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- Wish you were here : a murdered girl, a brother's quest and the hunt for a serial killer / by Allore, John,author.; Pearson, Patricia,1964-author.;
"As compelling as Michelle McNamara's I'll Be Gone in the Dark or James Ellroy's My Dark Places, this is the story of a brother's lifelong determination to find the truth about his sister's death, a police force that was ignoring the cases of missing and murdered women, and, to the surprise of everyone involved, a previously undiscovered serial killer. In the fall of 1978 teenager Theresa Allore went missing near Sherbrooke, Quebec. She wasn't seen again until the spring thaw revealed her body in a creek only a few kilometers away. Shrugging off her death as a result of 1970s drug culture, police didn't investigate. Patricia Pearson started dating Theresa's brother, John, during the aftermath of Theresa's death. Though the two teens would go their separate ways, the family's grief, obsession with justice and desire for the truth never left Patricia. Little did she know, the shockwaves of Theresa's death would return to her life repeatedly over the next forty years. In 2001, John had just moved to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, with his wife and young children, when the cops came to the door. They had determined that a young girl had been murdered and buried in the basement. John wondered: If these cops could look for this young girl, why had nobody even tried to find out what happened to Theresa? Unable to rest without closure, he reached out to Patricia, by now an accomplished crime journalist and author, and together they found answers far bigger and more alarming than they could have imagined--and a legacy of violence that refused to end."-- Provided by publisher.
- Subjects: Allore, John.; Allore, Theresa.; Murder; Murder; Serial murders;
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- Blood like ours / by Neville, Stuart,1972-author.;
"In this chilling follow-up to Blood Like Mine, one mother faces the ultimate supernatural horror: the monster she must become to protect her child. El Paso, Texas: There have been strange sightings in the foothills of the Franklin Mountains. Hunters and hikers alike have reported seeing a young girl wandering the scrub, accompanied by a pack of coyotes and stray dogs. Rabbits and mule deer have been found mutilated, drained of blood, their throats ripped open. Meanwhile, Rebecca Carter has been alive for ten days. She awoke on a steel table in a tiled morgue with only two desires: the first, to find her daughter, Moonflower; the second, to sate her gnawing hunger. So far, she has only accomplished the second. Twice. The first time on the outskirts of El Paso, a drunk man who chased her into an alley. The second time, a man who offered her food in return for a service she didn't want to provide. In his cheap motel room, she sees a news report about a young girl roaming the mountain scrub with a pack of dogs. She takes the dead man's car and heads for the mountains. In Washington, DC, Special Agent Sarah McGrath hears a news report about the sightings of a feral girl, and the disappearance of Rebecca Carter's body. The same Rebecca Carter who was shot dead by McGrath's partner, Marc Donner, moments before he was gunned down by El Paso cops. She thought he'd gone crazy, but now she's not so sure. Even though she knows it's a mistake, she flies from DC to El Paso, looking for answers."--
- Subjects: Horror fiction.; Novels.; United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; Mothers and daughters; Murder; Serial murderers;
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- The shout / by Leather, Stephen,author.;
"Vicky Lewis is a force to be reckoned with: not yet thirty and already crew manager in the London Fire Brigade, she's destined for great things. But when she enters a burning building to save a man's life and leaves it with catastrophic injuries, all that changes. She's shunted over to the Fire Investigation Unit, where she's forced to team up with cantankerous veteran Des Farmer, aka the Grouch. When Vicky stumbles across the Grouch's off-the-books investigation into the fiery deaths of a series of young, blonde women, she decides to join him in his search for the truth."--Jacket flap.
- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Fire fighters; Arson investigation; Burns and scalds; Serial murder investigation; Women; Women detectives;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- The vanishing season / by Schaffhausen, Joanna,author.;
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- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Government investigators; Policewomen; Serial murderers; Women detectives;
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- The sister's curse / by Solvinic, Nicola,author.;
"In this spellbinding mystery, a cop must solve a curious case of drownings that exposes the strange nature of her town. Lieutenant Anna Koray still can't outrun the darkness. She's started living with her boyfriend and she even has a dog-everything should be normal. Except that mysterious things always find her. After she saves a little boy from nearly drowning, she notices bizarre marks on his body like something tried to drag him to the water's depths. When a similar case happens soon after, Anna can't shake the feeling that it's no coincidence, especially when the victims are family members of some of the wealthiest men in town known as the Kings of Warsaw Creek. And they have enemies ... like the local bartender who just may be a witch, hexing those who cross her. But a deeper look into the case leads her to a history of drownings in town. Could it have started from an old legend? A curse? Or maybe there's a shadowy being luring victims to their doom. Anna's not convinced. But whoever-or whatever-it is behind the recent drownings, Anna will have to uncover soon ... or she'll find herself underwater, slipping into the darkness once again"--
- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Blessing and cursing; Drowning; Murder; Policewomen; Secrecy; Serial murderers; Women detectives; Witches;
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- Flashback / by Johansen, Iris,author.; Johansen, Roy,author.;
"When two sisters in their twenties go missing while investigating a series of brutal murders committed over two decades before, Kendra Michaels joins the search for the missing women. The sisters' mother was one of the victims, and police seem to have had little interest in actively pursuing the cold case. Armed with the box of photos, videos, police reports and notes gathered by the sisters over the years, Kendra's investigation takes her to nearby Catalina Island, a peaceful hamlet that may be hiding a grim secret. Little does Kendra realize that her search is about to unleash a long-dormant killer on modern-day San Diego. With help from government agent-for-hire Adam Lynch, private eye Jessie Mercado and her sightless childhood friend Olivia Moore, Kendra must unravel the deadly scheme not only to save the lives of the two sisters, but also untold others"--
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Cold cases (Criminal investigation); Missing persons; Murder; Serial murderers; Sisters; Women private investigators;
- Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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- The cutthroat / by Cussler, Clive,author.; Scott, Justin,author.;
"The year is 1911. Chief Investigator Isaac Bell of the Van Dorn Detective Agency has had many extraordinary cases before. But none quite like this. Hired to find a young woman named Anna Pape who ran away from home to become an actress, Bell gets a shock when her murdered body turns up instead. Vowing to bring the killer to justice, he begins a manhunt which leads him into increasingly more alarming territory. Anna Pape was not alone in her fate--petite young blond women like Anna are being murdered in cities across America. And the pattern goes beyond the physical resemblance of the victims--there are disturbing familiarities about the killings themselves that send a chill through even a man as experienced with evil as Bell. If he is right about his fears, then he is on the trail of one of the greatest monsters of his time"--Provided by publisher.
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Bell, Isaac (Fictitious character); Private investigators; Serial murders;
- Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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- The cutthroat [sound recording] / by Cussler, Clive,author.; Brick, Scott,narrator.; Scott, Justin,author.; Penguin Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Scott Brick."The year is 1911. Chief Investigator Isaac Bell of the Van Dorn Detective Agency has had many extraordinary cases before. But none quite like this. Hired to find a young woman named Anna Pape who ran away from home to become an actress, Bell gets a shock when her murdered body turns up instead. Vowing to bring the killer to justice, he begins a manhunt which leads him into increasingly more alarming territory. Anna Pape was not alone in her fate--petite young blond women like Anna are being murdered in cities across America. And the pattern goes beyond the physical resemblance of the victims--there are disturbing familiarities about the killings themselves that send a chill through even a man as experienced with evil as Bell. If he is right about his fears, then he is on the trail of one of the greatest monsters of his time"--Provided by publisher.
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Audiobooks.; Bell, Isaac (Fictitious character); Private investigators; Serial murders;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Flashback [text (large print)] / by Johansen, Iris,author.; Johansen, Roy,author.;
"When two sisters in their twenties go missing while investigating a series of brutal murders committed over two decades before, Kendra Michaels joins the search for the missing women. The sisters' mother was one of the victims, and police seem to have had little interest in actively pursuing the cold case. Armed with the box of photos, videos, police reports and notes gathered by the sisters over the years, Kendra's investigation takes her to nearby Catalina Island, a peaceful hamlet that may be hiding a grim secret. Little does Kendra realize that her search is about to unleash a long-dormant killer on modern-day San Diego. With help from government agent-for-hire Adam Lynch, private eye Jessie Mercado and her sightless childhood friend Olivia Moore, Kendra must unravel the deadly scheme not only to save the lives of the two sisters, but also untold others"--
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Large print books.; Novels.; Cold cases (Criminal investigation); Missing persons; Murder; Serial murderers; Sisters; Women private investigators;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- The third to die / by Brennan, Allison,author.;
Detective Kara Quinn, on leave from the LAPD, is on an early morning jog in her hometown of Liberty Lake when she comes upon the body of a young nurse. The manner of death shows a pattern of highly controlled rage. Meanwhile in DC, FBI special agent Mathias Costa is staffing his newly minted Mobile Response Team. Word reaches Matt that the Liberty Lake murder fits the profile of the compulsive Triple Killer. It will be the first case for the MRT. This time they have a chance to stop this zealous if elusive killer before he strikes again. But only if they can figure out who he is and where he is hiding before he disappears for another three years. The stakes are higher than ever before, because if they fail, one of their own will be next.
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; Women detectives; Serial murder investigation;
- Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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