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Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
A wildly entertaining debut about a Brooklyn Heights wife and mother who has embezzled a small fortune from her children's private school and makes a run for it, leaving behind her trust fund poet husband, his maybe-secret lover, her two daughters, and a school board who will do anything to find her.
Marion Palm prefers not to think of herself as a thief but rather "a woman who embezzles." Over the years she has managed to steal $180,000...
Marion Palm prefers not to think of herself as a thief but rather "a woman who embezzles." Over the years she has managed to steal $180,000...
Author
Series
Crissa Stone novels volume 4
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"It's been a year since professional thief Crissa Stone last pulled a job, and she's spent that time under the radar, very carefully not drawing attention to herself. That kind of life is safe, but it's boring, and it's lonely, and it's not very lucrative. So when Crissa starts to get antsy--and low on funds--she agrees to act as a thief-for-hire, partnering with a wealthy art collector to steal a truckload of plundered Iraqi artifacts before they're...
Author
Publisher
Pen & Sword History
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
You won't be familiar with every one of the huge array of women featured in these pages, but all, familiar or not, leave unanswered questions behind them. The range is extensive, as was the research, with its insight into the lives and minds of women in different centuries, different countries, with diverse cultures and backgrounds, from the poverty stricken to royalty. Mistresses, murderers, smugglers, pirates, prostitutes and fanatics with hearts...
Author
Series
Dangerous damsels volume 1
Language
English
Description
"A prim and proper lady thief must save her aunt from a crazed pirate and his dangerously charming henchman in this fantastical historical romance. Cecilia Bassingwaite is the ideal Victorian lady. She's also a thief. Like the other members of the Wisteria Society crime sorority, she flies around England drinking tea, blackmailing friends, and acquiring treasure by interesting means. Sure, she has a dark and traumatic past and an overbearing aunt,...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Description
"Eighteen-year-old Stella Sandell stands accused of the brutal murder of a man almost fifteen years her senior. She is an ordinary teenager from an upstanding local family. What reason could she have to know a shady businessman, let alone to kill him? Stella's father, a pastor, and mother, a criminal defense attorney, find their moral compasses tested as they defend their daughter, while struggling to understand why she is a suspect. Told in an unusual...
Author
Series
Crissa Stone novels volume 1
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Determined to secure her mentor and lover's parole by fixing an illegal card game, career criminal Crissa Stone plots a daring robbery that goes wrong when one of her crew shoots a player with connections to an equally desperate hit man.
11) A grave talent
Author
Series
Kate Martinelli mysteries volume 1
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
1993
Language
English
12) Guilty Gucci
Author
Publisher
Distributed by Kensington Pub
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
The Red Bottom Bandits may be the world's most fashion-forward gang of masked outlaws. They're the talk of D.C. for their daring robberies and fly gear. When the innocent, naïve Gucci recognizes ringleader Sunny Raegan during a holdup, that's her "in" with the Bandits. Knowing she's got a lot more beauty than brains, Gucci sees the gang as her meal ticket. More likely, they'll be her ticket to the morgue! The Bandits may be lawless, but they play...
13) Jack Girlz
Author
Publisher
Black Odyssey Media
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Best friends Sophie, Diamond, and Angel find themselves with their backs against the wall and owing an extremely dangerous man. Short on funds, limited options, and a severe debt hanging over their heads forces the trio to take "getting to the bag" to a new level. While dripping mad sex appeal laced with money schemes, these ruthless vixens hatch a bulletproof plan, and before long--Jack Girlz is born. Hitting licks becomes their new sport as the...
Author
Series
Crissa Stone novels volume 2
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Hoping for a final big score that will reunite her with her loved ones and allow her to live an honest life, Crissa Stone is forced to flee when her partners in crime kill each other, a situation that is complicated by an ex-mobster's efforts to claim a former associate's hidden millions.
15) Rich girls
Author
Publisher
Distributed by Kensington Pub. Corp
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
"Meet Jewell, a five foot nine diva, who was born with a silver spoon in her mouth and an American Express card in her hand. Sadly, when her bank account turns cold, Jewell resorts to a dangerous, ridiculous scam only to maintain her rich girl status. Meet Nadia, the youngest and least paid of her crew. She spends money like crazy to distract herself from the painful reality of being broke. By hook or crook, she sells her soul to the highest bidder...
16) Gangstress 2
Author
Series
Gangstress volume 2
Publisher
Urban Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Sit back and witness the rise and fall of Detroit's most wanted queen pin!The odds have been stacked against Janelle Doesher, aka Jane Doe, ever since her parents were murdered in cold blood. She's been stripped of the money, power, and respect associated with the family's name. Turning her losses into lessons, Jane takes destiny into her own hands. She does whatever is necessary to rise to the top, and that includes stepping on toes and making more...
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"In her own words, Cyntoia Brown shares the riveting and redemptive story of how she changed her life for the better while in prison, finding hope through faith after a traumatic adolescence of drug addiction, rape, and sex trafficking led to a murder conviction." -- Amazon.
18) Gangstress
Author
Series
Gangstress volume 1
Publisher
Urban Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Janelle Doesher never wanted to be a hustler's bitch; she wanted to be a bitch that hustled, bottom line! She watched in awe as her father became notorious on the vicious streets of Detroit and silently waited for a shot under his umbrella. After tragedy strikes her family and Janelle is black-balled to the bottom, she's determined to regain control of the streets and take possession of the throne. The underworld ain't never seen a female boss like...
Author
Series
Murderville trilogy volume 3
Publisher
Cash Money Content LLC
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
This thrilling page-turner introduces the story of the black Dahlia and her bloodstained ascent to power. After establishing a connection with "The Five Families," Dahlia becomes literally untouchable. Her brazen tactics and mafia-style antics become infamous as she is set to take over the country's black market. But there is only one thing still standing in her way. She is a woman. The competition doesn't respect her so Dahlia sets out on a bloody...
20) No good deed
Author
Series
Lucy Kincaid thrillers volume 10
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Lucy Kincaid understands the dangers of corruption. As an FBI agent, she has witnessed some very bad deeds committed by seemingly good people. That's why she's glad to see corrupt DEA Agent Nicole Rollins behind bars for murder, conspiracy, and gunrunning. But when Rollins makes a daring escape--jeopardizing a busload of children and killing five officers--Lucy becomes the key to the biggest manhunt in Texas history--and the target of a brilliant...
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