Mullen, Thomas
Summary: "A determined reporter and a reluctant FBI agent face off against fascist elements in World War II-era Boston. June, 1943. Wartime tensions are running high, and an atmosphere of distrust and unease is dividing friends and neighbors. The two protagonists of Thomas Mullen's gripping historical thriller find themselves at the center of a dangerous tinderbox, trying to douse the sparks before...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Minotaur Books 2024
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Summary: Assisting an investigation into a fatal grizzly attack that is not what it seems, Joe Pickett becomes embroiled in the case of a prominent judge's wife by a would-be assassin who was shooting from a confoundingly long distance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD Fiction Box 2020Chua, Amy
Summary: "Amy Chua's debut novel, The Golden Gate, is a sweeping, evocative, and compelling historical thriller that paints a vibrant portrait of a California buffeted by the turbulent crosswinds of a world at war and a society about to undergo massive change. In Berkeley, California, in 1944, Homicide Detective Al Sullivan has just left the swanky Claremont Hotel after a drink in the bar when a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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Summary: 1992. Eight respectable, upstanding people have been found dead across the US. These deaths look like accidents and don't appear to be connected. Until one body, the victim of a fatal fall from a hospital window, generates some unexpected attention. That attention comes from the Secretary of Defense, who promptly calls for an inter-agency task force to investigate. Jack Reacher is assigned as...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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Summary: "Two years ago, a hostile Prime Minister launched the Monochrome inquiry, an auditing of the British Secret Service "to investigate historical over-reaching." Monochrome's mission was to ferret out any hint of misconduct by any MI5 officer--and allowed Griselda Fleet and Malcolm Kyle, the two civil servants seconded to the project, unfettered access to any and all confidential information in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Soho Crime 2023
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC HERAsaro, Catherine
Summary: "Selei City is the capital of the Imperialate and one of the most desired locales in all of the Skolian Empire. But its thin veneer of civilization is cracked when a series of brutal crimes implicates those in political power in a vast conspiracy. Three prominent scientists have lost their lives to a serial killer-and notes at the scenes of the crimes lead to a connection to the Royalist...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Baen Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ASAWinspear, Jacqueline
Summary: "A series of possible attacks on British pilots leads Jacqueline Winspear's beloved heroine Maisie Dobbs into a mystery involving First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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Summary: Una chica con un secreto ... Long Beach, 1982. Emily Vaughn se alista para su baile de graduación. Para una atleta que además es inteligente, bella y apreciada, esta noche debería ser lo más memorable de su paso por la secundaria. Pero Emily guarda un secreto. Y al final de la velada, alguien la silenciará para siempre. Un homicidio sin resolver ... Cuarenta años después, el asesinato de Emily...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Español 2023
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Summary: Joe Leaphorn may be long retired from the Navajo Tribal Police, but his detective skills are still sharp, honed by his work as a private detective. His experience will be essential to solve a compelling new case: finding the birth parents of a woman who was raised by a bilagáana family but believes she is Diné based on one solid clue, an old photograph with a classic Navajo child's blanket....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2024
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Summary: "Fearless reporter Nellie Bly will stop at nothing to chase down stories that expose injustices against women-even if it comes at the risk of her own life and freedom-in this exciting novel inspired by the true story of one remarkable woman. In 1887 New York City, Nellie Bly has ambitions beyond writing for the ladies pages, but all the editors on Newspaper Row think women are too emotional,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berkley 2022
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Summary: Sergeant Jim Chee's vacation to beautiful Antelope Canyon and Lake Powell has a deeper purpose. He's on a quest to unravel a sacred mystery his mentor, the Legendary Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn, stumbled across decades earlier. Chee's journey takes a deadly turn when, after a prayerful visit to the sacred Rainbow Bridge, he spots a body floating in the lake. The dead man, a Navajo with a passion...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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Summary: "With her new husband George busy on a special mission for the British Museum, Frances has taken on an assignment of her own. The dowager Viscountess Wingate needs someone to sponsor her niece, Kate, for presentation to Queen Victoria. Frances--who understands society's quirks and constraints as only an outsider can--is the perfect candidate. Kate is charming and intelligent, though perhaps not...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kensington Publishing Corp. 2023
