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Stowed away / by Ross, Barbara,1953-;
When Julia's old prep school rival Wyatt Jayne invites her to dinner on board her billionaire fiancé's decked-out yacht, Julia arrives to find a sumptuous table set for two--and the yachtsman dead in his chair. Suspicion quickly falls on Wyatt, and Julia's quest to dredge up the truth leads her into the murky private world of a mega-rich recluse who may not have been all that he seemed...
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Murder;

Empty mansions : the mysterious life of Huguette Clark and the spending of a great American fortune / by Dedman, Bill.; Newell, Paul Clark,Jr.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."When Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Bill Dedman noticed a property listing for a grand estate that had been unoccupied for nearly sixty years, he stumbled into one of the most surprising American stories of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Empty Mansions is a rich tale of wealth and loss, complete with copper barons, Gilded Age opulence, and backdoor politics. At its heart is a reclusive 104-year-old heiress named Huguette Clark. Dedman has collaborated with Huguette's cousin, Paul Clark Newell, Jr., one of the few relatives to have had frequent conversations with her, to tell a fairy tale in reverse: the bright, talented daughter who is born into an almost royal family of amazing wealth and privilege, yet who secrets herself away from the outside world. Empty Mansions reveals a complete picture of the enigmatic Huguette Clark, heiress to one of the greatest fortunes in American history, a woman who had not been photographed in public since the 1920s. Though she owned three palatial homes in California, New York, and Connecticut, they sat vacant while she lived out her final two decades in a New York City hospital room, despite being in excellent health. Her father was self-made copper industrialist W. A. Clark, who at the dawn of the twentieth century was one of the richest men in America. Huguette's inheritance afforded her untold luxury: gorgeous paintings by Degas and Renoir, a world-renowned Stradivarius violin, a vast collection of antique dolls, lavish gifts for her friends, the freedom to pursue her own work as an artist, and, most important, the privacy she valued above all else. The Clark family story takes the reader nearly the entire span of American history in just three generations. The same Huguette who held a ticket for the return trip of the Titanic was touched by the terror attacks of 9/11. In this scrupulously detailed account, we meet Huguette's extravagant father, her publicity-shy mother, her star-crossed sister, her noble French boyfriend, the nurse who received more than $30 million in gifts, and the relatives seeking to inherit Huguette's $300 million fortune. Richly illustrated with more than seventy photographs, some never before seen, Empty Mansions is a touching story of an eccentric of the highest order, a last jewel of the Gilded Age who lived life on her own terms"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Clark, Huguette, 1906-2011; Clark, Huguette, 1906-2011; Clark, Huguette, 1906-2011.; Clark, William Andrews, 1839-1925; Collectors and collecting; Eccentrics; Heiresses; Mansions; Recluses;

Aunt Ivy's cottage / by Harper, Kristin.;
"All Zoey's happiest childhood memories are of her great-aunt Ivy's rickety cottage on Dune Island...Now, heartbroken from a breakup, Zoey escapes back to the island, but is shocked to find her elderly aunt's spark fading...With the family clashing over what's best for Ivy, Zoey is surprised when Nick, a local carpenter and Ivy's neighbor, takes her side...Together, they make a discovery in the attic that links the family to the mysterious and reclusive local lighthouse keeper"--
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Man-woman relationships; Family secrets; Aunts;

Ex machina [videorecording (BLURAY)]. by Vikander, Alicia; Gleeson, Domhnall; Isaac, Oscar;
Director, Alex Garland.Alicia Vikander, Domhnall Gleeson, Oscar Isaac.Caleb, a 24-year-old coder at the world's largest Internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a retreat belonging to the company's reclusive CEO, Nathan. But when Caleb arrives he finds that he will have to participate in a fascinating experiment with the world's first true artificial intelligence, housed in the body of a beautiful robot woman, Ava. Truths, emotions, and motives are blurred as the relationship between Caleb, Ava, and Nathan intensifies.MPAA rating: R.Blu-ray.
Subjects: Sci-Fi.; Drama.; Award Winners.; Sci-Fi.;
© 2015., Universal Studios Home Entertainment,

