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English
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"When sixteen-year-old Sara Parcell goes missing, it's an utter tragedy . . . and an entertaining national obsession in this thoughtful and addictively readable novel that offers a fresh and provocative take on whodunits and true crime. Sixteen-year-old Sara Parcell disappeared without a trace on a crisp April morning in Frederick, Maryland. Her tragic story was a national obsession and the centerpiece of a controversial TV docu-series that followed...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
207 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"One late autumn evening in a Texas town, two strangers walk into an ice-cream shop shortly before closing time. They bind up the three teenage girls who are working the counter, set fire to the shop, and disappear. See How Small tells the stories of the survivors--family members, witnesses, and suspects--who must endure in the wake of atrocity. Justice remains elusive in their world, grief fierce, human connection tenuous. Hovering above the aftermath...
43) The savage kind
Author
Series
Nightingale trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Pegasus Crime
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First Pegasus books edition.
Physical Desc
375 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Two lonely teenage girls in 1940s Washington, DC, discover they have a penchant for solving crimes--and an even greater desire to commit them. Philippa Watson, a good-natured yet troubled seventeen-year-old, has just moved to Washington, DC. She's lonely until she meets Judy Peabody, a brilliant and tempestuous classmate. The girls become unlikely friends and fashion themselves as intellectuals, drawing the notice of Christine Martins, their dazzling...
Author
Publisher
HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First HarperVia edition.
Physical Desc
342 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"From the international bestselling author of The Children's Train comes a heartrending coming-of-age novel, set in 1960s Sicily and based on a true story, of how a young Sicilian girl defied centuries-old tradition to win the right to control her own life"--
45) Judgment calls
Author
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
337 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
A seemingly simple assault case spirals into a complex web of violence and deception for Deputy District Attorney Samantha Kincaid. A thirteen-year-old girl has been brutally attacked and left for dead on Portland's (Oregon)outskirts. Unnerved by the viciousness of the crime, Samantha decides to go for attempted murder. But as she prepares for the trial, she uncovers a dangerous trail leading to a high-profile death penalty case, a prostitution ring...
Author
Publisher
Touchstone
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First Touchstone hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
358 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Thirteen-year-old Jasper Wishart lives in a world of dazzling color that no one else can see, least of all his dad. Words, numbers, days of the week, people's voices--everything has its own unique shade. But recently Jasper has been haunted by a color he doesn't like or understand: the color of murder. Convinced he's done something terrible to his new neighbor, Bee Larkham, Jasper revisits the events of the last few months to paint the story of their...
47) The shark
Author
Series
(Mary T.).Forgotten files volume 1
Publisher
Montlake Romance
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
350 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
At the grisly murder scene of a teen prostitute, Virginia state trooper Riley Tatum's past roars back to haunt her. When she was a teenage runaway, she was kidnapped, drugged, and left unconscious on the streets. She has no memories of what happened, only strange recurring dreams of two men playing cards. Former FBI agent Clay Bowman, Riley's old flame, is Shield Security's newest member. He's plagued by the unsolved case of a serial killer nicknamed...
48) Coming for you
Author
Publisher
Kristi Belcamino
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
350 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Sofia Kennedy has spent the last twenty-four years keeping her past a dark secret. To the rest of the world, she's a gifted graphic designer, marvelous cook, and doting Minneapolis mother. But then her world is shattered when her teenage daughter is murdered. Has her life of lies caught up with her? Detectives are asking dangerous questions and going after the wrong man. It's up to Sofia to find her daughter's murderer before her elaborate deception...
49) The wrong side
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Series
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
353 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Small-town attorney Bocephus Haynes investigates the murder of a teen pop star, the prime suspect of which is a local high school football hero, the victim's boyfriend.
Teen pop star Brittany Crutcher is found dead in small-town Tennessee. For attorney Bocephus Haynes, its just another night in Pulaski. Bo swore off criminal work after his last case, but the beloved singers murder demands answers. The prime suspect is local high school football hero...
50) Bad girl gone
Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books, an imprint of St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
260 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Sixteen year-old Echo Stone awakens in a cold sweat in a dark room, having no idea where she is or how she got there. But she soon finds out she's in Middle House, an orphanage filled with mysteriously troubled kids. There's just one problem: she's not an orphan. Her parents are very much alive. She explains this to everyone, but no one will listen. After befriending a sympathetic (and handsome) boy, Echo is able to escape Middle House and rush home,...
Author
Publisher
Soho Crime
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
310 pages : map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Zazie, the 14-year-old daughter of the proprietor of Aimée Leduc's favorite cafe, disappears, the girl's desperate parents approach the private investigator for help and, during the course of her investigation, Aimée discovers a terrifying secret neighborhood history that will leave lives in the whole quartier upended.
Author
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
247 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Jane is happy to see her nanny's sister, Crystal Ryerson, moving out. In the two weeks she's been assistant director at the public library, she has meddled into everyone's business. She is definitely not popular. Plus she has also meddled in other people's lives due to gossip she has heard. Nothing good comes from her meddling. Jane's reading group meeting at the library has to stop their meeting when library shelves and books come crashing down on...
55) Dying flames
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st Scribner ed.
Physical Desc
245 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
56) Stolen daughters
Author
Series
Detective Amanda Steele volume 2
Publisher
Bookouture
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
341 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When firefighters discover the body of a teenage girl at an abandoned house, Detective Amanda Steele hurries to the scene. Dumfries, Virginia is a small town, yet no one seems to have any idea who the dead girl is until Amanda finds a dragonfly pin with the name Crystal engraved on it. Working tirelessly, Amanda traces the pin to Crystal Foster, a thirteen-year-old who disappeared three years ago from her wealthy parents' home. Breaking the news...
Author
Series
Murder she wrote volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
274 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"While staying with her uncle in Lake Paloma, Bea Fletcher soon discovers the town has mysteries of its own, including the unsolved drowning of a teenage girl--a case that leads her closer to home than she ever imagined." -- Provided by publisher.
58) Blood orange
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
312 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Though she specializes in missing persons cases, Santa Barbara private investigator Jaymie Zarlin agrees to look into the death of a local teenager, who's murdered just as she's been chosen for the coveted role of Daphne in the annual solstice parade.
Author
Series
Publisher
Signet
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
263 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
On Vicky Pirrelli's sixth birthday, her father, Victor, was charged with murdering his mistress. Now ten years later, Vicki wants pudgy P.I. Desiree Shapiro to clear his name. But since the case is ten years old, the evidence is likely to be tainted. To top it off, Victor just recently died in prison. Meanwhile, Desiree's new boyfriend, Nick, is showing a serious interest in her--and Desiree is ready for seconds...