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The confidence men : how two prisoners of war engineered the most remarkable escape in history / by Fox, Margalit,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Imprisoned in a remote Turkish prison camp during World War I, having survived a two-month forced march and a terrifying shootout in the desert, two British officers, Harry Jones and Cedric Hill, join forces to bamboozle their iron-fisted captors. To stave off despair and boredom, Jones takes a handmade Ouija board and fakes elaborate séances for his fellow prisoners. Word gets around camp, and one day, a Turkish officer approaches Jones with a query: Could Jones contact the spirit world to find a vast treasure rumored to be buried nearby? Jones, a trained lawyer, and Hill, a brilliant magician, use the Ouija board--and their keen understanding of the psychology of deception--to build a trap for the Turkish officers that will ultimately lead them to freedom. The Confidence Men is the story of the only known con game played for a good cause--and of a profound but unlikely friendship. Had it not been for "the Great War," Jones, the Oxford-educated son of a British lord, and Hill, a mechanic from an Australian sheep farm, would never have met. But in pain, loneliness, hunger, and isolation, they formed a powerful emotional and intellectual alliance that saved both of their lives. Margalit Fox brings her "nose for interesting facts, the ability to construct a taut narrative arc, and a Dickens-level gift for concisely conveying personality" (Kathryn Schulz, New York) to this gripping tale of psychological strategy that is rife with cunning, danger, and moments of high farce that rival anything in Catch-22"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Hill, C. W. (Cedric Waters), 1891-1975.; Jones, E. H. (Elias Henry), 1883-1942.; Escaped prisoners of war; Escaped prisoners of war; Male friendship.; Prisoner-of-war camps; Prisoner-of-war escapes; Swindlers and swindling.; World War, 1914-1918;
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S.W.A.T [videorecording]. : under siege / by Barnes, Jonas,screenwriter.; Domingue, Keith,screenwriter.; Giglio, Tony,1971-film director.; Jaeger, Sam,actor.; Olsson, Ty,1974-actor.; Palicki, Adrianne,1983-actor.; White, Michael Jai,actor.; Zagorsky, Kyra,1976-actor.; Destination Films,presenter.; Original Film (Firm),production company.; Sodona Films,production company.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Director of photography, Michael Balfry ; editor, Charles Robichaud ; music, Patric Caird.Sam Jaeger, Adrianne Palicki, Michael Jai White, Kyra Zagorsky, Ty Olsson.When a D.E.A. and S.W.A.T. cartel takedown ends in a shootout, S.W.A.T. agent Travis Hall seizes a mysterious prisoner and takes him into custody.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Crime films.; Feature films.; Police; Prisons;
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Hanged in Medicine Hat : murders in a Nazi prisoner-of-war camp, and the disturbing true story of Canada's last mass execution / by Greenfield, Nathan M.,1958-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."For three years during the Second World War, 12,000 Nazis were held in a prisoner-of-war camp at the edge of Medicine Hat, an isolated city of 12,000 people on the bald Canadian prairie. The camp and the townsfolk lived cheerfully side-by-side until two men were beaten and hanged by their fellow prisoners and no one on the scene would admit to knowing anything about the crimes. RCMP investigators infiltrated the camp and discovered the existence of a shadow Nazi government, complete with its own Gestapo responsible for enforcing discipline and loyalty to the Fuhrer. Suspects were identified. Charges were laid. A series of gripping trials resulted in the last mass hanging in Canadian history. Now, eighty years after the fact, acclaimed historian Nathan Greenfield presents stunning new evidence that raises grave questions about whether justice was served on either side of the wire in Medicine Hat."--
Subjects: Hanging; Nazis; Serial murders; Trials (Murder); World War, 1939-1945;
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Orange is the new black. [videorecording]. by Schilling, Taylor,1984-actor.; Brooks, Danielle,actor.; Manning, Taryn,actor.; Mulgrew, Kate,1955-actor.; Prepon, Laura,1980-actor.; Kerman, Piper.Orange is the new black.; Lions Gate Entertainment (Firm),publisher.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada),film distributor.;
Taylor Schilling, Danielle Brooks, Taryn Manning, Kate Mulgrew, Laura Prepon.A new regime has arrived at Litchfield and with it comes new business interests, spiritual movements, and parental problems that turn life behind bars upside down and ignite power struggles among Litchfield's residents and guards.Canadian Home Video Rating: 18A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Television comedies.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Kerman, Piper.; Federal Correctional Institution (Danbury, Conn.); Women prisoners; Reformatories for women; Female friendship;
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Pitch dark / by Doiron, Paul,author.;
