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The lost masterpiece / by Shapiro, Barbara A.,1951-author.;
"In a gripping novel full of plot twists, B. A. Shapiro embeds us in a circle of famous painters in late-nineteenth-century Paris, centering on the anguished Impressionist artist Berthe Morisot -- the one woman in their midst who never got her due -- and the story of Morisot's great-great-great-great granddaughter, Tamara Rubin, who has inherited Édouard Manet's Party on the Seine, a painting that completely upends her life. When Tamara inherits Party, she discovers a long-hidden family history replete with unanswered questions: How had it been stolen by the Nazis? How had the painting managed to survive three disasters that destroyed every other artwork around it? And most of all, why had she never known about her ancestor, Berthe Morisot? As the painting begins to metamorphose into darker and more terrifying versions of itself, Tamara's ordinary life is thrown into turmoil. What wounds and resentments plagued Morisot, and to what lengths will her spirit go for revenge?"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Art thefts; Family secrets; Inheritance and succession; Paintings; Women artists;

The twelve books of Christmas / by Carlisle, Kate,1951-author.;
"San Francisco book-restoration expert Brooklyn Wainwright and her hunky security-expert husband, Derek Stone, face a locked-room murder mystery during the holidays in Scotland. In the middle of a wonderful Christmas holiday in Dharma, Brooklyn and Derek receive a frantic phone call from their dear friend Claire in Loch Ness, Scotland. The laird of the castle, Cameron MacKinnon, has just proposed to her! They plan to be married on New Year's Day, and they want Derek and Brooklyn to be their witnesses. And while they're visiting, Claire hopes that Brooklyn will be able to solve a little mystery that's occurred in the castle library--twelve very rare, very important books have gone missing. Once in Scotland, Brooklyn starts working on the mystery of the missing books but is soon distracted by all of the thumping and bumping noises she's been hearing in the middle of the night. You'd think the Ghost of Christmas Past had taken up residence. But when one of the guests is poisoned and another is killed by an arrow through the heart, Brooklyn and Derek know this is not the work of any ghost. Now they must race to find a killer and a book thief before another murder occurs and their friends' bright and happy future turns dark and deadly"--
Subjects: Christmas fiction.; Detective and mystery fiction.; Cozy mysteries.; Novels.; Christmas stories; Book thefts; Books; Murder; Rare books; Women bookbinders;

When the lights go out / by Kubica, Mary,author.;
"Jessie Sloane is on the path to rebuilding her life after years of caring for her ailing mother. She rents a new apartment and applies for college. But when the college informs her that her social security number has raised a red flag, Jessie discovers a shocking detail that causes her to doubt everything she's ever known. Finding herself suddenly at the center of a bizarre mystery, Jessie tumbles down a rabbit hole, which is only exacerbated by grief and a relentless lack of sleep. As days pass and the insomnia worsens, it plays with Jessie's mind. Her judgment is blurred, her thoughts are hampered by fatigue. Jessie begins to see things until she can no longer tell the difference between what's real and what she's only imagined. Meanwhile, twenty years earlier and two hundred and fifty miles away, another woman's split-second decision may hold the key to Jessie's secret past. Has Jessie's whole life been a lie or have her delusions gotten the best of her?"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Mothers; Family secrets; Identity theft; Insomnia;

Now you see me. [videorecording] / by Caine, Michael.; Caplan, Lizzy,1982-; Zhou, Jielun,1979-; Eisenberg, Jesse,1983-; Franco, Dave.; Freeman, Morgan.; Harrelson, Woody.; Lathan, Sanaa.; Radcliffe, Daniel,1989-; Ruffalo, Mark.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada),film distributor.;
Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Daniel Radcliffe, Lizzy Caplan, Jay Chou, Sanaa Lathan, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman.One year after outwitting the FBI and winning the public's adulation with their Robin Hood-style magic spectacles, The Four Horsemen resurface for a comeback performance in hopes of exposing the unethical practices of a tech magnate. The man behind their vanishing act is none other than Walter Mabry, a tech prodigy who threatens the Horsemen into pulling off their most impossible heist yet. Their only hope is to perform one last unprecedented stunt to clear their names and reveal the mastermind behind it all.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Caper films.; Magicians; Data mining; Integrated circuits; Computer theft;
For private home use only.

Sudden drop / by Larry, H. I.; O'Hagan, Ben.;
Zac Power must brave the harsh outback and get past some of BIG's deadliest defense systems yet when he embarks on a dangerous mission to rescue a secret water supply.LSC
Subjects: Spy stories.; Adventure fiction.; Power, Zac (Fictitious character); Water; Theft;
© [2011], c2007., Scholastic Canada,

The Paris deception / by Turnbull, Bryn,author.;
Sophie Dix fled Stuttgart with her brother as the Nazi regime gained power in Germany. Now, with her brother gone and her adopted home city of Paris conquered by the Reich, Sophie reluctantly accepts a position restoring damaged art at the Jeu de Paume museum under the supervision of the ERR, a German art commission using the museum as a repository for art they've looted from Jewish families. Fabienne Brandt was a rising star in the Parisian bohemian arts movement until the Nazis put a stop to so-called "degenerate" modern art. Still mourning the loss of her firebrand husband, she's resolved to muddle her way through the occupation in whatever way she can, until her estranged sister-in-law, Sophie, arrives at her door with a stolen painting in hand. Soon the two women embark upon a plan to save Paris's "degenerates," working beneath the noses of Germany's top art connoisseurs to replace the paintings in the Jeu de Paume with skillful forgeries, but how long can Sophie and Fabienne sustain their masterful illusion?
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Art thefts; Art; World War, 1939-1945;

The curse of the ancient emerald / by Dixon, Franklin W,author.;
Frank and Joe must take the shine off a jewel thief who sends ominous riddles in this Hardy Boys adventure. First a priceless painting disappears from the museum; then two ancient samurai swords vanish from a private collection. A string of robberies has hit Bayport, and all signs point to the Phantom, a recently released ex-con who last struck more than twenty years ago. There's only one problem: the Phantom has vanished into thin air, and not even Frank and Joe Hardy can track him down. Then the boys begin receiving threatening notes in the mail, each one containing a strange riddle. And it looks like the Phantom's next target could be the valuable Emerald of Astara, the 2,500-year-old crown jewel of the Bayport Historical Museum. Can the Hardys crack the Phantom's code before he strikes again?
Subjects: Mystery and detective stories; Series.; Detective and mystery fiction.; Fiction.; Mystery fiction.; Detective and mystery fiction.; Brothers; Theft; Mystery and detective stories.; Brothers; Stealing; Mystery and detective stories.; JUVENILE FICTION; JUVENILE FICTION; JUVENILE FICTION; Brothers.; Theft.;

Hi, Jack! / by Barnett, Mac.; Pizzoli, Greg.;
A impish rabbit takes a purse--and a lipstick--from a grey-haired lady and uses them and Rex, a dog, to get into mischief.Ages 4-8.LSC
Subjects: Rabbits; Dogs; Older women; Theft;

Santa on the loose! / by Hale, Bruce.; Garbot, Dave.;
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Subjects: Christmas stories.; Mystery fiction.; Santa Claus; Theft; Gifts; Picture puzzles.;
© c2012., HarperCollins,

An electric secret / by Barbo, Maria S.;
"Someone is stealing electricity from homes around town. The detective thinks the thief is Pikachu! Ash knows Pikachu didn't do it. Can he and Goh catch the real culprit?"--Back cover.3+.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Readers (Publications); Pikachu (Fictitious character); Theft; Pokémon (Fictitious characters);

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