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Summary: "Two young women are missing, their only connection a party they both attended, hosted by a notorious real-estate magnate. When one of the women is found murdered, the police discover an unusual signature left by the killer, giving them reason to suspect he will strike again. And exposing him calls for a detective like no other. But the legendary Harry Hole is gone--fired from the force,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2023
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Summary: "At a Hallowe'en party, Joyce--a hostile thirteen-year-old--boasts that she once witnessed a murder. When no one believes her, she storms off home. But within hours her body is found, still in the house, drowned in an apple-bobbing tub. That night, Hercule Poirot is called in to find the 'evil presence.' But first he must establish whether he is looking for a murderer or a doubler murderer ..."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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Summary: In Potosai, a silver mining city in the new Spanish viceroyalty of Peru, two teen vigilantes set out to expose corruption and deliver justice after Kiki's brother is murdered and the prostitute he loved disappears. Includes author's note.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC GREBaldacci, David
Summary: "Every day without fail, Travis Devine puts on a cheap suit, grabs his faux-leather briefcase, and boards the 6:20 commuter train to Manhattan, where he works as an entry-level analyst at the city's most prestigious investment firm. In the mornings, he gazes out the train window at the lavish homes of the uberwealthy, dreaming about joining their ranks. In the evenings, he listens to the fiscal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing Large Print 2022
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Summary: After solving the murder case together, Ravi Singh helped Pip create a podcast that soon went viral, but they both swear off sleuthing. When Jamie Reynolds goes missing on the sixth anniversary of the deaths of Andie Bell and Sal Singh, however, Pip feels it's too big of a coincidence to ignore. With the spotlight on her, can she still follow the clues and uncover even more sinister depths to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2021
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Summary: "When FBI special agent Luke Kendrick discovers chilling evidence of dozens of victims at a crime scene in London, he recognizes the calling card of the notorious H. H. Holmes Society. Named for the eighteenth-century monster regarded as America's first serial killer, the society is comprised of a twisted web of killers, working to carry out heinous murders in Holmes's memory. And now the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mira 2024
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Summary: "Val McDermid's award-winning, internationally bestselling novels have captivated readers for over three decades. In her new novel 1979, she returns to the past with the story of an investigative journalist whose work leads her into a world of corruption, terror, and murder. It's only January, and the year has already brought blizzards, strikes, power cuts, and political unrest. But for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MCDLawson, Michael
Summary: "The latest pulse-pounding thriller from Edgar and Barry Award finalist Mike Lawson starring his beloved Washington DC "troubleshooter" Joe DeMarco. Carson Newman doesn't wear tracksuits. He doesn't have a consigliere or operate out of the back room of a restaurant. And as evidenced by his ever-growing Boston empire, he doesn't get his hands dirty. Usually. Joe DeMarco, on the other hand, is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2024
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Summary: "Gideon's short-lived run as a locally famous boy detective ended when middle school started, and everyone else ... moved on ... Now he's sixteen and officially retired. That is, until Lily shows up suddenly at Gideon's door, needing his help ... As a cover, Gideon joins Lily on the school paper. Surprisingly, he finds himself warming up to the welcoming, close-knit staff ... especially Tess,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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Summary: "1940, England: Evelyne Redfern, known as "The Parisian Orphan" as a child, is working on the line at a munitions factory in wartime London. When Mr. Fletcher, one of her father's old friends, spots Evelyne on a night out, Evelyne finds herself plunged into the world of Prime Minister Winston Churchill's cabinet war rooms. However, shortly after she settles into her new role as a secretary, one...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Minotaur Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: M KELNossett, Lauren
Summary: "On a spring afternoon in Athens, Georgia, Ethan Haddock is discovered in his apartment, dead, apparently by his own hand. His fatality immediately garners media attention: not because his death reflects the troubling increase of depression and mental health issues among college students, but because the media has caught the whiff of a scandal. His professor, Dr. Verena Sobek, has been taken in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2023
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Summary: In this pulse-pounding thriller from the author of the "haunting, twisting thrill-ride" (Megan Miranda, New York Times bestselling author) The River at Night, a young woman leaves behind everything she knows to take on the jungle of Bolivia, but her excursion abroad quickly turns into a fight for her life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scout Press 2019