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Billy Summers : a novel / by King, Stephen,1947-author.;
"When Billy Summers was twelve years old, He shot and killed his mother's boyfriend after he kicked Billy's sister to death. At 17, he enlisted in the army. At 18, he was a sniper in Iraq and involved in the deadly battle to recapture Fallujah. For nearly twenty years, he's worked as a paid assassin. He's a good guy in a bad job, and he wants out. He takes on a very complicated, very lucrative job that he hopes will be his last. He's got a perfect new identity lined up and a scrupulously orchestrated, flawless escape plan. And then something happens that changes everything for Billy. A stranger needs rescuing, and Billy sacrifices the safety of his own perfectly devised new life to offer her protection. And then the two of them-the most compelling and surprising duo in King fiction-set out on one last mission, to rectify the injustices of one extraordinarily evil man"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Assassins; Undercover operations; Veterans; Revenge; Good and evil; Justice;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 4
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Burner / by Greaney, Mark,author.;
"In the latest thrilling novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling Gray Man series, Court Gentry is sent on a mission by a person he doesn't trust to snatch a target he can't stand from the clutches of Russian assassins he can't defeat ... and those are the upsides of the job. Alex Velesky is in a world of trouble. He has the key that can unlock the truth behind a web of illicit payments the Russians have spread around the globe. The money is used to subvert governments, pay off politicians and bankroll terrorist groups-among other things. Incredibly powerful forces will do anything to keep this particular secret from getting out. But the only man who can put the information together and get it out to the world is 4000 miles away in New York City. There's no way a Swiss banker like Velesky can hope to stay ahead of the killers on his trail that long. Lucky for him, he's got an ace up his sleeve. Zoya Zakharova, former Russian intelligence officer, former CIA agent and the Gray Man's current lover is determined to get the information and its courier safely to its destination. What she doesn't know is that there is one particularly dangerous force standing in her path-Court Gentry. In the past, he and Zoya have always worked together, but even two people who have spent their lives in the shadows can lose themselves in the dark"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Spy fiction.; Novels.; Assassins; Intelligence officers; Organized crime; Terrorism; Undercover operations;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Burner [text (large print)] / by Greaney, Mark,author.;
"In the latest thrilling novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling Gray Man series, Court Gentry is sent on a mission by a person he doesn't trust to snatch a target he can't stand from the clutches of Russian assassins he can't defeat ... and those are the upsides of the job. Alex Velesky is in a world of trouble. He has the key that can unlock the truth behind a web of illicit payments the Russians have spread around the globe. The money is used to subvert governments, pay off politicians and bankroll terrorist groups-among other things. Incredibly powerful forces will do anything to keep this particular secret from getting out. But the only man who can put the information together and get it out to the world is 4000 miles away in New York City. There's no way a Swiss banker like Velesky can hope to stay ahead of the killers on his trail that long. Lucky for him, he's got an ace up his sleeve. Zoya Zakharova, former Russian intelligence officer, former CIA agent and the Gray Man's current lover is determined to get the information and its courier safely to its destination. What she doesn't know is that there is one particularly dangerous force standing in her path-Court Gentry. In the past, he and Zoya have always worked together, but even two people who have spent their lives in the shadows can lose themselves in the dark"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Spy fiction.; Large type books.; Novels.; Assassins; Intelligence officers; Organized crime; Terrorism; Undercover operations;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Spy School at sea / by Gibbs, Stuart,1969-;
"In the ninth and latest addition to the New York Times bestselling Spy School series, Ben Ripley faces his nemesis, Murray Hill, on the high seas"--Provided by publisher.Ages 8-12.LSC
Subjects: Spy stories.; Humorous fiction.; Undercover operations; Friendship; Schools; Cruise ships;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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The sound of danger / by Barnett, Mac.; Lowery, Mike,1980-;
"This is a story of stolen violins. It's got mummies, museums, sandwiches, hostages, and a dangerous showdown with the Russian Red Army Choir. Open this book to find out more about my adventures. But beware--this mission is top secret and very dangerous"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Code and cipher stories.; Spy stories.; Adventure fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Barnett, Mac; Undercover operations; Stradivarius violin; Theft from museums;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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No angel : my harrowing undercover journey to the inner circle of the Hells Angels / by Dobyns, Jay.; Johnson-Shelton, Nils.;
Subjects: Dobyns, Jay.; Hell's Angels.; Undercover operations; Organized crime; Motorcycle gangs;
© 2009., Crown,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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An American spy [sound recording] / by Steinhauer, Olen.; Pittu, David.;
Read by David Pittu.
Subjects: Spy stories.; Suspense fiction.; United States. Central Intelligence Agency; Audiobooks.; Undercover operations;
© p2012., Macmillan Audio,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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November rain / by Jennings, Maureen,author.;
"Charlotte's boss at T Gilmore and Associates takes off on a mysterious trip to Europe, leaving Charlotte in charge of the detective agency. Mrs. Jessop hires the newly promoted Private Investigator to inquire into the untimely death of her son, a veteran injured in the Great War. The police ruled it a suicide, but Mrs. Jessop doesn't agree and wants Charlotte to find out what really happened. Then Charlotte is hired to infiltrate a small women's wear manufacturer to uncover communist agitators. When the factory supervisor is murdered on the job just as Charlotte starts to look into it, she gets seconded to the police to help find out what happened. The November clouds darken and Charlotte is left to struggle to solve two mysteries at the same time - until they intersect. Add an aging grandfather, an absent boyfriend and a mad scheme to mount a controversial play at The Paradise Café and Charlotte has her hands full."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Private investigators; Murder; Undercover operations;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The wolf / by Ward, J. R.,1969-author.;
"In the next installment of bestselling author J.R. Ward's Prison Camp series, things get steamy when Lucan, a wolven forced into bartering drug deals for the infamous Prison Colony, meets Rio, the second in command for the shadowy Caldwell supplier, Mozart. After a deal goes awry, a wolf with piercing golden eyes swoops in to save her from certain death. As shocking truths unfurl, Rio is uncertain of who to trust and what to believe--but with her life on the line, true love rears its head and growls in the face of danger"--
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Paranormal fiction.; Drug traffic; Man-woman relationships; Secrecy; Undercover operations; Vampires; Wolves;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Yuma prison crashout / by Johnstone, William W.; Johnstone, J. A.;
Hank Fallon used to be one of the best deputy marshals in the country. Then he got framed for a crime he didn't commit. Got sentenced to ten years in a federal penitentiary. And got out early for saving the life of the captain of the guards during a riot. When Fallon is released, a private detective is waiting for him. He wants to put Hank behind bars again--but this time, as an undercover agent... The last thing Fallon wants is to return to jail. Especially a rat-infested hellhole like Yuma Territorial Prison. But if he wants to clear his name, he's got to take the job. Get himself arrested. Make friends with criminal mastermind Monk Quinn. Find out where he stashed a fortune in stolen money. And join Monk's gang for the biggest breakout in American history. If Hank succeeds, he'll be on the run with the deadliest cutthroats alive. That's when all hell will break loose.
Subjects: Western fiction.; Historical fiction.; Arizona Territorial Prison; Undercover operations; Prisons; Escapes; Escaped prisoners;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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