"Game Warden Mike Bowditch must chase down a cunning and dangerous fugitive in the North Maine Woods in this nail-biter of a thriller from Edgar Award-nominated author Paul Doiron, Pitch Dark. Legendary bush pilot Josie Jonson can't believe her luck when a skilled builder just happens to show up after she purchases land near Prentiss Pond. All Mark Redmond asks in return for building Josie's dream cabin is that he be left alone to homeschool his 12-year-old daughter, Cady. For Maine game warden investigator Mike Bowditch, the intensity of Redmond's secretiveness is troubling, especially in light of suspicious criminal activity being reported around the area--including rumors of an armed man offering large sums of money in exchange for the location of Redmond and Cady. Josie, though hesitant to violate the trust of her prized builder, eventually agrees to fly Mike and his father-in-law Charley Stevens to the secluded pond in an attempt to protect Redmond and Cady. But hours after landing, the trip takes a dark turn when they witness a horrific murder and are taken captive themselves. Freeing himself, Mike is forced to set off through the impenetrable Maine forest towards Canada, alone and unarmed in pursuit of a mysterious fugitive. As he navigates a windblown landscape choked with deadfalls and blocked by swollen streams, he marvels at his enemy's bush craft. The killer possesses skills surpassing his own, and Bowditch can't tell if he is the cat or the mouse in this dangerous game. Can Mike Bowditch stop his adversary in time to save the life of a young girl, or will he be forced to watch another innocent soul die?"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Bowditch, Mike; Bush pilots; Fathers and daughters; Fugitives from justice; Game wardens; Murder; Prisoners;
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Don't fear the reaper / by Jones, Stephen Graham,1972-author.;
"Four years after her tumultuous senior year, Jade Daniels is released from prison right before Christmas when her conviction is overturned. But life beyond bars takes a dangerous turn as soon as she returns to Proofrock. Convicted serial killer, Dark Mill South, seeking revenge for thirty-eight Dakota men hanged in 1862, escapes from his prison transfer due to a blizzard, just outside of Proofrock, Idaho"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Blizzards; Escaped prisoners; Indigenous peoples; Serial murderers;
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From the desk of Zoe Washington / by Marks, Janae.;
"Avid baker Zoe Washington receives a letter on her twelfth birthday from her biological father, who is in prison for a terrible crime"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Fathers and daughters; Prisoners' families; Bakers and bakeries; African Americans;
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Hush / by Patterson, James,1947-author.; Fox, Candice,author.; Patterson, James,1947-Hush hush.;
"Top cop. Devoted sister. Now Inmate 3329. But prison bars won't stop Harriet Blue from seeking justice for the murder of her brother. Prison is a dangerous place for a former cop--as Harriet Blue is learning on a daily basis. So, following a fight for her life and a prison-wide lockdown, the last person she wants to see is Deputy Police Commissioner Joe Woods. The man who put her inside. But Woods is not there to gloat. His daughter Tonya and her two-year-old child have gone missing. He's ready to offer Harriet a deal: find his family to buy her freedom"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Blue, Harriet (Fictitious character); Missing persons; Women detectives; Women prisoners;
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Hush [sound recording] / by Patterson, James,1947-author.; Hartman, Kathryn,narrator.; Fox, Candice,author.; Patterson, James,1947-Hush, hush.[sound recording].; Hachette Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Kathryn Hartman."Top cop. Devoted sister. Now Inmate 3329. But prison bars won't stop Harriet Blue from seeking justice for the murder of her brother. Prison is a dangerous place for a former cop-- as Harriet Blue is learning on a daily basis. So, following a fight for her life and a prison-wide lockdown, the last person she wants to see is Deputy Police Commissioner Joe Woods. The man who put her inside. But Woods is not there to gloat. His daughter Tonya and her two-year-old child have gone missing. He's ready to offer Harriet a deal: find his family to buy her freedom."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Audiobooks.; Blue, Harriet (Fictitious character); Missing persons; Women detectives; Women prisoners;
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Breakout : a thriller / by Herron, Paul,author.;
Jack Constantine - a former cop who killed one of his wife's murderers in an act of vengeance - is serving his time in Ravenhill Penitentiary, a notorious 'supermax' home to the most dangerous prisoners in the country. When an apocalyptic superstorm wreaks havoc across the USA, the correctional officers flee the prison ... but not before opening every cell door. The inmates must fend for themselves as lethal floodwaters rise and violent anarchy is unleashed. Teaming up with Kiera Sawyer, a correctional officer left behind on her first day of work, Constantine has one chance of survival - he must break out of a maximum security prison. But with the building on the verge of collapse, and deadly chaos around him, time is running out.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Ex-police officers; Prisoners; Survival; Floods; Hurricanes;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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