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Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
When the Swisher family of 2059 New York City is murdered, lieutenant Eve Dallas, her partner Peabody, and her husband Roarke investigate while protecting the family's lone survivor and witness, a terrified nine-year-old girl.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
320 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Interweaves the adventures of two brothers traveling on Georgia's Altamaha River to scatter their enigmatic father's ashes with the story of Jacques Le Moyne, an artist who participated in a 1564 expedition to found a French settlement at the mouth of the river.
83) Last kiss
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Language
English
Description
Devastated by the senseless murder of her eighteen-year-old son, Charlie, Sheridan Rosslare has been unable to cope with her grief, until Charlie's heartbroken girlfriend enlists the aid of Sheridan's long-ago soul mate, Gavin Dawson, to uncover the truth.
84) A million things
Author
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
Berkley trade paperback edition.
Physical Desc
281 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"A bursting, heartfelt debut following fifty-five days in the life of ten-year-old Rae, who must look after herself and her dog when her mother disappears. For as long as Rae can remember, it's always just been her, Mum, and their dog, Splinter. They don't have a lot, but that's fine, because they like keeping their world small. They have their walks, their cooking routines, and sometimes Mum will disappear for a little while to clear her head, but...
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 26
Language
English
Description
A popular magic act for forty years, Dane and Mandy are separated when a car wreck supposedly takes Mandy's life, but instead she is transformed into her nineteen-year-old self in the present, and when the pair reunite, she still mesmerizes Dane--now forty years her elder.
86) Memory man
Author
Language
English
Description
"Amos Decker's life changed forever--twice. The first time was on the gridiron. A big, towering athlete, he was the only person from his hometown of Burlington ever to go pro. But his career ended before it had a chance to begin. On his very first play, a violent helmet-to-helmet collision knocked him off the field for good, and left him with an improbable side effect--he can never forget anything. The second time was at home nearly two decades later....
87) The lioness
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
In 1964, Hollywood royalty Katie Barstow and her new husband, along with her glittering entourage, arrive for their luxury African safari, but are instead taken hostage by Russian mercenaries, in this blistering story of fame, race, love, and death set in a world on the cusp of great change.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Language
English
Description
"Florence, the 1550s. Lucrezia, third daughter of the grand duke, is comfortable with her obscure place in the palazzo: free to wonder at its treasures, observe its clandestine workings, and devote herself to her own artistic pursuits. But when her older sister dies on the eve of her wedding to the ruler of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio, Lucrezia is thrust unwittingly into the limelight: the duke is quick to request her hand in marriage, and her father...
89) The new kingdom
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"In the city of Lahun, Hui lives an enchanted life. The favored son of a doting father, and ruler-in-waiting of the great city, his fate is set. But behind the beautiful fa�cade a sinister evil is plotting. Craving power and embittered by jealousy, Hui's stepmother, the great sorceress Isetnofret, and Hui's own brother, Qen, orchestrate the downfall of Hui's father, condemning Hui and seizing power in the city. Cast out and alone, Hui finds himself...
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
294 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"After her best friend's mysterious death, Elizabeth Smith's picture-perfect life in the Memphis suburbs has spiraled out of control--so much so that she hires a personal assistant to keep her on track. Composed and elegant, Brianna is exactly who she needs and slides so neatly into Elizabeth's life, almost like she belonged there from the start. Soon, the assistant Elizabeth hired to distract her from her obsession with her friend's death is the...