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Stung / by Deverell, William,1937-author.;
PREVIOUS BOOK IN SERIES: WHIPPED, ISBN 9781770413900. In this eighth entry of the 'Arthur Beachamp' series, lawyer Arthur Beauchamp is facing the most explosive trial of his career: the defence of seven boisterous environmentalists accused of sabotaging an Ontario plant that pumps out a pesticide that has led to the mass death of honeybees. The Toronto trial concludes with a tense, hang-by-the-fingernails jury verdict. William Deverell lives in Pender Island, BC.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Legal fiction (Literature); Beauchamp, Arthur (Fictitious character); Lawyers; Environmentalists; Trials;
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In Search of Edgar Allan Poe. by D. Kaplan, Andrew,film director.; Synowiec, Paul,actor.; T. Shore, Stephen,actor.; Filmhub, Inc. (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Paul Synowiec, Stephen T. ShoreOriginally produced by Filmhub, Inc. in 2024.This definitive documentary tells the poignant story of the poet, short story writer, and critic Edgar Allan Poe. It recounts how he invented the detective story, pioneered science fiction, and shaped the horror tale, yet was beset by many personal demons.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Literature.; Arts.; Instructional films.; Documentary films.; Artists.; American authors.; Poetry.; History.; Biography.; Science fiction films.; Authors.; Horror films.; Art and architecture.;
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The Burning Library : A Novel. by Macmillan, Gilly.;
In this dark academic tale of murder, obsession and ruthless ambition, set in remote St Andrews, Scotland, a woman's death is tied to two secret organizations of women, who are working secretly to pull strings and put women into positions of power, and connected by secrets from an ancient manuscript.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Amateur Sleuth; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / International Crime & Mystery; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths; FICTION / Psychological; FICTION / Thrillers / Domestic; FICTION / Thrillers / Psychological; FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense; FICTION / World Literature / England / 21st Century;
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The Burning Library [text (large print)] : A Novel. by Macmillan, Gilly.;
In this dark academic tale of murder, obsession and ruthless ambition, set in remote St Andrews, Scotland, a woman's death is tied to two secret organizations of women, who are working secretly to pull strings and put women into positions of power, and connected by secrets from an ancient manuscript.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Amateur Sleuth; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / International Crime & Mystery; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths; FICTION / Psychological; FICTION / Thrillers / Domestic; FICTION / Thrillers / Psychological; FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense; FICTION / World Literature / England / 21st Century;
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By way of sorrow / by Gigl, Robyn,author.;
Erin McCabe is a New Jersey criminal defense attorney doing her best to live a quiet life in the wake of profound personal change, until a newsworthy case--the murder of a state senator's son--puts both her career and safety in jeopardy.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Legal fiction (Literature); Murder; Politicians; Transgender women;
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Resurrection walk [text (large print)] / by Connelly, Michael,1956-author.;
"Defense attorney Mickey Haller is back, taking the long shot cases, where the chances of winning are one in a million. He agrees to represent a woman in prison for killing her husband, a sheriff's deputy. Despite her conviction four years earlier, she still maintains her innocence. Haller enlists his half brother, retired LAPD Detective Harry Bosch, as investigator. Reviewing the case, Bosch sees something that doesn't add up, and a sheriff's department intent on bringing a quick search for justice in the killing of one of its own"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Large print books.; Legal fiction (Literature); Novels.; Bosch, Harry; Haller, Mickey (Fictitious character); Attorney and client; Judicial error; Lawyers; Murder;
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The Long-shot Trial / by Deverell, William,1937-author.;
PREVIOUS BOOK IN SERIES: STUNG, ISBN 9781770415959. In book nine of the 'Arthur Beauchamp' series, Arthur writes a memoir that he hopes will set the record straight about a spectacular murder case he fought as a young lawyer in 1966. William Deverell lives in on Pender Island, BC.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Legal fiction (Literature); Novels.; Beauchamp, Arthur (Fictitious character); Interpersonal relations; Lawyers; Reminiscing; Trials (Murder); Trials;
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The stranger diaries / by Griffiths, Elly,author.;
"From the author of the beloved Ruth Galloway series, a modern gothic mystery for fans of Magpie Murders and The Lake House"--"Clare Cassidy is no stranger to murder. A high school English teacher specializing in the Gothic writer R.M. Holland, she teaches a course on it every year. But when one of Clare's colleagues and closest friends is found dead, with a line from R.M. Holland's most famous story, 'The stranger,' left by her body. Clare is horrified to see her life collide with the storylines of her favorite literature. To make matters worse, the police suspect the killer is someone Clare knows. Unsure whom to trust, she turns to her closest confidant, her diary, the only outlet she has for her darkest suspicions and fears about the case. Then one day she notices something odd. Writing that isn't hers, left on the page of an old diary: 'Hallo Clare. You don't know me.' Clare becomes more certain than ever: 'The stranger' has come to terrifying life. But can the ending be rewritten in time?"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Gothic fiction.; Women teachers; Women authors; Diaries; Murder;
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Turn a blind eye [sound recording] / by Archer, Jeffrey,1940-author.; Blagden, George,1989-narrator.; Macmillan Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by George Blagden.Going undercover to expose corruption in the Metropolitan Police Force, Detective Inspector William Warwick is compromised by a high-profile trial and a teammate's romantic relationship with his suspect.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Legal fiction (Literature); Psychological fiction.; Great Britain. Metropolitan Police Office; Drug dealers; Drug traffic; Police corruption; Undercover operations;
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Sunrise Highway [sound recording] / by Blauner, Peter,author.; Fliakos, Ari,narrator.; Macmillan Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Ari Fliakos."From Peter Blauner, the writer Dennis Lehane calls "one of the most consistently bracing and interesting voices in American crime literature," comes a new thriller about a lone young cop on the trail of a powerful killer determined not just to stop her, but to make her pay. In the summer of Star Wars and Son of Sam, a Long Island schoolgirl is found gruesomely murdered. A local prosecutor turns a troubled teenager known as JT from a suspect to a star witness in the case, putting away a high school football star who claimed to be innocent. Forty years later, JT has risen to chief of police, but there's a trail of a dozen dead women that reaches from Brooklyn across Long Island, along the Sunrise Highway, and it's possible that his actions actually enabled a killer. That's when Lourdes Robles, a relentless young Latina detective for the NYPD, steps in to track the serial killer. She discovers a deep and sinister web of connections between the victims and some of the most powerful political figures in the region, including JT himself. Now Lourdes not only has to catch a killer, but maybe dismantle an entire system that's protected him, possibly at the cost of her own life"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Audiobooks.; Women detectives; Murder;
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