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2) Liar's bench
Author
Language
English
Description
From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, Kim Michele Richardson's atmospheric, beautifully written debut transports readers to a time and place where the KKK is still a power, the South is struggling to find itself, women are exploring new freedom, and teenagers are caught between old and new ways of growing up. A story of first love, raw courage, and truths that won't be denied, set against...
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Series
Publisher
Super Sandcastle, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Presents information about growing plants in hanging containers, discussing safety precautions and how to choose the right tools, soil, plants, and containers, with instructions for making containers, including one for upside-down plants.
Author
Publisher
Taunton Press
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
Drywalling looks easy, but anyone who has tried it knows that it is physically demanding and that one needs a knowledge of many finishing touches and tricks-of-the-trade to ensure a good job. The most commonly used drywall techniques are covered step by step, and there are additional sections on various types of drywall, tools, and decorative effects. Attention is paid to taping and sanding, which are the keys to an attractive job.
5) The invited
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
In 1924, a young mother, Hattie Breckenridge, is hanged from a tree in her yard by the town mob, accused of a crime that was actually committed by her daughter. Nearly a century later, a young married couple, Helen and Nate abandon the comforts of suburbia to begin the ultimate, aspirational do-it-yourself project: building the house of their dreams on the same forty-four acres of rural land where Hattie once lived. When they discover that this charming...
Author
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"In 1640, Alys Bailey was accused of witchcraft and sentenced to hang. Today, Alys is said to haunt Lockwood Hall, the Tudor manor house where she died. When Nicole Rayburn travels to Lockwood Hall and begins to research Alys’s story for a new book, she discovers startling irregularities in Alys’s case. Nicole’s suspicions mount as every answer leads to more questions. What really happened to Alys? And what became of her son, who disappeared...
Author
Publisher
Louisiana State University Press
Pub. Date
[1994]
Language
English
Description
"In the early morning hours of October 1, 1862, state militia arrested more than two hundred alleged Unionists from five northern Texas counties and brought them to Gainesville, the seat of Cooke County. In the ensuing days at least forty-four prisoners were hanged, and several other men were lynched in neighboring communities. This event proved to be the grisly climax of a tradition of violence and vigilantism in North Texas that began before the...
Author
Series
Inspector Lefebvre novels volume 2
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
"Paris: July, 1890. Achille Lefebvre annd his wife Adele are planning to enjoy a stay at a seaside resort-- until a body found hanging from a bridge in a public park demands the Inspector's attention. Is it suicide, or muder? A twisted tale of evidence draws Inspector Lefebvre into a shadowy underworld of international intrigue, espionage, and terrorism. Time is of the essence, pressure mounts on the Surete to get results. Achille's chief orders him...
Author
Publisher
Schiffer Military
Pub. Date
c2019.
Language
English
Description
John C. Woods, the US Army's hangman during World War II, is known for his role executing ten senior Nazis in 1946. For the first time, learn about Woods's early life in Kansas and his dishonorable discharge before World War II. Discover how volunteering as a military executioner would lead Woods to his career as a hangman. Award-winning author Colonel French MacLean separates fact from fiction of the enigmatic executioner, whose botched executions...
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"In 1916, the Irish nationalist Roger Casement was hanged by the British government for treason. Casement had dedicated his extraordinary life to improving the plight of oppressed peoples around the world--especially the native populations in the Belgian Congo and the Amazon--but when he dared to draw a parallel between the injustices he witnessed in African and American colonies and those committed by the British in Northern Ireland, he became involved...
Publisher
ITN Sales, Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The son of a hangman gets involved in a gunfight with the men who killed his father. One of these men is killed, and the son is arrested and tried by the territorial hanging judge, W. Benson Masters. Local clergy try to stop the hanging, but the young man still goes to the gallows. With no stay of execution on hand, the man's fate is in the hands of another hangman.
13) Wild fire
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Hoping for a fresh start, an English family moves to the remote Scotland islands, eager to give their Autistic son a better life. But when a young nanny's body is found hanging in the barn beside their home, rumors of her affair with the husband spread like wildfire.
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
While waitressing at the Hopwicke Country House Hotel as a favor for a friend, Jude becomes involved in murder when a member of the Pillars of Sussex, a group of local businessmen, is found dead and Jude suspects foul play.
16) Sycamore Row
Author
Series
Jake Brigance novels volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 28
Language
English
Description
When wealthy Seth Hubbard hangs himself from a sycamore tree and leaves his fortune to his black maid, Jake Brigance once again finds himself embroiled in a fiercely controversial trial -- a trial that will expose old racial tensions and force Ford County to confront its tortured history.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Kosoma, Indian Territory. The outlaw Darby brothers have been sentenced to hang until dead. Witnessing the execution are Amelia Darby, sister of the condemned men, as well as U. S. Deputy Marshal Sam "Trusty" Dawson and Judge Gordon Hadesworth. After justice is served, Trusty hits the trail, escorting the judge- and begrudgingly, Amelia- back to Oklahoma. Ambushed en route, the judge is murdered and Amelia vanishes, leaving Trusty to believe she...
Author
Series
Josiah Wolfe, Texas Ranger novels volume 7
Josiah Wolfe Texas Ranger novels volume 7
A Josiah Wolfe Texas Ranger novel volume 7
Josiah Wolfe Texas Ranger novels volume 7
A Josiah Wolfe Texas Ranger novel volume 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Josiah Wolfe quits the Texas Rangers and returns home to find himself in the middle of a family feud. The Langdons and the Halversons have been fighting over land as the townfolk fled after losing out on a railroad junction. Morris Langdon has vowed revenge on Josiah and the Texas Rangers for the hanging of his older brother. The Halverson family holds a grudge against Josiah for leaving with their young grandson. The Texas Rangers are called in...
Author
Series
Canterbury Tales mysteries volume 5
Publisher
St. Martin's Minotaur
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Having witnessed a murder with possible supernatural ties when he was an apprentice, the Carpenter works to solve an intricate mystery involving a purported witch coven leader who would avenge the deaths of her sisters.
Author
Series
Publisher
Crème de la Crime
Pub. Date
2014, c2013.
Language
English
Description
When Jude agrees to lend her vintage chaise longue for the local Amateur Dramatics Society's production of George Bernard Shaw's The Devil's Disciple, little does she realize she'll end up in a starring role. It's an ambitious play, culminating in a dramatic execution scene: a scene that's played for real when one of the leading actors is found hanging from the especially-constructed stage gallows during rehearsals. A tragic accident--or something...