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Muddled through / by Ross, Barbara,1953-;
"Mud season takes on a whole new meaning in the coastal town of Busman's Harbor, Maine, when local business owners sling dirt at one another in a heated feud over a proposed pedestrian mall... When Julia spots police cars in front of Lupine Design, she races over. Her sister Livvie works there as a potter. Livvie is unharmed... When a murder follows the break-in, it's up to Julia to dig through the secrets and lies to uncover the truth."--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Cozy mysteries.; Snowden, Julia (Fictitious character); Small business; Murder;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Mindy Kim and the big pizza challenge / by Lee, Lyla.; Ho, Dung.;
"Mindy Kim loves food...When a local pizza place advertises a trivia competition, Mindy can't believe that the big prize is unlimited pizza for a whole year! Mindy is confident she and her dad can take the top spot. But Dad is worried he might not understand all the cultural references. And he wants Mindy to know that the most important thing is to always try your best, even if you don't win"--Provided by publisher.Ages 6-9.LSC
Subjects: Kim, Mindy (Fictitious character); Korean Americans; Pizza; Competition; Single-parent families;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Robert B. Parker's Blind spot / by Coleman, Reed Farrel,1956-; Parker, Robert B.,1932-2010.;
"It's been a long time since Jesse Stone left L.A., and longer still since the tragic injury that ruined his chances for a professional baseball career. When Jesse is invited to a reunion of his old Triple-A team, he is forced to grapple with his memories and his regrets over what might have been. But his time at the reunion is cut short when a young woman is found murdered and her boyfriend, a son of one of Paradise's most prominent families, is missing and presumed kidnapped. Though seemingly unrelated, there is a connection between the reunion and the crimes as Jesse discovers that one of his former teammates may in fact be his main suspect. Sometimes, danger comes not from where you expect it-but from your blind spots"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories.; Mystery fiction.; Baseball players; Police chiefs; Reunions; Rich people; Stone, Jesse (Fictitious character);
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The sacred bridge / by Hillerman, Anne,1949-author.;
Sergeant Jim Chee's vacation to beautiful Antelope Canyon and Lake Powell has a deeper purpose. He's on a quest to unravel a sacred mystery his mentor, the Legendary Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn, stumbled across decades earlier. Chee's journey takes a deadly turn when, after a prayerful visit to the sacred Rainbow Bridge, he spots a body floating in the lake. The dead man, a Navajo with a passion for the canyon's ancient rock art, lived a life filled with many secrets. Discovering why he died and who was responsible involves Chee in an investigation that puts his own life at risk. Back in Shiprock, Officer Bernadette Manuelito is driving home when she witnesses an expensive sedan purposely kill a hitchhiker. The search to find the killer leads her to uncover a dangerous chain of interconnected revelations involving a Navajo Nation cannabis enterprise. But the evil that is unleashed jeopardizes her mother and sister Darleen, and puts Bernie in the deadliest situation of her law enforcement career.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Manuelito, Bernie; Chee, Jim (Fictitious character); Leaphorn, Joe, Lt. (Fictitious character); Murder; Police; Indigenous policing; Navajo;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Dark forces / by Leather, Stephen,author.;
When a highly skilled IS sniper escapes from a targeted missile attack in Syria, Spider Shepherd makes sure to remember his face - which comes in handy when the same man turns up on a list of IS fighters who have already been smuggled into the UK. But Spider's working a different mission - posing as a hit man working for a crime family in South London, in order to eventually take them down. Then, when Spider attends a huge boxing match at a London stadium along with thousands of members of the public, he spots other IS fighters from the list in the crowds, and realises he's about to be caught up in a large-scale terrorist attack.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Shepherd, Dan (Fictitious character); Undercover operations;
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Robert B. Parker's Blind spot [sound recording] / by Coleman, Reed Farrel,1956-; Naughton, James.; Parker, Robert B.,1932-2010.;
Read by James Naughton."It's been a long time since Jesse Stone left L.A., and longer still since the tragic injury that ruined his chances for a professional baseball career. When Jesse is invited to a reunion of his old Triple-A team, he is forced to grapple with his memories and his regrets over what might have been. But his time at the reunion is cut short when a young woman is found murdered and her boyfriend, a son of one of Paradise's most prominent families, is missing and presumed kidnapped. Though seemingly unrelated, there is a connection between the reunion and the crimes as Jesse discovers that one of his former teammates may in fact be his main suspect. Sometimes, danger comes not from where you expect it-but from your blind spots"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories.; Mystery fiction.; Audiobooks.; Baseball players; Police chiefs; Reunions; Rich people; Stone, Jesse (Fictitious character);
