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- Murder at the castle / by Shaw, M. B.,author.;
- "Iris Grey arrives at Pitfeldy Castle in the Highlands, at the request of the Baron, Jock MacKinnon. Jock has commissioned Iris to paint a portrait of his fiancé, an American socialite Kathy Miller, ahead of their New Year wedding. Kathy invites Iris into her confidence, she's received a series of threatening notes asking her to call off the wedding. Iris begins to investigate, and when remains are discovered in the grounds of the Castle, she fears for Kathy's safety. With the wedding fast approaching, Iris once again enters a world of family feuds, romantic intrigue, buried secrets and murder."--
- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Cozy mysteries.; Women artists; Weddings; Criminal investigation; Secrecy; Americans;
- The story of painting : how art was made / by King, Ross,writer of foreword.; Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Inc.,publisher.;
- "Covering a comprehensive array of topics, from the first pigments and frescos to linear perspective in Renaissance paintings, the influence of photography, Impressionism, and the birth of modern art, The Story of Painting follows each step in the evolution of painting over the last 25,000 years, from the first cave paintings to the abstract works of the last 150 years. Packed with lavish color reproductions of paintings and photographs of artists at work and the materials they used, it also focuses on key paintings from each period to analyze the techniques and secrets of the great masters in detail."--
- Subjects: Art; Art movements.; Painting;
- The Mona Lisa vanishes : a legendary painter, a shocking heist, and the birth of a global celebrity / by Day, Nicholas,1991-; Helquist, Brett.;
- Includes bibliographical references and index.A star is born -- She's gone -- Tell me, tell me, tell me - The Mona Lisa is nowhere, the Mona Lisa is everywhere -- Everything that is possible to do -- The consummate professional -- Marry or else -- Gigantic figures in human shape -- An improbable series of improbable events -- A wild and perfect pair -- A dangerous woman -- My name is Leonard -- The afterlife."A narrative nonfiction about how the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre, how the robbery made the portrait the most famous artwork in the world-and how the painting by Leonardo da Vinci should never have existed at all"--Provided by publisher.
- Subjects: True crime stories.; Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519.; Art thefts; Art thefts;
- Murder at the mill [sound recording] / by Shaw, M. B.,author.; Rawlins, Penelope,narrator.; Macmillan Audio (Firm),publisher.;
- Read by Penelope Rawlins.A picture hides a thousand lies ... and only Iris Grey can uncover the truth. Iris Grey rents a quaint cottage in a picture-perfect Hampshire village, looking to escape from her crumbling marriage. She is drawn to the neighboring Wetherby family, and is commissioned to paint a portrait of Dominic Wetherby, a celebrated crime writer. At the Wetherby's Christmas Eve party, the mulled wine is in full flow -- but so are tensions and rivalries among the guests. On Christmas Day, the youngest member of the Wetherby family, Lorcan, finds a body in the water. A tragic accident? Or a deadly crime? With the snow falling, Iris enters a world of village gossip, romantic intrigue, buried secrets, and murder.
- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Audiobooks.; Artists; Painters; Family secrets; Murder;
- Cocaine Cowboys. by Corben, Billy,film director.; Sunshine, Al,actor.; Roberts, Jon,actor.; Burstyn, Sam,actor.; Magnolia Pictures (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Al Sunshine, Jon Roberts, Sam BurstynOriginally produced by Magnolia Pictures in 2006.The cocaine trade of the '70s and '80s had an indelible impact on contemporary Miami, forever changing a once sleepy retirement community into one of the world’s most glamorous, and crime-ridden hot spots. COCAINE COWBOYS paints a dazzling portrait of an economic and cultural explosion that reverberates as Hollywood myth.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Documentary films.; History.; Documentary films.;
- A daughter's place : a novel / by Bátiz Zuk, Martha Beatriz,author.;
- 'A Daughter's Place' is a sweeping historical romance inspired by the real-life illegitimate daughter of Miguel de Cervantes, celebrated author of 'Don Quixote'. Capturing two tumultuous decades of Golden Age Spain in rich historical detail, Martha Batiz paints a portrait of a family on the precipice of great change and the fiercely independent woman at its centre striving to make a life of her own. Martha Batiz lives in Toronto, ON.
- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616; Family secrets; Fathers and daughters; Illegitimate children; Man-woman relationships;
- Portraits of African-American heroes / by Bolden, Tonya.; Pitcairn, Ansel.;
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 88).Portraits in words and pictures of 20 outstanding African-Americans, including Frederick Douglass, Matthew Henson, Paul Robeson, Joe Louis, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Judith Jamison.LSC
- Subjects: African Americans; African Americans; Heroes.;
- © c2003., Dutton Children's Books,
- Kill your darlings : a novel / by Swanson, Peter,1968-author.;
- "Thom and Wendy Graves have been married for over twenty-five years. They live in a beautiful Victorian on the north shore of Massachusetts. Wendy is a published poet and Thom teaches English literature at a nearby university. Their son, Jason, is all grown up. All is well ... except that Wendy wants to murder her husband. What happens next has everything to do with what happened before. The story of Wendy and Thom's marriage is told in reverse, moving backward through time to witness key moments from the couple's lives -- their fiftieth birthday party, buying their home, Jason's birth, the mysterious death of a work colleague -- all painting a portrait of a marriage defined by a single terrible act they plotted together many years ago. Eventually we learn the details of what Thom and Wendy did in their early twenties, a secret that has kept them bound together through the length of their marriage. But its power over them is fraying, and each of them begins to wonder if they would be better off making sure their spouse carries their secrets to the grave."--
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Husband and wife; Marriage; Murder; Secrecy;
- Sick-Amour. by Tauber, Joel,film director.; MPX Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Originally produced by MPX Films in 2024.A celebration of the forlorn and lonely Tree that Joel Tauber adopts in the middle of a giant parking lot. Filmed over the course of 18 years, the movie paints a multi-faceted portrait of the Tree via a series of interviews with experts in different fields; while it chronicles Tauber’s efforts to improve the Tree’s life.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Documentary films.; Science.; Social sciences.; Environmental sciences.; Americans.; Foreign study.; Sociology.; Documentary films.; Current affairs.; Environmentalism.; California.; City planning.;
- Kill your darlings [text (large print)] : a novel / by Swanson, Peter,1968-author.;
- "Thom and Wendy Graves have been married for over twenty-five years. They live in a beautiful Victorian on the north shore of Massachusetts. Wendy is a published poet and Thom teaches English literature at a nearby university. Their son, Jason, is all grown up. All is well ... except that Wendy wants to murder her husband. What happens next has everything to do with what happened before. The story of Wendy and Thom's marriage is told in reverse, moving backward through time to witness key moments from the couple's lives -- their fiftieth birthday party, buying their home, Jason's birth, the mysterious death of a work colleague -- all painting a portrait of a marriage defined by a single terrible act they plotted together many years ago. Eventually we learn the details of what Thom and Wendy did in their early twenties, a secret that has kept them bound together through the length of their marriage. But its power over them is fraying, and each of them begins to wonder if they would be better off making sure their spouse carries their secrets to the grave."--
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Large print books.; Novels.; Husband and wife; Marriage; Murder; Secrecy;
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