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Koike and Kojima's tale of how the ninja Hattori Hanzo helped Tokugawa Ieyasu become the shogun who united Japan is in its fifteenth and final volume. All of the action, suspense, political intrigue, and love will come to an end. But before Ieyasu can claim his position, there will be much misery, murder, and tragedy on this already blood-soaked road. The path to the shogunate is a long and arduous journey, made easier by such a vassal as Hattori...
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Assassins have been cast as the sensual and shadowy villains throughout history, but their exploits have never been so fully realized as they are within the pages of Path of the Assassin. From the most intense sword fight, to a silent poisoning, no job has been too much for the infamous Hattori Hanzo. Now, the stage is set for Tokugawa Ieyasu's destiny to be fulfilled, and with Hanzo watching his back, can anything stop him from uniting Japan? For...
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Follow the rise of two crime families as they marked their territory across the United States and how their greed affects the life of an young boy. A boy caught up in the middle of the warring families as he and his mother flee Chicago to Sicily only to be confronted with the Nazi's that have now taken up residence in their small town in the weeks before the invasion by British and American forces. Witness how fate plays its hand and modes this innocent...
24) Brotherhood
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Master Assassin Ezio Auditore da Firenze's hunt for revenge pits him against the Knights Templar in this novel based on the Assassin's Creed™ video game series.
After his family was betrayed by the ruthless nobles of Renaissance Italy, young Ezio vowed to restore the honor of the da Firenze name at any cost. Learning the arts of the Assassins, he fought with both his mind and body, ultimately confronting and defeating a secret...
After his family was betrayed by the ruthless nobles of Renaissance Italy, young Ezio vowed to restore the honor of the da Firenze name at any cost. Learning the arts of the Assassins, he fought with both his mind and body, ultimately confronting and defeating a secret...
25) The killer
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Forget James Bond. Forget Jason Bourne. Forget Jack Bauer. Meet Victor. He's an assassin-a man with no past and no surname. He lives alone. He operates alone. He's given a job; he takes out the target; he gets paid. He's THE KILLER. Victor arrives in Paris to perform a standard kill and collect for an anonymous client. He completes it with trademark efficiency-only to find himself in the middle of an ambush and fighting for his life. Pursued by determined...
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As vengeance motivates the head of the most powerful crime family and the assassin to seek each other out. The surprises and suspense keeps coming as the reader is once again faced with the dilemma of not wanting to put the book down. The suspense and twists keeps you wanting more and more in this action packed sequel to The Heart of an Assassin. Finally, you realized that this story teller has you hooked.
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Pocket Books
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2010.
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"It's hard to be a badass assassin when a giant is beating the crap out of you. Luckily, I never let pride get in the way of my work. My current mission is personal: annihilate Mab Monroe, the Fire elemental who murdered my family. Which means protecting my identity, even if I have to conceal my powerful Stone and Ice magic when I need it most. To the public, I'm Gin Blanco, owner of Ashland's best barbecue joint. To my friends, I'm the Spider, retired...
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Assassin's Creed ; 3
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Ace Books
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2011.
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"Altair embarks on a formidable mission - one that takes him throughout the Holy Land and shows him the true meaning of the Assassin's Creed. To demonstrate his commitment, Altair must defeat nine deadly enemies, including Templar leader, Robert de Sable. Altair's life story is told here for the first time: a journey that will change the course of history; his ongoing battle with the Templar conspiracy; a family life that is as tragic as it is shocking;...
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All Bob Dillon ever wanted was a truck with a big fiberglass bug on the roof. All he had to do was survive half a dozen assassination attempts, pull a $10 million con on a Bolivian drug lord, and then fall off the face of the earth with his family and his new best friend, Klaus. Six years later,they surface in Oregon where they continue Bob's work creating an all-natural means of pest control.
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Signal Press
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[2011]
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"Housewife Assassin Donna Stone's executive mission is crystal clear: stop the assassination of both US political parties' presidential candidates. When she discovers she has a long-term vendetta with one of the targets, can she put her animosity aside long enough to save the candidate's life?" --
31) Shaedes of Gray
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"It is always a pleasure to discover an excellent new author and series, and Bonilla qualifies on both counts. The debut of her Shaede Assassin series features a tough yet compelling heroine. Full of fascinating characters, high stakes intrigue, and fast-paced action, it's a truly exhilarating adventure! Do not miss out!"-Romantic Times (top pick 4-1/2 stars)Darian exists in a realm of darkness. Made and abandoned over a century ago, she is a Shaede,...
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Ananna of the Tanarau abandons ship when her parents try to marry her off to another pirate clan. But that only prompts the scorned clan to send an assassin after her. When Ananna faces him down one night, armed with magic she doesn't really know how to use, she accidentally activates a curse binding them together. To break the spell, Ananna and the assassin must complete three impossible tasks all while grappling with evil wizards, floating islands,...
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With the help of her mentor, Raif, Darian has spent the past few months searching for Delilah, Azriel's accomplice in his coup against the Shaede nation. But now that they've flushed the half-crazed Oracle from hiding, a shocking truth is revealed. One that's too painful for Raif to entertain, and too enticing for Darian to ignore.
Determined to reunite Raif with the daughter he thought dead, Darian is ready to do whatever it takes, including teaming...
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NICCOLO POLO - DER VATER DES BERÜHMTEN HANDELSREISENDEN MARCO POLO - ÖFFNET SEIN GEHEIMARCHIV UND OFFENBART DIE GESCHICHTE EINES MANNES, DER DAS SCHICKSAL DER GEHEIMEN BRUDERSCHAFT DER ATTENTÄTER WIE KEIN ANDERER GEPRÄGT HAT: DER ASSASSINE ALTAIR.
Altair steht vor der vermutlich heikelsten Mission seines Daseins als Assassine. Um seine uneingeschränkte Hingabe zur Bruderschaft unter Beweis zu stellen, will er neun der tödlichsten Feinde der...
39) Grave mercy
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In the fifteenth-century kingdom of Brittany, seventeen-year-old Ismae escapes from the brutality of an arranged marriage into the sanctuary of the convent of St. Mortain, where she learns that the god of Death has blessed her with dangerous gifts--and a violent destiny.
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Assassin Katla reinvents a forensic landmark while creating a Locked Room mystery...The Locked Room KillFile (7,800 words) follows freelance assassin Katla Sieltjes executing a contract on a physician responsible for the death of her client's wife. Using an updated version of a lethal puzzle that astounded forensic scientists at the end of the twentieth century, Katla recreates a diabolical killing method that became a landmark in the forensic sciences....
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