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- Cursed bread : a novel / by Mackintosh, Sophie,author.;
"From the Man Booker-nominated author of The Water Cure comes an elegant and hypnotic new novel of obsession that centers on the real unsolved mystery of the 1951 mass poisoning of a French village. Still reeling in the aftermath of the deadliest war the world had ever seen, the small town of Pont-Saint-Esprit lost its mind. Some historians believe the mysterious illness and violent hallucinations were caused by spoiled bread; others claim it was the result of covert government testing on the local population. In that town lived a woman named Elodie. She was the baker's wife: a plain, unremarkable person who yearned to transcend her dull existence. So when a charismatic new couple arrived in town, the forceful ambassador and his sharp-toothed wife, Violet, Elodie was quickly drawn into their orbit. Thus began a dangerous game of cat and mouse - but who was the predator and on whom did they prey? Audacious and mesmerising, Cursed Bread is a fevered confession, an entry into memory's hall of mirrors, a fable of obsession and transformation. Sophie Mackintosh spins a darkly gleaming tale of a town gripped by hysteria, envy like poison in the blood, and desire that burns and consumes"--- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Poisoning; Small cities; Triangles (Interpersonal relations);
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- Batman. [graphic novel] / by Zdarsky, Chip,author.; Bandini, Michele,illustrator.; Benedetto, Adriano di,1985-illustrator.; Cowles, Clayton,letterer.; Fajardo, Romulo,colourist.; Hawthorne, Mike,illustrator.; Howard, Tini,author.; Jiménez, Jorge,1986-illustrator.; Mendonça, Miguel,illustrator.; Morey, Tomeu,colourist.; Sinclair, Alex,colourist.; Thompson, Kelly,1976-author.;
Batman must find a way to escape from Zur's prison ... but what dark secret does Zur hold that's a game-changer for the Dark Knight and the entire DC Universe?! And what role does The Joker play in this? With Damian's life--and the future of Gotham--hanging in the balance, nothing can prepare the Dark Knight for what's about to happen! Then, a two-bit crook uncovers Batman's true identity, becoming the most dangerous man in Gotham City! Plus, Batman and Catwoman team up on the heist of their lives against Amanda Waller; chaos is unleashed in Gotham when Arkham is unlocked and the Bat-Family are MIA; and the Birds of Prey face Waller's minions in an unexpected adventure!- Subjects: Graphic novels.; Superhero comics.; Batman (Fictitious character); Gotham City (Imaginary place); Superheroes; Supervillains;
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- The safari : a novel / by Goldis, Jaclyn,author.;
"Odelia Babel, CEO of a sustainable fashion empire, is about to marry for the second time -- to a man twenty-five years her junior. Asher Bach is the thirty-something designer of Odelia's luxury clothing line, the darling of every high-fashion journalist, and madly in love with Odelia. Eager to celebrate her nuptials with her nearest and dearest, Odelia invites her adult children, her daughter-in-law, her grandchild, and her best friend/assistant to an all-expenses-paid luxury safari at Leopard Sands in South Africa, the Babel family's favorite vacation spot. In its soil, they have deep roots -- and even deeper secrets. It seems like the perfect trip, but not everyone is thrilled for the happy couple. Amid game drives in the bush and bonfires beneath the desert stars, tensions among the family threaten to boil over. And then, the morning after a big fight with her son Sam--and hours before the wedding -- Odelia is found murdered. Sam is immediately the prime suspect, but he claims he has an ironclad alibi -- he was with his twin sister, Bailey. Only Bailey is nowhere to be found ... As the heat roils, desperate poachers and ferocious animals lurk, and dark motives fester, it becomes clear that whoever killed Odelia isn't quite finished yet, and the rest of the Babel family is their prey."--- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Family secrets; Missing persons; Murder; Safaris; Weddings;
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- Robert B. Parker's Fallout / by Lupica, Mike,author.; Parker, Robert B.,1932-2010,creator.;
"When two seemingly unconnected mysterious deaths occur on his watch, police chief Jesse Stone must pull out all the stops to unravel the truth and stop a killer from striking again ... The small town of Paradise is devastated when a star high-school baseball player is found dead at the bottom of a bluff just a day after winning the team's biggest game. For Jesse, the loss is doubly difficult-the teen was the nephew of his colleague, Suitcase Simpson, and Jesse had been coaching the young shortstop. As he searches for answers about how the boy died and why, he is stonewalled at every turn, and it seems that someone is determined to keep him from digging further. Jesse suddenly must divide his attention between two cases after the shocking murder of former Paradise police chief, Charlie Farrell. Before his death, Farrell had been looking into a series of scam calls that preyed upon the elderly. But how do these "ghost calls" connect to his murder? When threats-and gunshots-appear on Jesse's own doorstep, the race to find answers is on. Both old and new enemies come into play, and in the end, Jesse and his team must discover the common factor between the two deaths in order to prevent a third."--- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Stone, Jesse (Fictitious character); Murder; Police chiefs;
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- Robert B. Parker's Fallout [sound recording] / by Lupica, Mike,author.; Naughton, James,1945-narrator.; Parker, Robert B.,1932-2010,creator.; Random House Audio Publishing,publisher.;
Read by James Naughton."When two seemingly unconnected mysterious deaths occur on his watch, police chief Jesse Stone must pull out all the stops to unravel the truth and stop a killer from striking again ... The small town of Paradise is devastated when a star high-school baseball player is found dead at the bottom of a bluff just a day after winning the team's biggest game. For Jesse, the loss is doubly difficult-the teen was the nephew of his colleague, Suitcase Simpson, and Jesse had been coaching the young shortstop. As he searches for answers about how the boy died and why, he is stonewalled at every turn, and it seems that someone is determined to keep him from digging further. Jesse suddenly must divide his attention between two cases after the shocking murder of former Paradise police chief, Charlie Farrell. Before his death, Farrell had been looking into a series of scam calls that preyed upon the elderly. But how do these "ghost calls" connect to his murder? When threats-and gunshots-appear on Jesse's own doorstep, the race to find answers is on. Both old and new enemies come into play, and in the end, Jesse and his team must discover the common factor between the two deaths in order to prevent a third."--- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Audiobooks.; Novels.; Stone, Jesse (Fictitious character); Murder; Police chiefs;
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