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Everybody knows / by Harper, Jordan,author.;
After her boss is gunned down at the Beverly Hills Hotel, Mae Pruett, a "black-bag" publicist working at LA's most powerful crisis PR firm protecting the rich and depraved, decides to investigate, running afoul of the whole system.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Noir fiction.; Novels.; Murder; Public relations personnel; Women detectives;
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The devil raises his own / by Phillips, Scott,1961-author.;
"Los Angeles, 1916: Photographer Bill Ogden has opened a portrait studio in the seedy noir world of early Hollywood, where he is joined by his granddaughter, Flavia -- a woman in need of a fresh start after bludgeoning her drunken, abusive husband to death in Wichita. Though his business is legit, Bill finds himself brushing up against the "blue movie" porn industry growing in the shadows of the motion picture mainstream. When a series of grisly murders take place across the city, Bill and his capable granddaughter are pulled into events as tricky and tangled as anything this side of The Big Sleep. We meet dreamers, opportunists, washed-up former stars and starry-eyed newcomers, a cast of unforgettable characters living on the margins looking to make a quick buck, launch a career, or just keep their family together. The Devil Raises His Own is at once a stripped-down noir thriller, and a panoramic look at Los Angeles at the beginning of motion pictures -- a Boogie Nights set in the film industry's nascence from one of the best crime novelists working today"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Noir fiction.; Novels.; Murder; Photographers;
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City of margins : a novel / by Boyle, William,1978-author.;
A vivid new cast of characters collide in gritty 1990s Brooklyn, in this latest from acclaimed neo-noir author William Boyle. In City of Margins, the lives of several lost souls intersect in Southern Brooklyn in the early 1990s. There's Donnie Parascandolo, a disgraced ex-cop with blood on his hands; Ava Bifulco, a widow whose daily work grind is her whole life; Nick, Ava's son, a grubby high school teacher who dreams of a shortcut to success; Mikey Baldini, a college dropout who's returned to the old neighborhood, purposeless and drifting; Donna Rotante, Donnie's ex-wife, still reeling from the suicide of their teenage son; Mikey's mother, Rosemarie, also a widow, who hopes Mikey won't fall into the trap of strong arm work; and Antonina Divino, a high school girl with designs on breaking free from Brooklyn. Uniting them are the dead: Mikey's old man, killed over a gambling debt, and Donnie and Donna's poor son, Gabe. These characters cross paths in unexpected ways, guided by coincidence and the pull of blood. There are new things to be found in the rubble of their lives, too. The promise of something different beyond the barriers that have been set out for them. This is a story of revenge and retribution, of facing down the ghosts of the past, of untold desires, of yearning and forgiveness and synchronicity, of the great distance of lives lived in dangerous proximity to each other. City of Margins is a Technicolor noir melodrama pieced together in broken glass.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Noir fiction.; City and town life; Families; Retribution; Revenge; Separation (Psychology);
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Marlowe. by Jordan, Neil,film director.; Huston, Danny,actor.; Kruger, Diane,actor.; Lange, Jessica,actor.; Neeson, Liam,actor.; VVS Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Danny Huston, Diane Kruger, Jessica Lange, Liam NeesonOriginally produced by VVS Films in 2023.A gripping noir crime thriller set in late 1930’s Los Angeles. MARLOWE centers around a street-wise, down on his luck detective; Philip Marlowe, played by Liam Neeson, who is hired to find the ex-lover of a glamorous heiress (Diane Kruger), daughter of a well-known movie star (Jessica Lange). The disappearance unearths a web of lies, and soon Marlowe is involved in a dangerous, deadly investigation where everyone involved has something to hide.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Horror films.; Crime.; Detective and mystery films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.).;
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Spider-Man. [videorecording] / by Ali, Mahershala,1974-voice actor.; Cage, Nicolas,1965-voice actor.; Glenn, Kimiko,1989-voice actor.; Henry, Brian Tyree,voice actor.; Johnson, Jake,1984-voice actor.; Mulaney, John,voice actor.; Persichetti, Bob,film director.; Schreiber, Liev,voice actor.; Steinfeld, Hailee,voice actor.; Tomlin, Lily,voice actor.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Hailee Steinfeld, Nicolas Cage, Mahershala Ali, Liev Schreiber, Jake Johnson, John Mulaney, Kimiko Glenn, Lily Tomlin, Brian Tyree Henry.In a world where Brooklyn teen Miles Morales (voiced by Shameik Moore) got that fateful radioactive spider bite--and the mantle of Spider-Man--the use of a particle accelerator by the Kingpin (Liev Schreiber) is causing existence to fissure. As alternate-dimension Spideys like Peter Parker (Jake Johnson), Gwen Stacy (Hailee Steinfeld), Spider-Man Noir (Nicolas Cage), and Spider-Ham (John Mulaney) pile into his reality, can they help Miles undo the chaos?Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG; for frenetic sequences of animated action violence, thematic elements, and mild language.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 DVS.
