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A Gentleman and a Thief The Daring Jewel Heists of a Jazz Age Rogue [electronic resource] : by Jobb, Dean.aut; cloudLibrary;
Catch Me If You Can meets The Great Gatsby in this Jazz Age tale of a master jewel thief who charmed celebrities and hobnobbed with New York’s millionaires while planning audacious heists to relieve them of their treasures. A skilled con artist and perhaps one of the most charming, audacious burglars in history, Arthur Barry slipped in and out of the bedrooms of New York’s wealthiest residents, even as his victims slept only inches away. He befriended luminaries such as the Prince of Wales and Harry Houdini and became a folk hero, touted in the press as “the greatest jewel thief who ever lived” and an “aristocrat of crime.” In a span of seven years, Barry stole diamonds, pearls, and other gems worth almost $60 million today. Among his victims were a Rockefeller, an heiress to the Woolworth department store fortune, an oil magnate, Wall Street bigwigs, a top executive of automotive giant General Motors, and a famous polo player. Dean Jobb—hailed by Esquire magazine as “a master of narrative nonfiction”—once again delivers a stylishly told, high-speed ride. A Gentleman and a Thief is also a love story. Barry confessed to dozens of burglaries to protect his wife, Anna Blake (and was the prime suspect in scores of others). Sentenced to a twenty-five-year term, he staged a dramatic prison break when Anna became seriously ill so they could be together for a few more years as fugitives. With dozens of historic images, A Gentleman and a Thief is page-turning escapism that sparkles with insight into our fascination with jewel heists and the suave, clever criminals who pull them off.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Hoaxes & Deceptions;
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And Then There Were None. by Viveiros, Craig,film director.; Turner, Aidan,actor.; Gorman, Burn,actor.; Dance, Charles,actor.; Richardson, Miranda,actor.; Taylor, Noah,actor.; Neill, Sam,actor.; Stephens, Toby,actor.; Lifetime (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Aidan Turner, Burn Gorman, Charles Dance, Miranda Richardson, Noah Taylor, Sam Neill, Toby StephensOriginally produced by Lifetime in 2015.Set in 1939, ten strangers with dubious pasts are lured to Soldier Island. As the mismatched group wait for the arrival of their hosts, the weather sours and they find themselves cut off from civilization with their own dreadful secrets brought to light.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Crime.;
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Married to the Mob. by Demme, Jonathan,film director.; Baldwin, Alec,actor.; Pfeiffer, Michelle,actor.; Lazar, Paul,actor.; MGM (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Alec Baldwin, Michelle Pfeiffer, Paul LazarOriginally produced by MGM in 1988.Angela De Marco (Michelle Pfeiffer) is stuck in a marriage to a philanderer who also just happens to be a mobster, but she gets a new lease on life when he's iced by a ruthless kingpin (Dean Stockwell) who's always had a thing for Angela. Kissing the mafia arrivederci, Angela finds a new job in a beauty salon, but Stockwell is hot on her trail, determined to make her his mob mistress. Now, Angela must choose between helping the FBI or spending the rest of her life being MARRIED TO THE MOB.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Crime.; Comedy.; Motion pictures.; Romance.;
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Son of the Pink Panther. by Edwards, Blake,film director.; Rodgers, Anton,actor.; Kwouk, Burt,actor.; Cardinale, Claudia,actor.; Lom, Herbert,actor.; Davi, Robert,actor.; Benigni, Roberto,actor.; MGM (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Anton Rodgers, Burt Kwouk, Claudia Cardinale, Herbert Lom, Robert Davi, Roberto BenigniOriginally produced by MGM in 1993.Get ready for the next generation of incompetence! Insanity is relative in this inspired installment of the Pink Panther series, starring gifted comedian Roberto Benigni. An Arabian princess is kidnapped, and it's up to the legendary Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus (Herbert Lom) to save her. Fortunately, there's no Clouseau around to plague him this time! But when a klutzy local cop (Benigni) is assigned to assist the case, the Inspector may be foiled again by the Son of the Pink Panther!Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Comedy films.; Crime.;
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The four queens of crime : a mystery / by Limoncelli, Rosanne,author.;
