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V is for vengeance / by Grafton, Sue.;
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories.; Mystery fiction.; Millhone, Kinsey (Fictitious character); Murder; Organized crime; Revenge; Theft; Women private investigators;
© c2011., G.P. Putnam's Sons,

Enigma : a magical mystery by Base, Graeme.;
When Bertie the badger visits his grandfather at a retirement home for magicians, he learns that his grandfather's rabbit, Enigma, has disappeared along with everyone's magical things, and the reader is invited to help break a code to find the items hidden throughout the book. Includes a built-in decoder.Reading level :
Subjects: Magicians; Theft; Grandfathers -- Fiction; Badgers -- Fiction; Rabbits -- Fiction; Picture puzzles.; Stories in rhyme; Code and cipher stories;
© 2008, Abrams Books for Young Readers,

Santa's holiday spectacular / by Michaels, Fern,author.;
"Christmas is so much more than tinsel, lights, and mistletoe. For onetime high school pals Amy, Frankie, Rachael and Nina, being together for the holidays has become a cherished tradition, whether they're taking a trip or staying close to home. There's something special about giving back during the holiday season too, which is why Frankie is so dismayed when she learns that Salvation Army buckets are being pilfered all over town. Amy, Rachael, and Nina quickly agree to help her track down the thieves. It might not be their usual gathering, but it promises to be an adventure, especially when they bump into two women on a very similar quest ... "--
Subjects: Christmas fiction.; Chick lit.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Christmas stories; Female friendship; Friendship; Holidays; Man-woman relationships; Reunions; Theft; Thieves;

May contain murder / by Murrin, Orlando,author.; container of (work):Murrin, Orlando,.Murder below deck.;
Worse things happen at sea ... Paul Delamare has been roped into accompanying his old friend on a luxury cruise aboard the magnificent super-yacht Mal de Mer. It's all plain sailing until his friend's priceless necklace is stolen and everyone falls under suspicion. Every chef for himself ... As Paul races to catch the thief, the ship begins to drift off-course, veering into the storm-lashed mid-Atlantic. Then one of the passengers is found dead in mysterious circumstances, in a pool of coffee and surrounded by cake crumbs. Voyage of the damned ... It's all hands on deck to catch the killer, but Paul soon discovers guests and crew are harbouring deadly secrets. And if he can't get to the bottom of the mystery soon, he'll be sleeping with the fishes.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Cozy mysteries.; Novels.; Cooks; Jewelry theft; Murder; Ocean travel; Secrecy; Yachts;

Kid Normal and the shadow machine / by James, Greg(Radio personality); Smith, Chris(Radio personality); Salcedo, Erica,1983-;
Murph Cooper and the Super Zeroes get past some problems to capture the planet's most dangerous supervillains after a jailbreak, but Magpie gets away and teams up with another old enemy.LSC
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Adventure fiction.; Kid Normal (Fictitious character); Superheroes; Supervillains; Ability; Theft; Schools;

Deadly game / by Caine, Michael,author.;
DCI Harry Taylor has no respect for red tape or political reputations -- but he's great at catching criminals. And all his unorthodox skills will be needed as an extraordinary situation unfolds on his doorstep: a metal box of radioactive material is found at a dump in Stepney, East London, but before the police can arrive it is stolen in a violent raid. With security agencies across the world on red alert, it's Harry and his unconventional team from the Met who must hit the streets in search of a lead. They soon have two wildly different suspects, aristocratic art dealer Julian Smythe in London and oligarch Vladimir Voldrev in Barbados. But the pressure is on. How much time does Harry have, and how many more players will join the action, before the missing uranium is lighting up the sky?
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Conspiracies; Criminal investigation; Police; Radioactive substances; Suspects (Criminal investigation); Theft;

Cold iron task / by Butcher, James J.,author.;
"Grimsby, a junior Auditor in the magical Department of Unorthodox Affairs, finds himself on the other side of the law in this spellbinding urban fantasy. Grimshaw Griswald Grimsby may have one case under his belt, but he's still a novice Auditor in Boston's Department of Unorthodox Affairs. And he's already made mistakes. Desperate to repair his fraying friendships, he doesn't ask too many questions when a mysterious patron offers him the chance to join a heist of an otherworldly vault-and in the process find answers that could make things right. Complications arise when Grimsby learns that his partner, Leslie Mayflower, is keeping secrets about his past. Between facing new demons, old horrors, and monsters-both Usual and Unorthodox-Grimsby soon realizes that nothing is how it appears, and not asking enough questions just might be his downfall"--
Subjects: Witch fiction.; Paranormal fiction.; Fantasy fiction.; Novels.; Criminal investigation; Demonology; Magic; Rites and ceremonies; Secrecy; Theft; Witches;

The monuments men : Allied heros, Nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history / by Edsel, Robert M.; Witter, Bret.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The previously untold story of a little-known WWII Allied division whose mission was to track down European art and treasures that had been looted by the Nazis at Hitler's command"--Provided by the publisher.
Subjects: Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section; Art thefts; Art treasures in war; Cultural property; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
© 2009., Center Street,

Tabby and the catfish / by Bell, Mia(Children's book author);
Appeals to 2nd-3rd graders.Reading level grade 3.LSC
Subjects: Kittens; Princesses; Brothers and sisters; Princes; Animals, Mythical; Theft;

The snake mistake mystery / by McNicoll, Sylvia,1954-;
When a ball python they're looking after disappears, Stephen Noble and Renée Kobai join forces with their favourite clients, Jack Russell Ping and greyhound Pong, to find that snake. Meanwhile, more homes have been broken into. All the crime victims are Noble Dog Walking clients who, one by one, find other ways to exercise their dogs. After losing Ping and Pong as clients, Stephen and Renée pin their last hope on gathering all the suspects at the animal shelter, and a real Cat-astrophe ensues.LSC
Subjects: Mystery fiction.; Ball pythons as pets; Lost and found possessions; Theft; Dogs; Dog walking;

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