Catalog Search Results
Author
Series
Jack Reacher novels volume 9
Language
English
Description
Ex-military investigator Jack Reacher is called in by James Barr, a man accused of a lethal sniper attack that leaves five people dead, and teams up with a young defense attorney to find an unseen enemy who is manipulating events.
Author
Language
English
Description
While a cellist plays at the site of a mortar attack to commemorate the deaths of twenty-two friends and neighbors, two other men set out in search of bread and water to keep themselves alive, and a woman sniper secretly protects the life of the cellist as her army becomes increasingly threatening.
Author
Series
Alex Cross novels volume 26
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
A leader has fallen, and the procession route from Capitol Hill to the White House is lined with hundreds of thousands of mourners. None feel the loss of a President more keenly than Alex Cross, who has devoted his life to the public good. A sniper's bullet strikes a target in the heart of DC. Alex Cross's wife, Bree Stone, newly elevated chief of DC detectives, faces an ultimatum: solve the case, or lose the position for which she's worked her entire...
Author
Series
Michael Kelly mysteries volume 3
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Formats
Description
A woman is shot as she waits for her train to work. An hour later, a second woman is killed as she rides an elevated train through the Loop. Then, a church becomes the target of a chemical weapons attack. The city of Chicago is under siege, and Michael Kelly, former cop turned private investigator, happens to be on the scene when all hell breaks loose. Kelly’s brassy investigating and razor-sharp instincts lead him into an intricate
...Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Heart-pounding real-life tales from the military's most experienced snipers--their hits and their misses, the anguish of loss, and the anxiety of the first kill. Take a rare look at how Rangers and Special Forces snipers train and operate, and how the war on terror has changed the role of military snipers.
7) Trigger man
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 80 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
The Horrific Story inspired by true events ... Ti West's Trigger man leads the charge in a new wave of stripped-down, scary movies fueled by seat-of-the-pants filmmaking ingenuity. Reggie, Sean, and Ray leave Manhattan for a day trip of deer hunting in Delaware, expecting to drink a few beers in the woods free of the city-life responsibilities that are slowly forcing the childhood friends apart. But with one well-aimed shot, a walk in the sun is transformed...
Author
Series
U.S. Marshals series volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
From New York Times bestselling author Carla Neggers
Returning home means returning to danger in this immersive tale of action, intrigue, and romance.
Sarah Dunnemore has just returned to her family home in Tennessee when she gets news that her twin brother, Rob, has been seriously wounded in a sniper shooting in Central Park. She rushes to New York to be with him, only to come up against his no-nonsense partner.
Deputy U.S. Marshal Nate Winter...
Author
Series
Kay Scarpetta mysteries volume 22
Language
English
Description
In her 22nd outing, master forensic sleuth Kay Scarpetta finds herself in pursuit of a serial sniper whose perfect shots cause instant death, and who leaves no evidence except fragments of copper. The victims appear to have nothing in common, and there is no pattern to indicate where the killer will strike next. Then, while investigating a South Florida shipwreck, Scarpetta comes face to face with shocking evidence that implicates her techno genius...
Author
Language
English
Description
"The New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code returns with an unforgettable World War II tale of a quiet bookworm who becomes history's deadliest female sniper. Based on a true story. In 1937 in the snowbound city of Kiev (now known as Kyiv), wry and bookish history student Mila Pavlichenko organizes her life around her library job and her young son--but Hitler's invasion of Ukraine and Russia sends her on a different path. Given a rifle...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"The shots came quickly, silently, and with deadly accuracy. Within seconds, three people were dead at Central Park's ice skating rink. The victims: a talented young skater, a doctor, and a teacher. As random as random can be. Eve Dallas has seen a lot of killers during her time with the NYPSD, but never one like this. After reviewing security videos, it becomes clear that the victims were killed by a sniper firing a tactical laser rifle, who could...
15) Billy Summers
Author
Language
Español
Formats
Description
"Billy Summers es un asesino a sueldo y el mejor en lo suyo, pero tiene una norma: solo acepta un encargo si su objetivo es realmente mala persona. Ahora Billy quiere dejarlo, pero tod̕ava le queda un último golpe. Y siendo uno de los mejores francotiradores del mundo, un veterano condecorado de la guerra de Irak, un auténtico Houdini cuando toca desaparecer después de finiquitar un trabajo, ¿qué podría salirle mal?"
16) American sniper
Publisher
Warner
Pub. Date
2015
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Language
English
Formats
Description
U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle is sent to Iraq with only one mission: to protect his brothers-in-arms. His pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield. However, his reputation is also growing behind enemy lines, putting a price on his head and making him a prime target of insurgents. He is also facing a different kind of battle on the home front: striving to be a good husband and father from halfway around the world.
"A shrewd and very...
17) Cross fire
Author
Series
Alex Cross novels volume 17
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
The Mastermind is in DC and will not relent until he has eliminated Cross and his family for good. The Mastermind is back, and he's about to destroy everything - and everyone - Alex Cross loves. Wedding Bells Ring: Detective Alex Cross and Bree Stone's wedding plans are put on hold when Alex is called to the scene of the perfectly executed assassination of two of Washington, DC's most corrupt: a dirty congressman and an underhanded lobbyist. Next,...
18) The wall
Publisher
Amazon
Pub. Date
2017
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Follows two soldiers pinned down by an Iraqi sniper, with nothing but a crumbling wall between them. Their fight becomes as much a battle of will and wits as it is of lethally accurate marksmanship.
Publisher
GAIAM
Pub. Date
c2009
Edition
Ultimate combat ed.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 301 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Covers all facets of one of the military's most elusive and intriguing professions, including the strategies used by top sniper teams, the art of urban combat, ballistics, long-range marksmanship, how to remain undetected, and today's most advanced weapons.
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request