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- The shadow / by Patterson, James,1947-author.; Sitts, Brian,author.;
Only two people know that 1930s society man Lamont Cranston has a secret identity as the Shadow, a crusader for justice. One is his greatest love, Margo Lane, and the other is fiercest enemy, Shiwan Khan. When Khan ambushes the couple, they must risk everything for the slimmest chance of survival ... in the future. A century and a half later, Lamont awakens in a world both unknown and disturbingly familiar. The first person he meets is Maddy Gomes, a teenager with her own mysterious secrets, including a knowledge of the legend of the Shadow. Most disturbing, Khan's power continues to be felt over the city and its people. No one in this new world understands the dangers of stopping him better than Lamont Cranston. And only the Shadow knows that he's the one person who might succeed before more innocent lives are lost.- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Shadow (Fictitious character); Superheroes; Supervillains; Rich people; Supernatural;
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- The last passenger / by Finch, Charles(Charles B.),author.;
"From bestselling author Charles Finch comes the third and final in a prequel trilogy to his lauded Charles Lenox series. London, 1855: A young and eager Charles Lenox faces his toughest case yet: a murder without a single clue. Slumped in a first-class car at Paddington Station is the body of a young, handsome gentleman. He has no luggage, empty pockets, and no sign of violence upon his person - yet Lenox knows instantly that it's not a natural death. Pursuing the investigation against the wishes of Scotland Yard, the detective encounters every obstacle London in 1855 has to offer, from obstinate royalty to class prejudice to the intense grief of his closest friend. Written in Charles Finch's unmistakably warm, witty, and winning voice, The Last Passenger is a cunning and deeply satisfying conclusion to the journey begun in The Woman in the Water and The Vanishing Man"--- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Lenox, Charles (Fictitious character); Private investigators; Murder;
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- Spider-Man. [videorecording] / by Zendaya,1996-actor.; Favreau, Jon,actor.; Glover, Donald,1983-actor.; Goldstein, Jonathan,1964-film producer,screenwriter.; Holland, Tom,1996-actor.; Keaton, Michael,1951-actor.; Watts, Jon,film producer,film director.; Columbia Pictures,presenter.; Marvel Studios,production company.; Pascal Pictures,production company.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.;
Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Jon Favreau, Zendaya, Donald Glover.A young Peter Parker, who made his sensational debut in Captain America: Civil War, begins to navigate his newfound identity as the web-slinging super hero. Thrilled by his experience with the Avengers, Peter returns home, where he lives with his Aunt May, under the watchful eye of his new mentor Tony Stark. Peter tries to fall back into his normal daily routine, distracted by thoughts of proving himself.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for sci-fi action violence, some language and brief suggestive comments.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.- Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Superhero films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Feature films.; Spider-Man (Fictitious character); Iron Man (Fictitious character); Superheroes; Supervillains;
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- A better man [sound recording] / by Penny, Louise,author.; Bathurst, Robert,narrator.; Macmillan Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Robert Bathurst."It's Gamache's first day back as head of the homicide department, a job he temporarily shares with his previous second-in-command, Jean-Guy Beauvoir. Flood waters are rising across the province. In the middle of the turmoil a father approaches Gamache, pleading for help in finding his daughter. As crisis piles upon crisis, Gamache tries to hold off the encroaching chaos, and realizes the search for Vivienne Godin should be abandoned. Increasingly hounded by the question, how would you feel ..., he resumes the search. As the rivers rise, and the social media onslaught against Gamache becomes crueler, a body is discovered. And in the tumult, mistakes are made"--- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Audiobooks.; Gamache, Armand (Fictitious character); Police; Missing persons; Fathers and daughters; Spouses; Floods;
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- Spider-Man. [graphic novel] / by Slott, Dan,author.; Bagley, Mark,illustrator.; Caramagna, Joe,letterer.; Delgado, Edgar,1976-colourist.; Dell, John(Comic book artist),illustrator.; Hennessy, Andrew,illustrator.; Lanham, Travis,letterer.;
"The end of the Spider-Verse! Morlun is back--and he's not alone. Allied with one of the most powerful beings known to the Spider-verse, the scariest villain of all time is making his biggest play--and no Spider is safe."--Back cover.T.- Subjects: Science fiction comics.; Graphic novels.; Superhero comics.; Spider-Man (Fictitious character); Heroes; Supervillains;
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- The disappearance of Alistair Ainsworth / by Goldberg, Leonard S.,author.;
Joanna and the Watsons receive an unexpected visitor to 221b Baker Street during a nocturnal storm. A rain-drenched Dr. Alexander Verner arrives with a most harrowing tale. Verner has just returned from an unsettling trip to see a patient who he believes is being held against his will. Joanna quickly realizes that Verner's patient is a high-ranking Englishman who the Germans have taken captive to pry vital information about England's military strategies for the Great War. The man is revealed to be Alistair Ainsworth, a cryptographer involved in the highest level of national security. The police are frantic to find Ainsworth before the Germans can use him to decode all of England's undeciphered messages. Ainsworth must be found at all costs and Joanna and the Watsons might be the only ones who can connect the clues to find him.- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Blalock, Joanna (Fictitious character); Women private investigators; Missing persons;
