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McLarty, Ron

Overview
Works: 192 works in 873 publications in 15 languages and 78,016 library holdings
Genres: Bildungsromans  Adventure stories  Adventure fiction  Road fiction  Suspense fiction 
Roles: Narrator, Actor, Performer, Translator, Proofreader, Creator
Classifications: ps3552.a446, 813.54
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Most widely held works by Ron McLarty
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56 editions published between and 2009 in 8 languages and held by 2,278 libraries worldwide
Working as a quality control inspector at a toy factory in Rhode Island, friendless alcoholic Smithy Ide considers himself a loser until a tragic event prompts him to set off on an epic cross-country bicycle journey that promises him a final chance to become the man he has always wanted to be.
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15 editions published between and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 1,628 libraries worldwide
Visiting his childhood home in Rhode Island after learning that his first girlfriend has passed away, part-time actor Jono Riley remembers his coming of age at the side of three best friends, a period that was marked by a mysterious shooting.
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19 editions published between and 2008 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,584 libraries worldwide
While Oliver Stone and the Camel Club try to protect Annabelle Conroy from her mother's murderer, Stone finds men from his shadowy past turning up dead. When buried secrets are resurrected, the members of the Camel Club left standing will be changed forever.
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12 editions published in in English and Undetermined and held by 1,561 libraries worldwide
The First Lady enlists the help of Sean King and Michelle Maxwell after a daring kidnapping turns a children's birthday party into a national security nightmare.
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16 editions published between and 2009 in English and held by 1,552 libraries worldwide
In this fourth of the Camel Club series, two bullets silence Oliver Stone's foes. Those assassinations set off a manhunt of enormous proportions by some of the highest officials in government. The Camel Club must fend for itself, all the while protecting their elusive leader, Stone, as he avoids capture by the sometimes uninformed Joe Knox, the man in charge of the hunt.
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17 editions published between and 2009 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,528 libraries worldwide
In this international thriller, Nicholas Creel, the head of the Ares Corporation, a huge defense contractor, hires a perception management firm to start a second cold war by planting fake news stories on the Internet about Russian atrocities. A shadowy operative, A Shaw, allies himself with a disgraced female journalist in an effort to thwart Creel's evil plot.
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16 editions published between and 2010 in English and held by 1,443 libraries worldwide
Mason "Mace" Perry was a firebrand cop on the D.C. police force until she was kidnapped and framed for a crime. She lost everything: her badge, her career, her freedom, and spent two years in prison. Now she's back on the outside and focused on one mission: to be a cop once more. But even with her police chief sister on her side, she has to work in the shadows: A vindictive U.S. attorney is looking for any reason to send Mace back behind bars. Then Roy Kingman enters her life. Roy is a young lawyer who aided the poor until he took a high-paying job at a law firm in Washington. Mace and Roy meet after he discovers the dead body of a female partner at the firm. As they investigate the death, they start uncovering surprising secrets from both the private and public world of the nation's capital. Soon, what began as a fairly routine homicide takes a terrifying and unexpected turn into something complex, diabolical, and possibly lethal.
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14 editions published between and 2011 in English and held by 1,401 libraries worldwide
In this follow-up to The Whole Truth, elusive operative Shaw is once again on the heels of vindictive businessman Evan Waller, this time in the peaceful village of Provence. As Waller looks to build a fortune by wiping out millions of lives, Shaw prepares to take him down. Enter Reggie Campion, an agent for a clandestine English vigilante group. With her own intentions for Waller, she enters a deadly game of cat and mouse with Shaw.
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10 editions published between and 2011 in English and held by 1,390 libraries worldwide
Taking a three-month stint as a playwright-in-residence at Colorado's Creedemore Historical Society, bumbling writer Steven Kearney is commissioned to write a play based on the town's history, but his efforts are complicated by a local land dispute.