Subjects: Children's films.; Action and adventure films.; Animated films.; Superhero films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Spider-Man (Fictitious character); Good and evil; Superheroes;
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Miraculous. [electronic resource]. by Sony Computer Entertainment.;
Game.Paris needs a hero! Once again, the city of lights is in trouble as it faces a new menace--the most threatening sentimonster ever created is about to take control! As you take on the personna's of the globally renowned superheroez Ladybug and Cat Noir, you'll need to unveil the diabolical plan hatched by archvillain Hawk Moth--and squash it! Immerse yourself into the magical world of Miraculous and level up your superpowers as you embark on your biggest journey yet!ESRB Content Rating: E10, Everyone, 10+ (Fantasy violence).Blu-ray disc compatible with Playstation 4 console ; HDTV 720p/1080i/1080p ; in game surround sound ; 4 GB storage required ; PS4 Pro enhanced.
Subjects: Sony video games.; Adventure video games.; Role playing video games.; Video games.; Playstation 4 (Video game console); Video games.; Computer games.; Miraculous Rise of the Sphinx (Game); Superheroes; Supervillains; Good and evil; Teenage girls; Women superheroes; Computer adventure games;
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Miraculous. [electronic resource]. by Nintendo of America Inc.;
Game.Paris needs a hero! Once again, the city of lights is in trouble as it faces a new menace-the most threatening sentimonster ever created is about to take control! As you take on the personna's of the globally renowned superheroez Ladybug and Cat Noir, you'll need to unveil the diabolical plan hatched by archvillain Hawk Moth-and squash it! Immerse yourself into the magical world of Miraculous and level up your superpowers as you embark on your biggest journey yet!ESRB Content Rating: E10, Everyone, 10+ (Fantasy violence).Cartridge compatible with Nintendo Switch video game system ; HDTV 720p/1080i/1080p ; in game surround sound ; Nintendo Switch Pro controller compatible.
Subjects: Nintendo video games.; Adventure video games.; Role playing video games.; Video games.; Nintendo Switch (Video game console); Nintendo Switch video games.; Video games.; Computer games.; Miraculous Rise of the Sphinx (Game); Superheroes; Supervillains; Good and evil; Teenage girls; Women superheroes; Computer adventure games;
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The captive / by Foster, Fiona King,1977-author.;
"A rural noir about a woman on a pulse-pounding expedition to deliver a fugitive--and forced to confront her own past on the journey"--In a secessionist rural state that has cut itself off completely from urban centres, where living is hardscrabble and poor but "free," Brooke Holland runs a farm with her husband and two daughters. Their existence at the fringes of modern society is tenuous--they make barely enough from each harvest to keep going--yet Brooke cherishes the loving, peaceful life they have carved out for themselves. She has even begun to believe she is free from the violent history she has kept a secret from her family. When escaped criminal Stephen Cawley attacks the farm, Brooke's buried talents surface, and she manages to quickly and harshly subdue him. Convinced that he has come in retribution for the blood feud that began years ago, Brooke sets out to bring Cawley to justice, planning to use the bounty on his head to lead her family into hiding far from danger. Fearing that other members of Cawley's infamous family will soon descend on the farm, Brooke insists that Milo and the girls flee with her, travelling miles on foot across an unforgiving landscape to reach the nearest marshal. Their journey, beginning at the onset of winter with little preparation, brings already strained family dynamics to the breaking point. As Brooke's ghosts--both real and imagined--close in, the ruthlessness that allowed her to survive her past may become the biggest threat to her hopes for a different future. What follows is a harrowing exploration of family loyalty, trauma and resilience. As haunting and propulsive as it is powerfully written,The Captiveis a thrilling debut novel about the seemingly impossible choices we make to survive and protect the ones we love.
Subjects: Noir fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Families; Family secrets; Fugitives from justice;
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Bloody January / by Parks, Alan,author.;
When a teenage boy shoots a young woman dead in the middle of a busy Glasgow street and then commits suicide, Detective Harry McCoy is sure of one thing. It wasn't a random act of violence. With his new partner in tow, McCoy uses his underworld network to lead the investigation but soon runs up against a secret society led by Glasgow's wealthiest family, the Dunlops. McCoy's boss doesn't want him to investigate. The Dunlops seem untouchable. But McCoy has other ideas.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Noir fiction.; Police; Murder;
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Velvet was the night / by Moreno-Garcia, Silvia,author.;
"From the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic comes a riveting noir about a daydreaming secretary, a lonesome thug, and the mystery of the missing woman that brings them together. 1970s Mexico City. Maite is a secretary who lives for one thing: the latest issue of Secret Romance. While student protests and political unrest consume the city, Maite escapes into stories of passion and danger. Her next-door neighbor, Leonora, a beautiful art student, seems to live a life of intrigue and romance that Maite envies. When Leonora disappears under suspicious circumstances, Maite finds herself searching for the missing woman--and journeying deeper into Leonora's secret life of student radicals and dissidents. Meanwhile, someone else is also looking for Leonora at the behest of his boss, a shadowy figure who commands goon squads dedicated to squashing political activists. Elvis is an eccentric thug who longs to escape his own life: He loathes violence and loves old movies and rock 'n' roll. But as Elvis searches for the missing woman, he comes to observe Maite from a distance--and grows more and more obsessed with this woman who shares his love of music, and the unspoken loneliness of his heart. Now as Maite and Elvis come closer to discovering the secrets behind Leonora's disappearance, they can no longer escape the danger that threatens to consume their lives, with hitmen, government agents, and Russian spies aiming to protect Leonora's secrets--at gunpoint"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Noir fiction.; Missing persons; Man-woman relationships;
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