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Breathless : the scientific race to defeat a deadly virus / by Quammen, David,1948-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The story of the worldwide scientific quest to decipher the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, trace its source, and make possible the vaccines to fight the Covid-19 pandemic"--
Subjects: COVID-19 (Disease); COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The summer seekers / by Morgan, Sarah,1948-author.;
Answering an advert for a driver and companion to take an epic road trip across America, Martha meets 80-year-old Kathleen who craves adventure and together these women embark on the journey of a lifetime.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Road fiction.; Automobile travel; Female friendship; Intergenerational relations; Mothers and daughters;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Untouchable / by Lawson, Michael,1948-author.;
"Brandon Cartwright was a rich guy worth a couple billion bucks-inherited, of course-meaning he hadn't worked a day in his life. But he sure knew how to party, and the people he partied with were all sorts of rich and famous: politicians and movie stars and British royalty and Russian oligarchs. So, when Brendan Cartwright is executed in his own home, no one is surprised to learn he had enemies. But when former Speaker of the House John Mahoney emerges from a clandestine meeting with evidence that suggests that the president of the United States somehow was involved with Cartwright's death, he needs someone who can investigate from the shadows. Naturally, he puts Joe DeMarco on the case. Joe DeMarco is no stranger to hunting down some of the very worst people Washington, DC, has to offer. In fact, he's made a career of it. But as evidence continues to point towards the president, DeMarco is faced with an impossible situation: investigating a man who is quite literally untouchable"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Political fiction.; Novels.; United States. Defense Intelligence Agency; Billionaires; DeMarco, Joe (Fictitious character); Government investigators; Misconduct in office; Murder; Presidents;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Kingpin / by Lawson, Michael,1948-author.;
"The latest pulse-pounding thriller from Edgar and Barry Award finalist Mike Lawson starring his beloved Washington DC "troubleshooter" Joe DeMarco. Carson Newman doesn't wear tracksuits. He doesn't have a consigliere or operate out of the back room of arestaurant. And as evidenced by his ever-growing Boston empire, he doesn't get his hands dirty. Usually. Joe DeMarco, on the other hand, is paid to get his hands dirty. So, when John Mahoney, the former Speaker of the House, calls, DeMarco knows it's time to get to work. Brian Lewis, an intern for Mahoney, has been found dead, seemingly from a drug overdose. But Brian didn't seem like a drug user, and even more concerning, he seemed to be on the cusp of releasing a report that identified a group of politicians who had taken bribes in helping dismantle a recent bill. Brian's mom is convinced that Brian was murdered because of what he'd learned, and it doesn't take long for DeMarco to come to a similar conclusion. In a city full of shadowy agreements and duplicitous deals, DeMarco will soon learn that to get to the bottom of Brian's death, he'll have to look at people perched the very top of the world"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Political fiction.; Novels.; Corruption; DeMarco, Joe (Fictitious character); Government investigators; Murder; Political corruption;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A lethal lesson / by Whishaw, Iona,1948-author.;
"Back in King's Cove after her Arizona honeymoon, Lane offers her assistance when neither the outgoing teacher, Rose, nor her replacement, Wendy, show up at the local schoolhouse one blizzardy Monday in December. She finds the teachers' cottage ransacked with Rose unconscious and bleeding, and Wendy missing. After turning the case over to her exasperated husband, Inspector Darling, Lane enlists as substitute teacher for the final two weeks before the Christmas holidays. During her brief tenure at the school Lane discovers a threatening note in the teachers' desk and a revolver in the supply cupboard. But these clues only convolute the case further. Who has been tormenting these women? Meanwhile, Darling finds the body of a hit-and-run victim in a snowbank miles outside of Nelson, and Sergeant Ames is as confused as ever by the inimitable Tina Van Eyck."--Back cover.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Intelligence officers; British; Threats of violence; Kidnapping; Missing persons; Wilderness areas;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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House standoff / by Lawson, Michael,1948-author.;
"When someone close to him is shot dead in a roadside motel in a small town in Wyoming, DeMarco shirks his responsibilities as the Speaker of the House's fixer to make sure the authorities are doing everything that can be done to catch the killer. He soon realizes that the rural area is dominated by Hiram Bunt, a wealthy rancher who is willing to take on the federal government at gunpoint and seems to have a number of politicians under his thumb. But Bunt is not the only one in the way. DeMarco also learns that his friend-a woman he was once in love with-had unearthed a number of explosive secrets during her time in Wyoming, and that the deputy in charge of the investigation may be ignoring several leads to preserve a secret of his own. Surrounded by people willing to kill to maintain the status quo, DeMarco launches his own investigation into a growing list of intertwining suspects. And being DeMarco, he concludes that breaking the law to uncover the truth is the best way to ensure that justice is done."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Government investigators; Women authors; Ranchers; Murder;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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An inconvenient sequel : truth to power : your action handbook to learn the science, find your voice, and help solve the climate crisis / by Gore, Al,1948-author.;
Subjects: Global warming.; Global warming; Climatic changes.; Human ecology.; Environmental policy.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Death in a darkening mist / by Whishaw, Iona,1948-author.;
On a snowy day in December 1946, Lane Winslow--a former British intelligence agent who's escaped to the rural Canadian community of King's Cove in pursuit of a tranquil life--is introduced to the local hot springs. While there she overhears nearby patrons speaking Russian. When one of those patrons is found dead in the change room, Lane's linguistic and intelligence experience is of immeasurable value to the local police force in solving the murder. The investigation points to the Soviet Union, where Stalin's purges are eliminating enemies, and the reach of Stalin's agent snakes all the way into a harmless Doukhobor community. Winslow's complicated relationship with the local police inspector, Darling, is intensified by the perils of the case--and by the discovery of her own father's death during the war. The case comes to a frantic and shocking end with a perilous nighttime journey along treacherous snow-covered roads.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Intelligence officers; British; Murder; Wilderness areas;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A sorrowful sanctuary / by Whishaw, Iona,1948-author.;
"In the fifth book of the series that the Globe and Mail calls "terrific," Lane Winslow investigates the murder of an unidentified man she found adrift in a boat near King's Cove. Lane Winslow is enjoying a perfect, sunny day at the lake when she spots a gravely injured young man drifting in a sinking rowboat. Hypothermic, bleeding, and soaked in icy, bloody water, he is unable to speak, leaving Lane at a loss. What series of events brought him to this grisly fate? Darling and Ames are quick to pick up the case, but leads are few until Angela's young son finds an unsettling clue on the beach -- a bright red swastika lapel pin -- that points to the National Unity Party of Canada. When the anonymous man succumbs to his injuries, Darling and Lane are thrown headlong into a murder investigation with ties to the old country. Fans of Maisie Dobbs, Bess Crawford, and the ever-popular Kopp Sisters will be enchanted by Lane Winslow, a clever, no-nonsense sleuth based on the author's own mother, who was a wartime spy"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Murder;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Overkill / by Brown, Sandra,1948-author.;
When Eban, the scion of a wealthy North Carolina family who brutally attacked Rebecca Pratt, leaving her on life support, gets an early release from prison, brilliant state prosecutor Kate Lennon asks former Super Bowl MVP quarterback--and Rebecca's ex-husband--to make an impossible decision for justice.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Ex-convicts; Man-woman relationships; Public prosecutors;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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