Search:

Results 81 to 90 of 286 | « previous |

Clockwork angel / by Clare, Cassandra.;
When sixteen-year-old orphan Tessa Fell's older brother suddenly vanishes, her search for him leads her into Victorian-era London's dangerous supernatural underworld, and when she discovers that she herself is a Downworlder, she must learn to trust the demon-killing Shadowhunters if she ever wants to learn to control her powers and find her brother."Ages 14 up"--P. [4] of cover.LSC
Subjects: Steampunk fiction.; Horror fiction.; Gray, Tessa (Fictitious character); Orphans; Brothers and sisters; Supernatural; Demonology; Secret societies;
© 2011, c2010., Simon & Schuster Children's Pub.,
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

The forbidden door / by Koontz, Dean R.(Dean Ray),1945-author.;
"Jane Hawk--rogue FBI agent and the country's #1 fugitive--confronts her worst nightmare when her enemies strike shockingly close to home in the explosive new thriller from Dean Koontz, bestselling author of The Silent Corner. Jane Hawk thinks her precious five-year-old son is hidden safely away, with vigilant, indomitable friends. But the malice and resources of her powerful adversaries are boundless and their hunters are circling ever closer to the boy, hoping to draw his mother into their trap. Jane's courage, wits, discipline, and skill will be tested as never before, as she searches for a way through an ever-contracting labyrinth of terror"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Hawk, Jane (Fictitious character); United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; Brainwashing; Conspiracies; Fugitives from justice; Government investigators; Secret societies; Truth; Widows;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
unAPI

A marvellous light / by Marske, Freya,author.;
"Red White & Royal Blue meets Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell in debut author Freya Marske's A Marvellous Light, featuring an Edwardian England full of magic, contracts, and conspiracies. Robin Blyth has more than enough bother in his life. He's struggling to be a good older brother, a responsible employer, and the harried baronet of a seat gutted by his late parents' excesses. When an administrative mistake sees him named the civil service liaison to a hidden magical society, he discovers what's been operating beneath the unextraordinary reality he's always known. Now Robin must contend with the beauty and danger of magic, an excruciating deadly curse, and the alarming visions of the future that come with it-not to mention Edwin Courcey, his cold and prickly counterpart in the magical bureaucracy, who clearly wishes Robin were anyone and anywhere else. Robin's predecessor has disappeared, and the mystery of what happened to him reveals unsettling truths about the very oldest stories they've been told about the land they live on and what binds it. Thrown together and facing unexpected dangers, Robin and Edwin discover a plot that threatens every magician in the British Isles-and a secret that more than one person has already died to keep"--
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Gay fiction.; Historical fiction.; Gay men; Magic; Missing persons; Nobility; Secret societies;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Good girls lie / by Ellison, J. T.,author.;
"Perched atop a hill in the tiny town of Marchburg, Virginia, The Goode School is a prestigious prep school known as a Silent Ivy. The boarding school of choice for daughters of the rich and influential, it accepts only the best and the brightest. Its elite status, long-held traditions and honor code are ideal for preparing exceptional young women for brilliant futures at Ivy League universities and beyond. But a stranger has come to Goode, and this ivy has turned poisonous. In a world where appearances are everything, as long as students pretend to follow the rules, no one questions the cruelties of the secret societies or the dubious behavior of the privileged young women who expect to get away with murder. But when a popular student is found dead, the truth cannot be ignored. Rumors suggest she was struggling with a secret that drove her to suicide. But look closely ... because there are truths and there are lies, and then there is everything that really happened. J.T. Ellison's pulse-pounding new novel examines the tenuous bonds of friendship, the power of lies and the desperate lengths people will go to to protect their secrets"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Teenage girls; Family secrets; Secret societies; Girls' schools; Preparatory school students; Preparatory schools; Suicide; Murder;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

