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The last king of California / by Harper, Jordan,author.; Cosby, S. A.,writer of foreword.;
"Jordan Harper's "darkly irresistible" novel, a tragic, Hamlet-esque noir for readers of S.A. Cosby and Don Winslow, now available for the first time in the United States. Written years before Jordan Harper's breakout success, Everybody Knows, this stirring and brutal bildungsroman tells the story of young Luke Crosswhite, who after years apart from his criminal family returns to their flock deep in the California desert. Luke's father is serving time for a brutal murder that Luke himself witnessed; now, his uncle vies for power and rival biker gangs encroach on the family's various criminal enterprises. A sensitive boy grown hard man, Luke navigates the vicious pressures of "home," and the loyalties to his old friend, Cassie, who has hatched a scheme with her boyfriend Pretty Baby to escape the control of the gang, the Combine. Hanging over these desperate, lonesome parties is the gang's motto, tattooed indelibly across the heart: Blood is Love. The Last King of California is a story of the West unlike any you will read"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Bildungsromans.; Noir fiction.; Novels.; Belonging (Social psychology); Families; Family-owned business enterprises; Gangs; Homecoming; Organized crime; Self-realization;
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Out of the ice : how climate change is revealing the past / by Eamer, Claire,1947-; Shannon, Drew,1988-;
As the Earth's climate continues to warm, the permafrost melts, glaciers recede, and ice patches shrink, resulting in the discovery of a treasury of preserved organic material, like human and animal remains, and inorganic artifacts, like ancient tools and clothing. The big melt is providing us with new information about how people and animals lived several thousand years ago. But it's a race against time for archaeologists. As soon as the objects begin to thaw, they also begin to disintegrate.LSC
Subjects: Ice patch archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology); Climatic changes; Global warming;
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Furmidable foes / by Brown, Rita Mae,author.; Brown, Sneaky Pie,1982-author.; Gellatly, Michael,illustrator.;
"Someone's passed their expiration date in this thrilling new mystery in the bestselling Mrs. Murphy series from Rita Mae Brown and her feline co-author Sneaky Pie Brown. Mary Minor "Harry" Harristeen and her pet sleuths uncover a rotten scam to dupe consumers when they discover that substandard produce is being passed off for organic, upmarket groceries. As always, Harry's crime-solving cats Mrs. Murphy and Pewter and Tee Tucker the Corgi share her determination to sniff out the foes among friends, the spoiled among the fresh"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Haristeen, Harry (Fictitious character); Murphy, Mrs. (Fictitious character); Women detectives; Women cat owners; Cats;
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Once you go this far / by Lepionka, Kristen,author.;
"Shamus-Award-winning author Kristen Lepionka plunges back into danger in her next exciting mystery featuring PI Roxane Weary. Junior-high school nurse Rebecca Newsome was an experienced hiker, until she plummeted to her death to the bottom of a ravine in a Columbus metro park. Her daughter, Maggie, doesn't believe it was an accident, and Rebecca's ex-husband is her prime suspect. But he's a well-connected ex-cop and Maggie is certain that's the reason no one will listen to her. Roxane quickly uncovers that the dead woman's ex is definitely a jerk, but is he a murderer? As she pieces together the days before Rebecca died, Roxane finds a series of trips to Detroit and across the border into Windsor, Canada, major withdrawals from her checking account, and more contacts with a casino manager than a middle-aged school nurse from Toledo should reasonably have. When the investigation leads to Leila Hassan, the cunning con artist who got away in What You Want to See, Roxane is determined not to make the same mistake twice by falling for Leila's lies-except she might actually be telling the truth this time. Roxane needs to figure out the connection between Leila, a secretive church group, a women's health organization, and Rebecca's fall in the woods ... before a dangerous secret gets someone else killed."--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Weary, Roxane (Fictitious character); Women private investigators; Murder;
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The hunger pains : a parody / by Harvard Lampoon (Organization);
Presents a humorous spoof on the novel "The Hunger Games," which follows the efforts of a young girl who is roped into a survival contest in order to save her community in a dystopian, post-apocalyptic world.LSC
Subjects: Science fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Collins, Suzanne; Collins, Suzanne.; Survival; Reality television programs; Interpersonal relations; Contests;
© 2012., Simon & Schuster,
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Pandemic / by Cook, Robin,1940-author.;
