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"Abandoned by her mother at age seven, Alexandra Winslow took solace in the mystery stories she read with her devoted father--and soon she was writing them herself, slowly graduating to dark, violent, complex crime stories that reflected skill and imagination far beyond her years. After her father's early death, at fourteen Alex is taken in by the nuns of a local convent, where she finds twenty-six mothers to take the place of the one she lost, and...
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Series
The Ian Ludlow thrillers volume 2
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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In Hong Kong to research his latest action thriller, Ian Ludlow stumbles on a deadly Chinese intelligence conspiracy to topple the United States, a scenario taken directly from one of his novels.
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English
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Brought together by a mass shooting at a Texas county fair, children's book author and single mother Elle Portman and high-rolling corporate consultant Calder Hudson, both fueled by revenge, search for a killer while wondering if the attraction growing between them is too painful and complicated to sustain.
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Bill Hodges volume 2
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 19
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English
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"A masterful, intensely suspenseful novel about a reader whose obsession with a reclusive writer goes far too far--a book about the power of storytelling, starring the same trio of unlikely and winning heroes King introduced in Mr. Mercedes" --
""Wake up, genius." So begins King's instantly riveting story about a vengeful reader. The genius is John Rothstein, an iconic author who created a famous character, Jimmy Gold, but who hasn't published a...
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After the death of her literary rival in a freak accident, author June Hayward steals her just-finished masterpiece, sending it to her agent as her own work, but as emerging evidence threatens her success, she discovers how far she'll go to keep what she thinks she deserves.
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2009
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English
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Journeying to London to do a shoot of one of the world's most celebrated writers, Soho photographer Hope Dunne is attracted by Finn O'Neill's boyish charm and accepts his invitation to his isolated Irish estate, where gaps in his history and confusing lies raise Hope's suspicions.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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Juliet Ashton, a thirty-year-old author, writes to her publisher expressing her desire to stop covering the aftermath of WWII, but Guernsey farmer Dawsey Adams invites neighbors to write to Juliet with their stories, which puts her off at first but eventually helps her find inspiration for her next book, and her life.
10) The winter sea
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Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
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A NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER!
"I've loved every one of Susanna's books! She has bedrock research and a butterfly's delicate touch with characters—sure recipe for historical fiction that sucks you in and won't let go!"—DIANA GABALDON, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Outlander
A hauntingly beautiful tale of love that transcends time: an American writer travels to Scotland to craft
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
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English
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"When the critic who gave his new play scathing reviews is murdered, stabbed in the heart with his ornamental dagger, author Anthony Horowitz is arrested by an old enemy out for revenge and the only man who can help him is his estranged partner in solving crime, Daniel Hawthorne.
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Kaylee Sloan's home in Southern California is full of wonderful memories of the woman who raised her. But the memories are prolonging her grief over her mother's recent death. A successful author, Kaylee hoped she could pour herself into her work. Instead she has terrible writer's block and a looming deadline. Determined to escape distractions and avoid the holiday season, Kaylee borrows a cabin in Virgin River. She knows the isolation will help her...
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English
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"Carrie Slayton is a successful gossip columnist, but her dream is to become a serious journalist. Finnegan Dalton is a notorious recluse whose book about living in the Alaskan wilds skyrocketed to the top of the New York Times bestseller list. Recognizing a golden opportunity, Carrie uses a little guile in tracking down Finn's whereabouts in the snowy Alaskan wilderness outside of Fairbanks, only to discover that he truly is as mysterious and withdrawn...
14) Less: a novel
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English
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Who says you can't run away from your problems? You are a failed novelist about to turn fifty. A wedding invitation arrives in the mail: your boyfriend of the past nine years is engaged to someone else. You can't say yes--it would be too awkward--and you can't say no--it would look like defeat. On your desk are a series of invitations to half-baked literary events around the world. QUESTION: How do you arrange to skip town? ANSWER: You accept them...
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Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
340 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
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After posting a one-star review for a poorly written--but gruesome--horror novel, Emma Carpenter is dragged into an online argument with the author himself, but when disturbing incidents start happening at night, Emma digs into his life and work, discovering a sadistic man who is capable of anything.
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Hollows volume 2
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English
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A man searching for the mother who disappeared decades earlier, a high-strung teenager, a psychic who predicts a man's death, and a disgraced former chief of police find their lives converging in ways that invoke formidable personal costs.
17) Devil house
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"An epic, gripping novel about murder, truth, artistic obsession, and the dangers of storytelling"--
Gage Chandler is descended from kings. That's what his mother always told him when he was a child. Years later, he is a true crime writer, with one grisly success - and a movie adaptation - to his name, along with a series of subsequent less notable efforts. But now he is being offered the chance for the big break: to move into the house where a pair...
18) The Poet's House
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Publisher
Blackstone
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
8 audio discs (approximately 600 min.) ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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"A closely observed, droll, coming-of-age story . . . An absolute keeper." -Maureen Corrigan, Fresh Air
"A page-turning narrative with laugh-out-loud scenes, and ultimately a hopeful, affirming book about how words can stir the mystery in us." -Julia Alvarez, author of Afterlife
A warm and witty story of a young woman who gets swept up in the rivalries and love affairs of a dramatic group of writers.
Carla is stuck. In her twenties and...
19) Southern comfort
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English
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Miami, Florida DEA agent Kate Rush and bestselling but reclusive author Tick Kelly team up to uncover a web of betrayal, blackmail, and ruthless greed at the center of a human trafficking ring. As the danger mounts, Tick realizes how far he'll go to protect the rare and surprising gift that's come his way: a second chance at a happy ending.
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Set against the backdrop of World War II, this novel, inspired by the true story of the Council of Books in Wartime, follows three women whose fates become intertwined by their belief in the power and goodness in the written word to triumph over the very darkest moments of war.