Labor Day [videorecording] / by Brolin, Josh.; Gregg, Clark,1962-; Griffith, Gattlin.; Lipinski, Tom.; Maguire, Tobey,1975-; Monroe, Maika.; Simmons, J. K.; Smith, Brooke,1967-; Van Der Beek, James,1977-; Winslet, Kate.; Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm); Paramount Pictures Corporation.;
Gattlin Griffith, Josh Brolin, Tobey Maguire, Clark Gregg, J. K. Simmons, Tom Lipinski, Kate Winslet, James Van Der Beek, Brooke Smith, Maika Monroe.Thirteen-year-old Henry Wheeler struggles to be the man of his house and care for his reclusive mother Adele, all the while confronting the pangs of adolescence. Henry and his mother encounter Frank Chambers, an intimidating man clearly in need of help. Frank convinces them to take him into their home and later is revealed to be an escaped convict. The events of this long Labor Day weekend will shape them for the rest of their lives.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Escaped prisoners; Feature films.; Labor Day; Man-woman relationships; Mothers and sons; Teenage boys; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2014., Paramount,

Beautiful creatures / by Garcia, Kami.; Stohl, Margaret.;
In a town where little has changed since the Civil War, Ethan is drawn to a new student with whom he shares a psychic connection and whose family hides a dark secret that may be revealed on her birthday.
Subjects: Duchannes, Lena (Fictitious character); Wate, Ethan (Fictitious character); High school students; Supernatural; Psychics; Recluses; Dreams; Love; Fantasy fiction, American; Graphic novels.;
© c2013., Yen Press,

Someone to cherish / by Balogh, Mary.;
Is love worth the loss of one's freedom and independence? This is what Mrs. Tavernor must decide in the new novel in the Westcott series. When Harry Westcott lost the title Earl of Riverdale after the discovery of his father's bigamy, he shipped off to fight in the Napoleonic Wars, where he was near-fatally wounded. After a harrowing recovery, the once cheery, light-hearted boy has become a reclusive, somber man. Though Harry insists he enjoys the solitude, he does wonder sometimes if he is lonely.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Regency fiction.; Man-woman relationships; Aristocracy (Social class); Nobility;

Lying in wait / by Nugent, Liz,author.;
The last people who expect to be meeting with a drug-addicted prostitute are a respected judge and his reclusive wife. And they certainly don't plan to kill her and bury her in their exquisite suburban garden. Yet Andrew and Lydia Fitzsimons find themselves in this unfortunate situation. While Lydia does all she can to protect their innocent son Laurence and their social standing, her husband begins to falls apart. But Laurence is not as naive as Lydia thinks. And his obsession with the dead girl's family may be the undoing of his own.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Prostitutes; Families;

Shetland. [videorecording] / by Cleeves, Ann.; Henshall, Douglas,1965-; O'Donnell, Alison.; Robertson, Steven.; BBC Worldwide Ltd.; Warner Home Video (Firm);
Red bones -- Raven black -- Blue lightning -- Dead water.Douglas Henshall, Alison O'Donnell, Steven Robertson.Eight puzzling murder cases keep good-natured Detective Inspector Jimmy Perez busy, and keep one guessing, in the breathtakingly beautiful Shetland Islands. Among the mysteries Perez is confronted with are a local recluse who looks like the obvious suspect in the murder of a teenage girl until another corpse and a secret hiding place reveal new clues; a journalist's fatal car accident seems suspicious after Perez discovers the driver was researching plans for a controversial new gas pipeline.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, region 1, NTSC; widescreen presentation; Dolby digital.
Subjects: Criminal investigation; Detective and mystery television programs.; Police;
For private home use only.

Cottage by the sea : a novel / by Macomber, Debbie,author.;
Rocked by tragedy, Annie Marlow returns to the one place she knows she can heal: the cottage by the sea where she spent many happy childhood holidays with her family. There, Annie meets Keaton, a local painter with a big heart; Mellie, the reclusive landlord Annie is determined to befriend; and Britt, a teenager with a terrible secret. With them her broken spirit starts to heal. Then events threaten Annie's new idyll. And when the opportunity of a lifetime lands in her lap, she is torn between the excitement of a new journey and the pull of the haven - and the man - she has come to call home. Will she be able to make her new-found happiness last?
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Life change events; Painters; Man-woman relationships;

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