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The Warsaw orphan / by Rimmer, Kelly,author.;
In the spring of 1942, young Elzbieta Rabinek is aware of the swiftly growing discord just beyond the courtyard of her comfortable Warsaw home. But she has no idea what goes on behind the walls of the Jewish Ghetto nearby until she makes a discovery that propels her into a dangerous world of deception and heroism. Elzbieta comes face to face with the plight of the Gorka family who must give up their newborn daughter - or watch her starve. For Roman Gorka, this final injustice stirs in him a rebellion not even his newfound love for Elzbieta can suppress. His recklessness puts their families in harm's way until one violent act threatens to destroy their chance at freedom forever.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; War fiction.; Jews; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Tokyo Vice. by Fifth Season (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Fifth Season in 2022.Loosely inspired by Jake Adelstein’s non-fiction first-hand account, the crime drama series TOKYO VICE follows the young American journalist’s (played by Ansel Elgort) rapid descent into Tokyo’s neon-soaked underbelly in the late ‘90s. Hired as prestigious newspaper Meicho Shimbun’s first American crime reporter, Adelstein soon finds himself covering seemingly unrelated cases – but quickly grows suspicious that more nefarious forces are at play. After embedding himself into the Tokyo Metro PD, alongside Detective Hiroto Katagiri (Ken Watanabe), Adelstein is thrust into a seedy, fast-paced world of corruption, crime, and deception, where nothing and no one are what they seem.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Horror films.; Crime.; Thrillers (Motion pictures).;
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Tokyo Vice: S1. by Elgort, Ansel,actor.; Rumpf, Ella,actor.; Watanabe, Ken,actor.; Keller, Rachel,actor.; Kikuchi, Rinko,actor.; Kasamatsu, Shô,actor.; Fifth Season (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Ansel Elgort, Ella Rumpf, Ken Watanabe, Rachel Keller, Rinko Kikuchi, Shô KasamatsuOriginally produced by Fifth Season in 2022.Loosely inspired by Jake Adelstein’s non-fiction first-hand account, the crime drama series TOKYO VICE follows the young American journalist’s (played by Ansel Elgort) rapid descent into Tokyo’s neon-soaked underbelly in the late ‘90s. Hired as prestigious newspaper Meicho Shimbun’s first American crime reporter, Adelstein soon finds himself covering seemingly unrelated cases – but quickly grows suspicious that more nefarious forces are at play. After embedding himself into the Tokyo Metro PD, alongside Detective Hiroto Katagiri (Ken Watanabe), Adelstein is thrust into a seedy, fast-paced world of corruption, crime, and deception, where nothing and no one are what they seem.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.;
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Death in the dark woods / by Ryan, Annelise,author.;
"Business has been booming since Morgan Carter solved the case of the monster living in Lake Michigan. The Odds and Ends bookstore is thriving, of course, but Morgan is most excited by the doors that were opened for her as a cryptid hunter. Recently, there have been numerous sightings of a Bigfoot-type creature in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest area of Bayfield County, Wisconsin. After a man is found dead from a vicious throat injury in the forest, the conservation warden asks Morgan to investigate. When Morgan and her dog, Newt, go there to investigate, they uncover a trail of lies, deception, and murder. It seems a mysterious creature is indeed living in the forest, and Morgan might be its next target"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Bookstores; Cryptozoology; Murder;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Lost Coast A Novel [electronic resource] : by Kellerman, Jonathan.aut; Kellerman, Jesse.aut; cloudLibrary;
The riveting new Clay Edison thriller from the bestselling, acclaimed father-son duo who write “brilliant, page-turning fiction” (Stephen King) Cut loose from his former life at the coroner’s office, Clay Edison has set up shop as a private investigator. It’s steady, safe work. Until it isn’t. The trouble begins when a young man, tasked with managing his grandmother’s estate, hires Clay to examine some minor financial discrepancies. What starts off as a case of simple fraud rapidly explodes into a web of deception, an elaborate con game stretching back decades and involving countless victims. All the evidence points to a tiny town on California’s rugged, remote Lost Coast. Good luck getting there, though. And Clay’s reward for surviving the journey is a trigger-happy welcoming committee, ready to guard their secrets with lethal force. Navigating this landscape of savage waves and savage lies brings Clay into collision with a host of other players: a grieving mother, an enigmatic teenager, a reclusive military veteran, a foul-mouthed PI pursuing her own agenda. And the price of truth will turn out to be higher—and deadlier—than Clay could have imagined. From the minds of Jonathan and Jesse Kellerman comes a heart-stopping tale of deception and redemption—bursting with action, suspense, and unforgettable characters.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Crime; Suspense; Mystery & Detective;
