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The maid's secret [text (large print)] / by Prose, Nita,author.;
"Molly Gray's life is about to change in ways she could never have imagined. As the esteemed Head Maid and Special Events Manager of the Regency Grand Hotel, two good things are just around the corner -- a taping of the hit antiquities TV show Hidden Treasures and, even more exciting, her wedding to Juan Manuel. When Molly brings in some old trinkets to be appraised on the show, one item is revealed to be a rare and coveted artifact worth millions. Molly becomes a rags-to-riches sensation, and a media frenzy swirls as she prepares to sell her priceless treasure. Then, on auction day, the treasure suddenly vanishes. and Molly and her friends find themselves at the center of the boldest art heist in recent memory."--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Large print books.; Novels.; Antiquities; Art thefts; Art thefts; Diaries; Family secrets; Hotel cleaning personnel; Hotels; Inheritance and succession; Live-in household employees; Theft;
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The holiday mystery / by Vulliamy, Clara.;
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Subjects: Mystery fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Child detectives; Best friends; Vacations; Theft;
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City of scoundrels / by Thompson, Victoria(Victoria E.),author.;
"Elizabeth Miles finds herself in a position no con can help her escape. Her beloved fiancé, Gideon Bates, is awaiting his turn in the draft to fight in the Great War. Elizabeth is finding it hard to think of anything else, but Gideon has thrown himself into his work, preparing wills for soldiers before they ship out. Corporal Tom Preston is part owner of Preston Shoes, a company that is making footwear for the army, so he has a rather large estate. He needs a new will, however, because he has just been secretly married to a woman whom his family would never approve. He wants to make sure she and their unborn child are provided for if he does not return. When Tom is later reported killed, Elizabeth and Gideon learn that the new will has gone missing after Tom's bride revealed her identity to his family. Unless the new will is found and validated, the original will, which leaves everything to Tom's brother, will prevail and the wife and child will get nothing. If Tom's new bride survives, that is. Some terrible threats have been leveled against her, and Elizabeth and Gideon must figure out a way, legal or not quite, to secure Tom's fortune for his wife and child while saving her life in the process"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Swindlers and swindling; Inheritance and succession; Theft; Death threats;
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Murder takes a vacation : a novel / by Lippman, Laura,1959-author.;
"Highly acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Laura Lippman returns with an irresistible mystery featuring Muriel Blossom, a former private investigator and middle-aged widow whose vacation on a Parisian river cruise turns into a deadly international mystery ... that only she can solve"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Art thefts; Cruise ships; Lottery winners; Murder; Vacations; Widows; Women private investigators;
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Murder takes a vacation [text (large print)] : a novel / by Lippman, Laura,1959-author.;
"Highly acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Laura Lippman returns with an irresistible mystery featuring Muriel Blossom, a former private investigator and middle-aged widow whose vacation on a Parisian river cruise turns into a deadly international mystery ... that only she can solve"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Large print books.; Novels.; Art thefts; Cruise ships; Lottery winners; Murder; Vacations; Widows; Women private investigators;
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The broken ear / by Hergé,1907-1983.;
The adventures of Tintin and his dog as they try to find a return a rare artifact to the Museum of Ethnography.LSC
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Mystery comic books, strips, etc.; Tintin (Fictitious character); Adventure and adventurers; Art thefts;
© 2011, c1975., Little, Brown,
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Rose and the magician's mask / by Webb, Holly.;
"9+"--P. [4] of cover.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Orphans; Apprentices; Magic; Masks; Theft;
© 2010., Orchard Books,
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Woman on fire : a novel / by Barr, Lisa,author.;
"After talking her way into a job with Dan Mansfield, the leading investigative reporter in Chicago, rising young journalist Jules Roth is given an unusual-and very secret-assignment. Dan needs her to locate a painting stolen by the Nazis more than 75 years earlier: legendary Expressionist artist Ernst Engel's most famous work, Woman on Fire. World-renowned shoe designer Ellis Baum wants this portrait of a beautiful, mysterious woman for deeply personal reasons, and has enlisted Dan's help to find it. But Jules doesn't have much time; the famous designer is dying. Meanwhile, in Europe, provocative and powerful Margaux de Laurent also searches for the painting. Heir to her art collector family's millions, Margaux is a cunning gallerist who gets everything she wants. The only thing standing in her way is Jules. Yet the passionate and determined Jules has unexpected resources of her own, including Adam Baum, Ellis's grandson. A recovering addict and brilliant artist in his own right, Adam was once in Margaux's clutches. He knows how ruthless she is, and he'll do anything to help Jules locate the painting before Margaux gets to it first"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Historical fiction.; Novels.; Art thefts; Journalists; Lost works of art; National socialism and art; Painting; Women journalists; World War, 1939-1945;
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The case of the missing bicycles / by Stone, Milo.; Martinbrough, Shawn.; Illidge, Joseph.; Jordan, Christopher(Illustrator);
When bicycles go missing at Fairville Elementary School, it is up to nine-year-old Kim Webster to listen to witnesses and evidence presented by her friends and settle the case in her treehouse court.LSC
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Theft; Bicycles;
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Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. [videorecording] / by Taylor, Russi,voice actor.; Iwan, Bret,1982-voice actor.; Anselmo, Tony,voice actor.; Farmer, Bill,1952-voice actor.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm),distributor.; Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Russi Taylor, Bret Iwan, Tony Anselmo, Bill Farmer.Minnie's dream of singing onstage is about to come true, until her Clubhouse backup band pals discover that their musical instruments are gone! Now, the race is on to track them down and reach Melody Mountain by sunset.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Children's television programs.; Television comedies.; Animated television programs.; Mouse, Minnie (Fictitious character); Mouse, Mickey (Fictitious character); Singing; Theft;
For private home use only.
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