Double Cross

"In this fourth and final book, tween twins Cassie and Caitlyn Waters are excited to be returning to their hometown, San... (more)

"In this fourth and final book, tween twins Cassie and Caitlyn Waters are excited to be returning to their hometown, San Antonio, on a class trip. But as they reach their destination, trouble finds them as quickly as a vision, and one of their friends soon disappears. Using their Sight and their street smarts to try and save the day, the twins also begin to see things they didn't expect--a man in captivity who looks exactly like their father's pictures. Could he really be alive? And can they use the clues they see to save him before it's too late?"--Amazon.com. (less)

One of the most feared Chicago mobsters Sam Giancana clawed his way to the top of the Mafia hierarchy by starting as a h... (more)

One of the most feared Chicago mobsters Sam Giancana clawed his way to the top of the Mafia hierarchy by starting as a hit man for Al Capone. He was known as one of the best vehicle escape artists, a tenacious business man, and a ruthless killer. He partied with major stars such as Frank Sinatra and Marilyn Monroe and did business with agents ranging from the CIA to the Vatican to the shah of Iran. When politician Joe Kennedy gave Giancana the chance to use mob muscle to get his son John elected, Giancana jumped at the task. But the Kennedy brothers double-crossed him, waging full-out war on organized crime throughout the United States. And Giancana went after them. Written with suspense and conviction, we learn about how the CIA asked Giancana to assassinate Fidel Castro. The book includes Giancana's testimony about the truth of his involvement in the deaths of Monroe and others, among others. Chuck Giancana, Sam's brother, contributes a unique perspective of the mobs relationship with the Bay of Pigs and many other pivotal events of the 60's and beyond. Double Cross is an eye-opening account of the interworking of the government and the mob and how this relationship has impacted American history. (less)

While participating in The Challenge at Briar Academy, Abby and friends learn that their nemesis is using Briar as headq... (more)

While participating in The Challenge at Briar Academy, Abby and friends learn that their nemesis is using Briar as headquarters for planning an attack, and that The Ghost has inside help. (less)

"The story of D-Day has been told from many points of view, but never before from the perspectives of the key individual... (more)

"The story of D-Day has been told from many points of view, but never before from the perspectives of the key individuals in the Double Cross system. These include its director (a brilliant, urbane intelligence officer), a colorful assortment of MI5 handlers (as well as their counterparts in Nazi intelligence), and the five spies who formed Double Cross's nucleus: a dashing Serbian playboy, a Polish fighter pilot, a bisexual Peruvian party girl, a deeply eccentric Spaniard with a diploma in chicken farming, and a volatile Frenchwoman whose obsessive love for her pet dog very nearly wrecked the entire plan. The D-Day spies were, without question, one of the oddest military units ever assembled, and their success depended on the delicate, dubious relationship between spy and spymaster, both German and British. Their enterprise was saved from catastrophe by a shadowy sixth spy whose heroic sacrifice is revealed here for the first time."--Publisher description. (less)

Just when Alex thought his life was calming down into a routine of patients and therapy sessions, he finds himself back ... (more)

Just when Alex thought his life was calming down into a routine of patients and therapy sessions, he finds himself back in the game--this time to catch a criminal mastermind like no other. A spate of elaborate murders in Washington D.C. have the whole East Coast on edge. They are like nothing Alex Cross and his new girlfriend, Detective Brianna Stone, have ever seen. With each murder, the case becomes increasingly complex. There's only one thing Alex knows: the killer adores an audience. As victims are made into gruesome spectacles citywide, inducing a media hysteria, it becomes clear to Alex that the man he's after is a genius of terror--and he's after fame. The killer has the whole city by its strings--and he'll stop at nothing to become the most terrifying star that Washington D.C. has ever seen. (less)

Biography of mobster Sam "Mooney" Giancana by his brother Chuck and godson Sam telling of the mafia family and its broad... (more)

Biography of mobster Sam "Mooney" Giancana by his brother Chuck and godson Sam telling of the mafia family and its broad influences across America. (less)

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While participating in The Challenge at Briar Academy, Abby and friends learn that their nemesis is using Briar as headq... (more)

While participating in The Challenge at Briar Academy, Abby and friends learn that their nemesis is using Briar as headquarters for planning an attack, and that The Ghost has inside help. (less)

Alex Cross and his new girlfriend Detective Brianna Stone search for a gruesome serial killer who is a genius at terror ... (more)

Alex Cross and his new girlfriend Detective Brianna Stone search for a gruesome serial killer who is a genius at terror and is after the fame. (less)

Alex Cross and his new girlfriend Detective Brianna Stone search for a gruesome serial killer who is a genius at terror ... (more)

Alex Cross and his new girlfriend Detective Brianna Stone search for a gruesome serial killer who is a genius at terror and is after the fame. (less)

"When Greg and the Musketeers return to Paris and find the city under siege, they leap into action to prevent King Louis... (more)

"When Greg and the Musketeers return to Paris and find the city under siege, they leap into action to prevent King Louis from being overthrown and history from being changed forever"-- (less)

Kathy Swanson and her neighbor, Sheryl, are both having difficulty with their husbands. So when Sheryl suggests to Kathy... (more)

Kathy Swanson and her neighbor, Sheryl, are both having difficulty with their husbands. So when Sheryl suggests to Kathy that they should get their lives back by killing each other's husbands, Kathy facetiously sanctions the plan. (less)

They are brother and sister - twins that share an unbreakable bond and are deadly to anyone who crosses their path. When... (more)

They are brother and sister - twins that share an unbreakable bond and are deadly to anyone who crosses their path. When a sex trafficking ring starts kidnapping little girls, Eric and Erica Cross can't just sit back and allow that injustice in their neighborhood. But the police already have eyes on the siblings and are just one step away from taking them down. Don't call them criminals. Don't call them heroes. And don't get on their bad side. (less)