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281) Every secret thing
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
In a small upstate New York town, two 11-year-old girls from opposite sides of the tracks are convicted of murdering an infant and sentenced to juvenile detention facilities. But when a toddler goes missing seven years later, Detective Nancy Porter begins to suspect recently released Ronnie and Alice. As the investigation deepens, Porter may discover that the truth can hide the most shocking secrets of all. Diane Lane and Common co-star in this grim,...
282) Great expectations
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Nothing is quite as it seems in this lush retelling of Dickens' classic coming-of-age story with colorful characters: conspirators, rogues, rakes, and wretches.
283) The singularities
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"From the revered, Booker Prize-winning author comes a playful, multi-layered novel of nostalgia, life and death, and quantum theory, which opens with the return of one of his most celebrated characters-Freddie Montgomery from The Book of Evidence-as he is released from prison. A man with a borrowed name steps from a flashy red sportscar-also borrowed-onto the estate of his youth. But all is not as it seems. There is a new family living in the drafty...
284) Les misérables
Author
Series
Publisher
Udon Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Adapted for stage and screen, loved by millions, Victor Hugo's classic novel of love & tragedy set in 19th century France is reborn in this fantastic new manga edition! Gorgeous and expressive art of brings to life the unforgettable stories of Jean Valjean, Inspector Javert, and the tragic Fantine, in this epic adaptation of Les Miserables!"-- cover page 4.
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Avenue
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"This is the incredible story of an ex-con turned world-saving Super Hero. In Look Out for the Little Guy, Scott Lang shares with the world a bracingly honest account of his struggles and triumphs, from serving time to being a divorced dad to becoming Ant-Man and joining The Avengers. These are stories of epic battles won and lost, as this everyman turned Super Hero finally tells all--from the official account of what really happened between The Avengers...
287) The free world
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A recently released former convict becomes involved with a married woman with an abusive husband.
288) Guilt: Season 2
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
In the cellar of an Edinburgh house, two gunshots ring out. Across town, disgraced lawyer Max McCall is released from prison. For the Leith area of Edinburgh, a bright new future is being promised. These events will entwine characters old and new, as they battle the consequences of their actions amidst shocking new developments.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
This action drama follows Lucas Hood, an ex-convict who improbably becomes sheriff of a rural, Amish-area town while searching for a woman he last saw 15 years ago, when he gave himself up to police to let her escape after a jewel heist. Living in Banshee under an assumed name, Carrie Hopewell is now married with kids and is trying to keep a low profile. Lucas not only tries to rekindle things with Carrie but has to deal with a town riddled with drugs,...
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