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Outside / by Ragnar Jónasson,1976-author.; translation of:Ragnar Jónasson,1976-Úti.English.; Cribb, Victoria,translator.;
"In a deadly Icelandic snowstorm, four friends seek shelter in an abandoned hunting lodge. But nothing can prepare them for what's inside. Forced to spend a long and terrifying night in the cabin, they watch intently and silently. Just as they themselves are being watched. As the night darkens, and old secrets spill into the light, it's soon clear that what they've discovered in the cabin is far from the only mystery lurking there. Nor the only thing to be afraid of ... "--Publisher.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Noir fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Blizzards; Fear; Friendship; Hunting lodges; Secrecy;
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Broiler / by Cranor, Eli,1988-author.;
"Gabriela Menchaca and Edwin Saucedo are hardworking, undocumented employees at the Detmer Foods chicken plant in Springdale, Arkansas, just a stone's throw away from the trailer park where they've lived together for seven years. While dealing with personal tragedies of their own, the young couple endures the brutal, dehumanizing conditions at the plant in exchange for barebones pay. When the plant manager, Luke Jackson, fires Edwin to set an example for the rest of the workers-and to show the higher-ups that he's ready for a major promotion-Edwin is determined to get revenge on Luke and his wife, Mimi, a new mother who stays at home with her six-month-old son. Edwin's impulsive action sets in motion a devastating chain of events that illuminates the deeply entrenched power dynamics between those who revel at the top and those who toil at the bottom. From the nationally bestselling and Edgar Award-winning author of Don't Know Tough and Ozark Dogs comes another edge-of-your-seat noir thriller that exposes the dark, bloody heart of life on the margins in the American South and the bleak underside of a bygone American Dream"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Noir fiction.; Novels.; Families; Mexican Americans; Packing-house workers; Poultry plants; Revenge;
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The other sister / by Mohlin, Peter,author.; Giles, Ian(Translator),translator.; Nyström, Peter(Crime fiction writer),author.; translation of:Mohlin, Peter.Andra sistern.English.;
PREVIOUS BOOK IN SERIES: THE BUCKET LIST, ISBN 9781419752186. In this second entry of the 'Agent John Adderley' series, former FBI agent John Adderley is haunted by shadows of his past and is about to leave Sweden when the game plan changes. Instead of running, he is forced to once and for all face his past, and the murder investigation of the CEO of a dating app company gives him a way out. If he can go through with his plan, he might have a shot at the freedom he has so long wanted to have. But is it too late?
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Noir fiction.; Novels.; United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; Murder; Sisters; Swedish Americans;
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Sarah Jane / by Sallis, James,1944-author.;
Sarah Jane Pullman is a good cop with a complicated past. From her small-town chicken-farming roots through her runaway adolescence, court-ordered Army stint, ill-advised marriage and years slinging scrambled eggs over greasy spoon griddles, Sarah Jane unfolds her life story, a parable about memory, atonement, and finding shape in chaos. Her life takes an unexpected turn when she is named the de facto sheriff of a rural town, investigating the mysterious disappearance of the sheriff whose shoes she's filling--and the even more mysterious realities of the life he was hiding from his own colleagues and closest friends. This kaleidoscopic character study sparkles in every dark and bright detail--a virtuoso work by a master of both the noir and the tender aspects of human nature.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Policewomen;
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Pet, pet, slap / by Battershill, Andrew,1988-author.;
"Pillow Wilson, a past-his-prime boxer, trains for his last title shot. Shenanigans ensue. Having recently undergone an ethical awakening, Pillow has converted to veganism and is in the middle of trying to rehome his menagerie of exotic pets (including Jersey Joe the sloth and Rigoberto the shark) in humane animal shelters. His roommate, Sherlock Holmes, has recently faked his own death by waterfall, and has now gone incognito and is Pillow's in-house doping expert. The thing is, Pillow doesn't feel all that motivated to train for his next big fight, and he's further distracted from his training when his car and pet shark mysteriously disappear. Luckily, Sherlock is a master of deduction. What follows is part underdog sports story, part work of Neozoological Surrealism, and part existential mystery novel."--
Subjects: Magic realist fiction.; Noir fiction.; Novels.; Boxers (Sports); Exotic animal owners; Exotic animals;
