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A lonesome place for murder / by Chase, Nolan(Novelist),author.;
Hoping to surprise his sons, Ethan Brand, the chief of police of a small town in northern Washington state, is contemplating buying a horse. But when the horse literally stumbles upon an abandoned smuggling tunnel, Ethan and his lead investigator Brenda Lee Page discover a dead body connected to a decade-old mystery. Ten years ago, Tyler Rash, a troubled friend of Ethan's, vanished without a trace. The body in the tunnel has Tyler's ID and personal effects. As Ethan and Brenda Lee investigate Tyler's disappearance, they follow a trail that leads them to a cross-border smuggling operation connected to the town's notorious family of smugglers. And when a bomb is sent to Ethan's own house, the case takes a deadly and personal turn. A killer is stalking Ethan Brand-a killer he'll have to face if he wants to see his family again.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Cold cases (Criminal investigation); Murder; Police chiefs; Smuggling; Small cities;
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The freedom seeker / by Gupta, Ruchira.;
"In one girl's relentless search for home and safety, The Freedom Seeker takes readers on a daring journey of displacement and immigration. Illuminated by the kindness of strangers across continents and the strength of the human spirit, renowned activist and award-winning documentarian Ruchira Gupta has written a powerful tale of resilience, hope, and the enduring strength of familial love. Twelve-year-old Simi Singh's life in Northern India is filled with love, family traditions, and ordinary worries about hockey competitions, school exams, and avoiding the snide remarks of her class nemesis. But when a single rock carrying a note crash through their window during their Eid celebration, Simi's life will shatter. Her Sikh father and Muslim mother's interfaith marriage is becoming a target of violent vigilantes. Faced with rising threats, they must make an impossible choice: stay and risk their lives, or flee their homeland. Simi's father is the first of them to make the journey to the U.S., but when their petition to be reunited in America is denied, Simi and her mother are left with no choice but to attempt a perilous crossing through the Arizona desert with the help of a smuggler. Throughout her nail-biting journey towards safety and belonging, Simi will face unthinkable danger-- and when Simi and her mother are separated during the crossing, each led to believe the other is dead, she refuses to accept this fate. Alone in an unfamiliar and unforgiving land, she must summon all her courage and resourcefulness to survive, find her mother, and reunite her shattered family.
Subjects: Social problem fiction.; Interfaith marriage; Refugees; Human smuggling; Emigration and immigration; Families; Sikhs; Muslims;
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Contraband / by Woods, Stuart,author.;
"Stone Barrington's crime-fighting adventures continue to lead him around the world in the latest from #1 New York Times-bestselling Stuart Woods"--"Stone Barrington is getting some much-needed rest and relaxation in the Florida sun when trouble falls from the sky--literally. Intrigued by the suspicious circumstances surrounding this event, Stone joins forces with a sharp-witted and alluring local detective to investigate. But they run into a problem: the evidence keeps disappearing. From the laid-back Key West shores to the bustling Manhattan streets, Stone sets out to connect the dots between the crimes that seem to follow him wherever he travels. His investigations only lead to more questions, and shocking connections between old and new acquaintances. But as Stone must quickly learn, answers--and enemies--are often hiding in plain sight"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Barrington, Stone (Fictitious character); Private investigators; Smuggling; Detective and mystery stories;
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Monopoly X : how a top-secret World War II operations used the game of Monopoly to help Allied POWs escape, conceal spies, and send secret codes / by Orbanes, Philip,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The incredible true story of how Monopoly games were used to smuggle escape aids to Allied servicemen in German P.O.W. camps ... and more"--
Subjects: Monopoly (Game); Prisoner-of-war escapes; Prisoners of war; Prisoners of war; Prisoners of war; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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Damascus cover [videorecording] / by Berk, Daniel Zelik,film director,screenwriter.; Hurt, John,1940-2017,actor.; Jones, Huw Penallt,film producer.; Leader, Hannah,film producer.; Newton, Samantha,screenwriter.; Rhys-Meyers, Jonathan,1977-actor.; Tanaka, Masaaki,film producer.; Thirlby, Olivia,1986-actor.; Thomas, Joe,1983-film producer.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Kaplan, Howard,1950-Damascus cover.; Vertical Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Olivia Thirlby, John Hurt.Israeli spy, Ari Ben-Zion, haunted by the death of his son, is recalled to Jerusalem after a failed attempt to bring a mole back to Israel alive. Unsure how many of its operatives have been exposed, the Mossad assigns Ari to smuggle a chemical weapons scientist out of Syria. While in Damascus, Ari's loneliness is relieved by Kim, a young American photographer. Within days of his arrival, his mission goes wrong, and to survive, Ari reaches out to a deep-cover agent code-named The Angel.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for some violence and language.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0.
