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81) Never going back
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"In the work of crime fiction, retired thief Ali is forced to do one more job for her old boss to protect her younger brother and the family business."--
82) The shadow saint
Author
Series
Black iron legacy volume 2
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
The Gutter Miracle changed the landscape of Guerdon forever. Six months after it was conjured into being, the labyrinthine New City has become a haven for criminals and refugees.
83) Spell hacker
Author
Publisher
Harper Teen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"In Kyrkarta, magic--known as maz--was once a freely available natural resource. Then an earthquake released a magical plague, killing thousands and opening the door for a greedy corporation to make maz a commodity that's tightly controlled--and, of course, outrageously expensive. Which is why Diz and her three best friends run a highly lucrative, highly illegal maz siphoning gig on the side. Their next job is supposed to be their last heist ever....
Author
Series
Living water volume 2
Publisher
Howard Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
A Roman centurion longing for peace and a Jewish woman hiding a deadly secret witness a miracle that transforms their lives and leads them to the foot of the cross.
85) Blaque Pearle
Author
Publisher
Black Odyssey Media
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Before her Hollywood dreams were shattered, Pearle Monalise Brown was the tenacious aspiring actress from Compton's unforgiving, scarred streets. Never broken, Pearle switches gears to a fallback plan--resorting to her beauty and acting skills to swindle money and expensive jewels. When she's hired by the Colombian cartel to steal a priceless Basquiat from the debonair kingpin and art collector, Blaque, her talents might not be enough to keep her...
Author
Series
Edilean series volume 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
Deveraux's novel follows graduate student Gemma Ranford as she takes a job cataloging old family papers for the Fraziers in Edilean, Virginia. The family is looking for clues to a lost heirloom--a stone said to grant wishes. But soon eldest Frazier son Colin becomes entranced by another gem--the captivating Gemma.
Author
Series
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
"For decades, people have asked the question: Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego? But just who is this infamous and elusive globe-trotting thief? In this novelization, based on the Netflix animated series, Carmen shares her own backstory for the first time ever. Now, it's time to find out.... Who in the world is Carmen Sandiego"--
Author
Series
Longarm volume 418
Publisher
Jove Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
It is sort of an unwritten code of the West--if you shoot a woman who is trying to steal your horse, you promise to find her kidnapped daughter. United States Deputy Marshal Custis Long was all set for a relaxing vacation up in the mountains, catching trout and smoking cheroots as he watched the sunset. Instead, he is startled out of his bedroll by someone trying to steal his horse. Longarm shoots first, only to discover the thief is actually a woman...
Author
Series
Black iron legacy volume 1
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Three young thieves stand against rising darkness in an effort to save the city of Guerdon, the last refuge from a centuries-old magical war that could bring about the end of the world.
Author
Series
Thieves of Weirdwood volume 1
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Wally Cooper and Arthur Benton, who resorted to thievery to pay off family debts, unwittingly find themselves at the center of a battle between the Fae and the mages tasked with protecting humanity.
92) The grand prize
Author
Series
Gunsmith volume 290
Publisher
Jove Books
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"From the award-winning author comes a gripping account of one of the most scandalous murder in modern Irish history, at once a propulsive work of true crime and an act of literary subversion. Malcolm MacArthur was a well-known Dublin socialite and heir. Suave and urbane, he passed his days mingling with artists and aristocrats, reading philosophy, living a life of the mind. But by 1982, his inheritance had dwindled to almost nothing, a desperate...
Author
Series
Riley Wolfe novels volume 1
Language
English
Description
"From the author of the wildly successful Dexter series comes a new, mesmerizing bad guy we can root for: Riley Wolfe. He's a master thief, expert at disguise, and not averse to violence when it's needed. It's no accident, though, that Riley targets the wealthiest 0.1 percent and is willing to kill them when they're in his way: he despises the degenerate and immoral rich and loves stealing their undeserved and unearned valuables. In this series launch,...
95) The pretender
Author
Series
Publisher
Avon Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
They say it takes a thief to catch a thief, and Harrison Tate is proof. Once a professional burglar, he now makes a lawful living tracking down stolen art. No one needs to know about his secret sideline, "liberating" artifacts acquired through underhanded methods. At least until one of those jobs sees him walking in on a murder. Gabrielle Wright has long been estranged from her wealthy family, but she didn't kill her sister. Trouble is, the only person...
97) The mastermind
Author
Series
Long con adventures volume 1
Publisher
Dreamspinner Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Once upon a time in Rome, Felix Salinger got caught picking his first pocket and Danny Mitchell saved his bacon. The two of them were inseparable... until they weren't. Twenty years later Danny returns to Chicago, the city he shared with Felix and their perfect, secret family, to save him again. Felix's news network--the business that broke them apart--is under fire from an unscrupulous employee pointing the finger at Felix. An official investigation...
Author
Publisher
Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"For Balthazar and his family of thieves, stealing a statue during the annual celebration of the god Karanis was just a good bit of fun...or a way to stick it to the governor who murdered his parents. And yeah, the small fortune in reward doesn't hurt--even if his boss also hired the mysterious Queen of Days to join the crew as "the weapon of last resort..." Whatever that means. But Bal doesn't know the ceremony isn't simply empty words and dusty...
Author
Series
Victor Li novels volume 2
Publisher
Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A riveting thriller about a young man on the run from a furtive past, in search of a quick payday in Mexico City, who finds himself in the crosshairs of a dangerous international scheme"--
100) Alice Payne arrives
Author
Series
Alice Payne novels volume 1
Publisher
Tom Doherty Associates
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"A disillusioned major, a notorious highwaywoman, and a war raging across time. It's 1788, and Alice Payne is the notorious highway robber, the Holy Ghost. Aided by her trusty automaton, Laverna, the Holy Ghost is feared by all who own a heavy purse. It's 1889, and Major Prudence Zuniga is once again attempting to change history--to save history--but seventy attempts later, she's still no closer to her goal. It's 2016, and . . . well, the less said...
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