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81) Jane got a gun
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Young and pretty with a soul of pure steel, Jane Hammond is a good girl married to one of the worst baddies in town. When her husband Bill turns against his own gang, the vicious Bishop Boys, and returns home barely alive with eight bullets in his back, Jane knows it's time to ditch the dress for a pair of pants and strap on her own gun.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"A legend in the biker community, Peter 'Big Pete' James was the most revered gangster in the Chicagoland Outlaws. He first perfected his skills with the Hells Angels, the Outlaws' chief rival, before persuading thousands of disgruntled members from splintered Outlaw Clubs to unite. Together they formed a powerful criminal syndicate involved in extortion, contract murders, drugs and arms trafficking, money laundering, and assassinations. Then a shocking...
84) Wolf's revenge
Author
Series
Publisher
Mysterious Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Attorney-detective Leo Maxwell seeks an exit strategy from his family's deepening entanglement with a ruthless prison-based gang. Caught between the criminals and the FBI, Leo charts his own path in defending a young woman who was manipulated into brazenly murdering a member of the Aryan Brotherhood in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood.
Author
Series
Publisher
Urban Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Dedicated to remaining sober, P.I. "Z" Saldano finds her new romance with Detective Romero Hernandex threatened by the kidnapping of her oldest brother, Mayhem, whose involvement with the Crips is linked to her boyfriend's family.
Author
Publisher
Vodka & Milk
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
When two former members of Los Angeles' most nefarious rival gangs decided to unite under one oven, they had no idea that they would be creating an empire. Trap Kitchen is more than just a cookbook. It's a glimpse into the meals that have now become famous in the LA streets thanks to the series of pop-up restaurants that continue to bloom throughout the area, and it is the story of two men who changed their stars by seeking peace and good food for...
Series
Tokyo revengers omnibus edition volume 8
Publisher
Seven Seas
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"THE TERROR OF TENJIKU. After all his work to change the course of history, Takemichi is confronted with the darkest future yet-a timeline where Mikey winds up murdering all his friends. Traveling back to the past, he finds the Tokyo Manji Gang in the midst of crisis. A massive rival gang from Yokohama is intruding on their turf, and their leader is none other than Kisaki Tetta! Time and time again, it's always been Kisaki standing against him. Takemichi...
Author
Series
Perfect chemistry series volume 1
Publisher
Walker
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
When wealthy, seemingly perfect Brittany and Alex Fuentes, a gang member from the other side of town, develop a relationship after Alex discovers that Brittany is not exactly who she seems to be, they must face the disapproval of their schoolmates--and others.
91) Bones of a saint
Author
Publisher
Soho Teen
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
In 1970s northern California, fifteen-year-old RJ Armante must fight to save himself and his disabled brother from the Blackjacks gang, and free his hometown, Arcangel, from its past.
Series
Tokyo revengers omnibus edition volume 9
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"After hearing Inui's heartfelt plea, Takemichi agrees to become the eleventh-generation leader of the Black Dragons, but there's no time to reflect on his newfound responsibility. The final showdown between Tenjiku and Toman is looming closer, and every day that goes by, the odds get worse and worse for Toman. Tenjiku is like no other enemy they've fought before--eager to fight dirty, ready to go to any lengths to take all of Toman's toughest fighters...
93) Pizza patrol!
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Raphael, Leonardo, Donatello, and Michelangelo love battling bad guys . . . until an unstoppable force emerges from deep beneath New York City. Have the Turtles finally met their match?
Author
Series
Publisher
Pyr, an imprint of Prometheus Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
A historical urban fantasy set in Prohibition-era Chicago, which combines action, mystery, and romance against a backdrop of gangland wars and the threat of supernatural horror. For sixteen hundred years, Nick Medea has guarded the gate between our world and Feirie, and reventing the Wyld--the darkest Feirie of all--from coming into Chicago to find human prey. But since he defeated Oberon, more and more Wyld have been slipping through. Nick and his...
Publisher
Focus on the Family
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
When Whit builds a giant robot for the latest "Star Quest" episode, he never dreamed it would try and take over the show. A voyage of jealousy and friendship. Then, When Odyssey's Junior Woodscouts settle into Camp What-a-Nut for their winter retreat, they discover a mysterious legend in Avalanche Canyon. Next, Dylan and Eugene take off for the Old West - to save Tuttleville from the dreadful Dalton gang. An adventure in courage and integrity. Last,...
Author
Series
Last magician volume 1
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 25
Language
English
Formats
Description
In an alternate version of present-day Manhattan, magic is dying, and Esta, a Mageus with a talent for manipulating time, travels back to 1901 to stop the destruction of a book that can possibly restore magic, but in Old New York, Esta must navigate gangs, secret societies, and her feelings for another magician in order to save the future of magic.
Publisher
Strand Releasing
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
Français
Description
Fed up with her abusive family situation, lack of school prospects and the 'boys' law' in the neighborhood, Marieme ... starts a new life after meeting a group of three free-spirited girls. She changes her name, her style, drops out of school and starts stealing to be accepted into the group. When her home situation becomes unbearable, Marieme seeks solace in an older man who promises her money and protection.
Author
Series
Publisher
Europa Editions
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Danny Callaghan's having a quiet drink in a Dublin pub when two men walk in with guns. On impulse, Callaghan intervenes to help the intended victim, petty criminal Walter Bennett. With a troubled past and an uncertain future, Callaghan finds himself drawn into a vicious scheme of revenge.
100) In seconds
Author
Publisher
Mira
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
In the whole state of Montana, there's nowhere to hide. Laurel Hodges has changed her identity twice. She's been on the run for the past four years, trying to outdistance the men who blame her for the death of one of their own. She's finally found the peace and stability she needs, for herself and her two children, in the small town of Pineview, Montana. But just when she thinks they're safe-- the nightmare starts all over again. The Crew, a ruthless...
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