Fictional characters with agendas
Explore a captivating list of fictional characters with hidden agendas from popular books. Uncover their motives, secrets, and schemes in this intriguing collection of literary figures.
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Disordered Minds
by Minette Walters
Called "a brilliant piece of psychological deconstruction" (London's "Daily Mail"), the first American publication of this novel by the "New York Times" bestselling author of …
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Absolute Friends
by John le Carre
An absolutely triumphant bestseller-everywhere hailed as the masterpiece toward which John le Carre has been building since the fall of communism. This thrilling tale of …
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The Broker
by John Grisham
With 14 years left on a 20-year sentence, notorious Washington power broker Joel Backman receives a surprise pardon. But Backman has serious enemies from his …
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The Last Juror
by John Grisham
Convicted of the murder of a young mother in a 1970 trial that ended with his threat to seek revenge against the jurors, Danny Padgitt …
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By Order of the President
by W. E. B. Griffin
When a leased Boeing 727 mysteriously vanishes after two passengers murder the pilot, Army intelligence officer Major Carlos Guillermo Castillo, a veteran of the Special …
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3rd Degree
by James Patterson
In James Patterson's shockingly suspenseful #1 New York Times bestseller, one member of the Women's Murder Club is hiding a secret so dangerous that it …
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The Taking
by Dean R. Koontz
In The Taking he tells the story of a community cut off from a world under siege, and the terrifying battle for survival waged by …
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Bloodlines
by Jan Burke
Conn O'Connor struggles to find a connection between a bloodstained car, a missing yacht, and a stolen infant heir, a mystery that deepens years later …
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With Red Hands
by Stephen Woodworth
Natalie Lindstrom was once one of an elite group of investigators with the power to interview the dead victims of violent crime. But now Natalie …
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Puppet
by Joy Fielding
Notified by her ex-husband that her mother has shot and killed a stranger in the lobby of a hotel, defense attorney Amanda Travis must face …
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Forests of the Night
by James W. Hall
A police officer with the innate ability to read body language searches for a wanted man who lures her daughter away from her.
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Dying to Call You
by Elaine Viets
When telemarketer Helen Hawthorne overhears an argument followed by a scream one night while conducting a phone survey, she chases clues and tries to avoid …
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Ragtime in Simla
by Barbara Cleverly
When his traveling companion is killed at his side while they drive through the Indian countryside, Scotland Yard detective Joe Sandilands investigates and finds himself …
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Spider Dance
by Carole Nelson Douglas
Irene Adler and Sherlock Holmes are at it again, uncovering murderous conspiracies, international political conniving, lost treasure, and the shocking secret of Irene's birth.
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Now You See it
by Stuart M. Kaminsky
Harry Blackstone's reputation as a first-class illusionist is threatened when a series of murders implicates him, forcing the frustrated magician to turn to Hollywood detective …
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Murder in the Rue St. Ann
by Greg Herren
Chanse MacLeod may learn a lesson at the cost of his life.