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Compound fracture / by White, Andrew Joseph,author.;
After being nearly beaten to death for evidence he holds against the corrupt sheriff, sixteen-year-old transgender Miles joins his fellow townsfolk to end the blood feud and oppressive politics that plague his town.
Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Transgender fiction.; Queer fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; City and town life; Corruption; Transgender people; Vendetta; City and town life; Corruption; Transgender people; Vendetta;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Obsidian / by King, Thomas,1943-author.;
"From the award-winning and #1 bestselling author of The Back of the Turtle; Green Grass, Running Water and The Inconvenient Indian. Thumps DreadfulWater's world is turned upside down when Nina Maslow, the producer of a true-crime reality-TV show, turns up dead after working on a cold case that Thumps has spent years trying to forget. What's more, someone seems set on taunting Thumps, leaving reminders of the Obsidian murder case around town. Is it possible that the elusive serial killer who murdered his girlfriend and her daughter all those years ago has resurfaced in Chinook? Or is this the work of a copycat looking to mess with Thumps by stirring up memories from his past? Dragged back into a case that has haunted him for years, Thumps DreadfulWater is determined to solve the mystery of the Obsidian murders. But as he works the case, he begins to realize just how dangerous the person he is dealing with is--and that he might be the next target. Thumps DreadfulWater, the sly, wry, reluctant investigator of Cold Skies and A Matter of Malice, returns in another irresistible mystery that only Thomas King could create."--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Private investigators; Reality television programs; Murder; Television producers and directors; Cold cases (Criminal investigation); Cherokee;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Tell tale : stories / by Archer, Jeffrey,1940-author.;
Find out what happens to the hapless young detective from Naples who travels to an Italian hillside town to find out Who Killed the Mayor? and the pretentious schoolboy in A Road to Damascus, whose discovery of the origins of his father's wealth changes his life in the most profound way. Revel in the stories of the 1930's woman who dares to challenge the men at her Ivy League University in A Gentleman and A Scholar while another young woman who thumbs a lift gets more than she bargained for in A Wasted Hour.
Subjects: Short stories.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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My pet feet / by Funk, Josh.; Yong, Billy.;
After awakening to find that her pet ferret is now pet feet, a young girl discovers that the letter "R" has disappeared and its absence is causing chaos throughout her town.Ages 4-8.LSC
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Alphabet books.; City and town life; Pets; Lost and found possessions;
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Secrets in summer : a novel / by Thayer, Nancy,1943-author.;
"'The queen of beach books' (The Star-Ledger) returns to the shores of Nantucket in a novel about one memorable summer when flirtations flourish, family dramas play out, and scandalous secrets surface. Memorial Day weekend means that seasonal visitors have descended on the glamorous island of Nantucket. For year-round resident Darcy Cotterill, it means late-night stargazing in the backyard of the beautiful house she grew up in and inherited from her beloved grandmother. It's also Darcy's chance to hit the beach and meet her new summertime neighbors. But the last person the thirty-year-old librarian expects to see staying next door is her ex-husband, Boyz, along with his wife, Autumn, and stepdaughter, Willow. Darcy must also navigate the highs and lows of a new romantic relationship with local carpenter Nash Forester even as she becomes smitten with handsome vacationer Clive Rush, a musicologist in town to write a book and visit family. And she finds herself pulled into the concerns of Boyz, Autumn, a charming elderly neighbor, and an at-risk teen. As the season nears its end, Darcy must decide her next move: retreating to the comforts of her steady and secure island life, or risking it all for a chance at true happiness"--
Subjects: Romance fiction.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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The secret of snow / by Shipman, Viola,author.; Shipman, Viola.Christmas in Tinsel Tree Village.;
"When Sonny Dunes, a SoCal meteorologist whose job is all sunshine and seventy-two-degree days, is replaced by a virtual meteorologist that will never age, gain weight or renegotiate its contract, the only station willing to give the fifty-year-old another shot is the very place Sonny's been avoiding since the day she left for college, her northern Michigan hometown ... To distract herself from the memories she's spent her life trying to outrun, Sonny throws herself headfirst into covering every small-town winter event to woo a new audience, made more bearable by a handsome widower with optimism to spare"--
Subjects: Chick lit.; Man-woman relationships; Meteorologists; Middle-aged women; Widowers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The little flower shop / by Foster, Lori,author.;
Forty-two, divorced, and responsible for an aging aunt and uncle, florist Emily Lucretia, deciding to put herself out there, starts dating the owner of the local barbecue joint until her meddling small town gets involved in her relationship, with hilarious and unexpected results.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Novels.; City and town life; Florists; Man-woman relationships;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Curse of Salem / by Hooper, Kay,author.;
"The small town of Salem has been quiet for months--or so Bishop and his elite Special Crimes Unit believe. But then Hollis Templeton and Diana Hayes receive a warning in Diana's eerie "gray time"--a space between the world of the living and the realm of the dead--that a twisted killer is stalking Salem, bent on destroying in the most bloody and horrifying way possible the five families that founded the town. The stakes are high, especially for new friends Nellie Cavendish and Finn Deverell, both members of the Five, and this time Bishop and his wife, Miranda, will lead the team to hunt down a vicious killer and uncover an ancient dark curse haunting Salem"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Paranormal fiction.; Bishop, Noah (Fictitious character); United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; Government investigators; Murder; Satanism;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Happily this Christmas / by Mallery, Susan,author.;
"There's no place like Happily Inc. for the holidays Wynn Beauchene has a thriving business, a great kid and a mildly embarrassing crush on the guy next door-local cop Garrick McCabe. She's a strong, independent woman who can't help dreaming what-if about a man she barely knows. Until he needs her help -- Garrick's pregnant daughter will be home for Christmas, and his house needs a woman's touch. Garrick and his little girl were tight once and he's hoping a small-town Christmas will bring her back to him. But thawing his daughter's frosty attitude will take more than a few twinkle lights. Maybe sharing the holiday with Wynn and her son will remind her of the joy of family"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Christmas fiction.; Fathers and daughters; Holidays; Man-woman relationships; Businesswomen;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Stone mothers / by Kelly, Erin,1976-author.;
Erin Kelly, master of suspense, returns with her next thrilling standalone featuring an abandoned mental asylum and the secrets it holds. Marianne was never supposed to return to town, the town where she grew up in the shadow of the Nazareth Mental Hospital. Her mother may be suffering from dementia nearby, but she had thought she'd left that place, and its dark secrets, behind her. That is, until her husband buys a flat in its newly renovated interior so that she can be close enough to help her mother, and Marianne can't tell him why the place fills her with such dread, she can't risk destroying the careful life she's built.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Family secrets; Psychiatric hospitals; Sick parents; Teachers; Politicians; Mentally ill;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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