1938, London. The four queens of British crime fiction, Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Ngaio Marsh, and Margery Allingham, are hosting a gala to raise money for the Women's Voluntary Service to help Britain prepare for war. Baronet Sir Henry Heathcote has loaned Hursley House for the event, and all the elites of London society are attending. The gala is a brilliant success, despite a few hiccups, but the next morning, Sir Henry is found dead in the library. Detective Chief Inspectors Lilian Wyles and Richard Davidson from Scotland Yard are quickly summoned and discover a cluster of potential suspects among the guests, including an upset fiancée, a politically ambitious son, a reserved but protective brother, an irate son-in-law, a rebellious teenage daughter, and the deputy home secretary. Quietly recruiting the four queens of crime, DCI Wyles must sort through the messy aftermath of Sir Henry's death to solve the mystery and identify the killer.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Allingham, Margery, 1904-1966; Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976; Marsh, Ngaio, 1895-1982; Sayers, Dorothy L. (Dorothy Leigh), 1893-1957; Great Britain. Metropolitan Police Office. Criminal Investigation Department; Detectives; Murder; Policewomen; Suspects (Criminal investigation); Women authors; Women detectives;
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The witch elm / by French, Tana,author.;
"A brilliant new work of suspense from "the most important crime novelist to emerge in the past 10 years." (Washington Post) From the writer who "inspires cultic devotion in readers" (The New Yorker) and has been called "incandescent" by Stephen King, "absolutely mesmerizing" by Gillian Flynn, and "unputdownable" (People), comes a gripping new novel that turns a crime story inside out. Toby is a happy-go-lucky charmer who's dodged a scrape at work and is celebrating with friends when the night takes a turn that will change his life - he surprises two burglars who beat him and leave him for dead. Struggling to recover from his injuries, beginning to understand that he might never be the same man again, he takes refuge at his family's ancestral home to care for his dying uncle Hugo. Then a skull is found in the trunk of an elm tree in the garden - and as detectives close in, Toby is forced to face the possibility that his past may not be what he has always believed. A spellbinding standalone from one of the best suspense writers working today, The Witch Elm asks what we become, and what we're capable of, when we no longer know who we are"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Victims of violent crimes;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The witch elm [sound recording] / by French, Tana,author.; Nugent, Paul,narrator.; Penguin Audio (Firm),publisher.; Books on Tape, Inc.,publisher.;
Read by Paul Nugent."A brilliant new work of suspense from "the most important crime novelist to emerge in the past 10 years." (Washington Post) From the writer who "inspires cultic devotion in readers" (The New Yorker) and has been called "incandescent" by Stephen King, "absolutely mesmerizing" by Gillian Flynn, and "unputdownable" (People), comes a gripping new novel that turns a crime story inside out. Toby is a happy-go-lucky charmer who's dodged a scrape at work and is celebrating with friends when the night takes a turn that will change his life - he surprises two burglars who beat him and leave him for dead. Struggling to recover from his injuries, beginning to understand that he might never be the same man again, he takes refuge at his family's ancestral home to care for his dying uncle Hugo. Then a skull is found in the trunk of an elm tree in the garden - and as detectives close in, Toby is forced to face the possibility that his past may not be what he has always believed. A spellbinding standalone from one of the best suspense writers working today, The Witch Elm asks what we become, and what we're capable of, when we no longer know who we are"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Audiobooks.; Victims of violent crimes;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Art of Crime: S2. by Briant, Chris,film director.; Bennett, Elsa,film director.; Dard, Hippolyte,film director.; Egner, Benjamin,actor.; Bernheim, Eléonore,actor.; Gob, Nicolas,actor.; Duclos, Philippe,actor.; MHz Networks (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Benjamin Egner, Eléonore Bernheim, Nicolas Gob, Philippe DuclosOriginally produced by MHz Networks in 2018.A gruff detective and a temperamental art historian solve high-profile art crimes in the heart of Paris.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.;
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The Art of Crime: S3. by Bennett, Elsa,film director.; Dard, Hippolyte,film director.; Egner, Benjamin,actor.; Bernheim, Eléonore,actor.; Gob, Nicolas,actor.; Duclos, Philippe,actor.; MHz Networks (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Benjamin Egner, Eléonore Bernheim, Nicolas Gob, Philippe DuclosOriginally produced by MHz Networks in 2019.He's clueless about art, she's phobic without him. Together, Captain Verlay and Florence manage to solve high-profile art crimes in the heart of Paris.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.;
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The Art of Crime: S1. by Brandstrom, Charlotte,film director.; Woreth, Eric,film director.; MHz (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by MHz in 2017.He's clueless about art and she's phobic without him. But together, Captain Verlay and Florence manage to solve high-profile art crimes in the heart of Paris.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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