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A perilous undertaking : a Veronica Speedwell mystery / by Raybourn, Deanna,author.;
"Veronica Speedwell returns in a brand new adventure from Deanna Raybourn, the New York Times bestselling author of the Lady Julia Grey mysteries. London, 1887. Victorian adventuress and butterfly hunter Veronica Speedwell receives an invitation to visitthe Curiosity Club, a ladies-only establishment for daring and intrepid women. There she meets the mysterious Lady Sundridge, who begs her to take on an impossible task saving society art patron Miles Ramsforth from execution. Accused of the brutal murder of his artist mistress Artemisia, Ramsforth will face the hangman's noose in a week's time if Veronica cannot find the real killer. But Lady Sundridge is not all that she seems, and unmasking her true identity is only the first of the many secrets Veronica must uncover. Together with her natural historian colleague Stoker, Veronica races against time to find the true murderer -- a ruthless villain who not only took Artemisia's life in cold blood but is happy to see Ramsforth hang for the crime. From a Bohemian artists' colony to a royal palace to a subterranean grotto with a decadent history, the investigation proves to be a very perilous undertaking indeed"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Women private investigators;
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Still Alice [videorecording] / by Baldwin, Alec,1958-; Bosworth, Kate,1983-; Mcrae, Shane.; Moore, Julianne.; Parrish, Hunter,1987-; Stewart, Kristen,1990-; Sony Pictures Classics (Firm); Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm);
Julianne Moore, Alec Baldwin, Kristen Stewart, Kate Bosworth, Shane Mcrae, Hunter Parrish.Alice Howland, happily married with three grown children, is a renowned linguistics professor who starts to forget words. When she receives a diagnosis of Early-Onset Alzheimer's Disease, Alice and her family find their bonds thoroughly tested. Her struggle to stay connected to who she once was is frightening, heartbreaking, and inspiring.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1.Academy Award winner, best actress (Julianne Moore)
Subjects: Alzheimer's disease; Alzheimer's disease; Feature films.; Women college teachers;
For private home use only.
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The survivor / by Johansen, Iris,author.;
When archeologist Riley Smith comes to ask Eve Duncan for help, Eve has to say no. Traveling halfway around the world on a dangerous quest is not her expertise as a forensic sculptor. But Eve is intrigued by the prospect of an isolated island that holds a secret locked in time. Traveling to Southeast Asia, Riley is aware of the threat from treasure hunters who are already searching and have no qualms about killing to get what they want. When she successfully evades them and finds the perfectly preserved body of a female warrior, it is just what she needs to entice Eve to help unlock the mystery. As these two strong women seek answers about this extraordinary past life, Riley makes a living, breathing discovery that will change history. If she can escape the island and survive long enough to share it with the world.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Duncan, Eve (Fictitious character); Islands; Archaeologists; Secrecy; Women archaeologists;
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Dreaming death / by Graham, Heather,author.;
Ever since she was a child, Stacey Hanson has had strange dreams--and sometimes they come true. Her skills and experience led her straight to the FBI's Krewe of Hunters. Now a serial killer is stalking Washington, DC, and people are scared. And it will be Stacey's first case. Special Agent Keenan Wallace isn't exactly thrilled to be teamed up with a rookie, but they're going to have to get past their mutual friction if they want to stop a brutal killer. The victims are all vulnerable women, though the clues lead to suspects from DC's powerful elite. Stacey can't escape her nightly visions, but in trying to prevent them from occurring in real life, she might come face-to-face with a nightmare.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Paranormal fiction.; United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; Extrasensory perception; Government investigators; Murder; Serial murderers;
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Top of the lake. [videorecording] / by Campion, Jane,1954-; Holloway, Cohen.; Hunter, Holly,1958-; Moss, Elisabeth,1983-; Mullan, Peter.; Wenham, David,1965-; BBC Video (Firm); British Broadcasting Corporation.; Screen Australia.; See-Saw Films.; Warner Home Video (Firm);
David Wenham, Elisabeth Moss, Holly Hunter, Peter Mullan, Cohen Holloway.A pregnant twelve-year-old girl, who won't reveal who the father is, walks chest deep into the freezing waters of a New Zealand lake and disappears. Robin Griffin is called in to investigate and becomes more and more obsessed. As she searches, she slowly begins to realize that finding the girl is tantamount to finding herself, a self she has kept well-hidden.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen (16:9) presentation ; NTSC, region 1 ; Dolby digital stereo.
