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Author
Publisher
Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
418 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
After Rachel Childs, a former journalist, suffers an on-air mental breakdown, she lives as a virtual shut-in. In all other respects, however, she enjoys an ideal life with an ideal husband. Until a chance encounter on a rainy afternoon causes that ideal life to fray. As does Rachel's marriage. As does Rachel herself. Sucked into a conspiracy thick with deception, violence, and possibly madness, Rachel must find the strength within herself to conquer...
Author
Language
English
Description
2 CHILDREN FOR SALE The sign is a last resort. It sits on a farmhouse porch in 1931, but could be found anywhere in an era of breadlines, bank runs and broken dreams. It could have been written by any mother facing impossible choices. For struggling reporter Ellis Reed, the gut-wrenching scene evokes memories of his family's dark past. He snaps a photograph of the children, not meant for publication. But when it leads to his big break, the consequences...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"New York Times bestselling author and Queen of the Beach Reads Mary Kay Andrews delivers her next blockbuster, Hello Summer. Conley Hawkins left her family's small town newspaper, The Silver Bay Beacon, in the rear view mirror years ago. Now, after ten years of blood, sweat, and tears, Conley is exactly where she wants to be and is about to take a fancy new position at a New York City newspaper. That is, until she discovers at her own going away...
Author
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
The revered New York Times bestselling author returns with a novel set in 1960s Baltimore that combines modern psychological insights with elements of classic noir, about a middle-aged housewife turned aspiring reporter who pursues the murder of a forgotten young woman. In 1966, Baltimore is a city of secrets that everyone seems to know--everyone, that is, except Madeline "Maddie" Schwartz. Last year, she was a happy, even pampered housewife. This...
Author
Series
Millennium volume 5
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Lisbeth Salander has been forged by a brutal childhood and horrific abuse. And repeated attempts on her life. The ink embedded in her skin is a constant reminder of her pledge to fight against the injustice she finds on every side. Confinement to the secure unit of a women's prison is intended as a punishment. Instead, Lisbeth finds herself in relative safety. Flodberga is a failing prison, effectively controlled by the inmates, and for a computer...
6) Naked heat
Author
Series
Nikki Heat volume 2
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Formats
Description
When New York's most vicious gossip columnist, Cassidy Towne, is found dead, NYPD Homicide Detective Heat uncovers a gallery of high profile suspects, all with compelling motives for killing the most feared muckraker in Manhattan. Heat's murder investigation is complicated by her surprise reunion with superstar magazine journalist Jameson Rook.
Author
Series
Gabriel Allon volume 21
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The fatal poisoning of a Russian billionaire sends Gabriel Allon on a dangerous journey across Europe and into the orbit of a musical virtuoso who may hold the key to the truth about his friend's death. The plot Allon uncovers leads to secret channels of money and influence that go to the very heart of Western democracy and threaten the stability of the global order.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"It's 2 AM on a Saturday night in the spring of 2001, and twenty-eight-year old Cecily Gardner sits alone in a dive bar on New York's Lower East Side, questioning her life. Feeling lonesome and homesick for the Midwest, she wonders if she'll ever make it as a reporter in the big city--and whether she made a terrible mistake in breaking up with her longtime boyfriend Matthew. As Cecily reaches for the phone to call him, she hears a guy on the barstool...
Author
Series
Gabriel Allon volume 21
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The fatal poisoning of a Russian billionaire sends Gabriel Allon on a dangerous journey across Europe and into the orbit of a musical virtuoso who may hold the key to the truth about his friend's death. The plot Allon uncovers leads to secret channels of money and influence that go to the very heart of Western democracy and threaten the stability of the global order.
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
c2013
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 8
Physical Desc
230 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1919, seventeen-year-old Hattie leaves the Montana prairie--and her sweetheart Charlie--to become a female reporter in San Francisco.
13) Hollow fires
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 12
Physical Desc
404 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
After discovering the body of fourteen-year-old Jawad Ali in Jackson Park, seventeen-year-old journalism student Safiya Mirza begins investigating his murder and ends up confronting white supremacy in her own high school.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick On Brilliance Audio
Pub. Date
p2014
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
2 compact discs (1 hr. 32 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Jessica Finch in Pig trouble: Jessica Finch loves pigs, pigs, pigs. With her birthday coming up, Jessica hopes her present will be a real-live potbellied pig. Jessica can hardly wait for her party, but Judy Moody is acting like a pighead, so Jessica un-invites her. To make matters worse, Jessica has snooped around and found zero sign of a pig present. Will her birthday be a disaster?; Rocky Zang in The amazing Mr. Magic: Rocky is perfecting his magic...
15) Ghost Rider
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
2-disc extended cut.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In order to save his dying father, Johnny Blaze, a young stunt cyclist, sells his soul to Mephistopheles and sadly parts from Roxanne, the girl he loves. Years later, Johnny's path crosses again with Roxanne, who is now a reporter. He, also, crosses paths with Mephistopheles, who offers to release Johnny's soul if Johnny becomes the fabled, fiery Ghost Rider, a supernatural agent of vengeance and justice. Mephistopheles orders Johnny to defeat the...
16) We got the beat
Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 13
Physical Desc
352 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Jordan Elliott is a fat, nerdy lesbian, and the first junior to be named editor in chief of the school newspaper. Okay, that last part hasn’t happened yet, but it will. It’s positive thinking that has gotten Jordan this far. Ever since Mackenzie West, her friend-turned-enemy, humiliated her at the start of freshman year, Jordan has thrown herself into journalism and kept her eyes trained on the future. So it’s a total blow when Jordan discovers...