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Home by nightfall / by Finch, Charles(Charles B.);
"It's London in 1876, and the whole city is abuzz with the enigmatic disappearance of a famous foreign pianist. Lenox has an eye on the matter - as a partner in a now-thriving detective agency, he's a natural choice to investigate. Just when he's tempted to turn his focus to it entirely, however, his grieving brother asks him to come down to Sussex, and Lenox leaves the metropolis behind for the quieter country life of his boyhood. Or so he thinks. In fact, something strange is afoot in Markethouse: small thefts, books, blankets, animals, and more alarmingly a break-in at the house of a local insurance agent. As he and his brother to investigate this small accumulation of mysteries, Lenox realizes that something very strange and serious indeed may be happening, more than just local mischief. Soon, he's racing to solve two cases at once, one in London and one in the country, before either turns deadly. Blending Charles Finch's trademark wit, elegance, and depth of research, this new mystery, equal parts Jane Austen and Charles Dickens, may be the finest in the series"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories.; Historical fiction.; Mystery fiction.; Lenox, Charles (Fictitious character); Private investigators;
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Enigma : a magical mystery by Base, Graeme.;
When Bertie the badger visits his grandfather at a retirement home for magicians, he learns that his grandfather's rabbit, Enigma, has disappeared along with everyone's magical things, and the reader is invited to help break a code to find the items hidden throughout the book. Includes a built-in decoder.Reading level :
Subjects: Magicians; Theft; Grandfathers -- Fiction; Badgers -- Fiction; Rabbits -- Fiction; Picture puzzles.; Stories in rhyme; Code and cipher stories;
© 2008, Abrams Books for Young Readers,
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The palace / by Reich, Christopher,author.;
PREVIOUS BOOK IN SERIES: CROWN JEWEL, ISBN 9780316342391. When Rafael Castille is arrested for blackmail, extortion, and embezzlement, Simon Riske rushes to Bangkok to prove Castille's innocence. Pursued by unseen forces for the murder of a top military official, Riske must fight to stay alive long enough to uncover the truth. Simon's quest takes him from Bangkok to Singapore, and, ultimately, to Rome and the Cannes Film Festival, as he unravels a complex, audacious theft of enormous magnitude.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Spy fiction.; Extortion; Threats;
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Anita's puppy tale / by Roehl, Tessa.; Rea, Arianna,1979-; Smith, Dodie,1896-1990.Hundred and one Dalmatians.;
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Subjects: De Vil, Cruella (Fictitious character); Dalmatian dog; Puppies; Pet theft; Boarding schools;
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The library of shadows / by Moore, Rachel,author.;
"Radcliffe Prep. The third most haunted school in the country, where a student disappearance isn't uncommon and no one dares stay in the library after dark. And Este Logano enrolls with the hopes of finding her dead father. Not literally, of course. She doesn't believe in ghosts. Going to her dad's school just seems like her best hope at figuring out who he was. But then Este meets Mateo, who is maybe-probably-definitely-a real ghost. And an annoying one at that. When Mateo frames Este for the theft of a rare book from the library's secret spire and then vanishes, Este will have to track him down or risk being expelled and leaving Radcliffe early just like her father did. Except following in her father's footsteps might be more dangerous than Este ever anticipated. As she investigates the library with its secret passageways, hidden tunnels, and haunted halls, she learns that the student disappearances aren't just myth. And if she isn't careful, she'll be next"--013+.Grades 10-12.
Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Ghost stories.; School fiction.; Novels.; Fathers; Ghosts; Haunted schools; High schools; Interpersonal relations; Preparatory schools; Schools; Fathers; Ghosts; Haunted schools; High schools; Interpersonal relations; Preparatory schools; Schools;
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The sisters Sputnik : a novel / by Favro, Terri,author.;
An odyssey wrapped in a love story, set in a near-future of artificial people. The Sisters Sputnik are a time-traveling trio of storytellers-for-hire who are much in demand throughout the multiverse of 2,052 alternate worlds. Each world was created by the detonation of a nuclear bomb in Earth Standard Time, home of the Sisters' leader, aging comic book creator Debbie Reynolds Biondi, her 20-something apprentice Unicorn Girl, and their pop culture--loving AI, Cassandra. Tales of Earth Standard Time-That-Was, from World Wars to the space race to Hollywood celebrities, have turned the Sisters into storytelling rock stars. In a distant reality where books and music have disappeared, Debbie finds herself in bed with an old Earth Standard Time lover who begs her to tell him a story. Over one long, eventful night, she spins the epic of the Sisters' adventures in alternate realities, starting with the theft of a book of evil comic strips in a post-pandemic Toronto full of ghost kitchens and robot-worshipping lost children known as junksters, to a disco-era purgatory where synthetic people are sending humans into the past through a reverse-engineered Statue of Liberty, to a version of the 1950s where the Sisters meet a rising star named Frank Sinatra and his girlfriend, the once-and-future Queen of England.
Subjects: Science fiction.; Novels.; Multiverse; Storytellers; Time travel;
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The Paris detective [text (large print)] : three Detective Luc Moncrieff thrillers / by Patterson, James,1947-author.; DiLallo, Richard,author.; Patterson, James,1947-Novellas.Selections.; Patterson, James,1947-Christmas mystery.; Patterson, James,1947-French kiss.; Patterson, James,1947-French twist.;
Joining the NYPD for a fresh start, French detective Luc Moncrief must become a quick study in the art of the steal, as gorgeous women drop dead at upscale department stores and priceless paintings vanish from a Park Avenue murder scene before a coldblooded killer strikes again.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Large type books.; Novellas.; Art thefts; French; Murder; Police; Theft;
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The art thief : a true story of love, crime, and a dangerous obsession / by Finkel, Michael,author.;
"For centuries, works of art have been stolen in countless ways from all over the world, but no one has been quite as successful at it as the master thief Stéphane Breitwieser. Carrying out more than two hundred heists over nearly ten years--in museums and cathedrals all over Europe--Breitwieser, along with his girlfriend who worked as his lookout, stole more than three hundred objects, until it all fell apart in spectacular fashion. In The Art Thief, Michael Finkel brings us into Breitwieser's strange and fascinating world. Unlike most thieves, he never stole for money, keeping all his treasures in a single room where he could admire them to his heart's content. Possessed of a remarkable athleticism and an innate ability to assess practically any security system, Breitwieser managed to pull off a breathtakingly number of audacious thefts. Yet these strange talents bred a growing disregard for risk and an addict's need to score, leading Breitwieser to ignore his girlfriend's pleas to stop--until one final act of hubris brought everything crashing down"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Breitwieser, Stéphane, 1971-; Art thefts;
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Problem at the playground / by Carbone, Courtney.; Demmer, Melanie.;
"It's an exciting day in Aquamarina! The entire community has gathered for the opening of a new playground. But when the equipment falls apart because some of the pieces have vanished, it's up to a mermaid named Violet and her best friend, Wally the narwhal, to solve the mystery of what happened. After the adventure, explore fun facts about ocean science and civil engineering included at the back of the book!"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Mystery fiction.; Mermaids; Narwhal; Playgrounds; Theft;
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The dragon thief / by Elliott, Zetta.; B, Geneva.;
Told in two voices, Jax and Kavita, Kavita's brother Vik, and new friend Kenny try to return the baby dragon to the realm of magic before anything else goes wrong.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Magic; Dragons; Witches; Apprentices; Theft; African Americans;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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