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Forfeit / by Nadel, Barbara,author.;
PREVIOUS BOOK IN SERIES: BLOOD BUSINESS, ISBN 9781472254863. Greed, lust and betrayal lead to murder in Barbara Nadel's 23rd 'Inspector Ikmen' mystery, as Ikmen and Suleyman work to uncover a tragic tale of dark secrets and double lives.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Ikmen, Çetin (Fictitious character); Families; Avarice; Murder; Police; Television personalities;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Stop them dead / by James, Peter,1948-author.;
A ruthless crime. A race against time. When a young farmer confronts intruders in the middle of the night, he has no idea that just minutes later he will be left dying in a pool of blood. What's more chilling is what the perpetrators were willing to kill for. At the scene of the crime, Detective Superintendent Roy Grace soon realizes this is no isolated robbery gone wrong, but the tip of the iceberg of a nationwide crime wave in which ruthless organized gangs are making more money from the illegal trade in dogs than they do in drugs.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Grace, Roy (Fictitious character); Avarice; Black market; Gangs; Home invasion; Murder; Police; Violent crimes;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The wide world : a novel / by Lemaitre, Pierre,author.; Wynne, Frank,translator.; translation of:Lemaitre, Pierre.Grand monde.English.;
"The Pelletiers are a prominent French family living in Beirut. The patriarch, Louis, has built a successful business that he hopes to pass on to his eldest son. With no head for management, Jean nearly runs the company into the ground, then marries a materialistic young woman who insists they emigrate to Paris and join high society. But there's another reason Jean must leave-he has committed a terrible crime ... Youngest son Etienne is sent to make his fortune in Saigon. Soon, he begins investigating a covert scheme to channel smuggled goods and cash to the Viet Minh. But the evidence he amasses presents a real threat to his own life. François, the middle brother, arrives in Paris and tries his hand at journalism. His career begins to take off when he starts covering the brutal murder of an actress that seems part of a pattern of killings. But the killer he's chasing is closer to him than he realizes. Epic in scope, and a vivid depiction of French life in the booming postwar years, The Great World is a riveting saga at once gripping and classic"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Avarice; Corruption; Families; Family secrets; Family-owned business enterprises; French; Interpersonal relations; Serial murderers; Travel;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A Christmas carol [videorecording (DVD)] / by Carrey, Jim,1962-; Dickens, Charles,1812-1870.Christmas carol.Videorecording.; Elwes, Cary,1962-; Emberly, Jenn.; Firth, Colin,1960-; Hoskins, Bob.; Hoskins, Bob.; O'Driscoll, Jeremiah.; Oldman, Gary.; Presley, Robert.; Rapke, Jack.; Silvestri, Alan.; Starkey, Steve.; Wright, Robin,1966-; Zemeckis, Robert,1952-; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm); Imageworks Digital (Firm); Walt Disney Home Entertainment (Firm); Walt Disney Pictures.;
Director of photography, Robert Presley ; animation supervisor, Jenn Emberly ; editor, Jeremiah O'Driscoll ; music, Alan Silvestri.Voices: Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Bob Hoskins, Colin Firth, Robin Wright Penn, Cary Elwes.Ebenezer Scrooge begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk and his cheery nephew. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late. Includes featurettes, and deleted scenes.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, dual layer format ; widescreen presentation (2.40:1) ; Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.; Animated films.; Avarice; Children's films.; Christmas; Feature films.; Generosity; Redemption; Scrooge, Ebenezer (Fictitious character); Spirits; Video recordings for children.;
© c2010., Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment,
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 4
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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;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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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;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Wicked charms [sound recording] / by Evanovich, Janet,author.; Sutton, Phoef,author.; King, Lorelei,narrator.;
Read by Lorelei King."Lizzy and Diesel are back in an all-new wicked adventure from #1 New York Times bestselling author Janet Evanovich and Emmy Award-winning co-author Phoef Sutton. Murdered and mummified nearly a century ago, notorious bootlegger Collier "Peg Leg" Dazzle discovered and re-hid a famous pirate's treasure somewhere along the coast of New England. A vast collection of gold and silver coins and precious gems, the bounty also contains the Stone of Avarice--the very item reluctant treasure seeker Lizzy Tucker and her partner, Diesel, have been enlisted to find. While Lizzy would just like to live a quiet, semi-normal life, Diesel is all about the hunt. And this hunt is going to require a genuine treasure map and a ship worthy of sailing the seven seas. or at least getting them from Salem Harbor to Maine. Greed is eternal and insatiable, and Lizzy and Diesel aren't the only ones searching for the lost pirate's chest. People who have dedicated their entire lives to finding it are willing to commit murder or make a deal with the devil just to hold the fortune in their hands. One of those people may even be Wulf, Diesel's deceptively charming and enigmatic cousin. Wulf desires the Stone of Avarice. He also desires Lizzy. It's hard to say how far he's willing to go to gain either one. Wicked Charms is a swashbuckling adventure full of raiders, monkeys, minions, and mayhem. Lizzy and Diesel are going to have to do everything they can to keep their heads above water and hope they're living a charmed life"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Humorous stories.; Occult fiction.; Adventure stories.; Mystery fiction.; Suspense fiction.; Precious stones; Treasure troves; Quests (Expeditions); Audiobooks.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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La cabra glotona / by Horáček, Petr.; Peribáñez, Eva.;
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Subjects: Goats; Avarice; Hunger;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Si j'avais su... / by Després, Geneviève.;
Subjects: Picture books.; Avarice; Avarice; Curiosity; Curiosité; Animals; Animaux; Livres d'images pour enfants.; French language materials.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Je vais te manger! / by Waring, Richard(Richard M. N.); Church, Caroline.; Monéger, Lionel.;
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Subjects: Poulets; Renards; Avarice; Chickens; Foxes; Avarice;
© c2007., Éditions Milan,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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