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Dark in death / by Robb, J. D.,1950-author.;
"It was a stab in the dark. On a chilly February night, during a screening of Psycho in midtown, someone sunk an ice pick into the back of Chanel Rylan's neck, then disappeared quietly into the crowds of drunks and tourists in Times Square. To Chanel's best friend, who had just slipped out of the theater for a moment to take a call, it felt as unreal as the ancient black-and-white movie up on the screen. But Chanel's blood ran red, and her death was anything but fictional. Then, as Eve Dallas puzzles over a homicide that seems carefully planned and yet oddly personal, she receives a tip from an unexpected source: an author of police thrillers who recognizes the crime--from the pages of her own book. Dallas doesn't think it's coincidence, since a recent strangulation of a sex worker resembles a scene from her writing as well. Cops look for patterns of behavior: similar weapons, similar MOs. But this killer seems to find inspiration in someone else's imagination, and if the theory holds, this may be only the second of a long-running series. The good news is that Eve and her billionaire husband Roarke have an excuse to curl up in front of the fireplace with their cat, Galahad, reading mystery stories for research. The bad news is that time is running out before the next victim plays an unwitting role in a murderer's deranged private drama -- and only Eve can put a stop to a creative impulse gone horribly, destructively wrong."--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Dallas, Eve (Fictitious character); Policewomen; Serial murder investigation;
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The bone code / by Reichs, Kathy,author.;
"#1 New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs returns with her twentieth gripping novel featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan, whose examinations, fifteen years apart, of unidentified bodies ignite a terrifying series of events. On the way to hurricane-ravaged Isle of Palms, a barrier island off the South Carolina coast, Tempe receives a call from the Charleston coroner. The storm has tossed ashore a medical waste container. Inside are two decomposed bodies wrapped in plastic sheeting and bound with electrical wire. Tempe recognizes many of the details as identical to those of an unsolved case she handled in Quebec years earlier. With a growing sense of foreboding, she travels to Montreal to gather evidence. Meanwhile, health authorities in South Carolina become increasingly alarmed as a human flesh-eating contagion spreads. So focused is Tempe on identifying the container victims that, initially, she doesn't register how their murders and the pestilence may be related. But she does recognize one unsettling fact. Someone is protecting a dark secret-and willing to do anything to keep it hidden. An absorbing look at the sinister uses to which genetics can be put, and featuring a cascade of ever-more-shocking revelations, The Bone Code is Temperance Brennan's most astonishing case yet-one that gives new meaning to today's headlines"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Brennan, Temperance (Fictitious character); Women forensic anthropologists; Cold cases (Criminal investigation); Murder; Secrecy;
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The maze / by DeMille, Nelson,author.;
"In his dazzling #1 bestseller, Plum Island, Nelson DeMille introduced readers to NYPD Homicide Detective John Corey, who we first meet sitting on the back porch of his uncle's waterfront estate on Long Island, convalescing from wounds incurred in the line of duty. A visit from the local Chief of Police results in the legendary Detective Corey becoming involved in the investigation of the murders of a married couple who were scientists at the top-secret biological research facility on Plum Island. Fast forward through six more bestselling John Corey novels and The Maze opens with Corey on the same porch, but now in forced retirement from his last job as a Federal Agent with the Diplomatic Surveillance Group. Corey is restless and looking for action, so when his former lover, Detective Beth Penrose, appears with a job offer, Corey has to once again make some decisions about his career-and about reuniting with Beth Penrose. Inspired by, and based on the actual and still unsolved Gilgo Beach murders, The Maze takes the reader on a dangerous hunt for an apparent serial killer who has murdered nine-and maybe more-prostitutes and hidden their bodies in the thick undergrowth on a lonely stretch of beach. As Corey digs deeper into this case, which has made national news, he comes to suspect that the failure of the local police to solve this sensational case may not be a result of their inexperience and incompetence-it may be something else. Something more sinister. The Maze features John Corey's politically incorrect humor, matched by his brilliant and unorthodox investigative skills along with the surprising and shocking plot twists that are the trademark of the #1 New York Times bestselling author, Nelson DeMille"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Corey, John (Fictitious character); Ex-police officers; Man-woman relationships; Murder; Prostitutes; Serial murderers;
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Robert B. Parker's Little white lies / by Atkins, Ace,author.; Parker, Robert B.,1932-2010,author.;
