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Author
Publisher
Crooked Lane Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
296 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Ana Bacon, a beautiful young wife and mother, tumbled off a cruise ship into dark and deadly waters. Ana is gone--leaving behind her wealthy husband and adorable daughter--but not everything about her disappearance adds up. What secrets did she leave behind? Investigator Ryan Monahan is a numbers man. So when his company sends him the Bacon case, which could net a ten-million-dollar payout, Monahan doubts that her death is just a tragic accident....
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
278 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When her husband Joe is accused of murdering an insurance fraud suspect, bed-and-breakfast owner and amateur sleuth Judith McMonigle Flynn must try to prove his innocence while dealing with unbearable guests, parish issues, and her mother.
24) Painted devils
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
504 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"When misfortune strikes, the 'reformed' jewel thief Vanja manipulates a remote village for help and in turn, accidentally starts a cult around a Low God, the Scarlet Maiden. Soon after, her nemesis-turned-suitor Emeric and a supervising prefect arrive to investigate the claim of godhood, and she realizes how in over her head she must be. But the Scarlet Maiden does reveal herself...only to claim Emeric as her virgin sacrifice. Desperate to save the...
25) Blind switch
Author
Series
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 online resource.
Language
English
Description
When a Chicago advertising account representative named Jack Doyle's life goes up in smoke, he accepts a most unusual offer from an acquaintance to fix a horse race. Soon, the FBI is knocking on Jack's door, looking for his help to catch people who are maiming or killing thoroughbred horses for their insurance values. Jack goes undercover at a multimillionaire media mogul's horse farm to uncover the truth behind rumors of horses being killed if they...
27) The dilemma
Author
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
662 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The third wife of a charismatic businessman tells a complicated lie in order to safeguard her marriage and children, a decision she subsequently evaluates at the height of an emotional crisis.
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
vii, 404 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Faith and Luke Carraday have it all. After investing his inheritance in a successful hedge fund, Luke is on the fast track as a rising young executive. Faith, a beautiful singer turned socialite, is settling comfortably into her role as his wife. When rumors that the hedge fund is involved in a Ponzi scheme reach Faith, she turns to Luke and he assures her all is well. Then Luke is arrested, and Faith runs home to the farm and family she turned her...
Author
Series
Infamous Amish volume 2
Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
Large print edition.
Physical Desc
435 pages (large print) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"With her preacher father in prison for fraud, Elizabeth Yoder's life in the community of Bounti-ful has been painfully uprooted. Mindful of wearing out her welcome with her family, she jumps at the chance to stay with elderly Bridget Lantz while the woman's daughter is away. Elizabeth has secret plans to leave for another Amish community where she might get a fresh start, but here with Bridget, she feels comfortable--until Bridget's strapping grandson,...
31) Liars, Inc
Author
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2015].
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
HL 730L
Physical Desc
361 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Seventeen-year-old Max, his girlfriend Parvati, and best friend Pres form Liars, Inc., expecting that forging notes and lying for their peers will lead to easy cash, but when Pres asks Max to cover for him, it may be a fatal mistake." -- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition; First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
280 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Corporate lawyer Elizabeth Carlyle is under pressure. Her prestigious New York law firm is working on a high-stakes case, defending a prominent bank that's been accused of fraud. When Elizabeth gets the news that one of her junior associates has lost his phone - and the secret documents that were on it - she needs help. Badly. Enter ex-CIA officer Valencia Walker, a high-priced fixer who gets called in when wealthy corporations, people and governments...
Publisher
Vertical Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Desperate for income, Emily takes a shady gig buying goods with stolen credit cards supplied by a charismatic middleman named Youcef. Seduced by the quick cash and illicit thrills, they hatch a plan to take their business to the next level.
34) Don't read this!
Author
Series
Ghost Detectors volume 6
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
77 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Malcolm gets a school assignment to write a research report on a long-dead local hero who wrote a book about his adventure-packed life, he is shocked to meet the author's ghost, who reveals that he was a fake.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1998
Physical Desc
287 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
A real estate scam tips Holland Taylor off to a widespread, deadly conspiracy When a drunk driver kills her entire family, Florida retiree Irene Gustafson is left rich and alone. Between savings and life insurance, the death of her son and his family leaves her with nearly $300,000-a veritable fortune in a community where most live off social security. Following the advice of Ann Landers, Mrs. Gustafson hands the money over to an investment manager....
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Front Porch Club: "The drawback to having a picture-perfect life is that there's nowhere to go but down--and Annalise Haverford is falling fast. Once, she was the self-proclaimed queen bee of Magnolia, North Carolina. Now her husband has been arrested for fraud, and she's become an outcast in the shallow circles she used to rule. There's only one affordable rental in town, and it's owned by the woman Annalise got fired from a lucrative job. Much...
Author
Pub. Date
2004
Lexile measure
1000L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Deeply involved in his cold and manipulative mother's shady business dealings in Flint, Michigan, fourteen-year-old Luther keeps a sense of humor while running the Happy Neighbor Group Home For Men, all the while dreaming of going to college and becoming a philosopher.
38) Double cross
Author
Series
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers, Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
xii, 387 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"FBI agent Laurel Evertson's investigation into a scam targeting the elderly takes an unexpected twist when key evidence leads her to Morton Wilmington, a felon she arrested five years ago on her first undercover assignment. That case has haunted her since, and though she's vowed to forget Wilmington--and what she sacrificed to put him away--he is now her best lead. Houston Police Officer Daniel Hilton fears his grandparents may be the scammers' next...
39) Hush money
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
326 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
As he investigates a socialite's insurance claim for a champion show horse's sudden death, elite Pasadena law firm newcomer Jack MacTaggart uncovers links to an old blackmail scheme before he is falsely accused of murder.
Author
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Formats
Description
V.I.'s friend Lotty was nine years old when she was sent to England to escape the Nazi terror that claimed her entire family. At a national conference on Jews in Modern America, a man makes a dramatic appearance and claims to be a surviving family member. When V.I. investigates, she uncovers a brutal insurance fraud on an international scale.