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- Secrets in the dark / by Graham, Heather,author.;
"Following in the footsteps of notorious serial murderer Jack the Ripper, a killer is stalking the streets of London. The self-dubbed Ripper King strikes at night, leaving a trail of eviscerated bodies in his wake. Fresh off a case with potential ties to the recent rash of killings, FBI agents Della Hamilton and Mason Carter are all too familiar with a slayer set to rule with a lethal fist. And they'll stop at nothing to end his reign. The killer's MO may be nothing new, but his desire to be infamous makes him dangerous. Della and Mason know it's only a matter of time before their investigation emboldens this new Ripper, forcing the agents to work quickly before another woman winds up dead. But now that the heat is on, their game of cat and mouse takes an unexpected turn, leading Della and Mason into a deadly trap they never saw coming ... "--
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Paranormal fiction.; Novels.; Jack, the Ripper; United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; Man-woman relationships; Murder; Serial murder investigation; Vampires;
- Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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- Cursed Daughters: A Read with Jenna Pick A Novel [electronic resource] : by Braithwaite, Oyinkan.aut; Yekinni, Diana.nrt; Clark, Nnei Opia.nrt; Opia, Weruche.nrt; CloudLibrary;
A READ WITH JENNA TODAY SHOW BOOK CLUB PICK A young woman must shake off a family curse and the widely held belief that she is the reincarnation of her dead cousin in this wickedly funny, brilliantly perceptive novel about love, female rivalry, and superstition from the author of the smash hit My Sister, the Serial Killer (“A bombshell of a book... Sharp, explosive, hilarious'—New York Times) A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK: New York Times, Washington Post, People, Goodreads, E! News, Kirkus, LitHub, Book Riot "A triumph: bold, searing, and utterly original. From the first page, it grips with an electric pulse....Impossible to put down." —Abi Daré, New York Times bestselling author of Girl with the Louding Voice When Ebun gives birth to her daughter, Eniiyi, on the day they bury her cousin Monife, there is no denying the startling resemblance between the child and the dead woman. So begins the belief, fostered and fanned by the entire family, that Eniiyi is the actual reincarnation of Monife, fated to follow in her footsteps in all ways, including that tragic end. There is also the matter of the family curse: “No man will call your house his home. And if they try, they will not have peace...” which has been handed down from generation to generation, breaking hearts and causing three generations of abandoned Falodun women to live under the same roof.  When Eniiyi falls in love with the handsome boy she saves from drowning, she can no longer run from her family’s history. As several women in her family have done before, she ill-advisedly seeks answers in older, darker spiritual corners of Lagos, demanding solutions. Is she destined to live out the habitual story of love and heartbreak? Or can she break the pattern once and for all, not only avoiding the spiral that led Monife to her lonely death, but liberating herself from all the family secrets and unspoken traumas that have dogged her steps since before she could remember? Cursed Daughters is a brilliant cocktail of modernity and superstition, vibrant humor and hard-won wisdom, romantic love and familial obligation. With its unforgettable cast of characters, it asks us what it means to be given a second chance and how to live both wisely and well with what we’ve been given.
- Subjects: Audiobooks.; Literary; Family Life; Contemporary Women;
- © 2025., Penguin Random House,
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- I know who you are : how an amateur DNA sleuth unmasked the Golden State Killer and changed crime fighting forever / by Rae-Venter, Barbara,author.;
"The amateur DNA sleuth who solved one of the most infamous cold cases in American history-the Golden State Killer crime spree-tells the incredible true story of how she did it, and explains how her methods have forever changed criminal investigations. In the span of just a few years, Barbara Rae-Venter went from researching her family history as a retiree to finding a serial killer who had baffled law enforcement for decades. I Know Who You Are tracks her improbable journey to becoming the nation's leading authority in investigative genetic genealogy, and to identifying the Golden State Killer-who had evaded authorities for forty-four years-in just sixty-three days. Rae-Venter also details other extraordinary cases that she has worked on, from the first criminal cold case she ever cracked-uncovering the long-lost identity of a child abductee-to the heartbreaking case of the Billboard Boy, which began with unidentified remains dumped along a North Carolina highway. When she looks at DNA data, Rae-Venter sees numbers, percentages, probabilities-but she also sees the very stuff that makes us who we are. Drawing on both her own experiences and insights from all the key players in her investigations, Rae-Venter brings readers inside her unique "grasshopper mind" as she analyzes DNA data; pores through obituaries, marriage records, and old newspapers articles; and envisions different scenarios that bring her closer and closer to her target. She lets readers join in on urgent calls from sheriffs, FBI agents, district attorneys, and researchers, and she takes us inside the struggle to obtain a usable crime scene DNA sample and other unexpected roadblocks that often make the search more difficult. Time and again, Rae-Venter pushes through setbacks, finds new angles of investigation, and uses the most cutting-edge new technology-much of it developed during her search-until, finally, a critical piece of the puzzle suddenly tumbles into place. I Know Who You Are captures the exhilaration of the moment of discovery in cold case investigations, but also the sheer depth of emotion that lingers around these cases and informs Rae-Venter's careful approach to her work. It is a story of relentless curiosity, of constant invention and reinvention, and of recognizing that we may not be who we thought we were"--
- Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Rae-Venter, Barbara.; DeAngelo, Joseph James, 1945-; Cold cases (Criminal investigation); Criminal investigation; Rapists; Serial murderers;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Fatal intrusion : a novel / by Deaver, Jeffery,author.; Maldonado, Isabella,1965-author.;
