Contents: Abelard sanction / David Morell (Bill Weideman) -- Assassins / Christopher Reich (Dick Hill) -- Falling / Chris Mooney (Laural Merlington) -- The double dealer / David Liss (Michael Page) -- Surviving Toronto / M. Diane Vogt (Joyce Bean).
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Publisher / Publication Date: Brilliance Audio 2006
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC ABESummary: Combines evocative photographs and illustrations in a treasury of stories by eleven international writers that were inspired by artifacts connected to World War I.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC GREOates, Joyce Carol
Summary: A volume of six stories and novellas by the National Book Award-winning author of We Were the Mulvaneys includes the title story, in which the disappearance of a sweet blonde-haired child is linked to her mother's indiscretions, a too-obvious schoolteacher and an older student with a fascination for a Native American legend.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mysterious Press 2011
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC OATCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction SC Oates 2011Oates, Joyce Carol
Summary: A collection of nineteen short works includes "Fire," in which a troubled wife has an affair; "Curly Red," in which a girl reveals a family secret; and "Three Girls," in which two students protect Marilyn Monroe.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco 2004
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC OATOates, Joyce Carol
Summary: "From literary icon Joyce Carol Oates comes a brand-new collection of haunting and, at times, darkly humorous mystery and suspense stories. These are tales of psyches pushed to their limits by the expectations of everyday life--from a woman who gets lost on her drive home to her plush suburban home and ends up breaking into a stranger's house, to a first-person account of a cloned 1940s...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: LP FIC OATOates, Joyce Carol
Summary: Sixteen short stories explore violence, loss, and grief with tales about a librarian amputee who attracts a married man and a young girl in love with her incarcerated cousin.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco 2010
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC OATBorges, Jorge Luis
Summary: Translation of El libro de arena.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 1977
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BORSummary: A collection of fifteen horror stories centering on Black girls who battle monsters, both human and supernatural, face down death, and survive.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2024
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1 available in New YA Materials, Call number: YA FIC BLABoyle, T. Coraghessan
Summary: "From the title story, which features a so-called relive box that allows users to experience anew almost any moment from their past, to 'The Five-Pound Burrito,' the tale of a man aiming to build the biggest burrito in town, the twelve stories in this collection represent a whole new way of looking at the world"--From publisher description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BOYBoyle, T. Coraghessan.
Summary: A collection of stories includes such diverse themes as a death-defying stunt man, a retired primatologist troubled by the "civilized" world, 1960s survivors "stuck" in that decade, and a freshly-marketed Ayatollah.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 1989
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BOYNiven, Larry.
Summary: This book collects a dazzling assortment of Niven's most eclectic work into one captivating volume. Here are hand-selected excerpts from his novels as well as numerous short stories, nonfiction articles, collaborations, and correspondence.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tor 2010
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC NIVDoyle, Arthur Conan
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday, c1930. 9300
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Presents a collection of mystery stories selected from magazines in the United States and Canada.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner/Houghton Mifflin 2009
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: A collection of new and exclusive short stories inspired by, and in tribute to, Shirley Jackson. Chilling, human, poignant and strange, her stories have inspired a generation of writers and readers. This anthology, edited by legendary horror editor Ellen Datlow, will bring together today's leading horror writers to offer their own personal tribute to the work of Shirley Jackson.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Titan Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WHEDoyle, Arthur Conan
Summary: A collection of eight classic Sherlock Holmes mystery stories including "Silver Blaze" and "The Dancing Men."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1996
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC DOYSummary: From crime stories in the classic hard-boiled style to the vividly experimental, from the determination of those risking everything to the desperation of those with nothing left to lose, Detroit Noir delivers unforgettable tales that capture the city's dark vitality -- From publisher's description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Akashic Books 2007
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DETKasischke, Laura
Summary: "In her first collection of short stories, Laura Kasischke exposes the dark heart of the domestic-- it's wrapped in shabby shilk, tucked away in a dresser drawer. If A Stranger Approaches You reminds us that intersection of the bizarre and the quotidian is always at play. Memorial statues and raggedy dolls seem to come to life, a man listens to the electric menace of suburban power lines while...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sarabande Books 2013
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KASSeuss
Summary: "A collection of 'lost' stories written and illustrated by Dr. Seuss and published in magazines in the 1950s. Includes an introduction by Seuss scholar Charles D. Cohen"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014