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- Grave danger [text (large print)] / by Grippando, James,1958-author.;
After fleeing from Iran to Miami with her daughter, Jack Swyteck's new client is accused of kidnapping by her husband. Jack not only must plan a winning defense but, to stop the father from taking the girl back to Tehran, he must build a case under international law to prove that returning the child would put her at risk. But everything in this case isn't what it seems, as Jack discovers that his client is really the child's aunt, and that the biological mother may have been killed by Iran's morality police. What role did the father play in his wife's death, and why is Jack's wife, FBI agent Andie Henning, being pressured by her bosses to persuade Jack to drop the case? Plunging into an investigation unlike any other, Jack must discover who is behind the legal maneuvering and what their interest is. As politics threaten to derail the case and compromise the best interests of the child, Jack and Andie find themselves on opposite sides--with their marriage hanging in the balance. For their relationship to survive, the couple must navigate a treacherous web of deceit that extends from a Miami courthouse to the highest echelons of Washington, DC, and spells grave danger at every turn.
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Large print books.; Legal fiction (Literature); Novels.; Swyteck, Jack (Fictitious character); Criminal defense lawyers; Deception; Families; Kidnapping; Lawyers; Married people; Truthfulness and falsehood;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- When darkness falls / by Grippando, James,1958-;
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- Subjects: Attorney and client; Swyteck, Jack (Fictitious character); Legal stories; Mystery fiction; Suspense fiction;
- © c2007., HarperCollins,
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- Lost / by Patterson, James,1947-author.; Born, James O.,author.;
Detective Tom Moon and his multi-talented team face off against an international crime ring looking to seize control of America's most vibrant city, Miami. The city of Miami is Detective Tom Moon's back yard. He's always kept it local, attending University of Miami on a football scholarship, and, as a Miami PD officer, protecting the city's most vulnerable. Now, as the new leader of an FBI task force called "Operation Guardian," it's his mission to combat international crime. Moon's investigative team discovers that the opportunistic "Blood Brothers"-- Russian nationals Roman and Emile Rostoff-- have evaded authorities while building a vast, powerful, and deadly crime syndicate throughout Europe and metropolitan Miami. Moon played offense for U of M, but he's on the other side of the field this time. And as the Rostoffs zero in on a target dear to Tom, they're not playing by anyone's rules.
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; Detectives; Organized crime;
- Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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- The lying house / by Mofina, Rick.;
A young couple's move to idyllic Miami quickly descends into a nightmare when a stranger invades their home, entangling them in lies, mistrust, and murder.
- Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Suspicion; Murder; Husbands; Husband and wife; Detective and mystery stories;
- Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 2
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- Sinking cities [videorecording] : a four-part series on the global threat of climate change / by Lang, Gary,screenwriter.; Pupp, Martin,television producer,television director.; Theodore, Lisa,narrator.; Travers, Ben,television producer.; PBS Distribution (Firm),distributor.; Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.),production company,broadcaster.;
Narrator, Lisa Theodore.As the earth warms, sea levels rise, and super-storms become more frequent and intense; many major coastal cities will soon be under water. Sinking Cities shows New York, London, Tokyo and Miami preparing for the real-time impact of rising seas and devising colossal new construction projects, and groundbreaking solutions aimed at securing their future.E.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; stereo.
- Subjects: Nonfiction television programs.; Environmental television programs.; Documentary television programs.; Science television programs.; Television mini-series.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Climatic changes.; Global warming.; Nature; Sea level;
- For private home use only.
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- Pink glass houses : a novel / by Elias, Asha,author.;
There's a reason people call Miami Beach "a sunny place for shady people." Welcome to Sunset Academy, the most coveted elementary school in Miami Beach, where there are three categories of families: rich, wealthy, and ultra-wealthy. Perfectly tanned and smiling Charlotte Giordani is Sunset Academy's alpha mom. With a sleek blowout and relentless charm, Charlotte's brashness serves her well. She's up for election as the PTA president and is riding high, having just secured a massive donation from billionaire Don Walker and his socialite wife Patricia. Don and Patricia are philanthropists, media darlings, and the owners of Villa Rosé, a newly built modern glass house that everyone is talking about. (It's either spectacular or a tacky eyesore, depending on how you feel about billionaires.) Enter Melody Howard, a wide-eyed transplant from Wichita, Kansas. At first a skeptic about Miami Beach and its endlessly hashtaggable social scene, Melody finds herself sucked into the glossy, frenetic world of Sunset Academy moms. Melody's easygoing manner and background in nonprofit management make her an asset to the PTA. But when she emerges as a rival for the PTA presidency, Charlotte begins to unravel. Even the most powerful players on the social scene prove to be vulnerable when an investigation into white-collar crime--triggered by another school mom, the formidable Jamaican-American Judge Carol Lawson--threatens to take down the whole institution. No amount of rosé can soothe tensions as the drama builds to a shocking crisis point. Told in rotating first person voices, Pink Glass Houses is an irresistibly voyeuristic peek into the lives of the rich and infamous, where cocaine playdates, $100,000 kiddie birthday parties, and relentless social climbing are a way of life.
- Subjects: Satirical fiction.; Novels.; Parents' and teachers' associations; Rich people; Scandals; Social status; Women;
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- Starring Sally J. Freedman as herself / by Blume, Judy.;
While spending the winter of 1947-48 in Miami Beach with her family, ten-year-old Sally makes up stories, casts herself in starring roles in movies, and encounters a sinister stranger."Ages 8-12"--P. [4] of cover.LSC
- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Families; Jews; Moving, Household; Imagination;
- © 2014, c1977., Atheneum Books for Young Readers,
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Tía Fortuna's new home / by Behar, Ruth,1956-author.; Holzwarth, Devon,illustrator.;
Estrella learns about her Cuban and Jewish heritage as she helps her aunt move from her Miami apartment to an assisted living community.
- Subjects: Congregate housing; Moving, Household; Cuban Americans; Jews; Aunts; Sephardim;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Goodbye girl / by Grippando, James,1958-author.;
"Jack Swyteck's latest client is Grammy-winning popstar Imani Nichols, who urges fans to pirate her music because her royalties go mostly to ex-husband Shaky Nichols. The result is blazing litigation and the indictment of both for the long-ago murder of Imani's extramarital lover."--
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Legal fiction (Literature); Novels.; Swyteck, Jack (Fictitious character); Adultery; Attorney and client; Copyright; Lawyers; Murder; Piracy (Copyright); Sound recordings; Women singers;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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- The Sherlock society / by Ponti, James.;
Twelve-year-old Alex Sherlock, his thirteen-year-old sister Zoe, and their friends Lina and Yadi decide to spend their summer in Miami investigating the many "cold cases" their grandfather accumulated during his years as a reporter--first up, Al Capone and a buried treasure.Ages 8-12.
- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Capone, Al, 1899-1947; Treasure troves; Siblings; Grandfathers; Cold cases (Criminal investigation);
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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