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Black Panther. [graphic novel] / by Ridley, John,1965-author.; Blee, Federico,colourist.; Cabal, Juann,1986-illustrator.; Landini, Stefano,illustrator.; Milla, Matt,colourist.; Moustafa, Ibrahim,illustrator.; Ross, Alex,1970-illustrator.; Sabino, Joe,letterer.;
Academy Award-winning writer John Ridley (12 Years a Slave) and Stormbreaker artist Juann Cabal launch an all-new BLACK PANTHER series with an action-packed espionage story that will upend everything in T'Challa's life - and have ramifications for the entire Marvel Universe! Secrets from the Panther's past have come back to haunt him. Fresh from returning from his travels in space, T'Challa receives an unexpected and urgent message from a Wakandan secret agent. Now the Black Panther must race the clock not only to save his agent, but also to keep his true agenda under wraps. Because if the truth comes out, it could cost T'Challa everything.Marvel, T+.
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Afrofuturist comics.; Superhero comics.; Black Panther (Fictitious character); Superheroes;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Close to home / by Hunter, Cara,author.;
"She was certain it was Daisy in the flower costume. When eight-year-old Daisy Mason vanishes from her family's Oxford home during a costume party, Detective Inspector Adam Fawley knows that nine times out of ten, the offender is someone close to home. And Daisy's family is certainly strange--her mother is obsessed with keeping up appearances, while her father is cold and defensive under questioning. And then there's Daisy's little brother, so withdrawn and uncommunicative ... DI Fawley works against the clock to find any trace of the little girl, but it's as if she disappeared into thin air--no one saw anything; no one knows anything. But everyone has an opinion, and everyone, it seems, has a secret to conceal"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Missing children; Police;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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It's about time : the art of choosing the meaningful over the urgent / by Burton, Valorie,1973-author.;
Includes biographical references."Our culture makes it so that even the most organized and efficient among us feels the pressure of the ticking clock and the possibility and regret of missing out. Modern life has evolved in a way that sets us up for stress, pressure, and overload. New norms and attitudes tap into deeply-wired psychological impulses that make it harder than ever to take control of your time. Many of us also have innate personality traits that make the struggle even worse. No wonder time can become a tyrant that leaves us chronically stressed and discontented. It's About Time: the art of choosing the meaningful over the urgent, unlocks an approach to life that I call "living timelessly.""-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Self-help publications.; Self-management (Psychology); Conduct of life.; Time management.; Work-life balance.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Just another missing person / by McAllister, Gillian,author.;
"22-year-old Olivia has been missing for one day ... and counting. She was last seen on CCTV, entering a dead-end alley. And not coming back out again. Julia, the detective heading up the search for Olivia, thinks she knows what to expect. A desperate family, a ticking clock, and long hours away from her husband and daughter. But she has no idea just how close to home this case is going to get. Because the criminal at the heart of the disappearance has something she never expected. His weapon isn't a gun, or a knife: it's a secret. Her worst one. And her family's safety depends on one thing: Julia must not find out what happened to Olivia--and must frame somebody else for her murder"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Extortion; Missing persons; Policewomen; Secrecy;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Trapped / by Läckberg, Camilla,1974-author.; Fexeus, Henrik,1971-author.; Giles, Ian(Translator),translator.; translation of:Läckberg, Camilla,1974-Box.English.;
"A shocking murder ... It's a case unlike anything detective Mina Dabiri has seen before. A woman trapped inside a magician's box, with swords pierced through. But this time, it's not a magic trick. It's murder. A case which twists and turns ... Knowing she has a terrifying killer on her hands, Mina enlists the help of celebrity mentalist, Vincent Walder. Only he can give her an insight into the secret world of magic and illusions. A ticking clock to stop a serial killer... Mina and Vincent soon discover that the murder victim has the roman numeral III engraved on her leg. The killer is counting down. There are going to be three more murders. And time is running out to stop them."--Publisher.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Magicians; Murder; Police; Women detectives;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Look for me : a novel / by Gardner, Lisa,author.;
"In #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner's latest twisty thrill ride, Detective D. D. Warren and Find Her's Flora Dane return in a race against the clock to either save a young girl's life. or bring her to justice. The home of a family of five is now a crime scene: four of them savagely murdered, one--a sixteen-year-old girl--missing. Was she lucky to have escaped? Or is her absence evidence of something sinister? Detective D. D. Warren is on the case--but so is survivor-turned-avenger Flora Dane. Seeking different types of justice, they must make sense of the clues left behind by a young woman who, whether as victim or suspect, is silently pleading, Look for me"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Warren, D. D. (Fictitious character); Police; Murder; Missing persons; Vigilantes;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The weekenders / by Andrews, Mary Kay,1954-author.;
"Some people stay all summer long on the idyllic island of Belle Isle, North Carolina. Some people come only for the weekends-and it's something they look forward to all week long. When Riley Griggs is waiting for her husband to arrive at the ferry one Friday afternoon, she is instead served with papers informing her that her island home is being foreclosed. To make matters worse, her husband is nowhere to be found. She turns to her island friends for help and support, but each of them has their own secrets and the clock is ticking as the mystery deepens. Cocktail parties and crab boil aside, Riley must find a way to investigate the secrets of Belle Isle, the husband she might not really know, and the summer that could change everything"--
Subjects: Abandoned wives; Islands; Secrecy;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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False positive : a novel / by Grant, Andrew,1968-author.;
"It's a desperate race against the clock. Detective Demonbruen and his temporary partner, Jan Loflin, seek a missing six-year-old foster child. Demonbruen, himself a survivor of the foster system, is haunted by his own brutal childhood and the death of his father. He labors under a cloud of suspicion, determined to find the missing boy before it's too late. But are his motives really pure? His record is a minefield of red flags and question marks: how is a Birmingham cop able to afford a Porsche, a penthouse, and a summer cabin? Why does he have so much success with the petty criminals who form his network of confidential informants? And is there a legitimate explanation for the multiple excessive-force complaints on his jacket?"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Police; Missing children;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Ghost girl / by Carter, Brooke,1977-; Waterbury, Alyssa.;
Ten-year-old Sly is spending the weekend with their fortune-telling grandmother at the mysterious Madsen Mansion. It's Samhain, a time when the spirits can cross over into the living world, and the old mansion has secrets whispering in the rafters and unused rooms. When Sly and their grandmother hear a voice calling, Sly unlocks a cabinet that reveals a ghost girl who is trapped in a mirror. Then they accidentally speak the words of the spell that enchanted the girl in the first place, and Sly and their grandmother risk being imprisoned in the mirror as well. With the clock ticking till the end of Samhain, it's up to Sly to solve the ghost's riddles and puzzles and locate a long-lost book of spells in hopes of freeing them all.
Subjects: Paranormal fiction.; Gender-nonconforming people; Samhain; Ghosts; Grandmothers;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Just another missing person [text (large print)] / by McAllister, Gillian,author.;
"22-year-old Olivia has been missing for one day ... and counting. She was last seen on CCTV, entering a dead-end alley. And not coming back out again. Julia, the detective heading up the search for Olivia, thinks she knows what to expect. A desperate family, a ticking clock, and long hours away from her husband and daughter. But she has no idea just how close to home this case is going to get. Because the criminal at the heart of the disappearance has something she never expected. His weapon isn't a gun, or a knife: it's a secret. Her worst one. And her family's safety depends on one thing: Julia must not find out what happened to Olivia--and must frame somebody else for her murder"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Large print books.; Novels.; Extortion; Missing persons; Policewomen; Secrecy;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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