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Cross down [text (large print)] / by Patterson, James,1947-author.; DuBois, Brendan,author.;
"For the first time, John Sampson is on his own. The brilliant crime-solving duo of Washington, DC's, Metro PD and the FBI has a proven MO: Detective Alex Cross makes his own rules. Detective John Sampson enforces them. When military-style attacks erupt, brutally sidelining Cross, Sampson is sent reeling. The patterns are too random--Sampson's friend, his partner, his brother--have told him. Don't trust anyone. As a shadow force advances on the nation's capital, Sampson alone must protect the Cross family, his own young daughter, and every American, including the president"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Large print books.; Novels.; Cross, Alex (Fictitious character); African American detectives; Detectives; Terrorism;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The thirst / by Nesbø, Jo,1960-author.; Smith, Neil(Neil Andrew),translator.; translation of:Nesbø, Jo,1960-Tørst.English.;
"Harry Hole returns in the eleventh installment of the author's bestselling, electrifying crime fiction series-published in 48 languages, more than 30 million copies sold worldwide. In Police-the last novel featuring Jo Nesbø's hard-bitten, maverick Oslo detective-a killer wreaking revenge on the police had Harry Hole fighting for the safety of the people closest to him. Now, in The Thirst, the story continues as Harry is inextricably drawn back into the Oslo police force. A serial murderer has begun targeting Tinder daters-a murderer whose MO reignites Harry's hunt for a nemesis of his past."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Hole, Harry (Fictitious character); Police; Serial murderers;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Angry queer Somali boy : a complicated memoir / by Ali, Mohamed Abdulkarim,1985-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Writing from a homeless shelter in downtown Toronto, Mohamed "Mo" Ali chronicles how he ended up there in this powerful and often irreverent memoir of exile, addiction, and racism. Kidnapped by his father on the eve of Somalia's societal implosion, Ali was taken first to the Netherlands by his stepmother, and then on to Canada. With its promise of freedom, opportunity, and multiculturalism, his new home seemed to offer a new lease on life. But unable to fit in, he turned to partying and drugs. Interwoven with world history and sociopolitical commentary on Somalia, Canada, and Europe, the story of this gay Muslim immigrant is told with tenderness in a refreshing and welcome new voice."--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Ali, Mohamed Abdulkarim, 1985-; Somalis; Muslim gays; Somalis; Somalis; Gay immigrants; Gay immigrants; Muslim gays; Muslim gays;
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The whole town's talking [sound recording] : a novel / by Flagg, Fannie,author.; Farr, Kimberly,narrator.; Random House Audio Publishing,publisher.;
Read by Kimberly Farr.Elmwood Springs, Missouri, is a small town like any other, but something strange is happening at the cemetery. Still Meadows, as it's called, is anything but still. A novel in the tradition of Thornton Wilder's Our Town and Flagg's own Can't Wait to Get to Heaven, tells the story of Lordor Nordstrom, his Swedish mail-order bride, Katrina, and their neighbors and descendants as they live, love, die, and carry on in mysterious and surprising ways.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Domestic fiction.; Cemeteries; Future life;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Murder on the poet's walk / by Adams, Ellery.;
"As Jane eagerly anticipates the wedding of her best friend Eloise Alcott, Storyton Hall is overrun with poets in town to compete for a coveted greeting card contract. They're everywhere, scrawling verses on cocktail napkins in the reading rooms or seeking inspiration strolling the Poet's Walk, a series of trails named after famous authors. But the Tennyson Trail leads to a grim surprise: a woman's corpse drifting in a rowboat on a lake, posed as if she were "The Lady of Shallot." When a second body is discovered, also posed as a poetic character, a recurring MO emerges. Fortunately, Jane is well versed in sleuthing and won't rest until she gives the killer a taste of poetic justice..."--
Subjects: Cozy mysteries.; Detective and mystery fiction.; Steward, Jane (Fictitious character); Contests; Resorts; Murder;
