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U.S. Marshal Roland Larson, having lived with regret ever since losing contact with Hope Stevens, a government witness against the Romero crime family, embarks on a desperate search for Stevens who has disappeared after learning the Romeros have gotten hold of the master list of people in the witness protection program and are auctioning off names to the highest bidders.

Discusses the discovery of one of the last pristine beds of Olympic oysters on a remote beach in British Columbia, examines the importance of oysters and other shellfish to the ecological health of the world's seas, explores the history of dependence on shellfish and the coast, and looks at what is being done to restore and protect native shellfish populations.

The story of a mob informant who sought protection under the government's Witness Protection Program.

Explains the nesting, feeding, and breeding habits of bluebirds and instructs how to protect this endangered species.

Describes bird species that are extinct or endangered and efforts by scientists, governments, and organizations to protect endangered birds. Includes step-by-step instructions for projects that readers can do to help local birds, such as building birdfeeders, birdhouse, and birdbaths.

Mallory Grace and her family move to a new home, where her brother, Jared, discovers a brownie living within the home's walls and a group of mean goblins trying to steal the secret book the brownie is protecting.

Looks at the various species of eagles, the many threats to their existence, and the protective measures under way to conserve them.

Jack Reacher's tour bus crashes and strands him in Bolton, South Dakota, where the local police enlist him to shut down the methamphetamine lab being run by a Mexican drug cartel inside an abandoned military facility on the outskirts of town, and Reacher tries to protect the woman who plans to testify from a proficient assassin.

When Jack Osborne is befriended by his school's custodian and a Basque girl, he begins to adjust to his family's sudden move to Elko, Nevada, after entering the Witness Security Program, but the drug cartel against which his father will testify is determined to track them down.

A clever cat's heroism helps two twelve-year-old boys become friends after their families, one of which is in a witness protection program, move to neighboring houses in Hilltop, Washington.