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Atomic family : a novel / by McElroy, Ciera Horton,1995-author.;
"A South Carolina family endures one life-shattering day in 1961 in a town that lies in the shadow of a nuclear bomb plant. It's November 1, 1961, in a small town in South Carolina, and nuclear war is coming. Nine-year-old Wilson Porter believes this with every fiber of his being. He prowls his neighborhood for Communists and studies fallout pamphlets and the habits of his father, a scientist at the nuclear plant in town. Meanwhile, his mother Nellie covertly joins an anti-nuclear movement led by angry housewives-and his father, Dean, must decide what to do with the damning secrets he's uncovered at the nuclear plant. When tragedy strikes, the Porter family must learn to confront their fears-of the world and of each other"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Cold War; Families; Nuclear power plants; Nuclear warfare; Paranoia; Scientists; Secrecy;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Proof of life : a J. P. Beaumont novel / by Jance, Judith A.,author.;
"Before he retired, J. P. Beaumont had looked forward to having his days all to himself. But too much free time doesn't suit a man used to brushing close to danger. When his longtime nemesis, retired Seattle crime reporter Maxwell Cole, dies in what's officially deemed to be an accidental fire, Beau is astonished to be dragged into the investigation at the request of none other than the deceased victim himself. In the process Beau learns that just because a long-ago case was solved doesn't mean it's over. Caught up in a situation where old actions and grudges can hold dangerous consequences in the present, Beau is forced to operate outside the familiar world of law enforcement. While seeking justice for his frenemy and healing for a long-fractured family, he comes face to face with an implacable enemy who has spent decades hiding in plain sight."--From publisher's description.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Beaumont, J. P. (Fictitious character); Cold cases (Criminal investigation); Murder; Police;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The lost boy of Santa Chionia / by Grames, Juliet,author.;
"Calabria, 1960. Francesca Loftfield, a twenty-seven-year-old, starry-eyed American, arrives in the isolated mountain village of Santa Chionia tasked with opening a nursery school. There is no road, no doctor, no running water or electricity. And thanks to a recent flood that swept away the post office, there's no mail, either. Most troubling, though, is the human skeleton that surfaced after the flood waters receded. Who is it? And why don't the police come and investigate? When an old woman begs Francesca to help determine if the remains are those of her long-missing son, Francesca begins to ask a lot of inconvenient questions. As an outsider, she might be the only person who can uncover the truth. Or she might be getting in over her head. As she attempts to juggle a nosy landlady, a suspiciously dashing shepherd, and a network of local families bound together by a code of silence, Francesca finds herself forced to choose between the charitable mission that brought her to Santa Chionia, and her future happiness, between truth and survival. Set in the wild heart of Calabria, a land of sheer cliff faces, ancient tradition, dazzling sunlight-and one of the world's most ruthless criminal syndicates-The Lost Boy of Santa Chionia is a suspenseful puzzle mystery, a captivating romance, and an affecting portrait of a young woman in search of a meaningful life"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Cold cases (Criminal investigation); Missing persons; Nineteen sixties; Secrecy; Young women;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The ultimate winter survival handbook / by MacWelch, Tim.;
Subjects: Cold adaptation.; Preparedness.; Survival and emergency equipment; Survival; Wilderness survival; Winter.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Out of thin air : a true story of impossible murder in Iceland / by Adeane, Anthony,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Murder; Missing persons; Cold cases (Criminal investigation);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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In dust and ashes / by Holt, Anne,1958-author.; Bruce, Anne,1952 April 22-translator.; translation of:Holt, Anne,1958-I støv og aske.English.;
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Wilhelmsen, Hanne; Murder; Judicial error; Cold cases (Criminal investigation); Kidnapping; Suicide;
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The devil you know / by Lancaster, Neil(Crime author),author.;
in exchange for his freedom, imprisoned gang boss Davie Hardie is willing to tell the police where the body of Beata Dabrowski is buried. But when the mission to locate Beata's body is hijacked, DS Max Craigie is drafted on to the case. Someone is selling secrets. Max will stop at nothing to expose police corruption and uncover Beata's murderer, but can you ever really trust a killer to catch a killer?
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Cold cases (Criminal investigation); Detectives; Murder; Police corruption; Prisoners; Secrecy;
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Blood ties : a novel / by Nesbø, Jo,1960-author.; Ferguson, Robert,1948-translator.; translation of:Nesbø, Jo,1960-Kongen av Os.English.;
"By all accounts, Carl and Roy Opgard are doing quite well for themselves. Or at least they're doing as well as can be expected in a small town like Os. Carl manages the area's swanky and successful spa and hotel, while Roy runs a nearby gas station and harbors grand plans to build it out into an entire amusement park complete with a roller coaster. But when news breaks about a new highway to be built nearby, bypassing Os and leaving the town cut-off and isolated, it's clear that something has to be done ... even if the methods are bound to be dirty. Fortunately, Carl and Roy have experience with just that kind of work. Meanwhile, the town sheriff has gotten his hands on new technology that will enable him to take a deeper look at a slate of unsolved murders from years past -- including that of his own father. And just as the sheriff reopens his investigation, the death toll begins to climb. It's like Roy says about his roller coaster: "Once it's rolling, it's too late to get off." Blood Ties is a tense, compulsively readable tour de force about loyalty, family ties, and love that is as destructive as it is powerful"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Noir fiction.; Novels.; Brothers; Cold cases (Criminal investigation); Corruption; Serial murder investigation; Sheriffs; Siblings;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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I'll be gone in the dark : one woman's obsessive search for the Golden State Killer / by McNamara, Michelle,author.; Flynn, Gillian,1971-writer of introduction.; Oswalt, Patton,1969-writer of afterword.;
Subjects: Cold cases (Criminal investigation); Serial murder investigation; Serial murders; Serial rape investigation;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The hiding place / by Munier, Paula,author.;
"Mercy and Elvis are back in The Hiding Place, the most enthralling entry yet in USA Today bestselling Paula Munier's award-winning Mercy Carr mystery series. When the man who killed her grandfather breaks out of prison and comes after her grandmother, Mercy must unearth the long-buried scandals that threaten to tear her family apart. And she may have to do it without her beloved canine partner Elvis, if his former handler has his way ... Some people take their secrets with them to the grave. Others leave them behind on their deathbeds, riddles for the survivors to solve. When her late grandfather's dying deputy calls Mercy to his side, she and Elvis inherit the cold case that haunted him--and may have killed him. But finding Beth Kilgore 20 years after she disappeared is more than a lost cause. It's a Pandora's box releasing a rain of evil on the very people Mercy and Elvis hold most dear. The timing couldn't be worse when the man who murdered her grandfather escapes from prison and a fellow Army vet turns up claiming that Elvis is his dog, not hers. With her grandmother Patience gone missing, and Elvis's future uncertain, Mercy faces the prospect of losing her most treasured allies, the only ones she believes truly love and understand her. She needs help, and that means forgiving Vermont Game Warden Troy Warner long enough to enlist his aid. With time running out for Patience, Mercy and Elvis must team up with Troy and his search-and-rescue dog Susie Bear to unravel the secrets of the past and save her grandmother--before it's too late. Once again, Paula Munier crafts a terrific mystery thriller filled with intrigue, action, resilient characters, the mountains of Vermont, and two amazing dogs"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Women veterans; Cold cases (Criminal investigation); Missing persons; Search dogs;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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