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41) Blood shot
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English
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Returning to her South Side alma mater for a reunion, private detective V.I. Warshawski becomes involved in the search for a former classmate's long-lost father, a quest that uncovers a web of corruption, danger, and murder.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 23
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English
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Lala Reyes' grandmother is descended from a family of renowned rebozo, or shawl-makers. The striped (caramelo) is the most beautiful of all, and the one that makes its way, like the family history it has come to represent, into Lala's possession. The novel opens with the Reyes' annual car trip—a caravan overflowing with children, laughter, and quarrels—from Chicago to "the other side," Mexico City. It is there, each year, that Lala hears her family's...
43) Brush back
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English
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Reluctantly agreeing to help when an old boyfriend asks her to exonerate his mother for the murder of his sister, V.I. Warshawski is forced to confront ugly politics and violent elements in her hometown.
44) 206 bones
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Series
Temperance Brennan mysteries volume 12
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
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Chicago forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan is accused of mishandling the autopsy and the case of a missing heiress from Montreal--an investigation that becomes more complicated when two more bodies of elderly women are found in Montreal and Tempe faces the very real possibility that a colleague has sabotaged work in the lab.
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Dresden files volume 8
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English
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Wizard for hire Harry Dresden has to track down the things that go bump in the night in this novel in Jim Butcher's #1 New York Times bestselling series. Theres no love lost between Harry Dresden, the only wizard in the Chicago phone book, and the White Council of Wizards, who find him brash and undisciplined. But war with the vampires has thinned their ranks, so the Council has drafted Harry as a Warden and assigned him to look into rumors of black...
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Father Blackie Ryan mysteries volume 4
Publisher
Mysterious Press
Pub. Date
c1987
Language
English
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Chicago Stars volume 6
Pub. Date
[2005]
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English
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Anabelle Granger endeavors to promote her grandmother's matchmaking business by landing sports agent Heath Champion as a client, an effort that is challenged by Heath's arrogant nature and Annabelle's own unexpected feelings.
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Black Knights Inc volume 11
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English
Description
Welcome to Black Knights Inc. What appears to be a tricked-out motorcycle shop on the South Side of Chicago is actually headquarters for the world's most elite covert operatives. Deadly, dangerous, and determined, they'll steal your breath and your heart. Fighting for his life is pretty much standard operating procedure for Christian Watson, former SAS Officer. Doing it with bossy, beautiful BKI office manager Emily Scott in tow is another matter...
53) Storm front
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 14
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English
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A modern-day mage and consultant to the police finds his stale life suddenly enlivened by the presence of a rival in the black arts.
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English
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When the teenage daughters of some of Chicago's most influential families discover the body of a ritually murdered victim, V.I. Warshawski explores theories that the killing is linked to a senatorial candidate or a wealthy patriarch's childhood in Lithuania.
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Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"A magical detective dives into the affairs of Chicago's divine monsters to secure a future with the love of her life. This sapphic period piece will dazzle anyone looking for mystery, intrigue, romance, magic, or all of the above. An exiled augur who sold her soul to save her brother's life is offered one last job before serving an eternity in hell. When she turns it down, her client sweetens the pot by offering up the one payment she can't resist—the...
57) Pleading guilty
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Series
Kindle County novels volume 3
Publisher
Warner Vision Books
Pub. Date
[1994]
Language
English
58) Shadow keeper
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Series
Shadow riders novels volume 3
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
One family brings its own brand of justice to the streets of Chicago's shadowy underworld as #1 New York Times The paparazzi can't get enough of infamous bad boy Giovanni Ferraro. But unknown to them--and the women he beds--he's just playing a role. Keeping the spotlight on himself keeps it off the family business. And if this lethal shadow rider can't hunt in the dark, he'll find his pleasure elsewhere... Sasha Provis grew up on a Wyoming ranch and...
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"Jase Foster can't believe his bad luck. He's been paired with the she-devil herself for his buddy's wedding: Emily Klein of the miles-long legs and killer smile. She may be sin in a bridesmaid dress, but there's no way he's falling for her--again. They can barely stand each other, but given how many of their friends are getting married, they'll just have to play nice--at least, when they're in company. Once they're alone, more than just gloves come...
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