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41) Old stone
Publisher
Zeitgeist Films
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (80 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A taxicab driver must overcome bureaucracy and legal manipulation in China.
43) The negotiator
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c1998
Physical Desc
1 DVD (140 min.) : sd., col ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In a desperate attempt to prove his innocence, a skilled police negotiator accused of corruption and murder takes hostages in a government office to gain the time he needs to find the truth.
Author
Series
Paul Janson novels volume 4
Publisher
Grand Central Pub
Pub. Date
2015
Physical Desc
400 pages ; 24 cm.
Description
To prevent a war in Asia--one that could quickly spread to the rest of the world--Paul Janson and Jessica Kincaid must learn the truth behind a young woman's murder.
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Series
Description
Henry Cimoli and Spenser have been friends for years, yet the old boxing trainer has never asked the private eye for a favor. Until now. A heavy-handed developer is trying to buy up Henry's condo on Revere Beach and sends thugs to move the process along. Soon Spenser and his apprentice, Zebulon Sixkill, find a trail leading to a mysterious and beautiful woman, a megalomaniacal Las Vegas kingpin, and plans to turn to a chunk of land north of Boston...
47) Deep harbor
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Formats
Description
Immersed in her job as an assistant to a congressman, Carol Ann "CJ" Jansen uncovers possible evidence of her boss's corrupt activities before his apparent suicide, and moves to a small New England town for her own protection.
Series
Publisher
AMC, a division of Genius Products
Pub. Date
c2003, 1941-1931
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (318 min.) : b & w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Fighting caravans: An outlaw convinces a wagon-trail girl to pose as his wife. True romance develops as they head west.
A farewell to arms: Catherine Barkley and Lt. Frederic Henry meet on the Italian front during World War I and fall in love.
Meet John Doe: A tramp is hoaxed into protesting against existing social evils as a newspaper circulation stunt. He becomes a national hero, and discovers the plot to use him.
Stolen jools: Norma Shearer's...
49) Payback: a novel
Author
Series
Tank Rizzo novels volume 2
Publisher
Ballantine Books, an imprint of Random House
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
284 pages ; 24 cm
Description
"If there's one kind of person Tank Rizzo hates most in this world, it's a dirty cop. Criminals are at least honest about being dishonest; dirty cops are a disgrace to the badge they carry. Detective Eddie Kenwood is one such disgrace. He's got the highest signed-confession rate in the NYPD and a distinguished career built on putting men behind bars-whether they're guilty or not doesn't matter much to him. When Tank's partner, Pearl, tells him about...
50) Triple 9
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A bank robbery is just the tip of the iceberg when two cops in Atlanta start suspecting members of their own team are involved. Not knowing who to trust and how deep the corruption goes, time is ticking for them to uncover the truth, before they become the target for the next deadly job.
51) The 355
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2022]
Formats
Description
CIA agent Mason 'Mace' Brown joins forces with a rival German agent, a cutting-edge computer specialist and a Colombian psychologist when a top-secret weapon falls into the hands of a group of mercenaries. Together, the four women embark on a breakneck mission to save the world while staying one step ahead of a mysterious figure who's tracking their every move.
52) Choppy water
Author
Series
Stone Barrington novels volume 54
Description
"Stone Barrington and his friends are vacationing in Maine when their leisure is suddenly disrupted by extreme weather. To make matters worse, the inclement conditions allow for a menacing adversary to sneak in unnoticed and deliver a chilling message. Soon it becomes clear that the target of the incident is one of Stone's closest companions, and that these enemies have a grander scheme in mind. From the bustling streets of New York City to the sun-drenched...
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Series
Allie Burns volume 1
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
418 pages ; 24 cm
Description
"Val McDermid's award-winning, internationally bestselling novels have captivated readers for over three decades. In her new novel 1979, she returns to the past with the story of an investigative journalist whose work leads her into a world of corruption,terror, and murder. It's only January, and the year has already brought blizzards, strikes, power cuts, and political unrest. But for journalist Allie Burns, bad news provides an opportunity to escape...
Author
Series
Malcolm Fox mysteries volume 2
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Description
A major inquiry into a neighboring police force sees Malcolm Fox and his colleagues cast adrift, unsure of territory, protocol, or who they can trust. An entire station-house looks to have been compromised, but as Fox digs deeper he finds the trail leads him back in time to the suicide of a prominent politician and activist. There are secrets buried in the past, and reputations on the line.
55) Floodgate
Author
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
354 pages ; 22 cm
Description
Andy Destra is a mostly honest cop in the most notoriously corrupt and crime-ridden city in America: Auction City. After discovering explosive information that reveals corruption within the highest levels of the police department, Andy is kicked off the force, framed, and disgraced, left to wage a lonely one-man crusade against conspiracies he can't prove. Andy's investigation plunges him into a blackly comic maelstrom of one-armed gang members, slick...
56) Graduation
Series
Criterion collection volume 924
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Formats
Description
After his daughter is assaulted and is unable to concentrate on her studies, a father resorts to drastic measures to help her pass an exam so she can win a scholarship and go to university in England.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
332 pages ; 25 cm
Description
Eniola is tall for his age, a boy who looks like a man. Because his father has lost his job, Eniola spends his days running errands for the local tailor, collecting newspapers, begging when he must, dreaming of a big future. Wuraola is a golden girl, the perfect child of a wealthy family. Now an exhausted young doctor in her first year of practice, she is beloved by Kunle, the volatile son of an ascendant politician. When a local politician takes...
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A powerful, timely novel that moves seamlessly between the euphoria of revolution and intimate dramas of love and loyalty. Once a senior diplomat in Kiev, Simon Davey lost everything after a lurid scandal. Back in London, still struggling with the aftermath of his disgrace, he is traveling on the Tube when he sees her. . . . This woman, Olesya, is the person Simon holds responsible for his downfall. He first met her on an icy night during the...
60) Blindsided
Author
Series
Sisterhood series volume 22
Formats
Description
"When Maggie Spritzer, former editor-in-chief of the Post and an honorary member of the Sisterhood, arrives with a new mission in mind, the Vigilantes are soon gathering in their war room once more. While catching up on each other's lives, they plan a brilliant campaign against a duo of corrupt judges running a moneymaking racket that sends young offenders to brutal boot camps, often on trumped-up charges. Their enemies are powerful and ruthless,...
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