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1) Dregs
Author
Series
William Wisting novels volume 1
Pub. Date
2011.
Description
"Meet Chief Inspector William Wisting, an experienced policeman who is familiar with the dark side of human nature. He lives in challenging times for the Norwegian police force, meeting them with integrity and humanity, and a fragile belief that he can play a part in creating a better world" -- Publisher's website.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 11
Description
"The highly anticipated sequel to Melissa Albert's beloved, New York Times bestselling debut The Hazel Wood! In The Night Country, Alice Proserpine dives back into a menacing, mesmerizing world of dark fairy tales and hidden doors. Follow her and Ellery Finch as they learn The Hazel Wood was just the beginning, and that worlds die not with a whimper, but a bang. With Finch's help, Alice escaped the Hinterland and her reclusive grandmother's dark legacy....
7) Salt Houses
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
"From a dazzling new literary voice, a debut novel about a Palestinian family caught between present and past, between displacement and home...On the eve of her daughter Alia's wedding, Salma reads the girl's future in a cup of coffee dregs. She sees an unsettled life for Alia and her children; she also sees travel, and luck. While she chooses to keep her predictions to herself that day, they will all soon come to pass when the family is up rooted...
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Series
Formats
Description
"Carpenter and Quincannon, Professional Detective Services is a fixture in San Francisco at the dawn of a new century. While the future is unclear, Sabina and John know one thing for certain; they will protect their clients from flimflammers, thieves, and murderers, and do whatever it takes to run these dregs of society into the arms of the law. Sometimes, that requires a subtle touch. Professor A. Vargas, self-styled medium extraordinaire, and his...
Author
Series
Eddie LaCrosse mysteries volume 5
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
"After he fails to save a stranger from being mauled to death by a bear, a young mercenary is saddled with the baby girl the man died to protect. He leaves her with a kindly shepherd family and goes on with his violent life. Now, sixteen years later, that young mercenary has grown up to become cynical sword jockey Eddie LaCrosse. When his vacation travels bring him back to that same part of the world, he can't resist trying to discover what has become...
12) Fallen
Author
Series
Cure Chronicles volume 4
Pub. Date
2022
Description
"When Ashen heads east to New York City to find Finn's brother, she finds herself confronted by an entirely new set of problems. The city is a war zone overshadowed by the Behemoth, the largest Arcology in existence. Few are allowed entry, and those who go in never leave. At first, Ashen assumes the power structure is one she knows well: Directorate vs. Dregs, Wealthy vs. Poor. She's seen this fight before, and she knows how to win it. She soon discovers...
13) Sugar cage
Author
Pub. Date
[1992]
Description
This first novel explores the stickily enduring bonds of love. Nine characters speak in alternating chapters: a reluctant psychic; a selfish, philandering husband; a sensitive, eccentric one; a finicky undertaker; a young soldier; an unhappy little girl; a Haitian migrant; and two widows, one merry, one grief stricken. This unlikely cast inhabits a narrative spanning 30 years. Some, like Soleil Marie, a sugarcane laborer, or Inez, who can't avoid...
Author
Pub. Date
c1999, 2006
Description
Chief Quanah Parker, half-white, half Comanche, had fought a valiant battle to hold onto the Indians sacred hunting ground on the Llano Estacado in the Texas Panhandle. Organizing the Comanche, Kiowa and Cheyenne tribes into a formidable army, he led the Indians in a successful five year war with the U.S. Army and buffalo hunters. The power of the federal government proved to be too strong, however, and in 1875, Quanah led his tribe of Kwahadi Comanches...
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
"The Art of Eating through the Zombie Apocalypse" is a cookbook and culinary field guide for the busy zombie apocalypse survivor. Included are more than 80 recipes (from "Overnight of the Living Dead French Toast" and "It's Not Easy Growing Greens Salad" to "Down & Out Sauerkraut," "Honey & Blackberry Mead," and "Twinkie Trifle"), scads of gastronomic survival tips, and dozens of diagrams and illustrations that help you scavenge, forage, and improvise...
16) Rooted in malice
Author
Series
Victorian mansion flower shop mysteries volume 19
Pub. Date
[2019].
Description
With tourist traffic near zero, February is usually the quietest time of year in Turtle Cove, Washington, and Orcas Island florist Kaylee Bleu finds that off-season boredom isn't her cup of tea. One one of many visits t the bakery next door, however, she encounters two people who are anything but quiet: surly whale watch boat captain Roz Corzo and her boisterous friend Jeanette Colson. Despite warnings about high winds and choppy waves, Jeanette convinces...
17) Scandinavia
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
From the dregs of Viking feasts, to the finest restaurants in Copenhagen, Sweden and Denmark have evolved a totally unique cuisine. Roving chef Merilees Parker travels to Scandinavia to find out if there's more on the menu than smorgasbord and smelly fish. In Sweden she enjoys the Midsummer festival, tries some aquavit and samples some sausages. Across the border she tries Danish pastry, tours the Carlsberg factory and watches herring being fermented...
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
Following a mental breakdown, Detective Peter Wendel is tasked with creating an elite team of investigators to crack cold cases. When the police find a note on a dead body that claims Sweden's most notorious serial killer is a fraud, Wendel gets a chance to redeem himself, but only the dregs of the force are available to work the case. Under pressure to mobilize quickly, Wendel is forced to hire two cops who hate each other, plus a forthright woman...