"Boston PI Spenser and right hand Hawk follow a con man's trail of smoke and mirrors in the latest entry of the iconic crime series. After conning everyone from the cable news shows to the local cops, it looks like the grifter's latest double cross may be his last. Connie Kelly thought she'd found her perfect man on an online dating site. He was silver-haired and handsome, with a mysterious background working for the C.I.A. She fell so hard for M. Brooks Welles that she wrote him a check for almost three hundred thousand dollars, hoping for a big return on her investment. But within weeks, both Welles and her money are gone. Her therapist, Dr. Susan Silverman, hands her Spenser's card. A self-proclaimed military hotshot, Welles had been a frequent guest on national news shows speaking with authority about politics and world events. But when he disappears, he leaves not only a jilted lover but a growing list of angry investors, duped cops, and a team of paramilitary contractors looking for revenge. Enter Spenser, who quickly discovers that everything about Welles is phony. His name, his resume, and his client list are nothing but an elaborate fraud. But uncovering the truth won't be easy, as he'll have to keep the mystery man alive long enough to get back his client's money. As the trail winds from Boston to backroads Georgia, Spenser will need help from trusted allies Hawk and Teddy Sapp to make sure Welles's next con is his last"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Spenser (Fictitious character); Private investigators; Swindlers and swindling;
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Father Brown. [videorecording] / by Blakley, Claudie,1974-actor.; Burton, John,1967-actor.; Carroll, Nancy,1974-actor.; Chambers, Tom,1977-actor.; Chesterton, G. K.(Gilbert Keith),1874-1936,creator.; Flowerday, Rachel(Screenwriter),creator.; Guner, Tahsin,1972-creator,screenwriter.; Maidens, John,television director.; Martinwood, Ruby-May,actor.; Williams, Mark,1959-actor.; BBC Studios,production company,publisher.;
Mark Williams, Sorcha Cusack, John Burton, Claudie Blakley, Tom Chambers, Ruby-May Martinwood, Nancy Carroll.Father Brown returns for a 12th series, derived from the classic short stories of G.K. Chesterton. One of the most quirky, genial, and lovable characters to emerge from English detective fiction, the kindly cleric, with his large umbrella and numerous brown paper parcels, possesses a sharp intelligence, and limitless knowledge of men's evil. He works using intuition, shaped by his experiences as a priest and confessor.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Detective and mystery television programs.; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Brown, Father (Fictitious character); Catholic Church; Criminal behavior; Criminal investigation;
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. [videorecording] / by Barron, David.; Bonham Carter, Helena,1966-; Desplat, Alexandre.; Gambon, Michael.; Grint, Rupert,1988-; Heyman, David,1961-; Kloves, Steven.; Radcliffe, Daniel,1989-; Rickman, Alan.; Rowling, J. K.Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.Videorecording.; Shaw, Fiona,1958-; Smith, Maggie,1934-; Thompson, Emma.; Walters, Julie,1950-; Watson, Emma,1990-; Yates, David,1963-; Heyday Films.; Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ); Warner Home Video (Firm);
Director of photography, Eduardo Serra ; music by Alexandre Desplat ; edited by Mark Day.Alan Rickman, Michael Gambon, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Ralph Fiennes, Maggie Smith, Daniel Radcliffe.In the epic finale, the battle between the good and evil forces of the wizarding world escalates into an all-out war. The stakes have never been higher and no one is safe. But it is Harry who may be called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice as he draws closer to the climactic showdown with Lord Voldemort. It all ends here.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital surround 5.1.
Subjects: Rowling, J. K.; Fantasy films.; Feature films.; Friendship; Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Imaginary organization); Magic; Potter, Harry (Fictitious character); Wizards;
© c2011., Warner Home Video,
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. [videorecording (BLURAY)] / by Barron, David.; Bonham Carter, Helena,1966-; Desplat, Alexandre.; Gambon, Michael.; Grint, Rupert,1988-; Heyman, David,1961-; Kloves, Steven.; Radcliffe, Daniel,1989-; Rickman, Alan.; Rowling, J. K.Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.Videorecording.; Shaw, Fiona,1958-; Smith, Maggie,1934-; Thompson, Emma.; Walters, Julie,1950-; Watson, Emma,1990-; Yates, David,1963-; Heyday Films.; Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ); Warner Home Video (Firm);
Director of photography, Eduardo Serra ; music by Alexandre Desplat ; edited by Mark Day.Alan Rickman, Michael Gambon, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Ralph Fiennes, Maggie Smith, Daniel Radcliffe.In the epic finale, the battle between the good and evil forces of the wizarding world escalates into an all-out war. The stakes have never been higher and no one is safe. But it is Harry who may be called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice as he draws closer to the climactic showdown with Lord Voldemort. It all ends here.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital surround 5.1.
