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The world of Raymond Chandler : in his own words / by Chandler, Raymond,1888-1959.; Day, Barry (Playwright),editor of compilation.;
"Chandler never wrote an autobiography or a memoir. Now Barry Day, making use of Chandler's novels, short stories, and letters as well as Day's always illuminating commentary, gives us the life of "the man with no home," a man precariously balanced between his classical English education with its immutable values and that of a fast-evolving America during the years before the Great War, with its resulting changing vernacular. Through his fiction and letters, brilliantly woven together, Chandler reveals what it was like to be a writer, and in particular what it was to be a writer of "hard-boiled" fiction in what was for him "another language." Along the way, he discusses the work of his contemporaries: Dashiell Hammett, James M. Cain, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Agatha Christie, Erle Stanley Gardner, Somerset Maugham, among others. Here is Chandler's Los Angeles, a city he adopted and which adopted him in the post-World War I period ... Chandler on his Hollywood, working with Billy Wilder, Howard Hawks, Alfred Hitchcock, and others...Chandler ... organized crime and on his alter ego, Philip Marlowe, private eye, the incorruptible knight with little armour who walks the "mean streets" in a world not made for knights ... on drinking (his life in the end was in a race with alcohol -- and loneliness) ... and here are Chandler's women -- the Little Sisters; the dames -- in his fiction -- and his life"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Chandler, Raymond, 1888-1959.; Authors, American; Detective and mystery stories;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Wolf pack / by Box, C. J.,author.;
Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett encounters bad behavior on his own turf--only to have the FBI and the DOJ ask him to stand down--in the thrilling new novel from #1 New York Times-bestselling author C.J. Box.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Pickett, Joe (Fictitious character); Game wardens; Detective and mystery stories;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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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: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Nate the Great [sound recording] : more collected stories / by Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman.; Lavelle, John.;
Lost list -- Sticky case -- Fishy prize -- Boring beach bag -- Stolen base -- Mushy valentine -- Talks turkey -- Hungry Book Club.Read by John Lavelle.006-010.
Subjects: Children's audiobooks.; Nate the Great (Fictitious character); Mystery and detective stories.;
© p2011., Listening Library,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Under the cover of murder / by Elliott, Lauren.;
It promises to be Greyborne Harbor's wedding of the year. The impending nuptials of Serena Chandler and Zach Ludlow will take place aboard his family's luxurious super-yacht, currently moored in the harbor and the talk of the town. But on the day of the wedding, a man's body washes up on the beach with no ID, only a torn page from a book in his pocket. As owner of Beyond the Page Books and Curios, bibliophile Addie is called in to identify the book, but she cannot. The morning following the extravagant ceremony, a second body washes ashore and Addie has a sinking feeling that the two deaths are connected. While the guests are held on the yacht as the police investigate, at least Addie can peruse Zach's father's rare books library on board. A copy of Agatha Christie's first Hercule Poirot novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, provides a clue that the killer may still be on the ship--but narrowing down the suspects without becoming the next victim may prove a truly Herculean task...
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Cozy mysteries.; Women booksellers; Rare books; Murder; Weddings; Detective and mystery stories;
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Fiddling with fate / by Kelly, Diane,author.;
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Recipes.; Novels.; Distilling, Illicit; Moonshine (Liquor); Detective and mystery stories; Murder;
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Butt Sandwich & Tree / by King, Wesley.;
Green has Asperger's and only decided to try out for the basketball team to make his big brother, Cedar, happy and spend more time with him. When the coach's necklace goes missing after the tryout, and everyone blames Green, Green and Cedar team up to find out the truth.Ages 8-12.LSC
Subjects: Mystery fiction.; Basketball stories.; Brothers; Asperger's syndrome; Lost articles; Mystery and detective stories.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Farm to trouble / by Flower, Amanda.;
"First in a new series! Shiloh Bellamy cashed in her big city job and 401K to return home to Michigan to save the family farm, but turning Bellamy Farms into a sustainable, organic operation is no small feat. Especially when her new investor is found dead at the farmers market not long after the contract is signed, a contract that the whole town knows her father was wholeheartedly against. Now, Shiloh must clear her family's name and track down the real killer before her farm dreams wilt before her very eyes. But with her father trying to stop any progress on his land, her cousin belittling her every effort, and the whole town believing her family at fault, Shiloh has to carry the investigation on her shoulders or risk all her dreams drying up before they begin" --
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Farmers' markets; Family farms; Murder; Detective and mystery stories;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A justified murder / by Deveraux, Jude,author.;
The small town of Lachlan, Florida, was rocked last year when two bodies were uncovered in the roots of a fallen tree. Despite their lack of investigative experience, Sara Medlar; her niece, Kate; and Jack Wyatt found themselves at the center of the mystery, working together to reveal the truth behind a decades-old secret in the sleepy town. After a narrow escape, they vowed to never again involve themselves in something so dangerous - until Janet Beeson is murdered. When Janet's body is discovered, everyone is shocked by the violence of the attack. The sweet little old woman has been shot, stabbed, and poisoned, but no one can imagine who would want to harm one of the town's kindest, most helpful residents. Sara, Kate, and Jack are determined to leave this case to the professionals. But they are soon bombarded by townspeople eager to tell their stories and clear their names with the trio who solved the Morris murders. Even the sheriff is hoping they'll lend their skills to a crime that seems to have no explanation and no motive. And once the town gets talking, they begin to see that there are more secrets buried in quiet Lachlan than anyone could have imagined.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Women authors; Retirees; Mansions; Detective and mystery stories; Murder;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Agatha Christie Poirot : the greatest detective in the world / by Aldridge, Mark,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976; Poirot, Hercule (Fictitious character); Detective and mystery stories, English; Detective and mystery films; Detective and mystery television programs;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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