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A peculiar combination / by Weaver, Ashley,author.;
"The first in the Electra McDonnell series from Edgar-nominated author Ashley Weaver, set in England during World War II, A Peculiar Combination is a delightful mystery filled with spies, murder, romance, and the author's signature wit. Electra McDonnell has always known that the way she and her family earn their living is slightly outside of the law. Breaking into the homes of the rich and picking the locks on their safes may not be condoned by British law enforcement, but World War II is in full swing, Ellie's cousins Colm and Toby are off fighting against Hitler, and Uncle Mick's more honorable business as a locksmith can't pay the bills any more. So when Uncle Mick receives a tip about a safe full of jewels in the empty house of a wealthy family, he and Ellie can't resist. All goes as planned-until the pair are caught redhanded. Ellie expects them to be taken straight to prison, but instead they are delivered to a large townhouse, where government official Major Ramsey is waiting with an offer: either Ellie agrees to help him break into a safe and retrieve blueprints that will be critical to the British war effort, before they can be delivered to a German spy, or he turns her over to the police. Ellie doesn't care for the Major's imperious manner, but she has no choice, and besides, she's eager to do her bit for king and country. She may be a thief, but she's no coward. When she and the Major break into the house in question, they find instead the purported German spy dead on the floor, the safe already open and empty. Soon, Ellie and Major Ramsey are forced to put aside their differences to unmask the double-agent, as they try to stop allied plans falling into German hands"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; War fiction.; Historical fiction.; Thieves; Murder; World War, 1939-1945;
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Sisters of the snake / by Nanua, Sarena.; Nanua, Sasha.;
When a princess and a street thief discover they are twins separated at birth, they must switch places to find an all-powerful stone and prevent a deadly war from happening.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Sisters; Twins; Identity (Psychology); Princesses; Thieves; Imaginary wars and battles;
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Locked down [videorecording] / by Boynton, Lucy,actor.; Ejiofor, Chiwetel,actor.; Gatiss, Mark,actor.; Hathaway, Anne,1982-actor.; Hill, Dulé,actor.; Kaling, Mindy,actor.; Kingsley, Ben,1943-actor.; Knight, Steven,1959-screenwriter.; Lesslie, Michael,film producer.; Liman, Doug,film director.; Merchant, Stephen,actor.; Sandwijk, P. J. van,film producer.; Simon, Jazmyn,1980-actor.; Winter, Alison(Producer),film producer.; Warner Bros. Entertainment,film distributor.;
Anne Hathaway, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Ben Kingsley, Lucy Boynton, Jazmyn Simon, Mindy Kaling, Stephen Merchant, Mark Gatiss, Dule Hill.A couple living in London on the brink of a COVID-accelerated breakup bypass therapy to attempt a high-risk, high-stakes jewelry heist at a department store.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Caper films.; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Romantic comedy films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Couples; COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-; Jewel thieves; Jewelry theft; Man-woman relationships;
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Shadows of Pecan Hollow : a novel / by Frost, Caroline,author.;
"It was 1970 when thirteen-year-old runaway Kit Walker was abducted by Manny Romero, a smooth-talking, low-level criminal, who first coddled her and then groomed her into his partner-in-crime. Before long, Kit and Manny were infamous for their string of gas station robberies throughout Texas, making a name for themselves as the Texaco Twosome. Twenty years after they meet, Kit has scraped together a life for herself and her daughter amongst the pecan trees and muddy creeks of the town of Pecan Hollow, far from Manny. But when he shows up at her doorstep a new man, fresh out of prison, Kit is forced to reckon with the shadows of her past, and her community is sent into a tailspin. This gritty, penetrating, and unexpectedly tender novel ensnares the reader in its story of resilience and bonds that define us. With its rich rural landscape, indelible characters, and striking regional language, Shadows of Pecan Hollow is a hauntingly intimate and distinctly original debut about the complexity of love--both romantic and familial--and the strength and vulnerability of womanhood."--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Abduction; Ex-convicts; Families; Mothers and daughters; Thieves; Women;
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The accomplice : a novel / by Jackson, Curtis,1975-author.; Clark, Aaron Philip,author.;
"Author S.A. Cosby meets Netflix blockbuster Money Heist in the first novel by New York Times best-selling author and global superstar Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, who confidently charts the journeys of Nia Robinson, a Texas Ranger who is on the hunt for wily bank robber Desmond Roberts in this high-tension, fast-moving page turner about power, equity, and revenge"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Texas Rangers; African American women; Family secrets; Policewomen; Thieves; Veterans;
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The stardust thief / by Abdullah, Chelsea,author.;
