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Author
Series
Charlie Parker volume 13
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First Emily Bestler Books/Atria Books hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
"Still recovering from his life-threatening wounds, private detective Charlie Parker investigates a case that has its origins in a Nazi concentration camp during the Second World War. Parker has retreated to the small Maine town of Boreas to regain his strength. There he befriends a widow named Ruth Winter and her young daughter, Amanda. But Ruth has her secrets. Old atrocities are about to be unearthed, and old sinners will kill to hide their sins....
22) Elevation
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
"Set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine The latest from legendary master storyteller Stephen King, a riveting, extraordinarily eerie, and moving story about a man whose mysterious affliction brings a small town together--a timely, upbeat tale about finding common ground despite deep-rooted differences. Although Scott Carey doesn't look any different, he's been steadily losing weight. There are a couple of other odd things, too. He weighs...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
"Penobscot Indian Molly Ayer is close to 'aging out' out of the foster care system. A community service position helping an elderly woman clean out her home is the only thing keeping Molly out of juvie and worse.... As she helps Vivian sort through her possessions and memories, Molly learns that she and Vivian aren't as different as they seem to be. A young Irish immigrant orphaned in New York City, Vivian was put on a train to the Midwest with hundreds...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"In October, 1947, after a summer-long drought, fires began near Bar Harbor and raced along the coast of Maine, ravaging two hundred thousand acres--the largest fire in Maine's history. In the southern part of the state, people were forced into the sea to escape the flames. Five months pregnant, Grace Holland is left alone to protect her two toddlers when her husband Gene joins the volunteers fighting to bring the fire under control. Along with her...
Author
Series
A Lucy Stone mystery volume 28
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Known for its cheerful staff and elaborate annual Easter Bonnet Contest, the Heritage House senior center regularly attracts new residents and positive press. But once the town's retired librarian, Miss Julia Tilley, checks in to recover from an illness, Lucy sees a side of the facility that isn't quite so perfect and pristine. And the place may soon be making headlines for different reasons following an unexplained disappearance... Lucy can't fathom...
Author
Series
Publisher
Midnight Ink
Pub. Date
c2010
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
278 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Cranberry Island is flooded with visitors when a two hundred-year-old anchor is pulled up by a local lobsterman, and Natalie is busying running the Gray Whale Inn, but when one of her guests is murdered, it is up to Natalie to find the killer before another guest is killed.
28) The Midcoast
Author
Language
English
Description
t’s spring in the tiny town of Damariscotta, a tourist haven on the coast of Maine known for its oysters and antiques. Andrew, a high school English teacher recently returned to the area, has brought his family to Ed and Steph Thatch’s sprawling riverside estate to attend a reception for the Amherst women’s lacrosse team. Back when they were all teenagers, Andrew never could have predicted that Ed, descended from a long line of lobstermen, or...
Author
Series
Lucy Stone volume 19
Language
English
Description
Chocolate covered murder: Despite the frigid winter temperatures, to boost the economy, Tinker's Cove is launching a travel promotion for Valentine's Day. Lucy is assigned a puff piece on upscale Chanticleer Chocolate--and its deliciously handsome owner. But there's another tantalizing tart behind the counter--sultry store manager Tamzin Graves. Leaving a throng of jealous women in her wake, it's almost no surprise when Tamzin turns up dead, her body...
Author
Series
Publisher
Emily Bestler Books, Atria
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First Emily Bestler Books/Atria Books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
500 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Working alongside lawyer Moxie Castin to prove the innocence of a woman accused of abducting and possibly murdering of her child, P.I. Charlie Parker, to solve this heart-wrenching case, follows its twists and turns to an old house deep in the Maine woods-house that should have never been built.
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
326 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Befriending a fearless newcomer who helps him work through the challenges of being frequently bullied, Robert works at his friend's side during a summer at his family's amusement park and uncovers harsh truths about personal secrets and revenge.
Author
Series
Charlie Parker thriller volume 20
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First Emily Bestler Books/Atria Books hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
From “a master of the macabre” (RT Book Reviews), private investigator Charlie Parker is unwittingly drawn into a world of vengeance. New York Times bestselling author John Connolly pits Parker against two separate—but vitally connected—investigations, which prove to be among the most complicated of his entire career.
In The Sisters Strange, criminal Raum Buker arrives in Portland, only for a shocking act of theft to threaten not only his...
Author
Series
Charlie Parker volume 10
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st Atria Books hardcover ed.
Physical Desc
406 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Investigating sinister threats against a man hiding a criminal past, detective Charlie Parker stumbles into a web of corruption and deceit involving the FBI, a doomed mobster, and a missing teenage girl.
36) The edge
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The 6:20 Man is back, dropped by his handlers into a small coastal town in Maine to solve the murder of a CIA agent who knew America's dirtiest secrets--can Travis Devine uncover the truth before his time runs out? When CIA operative Jenny Sikwell is murdered in rural Maine, government officials have immediate concerns over national security. Her laptop and phone were full of state secrets that, in the wrong hands, endanger the lives of countless...
37) The lovers
Author
Series
Detective Charlie Parker volume 8
Language
English
Description
Stripped of his license in the wake of a police investigation into his own past, private investigator Charlie Parker unofficially looks into the suspicious death of his father, who reportedly committed suicide after shooting two teens.
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First Kensington hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
330 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
A collection of Easter-themed mysteries set in coastal Maine features sleuths from three best-selling cozy mystery series: Lucy Stone, Hayley Powell and Julia Snowden, who investigate a deadly art theft and a body that mysteriously vanishes after being discovered.
Author
Series
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
viii, 312 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Ryan McKinley has tried to move on from his ex-wife Abby. He's sulked, he's gotten angry, and ultimately he bought her dream house. Big mistake. Living alone in the massive 2-story has only made him miss her more. When her parents call him out of the blue about their anniversary party in Summer Harbor, Maine, Ryan believes God has dropped a golden opportunity straight in his lap"--