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The birdcatcher / by Jones, Gayl,author.;
"Set primarily on the island of Ibiza, the story is narrated by the writer Amanda Wordlaw, whose closest friend, a gifted sculptor named Catherine Shuger, is repeatedly institutionalized for trying to kill a husband who never leaves her. The three form a quirky triangle on the white-washed island"--
Subjects: Novels.; African American women; Attempted murder; Authors; Inmates of institutions; Interracial dating; Islands; Man-woman relationships; Sculptors; Triangles (Interpersonal relations);
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Dark sky / by Box, C. J.,author.;
"Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett must accompany a Silicon Valley CEO on a hunting trip--but soon learns that he himself may be the hunted--in the thrilling new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author C. J. Box"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Pickett, Joe (Fictitious character); Attempted assassination; Game wardens; Murder;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Almost surely dead / by Akhtar, Amina,author.;
"Dunia Ahmed lives an ordinary life-or she definitely used to. Now she's the subject of a true crime podcast. She's been missing for over a year, and no one knows if she's dead or alive. But her story has listeners obsessed, and people everywhere are sporting merch that demands "Find Dunia!" In the days before her disappearance, Dunia is a successful pharmacist living in New York. The daughter of Pakistani immigrants, she's coping with a broken engagement and the death of her mother. But then something happens that really shakes up her world: someone tries to murder her. When her would-be killer winds up dead, Dunia figures the worst is over. But then there's another attempt on her life ... and another. And police suspect someone close to her may be the culprit. Dunia struggles to make sense of what's happening. And as childhood superstitions seep into her reality, she becomes convinced that someone-or something-is truly after her"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Assassins; Attempted murder; Missing persons; Murder; Pakistani American women; Pakistani Americans; Parents; Serial murderers; Suicide; Women pharmacists;
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Almost surely dead [sound recording] / by Akhtar, Amina,author.; Jaffer, Kelsey,narrator.; Brilliance Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Kelsey Jaffer."Dunia Ahmed lives an ordinary life-or she definitely used to. Now she's the subject of a true crime podcast. She's been missing for over a year, and no one knows if she's dead or alive. But her story has listeners obsessed, and people everywhere are sporting merch that demands "Find Dunia!" In the days before her disappearance, Dunia is a successful pharmacist living in New York. The daughter of Pakistani immigrants, she's coping with a broken engagement and the death of her mother. But then something happens that really shakes up her world: someone tries to murder her. When her would-be killer winds up dead, Dunia figures the worst is over. But then there's another attempt on her life ... and another. And police suspect someone close to her may be the culprit. Dunia struggles to make sense of what's happening. And as childhood superstitions seep into her reality, she becomes convinced that someone-or something-is truly after her"--
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Novels.; Psychological fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Assassins; Attempted murder; Missing persons; Murder; Pakistani American women; Pakistani Americans; Parents; Serial murderers; Suicide; Women pharmacists;
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Dance with death / by Thomas, Will,1958-author.;
"In June of 1893, the future Nicholas II travels to London for a royal wedding, bringing with him his private security force ... Rumored to be the target of a professional assassin known only as La Sylphide, and the subject of conspiracies against his life by his own family who covet his future throne, Nicholas is protected by not only private security, but the professional forces of both England and Russia. All of these measures prove inadequate when Prince George of England is attacked by an armed anarchist who mistakes him for Nicholas. As a result, Barker and Llewelyn are brought in to help track down the assassin and others who might conspire against the life of the tsesarevich"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Barker, Cyrus (Fictitious character); Llewelyn, Thomas (Fictitious character); Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, 1868-1918; Assassins; Attempted assassination; Murder; Private investigators; Private security services;
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The Alto Knights [videorecording] / by De Niro, Robert,actor.; Jarvis, Cosmo,1989-actor.; Levinson, Barry,film director,film producer.; Messing, Debra,1968-actor.; Pileggi, Nicholas,screenwriter.; Sosnoff, Jason,film producer.; Winkler, Charles,film producer.; Winkler, David,film producer.; Winkler, Irwin,film producer.; Warner Bros. Entertainment,publisher,presenter.;