"Carmen Sanchez is a tough Homeland Security agent who plays by the rules. But when her sister is attacked, revealing a connection to a series of murders across Southern California, she realizes a conventional investigation will not be enough to stop the ruthless perpetrator. With nowhere else to turn, Sanchez enlists the aid of Professor Jake Heron, a brilliant and quirky private security expert who, unlike Sanchez, believes rules are merely suggestions. The two have a troubled past, but he owes her a favor and she's cashing in. They team up to catch the assailant, who, mystifyingly, has no discernible motive and fits no classic criminal profile. All they have to go on is a distinctive tattoo and a singular obsession that gives this chillingly efficient tactician his nickname: Spider. Over the next seventy-two hours, Sanchez and Heron find themselves in the midst of a lethal chess match with the killer as they race to stop the carnage. As the victims mount, so do the risks. Because this spider's web of intrigue is more sinister -- and goes far deeper -- than anyone could possibly anticipate"--
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; United States. Department of Homeland Security; Cyberterrorism; Murder; Private security services; Serial murder investigation; Serial murderers;
- Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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- Don't turn around : a thriller / by Dolan, Harry,author.;
"The police call him Merkury. He's a killer who chooses his victims seemingly at random. He leaves no evidence behind, and no witnesses. Except for one. When Kate Summerlin was eleven years old, she climbed out her bedroom window on a spring night, looking for a taste of freedom in the small college town where she was living with her parents. But what she found as she wandered in the woods near her house was something else: the body of a beautiful young woman, the first of Merkury's victims. And before she could come to grips with what she was seeing, she heard a voice behind her - the killer's voice - saying: "Don't turn around." Now, at the age of twenty-nine, Kate is a successful true crime writer, but she has never told anyone the truth about what happened on that long-ago night. When Merkury claims yet another victim - a college student named Bryan Cayhill - Kate finds herself drawn back to the town where everything started. She sets out to make sense of this latest crime, but the deeper she gets into the story, the more she comes to realize that it's far from over. Her search for the truth about Merkury is leading her down into a dark labyrinth, and if she hopes to escape, she'll have to meet him once again - this time face-to-face"--
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Serial murder investigation; Serial murderers; Women authors;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Find me : a novel / by Burke, Alafair,author.;
Hope Miller suffers from amnesia and seeks a fresh beginning. When her best friend Lindsay Kelly discovers Hope has vanished, the only lead is a drop of blood that connects to a notorious murderer out of Kansas. With nowhere else to turn, Lindsay calls NYPD homicide detective Ellie Hatcher, the daughter of the cop who dedicated his life to hunting the Kansas killer.
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Amnesiacs; Hatcher, Ellie (Fictitious character); Missing persons; Serial murderers; Women lawyers;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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- Autopsy / by Cornwell, Patricia Daniels,author.;
"Scarpetta is back! In this twenty-fifth in the electrifying, landmark #1 bestselling thriller series chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta hunts an ingenious killer who has mastered cutting-edge science for the most nefarious ends"--
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Scarpetta, Kay (Fictitious character); Forensic pathologists; Medical examiners (Law); Murder; Serial murders; Women physicians;
- Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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- The Bletchley circle. [videorecording] : cracking a killer's code / by Maxwell Martin, Anna,1978-; Rundle, Sophie.; Stirling, Rachael,1977-; PBS Distribution (Firm); Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.);
Anna Maxwell Martin, Rachael Stirling, Sophie Rundle, Julie Graham.Four women who worked as codebreakers at Bletchley Park have taken up civilian lives. Susan has collated data about a series of murders. She tries to convince the police she knows where another body is, but they are unable to locate it and dismiss her. She turns to her three friends and they work out where the next victim will be taken, find the body, and then decide they are the only ones who can track down the killer.14A.DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen presentation; stereo.
- Subjects: Great Britain. Government Communications Headquarters; Ciphers; Detective and mystery television programs.; Murder; Serial murderers; Television programs.;
- © c2013., PBS Distribution,
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- Find me [text (large print)] : a novel / by Burke, Alafair,author.;
Hope Miller suffers from amnesia and seeks a fresh beginning. When her best friend Lindsay Kelly discovers Hope has vanished, the only lead is a drop of blood that connects to a notorious murderer out of Kansas. With nowhere else to turn, Lindsay calls NYPD homicide detective Ellie Hatcher, the daughter of the cop who dedicated his life to hunting the Kansas killer.
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Large type books.; Psychological fiction.; Amnesiacs; Hatcher, Ellie (Fictitious character); Missing persons; Serial murderers; Women lawyers;
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- The sleepwalker / by Kepler, Lars,author.; Menzies, Alice,translator.; translation of:Kepler, Lars.Sömngångaren.English.;
"An emergency call comes in the middle of the night. There is an ongoing burglary at a closed campsite in Bredäng, outside Stockholm. When the police respond to the call, there is a light on in one of the farthest caravans in the otherwise dark area, where the officers are greeted by a horrific sight. The floors, walls, and furniture are completely covered in blood. A person has been killed with an axe and brutally dismembered. In one of the rooms, a young man is sleeping on the floor with a severed arm as his pillow. He is arrested and taken into custody at Kronobergshäktet. There, he is identified as seventeen-year-old Hugo Sand, the son of a famous author. It turns out that Hugo is suffering from a rare kind of somnambulism, which is triggered by nightmares. He is either the perpetrator or a witness but claims that he remembers nothing from that night. When Joona Linna is asked to take on the case, he contacts his old friend Erik Marie Bark to use hypnosis in the quest to find out what happened inside the caravan. This is the start of a complicated hunt for a terrifying killer who has just entered an extremely active phase."--
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Linna, Joona; Hypnotism; Hypnotists; Police; Serial murder investigation; Serial murders; Sleepwalking; Suspects (Criminal investigation);
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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