© p2014., Random House Audio : Books on Tape,
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Stargazer [sound recording] / by Hillerman, Anne,1949-author.; Dennis, Darrell(Darrell Michael),narrator.; Harper Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Darrell Dennis.What begins as a typical day for Officer Bernadette Manuelito, serving a bench warrant, dealing with a herd of cattle obstructing traffic, and stumbling across a crime scene, takes an unexpected twist when she's called to help find an old friend. Years ago, Bernie and Maya were roommates, but time and Maya's struggles with addiction drove them apart. Now Maya's brother asks Bernie to find out what happened to his sister. Tracing Maya's whereabouts, Bernie learns that her old friend had confessed to the murder of her estranged husband, a prominent astronomer. But the details don't align. Suspicious, Bernie takes a closer look at the case only to find that nothing is as it seems. Uncovering new information about the astronomer's work leads Bernie to a remote spot on the Navajo Nation and a calculating killer. The investigation causes an unexpected rift with her husband and new acting boss, Jim Chee, who's sure Bernie's headed for trouble.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Detective and mystery fiction.; Manuelito, Bernie; Astronomers; Chee, Jim (Fictitious character); Leaphorn, Joe, Lt. (Fictitious character); Missing persons; Indigenous policing;
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Eternals. [graphic novel] / by Gillen, Kieron,author.; Cowles, Clayton,letterer.; Ribic, Esad,illustrator.; Vilanova, Guiu,1980-illustrator.; Wilson, Matthew,1981-colourist.;
The Eternals have learned the truth of their existence. Their society is in shambles. Who can lead them? Who is the visionary that can raise them up from the ashes? Hail Thanos ... the Mad Titan ... Eternal Prime?! After warring with the Deviants for a million years, our Eternals have had enough. They want to end the endless war, to live in peace side-by-side. Unfortunately, the Deviants have other ideas. Meanwhile, to everyone's surprise, Thanos puts into action a series of sensible policies for the good of all. There is a lie in this solicit. You may be able to spot it.T+.
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Superhero comics.; Thanos (Fictitious character from Marvel Comics Group); Eternals (Fictitious characters); Superheroes;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Up on the woof top / by Quinn, Spencer,author.;
"Chet the dog, "the most lovable narrator in all of crime fiction" (Boston Globe) and his human partner Bernie Little find themselves high in the mountains this holiday season to help Dame Ariadne Carlisle, a renowned author of bestselling Christmas mysteries, find Rudy, her lead reindeer and good luck charm, who has gone missing. At Kringle Ranch, Dame Ariadne's expansive mountain spread, Chet discovers that he is not fond of reindeer. But the case turns out to be about much more than reindeer after Dame Ariadne's personal assistant takes a long fall into Devil's Purse, a deep mountain gorge. When our duo discovers that someone very close to Dame Ariadne was murdered in that same spot decades earlier, they start looking into that long ago unsolved crime. But as they reach into the past, the past is also reaching out for them. Can they unlock the secrets of Dame Ariadne's life before they too end up at the bottom of the gorge? Is Rudy somehow the key? Up on the Woof Top is a brand-new holiday adventure in Spencer Quinn's delightful New York Times and USA Today bestselling series that the Los Angeles Times called "nothing short of masterful"."--
Subjects: Christmas fiction.; Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Christmas stories; Chet (Fictitious character : Quinn); Cold cases (Criminal investigation); Dogs; Little, Bernie (Fictitious character); Murder; Private investigators; Reindeer;
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Where's Waldo? : the spectacular spotlight search / by Handford, Martin.;
"Just when you thought you'd mastered the art of finding Waldo, along comes a whole new twist to tracking him down! In an innovative, all-paper design that simulates a traveling spotlight beam, each scene is completely dark until the savvy reader slides a wand underneath to zlight upy a small section. The trick is to carefully move the magic slider around until the right spot is revealed. Each of the six classic nighttime scenes contains Waldo and four other favorite characters to find, along with bonus hidden content and additional games on every page. With an exciting new format that gives our wanderer the star treatment he deserves, The Spectacular Spotlight Search is a must-have for Waldo fans of all ages"--Amazon.Ages 5-9.
Subjects: Picture puzzles.; Wally (Fictitious character from Handford);
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