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Carr--ex-CIA--is the reluctant leader of an elite crew planning to take tens of millions of dollars belonging to a disgraced financier, Curtis Prager. But Carr's seasoned pros are wound drum-tight--months before, the man who brought them together was killed in what Carr suspects was a setup.
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"Michael Mann, four-time Oscar-nominated filmmaker and writer-director of Heat, Collateral, Thief, Manhunter, and Miami Vice, teams up with Edgar Award-winning author Meg Gardiner to deliver Mann's first crime novel--an explosive return to the world and characters of his classic film Heat--an all-new story that illuminates what happened before and after the iconic film"--
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Harry Bosch mysteries volume 9
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English
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Retired LAPD detective Harry Bosch peruses old files and becomes obsessed with the unsolved murder of a Hollywood production assistant and an unsolved armor car robbery.
5) Caught
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Publisher
Grove Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
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English
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Twenty-five-year-old David Slaney, locked up on charges of marijuana possession, has escaped his cell and sprinted to the highway. There, he's picked up by his sister's friend and taken to a strip bar, where he survives his first night on the run. Evading the cops isn't his only objective; Slaney also wants to track down his old partner, Hearn, and get back into the drug business. As Slaney makes his fugitive journey across Canada, he adopts numerous...
6) Seven dead
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Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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Ted Lyte, amateur thief, has chosen an isolated house by the coast for his first robbery. But Haven House is no ordinary country home. While hunting for silverware to steal, Ted stumbles upon a locked room containing seven dead bodies. Detective Inspector Kendall takes on the case with the help of passing yachtisman Thomas Hazeldean. The search for the house's absent owners brings Hazeldean across the Channel to Boulogne, where he finds more than...
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Inspector Sejer novels volume 10
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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"On a wet, gray night in early November, Charlo Torp, a former gambler who's only recently kicked the habit, makes his way through the slush to Harriet Krohn's apartment, flowers in his hand. Certain that paying off his debt is the only path to starting a new life and winning his daughter Julie's forgiveness, Charlo plans to rob the wealthy old woman's antique silver collection. What he doesn't expect is for her to put up a fight. The following morning...
8) Unseelie
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Series
Unseelie duology volume 1
Publisher
Inkyard Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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Iselia "Seelie" Graygrove looks just like her twin, Isolde...but as an autistic changeling left in the human world by the fae as an infant, she has always known she is different. Seelie's unpredictable magic makes it hard for her to fit in---and draws her and Isolde into the hunt for a fabled treasure. In a heist gone wrong, the sisters make some unexpected allies and find themselves unraveling a mystery that has its roots in the history of humans...
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Theodore Boone volume 3
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
©2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 9
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English
Description
Theodore Boone is the thirteen year old who knows more about the law than most adult lawyers. He certainly never expected to be the victim of crime himself. But then his bike is vandalized, he's attacked while doing his homework and, worst of all, framed for a robbery. When stolen computer equipment turns up in Theo's school locker, the police start leaning on him hard. And he is the only suspect. What if he is found guilty? What about his dreams...
11) Bastard
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Publisher
Fantagraphics Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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After taking part in a historic heist -- 52 simultaneous robberies at the same time, in the same city -- May and Eugene, a young mother and her preteen son, are on the run not only from the law and double-crossed former accomplices, but also their violent past. They crisscross the United States, encountering mysterious truckers, ambitious bandits, and senior citizens living off the grid -- while flashbacks show the reader how they got into this deadly...
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Series
Nancy Drew mystery stories volume 30
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
©1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
When a gang that uses parties as a cover for robberies victimizes a masquerade party Nancy is attending, the teen-age detective switches identity with her girl friend to solve the case.
13) Guilty Gucci
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Publisher
Distributed by Kensington Pub
Pub. Date
c2012
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English
Description
The Red Bottom Bandits may be the world's most fashion-forward gang of masked outlaws. They're the talk of D.C. for their daring robberies and fly gear. When the innocent, naïve Gucci recognizes ringleader Sunny Raegan during a holdup, that's her "in" with the Bandits. Knowing she's got a lot more beauty than brains, Gucci sees the gang as her meal ticket. More likely, they'll be her ticket to the morgue! The Bandits may be lawless, but they play...
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Series
Miss Julia series volume 10
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Abbotsville finds itself the scene of a heist; and Miss Julia knows there's only one man who can solve the crime. It's J.D. Pickens, P.I., renowned investigator and Hazel Marie's wayward love. When he's summoned, one thing becomes clear: Miss Julia must help set things right between them or find herself the only one who can, quite literally, deliver the goods.
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"The remarkable true story of a modern-day Robin Hood: a British college student who started robbing banks in the aftermath of the financial crisis. When the global financial crisis of 2007 hit, British college student Stephen Jackley decided to become a bank robber, stealing from the rich and giving to the poor. Against all likelihood, his plan actually worked. Jackley used disguises, elaborate escape routes, and fake guns to hold up a string of...
Author
Series
Theodore Boone volume 3
Publisher
Montena
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 10
Language
Español
Description
Thirteen-year-old aspiring lawyer Theodore Boone is falsely accused in a robbery and must fight to clear his name.
Con sólo trece años, Theodore Boone ha sido capaz de develar las claves de dos casos dignos de los abogados más experimentados: un asesinato con un testigo reacio a declarar y el secuestro de su mejor amiga. Ahora, a pesar de haber recibido el reconocimiento de las cortes, Theo se enfrentará a su mayor reto: sentarse en el banquillo...
17) Bad guys
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Series
Zach Walker novels volume 2
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Back on the job as a features writer for the city paper, Zack Walker stumbles into a murder that may be linked to a gang that has been terrorizing the city's high-end shopping district, finds himself on a path to confrontation with ruthless criminal "Barbie" Bullock, and must protect his daughter from a possible stalker.
19) Baby driver
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A talented, young getaway driver relies on the beat of his personal soundtrack to be the best in the game. But after being coerced into working for a crime boss, he must face the music when a doomed heist threatens his life, love and freedom.
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Series
Spy next door volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Dexter's next mission? Catch a cat burglar! On a school field trip to the museum, Dexter puts his brand-new super-secret spy skills to the test. Someone has broken into the Egyptian exhibit to steal Pharaoh Hun-Ga-Re's greatest treasure...a sacred sandwich that can raise the dead! But who could be hungry enough to want a six-thousand-year-old snack? With an army of robot ninjas, a mustachioed mystery man, and a sneaky new classmate lurking around...
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