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Culture smart!Summary: In this new season, while detective Alexa Crowe wrangles her family and friends in her beautiful hometown of Auckland, the show will always focus on compelling episodic mysteries told with humor and heart. And this new series will feature ten new cases that pit Alexa against fascinating, powerful, and surprising suspects everyone from eccentric billionaires to grieving florists, and from tango...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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2 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV MYLark, Sarah
Summary: "In the chaos of World War II, Polish teenagers Helena and Luzyna Grabowski have lost everything. Without parents or a home, they are shipped to a refugee camp in Persia, where the days ahead hold only darkness. When they hear that orphans are being selected for relocation to New Zealand, Helena is filled with hope--until the officials say they have a place only for her younger sister. On the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2019
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC LARParkinson, S. L. (Shayne L.)
Summary: "In 1914, Daisy lives in the quiet New Zealand valley where her family has farmed for generations. A cherished only child with an adored older cousin, and surrounded by a sprawling extended family, her world seems a warm and safe one. But the Great War is casting its long shadow over New Zealand. Daisy watches in growing fear as more and more of the men leave to fight in Europe, and the War...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Createspace 2012
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC PARChidgey, Catherine
Summary: "Like every other girl in her class, twelve-year-old Justine is drawn to her glamorous, charismatic new teacher and longs to be her pet. However, when a thief begins to target the school, Justine's sense that something isn't quite right grows ever stronger. With each twist of the plot, this gripping story of deception and the corrosive power of guilt takes a yet darker turn. Justine must decide...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Europa Editions 2023
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CHICopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC PETSummary: When Detective Ariki Davis saves his boss Stephen Tremaine from ending his life on the infamous One Lane Bridge, he inadvertently triggers a chain of events that uncovers long buried secrets and claims the life of one of his closest friends. Centered around the political hotbed of water rights, which is the key to unlocking a multi million dollar property development, passionate young eco...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV ONESingh, Nalini
Summary: "In this gripping thriller set in New Zealand, New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh takes you into the twisted world of an exclusive cul-de-sac located on the edge of a sprawling forest. My mother vanished ten years ago. So did a quarter of a million dollars in cash. Thief. Bitch. Criminal. Now, she's back. Her bones clothed in scarlet silk. When socialite Nina Rai disappeared without...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berkley 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SINCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction Singh 2021Singh, Nalini
Summary: "Anahera Rawiri left New Zealand at twenty-one, fleeing small-town poverty and the ghosts of her childhood with no plans to look back. But eight years later, she returns, seeking familiarity as respite from the shattered remains of her new life. And despite the changes brought on by a bump in tourism--the shiny new welcome sign at the town line and a decidedly less shiny new police...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berkley 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SINCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction Singh 2019McNamee, Lyn
Summary: "Don't just see the sights-get to know the people. New Zealand, or Aotearoa (the Land of the Long, White Cloud ) as it is known by the Maori population, is a land of myth and reality, contrast and contradiction, rolling hills and glacial mountains, native bush and gentle farmland. Its people are friendly and welcoming and will often go the extra mile to help you without expecting anything in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kuperard 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 919.3 NEWSummary: Best-selling author, culinary adventurer and self-proclaimed hedonist, Anthony Bourdain has carved out a distinct place as a gastronomic Indiana Jones. In this series, his journey introduces viewers to people and places far beyond the realm of food as he travels the world sampling local foods and culture. Paris: Take an unusual tour of the city of light and love as Tony ventures from a hardcore...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Discovery Communications 2007