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Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Lexile measure
500L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Stella Wells, fledgling scientist, has a new baby brother, Drake, and she is seriously considering the possibility that he is a duck--but further research is required to test that hypothesis.
62) Road of bones
Author
Publisher
Soho Crime
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
304 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"It's September 1944, and the US is poised to launch Operation Frantic, a shuttle bombing mission to be conducted by American aircraft based in Great Britain, southern Italy, and three Soviet airfields in the Ukraine. Tensions are already high between the American and Russian allies when two intelligence agents--one Soviet, one American--are found dead at Poltava, one of the Ukrainian bases. Billy is brought in to investigate, and this time he's paired,...
63) Pray for rain
Publisher
Vertical Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Young New York journalist Emma Gardner returns to the idyllic Central California farming community where she was raised, only to find it has been ravaged by drought and has become a place ruled by gangs, violent threats, and greed. She is forced to investigate the suspicious circumstances of her father's death even though it puts her in great danger.
Author
Series
James Marwood and Cat Lovett volume Book 4
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A dangerous secret lies beneath Whitehall Palace... Brother against brother. Father against son. Friends turned into enemies. No one in England wants a return to the bloody days of the Civil War. But Oliver Cromwell's son, Richard, has abandoned his exile and slipped back into England. The consequences could be catastrophic. James Marwood, a traitor's son turned government agent, is tasked with uncovering Cromwell's motives. But his assignment...
Author
Series
Case closed volume 2
Language
English
Description
When Carlos' mother is assigned to a high-profile case on the set of his favorite television show, he sees this opportunity as a chance to show off his detective skills and earn his mother's trust.
Author
Series
Publisher
Greyt Companion Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
272, xviii pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Second thoughts...or something more sinister? Agent Victoria attends a lavish wedding as a guest of the best man. Everything is perfect and in place...except the groom. Family and friends aren't sure if they should be angry or deeply concerned, until mounting evidence suggests the groom panicked and fled. But the bride and the best man don't believe it. They convince Victoria to find the missing groom and uncover the truth. Investigations reveal...
Author
Series
Richter volume 1
Publisher
Montlake
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
313 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Security agent Claire Kelly goes undercover with her former love, Cooper Lockman, at a California high school to root out the mastermind behind a prostitution ring targeting young girls. -- Adapted from page [4] cover.
68) The first case
Author
Series
Pup detectives volume 1
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First Little Simon edition.
Lexile measure
GN 510L
Physical Desc
139 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Rider Woofson and the other puppy detectives at school set out to nab a cafeteria bandit.
69) The tiger's eye
Author
Series
Pup detectives volume 2
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First Little Simon edition.
Lexile measure
GN 530L
Physical Desc
139 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Rider Woofson and the PI Pack are called back to duty by Principal Barkley when a valuable statue that was on display at Pawston Elementary goes missing"--
Author
Series
Jigsaw Jones mystery volume 19
Lexile measure
500L
Language
English
Description
"Jigsaw's new client is also the new kid in town. He's moved into a very old house, one full of secrets. False doors and hidden rooms--what else will Jigsaw and his partner, Mila, find in their quest to match the golden key to what it unlocks?" --
Author
Series
Pup detectives volume 6
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First Little Simon edition.
Physical Desc
139 pages : chirfly color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Rider Woofson and the other pup detectives are excited to be going on a class trip to Mystery Mountain with the rest of Pawston Elementary. After all, with a name like that, the chances of finding a thrilling new case seem pretty good! But when the PI Pack arrives at the top of the mountain, they discover that all of their classmates have been scared away by a snow monster! Rider and the other detectives smell something fishy and decide it's time...
72) The professor
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
322 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"On a spring afternoon in Athens, Georgia, Ethan Haddock is discovered in his apartment, dead, apparently by his own hand. His fatality immediately garners media attention: not because his death reflects the troubling increase of depression and mental health issues among college students, but because the media has caught the whiff of a scandal. His professor, Dr. Verena Sobek, has been taken in for questioning, and there are rumors his death is the...
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
[2000]
Physical Desc
200 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
A young woman with nothing to live for is persuaded to embark on a suicide mission to find a missing scientist. When a number of leading scientists disappear without trace, concern grows within the international intelligence community. Are they being kidnapped? Blackmailed? Brainwashed? One woman appears to have the key to the mystery. Unfortunately, Olive Betteron now lies in a hospital bed, dying from injuries sustained in a Moroccan plane crash....
Author
Series
Description
"On her way home from a grocery shopping trip, Nina Borg is attacked from behind in a parking lot. Dazed and half-conscious, she hears her assailant ask for her forgiveness. Only later does she understand that this isn't for what he's just done, but for what he plans to do to. As a Red Cross nurse, Nina typically finds herself fighting for others' lives, not her own. For the first time, she's the primary target of a hit, and it slowly dawns on her...
Author
Series
Publisher
Soho Crime
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
312 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"On her way home from a grocery shopping trip, Nina Borg is attacked from behind in a parking lot. Dazed and half-conscious, she hears her assailant ask for her forgiveness. Only later does she understand that this isn't for what he's just done, but for what he plans to do to. As a Red Cross nurse, Nina typically finds herself fighting for others' lives, not her own. For the first time, she's the primary target of a hit, and it slowly dawns on her...
76) Behind her lives
Author
Series
Publisher
Dafina
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
ix, 270 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
""That's not my sister." Overwhelmed by shock and relief, those are the only words Deven can muster when she is called to identify the body of a suicide victim. A body she was informed was her sister, Kennedy. But as she stares at the lifeless stranger, she's filled with questions: Who is this woman? Why was Deven listed as family? And most important, where is Kennedy? Her intuition tells her just one thing: this can't be a total coincidence. Desperate...
77) Showstopper
Author
Series
Peter Diamond mystery volume 21
Publisher
Soho Crime
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
327 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Since the start of the hit TV show Swift in 2013, its cast and crew have been plagued by misfortune. First, a star actress pulls out of the show before it begins--and by 2019, there have been multiple injuries by fall, fire, or drowning; two deaths; and two missing persons cases. The popular media around Bath, England, quickly decides it's a curse, but is it as simple as that? Is someone behind these fishy incidents? Peter Diamond, Chief Superintendent...
79) Assassin's run
Author
Series
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
363 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
When a Russian oligarch is killed by a single bullet on his yacht off the Isle of Capri, Russian intelligence sources speculate that a legendary Israeli assassin, long thought dead, might be responsible. However, David Slaton, the assassin in question, is innocent. Realizing the only way to clear his name is to find out who's truly responsible, he travels to Capri. While he searches, a web of disparate events unfolds across the Middle East. Three...
80) Black Rock Bay
Author
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
351 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Detective Mia Hart never planned to return home. One terrifying summer night, Mia lost two of her closest friends to suicide. Scarred and broken, she fled St. Lucy's, a small island off the coast of Maine. Now fifteen years later, when the body of a journalist is fished out of the bay near St. Lucy's cliffs, Mia is forced to help with the case--and face all she's been running from. As she approaches the island, the wintry winds of Black Rock Bay...