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- Die walking : a child's journey through genocide / by M., Obadiah,author.;
- Includes bibliographical references."In 1994, Obadiah was the thirteen-year-old son of a Hutu pastor who dreamt of becoming a pilot when he heard something was wrong in Kigali, Rwanda. He didn't understand the politics, but an uncle appeared, a family meeting was held, then they were fleeing genocide. They were under gunfire, soldiers in pursuit. Everywhere were bodies, hunger, that smell. Stalked by terror, Obadiah kept moving through unrelenting danger and the darkest despair. He was sustained by faith and the philosophy of Ubuntu--finding one's self through others. But not even escape led to safety, as Obadiah had to face the American refugee detention system. Die Walking is one boy's horrific story of shared humanity in a chaotic world."--
- Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; M., Obadiah.; Genocide survivors; Refugees; Refugees; Teenage refugees; Teenage refugees;
- It ends at midnight : a novel / by Tyce, Harriet,author.;
- "It's New Year's Eve and the stage is set for a lavish party in one of Edinburgh's best postcodes. The party's host, Tess, diagnosed with a terminal illness, saw this as a chance for her to make things right ... in more ways than one. To organize a vow renewal with her drifting husband, Tess recruits her best friend and circuit court judge, Sylvie. Stalked by guilt, Sylvie struggles with the memory of a decade-old incident. She and Tess both know time is running out. As Sylvie seeks to give Tess the closure she needs, it becomes clear that someone else hasn't forgotten what they did. Midnight approaches and the countdown begins-but one of the guests doesn't want a resolution. They want revenge"--
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Novels.; New Year; Parties; Revenge; Secrecy;
- Sorry, bro / by Voskuni, Taleen,author.;
- "When Nar's non-Armenian boyfriend gets down on one knee and proposes to her in front of a room full of drunk San Francisco tech boys, she realizes it's time to find someone who shares her idea of romance. Enter her mother--armed with plenty of mom-guilt and a spreadsheet of Facebook-stalked Armenian men, she convinces Nar to attend Explore Armenia, a month-long series of events in the city. But it's not the mom-approved playboy doctor or wealthy engineer who catches her eye: it's Erebuni, a woman as equally immersed in the witchy arts as she is in preserving Armenian identity. Suddenly, with Erebuni as her wingwoman, the events feel like far less of a chore, and much more of an adventure"--
- Subjects: Romance fiction.; Bisexual fiction.; Novels.; Armenian Americans; Bisexual women; Bisexuality; Coming out (Sexual orientation); Dating services; Families; Female friendship; Mothers and daughters; Separation (Psychology); Sexual orientation;
- Paola Santiago and the forest of nightmares / by Mejia, Tehlor Kay.;
- Months after confronting the legendary La Llorona, Paola starts dreaming again, this time about fantasmas that are stalking her and someone who might be even more dangerous--her estranged father.Grades 4-6.LSC
- Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Occult fiction.; Horror fiction.; Animals, Mythical; Mexican Americans; Fathers and daughters;
- Blue Labyrinth / by Preston, Douglas J.; Child, Lincoln.;
- "A long-buried family secret resurfaces when one of Aloysius Pendergast's most implacable enemies shows up on his doorstep as a murdered corpse. The mystery has all the hallmarks of the perfect murder, save for an enigmatic clue: a piece of turquoise lodged in the stomach of the deceased. The gem leads Pendergast to an abandoned mine on the shore of California's desolate Salton Sea, which in turn propels him on a journey of discovery deep into his family's sinister past. But Pendergast learns there is more at work than a ghastly episode of family history: he is soon stalked by a subtle killer bent on vengeance over an ancient transgression. In short order, Pendergast is caught in a wickedly clever plot, which will leave him stricken in mind and body ... and may well end with his death"--Provided by publisher.
