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Under the moon [graphic novel] : a Catwoman tale / by Myracle, Lauren,1969-author.; Goodhart, Isaac,illustrator.; Lawson, Jeremy(Cartoonist),colourist.; Bennett, Deron,letterer.;
When living with her mother's abusive boyfriend becomes unbearable, fifteen-year-old Selina Kyle, the future Catwoman, runs away and struggles to find her own identity while living on the streets of Gotham.
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Superhero comics.; Catwoman (Fictitious character); Good and evil; Identity (Philosophical concept); Runaway teenagers; Homeless persons;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Perfect death / by Fields, Helen,1969-author.;
"There's no easy way to die ... Unknown to DI Luc Callanach and the newly promoted DCI Ava Turner, a serial killer has Edinburgh firmly in his grip. The killer is taking his victims in the coldest, most calculating way possible -- engineering slow and painful deaths by poison, with his victims entirely unaware of the drugs flooding their bloodstream until it's too late. But how do you catch a killer who hides in the shadows? A killer whose pleasure comes from watching pain from afar? Faced with their most difficult case yet, Callanach and Turner soon realise they face a seemingly impossible task ... "
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Women detectives; Detectives; Serial murder investigation;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Perfect prey / by Fields, Helen,1969-author.;
n the middle of a rock festival, a charity worker is sliced across the stomach. He dies minutes later. In a crowd of thousands, no one saw his attacker. The following week, the body of a primary school teacher is found in a dumpster in an Edinburgh alley, strangled with her own woollen scarf. D.I. Ava Turner and D.I. Luc Callanach have no leads and no motive -- until around the city, graffitied on buildings, words appear describing each victim. It's only when they realise the words are being written before rather than after the murders, that they understand the killer is announcing his next victim ... and the more innocent the better.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Detectives; Serial murder investigation;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Healing depression without medication : a psychiatrist's guide to balancing mind, body, and soul / by Skillicorn, Jodie,1969-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Psychiatrist Jodie Skillicorn presents a new path, debunking the myth of the neurochemical imbalance and exploring the roots of depression, such as adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and poorly managed day-to-day stress. Evidence-based and fully supported by current depression research, Dr. Skillicorn's holistic methods for beating depression-including nutrition, mindfulness, fostering meaningful connections, exercise, sleep, nature, and breathwork-empower readers to become agents of their own wholeness and healing"--
Subjects: Self-help publications.; Depression, Mental; Depression, Mental;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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We all live here : a novel / by Moyes, Jojo,1969-author.;
"Lila Kennedy has a lot on her plate. A broken marriage, two wayward daughters, a house that is falling apart, and an elderly stepfather who seems to have quietly moved in. Her career is in freefall and her love life is ... complicated. So when her real dad-a man she has barely seen since he ran off to Hollywood thirty-five years ago-suddenly appears on her doorstep, it feels like the final straw. But it turns out even the family you thought you could never forgive might have something to teach you: about love, and what it actually means to be family"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Divorced women; Families; Fathers and daughters; Stepfathers;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 4
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Next to heaven / by Frey, James,1969-author.;
"New Bethlehem, Connecticut. Picture-perfect lawns, manicured hedges, multi-million dollar homes. But beneath the designer yoga gear and country club memberships lies a darker reality. In this world of excess, Devon and Belle have it all -- beauty, money, status. But they want something more. Something dangerous. Something that makes them feel alive. Their solution? A party -- a meticulously curated gathering of New Bethlehem's elite, from a desperate ex-NFL quarterback to a hockey coach with a penchant for married women, and a ruthless Wall Street "closer" who wields his wealth like a weapon. One night. Multiple betrayals. And a murder that will shatter New Bethlehem's carefully constructed facade."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; American Dream; Betrayal; Murder; Parties; Rich people; Secrecy;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 2
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Learned by heart / by Donoghue, Emma,1969-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Drawing on years of investigation and Anne Lister's five-million-word secret journal, Learned by Heart is the long-buried love story of Eliza Raine, an orphan heiress banished from India to England at age six, and Anne Lister, a brilliant, troublesome tomboy, who meet at the Manor School for young ladies in York in 1805 when they are both fourteen. Emotionally intense, psychologically compelling, and deeply researched, Learned by Heart is an extraordinary work of fiction by one of the world's greatest storytellers. Full of passion and heartbreak, the tangled lives of Anne Lister and Eliza Raine form a love story for the age"--
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Lesbian fiction.; Novels.; Lister, Anne, 1791-1840; Raine, Eliza, 1791-1860; Boarding schools; Mental illness; Racially mixed people;
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The last girl to die / by Fields, Helen,1969-author.;
In search of a new life, seventeen-year-old Adriana Clark's family moves to the ancient, ocean-battered Isle of Mull, far off the coast of Scotland. Then she goes missing. Faced with hostile locals and indifferent police, her desperate parents turn to private investigator Sadie Levesque. Sadie is the best at what she does. But when she finds Adriana's body in a cliffside cave, a seaweed crown carefully arranged on her head, she knows she's dealing with something she's never encountered before. The deeper she digs into the island's secrets, the closer danger creeps -- and the more urgent her quest to find the killer grows. Because what if Adriana is not the last girl to die?
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Missing persons; Murder; Secrecy; Women private investigators;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Akin : a novel / by Donoghue, Emma,1969-author.;
Noah is only days away from his first trip back to Nice since he was a child when a social worker calls looking for a temporary home for Michael, his eleven-year-old great-nephew. Though he has never met the boy, he gets talked into taking him along to France. This odd couple, suffering from jet lag and culture shock, argue about everything from steak hache to screen time, and the trip is looking like a disaster. But as Michael's sharp eye and ease with tech help Noah unearth troubling details about their family's past, both of them come to grasp the risks that loved ones take for one another, and find they are more akin than they knew.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Retirees; Older people; Conflict of generations; Families; Kinship;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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We all live here [sound recording] : a novel / by Moyes, Jojo,1969-author.; Coleman, Jenna,1986-narrator.; Blackstone Publishing,publisher.;
Read by Jenna Coleman."Lila Kennedy has a lot on her plate. A broken marriage, two wayward daughters, a house that is falling apart, and an elderly stepfather who seems to have quietly moved in. Her career is in freefall and her love life is ... complicated. So when her real dad-a man she has barely seen since he ran off to Hollywood thirty-five years ago-suddenly appears on her doorstep, it feels like the final straw. But it turns out even the family you thought you could never forgive might have something to teach you: about love, and what it actually means to be family"--
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Divorced women; Families; Fathers and daughters; Stepfathers;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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