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- A perilous plot / by Barrett, Lorna,author.;
"Family reunions are killer -- literally -- in the newest mystery in Lorna Barrett's New York Times bestselling Booktown series. Everything was going great for Tricia Miles, right up until her estranged mother, Sheila, arrives on her front step with an urn she says contains the remains of Tricia's father. Shocked and saddened, Tricia and her sister, Angelica, attempt to get to the bottom of what happened. But their efforts for clarity are dashed when Shelia disappears the very next day, leaving behind the urn and a cryptic note. Naturally, the sisters are upset -- especially after they take the remains to the local funeral parlor and discover that not only is the urn filled with kitty litter, but hidden inside is a valuable (and stolen) Rolex watch. Digging deeper, the sisters find their parents are in dire financial trouble and seem to be lurking around Booktown. Tricia and Angelica can't help but wonder how many more secrets their mother was keeping ... and whether that includes murder."--
- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Cozy mysteries.; Recipes.; Novels.; Estranged families; Family reunions; Murder; Mothers and daughters; Sisters;
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- Panther Gap / by McLaughlin, James A.,author.;
"The thrilling follow-up to the Edgar Award-winning Bearskin, about two siblings on the verge of inheriting millions but who discover dark secrets in their family's past. Siblings Bowman and Summer were raised by their father and two uncles on a remote Colorado ranch. They react differently to his radical teachings and the confusions of adolescence. As young adults, they become estranged but are brought back together in their thirties by the prospect of an illegal and potentially dangerous inheritance from their grandfather. They must ultimately reconcile with each other and their past in order to defeat ruthless criminal forces trying to extort the inheritance. Set in the rugged American West and populated by drug cartels, shadowy domestic terrorists, and nefarious business interests, Panther Gap shows James McLaughlin's talents on full display: gorgeous environmental writing, a white-knuckle thriller plot, and characters dealing with legacy, identity, and their own place in the world"--
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Criminals; Estranged families; Families; Family secrets; Inheritance and succession; Ranches; Siblings;
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- Mothers and sons : a novel / by Haslett, Adam,author.;
"At forty, Peter, an asylum lawyer in New York City, is overworked and isolated. He spends his days immersed in the struggles of immigrants only to return to an empty apartment and occasional hook-ups with a man who wants more than Peter can give. But when the asylum case of a young gay man pierces Peter's numbness, the event that he has avoided for twenty years returns to haunt him. Ann, his mother, who runs a women's retreat center she founded after leaving his father, is hurt by the estrangement from Peter but cherishes the world she has built. She long ago put behind her the decision that divided her from her son. But as Peter's case plunges him further into the fraught memory of his first love and the night of violence that changed his life, he and his mother must confront the secret that tore them apart. With unsurpassed emotional depth, Mothers and Sons reveals all that is lost by looking away from the past and the love that might be restored by facing it. In his spellbinding new novel, Adam Haslett demonstrates yet again his mastery of "a rich assortment of literary gifts" (New York Times)."--
- Subjects: Gay fiction.; Queer fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Alienation (Social psychology); Estranged families; Family secrets; Gay men; Immigration lawyers; Mothers and sons; Psychic trauma;
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- The garden of lost secrets / by Bowen, Kelly(Romance fiction writer),author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Based upon a remarkable true story, The Garden of Lost Secrets is the riveting tale of one woman's courage and resilience and her secrets lost in the chaos of war. 1940 - Stasia always found comfort in the idyllic French countryside where she spent her childhood summers, roaming the gardens of an old chateau and finding inspiration for fairy tales full of bravery and courage. But these days are much darker, and with Nazis storming across Europe, she soon finds herself one of the most hunted agents of the Resistance. The only safe haven she can think of is Chateau de Montissaire. But she's about to discover that it just may be the center of her biggest mission yet. Present day - When Isabelle purchases a crumbling chateau in Rouen, it's not just a renovation project-it's a chance to reconnect with her sister, Emilie, the only family she has left. What she uncovers instead is an intriguing mystery ... As the siblings piece together the incredible truth behind the fairy tales written by their great-grandmother Stasia, they discover an exciting tale of courage in the face of treachery and an explosive secret that will change everything they believed about their family"--
- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Castles; Estranged families; Fairy tales; Secrecy; Sisters; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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- The accountant. [videorecording] / by Addai-Robinson, Cynthia,1985-actor.; Affleck, Ben,1972-actor,film producer.; Bernthal, Jon,actor.; Dubuque, Bill,screenwriter.; Howell, Lynette,1979-film producer.; O'Connor, Gavin,film director.; Williams, Mark,film producer.; 51 Entertainment (Firm),production company.; Amazon MGM Studios,publisher,presenter.; Artists Equity (Firm),production company.; FilmTribe (Firm),production company.; Zero Gravity Management,production company.; Warner Bros. Entertainment,film distributor.;