Subjects: Missing children; Pregnant teenagers; Television mini-series.; Women detectives;
© c2014., BBC Video ; distributed by Warner Home Video,
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The survivor [sound recording] / by Johansen, Iris,author.; Rodgers, Elisabeth S.,narrator.; Hachette Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Elisabeth Rodgers.When archeologist Riley Smith comes to ask Eve Duncan for help, Eve has to say no. Traveling halfway around the world on a dangerous quest is not her expertise as a forensic sculptor. But Eve is intrigued by the prospect of an isolated island that holds a secret locked in time. Traveling to Southeast Asia, Riley is aware of the threat from treasure hunters who are already searching and have no qualms about killing to get what they want. When she successfully evades them and finds the perfectly preserved body of a female warrior, it is just what she needs to entice Eve to help unlock the mystery. As these two strong women seek answers about this extraordinary past life, Riley makes a living, breathing discovery that will change history. If she can escape the island and survive long enough to share it with the world.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Novels.; Thrillers (Fiction); Duncan, Eve (Fictitious character); Islands; Archaeologists; Secrecy; Women archaeologists;
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The survivor [text (large print)] / by Johansen, Iris,author.;
When archeologist Riley Smith comes to ask Eve Duncan for help, Eve has to say no. Traveling halfway around the world on a dangerous quest is not her expertise as a forensic sculptor. But Eve is intrigued by the prospect of an isolated island that holds a secret locked in time. Traveling to Southeast Asia, Riley is aware of the threat from treasure hunters who are already searching and have no qualms about killing to get what they want. When she successfully evades them and finds the perfectly preserved body of a female warrior, it is just what she needs to entice Eve to help unlock the mystery. As these two strong women seek answers about this extraordinary past life, Riley makes a living, breathing discovery that will change history. If she can escape the island and survive long enough to share it with the world.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Large print books.; Novels.; Duncan, Eve (Fictitious character); Islands; Archaeologists; Secrecy; Women archaeologists;
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The anomaly / by Le Tellier, Hervé,1957-author.; Hunter, Adriana,translator.; translation of:Le Tellier, Hervé,1957-Anomalie.English.;
"Winner of the Prix Goncourt, this dizzying literary page-turner ingeniously blends crime, fantasy, sci-fi, and thriller as it plumbs the mysteries surrounding a Paris-New York flight. In June 2021, a senseless event upends the lives of hundreds of men and women, all passengers on a flight from Paris to New York. Among them: Blake, a respectable family man, though he works as a contract killer; Slimboy, a Nigerian pop star tired of living a lie; Joanna, a formidable lawyer whose flaws have caught up with her; and Victor Miesel, a critically acclaimed yet commercially unsuccessful writer who suddenly becomes a cult hit. All of them believed they had double lives. None imagined just how true that was. A virtuoso novel where logic confronts magic, The Anomaly explores the part of ourselves that eludes us. This witty variation on the doppelgänger theme, which takes us on a journey from Lagos and Mumbai to the White House, proves to be Hervé Le Tellier's most ambitious work yet"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Doppelgängers;
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Between good and evil : the stolen girls of Boko Haram / by Fung, Mellissa,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."In April 2014, the world awoke to the shocking news that the terrorist group Boko Haram had kidnapped nearly 300 school-aged girls and taken them deep into the forests of Nigeria. When veteran journalist Mellissa Fung travelled to Nigeria, she discovered that the scope of the kidnappings had been vastly under-reported. Hundreds--possibly thousands--more girls had been taken against their will and forced to become child brides to soldiers and leaders of Boko Haram. Some of the captives escaped and returned to their villages, many with children in tow. Most of these girls, still children themselves, were shunned by their former friends and family. Other girls have never been seen again. A former captive herself, Mellissa Fung has great empathy for the kidnapped girls. Taken by Taliban sympathizers in Afghanistan, Fung shared her experience in her number-one-bestselling book, Under an Afghan Sky: A Memoir of Captivity. During several visits to Nigeria over four years, she sat down with the girls and their families and conducted hundreds of hours of interviews, listening to horrific stories of capture, rape and torture, as well as escapes and excommunications. Fung tells the stories of Gambo, Asma'u, Zara and other girls taken by Boko Haram. She also portrays strong women fighting against the terrorist group in their own powerful ways: Aisha the Hunter, who moves stealthily into the forest, taking out Boko Haram with her faithful followers, and Mama Boko Haram, an Igbo woman who knows the fighters and those haunted by their experiences and fights to empty the forests of fighters and captives alike. This is raw, honest and heartbreaking storytelling at its best."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Boko Haram.; Abduction; Kidnapping victims; Schoolgirls; Schoolgirls; Schoolgirls; Schoolgirls; Terrorism; Women;
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Code name: Lise : the true story of the woman who became WWII's most highly decorated spy / by Loftis, Larry,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-350) and index."The extraordinary true story of Odette Sansom, the British spy who operated in occupied France and fell in love with her commanding officer during World War II--perfect for fans of Unbroken, The Boys in the Boat, and Code Girls."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Biographies.; Odette, 1912-1995.; Spies; Women spies; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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