John Marrs
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"How far would you go to find The One? A simple DNA test is all it takes. Just a quick mouth swab and soon you'll be matched with your perfect partner--the one you're genetically made for. That's the promise made by Match Your DNA. A decade ago, the company announced that they had found the gene that pairs each of us with our soul mate. Since then, millions of people around the world have been matched. But the discovery has its downsides: test results...
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"Britain. The near-future. A right-wing government believes it has the answer to society's ills--the Sanctity of Marriage Act, which actively encourages marriage as the norm, punishing those who choose to remain single. But four couples are about to discover just how impossible relationships can be when the government is monitoring every aspect of our personal lives--monitoring every word, every minor disagreement ... and will use every tool in its...
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2019.
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"You're riding in your self-driving car when suddenly the doors lock, the route changes and you have lost all control. Then, a mysterious voice tells you, "You are going to die". Just as self-driving cars become the trusted, safer norm, eight people find themselves in this terrifying situation, including a faded TV star, a pregnant young woman, an abused wife fleeing her husband, an illegal immigrant, a husband and wife, and a suicidal man. From cameras...
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Travers, a doctor who deserted his military post, searches the frontier for the wife who left him. His quest is thrown off course when he saves Sarah, a woman left for dead after a wagon raid. With the cavalry, the law, and deranged outlaws on their trail, Sarah and Travers set off together to find this missing woman.
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"Catherine's cosy life as a housewife and mum-of-three is quickly thrown into disarray when husband Simon disappears without explanation. She is convinced he hasn't left by choice as confusion and spiraling debts threaten to tear her family apart. Meanwhile Simon has begun a carefree new life travelling the world. And he's determined not to disclose his past to all he meets, even if it means resorting to extreme and violent measures. But why did he...
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Thomas & Mercer
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[2020]
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English
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"They say every house has its secrets, and the house that Maggie and Nina have shared for so long is no different. Except that these secrets are not buried in the past. Every other night, Maggie and Nina have dinner together. When they are finished, Nina helps Maggie back to her room in the attic, and into the heavy chain that keeps her there. Because Maggie has done things to Nina that can't ever be forgiven, and now she is paying the price. But...
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Thomas & Mercer
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[2022]
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English
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"In this chilling novel from bestselling author John Marrs, a young couple's house hides terrible secrets - and not all of them are confined to the past. Mia and Finn are busy turning a derelict house into their dream home when Mia unexpectedly falls pregnant. But just when they think the house is ready, Mia discovers a chilling message scored into a skirting board: I WILL SAVE THEM FROM THE ATTIC. Following the clue up into the eaves, the couple...
10) The minders
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Berkley
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2021.
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English
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"The new high concept thriller from the author of The Passengers and the word-of-mouth sensation The One, soon to be a Netflix original series. In the 21st century, information is king. But computers can be hacked and files can be broken into - so a unique government initiative has been born. Five ordinary people have been selected to become "minders" - the latest weapon in thwarting cyberterrorism. Transformed by a revolutionary medical procedure,...
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Thomas & Mercer
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[2024]
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English
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When her elderly mother falls under the spell of a handyman who's a little too kind, a little too involved, Connie, when he moves in, finds her desperate attempts to unmask him leaving her wondering if she's lost her grip on reality--and if that's been his plan all along.
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Gibbs Smith
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[2021]
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English
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"An expert interior designer presents a luxurious look at unique and beautiful ways to display collected objects-from arranging in a cabinet to using an entire wing of a house. John Marrs is an interior designer and purveyor of antiques. He helps clients build their collections and also designs walls, rooms, or wings in high-end homes to display the objects. This book is about the joy of collecting and the author's passion for displaying just about...
15) Entre nosotros
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Amazon Crossing
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2022.
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Español
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Dicen que cada casa tiene sus secretos, y la casa que Maggie y Nina han compartido durante tanto tiempo no es diferente. Excepto que estos secretos no están enterrados en el pasado. Cada dos noches, Maggie y Nina cenan juntas. Cuando terminan, Nina ayuda a Maggie a regresar a su habitación en el ático y a subirse a la pesada cadena que la mantiene allí. Porque Maggie le ha hecho cosas a Nina que nunca podrán perdonarse, y ahora está pagando...
16) Passazhiry
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Ėksmo
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2020.
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Russian
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Eight self-driving cars set on a collision course. Who lives, who dies? You decide. When someone hacks into the systems of eight self-driving cars, their passengers are set on a fatal collision course. The passengers are: a TV star, a pregnant young woman, a disabled war hero, an abused wife fleeing her husband, an illegal immigrant, a husband and wife - and parents of two - who are travelling in separate vehicles and a suicidal man. Now the public...
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Storytella volume 139
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Chun tian chu ban guo ji wen hua you xian gong si
Pub. Date
2022.
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中文
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Get swept up in these heart-pounding thrillers from bestselling authors Mary Kubica and John Marrs as secrets refuse to stay hidden.
The Other Mrs.: Sadie and Will Foust have only just moved their family from bustling Chicago to small-town Maine when their neighbor Morgan Baines is found dead in her home. The murder rocks their tiny coastal island, but no one is more shaken than Sadie. But Sadie must be careful, for the more she discovers about Mrs....
19) For The Reward
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Bounty hunters, William Cole and Belle MacLure, arrive in the town of Black Rock in search of outlaws and being rewarded with gold for their capture. Individually, they find out that there is no rule of law in Black Rock. The town is run by a criminal cattle baron, Clayton, who hires outlaws and criminals to do his bidding. An uncontrollable mercenary soon arrives, leaving the good people of Black Rock to fear for their lives.