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- Picture you dead / by James, Peter,1948-author.;
Harry and Freya, an ordinary couple, dreamed for years of finding something priceless buried amongst the tat in a car boot sale. It was a dream they knew in their hearts would never come true - until the day it did ... They buy the drab portrait for a few pounds, for its beautiful frame, planning to cut the painting out. Then studying it back at home there seems to be another picture beneath, of a stunning landscape. Could it be a long-lost masterpiece from 1770? If genuine, it could be worth millions. One collector is certain it is genuine. Someone who uses any method he can to get want he wants and will stop at nothing. Detective Superintendent Roy Grace finds himself plunged into an unfamiliar and rarefied world of fine art. Outwardly it appears respectable, gentlemanly, above reproach. But beneath the veneer, he rapidly finds that greed, deception and violence walk hand-in-hand. And Harry and Freya Kipling are about to discover that their dream is turning into their worst nightmare ...- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Grace, Roy (Fictitious character); Art dealers; Art thefts; Art; Avarice; Cold cases (Criminal investigation); Deception; Garage sales; Married people; Murder; Police;
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- Three fires / by Mina, Denise,author.;
Reimaging the "Bonfire of the Vanities" through a series of fires lit throughout Florence at the end of the fifteenth century, this modern take on a fascinating historical story follows Girolamo Savonarola, a Dominican friar who, railing against the viceand avarice of the ruling Medici family, was instrumental in their removal from power.- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Savonarola, Girolamo, 1452-1498; Bonfires; Clergy;
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- Redcoat. [graphic novel] / by Johns, Geoff,1973-author,creator.; Anderson, Brad,colourist.; Currie, Andrew(Illustrator),illustrator.; Hitch, Bryan,illustrator,creator.; Leigh, Rob,letterer.;
British redcoat and all-around rogue, Simon mysteriously became immortal in 1776 after a run-in with the clandestine cabal known as The Founding Fathers, which included George Washington, John Hancock, and many other prominent American Revolutionary War leaders. Since that fateful day, Simon has led a life of adventure and avarice, rubbing elbows (and sometimes fists) with many of history's most renowned figures including Benedict Arnold, Albert Einstein, Annie Oakley and many more. But what are the true origins and extents of Simon's power and the mysterious cult behind them? And how has it secretly shaped America and the world? Simon's on a quest to find out!Rated T+/teen plus.- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Graphic novels.; Adventure and adventurers; Immortalism;
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- La cabra glotona / by Horáček, Petr.; Peribáñez, Eva.;
LSC- Subjects: Goats; Avarice; Hunger;
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- Si j'avais su... / by Després, Geneviève.;
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- Subjects: Picture books.; Avarice; Avarice; Curiosity; Curiosité; Animals; Animaux; Livres d'images pour enfants.; French language materials.;
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- Je vais te manger! / by Waring, Richard(Richard M. N.); Church, Caroline.; Monéger, Lionel.;
LSC- Subjects: Poulets; Renards; Avarice; Chickens; Foxes; Avarice;
- © c2007., Éditions Milan,
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- Tire le bouchon, fiston! / by Munsch, Robert N.,1945-; Duchesne, Christiane,1949-; Martchenko, Michael.;
LSC- Subjects: Bains; Avarice; Hygiène; Baths; Avarice; Hygiene; Greed;
- © c2009., Éditions Scholastic,
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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