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(0)Patricia Santomasso
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Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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"When Fern Douglas sees the news about Astrid Sullivan, a thirty-four-year-old missing woman from Maine, she is positive that she knows her. Fern's husband is sure it's because of Astrid's famous kidnapping - and equally famous return - twenty years ago, but Fern has no memory of that, even though it happened an hour outside her New Hampshire hometown, where she's returning for the week to help her father pack for a move. And when Astrid appears in...
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Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
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Cathy Carr's 365 Days to Alaska is a charming debut middle-grade novel about a girl from off-the-grid Alaska adjusting to suburban life.
Eleven-year-old Rigel Harman loves her life in off-the-grid Alaska. She hunts rabbits, takes correspondence classes through the mail, and plays dominoes with her family in their two-room cabin. She doesn't mind not having electricity or running water—instead, she's got...
Eleven-year-old Rigel Harman loves her life in off-the-grid Alaska. She hunts rabbits, takes correspondence classes through the mail, and plays dominoes with her family in their two-room cabin. She doesn't mind not having electricity or running water—instead, she's got...
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Publisher
Wiley
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
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If you are puzzled by other people or want to improve the impression you give, knowing about body language could be the key. In this book you’ll discover how the body reveals what people really mean and how you can use your body and your expressions to improve your self-image to others. It explores why we give the signals we do, how to read the most common expressions and goes on to show how you can use your new understanding of body language...
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Da Capo Lifelong, a member of the Perseus Books Group
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
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On June 23, 2008, President George W. Bush nominated Ann Dunwoody as a four-star general in the US Army-the first time a woman had ever achieved that rank. The news generated excitement around the world. Now retired after nearly four decades in the Army, Dunwoody shares what she learned along the way, from her first command leading 100 soldiers to her final assignment, in which she led a 60 billion enterprise of over 69,000 employees, including the...
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Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Fourteen-year-old Mona isn't like the wizards charged with defending the city. She can't control lightning or speak to water. Her familiar is a sourdough starter and her magic only works on bread. She has a comfortable life in her aunt's bakery making gingerbread men dance. But Mona's life is turned upside down when she finds a dead body on the bakery floor. An assassin is stalking the streets of Mona's city, preying on magic folk, and it appears...
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Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
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"Dueling narratives propel this stunning psychological suspense...Hitchcock fans won't want to miss this nuanced, multilayered novel."—Publishers Weekly
A captivating tour de force untangling trauma, memory, and the justice we serve when everyone else has turned a blind eye.
Good girls keep quiet. But quiet girls can't stay silent forever—and the consequences are sure to make some noise.
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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In 1965 Rome, aspiring actress Silvia Whitford seeks out the Italian aunt she's never met who lives in a crumbling castello where Silvia gets cast in a new horror movie, but when her aunt disappears, the film's make-believe terrors seep into reality, revealing a growing menace.
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Series
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
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"Lucky O'Toole--head of customer relations at The Babylon, premier mega-resort on the Vegas Strip--thinks it's just another night in Las Vegas. Her employer is hosting a big car show, supposed to be a fun event with her honey. But Lucky's day takes a turn for the worse when a beautiful woman with a stiletto heel embedded in her carotid artery is found on the hood of the featured red Ferrari going around on the display. On the personal front, Lucky...
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Series
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Everyone Has a Hidden Talent
For Lucky O'Toole it's murder...solving it.
Surviving in Sin City takes cunning, a pair of five-inch heels, and a wiseass attitude. Lucky has mastered them all and has a pair of legs she uses to kick butt and turn heads.
As the Chief Problem Solver for the Babylon, Las Vegas's most over-the-top destination, mischief is in her job description.
She's good at her job.
She's less good at life. But who has time for a life when...
10) Lucky stiff
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Series
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
After a truck spills a million honeybees on the Las Vegas Strip, hotel customer relations head Lucky O'Toole discovers that a prominent district attorney has been murdered during the ensuing chaos and that private investigator Jeremy Whitlock is being unfairly scrutinized
11) So damn lucky
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Series
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Casino fixer Lucky O'Toole's search for a missing magician is complicated by a confrontation with The Big Boss, the hopeful advances of coworker Paxton Dane, and a blisteringly amorous French chef
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Series
Good girl's guide to murder volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
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As her senior capstone project, Pippa Fitz-Amobi is determined to find the real killer in a closed, local murder case, but not everyone wants her meddling in the past.
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Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Andersen Brower shares a special inside look into the most famous home in America--and the lives of hardworking staff members and first ladies who've maintained it.
Have you ever wondered what exactly goes on inside 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, where the President and his family live? Brower shines a spotlight on the families that have lived in the White House, as well as the roles of the staff members,. She explains what goes on behind the scenes at...
14) Desperate search
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Series
Publisher
Love Inspired
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
A race for survival. Following the Trail: Lacey Jefferson's search for her missing sister quickly turns into a murder investigation--thrusting Lacey and her search-and-rescue K-9, Scarlett, into a killer's sights. Now teaming up with her ex-boyfriend, Sheriff Creed Payne, is the only way to discover the murderer's identity. But can they survive long enough to dig up the truth? Dangerous Mountain Rescue: Erin Lansing will search every inch of the mountains...
15) Path of bones
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Series
Publisher
Liquid Mind Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Cassie didn't ask to be a medium. But she shouldered the daunting task of easing the suffering of the tormented souls who came to her. For over a decade the FBI, police departments across the country, and dozens of private investigators sought her out for her special abilities. Then one day, the spirit world disconnected. A fresh start proves harder than she thought when the ghost of a murdered woman appears in Cassie's home. With her gift returned,...
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Series
Cassie Quinn mystery volume 3
Publisher
Liquid Mind Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
When a missing politician's son shows up dead, an all too quick arrest raises questions. The ghost of a young boy haunts Cassie and confirms there's more to the story. Deciphering the boy's message becomes a daunting task as she teams with both local and federal law enforcement. Cassie battles personal demons and faces off against real ones. Past tragedy collides with present day as she clears old skeletons from her closet. Hunting monsters reveals...
17) Whisper of bones
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Series
Publisher
Liquid Mind Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A dead man has investigators stumped. His death mirrors the work of a serial killer who'd dropped off the face of the earth and believed to be dead. A visit from a strange new ghost forces Cassie's involvement. Unsure the entity's purpose for haunting her, Cassie is both intrigued and terrified at its potential implications. In a desperate race against the clock, Cassie must determine if the spirit guiding her is friend or foe. She must listen carefully...