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Cat Who mysteries volume 23
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
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After a long drought, the citizans of Pickax are worried about wildfires. Their fears are soon realized. With a case of arson, the shooting of a volunteer fire-watcher and the murder of the president of the curling club, Jim Qwilleran and Co. are called in to sniff out the rat responsible.
82) The trade off
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"For Stella, deputy editor of The Globe, the choice has always been clear. It doesn't matter how low she has to stoop--getting the best story is what she's built her reputation on. For Jess, The Globe's rookie reporter, the story stops when the truth does. But she knows that the dirty tricks of the tabloids will be hard to overturn. And when a celebrity is hounded by The Globe and pays the ultimate price, Jess wonders just how much Stella and the...
83) The killing tide
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Series
Coastal guardians volume 1
Language
English
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A Coast Guard officer is found dead, another goes missing, and special agent Finn Walker faces his most dangerous assignment yet. Investigative reporter Harper Grace is determined to discover if the Coast Guard is stonewalling the truth. Can they ignore the sparks between them and track down this elusive killer?
84) Dreams rekindled
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Series
Mesquite Springs volume 2
Language
English
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"When a dashing newspaper man comes to Mesquite Springs, aspiring writer Dorothy Clark sees her dreams coming true-until a man arrives with altogether different plans for the town and its newspaper"--
85) The ice maiden
Author
Series
Britt Montero novels volume 8
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Author
Series
Millennium novels (Stieg Larsson) volume 7
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Lisbeth Salander returns, in a trailblazing new installment to the best-selling Millennium series. Change is coming to Sweden's far north: its untapped natural resources are sparking a gold rush with the criminal underworld leading the charge. But it's not the prospect of riches that brings Lisbeth Salander to the small town of Gasskas. She has been named guardian to her niece Svala, whose mother has disappeared. Two things soon become clear: Svala...
87) Point deception
Author
Series
Soledad County novels volume 1
Publisher
Warner Books
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
88) Five strangers
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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On a warm Valentine's Day, a quarrel breaks out on London's crowded Hampstead Heath. The argument becomes violent and suddenly escalates to murder/suicide. Or so five strangers who see the incident believe. But when one of them, disgraced journalist Jen Hunter, begins to question what she thought she saw, the witnesses' lives unravel and the crime is revealed as more terrible than anyone imagined.
89) The sign
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English
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In this gripping thriller, a scientific expedition in Antarctica stops for a live news feed. As the CNN journalist Gracie Logan begins her report, a massive, shimmering sphere of light suddenly appears in the sky, enveloping the ship in luminous white light before disappearing as mysteriously as it arrived--the entire event witnessed by an incredulous world audience. Meanwhile, a monk in Egypt experiences visions that seemed connected, and back in...
90) Nobody knows
Author
Series
KEY News thrillers volume 5
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
91) Blood memory
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
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Catherine McLeod is an investigative reporter for the "Journal," one of Denver's major newspapers. Her recent coverage of the Arapaho and Cheyenne tribes filing a claim for twenty-seven million acres of their ancestral lands has made her the target for assassination. Her investigation uncovers a conspiracy involving her ex-husband's wealthy family and state politicians. And as Catherine unravels the truth, she discovers some startling facts about...
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English
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"Meg Williams. Maggie Littleton. Melody Wilde. Different names for the same person, depending on the town, depending on the job. She's a con artist who erases herself to become whoever you need her to be. A college student. A life coach. A real estate agent. But nothing about her is real. She slides alongside you and tells you exactly what you want to hear, and by the time she's done, you've likely lost everything. Kat Roberts has been waiting ten...
93) Heartsick
Author
Series
Archie and Gretchen thrillers volume 1
Publisher
St. Martin's Minotaur
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
94) Bubbles unbound
Author
Series
Bubbles Yablonsky mysteries volume 1
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Author
Series
Harlequin intrigue volume 2042
Language
English
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"Mona Avery is determined to investigate Dillon Reed's high-profile missing person case in the Louisiana bayou. Even if stubborn Detective Reed insists the hotshot investigative journalist is a hindrance. For Mona, the case is personal, especially at Christmas. Working closely with the detective makes it hard to deny their attraction. But a killer wants Mona's story silenced ... and only Dillon can keep her safe." --Back cover.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
After winning a basketball reporting contest, eighth graders Stevie and Susan Carol are sent to cover the Final Four tournament, where they discover that a talented player is being blackmailed into throwing the final game. Steven Thomas is one of two lucky winners of the U.S. Basketball Writer's Association's contest for aspiring journalists. His prize? A trip to New Orleans and a coveted press pass for the Final Four. It's a basketball junkie's dream...
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