© 2024., Random House Publishing Group,
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Private L.A. / by Patterson, James,1947-; Sullivan, Mark T.;
"Thom and Jennifer Harlow are the perfect couple, with three perfect children. They may be two of the biggest mega movie stars in the world, but they're also great parents, philanthropists and just all-around good people. When they disappear without a word from their ranch, facts are hard to find. They live behind such a high wall of security and image control that even world-renowned Private Investigator Jack Morgan can't get to the truth. But as Jack keeps probing, secrets sprout thick and fast--and the world's golden couple may emerge as hiding behind a world of desperation and deception that the wildest reality show couldn't begin to unveil. Murder is only the opening scene"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Suspense fiction.; Mystery fiction.; Celebrities; Missing persons; Private investigators; Private security services;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Followers / by Reid, Raziel,1990-;
When her mug shot is leaked on a gossip website, Lily Douglas's mom kicks her out of their trailer home in the Valley. Her mom's sister is Whitney Paley, a Hollywood housewife and star of reality show Platinum Triangle, a soap-opera-style docu-series in Los Angeles. Now Lily's living with Whitney, her movie-star husband, Patrick, and their daughter, Hailey. Lily is set up in the pool house and thrust into the company of reality-star offspring who have lived their entire lives on camera and are masters of deception. What Lily doesn't know is that she's just a pawn being used on the show to make the Paleys look sympathetic to viewers while distracting from on-set sexual misconduct rumors surrounding super hero dad Patrick Paley. Is Lily even safe under Patrick's roof?LSC
Subjects: Teenage girls; Families; Celebrities; Reality television programs;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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More to love / by Bliss, Alison.;
Jessa Gibson may be new in the little town of Granite, Texas, but in no time at all her gourmet food truck business is booming. Soon she'll have enough money to open the restaurant of her dreams. But first, she'll have to appease the hot local health inspector, no matter how strange his "violations" sound to her. No pink plastic gloves? Really? Max Hager isn't exactly who he says he is. Pretending to be a health inspector is a (mostly) innocent mistake. A mistake made way worse by Max's immediate, electrifying attraction to the curvy, sexy, redheaded chef. Throw in a whole lot of lust, and things in Jessa's little kitchen are about to really start heating up. But can Max find a way to come clean with Jessa before his little deception turns into a recipe for disaster?
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Overweight women; Women cooks;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Clive Cussler's Dark vector : a novel from the NUMA files / by Brown, Graham,1969-author.; Cussler, Clive,creator.;
"A freighter carrying top-secret computers of unparalleled capability disappears in the Western Pacific. While searching for a lost treasure that once belonged to the famous Chinese pirate queen, Ching Shih, Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala are redirected to look for the missing vessel. Discovering that the sinking of the ship is just part of an intricate web of deception, they find themselves in the middle of a cyber-war between rival groups of hackers, both of whom want to control the flow of data around the world. With no allies except a group of pirates who operate under their own crude laws, Kurt and Joe must rescue a colleague held hostage--while keeping the computers out of Russian or Chinese hands and the world's digital information safe from the hackers"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Austin, Kurt (Fictitious character); National Underwater and Marine Agency; Cargo ships; Cyberterrorism; Hackers; Marine scientists;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Clive Cussler's Dark vector [sound recording] : a novel from the NUMA files / by Brown, Graham,1969-author.; Brick, Scott,narrator.; Cussler, Clive,creator.; Penguin Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Scott Brick."A freighter carrying top-secret computers of unparalleled capability disappears in the Western Pacific. While searching for a lost treasure that once belonged to the famous Chinese pirate queen, Ching Shih, Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala are redirected to look for the missing vessel. Discovering that the sinking of the ship is just part of an intricate web of deception, they find themselves in the middle of a cyber-war between rival groups of hackers, both of whom want to control the flow of data around the world. With no allies except a group of pirates who operate under their own crude laws, Kurt and Joe must rescue a colleague held hostage--while keeping the computers out of Russian or Chinese hands and the world's digital information safe from the hackers"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Audiobooks.; Novels.; Austin, Kurt (Fictitious character); National Underwater and Marine Agency; Cargo ships; Cyberterrorism; Hackers; Marine scientists;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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