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Mad blood stirring : the inner lives of violent men / by Fairless, Daemon,1974-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."With a rare clarity and fearless honesty, journalist Daemon Fairless tackles the horrors and compulsions of male violence from the perspective of someone who struggles with violent impulses himself, creating a non-fiction masterpiece with the narrative power of novels such as Fight Club and A History of Violence. A man, no matter how civilized, is still an animal--and sometimes a dangerous one. Men are responsible for the lion's share of assault, rape, murder and warfare. Conventional wisdom chalks this up to socialization, that men are taught to be violent. And they are. But there's more to it. Violence is a dangerous desire--a set of powerful and inherent emotions we are loath to own up to. And so there remains a hidden geography to male violence--an inner ecosystem of rage, dominance, blood-lust, insecurity and bravado--yet to be mapped. Mad Blood Stirring is journalist Daemon Fairless's riveting first-person travelogue through this territory as he seeks to understand the inner lives of violent men and, ultimately, himself."--
Subjects: Violence in men.; Men; Violence;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Daughters of the resistance / by Kortchik, Lana,author.;
"Ukraine, 1943 On a train from Ukraine to Germany, Lisa Smirnova is terrified for her life. The train is under Nazi command, heading for one of Hitler's rumoured labour camps. As she is taken away from everything she holds dear, Lisa wonders if she will ever see her family again. In Nazi-occupied Kiev, Irina Antonova knows she could be arrested at any moment. Trapped in a job registering the endless deaths of the people of Kiev, she risks her life every day by secretly helping her neighbours, while her husband has joined the Soviet partisans, who are carrying out life-threatening work to frustrate the German efforts. When Lisa's train is intercepted by the partisans, Irina's husband among them, these women's lives will take an unimaginable turn. As Irina fights to protect her family and Lisa is forced to confront the horrors of war, together they must make an impossible decision: what would they be willing to lose to save the people they love?"--Publisher's description.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Anti-Nazi movement; Women; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Because I'm watching / by Dodd, Christina,author.;
"From New York Times bestselling author, Christina Dodd, comes the newest thriller of this "remarkable, mesmerizing series" (Library Journal starred review) set in the quaint -- and deadly -- coastal town of Virtue Falls. Veteran Jacob Denisov lives alone in his small, darkened home, sleepless, starving, blaming himself for the horrors of the past and waiting for the moment when he gathers enough courage to kill himself. When neighbor Madeline Hewitson drives her car through the front wall of his house, she breaks his house--and Jacob's life--wide open. She isn't called "Mad Maddie" for nothing. The survivor of a college dorm massacre, a woman accused of her lover's murder, she is haunted by ghosts and tormented by a killer only she can see. Dealing with construction and forced to see the world outside his home, Jacob watches Maddie, recognizes a kindred spirit and wonders--is this truly madness, or has someone caught her in a twisted labyrinth of revenge and compassion, guilt and redemption, murder and madness?"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Victims of violent crimes;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The last odyssey : a thriller / by Rollins, James,1961-author.;
In the frozen tundra of Greenland, a group of modern-day climatologists and archaeologists stumble on a medieval ship buried a half-mile below the ice. Inside the captain's cabin is a magnificent treasure: a clockwork gold atlas encircled by an intricate silver astrolabe. The mechanism is signed with the name of its creator, Ismail al-Jazari, a famous Muslim inventor considered to be the Da Vinci of the Arab world. Once activated, the moving globe traces the path of Odysseus' famous ship as it sailed away from Troy. But the route detours as the map opens to reveal a hidden realm underneath the Mediterranean Sea. The map indicates that this subterranean world is called Tartarus, the Greek name for Hell. When word of Tartarus spreads, tensions explode in this volatile region where terrorists wage war and civilians suffer untold horrors. Now, Sigma Force must go where humans fear to tread. To prevent a tyrant from igniting a global war, they must cross the very gates of Hell.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Odysseus, King of Ithaca (Mythological character); Mythology, Greek; Special forces (Military science); Scientists;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 4
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Live to see tomorrow / by Johansen, Iris.;
