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Author
Publisher
Five Star
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Lady Grace is a British woman sojourning in the Southwestern United States, where the Navajos are very taken with her, giving her the name Slender Woman. In spite of warnings not to attend a Hopi Snake dance, Slender Woman and her father do attend, leading to her kidnapping during the ceremonies.
Author
Publisher
37 INK, an imprint of Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Philadelphia, 1825. Five young, free black boys are lured onto a small ship with the promise of food and pay. They are instead met with blindfolds, ropes, and knives. Over four long months, their kidnappers drive them overland into the Cotton Kingdom to be sold as slaves. Determined to resist, the boys form a tight brotherhood as they struggle to free themselves and find their way home. Their ordeal shines a spotlight on the Reverse Underground Railroad,...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1948, Sally Horner was just eleven years old when she was kidnapped by a man claiming to be an FBI agent. Seven years later, Vladimir Nabokov published Lolita, perhaps the most seminal novel of the twentieth century. Weinman's investigation into how the two are connected is a thrilling, heartbreaking mix of literary scholarship and true-crime writing, casting a new light on the dark inspiration for a modern classic--Adapted from jacket.
Series
Publisher
Turner Entertainment Co
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Guilty hands: when a lawyer discovers that his daughter plans to wed one of his past clients, he commits a horrible act to ensure it never happens.
The mouthpiece: after a traumatic experience, a prosecutor changes his lifestyle in order to cope.
Secrets of the French police: a man tricks a French woman into posing as a Russian.
The Match King: a man rises from rags to riches but is then distracted by a beautiful woman.
Ever in my heart: a German...
Series
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Follows the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother, Gail, to convince his billionaire grandfather to pay the ransom. When Getty Sr. refuses, Gail attempts to sway him as her son's captors become increasingly volatile and brutal. With her son's life in the balance, Gail and Getty Sr.'s adviser become unlikely allies in the race against time that ultimately reveals the true and lasting value of...
Author
Publisher
Crooked Lane Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Nearly a decade after getting chased out of the Army for fighting back against abuse, Monna Locke's skill and discretion have made her the go-to safecracker for Los Angeles clients who need vaults opened and no questions asked. When a lawyer hires her to retrieve a box from his client's mansion, it seems like an easy payday--until she opens the safe and is immediately attacked by heavily-armed men. Locke barely escapes and returns to her isolated...
147) The red prince
Author
Publisher
Templar Books, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"When the young prince of Zapada is imprisoned by invaders, he needs all the help he can get to escape. As he flees dressed in his red pajamas, his captors are hot on his heels. But soon he realizes that he is not alone. The whole land of Zapada has joined forces to help him, each person dressing in red to confound and confuse his enemies. This exciting tale of adventure and escape is brought to life by the illustrator of Wall. A dramatic tale of...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
To have and have not: During World War II, American expatriate Harry Morgan helps transport a French Resistance leader and his beautiful wife to Martinique while romancing a sensuous lounge singer.
The big sleep: Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a rich family. Before the complex case is over, he's seen murder, blackmail, and what might be love.
Dark passage: A man convicted of murdering his wife escapes from prison and works with a woman...
149) Seraglio
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
A mesmerizing novel based on the true story of Empress Josephine's cousin who, kidnapped at age thirteen, was given as a gift to the Turkish sultan, placed at the lowest level of the harem, and rose to become the most powerful woman in the Ottoman Empire. Aimée du Buc de Rivery was still a child when she found herself in the hands of pirates while en route from France to her home in Martinique. The genteel young girl was a valuable commodity, and...
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