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New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum knows better than to mess with family. But when powerful mobster Salvatore "Uncle Sunny"…
Sunucchi goes on the lam in Trenton, it's up to Stephanie to find him. Uncle Sunny is charged with murder for running over a guy (twice), and nobody wants to turn him in--not his poker buddies, not his bimbo girlfriend, not his two right-hand men, Shorty and Moe. Even Trenton's hottest cop, Joe Morelli, has skin in the game, because--just Stephanie's luck--the godfather is his actual godfather. And while Morelli understands that the law is the law, his old-world grandmother, Bella, is doing everything she can to throw Stephanie off the trail. It's not just Uncle Sunny giving Stephanie the run-around. Security specialist Ranger needs her help to solve the bizarre death of a top client's mother, a woman who happened to play bingo with Stephanie's Grandma Mazur. Before Stephanie knows it, she's working side by side with Ranger and Grandma at the senior center, trying to catch a killer on the loose--and the bingo balls are not rolling in their favor. With bullet holes in her car, henchmen on her tail, and a giraffe named Kevin running wild in the streets of Trenton, Stephanie will have to up her game for the ultimate takedown. Sequel to "Notorious Nineteen". Followed by "Top Secret Twenty-One". 2013.
Nicole went through surgery to remove a malignant tumour on her spine, then radiotherapy, a brain haemorrhage, blindness, loss of…
movement, chemotherapy, more chemotherapy, loss of hearing, more radiotherapy, and more surgery. Nicole also has raised thousands of pounds for charity, passed GCSE English after just 6 months' study, gone abseiling, visited New York, had meetings with royalty and government ministers, been the subject of a BBC TV documentary, won numerous national and local awards, and worked for the Teenage Cancer Trust. "Talk to the Hand" is a continuation of Nicole's very full life story, and includes her tips for overcoming setbacks and crises. 2010.
Sarah Mullen is a beautiful child who at seven years old is put into care by her drug-addicted mother. Trying…
to live with the rejection is bad enough, but no one could have prepared her for the pain that was yet to come. Harry Shaw is the boy that everyone bullies, the kid whose own mother locked him in a cupboard so she wouldn't have to look at his face, and then left him there. When he meets Sarah for the first time, a friendship is instantly forged. Then into their lives comes Vinnie Walker, a good-looking and calculating thirteen-year-old who will change both their lives forever. Includes violence. 2004.
In his prison cell, Terry Waite wrote his autobiography in his head. This is his own heart-rending account of how…
he survived for 1,763 days in captivity, almost four years of which were in solitary confinement. He reveals the inner strengths which helped him endure the savage treatment he received from his captors; he tells of his constant struggle to maintain his faith and of his resolve not to have any regrets, false sentimentality or self pity. 1993.
In the rigid society of Singapore in the 1930s, wealthy John Dexter, heir to a financial empire, falls in love…
with Julie Soong, the daughter of the city's most powerful Chinese family. Their affair outlives separation and betrayal, forced marriages, and the turmoil of war. Some strong language. Descriptions of sex. 1981.
Set during the turbulent days of the founding of Hong Kong in the 1840s, the story tells of Dirk Struan's…
burning ambition to transform the barren island into the brightest jewel of the British Empire. The opium run was the surest way for him to achieve power and riches beyond his wildest dreams. 1975. (Asian saga ; 2)
Struggling to make a wholesome movie, Hollywood producers Keith Ellison and Dayne Matthews hire actors Bailey Flanigan, who is Christian,…
and Brandon Paul, who leads a wild lifestyle. The filmmakers hope Brandon will benefit from their influence. Meanwhile Keith’s pregnant daughter decides to put her baby up for adoption. Sequel to "Take three". 2010. (Above the line series ; 4)
Setting Hollywood buzzing after a first collaboration, filmmakers Chase and Keith are approached for a second project, a situation that…
strains Chase's marriage and compels Keith's ambitious daughter to make questionable choices. The producers are gaining respect and are on the verge of truly changing culture through the power of film, but is the change worth the cost? Sequel to "Take One" (DC37605). 2009. (Above the line ; 2)
Dangerously handsome Olivier Moreau has everything. But there is one thing Olivier is still hungry for: revenge on the Lawrence…
family. What better vengeance than to seduce innocent Bella Lawrence and cast her aside when he's had his fill? But when cold, calculating revenge turns to red-hot passion, Olivier has no intention of letting her go. Includes sex. 2009.
Shy, sensible banker Stuart has trouble with women; that is, until a fortuitous singles night, where he meets Gillian, a…
picture restorer recovering from a destructive affair. Stuart's best friend Oliver is his complete opposite, a language teacher who 'talks like a dictionary', brash and feckless. Soon Stuart and Gillian are married, but it is not long before a tentative friendship between the three evolves into something far different. Strong language. 1991.
In a rough whaling-port in Yorkshire, Sylvia grows from a wilful, imaginative girl into an alert woman who has been…
matured through suffering. 1982 (Text follows the one-volume fourth edition, published in December 1863)
Half-African, half-Indian and beautiful, Tandia is just a teenager when she is brutally attacked and violated by the South African…
police. Desperately afraid and consumed by hatred for the white man, Tandia seeks refuge in a brothel deep in the veld. There she learns to use her brilliant mind and extraordinary looks as weapons for the battles that lie ahead: she trains as a terrorist. But then Tandia meets a man with a past as strange as her own: Peekay, an Oxford undergraduate who is also the challenger for the world welterweight boxing championship - and a white man. And in a land where mixed relationships are outlawed, their growing love can only have the most explosive consequences. Includes strong language and violence. Originally published 1991, 2007.
Mary may not be able to see properly, but she's determined to go to the sweet shop alone. Her adventure…
turns into a nightmare as she gets caught up in a robbery, and finds herself the victim of a desperate kidnap. Mary must use all her ingenuity and courage if she is to escape unharmed from her captors. Grades 3-6. 2001.
In this work the author completes his long apprenticeship in the mysteries of sorcery - a journey which began with…
his meeting with Don Juan. Don Juan's task of educating Castaneda, of making him 'a man of knowledge' and 'a man of power', is brought to an unexpected conclusion in a series of dazzling tricks, visions and lessons, and ends with a remarkable and deeply moving farewell. 1990.
Ingram explores the world of speech, from the first words on earth to the complex wizardry of the brain. He…
discusses the physiology, including the theory that speech is encoded in our genes, and the dynamics of conversation. 1992.
The author returns to the memorable world of the rabbits in this collection. The first part includes several traditional folk…
stories known to all rabbits. Then follow tales about the adventures of El-Ahrairah, the mythical rabbit hero. In the third and principal section are stories about Hazel, Fiver, Bigwig and their companions. Grades 5-8. 1996.
Morgan Tallchief is devastated when his lover and her family are reported lost in an explosion. Years later, when she…
emerges from a witness protection program and resumes their romance, ex-commando Tallchief faces daunting odds to protect her. Strong language, violence, and descriptions of sex. c1997.
Travelling to attend his funeral, four former wives of Jack Mauser are stranded in a blizzard in North Dakota. They…
share stories about their lives, their dreams and their passions. 1997.