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Thief River Falls / by Freeman, Brian,1963-author.;
"Lisa Power is a tortured ghost of her former self. The author of a bestselling thriller called Thief River Falls, named after her rural Minnesota hometown, Lisa is secluded in her remote house as she struggles with the loss of her entire family: a series of tragedies she calls the 'Dark Star.' Then a nameless runaway boy shows up at her door with a terrifying story: he's just escaped death after witnessing a brutal murder--a crime the police want to cover up. Obsessed with the boy's safety, Lisa resolves to expose this crime, but powerful men in Thief River Falls are desperate to get the boy back, and now they want her too. Lisa and her young visitor have nowhere to go as the trap closes around them. Still under the strange, unforgiving threat of the Dark Star, Lisa must find a way to save them both, or they'll become the victims of another shocking tragedy she can't foresee"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Murder; Grief; Child witnesses; Murder; Women authors; Police corruption;
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Never far away [sound recording] / by Koryta, Michael,author.; Petkoff, Robert ,narrator.; Hachette Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Robert Petkoff.Once a wife, mother, and witness to a gruesome crime, Leah Trenton was extended a miraculous olive branch in the form of the state's protected witness program. But for this second chance at life, Leah would have to leave behind her Midwestern roots to the northernmost tip of Maine. Alone and isolated along the banks of the Allagash River, she is determined to focus on the present, on her reclaimed future, but the demons of her past, are relentlessly chipping away at Leah's protected hideaway. Meanwhile, in the wake of their father's untimely death, Leah's children are sent to stay with her, though they are desperate to return back home. They embark on a cross country homeward journey but before they reach, danger finds them and it is Leah who must come out of her seclusion to search for and protect her children.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Audiobooks.; Psychological fiction.; Missing children; Mother and child; Witnesses;
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Ali Cross : like father, like son / by Patterson, James,1947-;
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Subjects: Mystery fiction.; Cross, Alex (Fictitious character); Child detectives; Child witnesses; Criminal investigation; Friendship; Fathers and sons;
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Never far away / by Koryta, Michael,author.;
Once a wife, mother, and witness to a gruesome crime, Leah Trenton was extended a miraculous olive branch in the form of the state's protected witness program. But for this second chance at life, Leah would have to leave behind her Midwestern roots to the northernmost tip of Maine. Alone and isolated along the banks of the Allagash River, she is determined to focus on the present, on her reclaimed future, but the demons of her past, are relentlessly chipping away at Leah's protected hideaway. Meanwhile, in the wake of their father's untimely death, Leah's children are sent to stay with her, though they are desperate to return back home. They embark on a cross country homeward journey but before they reach, danger finds them and it is Leah who must come out of her seclusion to search for and protect her children.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Witnesses; Missing children; Mother and child;
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Anatomy of a fall [videorecording] / by Harari, Arthur,screenwriter.; Arlaud, Swann,actor.; Hüller, Sandra,actor.; Machado-Graner, Milo,actor.; Triet, Justine,1978-film director,screenwriter.; Criterion Collection (Firm),publisher.;
Sandra Huller, Swann Arlaud, Milo Machado Graner, Antoine Reinartz.A riveting courtroom thriller starring Sandra Huller as a writer who is put on trial for her husband's suspicious demise, is a mystery that is less about a death than about the hidden lives we lead.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.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.Palme d'Or winner
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Motion pictures, French.; Foreign films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures); Feature films.; Crime films.; Families; Child witnesses; Mothers and sons; Husbands; Suspects (Criminal investigation); Trials (Murder);
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The truth about luck : what I learned on my road trip with Grandma / by Reid, Iain,1981-;
In the Truth about luck, Iain Reid, author of the highly popular coming-of-age memoir One bird's choice, accompanies his grandmother on a five-day vacation--which turns out to be a "staycation" at his basement apartment in Kingston. While the twenty-eight-year-old writer is at the beginning of his adult life, his ninety-two-year-old grandmother is nearing the end of hers. Between escorting his grandma to local attractions and restaurants, the two exchange memories and she begins to reveal details of her inspiring life story. Told with subtlety, humour, and heart, this delightful comic memoir reflects on family connections; how we experience adversity, the passage of time, and aging; and most importantly what it truly means to feel lucky.
Subjects: Reid, Iain, 1981-; Grandparent and child.; Authors, Canadian (English); Canadian wit and humor (English);
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The angry black girl and her monster [videorecording] / by Coleman, Chad,actor.; Hayes, Laya DeLeon,actor.; Story, Bomani J.,film director.; Whitaker, Denzel,1990-actor.; Image Entertainment (Firm),publisher.; RLJ Entertainment,distributor.;
Laya DeLeon Hayes, Denzel Whitaker, Chad L. Coleman.After witnessing her mother's untimely death as a child and her brother's violent murder as a young teen, Vicaria is on a desperate quest to cure death.14A.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Horror films.; Feature films.; African American women; African American families; Death; Siblings; Quests (Expeditions);
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Storm child : a novel / by Robotham, Michael,1960-author.;
The mystery of Evie Cormac's background has followed her into adulthood. As a child, she was discovered hiding in a secret room where a man had been tortured to death. Many of her captors and abusers escaped justice, unseen but not forgotten. Now, on a hot summer's day, the past drags Evie back as she watches the bodies of seventeen migrants wash up on a Lincolnshire beach. There is only one survivor, a teenage boy, who tells police their small boat was deliberately rammed and sunk. Psychologist Cyrus Haven is recruited by the police to investigate the murders--but recognizes immediately that Evie has some link to the tragedy. By solving this crime, he could finally unlock the secrets of her past. But what dark forces will he set loose? And who will pay the price?
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Forensic psychologists; Murder; Psychologists; Secrecy; Witnesses;
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Big Breath In. by Straley, John.;
In this standalone novel from former Writer Laureate of Alaska John Straley, retired marine biologist Delphine witnesses a woman and her young child being victimized by her apparent boyfriend. When Delphine later discovers the woman has gone missing, she embarks on a quest to track her down and help her and the child. What begins as a chance encounter balloons into an at-once zany and heartfelt rescue mission across the Pacific Northwest. From the author of the 'Cecil Younger' series.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; FICTION / Animals; FICTION / Family Life / Marriage & Divorce; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Amateur Sleuth;
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The handmaid's tale. [videorecording] / by Fiennes, Joseph,1970-actor.; Minghella, Max,1985-actor.; Moss, Elisabeth,1982-actor.; Strahovski, Yvonne,1982-actor.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.,publisher.;
Elisabeth Moss, Max Minghella, Yvonne Strahovski, Joseph Fiennes, Ann Dowd, Amanda Brugel, Alexis Bledel, Bradley Whitford, Samira Wiley.Handmaid June finds herself once again in resistance to the dystopian regime of Gilead after opting not to flee to Canada with her baby at the end of the second season. Now, she will struggle to strike back against the regime despite overwhelming odds. This season there are startling reunions, betrayals and a journey to the terrifying heart of Gilead that will force all of the characters to take a stand, guided by one defiant prayer: Blessed be the fight.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Fiction television programs.; Television programs.; Dystopian television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Misogyny; Dystopias; Theocracy; Pregnancy;
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