"Loulie al-Nazari is the Midnight Merchant: a criminal who, with the help of her jinn bodyguard, hunts and sells illegal magic. When she saves the life of a cowardly prince, she draws the attention of his powerful father, the sultan, who blackmails her into finding an ancient lamp that has the power to revive the barren land-at the cost of sacrificing all jinn. With no choice but to obey or be executed, Loulie journeys with the sultan's oldest son to find the artifact. Aided by her bodyguard, who has secrets of his own, they must survive ghoul attacks, outwit a vengeful jinn queen, and confront a malicious killer from Loulie's past. And, in a world where story is reality and illusion is truth, Loulie will discover that everything-her enemy, her magic, even her own past-is not what it seems, and she must decide who she will become in this new reality"--
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Novels.; Extortion; Imaginary places; Jinn; Magic; Man-woman relationships; Quests (Expeditions); Thieves;
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The starless crown / by Rollins, James,1961-author.;
"An alliance embarks on a dangerous journey to uncover the secrets of the distant past and save their world in this captivating, deeply visionary adventure from #1 New York Times bestselling thriller-master James Rollins. A gifted student foretells an apocalypse. Her reward is a sentence of death. Fleeing into the unknown she is drawn into a team of outcasts: A broken soldier, who once again takes up the weapons he's forbidden to wield and carves a trail back home. A drunken prince, who steps out from his beloved brother's shadow and claims a purpose of his own. An imprisoned thief, who escapes the crushing dark and discovers a gleaming artifact - one that will ignite a power struggle across the globe. On the run, hunted by enemies old and new, they must learn to trust each other in order to survive in a world evolved in strange, beautiful, and deadly ways, and uncover ancient secrets that hold the key to their salvation. But with each passing moment, doom draws closer. WHO WILL CLAIM THE STARLESS CROWN?"--
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Dystopian fiction.; Alliances; Antiquities; End of the world; Outcasts; Quests (Expeditions); Thieves; Veterans;
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Catchpenny : a novel / by Huston, Charlie,author.;
"A thief who can travel through mirrors, a video game that threatens to spill out of the virtual world, a doomsday cult on a collision course with destiny, and a missing teenager at the center of it all. With the world on the brink of every kind of apocalypse, humanity needs a hero. What it gets is Sid Catchpenny. Sidney Catchpenny has had a bad run. Laid low by a years-long bout of debilitating depression, he's all but squandered his reputation as one of the most uniquely talented thieves in LA. There aren't many who can do what Sid does. He's a sly, a special kind of crook with the uncanny ability to move through mirrors. And the spoils he's after are equally unusual. Forget jewels and cold cash-Sid steals curiosities-items imbued with powerful mojo, a magical essence gleaned from the accumulated emotion that seeps into interesting, though often banal objects. That spot on the carpet where your old dog used to lay at your feet? The passed-down family heirloom nobody wants but everybody refuses to throw away? These curiosities are full of mojo, which is both the currency of the criminal underground and the secret source of magic in the world. When a friend from Sid's past comes looking for his help with an important client, and the chance to pay off old debts presents itself, Sid seizes the opportunity ... as best he can. But the case he stumbles into is more complicated than it seems, and it portends a seismic shift in the world, one that will leave no one untouched. As the fog of his depression begins to lift, Sid sees connections everywhere he looks, and the once disparate threads of the case-a missing teenage girl, an entire bedroom saturated with mojo, and Sid's own long-dead wife-begin to coalesce"--
Subjects: Paranormal fiction.; Novels.; Emotions; Magic; Mirrors; Missing persons; Teenage girls; Thieves;
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Dust off the bones : a novel / by Howarth, Paul,1978-author.;
Paul Howarth returns to 1890s Australia in this powerful sequel to 'Only Killers and Thieves' (9780062690968) that follows the story of Tommy and Billy McBride, the widow of their familys killer Katherine Sullivan, and the infamous Native Police officer Edmund Noone.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Brothers; Ranchers; Revenge;
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Deadfall [videorecording] / by Bana, Eric.; Dean, Zach.; Hunnam, Charlie,1980-; Kristofferson, Kris.; Levinsohn, Gary.; Mara, Kate,1983-; Ruzowitzky, Stefan.; Spacek, Sissy.; Wilde, Olivia.; Williams, Treat.; 2929 Productions (Firm); Entertainment One (Firm : Canada); Mutual Film Company.; Studio Canal.;
Director of photography, Shane Hurlbut ; editors, Arthur Tarnowski, Dan Zimmerman ; music, Marco Beltrami.Eric Bana, Olivia Wilde, Charlie Hunnam, Kate Mara, Treat Williams, Kris Kristofferson, Sissy Spacek.Siblings Addison and Liza are on the run from a casino heist gone wrong. They split up and make a run for the Canadian border in blizzard conditions, vowing to reunite in Canada. Addison heads cross-country, creating mayhem, Liza is picked up by ex-boxer Jay en-route for a Thanksgiving homecoming with his parents, and retired sheriff. It's there the siblings are reunited in a tense and thrilling showdown.Canadian Home Video Rating: 18A.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio); 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, 5.1 DTS-HD Digital surround.DVD, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Brothers and sisters; Caper films.; Feature films.; Fugitives from justice; Thieves; Thrillers (Motion pictures);
© c2013., Distributed by Entertainment One,
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