The 14th colony [sound recording] / by Berry, Steve,1955-author.; Brick, Scott,narrator.; Macmillan Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Scott Brick."What happens if both the president and vice-president-elect die before taking the oath of office? The answer is far from certain--in fact, what follows would be nothing short of total political chaos. Shot down over Siberia, ex-Justice Department agent Cotton Malone is forced into a fight for survival against Aleksandr Zorin, a man whose loyalty to the former Soviet Union has festered for decades into an intense hatred of the United States. Before escaping, Malone learns that Zorin and another ex-KGB officer, this one a sleeper still embedded in the West, are headed overseas to Washington D.C. Inauguration Day--noon on January 20th--is only hours away. A flaw in the Constitution, and an even more flawed presidential succession act, have opened the door to disaster and Zorin intends to exploit both weaknesses to their fullest. Armed with a weapon leftover from the Cold War, one long thought to be just a myth, Zorin plans to attack. He's aided by a shocking secret hidden in the archives of America's oldest fraternal organization--the Society of Cincinnati--a group that once lent out its military savvy to presidents, including helping to formulate three invasion plans of what was intended to be America's 14th colony--Canada. In a race against the clock that starts in the frozen extremes of Russia and ultimately ends at the White House itself, Malone must not only battle Zorin, he must also confront a crippling fear that he's long denied, but which now jeopardizes everything. Steve Berry's trademark mix of history and speculation is all here in this provocative new thriller"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Political fiction.; Spy stories.; Suspense fiction.; Malone, Cotton (Fictitious character); National security; Presidents; Secret societies; Targeted killing;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Shang-Chi. [graphic novel] / by Yang, Gene Luen,author.; Ruan, Dike,illustrator.; Tan, Philip,1978-illustrator.; Cheng, Sebastian,colourist.; Lanham, Travis,letterer.;
"An ancient and evil secret society has remained in hiding since the death of their leader, Zheng Zhu. But now a successor has been chosen to shift the balance of power in the world: Zheng Zhu's son, Shang-Chi! In a fractious family reunion, Shang-Chi gets to know the siblings he never knew he had, including the deadly Sister Hammer! But who among them can he trust--and who is trying to kill him? Shang-Chi will find out the hard way as his life ends up on the line--and the only one who can save him ... is his father? But isn't he dead?!"--Back cover.T+.
Subjects: Superhero comics.; Action and adventure comics.; Graphic novels.; Superheroes; Inheritance and succession; Secret societies; Good and evil; Families;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Society of lies : a novel / by Brown, Lauren(Lauren Ling),author.;
"When a young woman turns up dead on her college campus, her sister doesn't believe it was an accident-and when she starts to dig for answers, her investigations take her closer to home than she ever would have imagined in this thrilling debut novel from an exciting new talent. Every year, Maya loves heading back to Princeton for her reunions-she may have graduated a decade ago, but it's always fun to see old faces and take a walk through her own history. And this year is even more special because her little sister, Naomi, is about to graduate from her alma mater. But what should have been a dream weekend becomes Maya's worst nightmare when she gets a call no one ever wants-Naomi is dead. The police are saying it's an overdose, but Maya knows for a fact that Naomi would never touch drugs. As Maya attempts to piece together the last semester of Naomi's life, she starts to realize there might be a lot of things Naomi never told her. Like the fact that she'd joined Sterling Club, the most exclusive social club on campus-the same one Maya belonged to-despite Maya warning her away. And if Maya had to guess, she'd say Naomi was also tapped for the secret society within it. The more Maya uncovers, the more terrified she becomes that Naomi's decision to follow in her footsteps might have been exactly what got her killed. Because Maya's time at Princeton wasn't as wonderful as she always pretended it was-after all, her sister wasn't the first young woman to turn up dead. And every clue keeps leading Maya back to the past, and to the people she holds nearest and dearest"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Campus fiction.; Novels.; Princeton University; Murder; Secrecy; Secret societies; Sisters; Truthfulness and falsehood; Young women;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Anatomy : a love story / by Schwartz, Dana.;
Hazel Sinnett is a medical student in 19th century Scotland who, after being kicked out because of her gender, works with new attractive acquaintance Jack Currer to procure dead bodies to study, but they soon discover secrets buried in the heart of Edinburgh society.LSC
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Love stories.; Gothic fiction.; Women medical students; Grave robbing; Body snatching; Human dissection; Secrecy; Secret societies;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Mark of the plague / by Sands, Kevin.;
As the plague decimates London in 1665 and an assassin threatens the apothecary's life, apprentice Christopher Rowe and his faithful friend Tom, following a trail of puzzles, riddles, and secrets, risk their lives to untangle the heart of a dark conspiracy.Ages 10-14.LSC
Subjects: Occult fiction.; Historical fiction.; Rowe, Christopher (Fictitious character); Apprentices; Pharmacists; Friendship; Secret societies; Plague; Conspiracies;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Storm warning / by Park, Linda Sue.;
LSC
Subjects: Adventure fiction.; Cahill, Amy; Cahill, Dan (Fictitious character); Brothers and sisters; Orphans; Genealogy; Family secrets; Secret societies; Quests (Expeditions); Voyages around the world;
© 2010., Scholastic Inc.,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Results 81 to 90 of 286 | « previous |