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Magpie murders volume 1
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English
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Susan Ryeland is a London book editor who has just received the latest manuscript from one of her most irascible authors, Alan Conway. But the manuscript?s ending appears to be missing and she learns that Conway has committed suicide. As Ryeland learns more about his death, she starts to question whether a murder has occurred and begins to investigate.
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English
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"Madeleine d'Leon doesn't know where Edward, her novel's main character, came from. But as she writes, he becomes all she can think about. Edward McGinnity can't get Madeleine out of his mind. She will be the perfect heroine for his next book. But who isthe author and who is the creation? And as the lines start to blur, who is affected when a killer finally takes flesh? CROSSING THE LINES is a wildly inventive twist on the murder mystery filled with...
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English
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"Addressing the misunderstood and misrepresented aspects of the law in today's writing, this reliable guidebook demonstrates how to use legal concepts, terminology, and procedure to create fiction that is true to life and crackling with real-world tension. Examples from actual cases are provided along with excerpts of authentic courtroom dialogue. Topics covered include criminal and civil law; differences between federal, state, and Native American...
Author
Series
Violence in Latin American history volume 4
Publisher
University of California Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xi, 374 pages).
Language
English
Description
"A History of Infamy explores the broken nexus between crime, justice, and the truth in mid-twentieth-century Mexico. Facing the violence and impunity that defined politics, policing, and the judicial system in post-revolutionary times, Mexicans sought truth and justice outside state institutions. During this time, the criminal news beat and crime fiction flourished. Civil society's search for truth and justice lead, paradoxically, to the normalization...
Publisher
ABC Studios
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (430 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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A famous crime and horror novelist, Rick Castle, helps Kate Beckette of the NYPD homicide department solve crimes. Castle's non-traditional approach to solving the crimes conflicts with Beckett's conservative approach, leading to much tension and a hint of romance.
Publisher
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
5 DVDs (ca. 989 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This season finds Castle working to identify Beckett's shooter while Beckett struggles to recover from her near-death experience. They also tackle some of New York City's most interesting new cases.
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Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
301 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
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Awakening in a hospital with a scar on his head and no memory of being found holding a knife over his ex-fiance?e's murdered body, crime novelist Drew Danner struggles to reconstruct clues to determine his own guilt or innocence.
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
5 DVDs (ca. 946 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Famous mystery novelist Richard Castle and NYPD detective Kate Beckett return for the suspenseful third season of ABC's brilliantly funny series. Enjoy every inspired idea and flirtatious moment as this fiery duo solves the strangest homicides New York has to offer. It's the most entertaining season yet as Castle's wildly funny storytelling skills work their way into every case.
Publisher
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
5 DVDs (1018 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Mystery novelist Rick Castle's unique approach to crime solving may have won over Detective Kate Beckett, but after crossing her, Castle is going to have to do his best work to get her back on his side.
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English
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As a welfare kid who grew up in the streets, Randy Rush had to fight for everything he got and knew what it was like to struggle. So, when he was suddenly handed $50 million in tax-free money, he vowed to use his new-found wealth to help others. But what he didn't see coming was Jeremy Crawford.
In his gripping, adrenaline-packed memoir, Rush takes readers on his rocket-fueled journey after a trip to the corner grocer to buy food for his beloved...
14) John Rebus
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Series
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English
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The New York Times–bestselling author tells the story behind Inspector Rebus, the hard-edged Edinburgh cop and "superbly drawn character" (The Times, London).
In this short work, Edgar and Diamond Dagger Award winner Ian Rankin delves into DI John Rebus's origins as a character, as well as his own origins as a writer. While author and character share a love of literature and a deep affection for Scotland's capital city, they differ in other...
Author
Series
Bailey Weggins mysteries volume 2
Publisher
Warner Books
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
294 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Publisher
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013, ©2013
Physical Desc
5 DVDs (approximately 1032 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Together at last: After four seasons of sparring and heated banter, TV's dynamic crime-solving team finds romance! Now that Castle and Beckett have finally given in to their true feelings for each other, how will it affect their work together? As they try to keep their new relationship under wraps from their co-workers, the unlikely duo must track down the murderer of Beckett's mother, find the perpetrator of a major conspiracy and untangle a line...
Publisher
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
5 DVDs (approximately 982 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The wedding bells are ringing, but will Castle and Beckett really tie the knot? On the biggest day of his life, Castle is nowhere to be found, and it is not because he has cold feet. Now, in a season of brilliant twists and turns, Castle and Beckett take on New York City's most fascinating cases while they try to solve the mystery of their own relationship.
Author
Publisher
RBA
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
Segunda edición.
Physical Desc
394 pages ; 22 cm
Language
Español
Description
Nora is a reclusive crime writer, content with the routine of life in her apartment in London. She hasn't seen her friend Clare in years - not since Nora walked out of school one day and never went back. So she's surprised to receive an invitation to Clare's hen do. Perhaps it's a chance to reconnect with her best friend. But something goes terribly wrong in the eerie glass house deep in the English countryside. Then Nora wakes up with her head bandaged...
Author
Series
Lydia Strong volume 2
Publisher
Broadway Paperbacks
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
First Broadway paperbacks edition.
Physical Desc
xi, 322 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Receiving an anonymous plea for help in her fan mail, Lydia Strong investigates a girl's disappearance, discovering when her mother's murderer is prematurely released from prison that someone wants her to stay away from the case.
20) Smoke :novel
Author
Publisher
Broadway Paperbacks
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
370 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
When her former writing student, reporter Lily Samuels, vanishes while looking into her brother's supposed suicide, crime writer Lydia Strong and her husband, private detective Jeff Mark, launch an investigation into Lily's disappearance.
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