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Alan Groombridge is married to a woman he doesn't like, is a bank manager of a tiny branch, and is doomed to a life of boredom and tedious routine. All that saves him is a fantasy of stealing enough of the bank's money for just one year of freedom. When two men kidnap a teller in a bank robbery, Alan sees his chance and takes off with enough money to begin a new life, but soon his conscience interferes and he finds himself on the trail of the kidnapped...
84) What goes up
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After stealing a million in investment cash, a desperate robber commandeers a hot air balloon at the local exposition, only to be lost in a raging storm. The balloon was tracked to a high mountain area before going down. When Police Chief McGinnis refuses to take Nancy on the recovery effort, she and the girls stowaway with the investment bankers, also climbing the mountain, in an effort to recover their funds. Unfortunately, once the balloon is...
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"Rita starts her journey as a member of a bank-robbing, terrorist group, loosely based on the real Baader-Meinhof gang ... Rita decides to take refuge in East Germany under a false identity ... As the years pass and Rita is forced into other identities, the film becomes a vivid portrait of her growing sense of alienation, although her devotion to the distant ideal of socialism never changes." [box cover note].
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Creede of Old Montana follows the exploits and heartbreaks of Avery John Creede, an ex-cavalry soldier, as he tramps along the upper Missouri River in search of four Army pals who didn't show up for a scheduled reunion. In Ft. Benton, Avery Creede single-handedly stops a bank robbery. With that action, all hope of sitting on the sidelines and watching the world go by fades away. Suddenly, he finds himself in the middle of one conflict after another....
95) Sabre's edge
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Arizona ranger Sam Burrack rides into Sabre to take care of a family of outlaws, but the crooked sheriff wants them left alone. When the talking stops and the shooting starts, the odds are with the sheriff but Burrack has justice on his side.
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Max and Maddy Twist mysteries volume 1
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Asked by a Swiss banker to investigate a series of bank robberies committed by dogs, young detectives Max and Maddy Twist travel to Switzerland, where they discover that the man behind the robberies is none other than Professor Sardine.
97) DEADLOCK
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Return of the stranger volume 2
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The Zarbo brothers are seasoned outlaws with a reputation for killing. They'll do anything to get out of town alive--even kidnap the U.S. Marshal John Brockman's daughter. When John learns of his daughter's captivity, he must turn to the Lord for direction.
98) Peril
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When a cop killer resurfaces in Denver, enlisting the help of a pair of local lowlifes, it marks the beginning of a violent crime spree that will wreak havoc and endanger lives. Law enforcement is on alert from the first sighting of the cold-blooded trio. To take down this brutal gang, only those willing to risk everything they hold dear stand a chance... First, a pair of Denver police officers facing each other for the first time after one night...
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Third-grade detectives volume 09
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Todd and Noelle are volunteering at a blood drive when they get shocking news: Both banks in town have been robbed! This may be the Third-grade detectives' most important case yet.
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