"Catherine Ling: raised on the streets of Hong Kong, she has been a shadowy CIA Operative since she was fourteen years old. Now, years later, Catherine is as lethal as she is beautiful. There are only a few things in life she cares for. One is her son. Kidnapped when he was only two, Catherine has only recently been reunited with him and the vow of her heart is never to let him face danger again. The other is her mentor, Hu Chang. Mysterious, brilliant, and deadly, Hu Chang taught Catherine everything she knows and she is loyal to him. Now, Hu Chang is calling Catherine to a new task: rescue an imprisoned journalist in Tibet--a woman who has been subjected to unspeakable horrors. Her connection to Hu Chang is unknown. What's also unknown is that Catherine will be going up against a man so evil, his crimes have stretched back into this area for forty years. Is Catherine being used as a pawn by Hu Chang? Can she save a woman she's never even met? And will either of them live to see tomorrow?"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Suspense fiction.; Mystery fiction.; United States. Central Intelligence Agency; Kidnapping; Women intelligence officers; Women journalists;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Sisters of the lost nation / by Medina, Nick,author.;
"A young girl hunts for answers about a string of disappearances, all while being haunted herself in this heart-pounding thriller with a mythological twist, from debut author Nick Medina. Anna Horn is always looking over her shoulder. For the bullies who torment her, for the entitled visitors at the reservation's casino ... and for the nameless, disembodied entity that stalks her every step-an ancient tribal myth come to life, one that's intent on devouring her whole. With strange and sinister happenings occurring around the casino, Anna starts to suspect that not all the horrors on the reservation are old. As girls begin to go missing and the tribe scrambles to find answers, Anna struggles with her place on the rez, desperately searching for the key she's sure lies in the legends of her tribe's past. When Anna's own little sister also disappears, she'll do anything to bring Grace home. But the demons plaguing the reservation-both old and new-are strong, and sometimes, it's the stories that never get told that are the most important"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Paranormal fiction.; Novels.; Indigenous women; Missing persons;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Wonderland : a novel / by Stage, Zoje,author.;
'Wonderland' blends domestic suspense with horror, a genre that's having a moment with breakout films like 'A Quiet Place', 'Hereditary', and Jordan Peele's 'Us'. It follows a mother who must become a protector when unnatural forces threaten her family's new and improved life in a rural farmhouse. From the author of 'Baby Teeth'.
Subjects: Horror fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Paranormal fiction.; Ghosts; Materialization;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The dark army / by Delaney, Joseph,1945-;
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Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Horror fiction.; Apprentices; Monsters; Witches; Assassins; Good and evil; Imaginary wars and battles;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Juniper & Thorn : a novel / by Reid, Ava,author.;
One of the last true witches of Oblya, Marlinchen, begins an affair with a ballet dancer and tries to escape her domineering, abusive wizard father in a gothic horror retelling of the Brothers Grimm's The Juniper Tree.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Gothic fiction.; Novels.; Fathers and daughters; Identity (Psychology); Monsters; Sisters; Witches; Wizards;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The huntress : a novel / by Quinn, Kate,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.On the icy edge of Soviet Russia, bold and reckless Nina Markova joins the infamous Night Witches - an all-female bomber regiment - wreaking havoc on Hitler's eastern front. But when she is downed behind enemy lines and thrown across the path of a lethal Nazi murderess known as the Huntress, Nina must use all her wits to survive. British war correspondent Ian Graham has witnessed the horrors of war from Omaha Beach to the Nuremburg Trials. He abandons journalism after the war to become a Nazi hunter, yet one target eludes him: the Huntress. Fierce, disciplined Ian must join forces with reckless, cocksure Nina, the only witness to escape the Huntress alive. In post-war Boston, seventeen-year-old Jordan McBride is delighted when her long-widowed father brings home a fiancee. But Jordan grows increasingly disquieted by the soft-spoken German widow who seems to be hiding something. Delving into her new stepmother's past, Jordan slowly realizes that a Nazi killer may be hiding in plain sight.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Historical fiction.; War fiction.; Bomber pilots; War criminals; Nazi hunters; War correspondents; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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