- Subjects: Suspense fiction.; Mystery fiction.; Family secrets; Murder;
- The kobalt dossier / by Lustbader, Eric,author.;
- "Evan Ryder is back in The Kobalt Dossier, the stunning follow-up to The Nemesis Manifesto from New York Times bestselling author Eric Van Lustbader. After thwarting the violent, international, fascist syndicate known as Nemesis, Evan Ryder returns to Washington, D.C., to find her secret division of the DOD shut down and her deceased sister's children missing. Now the target of a cabal of American billionaires who were among Nemesis's supporters, Evan and her former boss, Ben Butler, must learn to work together as partners - and navigate their intricate past. Their search will take them from Istanbul to Odessa to an ancient church deep within the Carpathian Mountains of Romania. And all along the way, an unimaginable enemy stalks in the shadows, an adversary whose secretive past will upend Evan's entire world and everything she holds dear"--
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Spy fiction.; United States. Department of Defense; Spies; Intelligence officers; Women intelligence officers; Conspiracies; Kidnapping; Missing children;
- After the bite / by Sands, Lynsay,author.;
- Immortal Enforcer Valerian just wants to relax. His last assignment had been more grueling than he'd care to admit, and golf has always helped him unwind. If golf course owner Natalie thinks it's a little odd for him to tee off at sunset every evening, she's keeping it to herself. The single mom is sexy as hell, and her little daughter Mia only adds to his delight. He knows Natalie is wary of a relationship of any kind ... what will she think when she discovers he's an Immortal? His best course of action is to woo her the old-fashioned way. But the course of true love never did run smooth--especially for a vampire and a mortal. And when danger stalks Natalie, Valerian realizes he's playing a game of life and death and if he loses this round, he risks losing her forever.
- Subjects: Romance fiction.; Paranormal fiction.; Novels.; Immortalism; Man-woman relationships; Single mothers; Vampires; Women;
- The Man in the White Van. by Skeels, Warren,film director.; Larter, Ali,actor.; Bassinger, Brec,actor.; Ann Woll, Deborah,actor.; Wolfe, Madison,actor.; Astin, Sean,actor.; Jackson, Skai,actor.; Relativity Media (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Ali Larter, Brec Bassinger, Deborah Ann Woll, Madison Wolfe, Sean Astin, Skai JacksonOriginally produced by Relativity Media in 2023.Set in 1974 in a quaint, family town in Florida, this true-crime, Hitchcockian thriller about an ominous white van that begins stalking a young girl leads to a terrifying Halloween nightmare.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Horror films.; Nineteen seventies.; Florida.; Serial murderers.; Thrillers (Motion pictures).;
- Close your eyes and count to 10 / by Unger, Lisa,1970-author.;
- Charismatic daredevil and extreme adventurer Maverick Dillan invites you to the ultimate game of hide-and-seek. But as the players gather on Falcao Island, the event quickly spirals into a chilling test of survival. A storm rages as a deadly threat stalks the contestants, turning the challenge into something far more sinister than the social media stunt it was intended to be. Enter Adele, a single mother with a fierce determination to protect her children at all costs. When she begins the game, she unwittingly enters a twisted web of deception and intrigue. Can she maneuver through the treacherous storm and the relentless competition and get home to her family? In a ruthless battle for survival where the stakes are higher than ever, the blurry line between the virtual and the real proves that the only person we can trust is ourselves.
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Contests; Deception; Islands; Murder; Single mothers; Storms; Survival;
- Summer of the dead / by Keller, Julia.;
- "High summer in Acker's Gap, West Virginia--but no one's enjoying the rugged natural landscape. Not while a killer stalks the small town and its hard-luck inhabitants. County prosecutor Bell Elkins and Sheriff Nick Fogelsong are stymied by a murderer who seems to come and go like smoke on the mountain. At the same time, Bell must deal with the return from prison of her sister, Shirley--who, like Bell, carries the indelible scars of a savage past. In the third mystery chronicling the journey of Bell Elkins and her return to her Appalachian hometown, we also meet Lindy Crabtree--a coal miner's daughter with dark secrets of her own, secrets that threaten to explode into even more violence. Acker's Gap is a place of loveliness and brutality, of isolation and fierce attachments--a place where the dead rub shoulders with the living, and demand their due"--Provided by publisher.
- Subjects: Detective and mystery stories.; Mystery fiction.; Murder; Women private investigators;
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