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862) That man bolt
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A kung fu expert agrees to carry $1 million from Hong Kong to Mexico City while being pursued by a government agent.
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Jacob Van Oppen, the former strongest man on Earth, and his crafty manager, Orsini, make a good living by traveling around small South American towns, organizing bogus wrestling exhibitions in run-down theaters. Once this oddball pair disembarks at the village of Santa Maria, business really kicks off: the local newspaper sponsors the fight and helping hands place posters announcing an open call for a worthy adversary.
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In the summer of 1986, eleven-year-old April Grace, who lives on a rural Arkansas farm with her family, across a field from her grandmother, has her sense of Christian charity tested when a snooty couple from San Francisco moves into a dilapidated house down the road and her grandmother takes up with a loud, obnoxious, and suspicious-acting Texan.
866) Too much action
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Big bet volume 5
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The team's fragile truce with the Mafia has been shattered, and they are in big trouble. They've been left with an ultimatum: pay their debts in cash, or in blood. Naturally, Jason would rather pay cash. With the discovery of an underground fighting ring that may not be as fortuitous as it initially appears, but offers an opportunity to raise money quickly. Too Much Action is Book #5 from The Big Bet, an EPIC Press series.
867) Up the stakes
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Big bet volume 2
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Following his success rigging Roxy's poker game, Jason is living large. But a genius's life is never boring, and Jason is approached by a mysterious patron with a very risky job for him: rig a basketball game in Las Vegas. The job itself doesn't interest Jason so much as the reason the boss wants Jason for the job -- the entire situation looks like a test. Needless to say, Jason plans on passing. The biggest test of all might be working with his old...
868) Payment in kind
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Big bet volume 4
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The gang returns to Las Vegas to track down the man who hired them for the basketball job. Clues point to the highroller they ripped off in book 1. The gang decides to go after him and teach him a lesson, but first they trick Z into rejoining the team. They arrange affairs so the Mafia performs a hit on the highroller. The plan is successful, but misgivings about the morality of their actions threaten the already-fragile integrity of the group. Payment...
870) The four racketeers
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Big bet volume 1
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Meet Jason Jorgensen, the cleverest and most handsome student at Van Buren High -- according to him, anyway. But Jason is unique among high school students in that his club is a front for a group of scam artists, which Jason leads. Unbeknownst to most of the student body, they rule the school from the shadows. Spurred on by a new addition to the team, Jason tackles his biggest con yet: rigging a local poker game. But this isn't like their high school...
873) Honor among thieves
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"Edgin the bard lost everything when he and his barbarian friend, Holga, were captured during a risky heist years ago. Recently free, the two journey to the city of Neverwinter to reconnect with their former partners in crime. Can Edgin and Holga reassemble their band of scrappy scoundrels for one last mission, even in the face of constant danger and insurmountable odds?" -- Back cover.
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A Christmas wish: Single mom Martha Evans is praying for a miracle to help her family this Christmas. Little does she know that her neighbors have been working behind the scenes to make her season bright.
A Christmas holiday: A conman must suddenly become a family man, complete with a wife and kids, before he can inherit his uncle's fortune. Can a dog, two kids, and a nanny help one man unwrap the true meaning of Christmas?
876) Clever way out
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"A street thriller of education, kidnapping, murder, trickery, and love that will have you at the edge of your seat. Clever a young kid born to a family of hustlers, his father and Uncle are two of the biggest and most respected hustlers Newark, N.J. has ever seen. At the age of 10, Clever witnesses the murder of his father and mother in his house which leads Clever to be raised by his Uncle Rah. Once his brother is murdered, Uncle wages war on the...
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Includes 2 parodies of the horror genre and a film where Abbott and Costello pursue a man who swindled them into buying a fake movie studio. Also includes a compilation of classic routines from 18 of their most popular films; a tribute to their careers hosted by Jerry Seinfeld; and a behind-the-scenes look at the duo's popular films as they meet Frankenstein, Dracula, and the Wolf Man.
880) Down with the Crims!
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Crims volume 2
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The Addams Family meets Despicable Me in the first book of this new trilogy, perfect for fans of Lemony Snicket and Pseudonymous Bosch!
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