As captain of a 36-gun frigate, Hornblower sails to Spain and Nicauragua to disrupt Spanish shipping and tip the balance of war.
The year is 1941 and Kenneth J. McCoy and Pick Pickering have enlisted in the Marines. Their travels will take them to China and Shanghai as they strive to do their duty as the world teeters on the explosion that will become WWII.
Jennings, Gary
Mixtil is a scribe and warrior in the Aztec empire. As he travels, he sees firsthand the glory, barbarity, beauty, and cruelty that combined to form the Aztec empire
Gates of Fire: an epic novel of the Battle of Thermopylae
Pressfield, Steven
A squire in the Spartan arm narrates this tale of Spartan troops, overwhelmed and undermanned, defending their territory to the last man.
Puzo, Mario
Don Corleone is the Godfather, a man who controls vast crime resources and will do anything for The Family. As the world changes and narcotics threaten his empire, he uses all his cunning to wipe out the competition and save the Family.
Roberts, Kenneth Lewis
An American Ranger commander leads a force of men into the wilderness to search for the elusive Northwest Passage.
The Magnificent Savages
Stewart, Fred Mustard
As a bastard, Justin Savage has endured the hatred of his father’s legitimate son. Escaping to sea, Justin must outwit his brother’s henchmen as they strive to silence him forever.
MYSTERY
Tahoe DeathfallBorg, Todd
Lake Tahoe P.I. Owen McKenna investigates an old mystery involving the possible murder of a child. He soon finds that the sins of the past have indeed come back to haunt the present.
Neon Rain
James Lee Burke
New Orleans Police Lieutenant Dave Robicheaux becomes involved with the Mafia, the Feds, and assorted criminals as he tries to find the murderer of a young prostitute in the Big Easy.
In a caper to find a mysterious statue of a black bird, P.I. Sam Spade becomes involved in murder, love, betrayal and power struggles as he tries to unravel the secret behind the Maltese Falcon.
Parry, Owen
During the Civil War, Captain Abel Jones investigates the death of a wealthy young and abolitionist. He soon uncovers a plot that could topple the Union government.
Second Sunrise
Thurlo, Aimee and David
New Mexico policeman Lee Nez was bitten by a vampire, but managed to recover only to find that he shares some traits with the undead. As he tries to find the men responsible, he must contend with Navajo skinwalkers as well as German terrorists who are all after the same thing: missing plutonium!
Dirk Pitt goes head to head with an international smuggling ring as he battles saboteurs and a missing Nazi war criminal.
Fleming, Ian
James Bond, the ultimate secret agent, matches wits with Auric Goldfinger, a man with a touch of gold. His plans? To knock off Fort Knox in an audacious caper!
A missing treasure hunter’s sons are sent on an odyssey to find their father and a fabulous treasure he may be guarding. An ancient Mayan Codex that contains the medicinal secrets of the rainforest is the prize over which all three sons are soon in deadly competition.
Reilly, Matthew
A professor joins a team of government experts in the Amazonian jungles. Hired for his ability to translate mediaeval text, he soon realizes that the search involves a missing Incan idol that many will kill to possess.
Standiford, Les
A toxic spill into Yellowstone is only the beginning of the nightmare of trapped tourists and campers. The government has decided to “contain” the damage by killing off the witnesses!
SCIENCE FICTION
Richter 10
Clarke, Arthur C.
It’s 2024 and renowned scientist Lewis Crane predicts a devastating earthquake. In a nation split along racial and religious lines, however, this might have just signed his death warrant!