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21) Still life
Author
Series
Publisher
St. Martin's Minotaur
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Chief Inspector Armand Gamache in Quebec is called to a tiny hamlet south of Montreal to investigate the suspicious hunting "accident" that claimed the life of a local fixture in the village.
Author
Series
Fantastic Beasts volume 2
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
This screenplay in book form describes the dialogue and action of the film. After Newt Scamander helps to capture Gellert Grindelwald, the criminal soon escapes custody and begins gathering followers under his ideology of keeping magic for pure-blood wizards only. Albus Dumbledore, Grindelwald's truest friend, has no choice but to resist the charismatic leader and ask Newt to help thwart the plans for (wizarding) world domination.
Author
Series
Hope Beach novel volume 3
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Elin Summerall was one of the lucky ones. Not only did she get a heart transplant, but the donor was a perfect fit. A miraculously perfect fit. But when Elin begins having violent flashbacks--and vivid dreams of being strangled--she realizes that she has been the recipient of more than just a new heart: Elin is remembering her donor's murder"--Page 4 of cover.
24) Kissing the rain
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Fifteen-year-old Moo Nelson, shy, overweight, and bullied by his classmates, finds his life spinning out of control after he witnesses a car chase and a fight that results in a murder.
25) The Murder Inn
Author
Publisher
Grand Central
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
It's the perfect getaway. But the past will always find you . . .
When ex-cop Bill Robinson takes over The Inn by the Sea, all he wants is a quiet escape from the city.
But when a crime boss moves into town and begins terrorizing Bill's friends, he can't just sit back and watch.
It's not long before local criminals are turning up dead and The Inn comes under attack.
With the help of The Inn's fearless...
26) The killing tide
Author
Series
Publisher
Bethany House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A Coast Guard officer is found dead, another goes missing, and special agent Finn Walker faces his most dangerous assignment yet. Investigative reporter Harper Grace is determined to discover if the Coast Guard is stonewalling the truth. Can they ignore the sparks between them and track down this elusive killer?
Author
Series
Publisher
Marvel
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Peter Parker is still learning the ropes--er, webs?--as Spider-Man, and he has a new partner in crime-fighting in his new girlfriend MJ. But having someone who knows his secret makes this high school romance more complicated, not less--especially when a mysterious social media account starts alerting Peter to crimes before they happen. But is it just a smokescreen for a new villain, pulling Spider-Man's strings--er, webs? And when the mysterious...
28) Criminal
Author
Series
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
A Georgia Bureau of Investigation search into a shocking crime from 1975 poses unprecedented personal and professional challenges for top agent Will Trent, who encounters threats against his life and everything he thought he understood about his past.
29) Cold shot
Author
Series
Chesapeake valor volume 1
Publisher
Bethany House
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Three friends-- a former SWAT-team sniper turned park ranger, an FBI agent, and a crime scene analyst-- reunite and join with a beautiful forensic anthropologist to identify skeletal remains uncovered near Little Round Top in Gettysburg National Military Park. Their investigation causes them to become targets themselves.
31) Still life
Author
Series
Chesapeake valor volume 2
Publisher
Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Blacklisted in the photography business over a controversial shot, Avery Tate answered an ad for a crime scene photographer. She expected to be laughed at, but crime scene analyst Parker Mitchell hired her outright--and changed her life. But six months ago, when her feelings for Parker became too strong, she left his employ to sort out her heart. Now, for the first time, Avery is facing the world that rejected her to attend the gallery opening of...
33) Wildcard
Author
Series
Warcross volume 2
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
"Teenage hacker Emika Chen embarks on a mission to unravel a sinister plot and is forced to join forces with a shadowy organization known as the Blackcoats"--
Emika Chen barely made it out of the Warcross Championships alive. Knowing the truth behind Hideo's new NeuroLink algorithm, she is determined to put a stop to his plans. But someone has put a bounty on Emika's head, and her sole chance for survival lies with Zero and the Blackcoats, his ruthless...
34) Superstition
Author
Publisher
Putnam's
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
A story on a series of fifteen-year-old unsolved crimes and a television show featuring a renowned psychic draw reporter Nicole Sullivan and police chief Joe Franconi into a perilous search for a murderer when the killer returns.
35) Without mercy
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
In order to keep an eye on her half-sister, Shaylee, Julia Farentino takes a job at an elite boarding school in Oregon known for turning wayward kids around. Julia is suspicious of the school, because she knows of one student who disappeared, and has never been found. Soon she uncovers disturbing information about previous students.
36) Warcross
Author
Series
Warcross volume 1
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
"When teenage coder Emika Chen hacks her way into the opening tournament of the Warcross Championships, she glitches herself into the game as well as a sinister plot with major consequences for the entire Warcross empire"--
The obsession started ten years ago and its fan base now spans the globe, some eager to escape from reality and others hoping to make a profit. Struggling to make ends meet, teenage hacker Emika Chen works as a bounty hunter,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Abingdon Press
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
"When Texas Ranger Brody Calhoun is called to investigate an attack that has injured the brother of Brody's high school sweetheart, Rebecca Morgan, he thinks it's an open-and-shut case. But as Brody digs deeper, he realized the attack may be related to an organized crime trial Rebecca will be overseeing." -- p. [4] of cover
Author
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
When her fellow charity shop volunteer Gretchen Burkholt is murdered, Dead on Demand Mystery shop owner Annie Darling enlists the help of her husband, Max, to piece together a puzzle involving an overturned kayak, a stolen motorboat, a troubled love affair, and a reckless teenager.
Author
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
When a racist incident rocks her small Michigan town, eleven-year-old Lekha must decide whether to speak up or stay silent, even as she struggles to navigate her life at home, where she can be herself, and at school, where she is teased about her culture.
Author
Series
Felony Bay mystery volume 1
Publisher
Walden Pond Press, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
"When Abbey's father falls into a coma and is accused of a crime he didn't commit, Abbey sets out to prove his innocence--and repay a century-old debt"--