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1) The chase
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Isaac Bell thrillers volume 1
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In April 1950, the rusting hulk of a steam locomotive rises from the waters of a Montana lake, revealing the remains of three men who died 44 years before and astonishing all those who look on. In 1906, the American West has been suffering a two-year crime spree: a string of bank robberies committed by one man who murders all witnesses, and then vanishes without a trace. The US government brings in the best man they can find - a no-nonsense detective...
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"On November 12, 1971, Bernard Patterson, a much decorated Vietnam War hero, robbed the Northern National Bank in Mars Hill, Maine, escaping with $110,000. He evaded capture across the United States, Europe, and North Africa before finally surrendering to authorities in Scotland Yard after he had spent or given away most of the money"--
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Winter Black volume 2
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A blessing? A curse? It's not alway easy to recognize the difference. What at first seems like a standalone bank robbery becomes something much darker as a pair of masterminds hack their bloody way onto the list of the most notorious US heists. It's not a job exclusive to the FBI, but Winter's office nemesis, Sun Ming, is convinced that she holds the key to taking down the murderous criminals hungry for fame. Forced into the spotlight, Winter wants...
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Ellery Queen's young apprentice, Djuna, is preparing for an afternoon of fishing when a stranger leans out of his car window and asks for directions to Canada. A few minutes later, Djuna watches as the man's friends come running out of the local bank and into the getaway car, guns blazing, before taking off for the Canadian border. --Publisher
5) The chase
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"U.S. Marshal Madison James may not be sure who shot her three months ago, but she does know one thing - it's time to get back out into the field. When her partner, Jonas Quinn, receives a message that a federal warrant just came in on a man connected to a string of bank robberies, Madison jumps at the chance to get back to work. What she and Jonas find is a bank robbery in progress that's gone wrong - and things are about to get worse. For these...
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Alex Cross novels volume 6
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A brilliant criminal known only as the Mastermind orchestrates a series of bank robberies that are notable for their very precise demands--and their explosive violence when the demands are not met. Alex Cross takes on the case and as he gets close to identifying a suspect, the Mastermind pulls off the most outrageous kidnapping scheme in U.S. history--and walks away with the largest ransom ever.
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Itinerant lawmen Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch return in a new installment of the series created by Robert B. Parker.
After hunting down the notorious desperado Alejandro Vasquez, Territorial Marshal Virgil Cole and Deputy Everett Hitch return him to San Cristobal to stand trial. No sooner do they remand him into custody than a major bank robbery occurs and the lawmen find themselves tasked with another job investigating the robbery of the Comstock...
8) Mad money
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Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2008
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English
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Bridget is a stay-at-home wife whose life as she knows it ends when her husband loses his cushy, high-paying job. Her college degree in literature does not help her find a substantial job, so she accepts a janitorial position at the Federal Reserve. There, she meets Nina and Jackie, who could use some spare scratch as well. Suddenly, it dawns on Bridget that the bank has plenty of what they need - money. The plan is to take the old bills that are...
10) Carlos the ant
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Series
Michael Gresham volume 4
Publisher
Subjudica Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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Carlos has a sick daughter and needs money. He's also an upstanding citizen who pays his taxes, puts in his forty hours, doesn't drink and carouse, and loves his wife. Still...he has nowhere else to turn. So Carlos gets money the old-fashioned way--he robs banks. The money comes pouring in but then a new man joins the crew and everything tumbles downhill. Criminal charges for armed robbery are brought against Carlos in several states and he needs...