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Ordinary People (Thrillers)
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Search results: The best new books - Thrillers about ordinary men/women placed in extraordinary circumstances
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The Jester
by James Patterson, Andrew Gross
Hardcover: Mar 2003
Paperback: 1 Feb 2004
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| With the breakneck pace and dizzying action of a thriller and the timelessness and romance of an Arthurian legend, The Jester is a pulse-pounding and enchanting novel. |
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The King of Torts
by John Grisham
Hardcover: Feb 2003
Paperback: 1 Dec 2003
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| A young public defender stumbles on a conspiracy too horrible to believe, and soon finds himself in the middle of a complex case against one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies looking at an enormous settlement that would totally change his life - making him the newest king of torts. |
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Hornet Flight
by Ken Follett
Hardcover: Dec 2002
Paperback: 1 Nov 2003
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| It is June 1941 and the war is not going well for England. Somehow, the Germans are anticipating the RAF's flight paths, and shooting down British bombers with impunity. Old fashioned derring-do done right. |
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Absolute Rage
by Robert K. Tanenbaum
Hardcover: Aug 2002
Paperback: 1 Jul 2003
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| Tanenbaum delivers his grittiest, most ethically challenging thriller yet, as New York chief assistant district attorney Butch Karp fights for his family in the wilds of West Virginia's coal mining country. |
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White Male Infant
by Barbara D'Amato
Hardcover: Jun 2002
Paperback: 1 Jul 2003
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| McSweeny and his wife dearly love their adopted Russian son - but when medical tests indicate that the boy is not Russian they are plunged into the dark, complex world of international adoption. The results threaten to destroy their happiness - and their lives - as they explode a powder keg of political intrigue. |
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The Beach House
by James Patterson, Peter de Jonge
Hardcover: Jun 2002
Paperback: 1 Jun 2003
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| A searing summer thriller - an unstoppable tale of love and vengeance among the super-rich and super-ruthless. |
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The Emperor of Ocean Park
by Stephen L. Carter
Hardcover: Jun 2002
Paperback: 1 May 2003
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| Intricate, superbly written, often scathingly funny - a brilliantly crafted tapestry of ambition, family secrets, murder, integrity tested, and justice gone terribly wrong. |
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Daddy's Little Girl
by Mary Higgins Clark
Hardcover: Apr 2002
Paperback: 1 Apr 2003
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| This portrait of a family shattered by crime, reflects Mary Higgins Clark's uncanny insight into the twisted mind of a killer and is further evidence of why she is America's favorite author of suspense. |
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