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Spoiler alert [videorecording] / by Aldridge, Ben,actor.; Field, Sally,actor.; Grant, David Marshall,screenwriter.; Irwin, Bill,1950-actor.; James, Nikki,actor.; Massey, Alison Mo,film producer.; Mollick, Jordana,1980-film producer.; Parsons, Jim,1973-film producer,actor.; Porowski, Antoni,actor.; Savage, Dan,screenwriter.; Self, Jeffery,actor.; Showalter, Michael,1970-film director,film producer.; Spiewak, Todd,film producer.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Ausiello, Michael.Spoiler alert.; Focus Features,presenter.; Semi-Formal (Firm),production company.; That's Wonderful (Firm),production company.; Universal Studios, Inc.,publisher.;
Director of photography, Brian Burgoyne ; editor, Peter Teschner ; music, Brian H. Kim.Jim Parsons, Ben Aldridge, Nikki M. James, Bill Irwin, Jeffery Self, Sally Field, Antoni Porowski.Based on Michael Ausiello's best-selling memoir "Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies," The story of Michael Ausiello and Kit Cowan's relationship, which takes a tragic turn when Cowan is diagnosed with terminal cancer.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for sexual content, drug use and thematic elements.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Gay films.; Romantic comedy films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Cancer; Families; Gay couples; Gay men; Male friendship;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The fury of Beijing / by Hamilton, Ian,1946-author.;
"Still reeling from the brutal murder of her close associates, Lau Lau and Chen, Ava Lee embarks on a quest for revenge that takes her from Toronto to Los Angeles to Beijing. Along the way, Ava is aided by some familiar faces and old comrades-in-arms, including Sonny Kwon, Jimmy Li, Lop, and Xu, the mountain master of Shanghai. The search leads first to Ava's old opponent, Mo, the chairman of the China Movie Syndicate, and then to a shadowy figure at the very top of the Chinese Security Service--the man who gave the order to kill her friends. Events reach a deadly climax in front of the Tianqiao Theatre in Beijing, but exacting her revenge is only half the battle--getting out of China alive is another matter entirely ... "-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Lee, Ava (Fictitious character); Revenge; Women detectives;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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The final buzzer / by Sylvester, Kevin.;
Meet six kids a lot like you. Except . . . Benny, Jenny, Karl, Starlight, DJ and Mo got zapped in an evil plot gone wrong -- and they became the super-est team the world has ever seen. Starlight wakes up in an alternate reality, although she doesn't realize it right away. She sees kids skating on a secluded pond using ancient equipment. Is she in the past? The kids are secretly playing hockey because it's banned for all but the elites. Plebes who might never make the pros are not allowed to play at all. Only select individuals chosen by Dr. Boom -- the supreme leader who has taken over Canada -- are given the privilege of playing the game. Starlight must track down the rest of the Super Six so they can defeat Dr. Boom and his horrible minions and restore hockey to its former glory.
Subjects: Action and adventure fiction.; Sports fiction.; Hockey teams; Quests (Expeditions);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Egg [videorecording] / by Basche, David Alan,1968-actor.; Camp, Anna,1982-actor.; Hendricks, Christina,1975-actor.; Palka, Marianna,1981-film director.; Reiner, Alysia,actor.; Gravitas Ventures (Firm),film distributor.;
Christina Hendricks, Alysia Reiner, David Alan Basche, Anna Camp, Gbenga Akinnagbe.An unflinching comedy about why women choose motherhood, why they revere it, fear it, and why some women forgo it.PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Female friendship; Man-woman relationships; Motherhood; Pregnancy; Women;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Shooting stars / by Sylvester, Kevin.;
A very special group of kids must save the world with <U+2014> what else? <U+2014> HOCKEY! Meet six kids a lot like you. Except . . . . . . Benny, Jenny, Karl, Starlight, DJ and Mo got zapped in an evil plot gone wrong <U+2014> and became the super-est team the world has ever seen. Lucky thing, because they have to face off against enormous, multi-appendaged, hockey-playing tardigrades IN SPACE! Turns out the last of the Sizematrons was not destroyed in the Six-versus-evil-bunny saga of Hat Tricked. And now very enhanced giant tardigrades working for astronaut-cum-evil-scientist Richard threaten the world with an asteroid that would end it all. Can the Super Six use their hockey superpowers to thwart the baddies? Find out in this fourth action-packed, laugh-a-minute book in the Hockey Super Six series.LSC
Subjects: Hockey stories.; Good and evil; Hockey players;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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