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- Murder by the book / by Schaumberg, Amie,author.;
- "Near a small college campus, a student is found strangled in an abandoned barn on the outskirts of town. She's been posed to look like a painting of Ophelia from Shakespeare's Hamlet, the scene taunting the police with a message they don't understand. Detective Ian Carter is known as a straitlaced cop, but seeing the girl's body leaves him shaken and uncertain of where to turn until a chance meeting with a charmingly awkward literature professor ends with her accidentally seeing, and solving, a clue left by the killer"--
- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Detectives; Murder; Serial murder investigation; Serial murderers; Universities and colleges; Women college teachers;
- Digging deeper / by Stevens, Amanda(Novelist),author.;
- "When former FBI analyst Thora Graham wakes buried in a makeshift coffin, she has only her training to keep her calm -- and her faith that deputy chief Will Dresden is on the case. But who would have trapped Thora? Did her work putting a serial killer behind bars make her a target? And can the man she once loved -- and left -- find her before time runs out?"--
- Subjects: Romance fiction.; Novels.; Kidnapping; Man-woman relationships; Police; Widows; Women college teachers;
- Emily Wilde's compendium of lost tales : a novel / by Fawcett, Heather(Heather M.),author.;
- Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Magic realist fiction.; Novels.; Blessing and cursing; College teachers; Fairies; Fairies; Imaginary places; Magic; Man-woman relationships; Women college teachers;
- 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.
- Murder games / by Patterson, James,1947-author.; Roughan, Howard,author.;
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Policewomen; College teachers; Serial murder investigation;
- Murder games [sound recording] / by Patterson, James,1947-author.; Ballerini, Edoardo,1970-narrator.; Roughan, Howard,author.; Hachette Audio (Firm),publisher.;
- Read by Edoardo Ballerini.
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Audiobooks.; Policewomen; College teachers; Serial murder investigation;
- Killer instinct / by Patterson, James,1947-author.; Roughan, Howard,author.;
- The murder of an Ivy League professor pulls Dr. Dylan Reinhart out of his ivory tower and onto the streets of New York, where he reunites with his old partner, Detective Elizabeth Needham. As the worst act of terror since 9/11 strikes the city, a name on the casualty list rocks Dylan's world. Is his secret past about to be brought to light? As the terrorist attack unfolds, Elizabeth Needham does something courageous that thrusts her into the media spotlight. She's a reluctant hero. And thanks to the attention, she also becomes a prime target for the ruthless murderer behind the attack. Dylan literally wrote the book on the psychology of murder, and he and Elizabeth have solved cases that have baffled conventional detectives. But the sociopath they're facing this time is the opposite of a textbook case. There's no time to study for the test he's about to give them. And if they fail, they die.
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Policewomen; College teachers; Terrorism; Secrecy;
- Killer instinct [sound recording] / by Patterson, James,1947-author.; Ballerini, Edoardo,1970-narrator.; Roughan, Howard,author.; Hachette Audio (Firm),publisher.;
- Read by Edoardo Ballerini.The murder of an Ivy League professor pulls Dr. Dylan Reinhart out of his ivory tower and onto the streets of New York, where he reunites with his old partner, Detective Elizabeth Needham. As the worst act of terror since 9/11 strikes the city, a name on the casualty list rocks Dylan's world. Is his secret past about to be brought to light? As the terrorist attack unfolds, Elizabeth Needham does something courageous that thrusts her into the media spotlight. She's a reluctant hero. And thanks to the attention, she also becomes a prime target for the ruthless murderer behind the attack. Dylan literally wrote the book on the psychology of murder, and he and Elizabeth have solved cases that have baffled conventional detectives. But the sociopath they're facing this time is the opposite of a textbook case. There's no time to study for the test he's about to give them. And if they fail, they die.
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Audiobooks.; Policewomen; College teachers; Terrorism; Secrecy;
- A face to die for / by Johansen, Iris,author.;
- "Archaeologist Riley Smith has been obsessed with Helen of Troy since she was a small girl, trailing her professor father all over the world in search of the tomb of the world's most beautiful woman. Professor Smith set out to prove that, instead of a myth, Helen had been a living, breathing queen who inspired Homer to write The Iliad. Forensic sculptor Eve Duncan has the unusual skills needed to recreate the face that launched a thousand ships-revealing Helen's true appearance for the first time in history. But convincing Eve to take on the challenge will be difficult because her efforts will come at great personal cost. When tomb raiders murder Riley's father, she is determined to reach the burial site first, get revenge for his death, and enlist Eve's help. Also on hand to help is her father's associate Michael Cade, but he has his own secret agenda when it comes to finding Helen. Now both Riley and Eve are in danger and in a race across one of the most remote parts of the world. At least they have their trust in each other as they hunt for Helen"--
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Helen, of Troy, Queen of Sparta; Duncan, Eve (Fictitious character); Archaeologists; College teachers; Revenge;
- A face to die for [text (large print)] / by Johansen, Iris,author.;
- "Archaeologist Riley Smith has been obsessed with Helen of Troy since she was a small girl, trailing her professor father all over the world in search of the tomb of the world's most beautiful woman. Professor Smith set out to prove that, instead of a myth, Helen had been a living, breathing queen who inspired Homer to write The Iliad. Forensic sculptor Eve Duncan has the unusual skills needed to recreate the face that launched a thousand ships-revealing Helen's true appearance for the first time in history. But convincing Eve to take on the challenge will be difficult because her efforts will come at great personal cost. When tomb raiders murder Riley's father, she is determined to reach the burial site first, get revenge for his death, and enlist Eve's help. Also on hand to help is her father's associate Michael Cade, but he has his own secret agenda when it comes to finding Helen. Now both Riley and Eve are in danger and in a race across one of the most remote parts of the world. At least they have their trust in each other as they hunt for Helen"--
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Large type books.; Novels.; Helen, of Troy, Queen of Sparta; Duncan, Eve (Fictitious character); Archaeologists; College teachers; Revenge;
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