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Author
Series
Gregor Demarkian mysteries volume 22
Publisher
St. Martin's Minotaur
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
293 p. ; 25 cm.
Description
When Henry Tyder, an alcoholic, sometimes homeless member of a socially prominent Philadelphia family, is arrested at the scene of a murder, his attorney asks Gregor Demarkian, former head of the FBI's Behavioral Sciences Unit, to look into the case.
22) Philadelphia!
Author
Series
Recipe for adventure volume 8
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
156 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Description
When Zia's secret recipe sends Alfie and Emilia to Philadelphia, the children enjoy visiting the many historical landmarks and learning the history of some foods.
24) The vigilantes
Author
Series
Badge of honor volume 10
Publisher
G.P. Putnams Sons
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
342 p. ; 24 cm.
Description
"There's a sudden spike in murders in Philadelphia, but no one seems to mind much, because the victims are street thugs and lowlifes. But as homicide sergeant Matt Payne starts looking under the right rocks, he gets a feeling there's more going on than just bad guys burning one another..."--Inside front cover.
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
1996
Physical Desc
6 CDs (7.25 hrs.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When Morrone, a lawyer with a zest for taking risks, defends federal judge Fiske Hamilton on a sexual harassment charge, the high-profile case draws plenty of national attention. The spotlight is turned even brighter when the out-of-court action turns deadly, and Hamilton is the prime suspect. Can Morrone end this lethal game, or will she become the next victim?
Author
Series
Publisher
BookShots/Little Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
118 pages ; 18 cm.
Description
"Harry Posehn is the best dad, the best husband ... well, maybe not. Detective Teaghan Beaumont is getting closer and closer to discovering the truth about Harry Posehn. But there's a twist that she will never see coming"--Page 4 of cover.
27) Mixed doubles
Author
Series
Benchwarmers volume 3
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
288 pages
Description
Eleven-year-old Andi Carillo quickly becomes the star of her school's new co-ed tennis team, and when her talent attracts sports agents who want her to play professionally, Andi's best friend Jeff Michaels helps her thwart the agents by uncovering their underhanded schemes.
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It's 1949 and South Philadelphia bursts with opportunity during the post-war boom. The Palazzini Cab Company & Western Union Telegraph Office, owned and operated by Dominic Palazzini and his three sons, is flourishing: business is good, they're surrounded by sympathetic wives and daughters-in-law, with grandchildren on the way. But a decades-long feud that split Dominic and his brother Mike and their once-close families sets the stage for a rematch....
30) One by one
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Two and a half years after losing his family, Philadelphia journalist Danny Ryan has moved to a new house, started working again, and even began getting close to fellow reporter Alex Burton. When an old high school acquaintance asks for help. He's been getting threatening text messages. Other members of their high school class have gotten the same messages, and now they're dead. Greg Moss had plenty to hide, but if it was an incident from his youth...
31) Guilty
Author
Publisher
Wheeler Pub
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
589 p. (large print) ; 22 cm.
Description
When Kat White was fifteen, she and some friends held up a store, and a security guard was killed. No one was caught. Sixteen years later, Kat (now Kate) is with the Philadelphia District Attorney's office, and a single mom. She discovers that she is to prosecute Mario Castellanos, a friend from that terrible night. When Mario is found dead in her apartment, and another man who knows the secret gets involved, Kate finds that her life and her son's...
Author
Description
At the end of the Second World War, Cyril Conroy combines luck and a single canny investment to begin an enormous real estate empire, propelling his family from poverty to enormous wealth. His first order of business is to buy the Dutch House, a lavish estate in the suburbs outside of Philadelphia. Meant as a surprise for his wife, the house sets in motion the undoing of everyone he loves. Cyril's son Danny and his older sister Maeve are exiled from...
33) The traffickers
Author
Series
Badge of honor volume 9
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
338 p. ; 24 cm.
Description
Homicide Sergeant Matthew Payne is used to murder, but lately there's been an awful lot of it in Philadelphia. A gangland shooting in a popular tourist location has left six dead, most of them innocent bystanders, and days later the body of a headless Latina turns up in the Schuykill River. Everybody assumes they're not related, but Payne can't shake the hunch that there's something more to it--and that hunch leads him far from the City of Brotherly...
Author
Publisher
Dutton Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
295 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"A talented 16-year-old artist slowly discovers the history of domestic violence behind why her brother left the family years earlier and why she suddenly cannot make art"--
Author
Series
Mike Coletti novels volume 2
Formats
Description
Just weeks after tracking down a killer known as the Angel of Death, Detective Mike Coletti stands at Mary Smithson's grave, mourning the woman whose betrayal nearly cost him his life. He's joined there by Mary's beautiful half sister, Lenore. Moments later, a gunshot splits the air, placing Coletti on a collision course with the Gravedigger, a killer hell-bent on deciphering the secret of life and death. As bodies drop and tensions mount, clues are...
Author
Series
Rosato and Associates novels volume 1
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Description
Mary DiNunzio's stress level was already high as she struggled to make it in her cutthroat Philadelphia law firm. Then the menacing phone calls, at work and at home, began.
Author
Description
"Madeleine Altimari is a smart-mouthed, rebellious nine-year-old who also happens to be an aspiring jazz singer. Still mourning the recent death of her mother, and caring for her grief-stricken father, she doesn't realize that on the eve of Christmas Eve she is about to have the most extraordinary day--and night--of her life. After bravely facing down mean-spirited classmates and rejection at school, Madeleine doggedly searches for Philadelphia's...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
498 pages ; 24 cm
Description
"Philadelphia is in a state of shock over the fate of two hometown heroes: Eagles starting quarterback Archie Hughes, and his even more famous wife, Grammy-winning singer Francine Hughes. One spouse is murdered. The other is suspect #1. Even before the case hits the courtroom, it's the hottest ticket in town. For the defense: Cooper Lamb, private investigator to the stars. For the prosecution: Veena Lion, a sleuth so bright she's got to wear shades....
39) Ghetto cowboy
Author
Publisher
Brilliance Audio
Pub. Date
p2011
Physical Desc
4 CDs (4 hr., 10 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Twelve-year-old Cole's behavior causes his mother to drive him from Detroit to Philadelphia to live with a father he has never known, but who soon has Cole involved with a group of African-American "cowboys" who rescue horses and use them to steer youths away from drugs and gangs.
Author
Series
Books4pocket. Narrativa volume 251
Publisher
Ediciones Urano
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
542 p. ; 19 cm.
Description
Tres mujeres casadas se conocen en una clase para futuras madres: Becky, chef de un bistro de moda, acosada por una suegra infernal; Aynde, esposa de una estrella de la NBA; y Kelly, una organizadora de eventos obsesionada con planear su vida al milímitro. A ellas se unirá Lia, una actriz que llega a la ciudad dejando atrás su carrera, su marido y una tragedia.
A chef, an event planner, and a basketball player's wife find their marriages and...
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