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Stuckart, Diane A. S.

Summary: As a court engineer to the Duke of Milan, Leonardo da Vinci turns his superior mind to a variety of pursuits-- from advances in painting to the invention of war machines. But now, with his determined apprentice Dino to aid him, he is about to conduct an investigation into the murder of the duke's ambassador to France.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Berkley Prime Crime 2008

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC STU

Chakraborty, S. A.

Summary: "The first book of "a new trilogy of magic and mayhem on the high seas in this tale of pirates and sorcerers, forbidden artifacts and ancient mysteries, in one woman's determined quest to seize a final chance at glory--and write her own legend ... Amina al-Sirafi should be content. After a storied and scandalous career as one of the Indian Ocean's most notorious pirates, she's survived...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CHA

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Stuart, V. A.

Summary: The Crimean War is at its peak as the winter of 1854 sets in, and Commander Phillip Hazard of the 31-gun, steam-screw frigate Trojan is sent to bring troop reinforcements from Constantinople to Eupatoria. On the way, he must handle an overbearing young nobleman with a taste for blood and the pitiless power of a raging storm.

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Publisher / Publication Date: McBooks Press 2004

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC STU

Stuart, V. A.

Summary: To break the stalemate in the Crimea, the British must search for unlikely help among the self-reliant mountain people of Circassia. Commander Phillip Hazard of HMS Huntress is dispatched with a select handful of his crew to seek out the guerrilla leader Serfir Pasha and win him over as an ally.

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Publisher / Publication Date: McBooks Press 2004

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC STU

Stuart, V. A.

Summary: Sailing beneath the ominous cloud of war between Turkey and Russia, the frigate Trojan is on her way to the Black Sea, carrying on board a mysterious passenger, a young woman whose identity must be concealed by orders of the Admiralty. Although First Lieutenant Phillip Hazard is captivated by the charming young woman, he has a far more pressing concern: the Trojan's captain is a sadistic despot...

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Publisher / Publication Date: McBooks Press 2003

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC STU

Stuart, V. A.

Summary: 1857: war is raging in China and from India comes the alarming news of a sepoy mutiny which threatens thousands of British lives in the Bengal Presidency. This is especially alarming news to Commander Phillip Horatio Hazard, for two of his sisters are in India. Anxious for their safety, as well as that of his fellow countrymen, Hazard boards the HMS Shannon, bound for Calcutta. Closely based on...

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Publisher / Publication Date: McBooks Press 2005

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC STU

Stuart, V. A.

Summary: The Crimean War rages on, and determined to break the stalemate, the British decide to send a spy into Odessa. And who better for this perilous mission than Captain Phillip Hazard, newly promoted to command of the steam-powered Huntress and fluent in Russian? Hazard bravely takes on the task, but saddled with a surly first lieutenant whose previous captain died mysteriously and with his crew...

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Publisher / Publication Date: McBooks Press 2004

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Stuart, V. A.

Summary: As the Russian cavalry prepares to launch a full-scale attack to seize Balaclava, the British find themselves in desperate straits. Dangerously outnumbered, they are hoping for reinforcements, but in the meantime they must hold their ground, calling for heroism that will test the courage of even the bravest man. Dodging bursting shells and Russian Cossacks, Hazard proves that the bluejackets...

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Publisher / Publication Date: McBooks Press 2003

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC STU

Stuart, V. A.

Summary: Spring 1855, the height of the Crimean War, and the siege of the Russian city of Sebastopol continues. In a desperate attempt to cut the Russians' supply line at the Sea of Azoff, the Allies commit 15,000 troops, five batteries of artillery, and virtually every ship of their Black Sea fleets. Commander Phillip Hazard and HMS Huntress undertake the crucial mission of marking a new channel for...

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Publisher / Publication Date: McBooks Press 2004

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC STU

Stuart, V. A.

Summary: With the Sepoy Mutiny still threatening British lives in India, Commander Phillip Hazard volunteers to accompany a special army force to rescue the besieged British garrison at Ghorabad. Hazard and the men of the Shannon's Naval Brigade are put under the command of Colonel Cockayne, a cavalry officer whose own wife and daughter are among those caught in the siege.

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Publisher / Publication Date: McBooks Press 2005

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC STU

Palacio, R. J.

Summary: "Sara Blum lives an idyllic life with her adoring parents in Vichy France. But her world comesc crashing down when the Nazi occupation separates the family and forces the young Jewish girl into hiding. Her classmate Julien and his family will risk everything to ensure her survival, and, together, Sara and Julien manage to find beauty in a secret world of their creation."--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2022

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Kerney, Kelly A.

Summary: A novel that spans a hundred years of Guatemala's tumultuous history tells the stories of four American women who are linked by the mysterious disappearance of a little girl in 1902.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC KER

Freeman, Dianne

Summary: Though American by birth, Frances Wynn, the now-widowed Countess of Harleigh, has adapted admirably to the quirks and traditions of the British aristocracy. On August twelfth each year, otherwise known as the Glorious Twelfth, most members of the upper class retire to their country estates for grouse-shooting season. Frances has little interest in hunting-for birds or a second husband-and is...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Kensington Publishing Corp. 2019

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC FRE

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction Freeman 2019

Freeman, Dianne

Summary: "1899. Risings, George Hazleton's family estate in Hampshire, is a perfect choice for the wedding of Lily, sister of Frances, the widowed Countess of Harleigh. But the bucolic setting harbors a menace. Above and below stairs, mysterious accidents befall guests and staff alike. Before long, Frances suspects these 'accidents' are deliberate, and fears that the intended victim is Lily's fiancé,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Kensington Books 2020

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC FRE

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction Freeman 2020

Freeman, Dianne

Summary: Frances Wynn is shocked when Inspector Delaney turns up at her house with a woman claiming to be the wife of her fiancé.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Kensington Publishing Corp. 2021

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC FRE

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