Music by Bryce Dessner; editor Richard Pearson; director of photography Seamus McGarvey.Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, J.K. Simmons, Alison Wright, Daniella Pineda.Christian Wolff has a talent for solving complex problems. When an old acquaintance is murdered, leaving behind a cryptic message to 'find the accountant,' Wolff is compelled to solve the case. Realizing more extreme measures are necessary, Wolff recruits his estranged and highly lethal brother, Brax, to help. In partnership with U.S. Treasury Deputy Director Marybeth Medina, they uncover a deadly conspiracy, becoming targets of a ruthless network of killers who will stop at nothing to keep their secrets buried.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for strong violence, and language throughout.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
- Subjects: Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Action and adventure films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures); Feature films.; Accountants; Assassins; Brothers; Mathematical ability; Savants (Savant syndrome); Criminal investigation; Murder; Estranged families;
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- The Phoenician scheme [videorecording] / by Ahmed, Riz,1982-actor.; Amalric, Mathieu,1965-actor.; Anderson, Wes,1969-film director,screenwriter,film producer.; Ayoade, Richard,1977-actor.; Canonero, Milena,costume designer.; Cera, Michael,actor.; Coppola, Roman,screenwriter.; Cranston, Bryan,1956-actor.; Cumberbatch, Benedict,1976-actor.; Davis, Hope,1967-actor.; Dawson, Jeremy(Producer),film producer.; Delbonnel, Bruno,director of photography.; Desplat, Alexandre,composer (expression); Friend, Rupert,actor.; Hanks, Tom,actor.; Jennings, Alex,actor.; Johansson, Scarlett,1984-actor.; Park, Stephen,1951-actor.; Peet, John(Producer),film producer.; Pilling, Barney,editor of moving image work.; Rales, Steven,film producer.; Stockhausen, Adam,production designer.; Threapleton, Mia,actor.; Toro, Benicio del,1967-actor.; Weisblum, Andrew,editor of moving image work.; Wright, Jeffrey(Jeffrey Charles),1965-actor.; American Empirical Pictures,production company.; Focus Features,production company.; Universal Studios, Inc.,film distributor.; Indian Paintbrush (Firm),production company.;
Director of photography, Bruno Delbonnel ; production designer, Adam Stockhausen ; costume designer, Milena Canonero ; editor, Barney Pilling ; additional editor, Andrew Weisblum ; original music, Alexandre Desplat.Benicio del Toro, Mia Threapleton, Michael Cera, Riz Ahmed, Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Mathieu Amalric, Richard Ayoade, Jeffrey Wright, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rupert Friend, Hope Davis, Alex Jennings, Stephen Park.During the final stages of a vast, decades-long project, the ruthless and unscrupulous Anatole "Zsa-zsa" Korda survives a sixth assassination attempt and must appoint a successor: his long-estranged daughter Liesl--a nun. With personal tutor Bjorn in tow, the trio set off on a globetrotting adventure to achieve Korda's epic mission.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for violent content, bloody images, some sexual material, nude images, and smoking throughout.Described video for the blind and visually impairedSubtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH)DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
- Subjects: Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Comedy films.; Dark comedy films.; Feature films.; Attempted assassination; Estranged families; Assassins; Businessmen; Family-owned business enterprises; Fathers and daughters; Nuns; Rich people;
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- The forest of stolen girls / by Hur, June.;
Includes bibliographical references.In 1426 in Joseon, a year after her father vanishes while investigating the disappearance of thirteen girls, eighteen-year-old Min Hwani returns to the island of Jeju to pick up his trail with the help of her estranged sister.LSC
- Subjects: Mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Sisters; Estranged families; Missing persons; Murder; Secrecy; Forests and forestry; Villages;
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- The coast road : a novel / by Murrin, Alan,author.;
"A poignant debut novel about the lives of women, set in a claustrophobic coast town. How can they find independence in a society that seeks to limit it?"--
- Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Estranged families; Female friendship; Husband and wife; Married people; Nineteen nineties; Separated women; Villages; Visitation rights (Domestic relations); Women authors;
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- Clay footed giants [graphic novel] / by McGuire, Mark,author.; Chevarier, Alain,author,illustrator.; also issued as:McGuire, Mark.Géants aux pieds d'argile.;
Set in Montréal, Clay Footed Giants is a tragicomic meditation on parenthood, masculinity, and violence. Being a parent is so much harder than Pat ever imagined. While his partner Ester is away on a work trip. Pat loses his temper and transforms into a grizzly bear of a father, scaring his children and compounding his guilt. His friend Mathieu's stay-at-home-dad parenting advice is of no help, and only emphasizes Mathieu's professional shortcomings. The two men soon realize their children are mirrors reflecting old wounds that might never heal. Meanwhile, an unexpected package arrives from Pat's Estranged father containing letters, photos and a mysterious medal from his time as a soldier in Vietnam, and it propels Pat's obsessive quest to understand his family's dark past. As Pat plunges deeper into h i s research, he and his family reach their breaking point. With help from Mathieu and Pat's mom, Pat digs down to the roots of their family's intergenerational trauma and learns how to heal himself in the process Growth is possible, but so is oblivion. Eventually, the light pours in.Rated Teen+.
- Subjects: Domestic comics.; Graphic novels.; Psychological comics.; Estranged families; Families; Fatherhood; Fathers; Generational trauma; Interpersonal relations; Masculinity; Parenting; Stay-at-home fathers;
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- Chef [videorecording (BLURAY)]. by Hoffman, Dustin; Downey, Jr., Robert; Leguizamo, John; Platt, Oliver; Favreau, Jon; Johansson, Scarlett; Cannavale, Bobby; Vergara, Sofia; Anthony, Emjay;
Director, Jon Favreau.John Leguizamo, Jon Favreau, Dustin Hoffman, Sofia Vergara, Bobby Cannavale, Robert Downey, Jr., Oliver Platt, Scarlett Johansson, Emjay Anthony.A chef who loses his restaurant job starts up a food truck in an effort to reclaim his creative promise, while piecing back together his estranged family.OFRB rating: 14A.Blu-ray.
- Subjects: Comedy.; Comedy.;
- © 2014., Universal,
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