author
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
Protecting a con artist from vengeful casino king Jerry Bagger, Oliver Stone and his colleagues at the Camel Club find their efforts further challenged by a ruthless killer who targets Stone by threatening to reveal his mysterious past.
Author
Series
Publisher
Morrow
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 21
Language
English
Description
When several people are burned to death during the theft of a religious artifact, Gray Pierce, a new member of the U.S. SIGMA force, pursues a clandestine fraternity of alchemists who would use the artifact to establish a new world order.
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
402 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Over the last few years, prominent people--a retired diplomat, beloved basketball coach, the CEO of an empire--have died in a series of fluke accidents and shocking suicides. There's no apparent connection, no signs of foul play. Behind it all is a powerful group of women, the Sophie Foundation, who meet over wine and cheese to review files of men who behave very, very badly, and then mete out justice. Jessa Hall jumped at the mysterious, exclusive...
28) Cold frame
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"An American government official dies suddenly in a Washington restaurant, but the coroner cannot determine a cause of death. When a second bureaucrat dies, Metro detective Av Smith discovers that both were members of a committee known only as DMX. DMX operates in total secrecy, and its mission is to target foreign terrorists for elimination. Detective Smith is determined to pursue both murder cases, even if it means butting heads with Carl Mandeville,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 8
Physical Desc
305 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Emmy investigates the connection between her father's disappearance and a secret society at her prestigious English boarding school.
30) The 14th colony
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...
31) Quicksilver
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Historical romance novel featuring the Arcane Society, second in The Looking Glass Trilogy"--
Author
Publisher
World Editions
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
279 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"In this dystopian novel about total collapse by internationally renowned author Amin Maalouf, a complete blackout hits a small island with only two solitary inhabitants, who suddenly have to depend on each other."--
Author
Series
Secret zoo volume 3
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Having discovered a magical society beneath the exhibits at the Clarksville City Zoo where animals and humans live harmoniously together as equals, Noah and his friends must protect the secret zoo at all costs.
Author
Series
Ashtown burials volume 2
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2012
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 14
Physical Desc
449 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Cyrus and Antigone must track down Phoenix and the Dragon's Tooth while facing a threat from the transmortals"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
An invisible library novel volume 5
Publisher
Ace
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
433 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
When a dragon is murdered at a peace conference, time-traveling librarian spy Irene must solve the case to keep the balance between order, chaos … and the Library.
Author
Publisher
Park Row Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
329 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"1873. At an abandoned château on the outskirts of Paris, a dark séance is about to take place, led by acclaimed spiritualist Vaudeline D'Allaire. Known worldwide for her talent in conjuring the spirits of murder victims to ascertain the identities of the people who killed them, she is highly sought after by widows and investigators alike. Lenna Wickes has come to Paris to find answers about her sister's death, but to do so, she must embrace the...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Malcolm, a smaller than average rat, loves life at McKenna School and the secret society of classroom pets that keep children out of trouble, but when Aggy the iguana disappears Malcolm must use all of his ratty persistence to prove his innocence and save her.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
"On Halloween night, the scouts, along with their Descender allies, must battle terrifying sasquatches at their own elementary school. Little do they know, the sasquatches are merely the bait to a trap. DeGraff captures three of the Descenders and drags them into a frightening, off-limits sector of The Secret Zoo. Meanwhile, Noah and his friends must protect two of their animals allies from police officers who are convinced that they are dangerous...
Author
Series
Copernicus legacy volume 1
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 11
Physical Desc
423 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Wade, Lily, Darrell, and Becca fly from Texas to Germany for the funeral of an old family friend. But instead of just paying their respects, they wind up on a dangerous, mind-blowing quest to unlock an ancient, guarded secret that could destroy the fate of the world"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 11
Physical Desc
309 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
To free himself from an ancient curse, thirteen-year-old Shinji Takahashi must team up with a secret organization of explorers, find a magical font hidden in the jungles of Mexico, and replace a stolen idol.