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2) The chase
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 18
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English
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In April 1950, the rusting hulk of a steam locomotive rises from the waters of a Montana lake, revealing the remains of three men who died 44 years before and astonishing all those who look on. In 1906, the American West has been suffering a two-year crime spree: a string of bank robberies committed by one man who murders all witnesses, and then vanishes without a trace. The US government brings in the best man they can find - a no-nonsense detective...
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A devoted dad is as precious as diamonds, but Carrie Singleton wouldn't know since her dad Jim's been on the lam most of her life. In an unusual family reunion, she finds Jim breaking into her cottage in the middle of the night. The fun really starts when he begs her to help him recover his half of a seven-million-dollar gem heist he pulled off with the local jeweler, Benton Parr. When she refuses, Jim takes off again. Carrie finds her father again...
4) Beguiled
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English
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Rylee Monroe walks dogs in old-money Charleston, a part of the city recently targeted by a daring thief. Logan Woods works the crime beat for the local paper but dreams of a life as a nonfiction writer. When the string of robberies takes a strange twist, Logan sees the making of a once-in-a-lifetime book that seems to circle around this charming, eye-catching dogwalker.
5) Compliance
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
It tells the chilling story of just how far one might go to obey a figure of authority. On a particularly busy day at a suburban Ohio fast food joint, high-strung manager Sandra Ann Dowd receives a phone call from a police officer saying that an employee, a pretty young blonde named Becky, has stolen money from a customer. Convinced she's only doing what's right, Sandra commences the investigation, following step-by-step instructions from the officer...
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Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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Georgie is excited when Darcy announces out of the blue that they are flying to Kenya for their extended honeymoon. It is only after they arrive that she suspects he has actually been sent there on an assignment. She tries not to be angry, because she is, after all, in a paradise! They are picked up in Nairobi and taken to a lovely house in Happy Valley--the center of upper-class English life there. Darcy finally confides that there have been some...
7) Thigh high
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Fortune hunters series volume 3
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English
Description
Nessa Dahl always had the good sense to steer clear of trouble. Then Jeremiah MacNaught showed up in New Orleans, determined to get to the bottom of a string of bank robberies by two women wearing Mardi Gras masks. Little does Nessa realize that the handsome investigator is convinced she's involved with the crimes--or that he's willing to do anything to get the truth.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 10
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English
Description
"Regan Reilly and Jack "no relation" Reilly --head of the NYPD Major Case Squas-- are getting married! Arriving at a bridal salon to pick up here dream gown. Regan discovers the designers bound and gagged. Four dresses (hers included) are missing; a fifth is in shreds on the floor. WIth just a week before her wedding, Regan takes the case, meeting an unusual mix of bride and grooms-to-be, not-to-be. Meanwhile Jack is determined to crack a perplexing...
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English
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"Pinkerton detective Maggie Cartwright has no intention of walking down the aisle...but her current case has Maggie posing as a mail-order bride for widower Garrett Thomas, the prime suspect in the Whistle-Stop Bandit robbery. No sooner does Maggie arrive in Arizona Territory than she's confronted by his meddlesome aunt who insists the two set an early wedding date. With the clock ticking, Maggie sets to work to uncover the truth. Maggie is nothing...
10) Boy genius
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Emmett is a twelve-year-old prodigy and junior at Heart High. After his older brother is accused of the thefts at school, Emmett must prove him innocent. He enlists the help of local crime novelist, Mary, to find the real culprit.
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English
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From the outside, Carter Tomlin's life looked perfect: a big house, pretty wife, two kids -- a St. Paul success story. But Tomlin has a secret. He's lost his job, the bills are mounting, and that perfect life is hanging by a thread. Desperate, he robs a bank. Then he robs another. As the red flags start to go up, FBI Special Agent Carla Windermere homes in on Tomlin from one direction, while Minnesota state investigator Kirk Stevens picks up the...
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"Hiding his true identity is the only way for US Marshal Jesse Cole to bring bank robbers to justice. But the lovely widow whose Wyoming ranch he stumbles onto reminds him of everything he's sacrificed for the law. When his job is done, he's resolved to leave Lenora Pritchard behind--until she and her son are threatened. Now the only way to protect them is to make her his wife. To conceal her late husband's guilt, Lenora hid his stolen haul. And with...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 21
Language
English
Description
As a series of brutal murders darkens the Wrightsburg, Virginia countryside, the killer taunts police by leaving watches on the victims set to the hour corresponding with their position on his hit list. What's more, he strives to replicate notorious murders of the past, improving on them through savage attention to detail. Sean King and Michelle Maxwell are already investigating a crime involving an aristocratic and dysfunctional Southern family,...
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Trying to leave painful memories behind her, Chloe Ellefson is making a fresh start. She's the new collections curator at Old World Wisconsin, an outdoor ethnic museum showcasing 1870's settlement life. On her first day, Chloe meets with an elderly woman who begs her to find a priceless eighteenth-century Norwegian ale bowl that had been donated to the museum years ago. But before Chloe can find the heirloom and return it to her, the woman dies in...
15) Nemesis
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Detective Harry Hole volume 4
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English
Description
Oslo Police Detective Harry Hole is assigned to investigate a series of bank robberies of unparalleled savagery, while at the same time absolving himself of the murder of his former girlfriend in a criminal investigation led by his longtime adversary Tom Waaler and Waaler's vigilante police force.
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
UN THRILLER VIOLENTO AMBIENTADO EN LA BARCELONA MÁS OSCURA Atrapa por su ritmo imparable y la solidez de su estilo, y por unos personajes que brillarían en una peli del mejor Tarantino. Toni Hill Seco y áspero como un puñetazo que te derriba a la lona. Y te levantas a por más, cada vez, hasta la última página. Marc Pastor Todo indicaba que no habría problemas. Atracar un banco sin apenas oposición. Entrar y salir. Un golpe fácil para una...
17) Running the risk
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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After being the victim of an armed robbery, Sean goes in search of more danger.
18) Carnal curiosity
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Stone Barrington novels volume 29
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English
Description
"Stone Barrington is back in the extraordinary new adventure from New York Times-bestselling author Stuart Woods. Stone Barrington seems to have a knack for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. When Manhattan's elite are beset by a series of clever crimes-and Stone is a material witness-he and his former partner Dino Bacchetti find themselves drawn into the world of high-end security and fraud, where insider knowledge and access are limited...
19) The bank job
Pub. Date
[2008]
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English
Description
MPAA rating: R; for sexual content, nudity, violence and language.
A small-time crook takes on a bank heist when an old friend offers him an inside track to the vault. Along with his hastily assembled team of low-rung criminals, Terry finds himself deep. Quiet suddenly the group become the target of ruthless mobsters, the police, government officials at the highest level, and even the royal family. Based on the true story of a British princess and...
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Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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"The remarkable true story of a modern-day Robin Hood: a British college student who started robbing banks in the aftermath of the financial crisis. When the global financial crisis of 2007 hit, British college student Stephen Jackley decided to become a bank robber, stealing from the rich and giving to the poor. Against all likelihood, his plan actually worked. Jackley used disguises, elaborate escape routes, and fake guns to hold up a string of...
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