Snicket, Lemony.
Summary: Young Lemony Snicket investigates a rash of fires that have plagued the town of Stain'd-by-the-Sea, revealing secrets that involve the Department of Education and the notorious villain Hangfire.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown & Company
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC SNISummary: Backdraft: Two feuding firefighter brothers must set aside their personal differences in order to survive the burning infernos set by a maniacal arsonist.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment 2019
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BACWalker, Martin
Summary: " ... the Dordogne's great pleasures--wine, romance, and intrigue--threaten Bruno's beloved village of Saint-Denis."--Jacket.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2010
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Summary: "Hell comes to Southern California every October. It rides in on searing Santa Ana winds that blast at near hurricane force, igniting voracious wildfires. Master thief Danny Cole longs for the flames. A tsunami of fire is exactly what he needs to pull off a daring crime and avenge a fallen friend. As the most devastating firestorms in Los Angeles' history scorch the hills of Malibu, relentless...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2023
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Summary: "On an April night in 1989, three small children perished in a Los Angeles apartment fire. Their young mother, Jo Ann Parks, escaped unharmed. Based on forensic evidence, Parks was later convicted, sentenced to life in prison without parole. Now a young lawyer with the California Innocence Project is challenging the conviction and the so-called "science" behind it"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2019
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 364.152 HUMKeene, Carolyn
Summary: Nancy and her boyfriend Ned visit Coffin Hall to research the library's rumored ghost, but when a fire breaks out and Ned is blamed, it is up to Nancy to find the true culprit.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2022
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Summary: "Anne Ashburn is a woman consumed . . . By her bitter family legacy, by her scorched career as a firefighter, by her obsession with department bad-boy Danny McGuire, and by a new case that pits her against a fiery killer. Strong-willed Anne was fearless and loved the thrill of fighting fires, pushing herself to be the best. But when one risky decision at a warehouse fire changes her life...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WARMiller, Sue
Summary: A series of summer house fires exposes deep social faults in the hometown of Frankie Rowley, who makes unsettling discoveries about her aging parents while engaging in an affair with a local journalist.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction Miller 2014Clark, Mary Higgins.
Summary: When her sister is wrongly implicated in an explosion that has destroyed her family's priceless antiques business and killed an employee, Hannah struggles to find clues in the ashes and discovers a life-threatening secret from the past.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2013
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction Clark 2013Graham, Heather.
Summary: The newest member of the Krewe of Hunters elite paranormal team, FBI agent Ryder Stapleton must enlist the help of a beautiful museum curator with an otherworldly ability to track down a serial arsonist setting first to the streets of New Orleans.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mira Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GRARobinson, Peter
Summary: In the early hours of the morning a man reports a fire on two old canal boats. A firefighter notices accelerant has been used but by the time Banks arrives only the wreckage remains. A body has been found on each vessel and all the evidence points to a deliberate arson attack.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pan 2004
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ROBDavidson, Diane Mott.
Summary: Caterer and amateur sleuth-extraordinaire Goldy Schulz digs into a deadly smorgasbord that includes a heaping helping of murder, a double dose of arson ... and nine adorable beagle puppies!
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2011
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1 available in Adult, Call number: MYS DAVJohansen, Iris.
Summary: For Kerry Murphy, the inferno is never far away. The flames of that long-ago night still burn in her nightmares: the heat, the choking smoke, the helplessness. She can never run fast enough... Now Kerry works as an arson investigator with her evidence-sniffing dog, Sam. Together they're a great team, but her life is about to change in the time it takes to strike a match. The deadly flames of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 2004
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC JOHHart, Ellen
Summary: "Fans of Jane Lawless new and old will be fascinated by newly minted Mystery Writers of America Grandmaster Ellen Hart's latest intricate puzzle in A Whisper of Bones. Britt Ickles doesn't remember much from her only visit to her mother's childhood home when she was a kid, except for playing with her cousin Timmy and the eruption of a sudden family feud. That's why, when she drops by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Minotaur Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HARGrant, Andrew
Summary: "Detective Devereaux is hot on the heels of an arsonist--one who is targeting local schools. When long-buried bones are uncovered at the site of a fire, a deadly secret is exposed and a devastating past threatens to be revealed. Meanwhile, an enemy is determined to expose the darkest corners of Devereaux's past"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GRACoyle, Cleo.
Summary: After local firefighters pull Clare out of a blazing café, she happily comes to their rescue by teaching them the finer points of operating their newly donated espresso machine. But matters really heat up when somebody is torching cafes around the city and firefighters begin to die in suspicious ways...Believing the two events are related, Clare investigates, staking out a five-borough bake...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berkley Prime Crime 2010
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Summary: This 16th yarn featuring Goldy Schulz gets off to a scorching start when Yolanda Garcia's apartment building is set ablaze. Relocating to the home of PI Ernest McLeod only makes things worse--Ernest is shot dead and his house is torched. Now it's up to Goldy to keep Yolanda safe and stop a murderer before the next strike.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2011
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1 available in Audiobook on MP3 CD, Call number: MP3CD M DAVDeSilva, Bruce.
Summary: When journalist Liam Mulligan realizes that someone is systematically burning down his childhood neighborhood in Providence, Rhode Island, he ignores his bosses and his budding relationship to figure out the firebug's identity.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Forge 2010
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DESGoldberg, Lee
Summary: "Hell comes to Southern California every October. It rides in on searing Santa Ana winds that blast at near hurricane force, igniting voracious wildfires. Master thief Danny Cole longs for the flames. A tsunami of fire is exactly what he needs to pull off a daring crime and avenge a fallen friend. As the most devastating firestorms in Los Angeles' history scorch the hills of Malibu, relentless...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas & Mercer 2023
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC GOLKava, Alex.
Summary: "New York Times bestselling author Alex Kava returns in a blaze of glory with a gripping, action-packed thriller featuring special agent Maggie O'Dell, who is leading the search for a serial arsonist whose crimes threaten Maggie dangerously close to home. When a building bursts into flames on a cold winter night in D.C., investigators see a resemblance to a string of recent fires in the area....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2012
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KAVRoberts, Nora.
Summary: The blaze that night at her family's pizzeria changed young Reena Hale's life in more ways than one. Neighbors and relatives would pull together to help the Hales get through the crisis and rebuild. The Baltimore authorities would arrest the arsonist responsible. But as Reena gazed into the fire, beheld its brutal beauty and destructive power, her destiny began to take shape. She would study,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2005
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC ROBAlbert, Susan Wittig.
Summary: After a woman is killed in an arson-homicide, Jessica Nelson, an intern-reporter at the local paper, is assigned to cover the story. When Jessica disappears, China Bayles is determined to find her, before she becomes a headline herself.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books, LLC 2011
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC ALBClark, Mary Higgins.
Summary: When her sister is wrongly implicated in an explosion that has destroyed her family's priceless antiques business and killed an employee, Hannah struggles to find clues in the ashes and discovers a life-threatening secret from the past.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2013