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May God forgive / by Parks, Alan,author.;
Glasgow is a city in mourning. An arson attack on a hairdresser's has left five dead. Tempers are frayed and sentiments running high. When three youths are charged the city goes wild. A crowd gathers outside the courthouse but as the police drive the young men to prison, the van is rammed by a truck, and the men are grabbed and bundled into a car. The next day, the body of one of them is dumped in the city centre. A note has been sent to the newspaper: one down, two to go. Detective Harry McCoy has twenty-four hours to find the kidnapped boys before they all turn up dead, and it is going to mean taking down some of Glasgow's most powerful people to do it.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Noir fiction.; Novels.; Arson investigation; Kidnapping; Murder;
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Don't know tough / by Cranor, Eli,1988-author.;
"Trent Powers relocates his family from Anaheim to Arkansas to take over as head coach of the Denton Pirates, a high school football team powered by a volatile but talented running back named Billy Lowe. Billy comes from an extremely troubled home: a trailer park where he is terrorized by his unstable mother's abusive boyfriend. Billy takes out his anger on the field, and it's not long before he crosses a line. Instead of punishing him, though, Trent takes Billy into his home, hoping to protect his star player as the Pirates begin their playoff run. But when Billy's stepfather is found murdered, nothing can stop an explosive chain of violence that could tear the town apart"--
Subjects: Noir fiction.; Novels.; Sports fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Abusive men; Football coaches; Football players; High school athletes; Murder; School sports; Stepfathers;
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Undermajordomo minor / by DeWitt, Patrick,1975-author.;
"Lucien (Lucy) Minor is the resident odd duck in the bucolic hamlet of Bury. Friendless and loveless, young and aimless, Lucy is a compulsive liar, a sickly weakling in a town famous for producing brutish giants. Then Lucy accepts employment assisting the Majordomo of the remote, foreboding Castle Von Aux. While tending to his new post as Undermajordomo, Lucy soon discovers the place harbors many dark secrets, not least of which is the whereabouts of the castle's master, Baron Von Aux. He also encounters the colorful people of the local village--thieves, madmen, aristocrats, and Klara, a delicate beauty whose love he must compete for with the exceptionally handsome soldier, Adolphus. Thus begins a tale of polite theft, bitter heartbreak, domestic mystery, and cold-blooded murder in which every aspect of human behavior is laid bare for our hero to observe"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Humorous stories.; Noir fiction.; Black humor.;
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Jack Taylor. [videorecording] / by Bruen, Ken.; Freeman, Clodagh.; Glen, Iain,1961-; Noone, Nora-Jane.; Orme, Stuart.; Scott, Killian.; Thorisson, Marteinn.; Acorn Media Group.;
The guards -- The pikemen -- The Magdalen martyrs.Iain Glen, Nora-Jane Noone, Killian Scott.Self-destructive, pigheaded, and over-fond of the bottle, Jack Taylor (Iain Glen, Game of Thrones, Downton Abbey) is a forty-something ex-cop trying to earn a living as a private detective in his native Galway. Taylor has burned a lot of bridges, but he still has a knack for uncovering ugly truths. In his new trade, Taylor finds evil at every turn: the serial murders of young female factory workers, a vicious vigilante group executing summary justice, and a sadistic nun dubbed ' Lucifer' by her former charges. Set against the rugged backdrop of western Ireland, this crime noir series depicts a country in transition, caught between the certainties of the past and the anxieties of a post-bubble future.PG.DVD, widescreen (16:9) presentation ; Dolby Digital stereo.
Subjects: Bruen, Ken.; Detective and mystery television programs.; Private investigators; Taylor, Jack (Fictitious character);
© c2013., 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Joe Hustle : a novel / by Lange, Richard,1961-author.;
Joe Hustle is a survivor. A Gulf War vet and ex-con always one stumble away from catastrophe, he manages to scrape together enough money from various jobs to eke out a precarious existence on the darker fringes of Los Angeles. When he meets Emily, the black-sheep daughter of a wealthy family, the two spark an instant connection--she seems like the best thing to happen to him in a while. But their whirlwind romance is put to the test when what starts out as a simple favor for a friend leaves Joe homeless, unemployed, and on the wrong side of a vengeful drug dealer. An impulsive offer to go on a road trip with Emily promises to take them out of harm's way but may only lead to more chaos.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Noir fiction.; Novels.; Ex-convicts; Man-woman relationships; Organized crime; Veterans; Working poor;
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