Christchurch Photo Hunt 2014
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A dancer in the dust
by Thomas H Cook
A former aid worker who was stationed in a newly independent African country is distraught when a friend from that period of his life turns up murdered in New York and he must come to terms with the loss.
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Singularity: a Jevin Banks novel
by Steven James
Determined to solve the murder of his friend, illusionist Jevin Banks is drawn into a life-changing conspiracy involving top-secret research into the human consciousness.
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Chain of events
by Fredrik T. Olsson
When a depressed military cryptologist is abducted by a top-secret organisation to decode formidable prophecies hidden in human DNA, the man's estranged wife joins an eclectic cast of characters in an Alpine chateau to discover the truth.
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Confessions: a novel
by Kanae Minato
After her pupils murder her only daughter, Yuko Moriguchi sets in motion a diabolical plot for revenge.
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| Seven wonders: a novel by Ben MezrichAfter the murder of his reclusive, math-genius twin brother, anthropologist Jack Grady discovers that Jeremy had found an incredible link between the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and the new Seven Wonders -- except for Brazil's statue of Christ the Redeemer. So naturally, that's where he starts looking for clues. Soon, he and his partner, botanist Sloane Costa, are visiting other landmarks in search of an ancient artifact, shadowed by dangerous operatives and women seemingly bent on killing Jack. Combining historical lore with plenty of action and adventure, this is a sure bet for fans of Steve Berry, Raymond Khoury, and Dan Brown. |
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| The amber fury: a novel by Natalie HaynesAfter a devastating loss, grief-stricken theatre director Alex Morris retreats from London to Edinburgh, where she accepts a job teaching drama therapy at a school for troubled teens. After working out some initial friction, she starts teaching her demanding fourth year class classic Greek dramas. A novice teacher, Alex is soon in over her head -- as her students absorb plots full of vengeance, guilt, death, and fated tragedies, they also insinuate themselves into her life in threatening, dangerous ways. Check it out if you enjoyed the close atmosphere and well-realised characters of Donna Tartt's The Secret History or Tana French's The Likeness. |
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| Close call: a Liz Carlyle novel by Stella RimingtonIn this 8th entry in the series featuring Liz Carlyle, the head of MI5's Counter-Terrorist Section, the Arab Spring has led to rising tensions in the Middle East. Liz and her group are especially interested in illegal arms shipments, which may be linked both to the U.K. and to a disgraced French agent. Corruption and human trafficking also play a role, as MI5 and the CIA join forces to forestall a major attack on British soil. Series fans will enjoy seeing old relationships bear poisonous fruit here, but newcomers won't feel lost in this all too credible novel. |
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"The bugs are smarter than we are, and the bugs are winning." ~ Lucille Shapiro, American microbiologist
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| Beat the reaper: a novel by Josh BazellWhen Dr. Peter Brown is mugged and it's the mugger who needs medical treatment, it comes as no big surprise that Brown is a former mob hit man now in the witness protection program. Between flashbacks that explain just how he got into killing for the mob (and why he left) and fascinating facts about medicine, Brown must make rounds, save his patients, find one that's gone missing, survive a needle stick, take just enough pills to keep him awake and functioning, and avoid getting killed himself. If you like medical dramas or high action, drop whatever you're doing and pick up a copy of this violent, funny, and highly enjoyable book -- stat. You can follow up with Wild Thing, the 2nd in the series. |
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| Code White by Scott Britz-CunninghamIn the middle of an incredibly delicate procedure -- restoring the sight of a blind seven-year-old by implanting a device in the child's brain -- neurosurgeon Ali O'Day hears a code white being called over the hospital intercom. Code white is a bomb threat, and it soon appears that there's more than just one bomb. Alternating scenes in the surgical room with those of the desperate search for the bombs (and the bomber behind them), this debut novel successfully melds medical technology with the action of a thriller. |
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| Resistant by Michael PalmerJust imagine the pandemonium that would result if domestic terrorists got involved in deadly germ warfare. That's just what happens in Resistant, when a right-wing extremist group accidentally releases flesh-eating bacteria completely resistant to any known treatments. While the terrorists kidnap a specialist to find a cure (they'd wanted to infect only specific victims), the FBI teams up with Dr. Lou Welcome, in his 3rd series appearance, to beat them to it. Fast-paced and compelling, this is most likely the last book by author Michael Palmer, who died in 2013. |
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| Cell by Robin CookL.A. radiologist George Wilson is entering his final year of residency when he's invited to learn more about a smartphone app called iDoc, which functions as a virtual primary-care physician by continuously monitoring vital signs (and offering diagnoses and treatments). This is big-money tech, so when patients in beta testing start dying unexpectedly, George is risking his job, and maybe his life, to get to the bottom of the mysterious malfunctions. Try Michael Palmer's The Patient for another case of tech-based medical murder. |
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A fatal debt
by John Gapper
Reluctantly treating a mentally ill finance capitalist in his home, psychiatrist Ben Cowper inadvertently triggers a series of events that culminate in the demise of an ex-Wall Street figure whose murder Ben must solve to save his career.
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