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Desert star [sound recording] / by Connelly, Michael,1956-author.; Hachette Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Titus Welliver, Christine Lakin, Peter Giles."A year has passed since LAPD detective Renée Ballard quit the force in the face of misogyny, demoralization, and endless red tape. Yet, after the chief of police himself tells her she can write her ticket within the department, Ballard takes back her badge, leaving "the Late Show" to rebuild the cold case unit at the elite Robbery-Homicide Division. For years, Harry Bosch has been working a case that haunts him but that he hasn't been able to crack-the murder of an entire family by a psychopath who still walks free. Ballard makes Bosch an offer: come work with her as a volunteer investigator in the new Open-Unsolved Unit, and he can pursue his "white whale" with the resources of the LAPD behind him"--
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Novels.; Thrillers (Fiction); Ballard, Renée (Fictitious character); Bosch, Harry; Cold cases (Criminal investigation); Detectives; Policewomen; Serial murder investigation; Women detectives;
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New tricks. [videorecording] / by Armstrong, Alun.; Block, Simon.; Bolam, James,1938-; Cronk, Gina.; East, Jon.; Fisher, Nic.; Hume, Alison.; McCrery, Nigel.; McHale, Tony.; Mitchell, Roy.; Payne, Jamie.; Phipps, Martin.; Redman, Amanda,1959-; Seed, Paul.; Waterman, Dennis,1948-; BBC Video (Firm); BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc.; British Broadcasting Corporation.; Wall to Wall (Firm); Warner Home Video (Firm);
Music, Martin Phipps.Amanda Redman, James Bolam, Alun Armstrong, Dennis Waterman.As punishment for messing up a kidnap rescue and shooting a dog in the process, Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman is re-assigned to the newly created unsolved murder squad. Due to a manpower shortage her team is made up of veteran detectives brought back onto the police force, bringing a 1970's mentality to modern policing. The team's first case is to re-investigate a twenty year old murder conviction which has suddenly come into question due to police corruption. Sifting through the lies, dubious motives and the police cover up during the first investigation, the unorthodox methods of the dinosaur detectives eventually discover what really happened twenty years ago. In the process, the squad clears up two murders and an armed robbery.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital stereo.
Subjects: Cold cases (Criminal investigation); Criminal behavior; Detective and mystery television programs.; Police corruption; Police; Policewomen; Television cop shows.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2009., BBC Video ; Distributed by BBC Worldwide Americas ; Distributed by Warner Home Video,
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The bad daughter : a novel / by Fielding, Joy,author.;
"What first appears to be a random home invasion reveals a family's dark secrets in this domestic ticking-clock suspense novel from the New York Times bestselling author of See Jane run. A hostile relationship with her sister and a complicated past with her father's second wife have kept Robin estranged from her family for many years. But when her father's new family is attacked in their house, with her father and his wife in critical condition in the hospital, she returns home determined to put her experience as a therapist to use to help mend fences and care for her young stepsister, who survived the attack relatively unscathed. It looks like a random robbery gone awry, but as Robin spends more time with her family members, she learns they all had their secrets--and one of those secrets may have put them all in horrible danger."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Family therapists; Families; Dysfunctional families; Home invasion; Assault and battery; Secrets;
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The rule of law : a novel / by Lescroart, John T.,author.;
"Dismas Hardy knows something is amiss with his trusted secretary, Phyllis. Her out-of-character behavior and sudden disappearances concern Hardy, especially when he learns that her convict brother--a man who had served twenty-five years in prison for armed robbery and attempted murder--has just been released. Things take a shocking turn with Phyllis is suddenly arrested at work for allegedly being an accessory to the murder of Hector Valdez, a coyote who'd been smuggling women into this country from El Salvador and Mexico. That is, until recently, when he was shot to death--on the very same day that Phyllis first disappeared from work. The connection between Phyllis, her brother, and Hector's murder is not something Dismas can easily understand, but if his cherished colleague has any chance of going free, he needs to put all the pieces together--and fast"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Legal fiction (Literature); Murder; Human smuggling; Lawyers; Secretaries; Ex-convicts;
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Left behind / by Sala, Sharon,author.;
Jubilee PD Officer Wiley Pope thinks he's ruined things with Linette Elgin. He hasn't seen or heard from the local nurse since their first date went disastrously wrong. But when Wiley walks in on a bank robbery with Linette as one of the hostages, his training and protective instincts kick into full gear. A heroic bullet to his armor-protected chest is enough for Linette to forgive Wiley's past mistakes and be willing to begin anew. While his love for Linette grows daily, Wiley finds himself in over his head when a murder investigation is linked to Pope Mountain. If that wasn't enough, a woman from Wiley's father's past abandons her seven-year-old daughter at the police station in an attempted money scheme. But the minute the woman signs over her parental rights, Wiley and Linette welcome the wary little girl into their family and show her what real love looks like.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Novels.; Abandoned children; Man-woman relationships; Murder; Nurses; Police;
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The wrong side of the law : a Ralph Compton western / by Randisi, Robert J.; Compton, Ralph.;
A bandit who takes the identity of a dead lawman finds that the best place to hide is in plain sight. Jake Polk is a wanted man. He's spent years on the wrong side of the law staying one step ahead of the marshals. His most recent stage robbery ends with a posse hot on his trail. He's opened up just enough room to take a breather when he stumbles upon something astonishing. It's the body of a man resting peacefully next to a burned-out campfire. It's clear the man died in his sleep of natural causes. This is the chance Jake has been waiting for. According to a letter in the man's saddlebag, he's Marshall Owen Dent, on his way to the town of Riverbend to take over as the local lawman. Jake switches identities to avoid the posse, but what starts out as a quick means of escape may have deeper consequences when Jake considers making the change permanent.