Music by David Fleming; edited by Douglas Crise; director of photography Dante Spinoti.Robert De Niro, Cosmo Jarvis, Debra Messing, Kathrine Narducci, Wallace Langham, Michael Rispoli, Matt Servitto.Vito Genovese and Frank Costello, a pair of Italian Americans who run two separate mafia families in the mid-twentieth century. Genovese attempted to murder Costello in 1957, although Costello retired from the mob.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for violence and pervasive language.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Fiction films.; Feature films.; Biographical films.; Gangster films.; Historical films.; Costello, Frank, 1891-1973; Genovese, Vito, 1897-1969; Italian American families; Italian American men; Attempted assassination; Organized crime; Gangsters; Mafia; Mafiosi;
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Wentworth. [videorecording] / by Atkinson, Kate,1972-actor.; Carlin, Kevin,television director.; Cormack, Danielle,actor.; Crittenden, Amanda,television producer.; McQuade, Kris,1952-actor.; McTighe, Pete,screenwriter.; Radulovich, Lara,screenwriter.; Silva, Nicole da,actor.; Walsman, Leenanna,actor.; Acorn Media (Firm),publisher.; Foxtel (Firm),production company.; FremantleMedia Australia (Firm),production company.; RLJ Entertainment,film distributor.;
Danielle Cormack, Nicole da Silva, Kris McQuade, Leeanna Walsman, Kate Atkinson.When Bea Smith arrives at Wentworth Prison, arrested for the attempted murder of her abusive husband, she is thrown head-first into a hostile and unforgiving environment with rules of its own. Bea tries to stay out of trouble, but quickly becomes caught up in a brutal rivalry between celebrity inmate Franky and former mob boss Jacs. Wentworth proves to be a dangerous place for the officers as well as the inmates, who are often prisoners to their own personal dilemmas.Canadian Home Video Rating: 18A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Television crime shows.; Television programs.; Reformatories for women; Women prisoners;
For private home use only.
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The Fugitive [videorecording (DVD)] by Davis, Andrew,1946-; Ford, Harrison,1942-; Jones, Tommy Lee,1946-; Pantoliano, Joe.;
Production notes.Based on characters created by Roy Huggins for the television program of the same title.Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones, Sela Ward, Joe Pantoliano, Andreas Katsulas, Jeroen Krabbe.Dr. Richard Kimble is on the run from the law, in an attempt to find the one-armed man he saw murder his wife and is relentlessly pursued by a U.S. marshall.PG-13.DVD.NTSC.
Subjects: Fugitives from justice; Adventure films; Feature films;
© p1996., Warner Home Video,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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Winter. [videorecording] / by Barrett, Shirley,television director.; Gibney, Rebecca,actor.; Lang, Samantha,television director.; Nable, Matt,actor.; O'Brien, Michaeley,screenwriter.; O'brien, Peter,actor.; Smith, Sarah,screenwriter.; Truman, Jeff,screenwriter.; Acorn Media (Firm),production company.; RLJ Entertainment.;
Rebecca Gibney, Peter O'brien, Matt Nable.A gripping Australian murder mystery series. After years of solving serious crimes, Detective Sergeant Eve Winter (Rebecca Gibney) has grown weary of the brutality and resigned herself to a quieter life. But when the search for a missing girl in a small Australian town uncovers five dead bodies in a field, Eve is convinced by her old partner and ex-flame Lachlan McKenzie (Peter O'Brien), to join the case. Now drawn back into detective work, Winter next leads a task force to investiage the murder of a 23-year-old mother. The case grows more complex when a federal agent (Matt Nable) shows up with information linking the crime to the attempted murder of another young woman.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD; widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital; Region 1, NTSC.
Subjects: Detective and mystery television programs.; Television programs.; Television series.; Crime; Murder; Murder;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The girl who kicked the hornet's nest / by Larsson, Stieg,1954-2004,author.; Keeland, Reg,1943-translator.; Translation of :Larsson, Stieg,1954-2004.Luftslottet som sprängdes.English.; Larsson, Stieg,1954-2004.Millennium series.;
After taking a bullet to the head, Lisbeth Salander is under close supervision in intensive care. If and when she recovers, she'll be taken back to Stockholm to stand trial for three murders and one attempted murder. With the help of her friend, journalist Mikael Blomkvist and his researchers at Millennium magazine, she will not only have to prove her innocence, but also identify and denounce those in authority who have allowed the vulnerable, like herself, to suffer abuse and violence. On her own, she will plot revenge against the man who tried to kill her, and the corrupt government institutions that very nearly destroyed her life. Once a victim herself, Salander is now ready to fight back.3 4 6 7 9 10 12 13 14 15 18 19 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 32 33 36 38 40 41 42 46 48 50 58 59 60 61 62 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 73 76 77 78 81 84 88 89 91 92 93 95 96 102 103 106 108 113 116 125
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Salander, Lisbeth (Fictitious character); Blomkvist, Mikael (Fictitious character); Political corruption; Journalists; Hackers; Revenge;
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