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Author
Publisher
Aguilar
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
Español
Description
Una investigación profundamente documentada sobre la forma en que el narcotráfico aniquila o seduce a periodistas. Conuna pluma violenta, aguerrida, profundamente humana, Javier Valdez Cárdenas revela quiénes han sido víctimas de los narcos por buscar la verdad, por escribir con valentía sobre la impunidad y las injusticias, y cómo actúan algunos reporteros o analistas que colaboran para los narcos con tráfico de información y servicios...
822) French pressed
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
When her daughter, Joy, interning at one of New York's hottest French restaurants, is accused of murdering the competition, coffehouse owner Claire Cosi must prove Joy's innocence, which lands her in hot water.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Co
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents fifteen interlinked sonnets to pay tribute to Emmitt Till, a fourteen-year-old African American boy who was lynched in Mississippi in 1955 for whistling at a while woman, and whose murderers were acquitted.
824) No mark upon her
Author
Series
Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James mysteries volume 14
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
When the body of a woman found in the Thames is found to be that of an Olympic rowing contender who is also a high-ranking detective with London's Metropolitan Police, Scotland Yard superintendent Duncan Kincaid finds himself heading an investigation fraught with complications.
825) The hour of the fox
Author
Series
Brother Chandler novels volume 1
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Who would cut the throat of a young nun and throw her remains in the river? And what was she doing outside the confines of the priory in the first place? Secretly acting as a spy for Henry Bolingbroke, Chandler is torn by conflicting loyalties and agonising self-doubt. As the king's cousin marches towards Wales and England teeters on the brink of civil war, Chandler's investigations will draw him into affairs of state - and endanger not only himself...
Author
Publisher
HarperPerennial
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"On the western edge of Los Angeles is the gorgeous beachside city of Santa Monica, where the sun-kissed, wealthy residents seem to inhabit real-life California dreams. When movie-star-handsome heartthrob fitness coach Zack Doheny, is found dead on the floor of his gym, the tragedy shocks the elite community, especially those who'd spent many hours each week exercising with the charismatic trainer. As the narrative flashes back to the months leading...
827) The innocent
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Formats
Description
NOW THE NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES EL INOCENTE!
The bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix drama The Stranger takes readers on an electrifying ride in this thriller that peeks behind the white picket fences of suburbia—where one mistake can change your life forever.
One night, Matt Hunter innocently tried to break up a fight—and ended up a killer. Now, nine years later, he’s an ex-con who takes nothing...
The bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix drama The Stranger takes readers on an electrifying ride in this thriller that peeks behind the white picket fences of suburbia—where one mistake can change your life forever.
One night, Matt Hunter innocently tried to break up a fight—and ended up a killer. Now, nine years later, he’s an ex-con who takes nothing...
828) Mi zong
Author
Series
Publisher
Chun tian chu ban guo ji wen hua you xian gong si
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
中文(繁體)
Author
Publisher
Tim Duggan Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"In this intimate memoir of survival, a former captive of the Islamic State tells her harrowing and ultimately inspiring story. Nadia Murad was born and raised in Kocho, a small village of farmers and shepherds in northern Iraq. A member of the Yazidi community, she and her brothers and sisters lived a quiet life. Nadia had dreams of becoming a history teacher or opening her own beauty salon. On August 15th, 2014, when Nadia was just twenty-one years...
830) Strangers in death
Author
Series
In Death series volume 26
Language
English
Formats
Description
Lieutenant Eve Dallas explores hidden connections among friends and lovers, enemies and strangers in this disturbing murder investigation.
Author
Series
Yashim Togalu mysteries volume 3
Publisher
Sarah Crichton Books
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"In the midst of civil unrest in the summer of 2020 following the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, one of the great literary voices of our time, Elizabeth Alexander, wrote a moving reflection on the psyche of young Black America, turning a mother's eye to her sons' generation. Originally published in the New Yorker, the essay brilliantly and lovingly observed the lives and attitudes of young people who even as children could...
Author
Publisher
Subterranean Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Well past retirement age and feeling his years--but still staying sober one day at a time--Matthew Scudder learns that alcoholics aren't the only ones who count the days since their last slip. Matt's longtime partner, Elaine, tells him of a group of former sex workers who do something similar, helping each other stay out of the life. But when one young woman describes an abusive client who's refusing to let her quit, Elaine encourages her to get help...
Author
Series
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"After the final curtain of Swan Lake, an animated crowd exits the Mariinsky theatre brimming with excitement from the night's performance. But outside the scene is somber. A ballerina's body lies face down in the snow, blood splattered like rose petals over the costume of the Swan Queen. The crowd is silenced by a single cry-- "Nemetseva is dead!" Amongst the theatergoers is Lady Emily, accompanying her dashing husband Colin in Russia on assignment...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"In Secrets of a Marine's Wife, award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author Shanna Hogan tells the true story of a young Marine wife whose illicit affair ended in tragedy. In June 2014, 19-year-old Erin Corwin was living a quiet life in Twentynine Palms, California, expecting her first child with her husband, U.S. Marine Corporal Jon Corwin--until the day she drove off into the desert and never returned. As temperatures climbed...
838) Independent bones
Author
Series
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Carolyn Haines's Independent Bones is the next novel in the series that Kirkus Reviews characterizes as "Stephanie Plum meets the Ya-Ya Sisterhood" featuring sassy Southern private investigator Sarah Booth Delaney. When Dr. Alala Diakos, a visiting professor of Greek literature, comes to teach at Ole Miss in Oxford, Mississippi, it doesn't take long for controversy to follow. With her fervent feminist ideals and revolutionary leanings, she quickly...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
In 2007 a group of Aboriginal women from the Fitzroy Valley in Australia's remote northwest decided enough was enough. Their community had experienced 13 suicides in 13 months. Reports of family violence and child abuse were commonplace and alcohol consumption was rising at an alarming rate. Something had to be done. Something had to change. A group of courageous Aboriginal women from across the Valley came together to fight for a future. For everyone...
Author
Series
Marcus Didius Falco mysteries volume 16
Publisher
Mysterious Press
Pub. Date
©2004
Language
English
Description
When the scribe of ancient Rome's daily scandal column goes missing in seaside Ostia, investigator Marcus Didius Falco learns that the scribe was working on a story about an underworld kidnapping racket involving pirates.
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