"The explosive new medical thriller from New York Times-bestselling author Robin Cook. After a young, seemingly healthy woman collapses suddenly on the NYC subway and dies by the time she reaches the hospital, her case is initially chalked up to a virulent strain of influenza. That is, until she ends up on Dr. Jack Stapleton's autopsy table, where Jack discovers something eerily fishy: First, that the young woman has had a heart transplant, and second, that her DNA matches that of the transplanted heart. Strangely, two more incidences of young people with this same sudden and rapid illness follow, and Jack fears that this could be the start of an unprecedented pandemic. But the facts aren't adding up. Something is off about these cases, something creepy, and only Jack can figure it out before it's too late. Thus begins a race against time, during which Jack unveils the dark underbelly of the organ-transplant market. His name is Bui Zhao, a businessman and hospital board member who has been cheating the system by using organs and cells from chimeric pigs, via the gene-editing biotechnology CRISPER/CAS9, which allows pig genes to be inserted into living human cells. In a climactic mortal showdown, Jack must face Zhao, the megalomaniac willing to risk the fate of the world to purse his commercial interests, if he wants to save the future of medicine"--
Subjects: Medical fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Influenza;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Ice and stone / by Muller, Marcia,author.;
"When two women are brutally murdered in northern California, their deaths are the latest atrocities in a surge of violence targeting Indigenous women in the area. Despite all evidence to the contrary, local officials rule the deaths isolated incidents, and they soon join the ranks of other unsolved homicides, quickly forgotten by law enforcement. Private Investigator Sharon McCone knows better, and so does the organization known as Crimes Against Indigenous Sisters, which hires Sharon to go undercover in Eiwok county, a tiny region on the mountainous Oregon border, to uncover the murderer. In an isolated cabin in the freezing, treacherous woods, Sharon must unravel a mystery that is rooted in ignorance, profound hatred, and vengeance -- before another victim is claimed"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; McCone, Sharon (Fictitious character); Murder;
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Shattering dawn / by Krentz, Jayne Ann,author.;
"Amelia Rivers, a member of the Lost Night Files podcast team, hires private investigator Gideon Wells to catch the stalker who has been watching her. Amelia suspects the stalker may be connected to the shadowy organization responsible for the night that she and her two friends lost to amnesia -- a night that upended their lives and left them with paranormal talents. Gideon suspects that Amelia is either paranoid or an outright con artist, but he takes the case despite his skepticism. He is forced to reckon with the truth when he disrupts what was intended to be Amelia's kidnapping. Now the pair are on the run, desperate to stop a killer and the people who are conducting illegal experiments with a mysterious drug that is designed to enhance psychic abilities"--
Subjects: Paranormal fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Assassins; Drugs; Female friendship; Memory; Podcasters; Private investigators; Psychic ability; Stalkers;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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The Baby-sitters Club. a graphic novel / by Nopra, Arley.; Martin, Ann M.,1955-; Czap, K.;
Claudia isn't worried when she hears her newest baby-sitting charge, Betsy Sobak, is a big practical joker. After all, how much harm can one little girl do? Plenty. Claudia breaks her leg as a result of one of Betsy's jokes. Now Claudia is feeling like baby-sitting might be too dangerous and she's talking about quitting the club. Kristy thinks Betsy needs to be taught a lesson, and that the baby-sitters are just the ones to do it. Watch out, Betsy Sobak. The joke war is on!
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Comics (Graphic works); Graphic novel adaptations.; Babysitters Club (Imaginary organization); Babysitters; Friendship; Clubs; Cartoons and comics.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Its a big, big world. [videorecording (DVD)] / by 070896;
World tree cuisine -- Ick alone -- One monkey too many -- Ant ray vision -- The big race.It's time to celebrate the World Tree's birthday and all of the animals start dropping hints to ensure that foods they like are included in the cake. Ick has heard that some birds eat fish and now he's afraid of Burdette, but learns that not all birds have the same diets. Wartz spends the day with Smooch and Winslow, trying unsuccessfully to be a monkey until he remembers some of the cool things about being an amphibian. While Snook wants to see things from a butterfly's point of view, Bob tries to get an ant's perspectice and learns how big the world is. When Winslow wants to organize a World Tree race, snook suggests a relay race and soon everyone in the tree is racing at their own pace.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo., mastered in High Definition.
Subjects: Animated television programs; Birthday cakes; Forest animals; Relay racing; Televisi00545nam 2200181 a 45L;
© c2008., Sony Pictures Home Entertainment,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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