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1001) Buried in buttercream
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
When she discovers the body of her opinionated wedding planner face down in the pool, plus-sized P.I. and bride-to-be Savannah Reid must put her impending nuptials on hold to discover who else wanted this diva to make a hasty departure.
1003) REVIVAL (LP)
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 19
Physical Desc
pages cm.
Language
English
1004) The dog that whispered
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
Large print edition.
Physical Desc
423 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Wilson Steele is a single professor and Vietnam veteran who likes living alone, insisting it's too late for him to have a family. His mother disagrees. When she impulsively adopts a rescued black lab mix, she insists Thurman is special, and has whispered of the coming of grandchildren. Wilson brushes the notion off as fantasy. When his mother learns of her retirement community's 'no pets' policy, she forces Wilson to take the lovable dog. Wilson notices...
Author
Series
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
295 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Two true-crime tales relate the stories of a wealthy man buried alive with only forty-eight hours of air, and a grisly shooting high in the Sierra Nevada mountains involving the locals and rich developers.
Murder beyond the grave: "Stephen Small has it all -- a Ferrari, fancy house, loving wife, and three sons. But the only thing he needs right now is enough air to breathe. Kidnapped, buried in a box, and held for ransom, Stephen has forty-eight...
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
727 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
In a hugely insightful account, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist Joseph Lelyveld untangles the narrative threads of Franklin Roosevelt's final months, showing how he juggled the strategic, political, and personal choices he faced as the war, his presidency, and his life raced to their climax.
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
518 pages (large print) ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Three thrillers with Alex Cross, Michael Bennett, and the Women's Murder Club. Includes Detective Cross; The Medical Examiner; and Manhunt. Detective Cross: An Alex Cross Story: An anonymous caller has promised to set off deadly bombs in Washington, DC. A cruel hoax or the real deal? By the time Alex Cross and his wife, Bree Stone, uncover the chilling truth, it may already be too late. Manhunt: a Michael Bennett story: Someone attacked the Thanksgiving...
1008) A reaper at the gates
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Description
The Blood Shrike, Helene Aquilla, is assailed on all sides. Emperor Marcus, haunted by his past, grows increasingly unstable, while the Commandant capitalizes on his madness to bolster her own power ... the lives of all those in the Empire hang in the balance. Far to the east, Laia of Serra knows the fate of the world lies in stopping the Nightbringer. But while hunting for a way to bring him down, Laia is drawn into a battle she never thought she'd...
1011) His & hers
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"There are two sides to every story: yours and mine, ours and theirs, His & Hers. Which means someone is always lying. Anna Andrews finally has what she wants. Almost. She's worked hard to become the main TV presenter of the BBC's lunchtime news, putting work before friends, family, and her now ex-husband. So, when someone threatens to take her dream job away, she'll do almost anything to keep it. When asked to cover a murder in Blackdown-the sleepy...
1012) Return to Robinswood
Author
Series
Robinswood story volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Robinswood Estate, County Waterford, Ireland. 1946. Years of neglect and abandonment have left the family seat of the Keneficks almost derelict, but the new Lord Kenefick and his charming young wife Kate, are determined to breathe life into the old house once more. The war is over and they have survived, so now they must set about making a bright future for themselves and their family. But the shadows of the past are ever lurking, and there are...
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
Large print edition.
Physical Desc
333 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
From the acclaimed author of The Hard Way on Purpose comes a vibrant, heartfelt memoir about confronting mortality, surviving loss, finding resilience in one's roots and seeking a father's wisdom through an unusual woodworking project -- constructing his own coffin. With wisdom and humor, Giffels grapples with the hard questions as he and his father saw, hammer, and sand their way through a year bowed by loss.
When Giffels enlisted his dad to help...
1014) A delicate truth
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
Large print edition.
Physical Desc
483 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
1015) Dust
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Pr
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
Large print ed.
Physical Desc
pages ; cm.
Language
English
Description
Kay Scarpetta investigates the murder of a young graduate student who is subsequently linked to bizarre homicides in Washington, D.C., where Scarpetta's FBI agent husband is tracking down a serial killer.
1016) The inn
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
Large print edition.
Physical Desc
435 pages (large print) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"The seclusion of the Inn at Gloucester suits former Boston police detective, Bill Robinson. Robinson runs the Inn and doesn't ask any questions, until Mitchell Cline arrives bringing drugs and violence to the peaceful inn"--OCLC.
Author
Series
Moonglow Cove volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Welcome to Moonglow Cove, Texas, a place where your neighbors know your name and the gentle waves of the Gulf of Mexico lap lazily against the sands. It's a magical spot, especially in the summertime. Once the town was the home of the Clark sisters-brought up by their grandmother at the Moonglow Inn. Nicknamed "The Moonglow Sisters", as children they were inseparable. Then, a wedding-day betrayal tore them apart and they scattered across the globe...
1018) Rock paper scissors
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Rock Paper Scissors is the latest exciting domestic thriller from the queen of the killer twist, New York Times bestselling author Alice Feeney. Think you know the person you married? Think again... Things have been wrong with Mr. and Mrs. Wright for a long time. When Adam and Amelia win a weekend away to Scotland, it might be just what their marriage needs. Self-confessed workaholic and screenwriter Adam Wright has lived with face blindness his...
1019) Tell no lies
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The unsolved murder of a young activist leads to the discovery of much darker crimes in New York Times bestselling author Allison Brennan's latest compelling thriller to feature the young, edgy detective Kara Quinn and the loner FBI agent Matt Costa. This time they work to uncover possible ties to a high-stakes cartel in the Southwest desert. Something mysterious is killing the wildlife in the mountains just south of Tucson. When a college intern...
1020) The bride wore white
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"Being Madame Ariadne, Psychic Dream Consultant, wasn't Prudence Ryland's ideal gig, but it paid well which was reason enough to do the work--until she realizes that her latest client intends to kill her. It doesn't seem likely that rumored crime boss Luther Pell or his associate, Jack Wingate, believe her claims of being a target of a ruthless vendetta. So no one is more shocked than Prudence when Jack says he'll help her. Of course, his ideas for...