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Art objects Collectors and collecting England Fiction large print books Large type books Livres en gros caractères Meurtre Enquêtes Romans, nouvelles, etc Meurtres en série Enquêtes Romans, nouvelles, etc Murder Investigation Fiction Serial murder investigation Fiction United StatesSchechter, Harold
Summary: "From veteran true crime master Harold Schechter comes Murderabilia, a history of crime told through the dark objects left behind. The false teeth of a female serial killer from 1908, the cut-and-paste confession of the Black Dahlia killer, the newly cracked cipher of the Zodiac killer, the shotgun used in the Clutter family murders, which were made famous by Truman Capote's true crime classic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Publishing, Co., Inc. 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.152 SCHBurd, Barry
Summary: Featuring plenty of helpful examples and tips, this sixth edition shows beginners how to program in one of the most popular programming languages that is widely used for application development, including Android, desktop and server-side applications.
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Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley & Sons, Inc 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 005.13 JAVA BURFleming, Candace
Summary: How did two teenagers brutally murder an innocent child ... and why? And how did their brilliant lawyer save them from the death penalty in 1920s Chicago? Written by a prolific master of narrative nonfiction, this is a compulsively readable true-crime story based on an event dubbed the "crime of the century." In 1924, eighteen-year-old college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb made a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anne Schwartz Books 2022
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Summary: "In this irresistible and thrilling debut novel, a former antique hunter investigates a suspicious death at an isolated English manor, embroiling her back in the dangerous world of tracking stolen artifacts. What antique would you kill for? Freya Lockwood is shocked when she learns that Arthur Crockleford, antiques dealer and her estranged mentor, has died under mysterious circumstances. She...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2024
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1 available in New Fiction, Call number: M MILRegunberg, Jessie King
Summary: Celebrate the amazing mollusk—and the timeless joy of walking along the seashore and picking up a treasure of a shell. A personal, passionate pocket field guide, infused with the spirit of an artist in love with her subject, Searching for Seashells is a perfect beachgoer’s companion. Every page captures that feeling of finding something unexpected, with beautifully hand-painted images of shells...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Publishing 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 594.047 REGSilva, Daniel
Summary: Art restorer and legendary spy Gabriel Allon has slipped quietly into London to attend a reception at the Courtauld Gallery celebrating the return of a stolen self-portrait by Vincent van Gogh. But when an old friend from the Devon and Cornwall Police seeks his help with a baffling murder investigation, he finds himself pursuing a powerful and dangerous new adversary. The victim is Charlotte...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harpercollins Publishers 2024
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC SILSilva, Daniel
Summary: A brutal murder, a missing masterpiece, a mystery only Gabriel Allon can solve.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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1 available in New Fiction, Call number: LP FIC SILSilva, Daniel
Summary: "Art restorer and legendary spy Gabriel Allon has slipped quietly into London to attend a reception at the Courtauld Gallery celebrating the return of a stolen self-portrait by Vincent van Gogh. But when an old friend from the Devon and Cornwall Police seeks his help with a baffling murder investigation, he finds himself pursuing a powerful and dangerous new adversary. The victim is Charlotte...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2024
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1 available in New Fiction, Call number: FIC SILCopies Available at Fife Lake
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1 available in New Fiction, Call number: FIC SILKovel, Terry H.
Summary: Presents a guide to the most recent prices and photographs for antiques and collectibles, and includes tips on care and identification, cross-references, and record-setting prices.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.1 KOVMorrison, Marie
Summary: "Garbage trucks crush, collect, and carry waste and, without them, life could get very messy indeed! In this book, young readers will learn more about the huge trucks they probably see every week but may not know much about. Intriguing facts about these extra-large trucks will draw students in, as will full-color photographs of different kinds of garbage trucks at work. Meanwhile, information...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 628.4 MORCoombes, Becci
Summary: "Take advantage of nature's bounty and craft in time with the seasons! Whether potting up dandelion honey, cooking and crafting with rose petals or preserving autumn leaves and acorns, there are so many wonderful gifts, ornaments and treats that can be made from either a short walk in the woods or a rummage in your cupboard. With an emphasis on foraging and upcycling, Becci explores the ways we...
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Publisher / Publication Date: White Owl 2023
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Summary: "I the span of fifteen years, Dr. Thomas Neill Cream murdered as many as ten people in the United States, Britain, and Canada. Poison was his weapon of choice. Structured around the doctor's London murder trial in 1892, The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream exposes the blind trust given to the medical practitioners, as well as the flawed detection methods, bungled investigations, corrupt...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: LP FIC JOBBledsoe, Chris.
Summary: "Chris Bledsoe, a deeply religious family man and successful business owner from North Carolina was on the verge of the unthinkable after losing everything in the 2007 financial crisis and suffering from a debilitating chronic disease. Fishing along the banks of the Cape Fear River with three co-workers and his teenage son, he walks away from the group and cries out to God in a desperate prayer...
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Publisher / Publication Date: [self-published] 2023
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Summary: Two true-crime thrillers include "Murder of Innocence," in which a global effort captures a serial predator; and "A Murderous Affair," in which a rookie FBI agent is set up by his informant.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.152 PATKovel, Terry H
Summary: Presents a guide to the most recent prices and photographs for antiques and collectibles, and includes tips on care and identification, cross-references, and record-setting prices.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers 2019
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Summary: Treasure hunting is a fun family activity that encourages kids to get outside and discover the world around them. With this book young explorers can learn about geocaching, how to pan for gold, use metal detectors to find buried treasure, and search for arrowheads and gemstones. Wonderful bits of pirate lore, rock and mineral facts, and some fun pirate and treasure-hunting craft activities are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Down East Books 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 622 WALChild, Lee
Summary: 1992. Eight respectable, upstanding people have been found dead across the United States. 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 interagency task force to investigate. Jack Reacher is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Large Print 2023
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1 available in Adult, Call number: LP FIC CHIBlack, Lisa
Summary: "The Locard Institute is a state-of-the-art forensic research center where experts from around the world come together to confront and solve the world's most challenging and perplexing crimes. When Dr. Ellie Carr arrives for her first day as an instructor at the prestigious facility, the buildings glimmer amid the brilliant fall foliage on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay. But within hours a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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1 available in Adult, Call number: LP FIC BLASwift, Earl
Summary: On a Sunday morning in the spring of 1921, a small boy made a grim discovery as he played on a riverbank in the cotton country of rural Georgia: the bodies of two drowned men, bound together with wire and chain and weighted with a hundred-pound sack of rocks. Within days a third body turned up in another nearby river, and in the weeks that followed, eight others. And with them a deeper horror:...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.15 SWISummary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 WORCall number: DVD 709 WOR
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010Baldacci, David
Summary: "Set in the tumultuous year of 1968 in southern Virginia, a racially-charged murder case sets a duo of white and Black lawyers against a deeply unfair system as they work to defend their wrongfully-accused Black defendants When two wealthy white landowners are found dead, the whole country immediately thinks it must be Jerome Washington, the hired help, who killed them. He was standing over the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2024
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction BaldacciBaldacci, David
Summary: "When two wealthy white landowners are found dead, the whole country immediately thinks it must be Jerome Washington, the hired help, who killed them. He was standing over the bodies when the police responded to an anonymous call and the only one on the property at the time of death. As far as the state is concerned, it's an open and shut case. Jack Lee, born and raised in Freeman County, knows...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2024
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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...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023