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17 editions published in in English and held by 1,364 libraries worldwide
A bomb detonates in the White House immediately after the British Prime Minister departs from the State Dinner. Oliver Stone, who witnesses the event, believes the Prime Minister and the President were the targets of a terrorist plot. MI-5 agent Mary Chapman is assigned to assist the Stone and his Camel Club with the investigation, which reveals that the bombing may have actually been botched and is part of a darker, deadlier conspiracy.
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10 editions published between and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,244 libraries worldwide
Clayton Blaisdell, Jr., nicknamed Blaze, is a mentally retarded giant of a man living in a decrepit old house. Blaze's best--and only--friend's name is George, and George is a bad influence. It is George who goads Blaze into kidnapping the baby and holding it for a million dollar ransom. As a pitch-black sequence of events unfolds, the true sickness of Blaze's condition comes into focus through painful flashbacks of abuse.
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10 editions published in in English and held by 1,238 libraries worldwide
Sean King and Michelle Maxwell are called to investigate when they receive a call from Sean's old friend, the lawyer of serial killer Edgar Roy. But when they attempt to meet with the lawyer, they find a murdered body. Now the duo must discover who killed the lawyer and if Roy is really guilty of the brutal crimes he is alleged to have committed.
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18 editions published between and 2007 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,195 libraries worldwide
A boy recounts his annual summer trips to rural Illinois with his sister during the Great Depression to visit their larger-than-life grandmother.
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18 editions published between and 2009 in English and held by 1,181 libraries worldwide
Mercy Watson thinks like a pig: After Mercy Watson follows the delightful scent and delicious taste of the pansies her thoughtful neighbors plant to beautify their yard, animal control officer Francine Poulet is called out to handle the case, which brings unexpected results.
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18 editions published between and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 1,105 libraries worldwide
The sudden death of Faith Madison's stepfather brings back both painful memories and an old love. When she applies to law school against the wishes of her husband, a successful Manhattan investment banker, Faith's only solace against his anger and recriminations is her e-mail correspondence with Brad Patterson. Both are trapped in empty marriages, but together, they find the courage to make the decisions they should have made years ago, and Faith finds the strength to share a haunting secret.
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12 editions published between and 2011 in English and held by 1,099 libraries worldwide
In Las Vegas to cover a motorcycle race, Raoul Duke (Thompson) and his attorney Dr. Gonzo (inspired by a friend of Thompson) are quickly diverted to search for the American dream. Their quest is fueled by nearly every drug imaginable and quickly becomes a surreal experience that blurs the line between reality and fantasy. But there is more to this hilarious tale than reckless behavior--for underneath the hallucinogenic facade is a stinging criticism of American greed and consumerism.
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9 editions published between and 2011 in English and held by 1,090 libraries worldwide
On a working vacation to Guava Key, marine biologist Doc Ford notices two women joggers who follow the same route at the same time every day. He can't help thinking how easy it would be for a predator to become aware of them, too. As it turns out, he isn't the only one. Forced to step in, Ford finds himself involved in a story of intrigue and revenge that becomes more dangerous with each turn it takes.
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16 editions published between and 2008 in English and held by 1,077 libraries worldwide
One night four seemingly unconnected lives intersect: Peter Morgan, released after four long years in prison and vowing to redeem himself in his daughter's eyes; Carl Waters, a convicted murderer set free; Ted Lee, a San Francisco police detective who has been living for his job and falling out of love with his wife; and Fernanda Barnes, a mother of three children, left with debt she cannot repay after the death of her brilliant husband. On the night their lives collide, Fernanda's world is shocked by a devastating crime that brings Detective Ted Lee into her life. Racing against time, she must draw on strength she never knew she had if she hopes to save her family.
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20 editions published between and 2008 in English and held by 1,068 libraries worldwide
Three college friends meet again at a Wyoming ranch to share their lives and rekindle the closeness they once shared.
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24 editions published between and 2008 in English and held by 966 libraries worldwide
Having met her soulmate in Joe Allbright, New York City debutante Kate Jamison reencounters him multiple times in the years that follow and suffers heartbreak when he remains unwilling to compromise on his dreams.
 
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