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22) Malibu burning
Author
Series
Sharpe and Walker volume 1
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
277 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Hell comes to Southern California every October. It rides in on searing Santa Ana winds that blast at near hurricane force, igniting voracious wildfires. Master thief Danny Cole longs for the flames. A tsunami of fire is exactly what he needs to pull off a daring crime and avenge a fallen friend. As the most devastating firestorms in Los Angeles' history scorch the hills of Malibu, relentless arson investigator Walter Sharpe and his wild card of...
Author
Series
The Five Penalties volume 2
Publisher
Tor, Tor Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
452 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The Cage of Dark Hours is the second novel in the epic fantasy trilogy from acclaimed author Marina Lostetter, where the defeat of a serial killer back from the dead has pulled the mask off the myths and magics of a fantastical city. Krona and her Regulators survived their encounter with Charbon, the long-dead serial killer who returned to their city, but the illusions of their world were shattered forever. Allied with the healer Melanie they will...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Drake discovers that his friend and fellow Dragon Master, Bo, is trying to steal the Dragon Stone, he wonders if the dark wizard might be behind it, and he must try to find a way to protect the stone while keeping Bo's family out of danger.
Author
Language
English
Description
"From the New York Times bestselling authors of The Forgotten Room comes a captivating historical mystery, infused with romance, that links the lives of three women across a century--two deep in the past, one in the present--to the doomed passenger liner, RMS Lusitania. May 2013 Her finances are in dire straits and bestselling author Sarah Blake is struggling to find a big idea for her next book. Desperate, she breaks the one promise she made to her...
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
24 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Two crooks plan to steal a priceless golden egg being driven to a museum by two rookie police officers. Will they steal the egg or will the Easter festival in the park ruin their plan?
Author
Series
Junior Bender volume 2
Publisher
Soho Teen
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
347 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
A Junior Bender mystery volume 5
Publisher
Soho Crime
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
390 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Los Angeles burglar Junior Bender is in the middle of burgling a house and has just gotten his hands on one of the world's rarest stamps when the job goes terrifically wrong. After barely escaping, Junior realizes the danger is far from over. He's gotten himself on the wrong side of a man whose name is synonymous with violence, and to save his own skin he's set off a chain reaction of blackmail, strong-arming, and escalating crime. To pay off his...
32) Nighttown
Author
Series
A Junior Bender mystery volume 7
Publisher
Soho Crime
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
377 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Los Angeles burglar Junior Bender has a rule about never taking a job that pays too well--in the criminal underworld, if someone is offering you more money than a job is worth, someone is going to end up dead. But he's bending his rule this one time because he and his girlfriend, Ronnie, are in desperate need of cash so they can hire a top-notch kidnapper to snatch Ronnie's two-year-old son back from her evil ex. The whole thing is pretty complicated,...
33) Eighty days
Author
Publisher
Archaia
Pub. Date
2021
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly black and white illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"A pilot wants nothing more than to fly. Or so he thought, until he crosses paths with a mysterious thief whose tricks draw him into unchartered territory and new adventure. In a life where the truth changes as quickly as clouds in the sky, the pilot must decide for himself what freedom really means."--
Author
Series
Theodore Boone volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Big trouble is brewing for Theodore Boone. While all of Strattenburg anxiously awaits the new trial of infamous murder suspect Pete Duffy, problems arise for their own kid lawyer. There's been a robbery and Theo is the accused. His reputation is on the line, and with the evidence building against him and dangerous threats looming, Theo will do whatever it takes to prove his innocence even if it means breaking a few rules.
Author
Series
Electra McDonnell novel volume 1
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"The first in the Electra McDonnell series from Edgar-nominated author Ashley Weaver, set in England during World War II, A Peculiar Combination is a delightful mystery filled with spies, murder, romance, and the author's signature wit. Electra McDonnell has always known that the way she and her family earn their living is slightly outside of the law. Breaking into the homes of the rich and picking the locks on their safes may not be condoned by British...
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
23 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Assigned to deliver a mysterious package to the mayor, Detective Chase McCain stop thief Rex Fury fron santching the box and stealing it.
Author
Series
Diary of a 6th grade ninja volume 6
Publisher
Emerson Publishing House
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 6
Physical Desc
149 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
A bandit is on the loose at 6th-grader Chase Cooper's school. As each day passes, the bandit's reach grows further and further.
38) Golden Prey
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"The man was smart and he didn't mind killing people. Welcome to the big leagues, Davenport. Lucas Davenport's first case as a U.S. Marshal sends him into uncharted territory, in the thrilling new novel in the #1 New York Times-bestselling series. Thanks to some very influential people whose lives he saved, Lucas is no longer working for the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, but for the U.S. Marshals Service, and with unusual scope. He gets...
Author
Series
The smartest kid in the universe volume 3
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2023].
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 6
Physical Desc
284 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Jake McQuade is the smartest in the universe--or at least he was. But just as his training with the secret agency known as the Consortium is about to start, his jelly beans go missing! And to make matters worse, they (and Jake's genius) might be wearing off right when he needs them most!
Jake has to solve this mystery fast. Who stole the jelly beans and why?! Can Jake figure out what's going on, recover the missing jelly beans, and stop a high-tech...