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Becoming the Boogeyman : a novel / by Chizmar, Richard,1965-author.;
After making a successful true crime writing and filmmaking career revolving around the murders that shook his hometown decades earlier, Rich Chizmar is terrified when the killings begin again, in the sequel to Chasing the Boogeyman.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Serial murder investigation; Serial murderers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Trial / by Patterson, Richard North,author.;
When Malcolm Hill, a black eighteen-year-old voting rights worker, is arrested for murder, white congressman Chase Brevard of Massachusetts finds his life transformed in a single moment by the appearance of Malcolm's photo on the news, enveloping him, Malcolm, and Malcolm's mother in a media firestorm that threatens their lives.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Legal fiction (Literature); Political fiction.; Novels.; African American young men; Legislators; Racism; Trials (Murder);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Tough guy : the life of Norman Mailer / by Bradford, Richard,1957-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.'Tough Guy' is the first biography to examine Norman Mailer's life as a twisted lens, offering a unique insight into the history of America from the end of WWII to the election of Barack Obama.
Subjects: Biographies.; Mailer, Norman.; Authors, American; Journalists;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The bullet that missed / by Osman, Richard,1970-author.;
It is an ordinary Thursday, and things should finally be returning to normal. Except trouble is never far away where the Thursday Murder Club are concerned. A decade-old cold case--their favorite kind--leads them to a local news legend and a murder with no body and no answers. Then a new foe pays Elizabeth a visit. Her mission? Kill or be killed. Suddenly the cold case has become red hot. While Elizabeth wrestles with her conscience (and a gun), Joyce, Ron, and Ibrahim chase down the clues with help from old friends and new. But can the gang solve the mystery and save Elizabeth before the murderer strikes again?
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Clubs; Cold cases (Criminal investigation); Murder; Older people; Retirement communities;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The bullet that missed [text (large print)] / by Osman, Richard,1970-author.;
It is an ordinary Thursday, and things should finally be returning to normal. Except trouble is never far away where the Thursday Murder Club are concerned. A decade-old cold case--their favorite kind--leads them to a local news legend and a murder with no body and no answers. Then a new foe pays Elizabeth a visit. Her mission? Kill or be killed. Suddenly the cold case has become red hot. While Elizabeth wrestles with her conscience (and a gun), Joyce, Ron, and Ibrahim chase down the clues with help from old friends and new. But can the gang solve the mystery and save Elizabeth before the murderer strikes again?
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Large type books.; Novels.; Clubs; Cold cases (Criminal investigation); Murder; Older people; Retirement communities;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The new urban crisis : how our cities are increasing inequality, deepening segregation, and failing the middle class-- and what we can do about it / by Florida, Richard L.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Urbanization; Urban policy; Equality; Sociology, Urban;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Somebody's fool / by Russo, Richard,1949-author.;
"The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Empire Falls returns to North Bath, in upstate New York, and to the characters that captured the hearts and imaginations of millions of readers in his beloved best sellers Nobody's Fool and Everybody's Fool"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Novels.; City and town life; Families; Fathers and sons; Friendship; Interpersonal relations; Man-woman relationships; Missing persons; Police; Small cities;
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We solve murders [text (large print)] / by Osman, Richard,1970-author.;
Steve Wheeler is enjoying retired life. He still does the odd bit of investigation work, but he prefers his familiar routines: the pub quiz, his favorite bench, his cat waiting for him at home. His days of adventure are over. Adrenaline is daughter-in-law Amy's job now. Amy Wheeler thinks adrenaline is good for the soul. Working in private security, every day is dangerous. She's currently on a remote island protecting mega-bestselling author Rosie D'Antonio, until a dead body and a bag of money mean trouble in paradise. So she sends an SOS to the only person she trusts ... As a thrilling race around the world begins, can Amy and Steve outrun and outsmart a killer?
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Cozy mysteries.; Large print books.; Novels.; Daughters-in-law; Fathers-in-law; Murder; Private security services;
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Chasing the boogeyman : a novel / by Chizmar, Richard T.,author.;
"In the summer of 1988, the mutilated bodies of several missing girls begin to turn up in a small Maryland town. The grisly evidence leads police to the terrifying assumption that a serial killer is on the loose in the quiet suburb. But soon a rumor begins to spread that the evil stalking local teens is not entirely human. Law enforcement, as well as members of the FBI are certain that the killer is a living, breathing madman--and he's playing games with them. For a once peaceful community trapped in the depths of paranoia and suspicion, it feels like a nightmare that will never end"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Serial murder investigation; Serial murderers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Trajectory / by Russo, Richard,1949-author.;
"In this pair of novellas and two stories, Russo's characters bear little similarity to the blue-collar citizens we're familiar with from most of his novels. In "Horseman," a tenured professor confronts a young plagiarist as well as her own weaknesses as the Thanksgiving holiday approaches--"And after that, who knew?" In "Intervention," a realtor facing an ominous medical prognosis finds himself in his father's shadow while he presses forward, or not. In "Voice," a semi-retired English professor is conned by his increasingly estranged brother into coming along on a group tour of the Biennale, fleeing a mortifying incident with a traumatized student back in Massachusetts but encountering further complications en route. And in "Milton and Marcus," a lapsed novelist is struggling with his wife's illness and trying to rekindle his screenwriting career, only to be stymied by the pratfalls of that trade when he's called to an aging, iconic star's mountaintop in Wyoming"--
Subjects: Short stories.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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