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41) And then you die
Author
Language
English
Description
When Bess Grady and her sister arrive in Mexico on vacation they are expecting paradise. Instead they find every person in the village is dead, killed in a bloodless carnage. The sisters are aided only by a mysterious agent who holds the key to stopping a vicious weapon aimed at America.
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
p2003.
Language
English
Description
"Koko is the extraordinary male Siamese who happens to have a full dozen extra whiskers. Blessed with an uncanny ability to distinguish right from wrong, Koko has sniffed out more than a handful of deviants. Yum Yum is the precious female of the pair. Her tendency to steal things, particularly hearts, is her most remarkable quality. And in the middle of it all is the good-natured James Qwilleran, columnist for The Moose County Something, and diarist...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Tash has been searching for a story to launch her career as a freelance journalist, as well as new friends to help her navigate motherhood. The other mothers in her son's playgroup are sophisticated women who live in a neighborhood of tree-lined avenues and stunning houses. They welcome her into their circle, and Tash is quickly swept up into their wealthy world via coffees, cocktails, and playdates. When a young nanny is found dead-- and then anther...
44) Since we fell
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Language
English
Description
After Rachel Childs, a former journalist, suffers an on-air mental breakdown, she lives as a virtual shut-in. In all other respects, however, she enjoys an ideal life with an ideal husband. Until a chance encounter on a rainy afternoon causes that ideal life to fray. As does Rachel's marriage. As does Rachel herself. Sucked into a conspiracy thick with deception, violence, and possibly madness, Rachel must find the strength within herself to conquer...
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Language
English
Description
"The key to her missing memories could bring relief--or unlock her worst nightmares. On a cold, rainy morning, finance journalist Ally Linden arrives soaked to the bone at her Manhattan office, only to find that she's forgotten her keycard. When her boss shows, he's shocked to see her--because, he explains, she hasn't worked there in five years. Ally knows her name, but is having trouble coming up with much beyond that, though after a trip to the...
47) Nightcrawler
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
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Description
A pulse-pounding thriller set in the nocturnal underbelly of contemporary Los Angeles. Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Lou Bloom, a driven young man desperate for work who discovers the high-speed world of L.A. crime journalism. Finding a group of freelance camera crews who film crashes, fires, murder and other mayhem, Lou muscles into the cut-throat, dangerous realm of nightcrawling, where each police siren wail equals a possible windfall and victims are...
Series
Criterion collection volume 175
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
p2003.
Language
English
Description
Fueled by a suitcase full of pharmaceuticals, journalist Raoul Duke and his sidekick Dr. Gonzo set off on a fast and furious ride through nonstop neon, surreal surroundings and a crew of crazy characters.
Author
Series
Gilded Gotham mystery volume 2
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
New York City, summer 1889. Society girl-turned-investigative journalist Genevieve Stewart and wealthy Daniel McCaffrey have arrived at the docks to see their friends, Rupert and Esmie Milton, off on their honeymoon. But the romantic idyll comes to a screeching halt when a crazed man bursts into their stateroom screaming about demons and drops dead before their eyes. The dead man is Marcus Dalrymple, who had once asked Esmie to marry him--and inside...
Author
Publisher
BeeJay
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
Tim Bradshaw, investigative reporter for a major network, finds himself heading up a team assigned to determine the reason for the amazing worldwide growth of the L.D.S. Church. Coming to the task with fresh eyes and with the objective approach of a total newcomer, Tim becomes fascinated with the Church's keystone scripture, the Book of Mormon, and delves into its prophecies and promises. He also develops a fascination for his attractive coworker,...
51) Crabwalk
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
p2003.
Language
English
Description
"Near the end of World War II, the Wilhelm Gustloff was converted from a Nazi cruise ship to a rescue vessel for German refugees. When it was torpedoed by a Russian submarine, 9000 people died in what became the greatest maritime disaster of the 20th century. Journalist Paul Pokriefke was born as his mother was rescued from the sinking ship. As he examines the history of the Gustloff, Pokriefke attempts to understand his own history, his mother's...
52) Fire and ice
Author
Series
Buchanan-Renard volume 7
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
The daughter of notorious, high-profile thief Bobby Rose, journalist Sophie Rose leaves her job at a major Chicago newspaper for a small local paper, but when she stumbles into the middle of a bizarre story, she follows the trail of the mystery north to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, accompanied by a bodyguard, Jack Prescott, a sexy FBI agent.
Author
Series
Geronimo Stilton volume 11
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2004.
Language
English
Description
Geronimo Stilton, editor of "The Rodent's Gazette," hates Halloween, but Thea has decided to publish a book about the spooky holiday, and his nephew's excitement leaves Geronimo no choice but to participate.
55) Fly home to me
Author
Publisher
Covenant Communications, Inc
Language
English
Description
"A traffic jam is the last thing Piper Holland needs in her already stressful day. The dry cleaner's will soon close, and she really hopes to wear her luxury silk blouse when she pitches her theme to the editors of the magazine she works for. But when she finally sees what's caused the backup, she feels a pinch of guilt: a man in a military uniform is gallantly pushing a stalled vehicle off the road. Suddenly, her rush to the dry cleaner's seems incredibly...
57) Remember
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Language
English
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Description
Television war corresponent Nicky Wells investigates the mysterious double life of the only man she ever loved.
58) Truth or die
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
New York attorney Trevor Mann's world shatters when he receives a phone call telling him his girlfriend has been shot dead in a mugging. But the circumstances point to something more calculated than a random attack. Claire was a New York Times journalist and Trevor is convinced she had unearthed a secret so shocking that she was murdered to keep it from coming to light. Chasing Claire's leads, Trevor will risk everything to discover what exactly she...
Author
Series
Private justice volume 3
Language
English
Description
Three years after the loss of her husband and four-year-old son in a boating accident, Kate Marshall spots a boy on a mall escalator who she is convinced is her son, and seeks the help of private detective Connor Sullivan when the police doubt her story.
Author
Language
English
Description
The extraordinary gifts for evocation and insight and the stunning talent for storytelling that earned Rick Bragg a Pulitzer Prize for feature writing in 1996 are here brought to bear on the wrenching story of his own family's life. It is the story of a violent, war-haunted, alcoholic father and a strong-willed, loving mother who struggled to protect her three sons from the effects of poverty and ignorance that had tainted her own life. It is the...
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