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Cold case mountain murder / by Starnes, Rhonda,author.;
When her seventeen-year-old daughter's murder is labeled a cold case, Jenna Hartley refuses to stop searching for answers -- even as it puts her own life at risk. Her investigation podcast takes off, but the closer she comes to discovering what really happened to her only child, the deadlier the attempts on her life become. Retired Detective Sean Quinn warns her to leave the police work to the professionals, but he can't watch her risk her life alone. Now he has one goal: keep Jenna alive long enough to draw out the killer who's evaded them all...
Subjects: Novels.; Romance fiction.; Cold cases (Criminal investigation); Detectives; Man-woman relationships; Mountains; Murder;
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Threadneedle / by Thomas, Cari,author.;
Anna's Aunt has always warned her of the dangers of magic. Its twists. Its knots. Its deadly consequences. Now Anna counts down the days to the ceremony that will bind her magic forever. Until she meets Effie and Attis. They open her eyes to a London she never knew existed. A shop that sells memories. A secret library where the librarian feeds off words. A club where revellers lose themselves in a haze of spells. But as she is swept deeper into this world, Anna begins to wonder if her Aunt was right all along. Is her magic a gift ... or a curse?
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Novels.; Aunts; Family secrets; Libraries; Magic;
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If You Don't Like This, I Will Die. by Tilghman, Lee.;
Lee Tilghman - also known as @LeeFromAmerica - was one of the first wellness influencers. But behind her posts, Tilghman was suffocating from the demand of keeping up her online facade. 'If You Dont Like This I Will Die' is a critique of the influencer economy and a relatable story for anyone who has struggled with the unreasonableness of online expectations. With over half of Gen Z aspiring to be influencers, nearly three out of five teen girls experiencing persistent sadness and hopelessness, and the US Surgeon General calling for a social media warning label, Tilghmans memoir couldnt be more timely and necessary.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies;
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Klara and the sun / by Ishiguro, Kazuo,1954-author.;
"From her place in the store that sells artificial friends, Klara--an artificial friend with outstanding observational qualities--watches carefully the behavior of those who come in to browse, and of those who pass in the street outside. She remains hopeful a customer will soon choose her, but when the possibility emerges that her circumstances may change forever, Klara she is warned not to invest too much in the promises of humans. In this luminous tale, Klara and the Sun, Nobel Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro looks at our rapidly changing modern world through the eyes of an unforgettable narrator to explore a fundamental question: what does it mean to love?"--
Subjects: Dystopian fiction.; Artificial intelligence; Friendship; Love; Paid companions (Household employees); Robots;
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Small great things : a novel / by Picoult, Jodi,1966-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."A young woman and her husband, admitted to hospital to have a baby, request that their nurse be reassigned--they are white supremacists and don't want Ruth, who is black, to touch their baby. The hospital complies, but the baby later goes into cardiac distress when Ruth is on duty. She hesitates before rushing in to perform CPR. When her indecision ends in tragedy, Ruth finds herself on trial, represented by a white public defender who warns against bringing race into the courtroom. As the two come to develop a truer understanding of each other's lives, they begin to doubt the beliefs they each hold most dear."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Legal fiction (Literature); African American nurses; Criminal defense lawyers; Race relations; Racism;
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Curses are the worst / by Eulberg, Elizabeth.;
"When Regan, Sofia, Bennett, and Darius unfairly get put into detention, they know something is wrong. And they're right: This detention is far from ordinary. Their science teacher, Ms. Stein, believes that by using these kids' DNA she can create an army of "perfect" students who have Sofia's smarts, Regan's heart, Bennett's likeability, and Darius's loyalty. Soon the clones are wreaking havoc around town and getting the real kids in trouble! Will the kids be able to save the town or will they be cursed for eternity? There's only one way to find out and fair warning, dear reader, you should definitely read this with the lights on"--
Subjects: Horror fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Blessing and cursing; Cloning; Friendship; Schools;
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Pure evil / by La Plante, Lynda,author.;
It was supposed to be a simple case: a young man arrested for armed assault. But it was just the beginning. As Rodney Middleton awaits trial, Detective Jack Warr is warned by his mentor, DCI Ridley, that they have only scratched the surface of the man's crimes. Then DCI Ridley is suddenly removed from his post. No one is to contact him - and no one will say why. As Warr digs into Middleton's past, Ridley calls pleading for help, now accused of a murder he insists he didn't commit. To catch a monster and exonerate his friend, Warr must weed out the lies. But what awaits him if he uncovers the truth?