Subjects: Rowling, J. K.; Fantasy films.; Feature films.; Friendship; Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Imaginary organization); Magic; Potter, Harry (Fictitious character); Wizards;
© c2011., Warner Home Video,
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The bishop's pawn [sound recording] / by Berry, Steve,1955-author.; Brick, Scott,narrator.; Macmillan Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Scott Brick.History notes that the ugly feud between J. Edgar Hoover and Martin Luther King, Jr., marked by years of illegal surveillance and the accumulation of secret files, ended on April 4, 1968 when King was assassinated by James Earl Ray. But that may not have been the case. Now, fifty years later, former Justice Department agent Cotton Malone must reckon with the truth of what really happened that fateful day in Memphis. It all turns on an incident from eighteen years ago, when Malone, as a young Navy lawyer, is trying hard not to live up to his burgeoning reputation as a maverick. When Stephanie Nelle, a high-level Justice Department lawyer, enlists him to help with an investigation, he jumps at the opportunity. But he soon discovers that two opposing forces--the Justice Department and the FBI--are at war over a rare coin and a cadre of secret files containing explosive revelations about the King assassination, information that could ruin innocent lives and threaten the legacy of the civil rights movement's greatest martyr. Malone's decision to see it through to the end--from the raucous bars of Mexico, to the clear waters of the Dry Tortugas, and ultimately into the halls of power within Washington D.C. itself--not only changes his own life, but the course of history.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Audiobooks.; Political fiction.; Malone, Cotton (Fictitious character); King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968; United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; United States. Department of Justice; Assassination; Conspiracies;
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Murdoch mysteries. [videorecording] / by Bisson, Yannick,1969-; Craig, Tom,1962-; Harris, Jonny.; Jennings, Maureen.Detective Murdoch mystery.Videorecording.; Joy, Helene.; Montgomery, Stephen.; Reilly, Georgina.; Acorn Media (Firm); ITV Global Entertainment.; ITV Studios.; RLJ Entertainment.;
Disc 1. Murdoch ahoy -- Tour de Murdoch -- The filmed adventures of Detective William Murdoch -- Return of Sherlock Holmes.Disc 2. Murdoch of the living dead -- Murdochophobia -- Loch Ness Murdoch -- Republic of Murdoch.Disc 3. Midnight train to Kingston -- Murdoch in ragtime -- Journey to the center of Toronto -- Unfinished business.Disc 4. The Murdoch sting -- Friday the 13th, 1901 -- The spy who came up to the cold.Disc 5. Kung fu crabtree -- Blast of silence -- The death of Dr. Ogden.A Shaftesbury production ; produced by Stephen Montgomery ; written by Paul Aitken, Jordan Christianson, Peter Mitchell, Carol Hay, Michelle Ricci, Maureen Jennings, Simon McNabb, Lori Spring, Peter Mohan, Jackie May, Adam Barken ; directed by Laurie Lynd, Gail Harvey, Cal Coons, Yannick Bisson, Don McCutcheon, Harvey Crossland, Michael DeCarlo, Dawn Wilkinson, Sudz Sutherland, Michael McGowan, Peter Mitchell.Yannick Bisson, Jonny Harris, Thomas Craig, Georgina Reilly, Helene Joy.Detective William Murdoch solves the most perplexing mysteries of Edwardian-era Toronto with scientific insight and revolutionary techniques.PG.DVD; 16:9 widescreen; Dolby digital stereo.
Subjects: Criminal investigation; Detective and mystery television programs.; Forensic sciences; Forensic sciences; Murder; Murdoch, William (Fictitious character); Police;
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Bones of holly / by Haines, Carolyn,author.;
"Bones of Holly is the next novel from Carolyn Haines in the series that Kirkus Reviews characterizes as "Stephanie Plum meets the Ya-Ya Sisterhood" featuring sassy Southern private investigator Sarah Booth Delaney. Sarah Booth and Tinkie, along with babyMaylin, are in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi for Christmas this year, as judges for the annual library tree decorating contest. The other two judges are writers Sandra O'Day and Janet Malone. They're bestselling Mississippi authors, but bitter competitors.In fact, the feud between them is the stuff of legends. For years, they've brawled, their sales skyrocketing with each cat fight. Sandra's most recent true crime book documents the 1920s rum-running era of Al Capone, who built a mansion in BSL and a distribution network for his liquor. Janet's book, scheduled to be published in January, is a fictional account of the same material-which only heightens their bitter rivalry. Sarah Booth and Tinkie are shopping with little Maylin when they see Sandra and Janet outside a bookstore, fur flying, and when Sandra vanishes from her own gala later that night, suspicion turns to Janet. Janet accuses Sandra of attempting to manipulate the media by a fake disappearance, but is it a stunt, or is something more sinisterat play? Sarah Booth and Tinkie will have to dive deep into the history of Bay St. Louis, and even Al Capone himself, to get to the bottom of this case. But the trail in fact leads them back to several prominent families still residing in the area. Families who may not want their secrets known ..."--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Christmas fiction.; Cozy mysteries.; Novels.; Contests; Delaney, Sarah Booth (Fictitious character); Missing persons; Treasure troves;
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