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Author
Series
All the wrong questions volume 3
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
Young Lemony Snicket investigates a rash of fires that have plagued the town of Stain'd-by-the-Sea, revealing secrets that involve the Department of Education and the notorious villain Hangfire.
2) The arsonist
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Troubled by the feeling that she belongs nowhere after working in East Africa for fifteen years, Frankie Rowley has come home to the small New Hampshire village of Pomeroy and the farmhouse where her family has always summered. On her first night back, a house up the road burns to the ground. Then another house burns, and another, always the houses of the summer people. In a town where people have never bothered to lock their doors, social fault lines...
Author
Series
Firefighters (J.R. Ward) volume 1
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Anne Ashburn is a woman consumed . . . By her bitter family legacy, by her scorched career as a firefighter, by her obsession with department bad-boy Danny McGuire, and by a new case that pits her against a fiery killer. Strong-willed Anne was fearless and loved the thrill of fighting fires, pushing herself to be the best. But when one risky decision at a warehouse fire changes her life forever, Anne must reinvent not only her job, but her whole...
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
In this novel the author exposes a dark secret from a family's past that threatens the lives of two sisters, Kate and Hannah Connelly, when the family-owned furniture firm in Long Island City, founded by their grandfather and famous for its fine reproductions of antiques, explodes into flames in the middle of the night, leveling the buildings to the ground, including the museum where priceless antiques have been on permanent display for years. The...
5) Rogue Island
Author
Series
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
When journalist Liam Mulligan realizes that someone is systematically burning down his childhood neighborhood in Providence, Rhode Island, he ignores his bosses and his budding relationship to figure out the firebug's identity.
6) Pyro
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
When his Seattle fire department begins fighting a series of arson fires, lieutenant Paul Wolf, haunted by the fire that devastated his family, investigates a pattern in the fire locations that leads him to discover that he himself is being targeted.
Author
Series
Rei Shimura mysteries volume 10
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2009, ©2008
Language
English
Description
During a family reunion on the island of Oahu, Japanese-American undercover spy Rei Shimura is roped into helping the Hawaiian branch of her family regain land stolen from them during World War II. But when fire sweeps the island and her young cousin is accused of arson, Rei, with the assistance of both her boyfriend and ex-lover, must discover the truth, which turns out to be linked to the Shimura family history.
10) The library book
Author
Language
English
Description
The author reopens the unsolved mystery of the most catastrophic library fire in American history. This book chronicles the Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL) fire, and its aftermath, to showcase the crucial role that libraries play in our lives. The author delves into the evolution of libraries around the world, from their humble beginnings to their status as a cornerstone of the community; brings the departments of the library to life through on-the-ground...
11) Aviary: a novel
Author
Publisher
Milkweed Editions
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"At the deteriorating Pheasant Run, the occupants keep their secrets and sadnesses locked tight behind closed apartment doors. Kind Leo Umberti, formerly an insurance agent, now quietly spends his days painting abstract landscapes and mourning a long-ago loss. Down the hall, retired professor Rydell Clovis tries desperately to stay fit enough to restart a career in academia. Cassie McMackin, on the same floor, has seemingly lost everything - her husband...
12) Crunch time
Author
Series
Goldy Bear mysteries volume 16
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
©2011
Language
English
Description
Caterer and amateur sleuth-extraordinaire Goldy Schulz digs into a deadly smorgasbord that includes a heaping helping of murder, a double dose of arson ... and nine adorable beagle puppies!
13) St. Albans fire
Author
Series
Joe Gunther mysteries volume 16
Publisher
Mysterious Press
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Intrepid detective Joe Gunther and the overworked Vermont Bureau of Investigation team is pushed to the limit by a string of serial arsons across the Green Mountain State that has culminated in a shocking series of murders.
Author
Series
Detective Elouise Norton novels volume 2
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Los Angeles homicide detective Elouise "Lou" Norton and her partner, Colin Taggert, arrive at the scene of a tragic house fire. Juliet Chatman perished in the blaze, along with her two children. Left behind is grieving husband and father Christopher Chatman, hospitalized after trying to rescue his family. Chatman is devastated that he couldn't save them. Unless, of course, he's the one who killed them. Neighbors and family friends insist the Chatmans...
Author
Series
Women's Murder Club volume 7
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Investigating the arson deaths of a wealthy couple, San Francisco detective Lindsay Boxer and Assistant DA Yuki Castellano find the case further complicated by the disappearance of a former governor's son, internal pressure, and the media.
Author
Series
Pete Montgomery thrillers volume 1
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
©2006
Language
English
Description
A novel that takes place in the world of competitive horse show jumping offers a tale of murder and suspense involving a former NYPD detective, his grown daughter, and his missing ex-wife, who is either an innocent victim or a suspect.
17) All these ashes
Author
Series
Line of sight volume 2
Publisher
Polis Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Russell Avery, a laid-off reporter working as a private investigator, is desperate for work. A detective asks him to look into one of the Brick City's most haunting mysteries: the Twilight Four killings. Supposedly the wrong man was convicted in the arson-murders of four teenagers. As Avery starts untangling the complications of a decades-old murder, he runs into opposition from City Hall and is dragged into the middle of a contentious Mayoral race...
18) Roast mortem
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
After being rescued by local firefighters while caught in a blazing restaurant, Clare investigates a series of suspicious café fires around New York City and must defend her detective boyfriend, Mike, from false accusations.
Author
Series
Department Q volume 3
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
©2013
Language
English
Description
Receiving a sealed bottle with a years-old plea for help by two young victims imprisoned in a boathouse by the sea, Detective Carl Morck follows leads to a desperate woman trapped in a brutal marriage to a man who keeps her in isolation and hides deadly secrets.
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