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- City of the dead [text (large print)] / by Kellerman, Jonathan,author.;
"Alex Delaware and Detective Milo Sturgis must uncover the connection between a brutally murdered psychologist and a victim they're unable to identify in this electrifying thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling master of suspense. Two burly movers are heading back into Los Angeles from the dusty wasteland of Ojai when they hit a man--a naked man who appears out of nowhere. Master detective Milo Sturgis is called to the scene and senses immediately that something is amiss. As the Tesla-driving denizens of this well-off neighborhood begin to congregate, shielding their children's eyes or craning to get a better view, Milo realizes there's no way to identify this body. There's no ID. The victim could be anybody. And that's when Milo calls upon psychologist Alex Delaware. Milo and Alex get their first lead from a crotchety old man who lives down the block. If the victim was naked, he could have come from her house--a woman who has men coming in and out at all hours of the day and night. But what the duo sees from outside her barred windows will make things take another complicated turn: It's a scene of incredible horror. She is lying on the kitchen floor; there is blood everywhere. And when they get a closer look, Alex realizes he knows this woman. She's a fellow psychologist. When traces of DNA found underneath her fingernails point to a man who is not the first victim, the detection really begins ..."--- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Large type books.; Novels.; Delaware, Alex (Fictitious character); Sturgis, Milo (Fictitious character); Murder; Police; Psychologists;
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- Gossamer ghost / by Childs, Laura.;
"An evening's work deciding on the class schedule for her scrapbooking shop has put Carmela in the mood to kick up her heels. But after some strange noises draw her into Oddities , the neighboring antiques shop, Carmela's night is abruptly put on hold when a bloody body falls out of a curio cabinet --and into her arms. While shop owner Marcus Joubert was known for being an eccentric with a penchant for eclectic merchandise, Carmela never thought he was the kind of man who could inspire the passion required to kill. But when Marcus's assistant--and fiancee-Mavis reveals that a priceless death mask was also stolen, it becomes clear that murder wasn't the culprit's sole intention. Carmela can't resist the urge to investigate the growing mystery, but as the list of suspects increases, she realizes it'll take every trick in the book to unmask the killer thief before there's another night of murderous mischief ..."--Provided by publisher.- Subjects: Detective and mystery stories.; Mystery fiction.; Bertrand, Carmela (Fictitious character); Murder; Scrapbooking; Women detectives;
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- The lost coast : a novel / by Kellerman, Jonathan,author.; Kellerman, Jesse,author.;
"It's been almost a year since Clay Edison was forced out of his job at the coroner's bureau. Now he's on his own, working as a private eye, scraping by. Clay is brought a fraud case that begins with a man surprised to learn that he's been named the executor of his grandmother's estate. Her accounts are a mess, and not everything is adding up. He's at the end of his rope and needs Clay's expertise. As Clay dives deeper into a decades-old scheme targeting the vulnerable, his investigation leads him to a bizarre town buried in the remote California wilderness. The residents don't care much for outsiders. They certainly don't like Clay asking questions. And they'll do just about anything to shut him up"--- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Edison, Clay (Fictitious character); Decedents' estates; Inheritance and succession; Private investigators; Secrecy;
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- City of the dead [sound recording] / by Kellerman, Jonathan,author.; Rubinstein, John,1946-narrator.; Random House Audio Publishing,publisher.;
Read by John Rubinstein."Alex Delaware and Detective Milo Sturgis must uncover the connection between a brutally murdered psychologist and a victim they're unable to identify in this electrifying thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling master of suspense. Two burly movers are heading back into Los Angeles from the dusty wasteland of Ojai when they hit a man--a naked man who appears out of nowhere. Master detective Milo Sturgis is called to the scene and senses immediately that something is amiss. As the Tesla-driving denizens of this well-off neighborhood begin to congregate, shielding their children's eyes or craning to get a better view, Milo realizes there's no way to identify this body. There's no ID. The victim could be anybody. And that's when Milo calls upon psychologist Alex Delaware. Milo and Alex get their first lead from a crotchety old man who lives down the block. If the victim was naked, he could have come from her house--a woman who has men coming in and out at all hours of the day and night. But what the duo sees from outside her barred windows will make things take another complicated turn: It's a scene of incredible horror. She is lying on the kitchen floor; there is blood everywhere. And when they get a closer look, Alex realizes he knows this woman. She's a fellow psychologist. When traces of DNA found underneath her fingernails point to a man who is not the first victim, the detection really begins ..."--- Subjects: Audiobooks.; Psychological fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Delaware, Alex (Fictitious character); Sturgis, Milo (Fictitious character); Murder; Police; Psychologists;
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