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21) Book of night
Author
Language
English
Description
"#1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black makes her stunning adult debut with Book of Night, a modern dark fantasy of shadowy thieves and secret societies in the vein of Ninth House and The Night Circus. One of Publishers Weekly's top ten most anticipated books of 2022! Charlie Hall has never found a lock she couldn't pick, a book she couldn't steal, or a bad decision she wouldn't make. She's spent half her life working for gloamists, magicians...
Author
Publisher
KS Publications
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
An urban tale about a cunning, street savvy chick named Tina Martin who also goes by the name Green Eyes. She is a master manipulator, who takes from her victims until she can't take anymore.
Tina Martin, aka "Green Eyes", never caught a break in life until she got hired as a housekeeper at one of the most lavish, five star hotels in Atlantic City. Recruiting her baby sister Shelby Martin, to be her partner in crime the two found a lucrative, side...
23) Say no more
Author
Series
Gravediggers (Liliana Hart) volume 3
Publisher
Pocket Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
24) The spirit thief
Author
Series
Legend of Eli Monpress volume 1
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
26) Strip
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Wrongly implicated in the robbery of a powerful strip club owner, Joe sets out to make the vengeful owner sorry for suspecting him while the real culprit embarks on an increasingly violent crime spree, a case that is complicated by the head detective's bigamous marriages.
27) Fast and loose
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...
Author
Series
Stick Cat volume 3
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Much to Edith's delight, she and Stick Cat are enjoying a lazy day at his apartment. But not for long. Soon, strange and threatening sounds come from the ceiling. What could it be? An elephant? Santa?
30) The Misfits Club
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
"Nothing exciting ever happens in the small town of Newpark, where Brian, Hannah and twins Chris and Sam live. And when they start their summer vacation, they know it's the end of an era. The Misfits Club--a club they started when they were eight years old--is disbanding, and they still haven't managed to solve any real mysteries. But when they persuade new club member Amelia to go investigate a spooky old house, they unxpectedly discover some stolen...
31) The partner
Author
Language
English
Description
A young partner in a Biloxi law firm who staged his own death and stole a fortune from the firm's offshore account is found living in Brazil.
Author
Series
Riyria revelations volume 1
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"Two thieves in the wrong place at the wrong time are on the run in this fast-paced adventure fantasy"--Provided by publisher.
33) Sphinx
Author
Publisher
New American Library
Pub. Date
1980, c1979
Language
English
Description
Searching for a pharaoh's tomb, a young Egyptologist finds a web of corruption and murder.
34) Wyatt
Author
Series
Publisher
Soho Crime
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Hoping for a straightforward jewel heist, Wyatt is forced to partner with Eddie Oberin and Eddie's intelligent ex-wife, Lydia, who possesses critical inside information, in a plot that proves unexpectedly complicated.
Author
Language
English
Description
Taken hostage by a failed bank robber while attending an open house, eight anxiety-prone strangers--including a redemption-seeking bank director, two couples who would fix their marriages, and a plucky octogenarian--discover their unexpected common traits.
Viewing an apartment normally doesn't turn into a life-or-death situation, but this particular open house becomes just that: a failed bank robber bursts in and takes everyone in the apartment hostage....
Author
Series
Book of the Holt volume 1
Publisher
DAW Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"This first book in a new fantasy series from the author of the acclaimed Song of the Shattered Sands series follows an unlikely pair as they expose the secrets at the heart of the mountain city of Ancris"--
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
Series
Electra McDonnell novels volume 2
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The second in the Electra McDonnell series from Edgar-nominated author Ashley Weaver, The Key to Deceit, is a delightful World War II mystery filled with spies, murder, romance, and wit. London, 1940. After years of stealing from the rich and giving to the poor-well, to themselves, anyway-Ellie McDonnell and her family have turned over a new leaf as they help the government's war effort. It's true that the straight-laced Major Ramsey didn't give...
39) Nightchaser
Author
Series
Nightchaser novels volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Captain Tess Bailey and her crew of Robin Hood-like thieves are desperate and on the run. Pursued by a vicious military general who wants them dead or alive, Tess has to decide if she can trust Shade Ganavan, a tall, dark and arrogant stranger with ambiguous motivations. What Tess and Shade don't know about each other might get them killed ... unless they can set aside their differences and learn to trust each other-while ignoring their off-the-charts...
Author
Publisher
Titan Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A South American dictator conceals millions of dollars worth of valuables in a dismantled castle being flown to Paris and a quickly assembled, international gang of thieves -- each with national eccentricities -- set out to steal the entire castle.
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