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The residence : a novel / by Pyper, Andrew,author.;
"In this gripping and terrifying horror story based on true events, the President's late son haunts the White House, breaking the spirit of what remains of the First Family and the divided America beyond the residence's walls. The year is 1853. President-elect Franklin Pierce is traveling with his family to Washington, DC, when tragedy strikes. In an instant, their train runs off the rails, violently flinging passengers about the cabin. But when the great iron machine finally comes to rest, the only casualty is the President-elect's beloved son, Bennie, which casts Franklin's presidency in a pall of sorrow and grief. As Franklin moves into the White House, he begins to notice that something bizarre is happening. Strange sounds coming from the walls and ceiling, creepy voices that seem to echo out of time itself, and visions of spirits crushed under the weight of American history. But when First Lady Jane Pierce brings in the most noted Spiritualists of the day, the Fox sisters, for a saeance, the barrierbetween this world and the next is torn asunder. Something horrible comes through and takes up residence alongside Franklin and Jane in the walls of the very mansion itself. Only by overcoming their grief and confronting their darkest secrets can Jane andFranklin hope to rid themselves-and America-from the entity that seeks to make the White House its permanent home"--
Subjects: Horror fiction.; Ghost stories.; Biographial fiction.; Historical fiction.; Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869; Pierce, Jane M. (Jane Means), 1806-1863; White House (Washington, D.C.); Children of presidents; Dwellings; Families;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The white angel : a mystery / by Gray, John,1946-author.;
"Vancouver is in an uproar over the death by gunshot of a Scottish nanny, Janet Stewart. An almost deliberately ham-handed police investigation has Constable Hook suspecting a cover-up. The powerful United Council of Scottish Societies is demanding an inquiry. The killing has become a political issue with an election not far away. The city is buzzing with rumours. Miss Stewart's fellow nannies have accused the Chinese houseboy of murder, capitalizing on a wave of anti-Chinese propaganda led by the Asian Exclusion League and enthusiastically supported by the sensational press--not to mention the Ku Klux Klan, which has taken up residence in upperclass Shaughnessy. The White Angel is a work of fiction inspired by the cold case of Janet Smith, who, on July 26, 1924, was found dead in her employer's posh Shaughnessy Heights mansion. A dubious investigation led to the even more dubious conclusion that Smith died by suicide. After a public outcry, the case was re-examined and it was decided that Smith was in fact murdered; but no one was ever convicted, though suspects abounded--from an infatuated Chinese houseboy to a drug-smuggling ring, devil-worshippers from the United States, or perhaps even the Prince of Wales. For Vancouver, the killing created a situation analogous to lifting a large flat rock to expose the creatures hiding underneath. An exploration of true crime through a literary lens, The White Angel draws an artful portrait of Vancouver in 1924 in all its opium-hazed, smog-choked, rain-soaked glory--accurate, insightful and darkly droll."--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Biographical fiction.; Smith, Janet, -1924,; Murder; Nannies;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Return to Sullivans Island / by Frank, Dorothea Benton.;
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Family;
© 2009., William Morrow,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The return / by Sparks, Nicholas,author.;
"The story of an injured army doctor connecting with a beautiful deputy and a mysterious teenage girl, both whose secrets will change the course of his life"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Man-woman relationships; Veterans;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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The return [sound recording] / by Sparks, Nicholas,author.; Brewer, Kyf,narrator.; Hachette Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Kyf Brewer."The story of an injured army doctor connecting with a beautiful deputy and a mysterious teenage girl, both whose secrets will change the course of his life"--
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Man-woman relationships; Veterans;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Cleopatra : a life / by Schiff, Stacy.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, d. 30 B.C.; Queens;
© 2010., Little, Brown and Co.,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Mesopotamia and the fertile crescent, 10,000 to 539 B.C. / by Malam, John,1957-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 62) and index.Describes ancient Mesopotamia, now located in present-day Iraq, and traces its hstory, technological innovations, people, and culture from 10,000 to 539 B.C.
© 1999., Raintree Steck-Vaughn,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Pharaoh [sound recording] / by Smith, Wilbur A.,author.; Grady, Mike,narrator.; Harper Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Mike Grady.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Action and adventure fiction.; Historical fiction.; Slaves; Pharaohs;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Lightning strikes the silence / by Whishaw, Iona,1948-author.;
A warm June afternoon in King's Cove is interrupted by an explosion. Following the sound, Lane goes to investigate. Up a steep path she discovers a secluded cabin and, hiding nearby, a young Japanese girl injured and mute, but very much alive. At the Nelson Police Station, Inspector Darling and Sergeant Ames, following up on a report of a nighttime heist at the local jeweller's, discover the jeweller himself dead in his office, apparently bludgeoned, and a live wire hanging off the back of the building. As Lane attempts to speed the search for the girl's family with her own lines of inquiry, Darling and his team dig deeper into a local connection between the jeweller and a fellow businessman that leads across the pond to Cornwall and north to a mining interest on the McKenzie River. Away at her police course in Vancouver, Sergeant Terrell's favourite (former) waitress April McAvity is drawn into the case when Darling asks for her help with finding possible relatives in the city for Lane's young charge. Meanwhile offices are being ransacked and someone is following Lane. Through the alleyways of Nelson onto the country roads and woods trails of King's Cove, the latest Winslow mystery is a study in bygone promises and lingering prejudice.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Murder; Orphans; Secrecy;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Fatal deception / by Force, Marie.;
Subjects: Love stories.; United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; Cappuano, Nick (Fictitious character); Holland, Sam (Fictitious character); Cold cases (Criminal investigation); Missing persons; Government investigators; Murder; Police; Romantic suspense fiction.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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