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"David Burroughs was once a devoted father to his three-year-old son Matthew, living a dream life just a short drive away from the working-class suburb where he and his wife, Cheryl, first fell in love–until one fateful night when David woke suddenly to discover Matthew had been murdered while David was asleep just down the hall. Half a decade later, David’s been wrongly accused and convicted of the murder, left to serve out his time in a maximum-security...
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Pub. Date
2022.
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NYPD master homicide investigator, Michael Bennett, and top FBI abduction specialist, Emily Parker, have a history. Working case after case, each can predict the other’s next move. So when she fails to show at FBI headquarters in Washington, DC, Bennett risks venturing far outside his jurisdiction. The investigation he undertakes is the most brilliant detective work of his career, and the most intensely personal.
3) Red sparrow
Pub. Date
2018
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Ballerina Dominika Egorova is recruited to Sparrow School, a Russian intelligence service where she is forced to use her body as a weapon. Her first mission, targeting a C.I.A. agent, threatens to unravel the security of both nations.
"J. Law's spy game feels genuinely unpredictable..."--Boston Globe
"...it's a terrific vehicle for Jennifer Lawrence..."--San Francisco Chronicle
"Elegantly tense and absorbing."--Variety
Pub. Date
2015
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Ewa Cybulski and her sister sail to New York from their native Poland in search of a new start and the American dream. When they reach Ellis Island, doctors discover that Magda is ill, and the two women are separated. Ewa is released onto the mean streets of Manhattan while her sister is quarantined. Alone, with nowhere to turn and desperate to reunite with Magda, Ewa quickly falls prey to Bruno, a charming but wicked man who takes her in and forces...
Pub. Date
2022
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Kind, quiet Tannie Maria isn't a woman who draws much notice. She leads a solitary life, writing recipes for the local gazette, cooking with ingredients from her garden, and chatting with her pet chicken, Morag. When Maria becomes the newspaper's advice columnist, she peppers her responses with delectable recipes to help people fix their problems. But after a woman who wrote to her turns up dead, Maria and her colleague, rookie journalist Jessie,...
6) Greta
Pub. Date
2019
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A sweet, naive young woman trying to make it on her own in New York City, Frances doesn't think twice about returning the handbag she finds on the subway to its rightful owner. That owner is an eccentric French piano teacher with a love for classical music and an aching loneliness. The two become fast friends, but the older woman's maternal charms begin to dissolve and grow increasingly disturbing as Frances discovers that nothing is what it seems...
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Midsomer murders volume set 5
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The cozy villages of Midsomer County reveal their most sinister secrets in these contemporary British mysteries. The Dark Rider: Sightings of a headless horseman doom members of the aristocratic DeQuetteville family as they plan a Civil War battle reenactment. Murder of Innocence: The return of a convicted murderer to Midsomer sparks a series of revenge kilings, but the top suspect soon becomes a target. Death and the Divas: Tensions between Hollywood...
Pub. Date
2016
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Based on the beloved character created by M.C. Beaton. Agatha, public relations specialist, moves from London to the small village of Carsley, hoping for a quieter, simpler life. She soon finds her dreams dashed when she becomes a murder suspect after entering a quiche-making competition.
Pub. Date
2016
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A young woman wakes up after a terrible accident to find that she's locked in a cellar with a doomsday prepper, who insists that he saved her life and that the world outside is uninhabitable following an apocalyptic catastrophe. Uncertain what to believe, the woman soon determines that she must escape at any cost.
"Winstead also makes a terific heroine..."--New York Post
"It is designed to be fun, efficient and accessible and delivers precisely...
11) Hereditary
Pub. Date
2018
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When the matriarch of the Graham framily passes away, her daughter's family begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry.
"...It's nice to have a classicist back in town."--Boston Globe
"...this movie promises a paradoxically bright future for its director."--Michael Phillips
"This remarkable directorial debut from Ari Aster builds on classical horror tropes..."--New York Post
"Collette's performance is staggering..."--Variety...
12) Serenity
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Fishing boat captain Baker Dill leads a quiet life as he provides tours in the beautiful waters near Plymouth Island. Despite trying to live in solitude and peace, Dill is soon wrapped up in a much more complex situation. His ex-wife Karen shows up seeking help for her and her son. She asks Dill to get rid of her new violent husband in the ocean waters for good. Now Baker must contemplate the weight of his decisions while he also questions the reality...
13) Black Sea
Pub. Date
2015
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A rogue submarine captain pulls together a misfit crew to go after a sunken treasure rumored to be lost in the depths of the Black Sea. As greed and desperation take control onboard their claustrophobic vessel, the increasing uncertainty of the mission causes the men to turn on each other to fight for their own survival.
"A contemporary submarine thriller that serves the genre well."--Boston Globe
"Jude Law makes for an effective rogue submarine...
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IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 16
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"Fans of Barbara Kingsolver will love this stunning debut novel from a New York Times bestselling nature writer, about an unforgettable young woman determined to make her way in the wilds of North Carolina, and the two men that will break her isolation open. For years, rumors of the "Marsh Girl" have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. She's barefoot and wild; unfit for polite society. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase...
15) Vera: Set 9
Pub. Date
2020.
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Vera is called to the scene of the murder of trainee forensic psychologist Joanne Caswell, whose body has been found dumped at a landfill site. Vera zeroes in on Joanne's re-examination of an old crime, following the trail of the dead woman's investigation in order to catch her killer. Vera is confronted with the sight of Caden Lennon's murder, by knife, in a coastal town's shipyard.
16) Unlocked
Pub. Date
2017
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A CIA interrogator is lured into a ruse that puts London at risk of a biological attack.
"...it rattles along and Apted tackles it with gusto."--Guardian.
"I suppose this went down easily enough for me because I grew up with this kind of stuff..."--New York Times.
"Unlocked feels like a 1970s-style conspiracy thriller, which makes it a perfect fit for the 76-year-old Apted..."--Village Voice.
17) Last seen alive
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When Will's estranged wife Lisa disappears during a stop at a gas station, Will must embark on a frantic undertaking to rescue her while eluding the police who suspect him of foul play.
18) Ready or not
Pub. Date
2019
Description
A young bride joins her new husband's rich, eccentric family in a time-honored tradition that turns into a lethal game with everyone fighting for their survival.
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Ashley Jensen stars in these three feature-length mysteries based on M.C. Beaton's bestselling novels. Formerly a high-flying PR executive in London, Agatha Raisin has now settled into small-town life in the Cotswolds, but her early retirement is far from quiet. Along with her friends Roy and Gemma, Agatha solves the village's bizarre murders with panache, but her love life may be a puzzle beyond even her skills to decipher.
20) The captive
Pub. Date
2015
Description
Eight years after the disappearance of Cassandra, some disturbing indications seem to indicate that she's still alive. Her parents, detectives, and Cassandra herself will try to unravel the mystery of her disappearance.
"...one of the most satisfyingly baroque thrillers of the year..."--RogerEbert.com
"...builds incredible tension and emotion..."--Times (UK)
"...Egoyan's best film for a very long time..."--The Telegraph