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Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
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Nuala Anne McGrail, a fey, Irish-speaking woman blessed with the gift of second sight, and her daughter have taken up karate to fight off schoolyard bullies who are harassing the family, while their incredibly shy nanny, Julie, is courted by a new fellow. Meanwhile Nuala Anne's husband, Dermot, pores over a memoir of a famine refugee whose family died of a mysterious fever, looking for clues to the cause of the illness.
Author
Publisher
Random House Large Print
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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"Seen through the lens of four families who've been a part of one another's lives since their kids were born over a decade ago, [this novel] reveals not only the lengths that some adults are willing to go to get ahead, but the effect on the group's children, sibling relationships, marriages, and careers, as simmering resentments come to a boil and long-buried, explosive secrets surface and detonate"--
43) The 17th suspect
Author
Series
The Women's Murder Club volume 17
Language
English
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A series of shootings exposes San Francisco to a methodical yet unpredictable killer, and a reluctant woman decides to put her trust in Sergeant Lindsay Boxer. The confidential informant's tip leads Lindsay to disturbing conclusions, including that something has gone horribly wrong inside the police department itself. The hunt for the killer lures Lindsay out of her jurisdiction, and gets inside Lindsay in dangerous ways. She suffers unsettling medical...
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
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Description
Bishop Blackie Ryan investigates rape and murder on an aircraft carrier, crewed by 5,000 men and 1,000 women "teeming with hormones." In the guise of a detective story, a penetrating analysis of the Navy's policy of mixing sexes and how it could work out.
48) The flame bearer
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Series
Publisher
HarperLuxe, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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Author
Series
Kane Chronicles volume 2
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Carter and Sadie, offspring of the brilliant Egyptologist Dr. Julius Kane, embark on a worldwide search for the Book of Ra, but the House of Life and the gods of chaos are determined to stop them.
52) The kiss
Author
Series
Witch and wizard volume 4
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
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Description
"For the first time in their lives, Wisty and Whit Allgood find themselves at odds as Wisty is drawn to a mysterious and magical stranger named Heath"--Provided by publisher.
54) The Sherlockian
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Language
English
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Hurtling from present day New York to Victorian London, The Sherlockian weaves the history of Sherlock Holmes and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle into an inspired and entertaining double mystery that proves to be anything but "elementary."
In December 1893, Sherlock Holmes-adoring Londoners eagerly opened their Strand magazines, anticipating the detective's next adventure, only to find the unthinkable: his creator, Arthur Conan Doyle, had...
In December 1893, Sherlock Holmes-adoring Londoners eagerly opened their Strand magazines, anticipating the detective's next adventure, only to find the unthinkable: his creator, Arthur Conan Doyle, had...
Author
Publisher
HarperLuxe, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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Description
A fragile peace reigns in Wessex, Mercia and East Anglia. King Alfred's son Edward and formidable daughter, Aethelflaed, rule the kingdoms. But all around the restless Northmen, eyeing the rich lands and wealthy churches, are mounting raids. Uhtred of Bebbanburg, the kingdoms' greatest warrior, controls northern Mercia from the strongly fortified city of Chester. But forces are gathering against him. Northmen allied to the Irish, led by the fierce...
Author
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
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As the residents of Pickax eagerly await the start of the town's 150th birthday celebration, James Qwilleran greets Harvey Ledfield, an aspiring architect, who seems to be followed by strange experiences that plague the town and its feline citizens.
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