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Dark corners / by Rendell, Ruth,1930-2015,author.;
"When his father dies, Carl Martin inherits a house in an increasingly rich and trendy London neighborhood. Carl needs cash, however, so he rents the upstairs room and kitchen to the first person he interviews, Dermot McKinnon. That was colossal mistake number one. Mistake number two was keeping his father's bizarre collection of homeopathic "cures" that he found in the medicine cabinet, including a stash of controversial diet pills. Mistake number three was selling fifty of those diet pills to a friend, who is then found dead. Dermot seizes a nefarious opportunity and begins to blackmail Carl, refusing to pay rent, and creepily invading Carl's space. Ingeniously weaving together two storylines that finally merge in one shocking turn, Ruth Rendell describes one man's spiral into darkness--and murder--as he falls victim to a diabolical foe he cannot escape"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Suspense fiction.; Mystery fiction.; Extortion;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The perfect crime : around the world in 22 murders / by Jakubowski, Maxim,editor.; Khan, Vaseem,1973-editor.;
"From Lagos to Mexico City, Australia to the Caribbean, Toronto to Los Angeles, Darjeeling to rural New Zealand, London to New York--twenty-two bestselling crime writers from diverse cultures come together from across the world in a razor sharp and deliciously sinister collection of crime stories"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Short stories.; Extortion; Murder; Revenge;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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I will ruin you : a novel / by Barclay, Linwood,author.;
"In the latest novel from New York Times bestselling author Linwood Barclay, a teacher's act of heroism inadvertently makes him the target of a dangerous blackmailer who will stop at nothing to get what he wants"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Revenge; Teachers; Extortion;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 3
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The scoundrel's daughter / by Gracie, Anne.;
Blackmailed into finding a noble husband for Lucy, a scoundrel's daughter, newly widowed Lady Charlton has no choice but to comply or be ruined, and has her work cut out for her when the marriage-adverse girl arrives.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Romance fiction.; Nobility; Widows; Extortion;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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I will ruin you [text (large print)] : a novel / by Barclay, Linwood,author.;
"In the latest novel from New York Times bestselling author Linwood Barclay, a teacher's act of heroism inadvertently makes him the target of a dangerous blackmailer who will stop at nothing to get what he wants"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Large print books.; Novels.; Extortion; Revenge; Teachers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Charming as a verb / by Philippe, Ben.;
Henri "Halti" Haltiwanger can charm just about anyone. But his easy smiles mask a burning ambition to attend his dream college, Columbia University. There is only one person who seems immune to Henri's charms: his "intense" classmate and neighbor Corinne Troy. When she uncovers Henri's less-than-honest dog-walking scheme, she blackmails him into helping her change her image at school. Henri agrees, seeing a potential upside for himself. Soon what started as a mutual hustle turns into something more surprising than either of them ever bargained for...-- Publisher's descriptionLSC
Subjects: Teenagers; Neighbors; Extortion;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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It could be anyone : a novel / by Hendricks, Jaime Lynn,author.;
"When Trevor Vaughn dies of an apparent allergic reaction at his wedding to Fiona, whose friends he had been blackmailing to convince Fiona to say 'I do,' the authorities investigating this deadly destination wedding discover that anyone could be a suspect"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Destination weddings; Extortion; Murder;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The request / by Bell, David,1969 November 17-author.;
"When a man agrees to do a favor for a friend, he gets more than he bargained for as he becomes embroiled in a woman's murder in this new thriller from the USA Today bestselling author of Layover. Ryan Francis has it all--great job, wonderful wife, beautiful child. That is until an old friend, Blake Norton, asks Ryan to help keep his affair a secret by retrieving an incriminating item from the woman's home. Ryan refuses to help, but when Blake threatens to reveal his deepest and darkest secret--which could put everything in Ryan's life in jeopardy--Ryan has no choice. When he arrives at the woman's house, Ryan is shocked to learn two things: he knows the woman Blake is having an affair with, and she is dead on her bedroom floor. With the sound of police sirens rapidly approaching, Ryan flees, wondering why his old friend was setting him up for murder. Determined to keep his life intact and to clear his name, Ryan can't rest until he finds out who the real murderer is--but solving the crime may lead him closer to home than he ever could have imagined"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Murder; Extortion;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Let sleeping dogs lie / by Becker, Helaine,1961-; Playford, Jennifer.;
Dirk Daring and his associates must faceoff against the Wolf Lords -- a gang of teen thugs bent on wringing every last penny out of students.LSC
Subjects: Spy stories.; Extortion; Middle schools;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The talented Mr. Varg / by McCall Smith, Alexander,1948-author.;
"In the second installment in the best-selling Detective Varg Novels, Ulf and his team investigate a notorious lothario--a wolf of a man whose bad reputation may, much to his chagrin, be all bark and no bite. The Department of Sensitive Crimes, renowned for taking on the most obscure and irrelevant cases, led by Ulf Varg, their best detective, is always prepared to take on an investigation, no matter how complex. So when Ulf is approached by the girlfriend of Trig Oloffson, who claims her beau (the infamous bad boy of Swedish letters) is being blackmailed, Ulf is determined to help. It turns out that this wild bear of a man may be more of a teddy. And while Swedes are notoriously tolerant, finding out that their beloved rough and tumble ink slinger is more likely to use a pen than a sword ... well, there are limits. Even for the Swedish. The case requires all of Ulf's concentration, but he finds himself distracted by his brother's questionable politics and meteoric rise within the Moderate Extremist Party and by his own constant attraction to his married co-worker Anna. When Ulf is then tasked with looking into a group of dealers exporting wolves that seem decidedly domestic, it will require all of his team's investigative instincts and dogged persistence to put these matters to bed"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Police; Extortion;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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