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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 21
Language
English
Description
Travis Boyette, recently paroled and suffering from an inoperable brain tumor, resolves to confess that he committed a murder nine years earlier for which another man was convicted and awaits execution, but finds it difficult to convince lawyers and judges of their error.
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Series
Language
English
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State police trooper Tessa Leoni claims to have shot her husband in self-defense, and bears the bruises to back up her tale. For veteran detective D. D. Warren it should be an open-and-shut case. But where is their six-year-old daughter? D. D. must partner with former lover Bobby Dodge to break through the blue wall of police brotherhood, seeking to understand the inner workings of a trooper's mind while also unearthing family secrets. For Tessa,...
3) Heat Wave
Author
Series
Nikki Heat mysteries volume 1
Language
English
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Description
Tough and sexy New York police detective Nikki Heat leads the investigation into the death of a New York real estate tycoon who plunged to his death on a Manhattan sidewalk. She's hit with an unexpected challenge when the commissioner assigns superstar magazine journalist Jameson Rook to ride along with her to research an article on New York's Finest.
4) Talk to Me
Publisher
A24
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far and opens the door to the spirit world forcing them to choose who to trust: the dead or the living.
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
A deep-dive reimagining of the classic psychosexual thriller and '80s cultural touchstone, the new series will explore fatal attraction and the timeless themes of marriage and infidelity through the lens of modern attitudes towards strong women, personality disorders, and coercive control. Disc 1: Episodes 1-3; Disc 2: Episodes 4-6 plus special features; Disc 3: Episodes 7-8 plus special features.
7) 97 Minutes
Publisher
Vertical Entertainment
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
A hijacked 767 has 97 minutes of fuel left before it crashes, potentially killing thousands. Government agents monitoring the threat must determine whether they can trust an undercover agent to avert the crash and save the innocents on board.
8) Slow burn
Author
Publisher
Independently published (July 9, 2020)
Pub. Date
c2020
Language
English
Description
A heartbreaking tale of bullying, rape, abuse, and revenge. A young Jewish boy is beaten and nearly killed by a young Muslim boy. His sister, was raped and abused by the same Muslim youth and his gang. His family, devastated and shamed by the events are totally destroyed. The young Muslim boy grows up to control the most violent and feared criminal gang in Liverpool. By now he has developed into a complete and sadistic psychopath - totally untouchable...
9) Holy Spider
Publisher
Utopia
Pub. Date
2023
Language
Persian
Description
Female journalist Arezoon Rahimmi travels to the Iranian holy city of Mashhad to investigate a serial killer targeting sex workers. As she draws closer to exposing his crimes, the opportunity for justice grows harder to attain when the murderer is embraced by many as a hero. Based on the true story of the 'Spider Killer' Saeed Hanaei, who saw himself as on a mission from God as he killed sixteen women between 2000 and 2001.
10) The Collective
Publisher
Quiver Distribution
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
A young recruit to a mysterious agency of assassins finds himself going rogue on his first assignment, tracking down a dangerous group of human traffickers.
11) The Dive
Publisher
Rlj Entertainment
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Two sisters go diving at a beautiful, remote location. One of the sisters is struck by a rock, leaving her trapped 28 meters below. With dangerously low levels of oxygen and cold temperatures, it is up to her sister to fight for her life.
Publisher
Pasidg Productions
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Eve Sullivan is arrested for committing a heinous crime. Shackled in a police station breakroom, she is questioned by psychoanalyst Dr. Donald Thomas, who is tasked with determining her fitness to stand trial. In a contentious interview, Dr. Thomas persuades Eve to recount her troubling past as she slowly turns the tables, coaxing him into revealing secrets of his own and showing him that they may be more alike than he thinks.
13) The child taker
Author
Publisher
Independently published (December 6, 2019)
Pub. Date
c2019
Language
English
Description
When twins are abducted from a tent in the Lake District, the hunt for a dangerous trafficking ring begins. The Child Taker follows the desperate search for the missing children. Packed with action and twists.
A Crime thriller that will grip the reader as you read!
14) Floor 37
Author
Language
English
Description
Floor 37 dances on the thin line between dreams and reality.
Chloe Marsh’s perfect reality becomes distorted when her husband suddenly disappears. Shortly after his mysterious disappearance, Chloe’s parents insist she’s never been married. She begins to question her memories, marital status, and identity.
Torn between what she’s being told and what she remembers to be true, she searches relentlessly for answers. No one could prepare her...
15) Master Gardener
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Directed by Academy Award nominee Paul Schrader based on his original screenplay, Master Gardener follows Narvel Roth, the meticulous horticulturist of Gracewood Gardens. He is as much devoted to tending the grounds of this beautiful and historic estate, to pandering to his employer, the wealthy dowager Mrs. Haverhill. When Mrs. Haverhill demands that he take on her wayward and troubled great-niece Maya as a new apprentice, chaos enters Narvel's spartan...
16) Chosen Soldiers
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Publisher
Harper Voyager Impulse
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
After the missiles tore up the Earth, societies crumbled, leaving scattered patches of humanity struggling to survive. Slowly, a group came together, helping each other regrow a world worth living in.And then the Others attacked.Realizing the need to truly protect themselves, they formed the Academy: a place where young people could be built into an elite military force. The training is intense...and so are the consequences for failure.Sloan Radcliffe...
Author
Series
Publisher
Hachette Audio
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
A collection of three thrilling James Patterson stories: a criminal defense attorney investigating a bullying accusation, the NYPD's most brilliant detective facing her darkest fears to prevent a string of crimes, and a woman investigating the murder of her brother-in-law.
The Family Lawyer with Robert Rotstein: Matthew Hovanes is living a parent's worst nightmare: his young daughter is accused of bullying another girl into suicide....
The Family Lawyer with Robert Rotstein: Matthew Hovanes is living a parent's worst nightmare: his young daughter is accused of bullying another girl into suicide....
18) Subject 375
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
What to believe. Who to betray. When to run.
Plastic surgeon Dr. Maria Martinez has Asperger's. Convicted of killing a priest, she is alone in prison and has no memory of the murder. DNA evidence places Maria at the scene of the crime, yet she claims she's innocent. Then she starts to remember ...
A strange room. Strange people. Being watched.
As Maria gets closer to the truth, she is drawn into a web of international intrigue and must fight not only...
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Language
English
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"Everyone knows a couple like Jack and Grace. He has looks and wealth; she has charm and elegance. He's a dedicated attorney who has never lost a case; she is a flawless homemaker, a masterful gardener and cook, and dotes on her disabled younger sister. Though they are still newlyweds, they seem to have it all. You might not want to like them, but you do. You're hopelessly charmed by the ease and comfort of their home, by the graciousness of the dinner...
20) Andor Season 1
Publisher
Lucasfilm
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Explore a new perspective from the Star Wars galaxy, focusing on Cassian Andor's journey to discover the difference he can make. The series brings forward the tale of the burgeoning rebellion against the Empire and how people and planets became involved. It's an era filled with danger, deception and intrigue where Cassian will embark on the path that is destined to turn him into a rebel hero.