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The war widow : a novel / by Moss, Tara,author.;
"The war may be officially over, but journalist Billie Walker's search for a missing young German immigrant plunges her right back into the danger and drama she thought she'd left behind in Europe. A thrilling tale of courage and secrets set in glamorous post-war Sydney. Sydney, Australia, 1946. Though war correspondent Billie Walker is happy to finally be home, the heady post-war days are tarnished by the death of her father and the disappearance in Europe of her husband, Jack. To make matters worse, now that the war is over, the newspapers are sidelining her reporting talents to prioritize jobs for returning soldiers. But Billie is a survivor and she's determined to take control of her own future. She reopens her late father's business, a private investigation agency, and slowly, the women of Sydney come knocking. At first, Billie's bread and butter is tailing cheating husbands. Then a young man, the son of European immigrants, goes missing, and Billie finds herself on a dangerous new trail that will lead to the highest levels of Sydney society as well as the city's underworld. What is the young man's connection to an exclusive dance club and a high-class auction house? When the people she questions start to turn up dead, Billie is thrown into the path of Detective Inspector Hank Cooper. Will he take her seriously or just get in her way? As the danger mounts and Billie realizes how much is at stake, it becomes clear that although the war was won, it is far from over."--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Women private investigators; Missing persons; Gangsters; Criminals; Criminal investigation;
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Escape from New York. by Carpenter, John,film director.; Pleasence, Donald,actor.; Borgnine, Ernest,actor.; Dean, Harry,actor.; Hayes, Isaac,actor.; Russell, Kurt,actor.; Van, Lee,actor.; StudioCanal (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Donald Pleasence, Ernest Borgnine, Harry Dean Stanton, Isaac Hayes, Kurt Russell, Lee Van CleefOriginally produced by StudioCanal in 1981.1997 - and Manhattan has become a walled prison for three million criminals where they are left to run loose. The plane carrying the American President crashes there, and he is taken prisoner by "the Duke." Sent in to rescue him from this land of hell is Snake Plissken, former war hero turned criminal. To ensure he does not abandon his mission, two devices are implanted in his arteries, primed to blow him to pieces if he fails to return on time.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; War films.; Science fiction.; Independent films.; Action and adventure films.;
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Jade war / by Lee, Fonda,author.;
"In Jade War, the sequel to the Nebula, Locus, and World Fantasy Award-nominated Jade City, the Kaul siblings battle rival clans for honor and control over an Asia-inspired fantasy metropolis. On the island of Kekon, the Kaul family is locked in a violentfeud for control of the capital city and the supply of magical jade that endows trained Green Bone warriors with supernatural powers they alone have possessed for hundreds of years. Beyond Kekon's borders, war is brewing. Powerful foreign governments andmercenary criminal kingpins alike turn their eyes on the island nation. Jade, Kekon's most prized resource, could make them rich - or give them the edge they'd need to topple their rivals. Faced with threats on all sides, the Kaul family is forced to form new and dangerous alliances, confront enemies in the darkest streets and the tallest office towers, and put honor aside in order to do whatever it takes to ensure their own survival - and that of all the Green Bones of Kekon"--
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Novels.; Families; Magic; Jade;
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The prosecutor : one man's battle to bring Nazis to justice / by Fairweather, Jack,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."From the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The Volunteer, the powerful true story of a Jewish lawyer who returned to Germany after World War II to prosecute war crimes, only to find himself pitted against a nation determined to bury the past. At the end of the Nuremberg trial in 1946, some of the greatest war criminals in history were sentenced to death, but hundreds of thousands of Nazi murderers and collaborators remained at large. The Allies were ready to overlook their pasts as the Cold War began, and the horrors of the Holocaust were in danger of being forgotten. In The Prosecutor, Jack Fairweather brings to life the remarkable story of Fritz Bauer, a gay, Jewish judge from Stuttgart who survived the Nazis and made it his mission to force his countrymen to confront their complicity in the genocide. In this deeply researched book, Fairweather draws on unpublished family papers, newly declassified German records, and exclusive interviews to immerse readers in the shadowy, unfamiliar world of postwar West Germany where those who implemented genocide run the country, the CIA is funding Hitler's former spy-ring in the east, and Nazi-era anti-gay laws are strictly enforced. But once Bauer landed on the trail of Adolf Eichmann, he wouldn't be intimidated. His journey took him deep into the dark heart of West Germany, where his fight for justice would set him against his own government and a network of former Nazis and spies bent on silencing him. In a time when the history of the Holocaust is taken for granted, The Prosecutor reveals the courtroom battles that were fought to establish its legacy and the personal cost of speaking out. The result is a searing portrait of a nation emerging from the ruins of fascism and one man's courage in forcing his people--and the world--to face the truth"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Bauer, Fritz, 1903-1968.; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Jewish lawyers; Lawyers; War crime trials; World War, 1939-1945;