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Warr, Jack (Fictitious character); Assault and battery; Criminals; Murder; Police; Suspects (Criminal investigation);
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Melmoth : a novel / by Perry, Sarah,1979-author.;
"It has been years since Helen Franklin left England. In Prague, working as a translator, she has found a home of sorts--or, at least, refuge. That changes when her friend Karel discovers a mysterious letter in the library, a strange confession and a curious warning that speaks of Melmoth the Witness, a dark legend found in obscure fairy tales and antique village lore. As such superstition has it, Melmoth travels through the ages, dooming those she persuades to join her to a damnation of timeless, itinerant solitude. To Helen it all seems the stuff of unenlightened fantasy. But, unaware, as she wanders the cobblestone streets Helen is being watched. And then Karel disappears ..."--
Subjects: Gothic fiction.; Translators;
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Open range [videorecording] / by Bening, Annette.; Benrubi, Abraham,1969-; Bloomfield, John.; Buckley, Gae,1957-; Costner, Kevin.; Duthie, Michael J.; Duvall, Robert.; Eberts, Jake.; Gambon, Michael.; Jeter, Michael.; Kamen, Michael.; Luna, Diego,1979-; Muro, James.; Negron, David J.,Jr.; Russo, James.; Storper, Craig.; Valdes, David.; Wright, Miklos.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm); Cobalt Media Group (Firm); Tig Productions.; Touchstone Home Entertainment (Firm); Touchstone Pictures.;
Director of photography, James Muro ; editors, Michael J. Duthie, Miklos Wright ; music, Michael Kamen ; costume designer, John Bloomfield ; production designer, Gae Buckley ; visual effects supervisor, David J. Negron, Jr.Robert Duvall, Kevin Costner, Annette Bening, Michael Gambon, Michael Jeter, Diego Luna, James Russo, Abraham Benrubi.Boss Spearman, a rugged old-timer, free grazes cattle. He and Charley have been partners for ten years. The pair and their employees, Mose and Buttons, are driving their cattle across the West. Mose is attacked and thrown in jail during a visit to a town. The local cattle rancher, Baxter, wants the free grazers off his land and when Boss and Charley retrieve Mose, they are warned that they have until the next day to be out of the area. Charley confesses his past as a killer during the Civil War and strikes up a tentative romance with Sue, the sister of the town doctor.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, DTS, SDDS.
Subjects: Cattle breeders; Cowboys; Feature films.; Man-woman relationships; Ranches; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Western films.;
© c2004., Touchstone Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment,
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Bull. [videorecording] / by Carr, Geneva,actor.; Jackson, Chris,1975-actor.; Kirchner, Jaime Lee,1981-actor.; Rodríguez, Freddy,1975-actor.; Weatherly, Michael,1968-actor.; CBS Studios Inc.,publisher,production company.;
Michael Weatherly, Geneva Carr, Jaime Lee Kirchner, Chris Jackson, Freddy Rodriguez.When the final season begins, Bull and the TAC team must call upon all their collective experience to locate Bull's daughter when the child is kidnapped, and her abductor warns them not to go to the police. As the team works to find the little girl before the kidnapper's clock runs out, Bull begins to suspect the abductor is someone connected to his previous career in private psychology. This then leads to the Trial Analysis Corporation team heading to court one last time to finalize a negligent homicide defense that will change the nature of their company and their lives forever.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Fiction television programs.; Legal television programs.; Television crime shows.; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Consulting firms; Psychological consultation;
For private home use only.
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