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The seaside corpse / by Jocelyn, Marthe.; Follath, Isabelle.;
Includes bibliographical references.For young detective Aggie Morton and her friend Hector, an opportunity to dig up fossils becomes even more thrilling when a corpse washes ashore.LSC
Subjects: Mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Teenage girls; Murder; Paleontologists; Criminal investigation;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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We are not like them : a novel / by Pride, Christine,author.; Piazza, Jo,author.;
"Told from alternating perspectives, an evocative and riveting novel about the lifelong bond between two women, one Black and one white, whose friendship is indelibly altered by a tragic event-a powerful and poignant exploration of race in America today and its devastating impact on ordinary lives. Jen and Riley have been best friends since kindergarten. As adults, they remain as close as sisters, though their lives have taken different directions. Jen married young, and after years of trying, is finally pregnant. Riley pursued her childhood dream of becoming a television journalist and is poised to become one of the first Black female anchors of the top news channel in their hometown of Philadelphia. But the deep bond they share is severely tested when Jen's husband, a city police officer, is involved in the shooting of an unarmed Black teenager. Six months pregnant, Jen is in freefall as her future, her husband's freedom, and her friendship with Riley are thrown into uncertainty. Covering this career-making story, Riley wrestles with the implications of this tragic incident for her Black community, her ambitions, and her relationship with her lifelong friend. Like Tayari Jones's An American Marriage and Jodi Picoult's Small Great Things, We Are Not Like Them explores complex questions of race and how they pervade and shape our most intimate spaces in a deeply divided world. But at its heart, it's a story of enduring friendship-a love that defies the odds even as it faces its most difficult challenges"--
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Interracial friendship; Police shootings; Race;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Empire / by Iggulden, Conn,author.;
Pericles returns home more than a hero: he's the leader of Athens, the empire's beacon of light. But even during times of peace, the threat of Sparta - Athens's legendary rival - looms large on the horizon. When a sudden catastrophe brings Sparta to its knees, Pericles sees a golden opportunity to forever shift the balance of power in his city's favor. For sometimes, the only way to win lasting peace is to wage war. Sparta may be weak, but their power is far from extinguished. Soon a ruthless young boy steps forward to lead the Spartans back to greatness. As the drums of battle draw closer, can Pericles rise to victory once more - or will the world's greatest empire fall under his watch?
Subjects: Historical fiction.; War fiction.; Novels.; Pericles, approximately 495 B.C.-429 B.C.; Imperialism; Statesmen;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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La Belle Sauvage / by Pullman, Philip,1946-;
Shares the story of how Lyra Belacqua and her daemon Pantalaimon came to be living at Jordan College.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Belacqua, Lyra (Fictitious character); Children; Kidnapping; Rescues;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The French gift : a novel of World War II Paris / by Manning, Kirsty,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."A forgotten manuscript that threatens to unravel the past ... Fresnes Prison, 1940. Former maid at a luxury villa on the Riviera, Margot Bisset, finds herself in a prison cell with writer and French Resistance fighter, Josephine Murant. Together, they are transferred to a work camp in Germany for four years, where the secrets they share will bind them for generations to come ... Contemporary Paris. Evie Black lives in Paris with her teenage son Hugo above her botanical bookshop, La Maison Rustique. Life would be so sweet if only Evie were not mourning the great love of her life. When a letter arrives regarding the legacy of her husband's great-aunt, Josephine Murant, Evie clutches at an opportunity to spend one last magical summer with her son. They travel together to Josephine's house, now theirs, on the Cote d'Azur. Here, Evie unravels the official story of this famous novelist and the truth of a murder a lifetime ago. The redemptive beauty of nature and the promise of new love offer light at the end of the tunnel in this stirring novel delving into Europe's past."--Publisher description.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Female friendship; Murder; Novelists; Parent and child; Secrecy; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Letter Town / by Farrell, Darren.;
Bus Driver B travels through the town where the alphabet lives, loading his bus with passengers from A to Z, including a masked R and Detective D.LSC
Subjects: Bus drivers; City and town life; Alphabet books.;
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From here to the great unknown [text (large print)] : a memoir / by Presley, Lisa Marie,1968-2023,author.; Keough, Riley,1989-author.;
Born to an American myth and raised in the wilds of Graceland, Lisa Marie Presley was never truly understood - until now. Before her death in 2023, she'd been working on a raw, riveting, one-of-a-kind memoir for years, recording countless hours of breathtakingly vulnerable tape, which has finally been put on the page by her daughter, Riley Keough.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Large print books.; Presley, Lisa Marie, 1968-2023.; Keough, Riley, 1989-; Children of celebrities.; Mothers and daughters; Mothers; Singers;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Cult / by Läckberg, Camilla,1974-author.; Fexeus, Henrik,1971-author.; Giles, Ian(Translator),translator.; translation of:Läckberg, Camilla,1974-Kult.English.;
PREVIOUS BOOK IN SERIES: TRAPPED, ISBN 9780008464189. In this second 'Detective Mina Dabiri' novel, a young child is snatched in broad daylight outside his nursery and Detective Mina Dabiri calls on her close friend Vincent to untangle the puzzle that surrounds the kidnapped boy. As he finds a link between the boy and others who have gone missing, it becomes clear that time is running out for everyone involved.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Kidnapping; Magicians; Missing children; Police; Women detectives;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The perfect lie / by Spain, Jo,author.;
"Five years ago, Erin Kennedy moved to New York following a family tragedy. She now lives happily with her detective husband in the scenic seaside town of Newport, Long Island. When Erin answers the door to Danny's police colleagues one morning, it's the start of an ordinary day. But behind her, Danny walks to the window of their fourth-floor apartment and jumps to his death. Eighteen months later, Erin is in court, charged with her husband's murder. Over that year and a half, Erin has learned things about Danny she could never have imagined. She thought he was perfect. She thought their life was perfect. But it was all built on the perfect lie."--Publisher.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Husbands; Married people; Secrecy; Suicide; Trials (Murder); Widows;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The crocodile hunter / by Seymour, Gerald,author.;
In the office at MI5 where he works, they call Jonas Merrick 'the eternal flame'. It isn't a compliment. It's because he never goes out. He never goes undercover, never does surveillance, never goes with the teams that kick down the doors or seize the suspects off the street. He commutes into work and sits at his desk and then he goes home. But Jonas has qualities the hot-shots fail to notice : a steely concentration, a ruthless ability to focus and find the enemy hiding in plain sight. Hearing of a British Jihadi returning from Syria with murderous plans, Jonas sends out for a telling photograph: a crocodile, almost submerged, just its eyes above water as it waits for unsuspecting prey to drink at the riverbank. Coming ashore near Dover, Cameron Jilkes is a young man from a broken home and a failed education, trained in the harshest theatre of war, driven to rage by loss and pain. And this time, 'the eternal flame' must go out - to hunt the crocodile himself.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Great Britain. MI5; Intelligence service; Terrorism; Terrorists;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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