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61) The peasant king
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English
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"Jemmah has always thought of herself as perfectly ordinary...until she faces extraordinary circumstances. When her mother, the Persian king's famous senior scribe, is kidnapped, Jemmah and her sister must sneak undetected into enemy territory to rescue her. But infiltrating their adversary's lands proves easier than escaping them. Fleeing through dangerous mountain passes, their survival depends on the skills of a stranger they free from prison:...
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Series
Language
English
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Big for his age, young and impressionable drifter Charlie Chilton is taken in by the gruff leader of a gang of small-time crooks and ne'er do wells who sees something of himself in kindly, wayward Charlie. But Grady Haskell, ambitious ruffian with a shady past, soon joins the gang, convincing Charlie's friends to pursue a big score. Charlie fails to thwart the crime and the heist turns bloody. As the only gang member caught alive, Big Charlie will...
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Lexile measure
480L
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"There's never a dull moment in LEGO(R) City! ...three crooks have escaped from Prison Island. Can the cops catch them before they get to shore? Find out in this funny, action-packed adventure featuring original illustrations!" --
Author
Series
Publisher
CamCat Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
368 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The Starbreakers were heroes, until a tragedy broke them apart. Only now, years later, have they begun to make peace with each other. The rest of the world is a different story. There has been a breakout in the prison known as Oblivion, and now the worst of the worst have been turned loose on an unsuspecting world. Desperate to contain the crisis, the right hand of the king has called the disgraced Starbreakers back into service. After all, they were...
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When two Jews finally manage to escape the Auschwitz concentration camp, they compile a detailed report about the systematic genocide at the camp. However, with Nazi propaganda and international liaisons still in place, their account seems to be too harrowing to believe.
Author
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
386 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Scotland Yard's Murder Squad faces the most shocking case of its existence, in the extraordinary new historical thriller from the author of the acclaimed national bestseller The Yard. London, 1890. Four vicious murderers have escaped from prison, part of a plan gone terribly wrong, and now it is up to Walter Day, Nevil Hammersmith, and the rest of Scotland Yard's Murder Squad to hunt down the convicts before the men can resume their bloody spree....
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Series
Publisher
Sourcebooks Casablanca
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
376 pages ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
"Jake Paynter cheated death, but now there's hell to pay. After escaping the hangman's noose, Jake is now forced to lie low while every lawman, bounty hunter, and desperado west of the Mississippi guns for his head. When he receives word that miners at South Pass City are getting brutally murdered, he fears for his immigrant friends from the Oregon Trail. Against his better judgment, Paynter travels to the mining fields to bring the culprit to justice....
Author
Publisher
Signet Eclipse
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
358 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Wrongfully accused of murder and left to die in a hellish Highland dungeon, Ana Bisset has lost all hope of freedom. But the beautiful healer's luck takes an unexpected turn when a hooded stranger appears as her rescuer. After a harrowing escape, Ana settles alone in a quiet village where no one knows her past or her reputation. The last thing she ever expects is to meet her mysterious savior again. Niall MacCurran is no hero, but a warrior on a...
Author
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
391 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
In a remote Siberian village, amid a lawless, unforgiving landscape, lives Anna Petrovna, a beautiful, willfully self-reliant widowed mother. A mystical, separatist Christian sect, a stranded regiment of restless Czech soldiers, and an eerie local shaman live nearby, all struggling against the elements and great social upheaval to maintain a fragile coexistence. Out of the woods trudges Samarin, an escapee from Russia's northernmost prison camp, with...
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Series
Publisher
Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
216 pages ; 17 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Deputy Griffin O'Callaghan has a situation on his hands--two dead FBI agents, criminals on the loose and Tory Faraday, a witness with no memory. With a blizzard moving in and killers hunting them down, Griffin must keep Tory safe. But even his family's ranch can't provide a haven when a dangerous criminal escapes from custody with one goal: finding Tory." -- Page [4] cover.
73) Shutter
Author
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
337 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Julian Roman is an escapee from the Fairmount County Juvenile Detention Facility, wanted for the murder of his parents. Day Connor views life through the lens of her camera, where perspective is everything. After Day crosses paths with Julian, the truths she believes begin to blur. Julian's alibis don't quite add up, and Day is determined to see the entire picture-- whatever it reveals. As she gets closer to finding the crack in the case, it's getting...
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Series
Publisher
Berkley Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
Berkley mass-market edition.
Physical Desc
306 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Lucas Fume has had plenty of fights in his life: spying for the Confederate Army, standing up to the railroad company when they tried to take his land, then getting framed for the murder of his business partner only to lose his land as well as the love of his life. But Lucas isn't finished fighting yet. With help from Ezekiel 'Zeke' Henry, a fellow inmate and former slave, Lucas manages to escape prison. Riding with Zeke to St. Louis, he soon discovers...
75) No good deed
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Terri is a devoted wife and mother of two, living an ideal suburban life in Atlanta when Colin, a charming but dangerous escaped convict, shows up at her door claiming car trouble. Terri offers her phone to help him but soon learns that no good deed goes unpunished as she finds herself fighting for survival when he invades her home and terrorizes her family.
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Lexile measure
890L
Physical Desc
112 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Leads readers through the story of the 1962 Alcatraz Escape and posits what may have happened to the escapees"--
"What's more exciting than a prison break? Frank Morris and John and Clarence Anglin escaped from Alcatraz in 1962 and have never been caught. Many authorities are certain they died crossing the San Francisco bay. Relatives think they made it to Brazil. The theories of what happened to them are endless. Find out the facts from people...
Author
Series
A Brad Jacobs thriller volume 7
Publisher
Scott Conrad
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
387 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Harlan Taggart is the most dangerous and despicable man to ever walk the planet. The former battle-hardened Recon Marine, who was dishonorably discharged from the Corps for sadistic behavior and treason, has moved off the grid with a team of escaped convicts to avoid prosecution. When a billionaire tech wizard on a hunting trip to Wyoming's Wind River Range comes too close to Taggart's hideout, he is targeted for kidnapping and finds himself running...
79) T-34
Publisher
Well Go USA Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Russian
Description
In 1944, a courageous group of Russian soldiers managed to escape from German captivity in a half-destroyed legendary T-34 tank. Those were the times of unforgettable bravery, fierce fighting, unbreakable love, and legendary miracles.
80) Zero-G
Author
Publisher
Redhook Books / Orbit
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First U.S. mass market paperback edition.
Physical Desc
472 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"Outer Earth is a giant space station, orbiting the dead remains of our planet. It is humanity's last refuge. Riley Hale may be the newest member of Outer Earth's law-enforcement team, but she feels less in control than ever. When a doctor bent on revenge blackmails her, Riley has no choice but to give in to his demands and break a dangerous prisoner out of jail. But this is not just any prisoner -- it's someone capable of bringing the entire space...