Subjects: Thrillers (Motion pictures); Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Israel. Mosad le-modiʻin ṿe-tafḳidim meyuḥadim; Chemical weapons; Human smuggling; Scientists; Spies; Survival;
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Diamonds are forever [videorecording (DVD)] / by Connery, Sean,1930-; Fleming, Ian,1908-1964; Gray, Charles D.,1928-; Hamilton, Guy,1922-; St. John, Jill.; Danjaq Inc.; MGM Home Entertainment Inc.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.; United Artists Corporation;
Director of photography, Ted Moore ; production design, Ken Adams ; music, John Barry.Sean Connery, Jill St. John, Charles Gray, Lana Wood.Agent 007 finds himself trying to expose an elaborate diamond smuggling operation.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presenation.
Subjects: Fleming, Ian, 1908-1964.; Adventure films; Bond, James (Fictitious character); Feature films; James Bond films; Spy films; Video recordings for the hearing impaired;
© c2007., MGM Home Entertainment ; Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment,
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Where secrets lie / by Coble, Colleen,author.; Acker, Rick,1966-author.;
"USA TODAY bestselling romantic suspense author Colleen Coble and Rick Acker deliver the second book in their compelling Tupelo Grove series (following What We Hide), where a crumbling university, stolen artifacts, deep family secrets, and deadly ambitions all stand in the way of a second chance at happiness"--
Subjects: Christian fiction.; Religious fiction.; Novels.; Archaeological thefts; Divorced people; Families; Family secrets; Lawyers; Man-woman relationships; Smugglers; Smuggling; Theft; Universities and colleges; Women college teachers;
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Black diamond / by Walker, Martin,1947-;
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories.; Mystery fiction.; Country life; Murder; Police chiefs; Smuggling; Truffle culture; Courrèges, Bruno (Fictitious character);
© 2011., HarperCollins Canada,
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Calder country / by Dailey, Janet,author.;
1920s, Blue Moon, Montana. The small cattle town is alight with the excitement of cars, telephones, and airplanes. But as new inventions and new roles for women collide with Prohibition and the rising battle between gangsters and the FBI, Blue Moon finds itself--and some of its most infamous residents and powerful families--at a crossroads, and in battles of their own, between hearts and minds ... Heir to the Hollister Ranch on his mother's side, Mason Dollarhide is back home after a five-year prison sentence for smuggling bootleg liquor. Cynical and daring, he's already up to his old tricks, having his goods trafficked to him by plane ... Until the pilot is injured in a crash and captured by federal agents. Ruby Weaver learned to fly from her smuggler father. To keep him out of prison, she agrees to take over his route and go undercover to help the Feds break up a bootlegging ring. Mason is only one part of that large operation, but he's the rugged, rebellious, and tantalizingly irreverent part that makes an impression. Against her better judgement, Ruby finds herself falling for him, fighting an attraction that could jeopardize them both, while harboring a secret that could destroy any hope of a future together ... Mason has never met a woman quite like Ruby. Not only is she brave and beautiful, but she somehow understands his ways--and may even inspire him to change them. The first step will be trusting her enough to open his heart ... While the fire between Ruby and Mason smolders, other star-crossed Blue Moon romances blaze, as old family rivalries between the Dollarhides and the Calders continue. But when tables unexpectedly turn, some dreams may go up in smoke ... --
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Novels.; Calder family (Fictitious characters); Cowboys; Frontier and pioneer life; Man-woman relationships; Nineteen twenties; Ranch life; Smuggling;
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Village of scoundrels : based on a true story of courage during WWII / by Preus, Margi.;
Includes bibliographical references.In the 1940s, remote Les Lauzes, France, houses Jews, unregistered foreigners, forgers, and others who take great risks to shelter refugees and smuggle them to safety in Switzerland.LSC
Subjects: Historical fiction.; World War, 1939-1945; Refugees; Jews; World War, 1939-1945;
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