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When Liana Dector, a woman who is possibly a cold-blooded killer wanted by the police, storms into his favorite Boston tavern demanding his help, George Foss, unable to say no to his first love, is drawn into a world of murder, betrayal and secrets from which there is no escape.
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Holland family saga volume 5
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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Novelist Aaron Holland Broussard is shattered when his daughter Fannie Mae dies suddenly. As he tries to honor her memory by saving two young men from a life of crime amid their opioid-ravaged community, he is drawn into a network of villainy that includes a violent former Klansman, a far-from-holy minister, a biker club posing as evangelicals, and a murderer who has been hiding in plain sight. Aaron's only ally is state police officer Ruby Spotted...
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Knight and Moon novels volume 2
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English
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"Buddhist monk Wayan Bagus lost his island of solitude and wants to get it back. The island was about two hundred miles northeast of Samoa. It had a mountain, beaches, a rain forest, and a volcano. And now it's gone. Poof! Vanished without a trace. Brilliant and boyishly charming Emerson Knight likes nothing better than solving an unsolvable, improbable mystery. And finding a missing island is better than Christmas morning in the Knight household....
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DC icons volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 14
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English
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[A]uthor SARAH J. MAAS delivers a coming-of-age Selina Kyle who will steal readers' hearts in a new, highly anticipated YA blockbuster: CATWOMAN! When the Bat's away, the Cat will play. It's time to see how many lives this cat really has. Two years after escaping Gotham City's slums, Selina Kyle returns as the mysterious and wealthy Holly Vanderhees. She quickly discovers that with Batman off on a vital mission, Gotham City looks ripe for the taking....
5) Ocean's 8
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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Debbie Ocean recruits seven women to set up a heist during the Met Gala in New York City.
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Blood on snow volume 1
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English
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Oslo, 1970s. Olav, an extremely talented "fixer" whose unexpected capacity for love is as far-reaching as his talent for murder, works for Oslo's crime kingpin, "fixing" anyone who causes him trouble. But it's becoming clear to Olav that the more you know about your boss's business, the more your boss might want you fixed yourself, especially if you've fallen in love with his wife.
7) Terminal
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Enjoy the twisted tale of two assassins carrying out a sinister mission, a teacher battling a fatal illness, an enigmatic janitor, and a curious waitress leading a dangerous double life. Murderous consequences unravel in the dead of night as their lives all intertwine at the hands of a mysterious criminal mastermind hellbent on revenge.
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Chronicles the decade-long quest to capture Paul Le Roux, who used twenty-first-century technology to create a massive online drug cartel before he struck a deal to turn in his own people.
It all started as an online prescription drug network, supplying hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of painkillers to American customers. It would not stop there. Before long, the business had turned into a sprawling multinational conglomerate engaged in almost...
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Parker thrillers volume 1
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English
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Parker, a professional thief, comes to New York City seeking revenge on a woman who betrayed him and a man who stole his money.
10) Clean
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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A garbage collector sucked into the orbit of a local crime boss must face the violence of his past to find redemption in this bloody thrill ride.
11) Peppermint
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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After her husband and daughter are killed, a woman goes into hiding and emerges to seek revenge against the criminals who destroyed her family.
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Columbia Global Reports
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"What purpose is incarceration supposed to serve, and how successfully does it serve that purpose? What's Prison For? traces the tension between our national punitive streak and our faith in rehabilitation, between viewing prisoners as menacing Others tobe incapacitated and shamed and, alternatively, viewing them as future neighbors"--
"What happens inside our prisons? What’s Prison For? examines the “incarceration” part of “mass incarceration.”...
13) Hotel Artemis
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Global Road/Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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In the midst of a riot-torn Los Angeles, a mysterious woman named the Nurse runs a secret emergency room and hospital for criminals.
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Robert Rivers novels volume 2
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
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"With Criminal Paradise, his gritty, satirical take on the criminal underworld and the society it preys on, Steven M. Thomas earned comparison to such masters as Elmore Leonard and Carl Hiaasen. Now Thomas has devised a new adventure for his charismatic hero, the small-time crook Robert Rivers, who has dreams of making the big score and the brains to pull it off--if only his partner, Reggie, wouldn't keep getting in the way. Indeed, Rivers is back...
15) Terminal
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Two hitmen accept a mission from a mysterious employer in exchange for a substantial paycheck.
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Publisher
Warner Books
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English
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Ever since the sudden death of her parents, Nona Conrad has looked out for her younger sister Maggie. Now the two sisters are looking forward to a fresh start in Arkansas. The picturesque town seems like a reprieve until Nona is threatened by a well-dressed stranger and spars with Simon Wright, the infuriatingly handsome owner of the camp where she works.
17) Bullet head
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
After pulling off the heist of a lifetime, three career criminals find themselves trapped in a warehouse with the law closing inches But, inside the warehouse a more dangerous threat awaits as the fugitives are plunged into a furious battle for their lives.
19) Screwed: a novel
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Plugged volume 2
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English
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When Irish bouncer Dan McEvoy's step-gran shows up on the hunt for his dishevelled aunt Evelyn, it quickly becomes clear that -- despite the New Jersey mob -- family can provide the deadliest threat of all. In a city of gun-happy criminals, bent cops and a tough-talking woman detective whose inspires terror and lust in equal measure, Dan may just have reached the point where sharp wit won't cut the mustard. But can he play the heavies at their own...
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