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Kennedy 35 / by Cumming, Charles,1971-author.;
"1995: In the wake of the Rwandan genocide, 24-year-old spy Lachlan Kite and his girlfriend, Martha Raine, are sent to Senegal on the trail of a hunted war criminal. The mission threatens to spiral out of control, forcing Kite to make choices which will have devastating consequences not only for his career at top-secret intelligence agency BOX 88, but also for his relationship with Martha. 2023: Eric Appiah, an old friend from Kite's days at school and an off-the-record BOX 88 asset, makes contact with explosive information about what happened all those years ago in West Africa. When tragedy strikes, Kite must use all the resources at his disposal to protect Martha from a criminal network with links to international terror. Charles Cumming once again straddles two timelines to create a high-tension thriller in this latest Lachlan Kite novel"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Spy fiction.; Novels.; Great Britain. MI5; Criminal investigation; Espionage, British; Genocide; Intelligence officers; Secrecy; Terrorism; Undercover operations;
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Justified. [videorecording] / by Davies, Jeremy,1969-; Goggins, Walton,1971-; Olyphant, Timothy.; Bluebush Productions.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm); Sony Pictures Television.;
Disc 1. Hole in the wall -- Where's Waldo? -- Truth and consequences -- This bird has flown -- Kin.Disc 2. Foot chase -- Money trap -- Outlaw -- The hatchet tour.Disc 3. Get Drew -- Decoy -- Peace of mind -- Ghosts.Timothy Olyphant, Jeremy Davies, Walton Goggins.In the nonstop, gunslinging third season of the highly acclaimed hit series, Deputy US Marshal Raylan Givens must wield his brand of renegade justice against modern crime like never before. Surrounded by dirty politicians, drug cartels, murder frames, hidden fortunes and multiple criminal forces warring for control, Givens finds himself in everyone's cross hairs.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Subjects: Crime; Criminal behavior; Television programs.; United States marshals;
© c2013., Sony Pictures Home Entertainment,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Justified. [videorecording] / by Davies, Jeremy,1969-; Goggins, Walton,1971-; Olyphant, Timothy.; Bluebush Productions.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm); Sony Pictures Television.;
Disc 1. The gunfighter -- Cut ties -- Harlan roulette -- The devil you know -- Thick as mud.Disc 2. When the guns come out -- The man behind the curtain -- Watching the detectives -- Loose ends.Disc 3. Guy walks into a bar -- Measures -- Coalition -- Slaugterhouse.Timothy Olyphant, Jeremy Davies, Walton Goggins.In the nonstop, gunslinging third season of the highly acclaimed hit series, Deputy US Marshal Raylan Givens must wield his brand of renegade justice against modern crime like never before. Surrounded by dirty politicians, drug cartels, murder frames, hidden fortunes and multiple criminal forces warring for control, Givens finds himself in everyone's cross hairs.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Subjects: Crime; Criminal behavior; Television programs.; United States marshals;
© c2012., Sony Pictures Home Entertainment,
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Capitol Riot. by Garland, Piers,film director.; Bridgestone Multimedia Group (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Bridgestone Multimedia Group in 2022.While January 6, 2021 was meant to be a celebration of the will of the people, instead not since the days of the Civil War, had democracy been threatened. Come with us as we recount the coordination, criminality, and chaos of the CAPITOL RIOT: MINUTE BY MINUTE.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Social sciences.; History, Modern.; Americans.; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Current affairs.; History.;
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Solo: A Star Wars story [videorecording (BLURAY)]. by Ehrenreich, Alden; Harrelson, Woody; Clarke, Emilia; Suotamo, Joonas;
Alden Ehrenreich, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Joonas Suotamo.Director, Ron Howard.Blu-ray.OFRB rating: PG.During an adventure into a dark criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his future copilot Chewbacca and encounters Lando Calrissian years before joining the Rebellion.
Subjects: Action.; Fantasy.; Action / Adventure.; Sci-Fi.;
© 2018., Buena Vista,
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A death in Berlin / by Scarrow, Simon,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.Berlin. May 1940. As Hitler prepares to invade western Europe, there is bloodshed closer to home. CI Horst Schenke is an investigator with the Kripo unit. Powerless against the consequences of the war, he fights to keep criminals off his patch. But with doubts growing about his loyalty to the Nazi regime, he is walking a tightrope. If his relationship with a Jewish woman is exposed, a dreadful fate awaits. Berlin's gangsters run their crime rings with impunity. Decadent senior Nazis protect them. Schenke is different. He won't turn a blind eye when innocents are caught in the crossfire between warring gangs. But dangerous enemies know everything about him. They will do whatever it takes to bend him to their will ...
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Historical fiction.; Novels.; Germany. Kriminalpolizei; Corruption; Gangsters; Nazis; Organized crime; World War, 1939-1945;
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