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Author
Series
Ben Packard mysteries volume 1
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When misguided teenagers Jesse Crawford and Jenny Wheeler are forced to rob Emmett Brown to escape impossible circumstances, what starts as a home invasion quickly turns into a nightmare for the teens. What Jesse and Jenny don't know is that although Emmett is now old, severely obese, and in chronic pain, Emmett was responsible for the kidnapping and deaths of two young women almost twenty years ago, crimes that have never been solved. So Emmett...
Author
Series
Men of the sisterhood volume 2
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"With the women of the Sisterhood away on a covert assignment, their significant others could be expected to kick back and enjoy a little drama-free downtime. But that's not the way Jack, Ted, Harry, Charles, and the rest of their comrades roll. An urgent call has come to the headquarters of their organization, BOLO Consultants. Bert Navarro, head of security for Countess Anna de Silva, suspects that Annie's deluxe casino, Babylon, is being stealthily...
3) The chase
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
In 1906 detective Isaac Bell goes after the Butcher Bandit who has committed a string of bank robberies and murders in the western states of America and becomes the hunted.
Author
Series
Jack Swyteck novels volume Prequel
Language
English
Description
Every week, a hundred million dollars in cash arrives at Miami International Airport, shipped by German banks to the Federal Reserve. A select group of trusted workers moves the bags through Customs and loads them into armored trucks. Ruban Betancourt has always played by the rules. But the bank taking his house and his restaurant business going bust has driven him over the edge. He and his wife deserve more than life has handed them, and he's come...
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.5 - AR Pts: 24
Language
English
Description
An account of the sensational 1974 kidnapping and trial of Patty Hearst describes the efforts of her family to secure her release, Hearst's baffling participation in a bank robbery, and the psychological insights that prompted modern understandings aboutStockholm syndrome.
Author
Series
Great pet heist volume 1
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
When their elderly owner goes to the hospital, Butterbean the dachshund, Walt the cat, Oscar the mynah bird, and rats Marco and Polo plan a robbery to support themselves.
Publisher
Crooked Lane Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A chilling anthology of crime fiction by 20 acclaimed authors of color. From a simple robbery gone horribly wrong to a grisly murder in a secret love dungeon, this stellar collection of crime fiction short stories showcases some of today's finest young voices. Edited by Wall Street Journal bestselling author Abby Vandiver, this anthology will keep you on the edge of your seat.
8) Judas horse
Author
Series
Jack Warr novels volume 2
Publisher
Zaffre
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"When Detective Jack Warr identifies an informer, the terrified man begins to give details of a massive robbery planned by a team of unscrupulous and dangerous men. These men have already orchestrated many audacious robberies, leaving terrified victims in their wake. And they have already killed to get what they want. Detective Jack Warr and his team must use their informant as a 'Judas Horse' to draw in the unsuspecting robbers, so that they go ahead...
10) Sweet dreams
Author
Publisher
Rare Bird Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Kate McGraw, the lone female on the US Marshals fugitive task force, is on the trail of homicidal bank robber when she is shot by a drugged-up ex-con. While she is in the hospital recuperating, a mysterious stranger leaves a bouquet of flowers in her room. Days later Kate is discharged. Still recuperating, she sees a man in a car parked on the street watching her apartment. This is the third time she has seen him. Kate gets the license number, follows...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Formats
Description
Trying to leave painful memories behind her, Chloe Ellefson is making a fresh start. She's the new collections curator at Old World Wisconsin, an outdoor ethnic museum showcasing 1870s settlement life. On her first day, Chloe meets with an elderly woman who begs her to find a priceless eighteenth-century Norwegian ale bowl that had been donated to the museum years ago. But before Chloe can find the heirloom and return it to her, the woman dies
...Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Brody Ellis is down on his luck. His mom walked out when he was a kid, his father recently committed suicide, he's behind on his rent, and now he needs medication for his sister, Molly, who has cerebral palsy. In a desperate bid for some fast cash, Brody robs a convenience store, but he bumps into a young woman as he makes his escape, and realizes too late that he dropped his wallet at the scene of the crime. Just when he expects the police to break...
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Solstice "Soulless" Smith is a demon wrapped in human skin, who only has love for one person: his manipulative big brother, Theory. By chance, Soulless, Theory, and the rest of the old crew bump into Calico, who recently got released from prison after doing six and a half years for a case he took for Theory. In the midst of a robbery that same night, Theory calls Calico and asks for an unusual--and unsettling--favor. Against his better judgement,...
Author
Publisher
Peachtree Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Homing pigeon Homer and his parrot friend Lulu learn something is afoul when they witness four-legged criminals stealing valuables from both the animal and human communities. Using the sleuthing techniques he's gathered from his favorite mystery comics, Homer and Lulu track down the bandits, but need human help to stop them for good. Can they find a way to communicate with their human keepers and lead them to the culprits' hideout to stop the thieves?--...
Publisher
Virgil Films
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
In 1963 in the countryside in England, fifteen men pulled off "The great train robbery" netting today's equivalent of $85 million. This incredible film features Gordon Goody, one of the instigators of the crime, for the first time ever, revealing the identity of the missing mastermind behind Britain's most famous heist-the elusive and mysterious "Ulsterman".
17) Ocean's twelve
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Ocean's Twelve reintroduces Ocean and his perfectly trained team of con men. Dividing forces to hit Paris, Amsterdam, and Rome, the heist-meisters move beyond casinos to tackle new objectives, one of which involves stealing a famous painting.
18) Devil's kitchen
Author
Publisher
Forge, Tor Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"This tight-knit, four-person unit has worked together to save countless lives and stop out of control fires before they cause major destruction. They've also stolen millions from banks, jewelry stores, and art galleries. Under the cover of saving the city, they've used their knowledge and specialist equipment to become the most successful heist crew on the East Coast. Andy Nearland is the newest member of the unit, and she's helping them prepare...
19) Cut me in
Author
Series
Hard Case Crime book volume HCC-122
Publisher
Titan Books
Pub. Date
[c2016].
Language
English
Description
"Maybe no one liked Del Gilbert a whole lot, not the men he ruthlessly did business with, not the women who discovered his other lovers, not even his partner in the Gilbert and Blake literary agency - me. But when I found him shot to death on the floor of his office, I had no choice. I had to track down the person responsible. And not just to lay Del to rest, either. Next to his body, the office safe was wide open, and a contract worth millions was...
Author
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
What if everything you remember is a lie? Freya Izquierdo and Fletcher Cohen believe they're done with top-secret memory knifing. After successfully hacking a terrorist's memories and foiling the Memory Ghosts' next attack, they spend their school break intending to clear Fletcher's dad of being accused of colluding with the radical group. Exposing the truth should be straightforward, if not easy. But Fletcher's house is robbed, and Freya makes a...
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