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Mysterious Benedict Society volume 3
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
When an unexplained blackout engulfs Stonetown, Benedict Society members Reynie, Kate, Sticky, and Constance follow clues on an adventure that threatens to separate them from their families, friends, and even one another.
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#MurderTrending volume 1
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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Falsely accused of murdering her stepsister, seventeen-year-old Dee fights to survive paid assassins on Alcatraz 2.0, the most popular prison on social media.
3) Incarceron
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Series
Incarceron volume 1
Language
English
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To free herself from an upcoming arranged marriage, Claudia, the daughter of the Warden of Incarceron, a futuristic prison with a mind of its own, decides to help a young prisoner escape.
5) Prisoner 88
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Language
English
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In 1885, ten-year-old Jake is sent to prison for killing a man who threatened his father, and struggles to survive the harsh realities of prison life in the Idaho Territory.
6) Breakout
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Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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From multiple perspectives, tells of a time capsule project and the middle schoolers who contribute, including future journalist Nora Tucker and newcomer Elidee Jones, whose brother is in the local prison.
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Code name Verity volume 2
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
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When young American pilot Rose Justice is captured by Nazis and sent to Ravensbrück, the notorious women's concentration camp, she finds hope in the impossible through the loyalty, bravery, and friendship of her fellow prisoners.
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Lord John Grey novels volume 4
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
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In this highly-anticipated new novel, Diana Gabaldon brings back one of her most compelling characters: the unforgettable Lord John Grey - soldier, gentleman, and no mean hand with a blade. Set in the heart of the eighteenth century, Lord John's world is one of mystery and menace. Diana Gabaldon brilliantly weaves together the strands of Lord John's secret and public lives. Capturing the lonely, tormented, and courageous career of a man who fights...
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Scot Harvath thrillers volume 22
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In the war-ravaged borderlands of Ukraine, a Russian military unit has gone rogue. Its members, conscripted from the worst prisons and mental asylums across Russia, are the most violent, dangerous combatants to ever set foot upon the modern battlefield. As they move from village to village, they meet little resistance as all able-bodied men are off fighting the war. When multiple American aid workers are killed, America's top spy is sent in to settle...
10) Block 11
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English
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From an award-winning author comes an audacious, high-concept noir set in Auschwitz that straddles past and present.
New York, the present: An old woman and her husband sit down for a breakfast of black bread and coffee at a table set for ten. Eight chairs remain empty.
Auschwitz, Spring 1944: Following a successful escape from the camp, a group of ten prisoners are rounded up for execution. But, at the last minute, counter-orders are given. Since...
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Inspector Ikmen mysteries volume 2
Language
English
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Barbara Nadel's The Ottoman Cage is a spicy thriller set in Istanbul's back alleys.
When a brutal murder shocks Istanbul's rundown Jewish quarter, the Turkish police force unleashes their best weapon, the chain-smoking, brandy-swilling Inspector Cetin Ikmen, husband to a strict Muslim woman (who disapproves of his drinking) and loving father of eight (with another on the way). With such a colorful personality and unrivaled investigative powers, Ikmen...
13) Paradox
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English
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"The next chilling thriller in the New York Times bestselling FBI Thriller series ... Chief Ty Christie of Willicott, Maryland, witnesses a murder at dawn from the deck of her cottage on Lake Massey. When dragging the lake, not only do the divers find the murder victim, they also discover dozens of bones. Even more shocking is the identification of a unique belt buckle found among the bones. Working together with Chief Christie, Savich and Sherlock...
15) A prison diary
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Series
Prison diaries volume 1
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
An hour-by-hour diary account of the 22 days the author was locked in a cell with a murderer and a drug baron.
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Language
English
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At the age of twenty, an Iranian student named Zarah Ghahramani was swept off the streets of Tehran and taken to the notorious Evin prison, where criminals and political dissidents were held side by side in conditions of legendary brutality. Her crime, she asserts, was in wanting to slide back her headscarf to feel the sun on a few inches of her hair.
That modest desire led her to a political activism fueled by the fearless idealism of the young....
17) Lost boys
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Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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In 1982 Iran, twelve-year-old Reza is more interested in music than war, but enlists in obedience to his devout mother and soon finds himself in a prison camp in Iraq.
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Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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Cammie O'Reilly is the warden's daughter, living in an apartment above the entrance to the Hancock County Prison. But she's also living in a prison of grief and anger about the mother who died saving her from harm when she was just a baby. And prison has made her mad. This girl's nickname is Cannonball. In the summer of 1959, as twelve turns to thirteen, everything is in flux. Cammie's best friend is discovering lipstick and American Bandstand d killer...
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