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The 7th canon : a thriller
by Robert Dugoni
When a dedicated priest at a boys' shelter in San Francisco's seamy Tenderloin district is accused of murdering a teenage street hustler, attorney Peter Donley must prove his innocence. By the best-selling author of My Sister's Grave. Original.
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The Case of the Velvet Claws : Library Edition
by Erle Stanley Gardner
Thanks to a bungled robbery at a fancy hotel, the already-married Eva Griffin has been caught in the company of a prominent congressman. To protect the politico, Eva's ready to pay the editor of a sleazy tabloid his hush money. But Perry Mason has other plans. He tracks down the phantom fat cat who secretly runs the blackmailing tabloid -- only to discover a shocking scoop.
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Final resting place
by Jonathan F. Putnam
"It is the summer of 1838, and Springfield is embroiled in a tumultuous, violent political season. All of Springfield's elite have gathered at a grand party to celebrate the Fourth of July. Spirits are high--until a prominent local politician is assassinated in the midst of fireworks. When his political rival is arrested, young lawyer Lincoln and his best friend Joshua Speed are back on the case to investigate. It's no ordinary trial, however, as Lincoln and Speed soon face unwelcome complications. Lincoln's ne'er-do-well father and stepbrother appear in town and threaten Lincoln's good name and political future. And before long, anonymous letters start appearing in the local newspapers, with ominous threats that make Lincoln fear for himself and his loved ones. As the day of reckoning arrives, the threats against Lincoln continue to escalate. Lincoln and Speed must identify the culprit and fast, before Lincoln loses the race to outrun his past"--Dust jacket front flap
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The well of ice
by Andrea Carter
After a Glendara pub burns down and a barmaid goes missing, Benedicta “Ben” O’Keeffe investigates a connection when she and her partner, Sergeant Tom Molloy, discover a dead body in the snow.
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By way of sorrow
by Robyn Gigl
Erin McCabe is a New Jersey criminal defense attorney doing her best to live a quiet life in the wake of profound personal change—until a newsworthy case puts both her career and safety in jeopardy. A first novel.
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The fifth vial [sound recording] : Library Edition
by Michael Palmer
A suspended Harvard Medical School student is kidnapped and left for dead in Rio de Janeiro, while a terminally ill medical genius works on a potentially world-changing cure, and a Chicago detective struggles to identify a mysterious accident victim
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Post Mortem/ Postmortem
by Patricia Daniels Cornwell
Under cover of night in Richmond, Virginia, a monster strikes, leaving a gruesome trail of stranglings that has paralyzed the city. Medical examiner Kay Scarpetta suspects the worst: a deliberate campaign by a brilliant serial killer whose signature offers precious few clues. With an unerring eye, she calls on the latest advances in forensic research to unmask the madman. But this investigation will test Kay like no other, because it’s being sabotaged from within—and someone wants her dead.Book Annotation
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The trust
by Ronald H Balson
Reluctantly returning to Northern Ireland for the funeral of a murdered uncle, Liam is further shocked to learn that his uncle has left his estate to a secret trust that cannot be distributed until his killer, who may be targeting other family members, is brought to justice. By the best-selling author of Once We Were Brothers. (suspense).
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Once we were brothers
by Ronald H. Balson
"The gripping tale about two boys, once as close as brothers, who find themselves on opposite sides of the Holocaust. Elliot Rosenzweig, a respected civic leader and wealthy philanthropist, is attending a fundraiser when he is suddenly accosted and accused of being a former Nazi SS officer named Otto Piatek, "the butcher of Zamosc." Although the charges are denounced as preposterous, his accuser, Ben Solomon, is convinced he is right. Solomon persuades attorney Catherine Lockhart to take his case, revealing that the true Piatek was abandoned as a child and raised by Solomon's family only to betray them during the Nazi occupation. But has he accused the right man? Once We Were Brothers is the compelling tale of two boys and a family who struggle to survive in war-torn Poland and a young love that incredibly endures through the unspeakable cruelty of the Holocaust. Two lives, two worlds, and sixty years converge in an explosive race to redemption that makes for an enthralling tale of love, survival, and ultimately the triumph of the human spirit"
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Old bones : a Gideon Oliver mystery
by Aaron J. Elkins
When members of a prominent Breton family suddenly die, and the parts of a human skelton are found dating back to 1940, authropologist Gideon Oliver is called in to investigate
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Gathering dark
by Candice Fox
Risking her freedom and custody of her son to help a former cellmate find her missing daughter, a once-respected surgeon requests the assistance of the detective who arrested her for murder a decade earlier.
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The bone collection : four novellas
by Kathy Reichs
Four stories starring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan include "First Bones," which reveals how she got her start in the lab, and "Bones on Ice," in which she must identify a mummified corpse found on Mount Everest
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Tuesday, June 8, 2021 6 pm THEME: SUSPENSE or ROMANTIC SUSPENSE
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A Zoom Invite will be sent to the email in your registration. Comments & Questions? Contact Catherine at cmcdonald@noblenet.org
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