Subjects: Western fiction.; Historical fiction.; Impostors and imposture;
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Haunted / by Martin, Kat,author.;
"1898: Robbery, prostitution, and violence are commonplace in the fabulously rich copper mining city of Jerome, Arizona. But a brutal murder sets the stage for a series of strange events that will echo far into the future. 2024: Jenny Spencer's Copper Star Saloon and Hotel is one of the best-loved attractions in the popular tourist destination, but eerie occurrences in the newly renovated wing are souring business. Cain Barrett, the wealthy owner of the nearby Grandview Hotel, has his eye on Jenny. He'll help her any way he can, but Cain has problems of his own ... A brutal murder at the Copper Star, entries in a dusty journal, and ghostly sightings at both hotels ... is the connection a figment of Jenny's imagination, or a threat to her life? And who is causing trouble for Cain? As they work together to solve the mystery, Cain vows not to let anything, or anyone--living or dead--stand between him and the woman he has come to love."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Ghost stories.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Ghosts; Haunted hotels; Hotels; Man-woman relationships; Murder;
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Hang him twice / by Johnstone, William W.; Johnstone, J. A.;
There are a lot of ways a man can end up on a wanted poster. There's the easy way (murder), there's the hard way (robbery), and then there's Dooley Monahan's way (by accident.) On the trail west with his trusty horse and dog, the hapless gunslinger stops a mean, hungry bear from making lunch out of the legendary Buffalo Bill Cody. In turn, Cody grubstakes Dooley for the purchase of a silver mine in the lawless, violent boomtown of Leadville, Colorado. Dooley can't believe his good luck. But when he guns down three deadly outlaws, the grateful townsfolk pin a sheriff's badge on Dooley. And that's when his luck runs out... Turns out there's a war going on between two rival gangs. Stagecoaches are being robbed every other day, and fingers are being pointed at Dooley himself. There's a tradition here in these parts, he discovers. If a sheriff's no good, they hang him. And if the next one's no better, they hang him twice...
Subjects: Western fiction.; Sheriffs; Gangs;
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A month of doomsdays / by Johnstone, William W.,author.; Johnstone, J. A.,author.;
Something fishy is going on with the beef at Circle P. After a quick-and-dirty shootout with a small band of rustlers, Ty Brannigan and his son Matt do another count of their cattle -- and find they have fifty heads more than before. Seems the rustlers were hiding stolen cows from other ranches among the Brannigan herd. And that's just the tip of the cowpie. In jail, the rustlers rat out their partners to the local marshal. They're not just stealing cattle. They're plotting the biggest bank robbery in the county's bullet-riddled history. And this time, they're going to make a real killing ... Months in the planning -- and just days away -- the countdown to doomsday has begun. Ty, Matt, and the town marshall must race against time to track down the robbers before they strike -- or innocent people will die. But the Brannigans aren't afraid of danger. When the clock runs out -- and the shooting starts -- every man's days are numbered ...
Subjects: Western fiction.; Novels.; Families; Frontier and pioneer life; Outlaws; Ranchers; Bank robbers;
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Whatever it takes / by McNab, Andy,1959-author.;
They say before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves. For James Mercer, the financial ruin of his family by the institutions they trusted can never be undone. It shattered everyone, leaving him with a burning need to right the wrongs they suffered. He will stop at nothing to recoup what they are owed. It's not theft, it's payback. Until his solo crusade falls foul of the very people he seeks to rob - the one per centers, the people who own the bulk of the world's wealth. Soon he is putting together a crew to carry out one last robbery, to undertake one last job. Success will restore his family's honour, but failure will destroy them forever. Packed with relentless action and the sort of riveting authenticity only Andy McNab can provide, Whatever it takes tells the story of one man's extraordinary pursuit of justice against devastating odds, a story as hard and real and controversial as any of today's headlines, which will show the world as it really is.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Bankruptcy; Banks and banking; Business failures; Retribution; Revenge; Rich people; Theft;
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