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The tragedy of Eva Mott : a novel / by Richards, David Adams,author.;
"The Raskin brothers were once proud to be producers of a much sought-after material of great benefit to society--asbestos. But now their mine is under close scientific scrutiny, with reports of serious illness linked to the place. The world is changing, no doubt for the better ... But in the shadow of the mine, the values of a whole community are transforming, in more sinister ways. The Raskins' nephew Byron, a war hero and man of wealth, urges the brothers to look for other, less toxic minerals to extract. But meanwhile his own world is unravelling in ways that are unlikely ever to be fixed. His wife Carmel, whom he vaingloriously believed he was rescuing with his marriage proposal, has become an intellectual and political poseur. She and her son Albert are contemptuous of the values of Byron and his kind, while still finding use for his wealth and property. Carmel and Albert, it seems, are heralds of a new world addicted to mimicry and empty self-promotion, to delusions and temptations. Its victims are growing in number: a college professor in town is falsely accused of sexual harassment; a young woman is slipped an hallucinogen at a party with appalling consequences for her and two boys. And what of poor, naive Eva Mott, the captivating beauty who wished to be like her talented cousin Clara? Her story and the book that bears her name will haunt you. The Tragedy of Eva Mott has all the power and brilliance--and many flashes of wry humour--of David Adams Richards at the very top of his form. It will attract controversy but its fierce authenticity cannot be denied"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Asbestos mines and mining; Brothers; Businessmen; Families;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The Idaho four : an American tragedy / by Patterson, James,1947-author.; Ward, Vicky,author.;
"The murders of four innocent college students attending the University of Idaho left us all with so many questions. Now, after more than 300 interviews, James Patterson and ... journalist Vicky Ward finally have some answers. We know what it was like to live in Moscow, Idaho, on November 13, 2022, the day of the cold-blooded killings. We know what the local police and FBI did right. And what they did wrong. We've learned so much about the four heartbroken families -- the Mogens, Goncalveses, Kernodles, and Chapins. And we have the backstory for Bryan Kohberger -- brilliant grad student, loner, apparent incel -- now indicted and facing trial. Now you are the jury. The evidence is in"--
Subjects: True crime stories.; Chapin, Ethan, 2002-2022.; Goncalves, Kaylee, 2001-2022.; Kernodle, Xana, 2002-2022.; Kohberger, Bryan, 1994-; Mogen, Madison, 2001-2022.; University of Idaho; College students; Criminal investigation; Mass murder investigation; Mass murder;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The tragedy of true crime : four guilty men and the stories that define us / by Lennon, John J.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."In 2001, John J. Lennon killed a man on a Brooklyn street. Now he's a journalist, working from behind bars, trying to make sense of it all. The Tragedy of True Crime is a first-person journalistic account of the lives of four men who have killed, written by a man who has killed. John J. Lennon entered the New York prison system with a sentence of twenty-eight years to life, but after he stepped into a writing workshop at Attica Correctional Facility, his whole life changed. Reporting from the cellblock and the prison yard, Lennon challenges our obsession with true crime by telling the full life stories of men now serving time for the lives they took. The men have completely different backgrounds -- Robert Chambers, a preppy Manhattanite turned true crime celebrity; Milton E. Jones, a burglar coaxed into something far darker; and Michael Shane Hale, a gay man caught in a crime of passion -- and all are searching to find meaning and redemption behind bars. Lennon's reporting is intertwined with the story of his own journey from a young man seduced by the infamous gangster culture of New York City to a celebrated prison journalist. The same desire echoes throughout the four lives: to become more than murderers. A first of its kind book of immersive prison journalism, The Tragedy of True Crime poses fundamental questions about the stories we tell and who gets to tell them. What essential truth do we lose when we don't consider all that comes before an act of unthinkable violence? And what happens to the convicted after the cell gate locks?"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Murderers; Prisoners;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Light on snow : a novel / by Shreve, Anita;
Subjects: Tragedy; Domestic fiction;
© c2004., Little, Brown and Co.,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The shack : where tragedy confronts eternity / by Young, William P.,author.; Jacobsen, Wayne.; Cummings, Brad.;
Subjects: Religious fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Life change events; Missing children;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice : with new dramatic criticism and an updated bibliography / by Shakespeare, William,1564-1616; Kernan, Alvin;
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616;
© c1986., Penguin,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra : with new and updated critical essays and a revised bibliography / by Shakespeare, William,1564-1616.; Everett, Barbara.; Barnet, Sylvan.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-272).
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.; Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, d. 30 B.C. (Fictitious character); Antonius, Marcus, 83?-30 B.C (Fictitious character); Generals; Queens; Tragedies.;
© [2010], c1998., New American Library,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet with related readings / by Shakespeare, William,1564-1616;
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616; Vendetta; Youth;
© 1997., ITP International Thomson Pub.,
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Little, crazy children : a true crime tragedy / by Renner, James,1978-author.;
In September of 1990, in the Cleveland suburb of Shaker Heights, sixteen-year-old Lisa Pruett was on her way to a midnight tryst with her boyfriend when she was viciously stabbed to death only thirty feet from the boy's home. The murder cast a palpable gloom over the upscale community and sparked accusations, theories, and rumors among Lisa's friends and peers. Together they wove a damning narrative that circled back to a likely suspect: "weird" high school outcast Kevin Young. Without a shred of evidence the teen was arrested, charged, and tried for the crime. His eventual acquittal didn't squelch the anger and outrage among those who believed that Kevin got away with murder. With a fresh perspective and painstaking research, James Renner reconstructs the events leading up to and following that heartbreaking night. What emerges is a portrait of a community seething with dark undercurrents. Who had the capacity for such unchecked violence? What monsters still lurk in the dark? After more than thirty years, questions like these continue to fester among the community of Shaker Heights, Ohio, still deeply scarred by wounds that remain hidden, unspoken, and unhealed.
Subjects: Case studies.; True crime stories.; Criminal investigation; Murder victims; Murder; Murder; Trials (Murder);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Iceberg, right ahead! : the tragedy of the Titanic / by McPherson, Stephanie Sammartino.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 107-109), Internet addresses and index.Filmography: p. 110.LSC
Subjects: Titanic (Steamship); Shipwrecks;
© c2012., Twenty-First Century Books,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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