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Down the Rabbit Hole
by Peter Abrahams
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Ingrid Levin-Hill lands the plum role of Alice in the Echo Falls production of "Alice in Wonderland." Things in Ingrid's small town soon keep getting "curiouser and curiouser." Then events in Echo Falls turn into a nightmare, and Ingrid is determined to wake up. More...
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Gilda Joyce, Psychic Investigator
by Jennifer Allison
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From poignant to hair-raising and hilarious, this is a behind-the-scenes, tell-all account of the very first case in the illustrious career of Gilda Joyce, Psychic Investigator. More...
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The Perfect Shot
by Elaine Marie Alphin
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Brian uses basketball to block out memories of his girlfriend and her family who were gunned down a year ago, but the upcoming murder trial and a high school history assignment force him to face the past and decide how far he should go to see justice served. More...
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The Traitors' Gate
by Avi
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John Huffam is sure the tall man's beard is false. He's sure of little else in November 1849, the year he is fourteen, the year his father is sentenced to London's Whitecross Street Prison.Maybe the man following John -- who claims to be one Inspector Copperfield -- can explain why.... More...
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Desert Crossing
by Elise Broach
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With amazing insight and compelling prose, Broach charts a suspenseful journey full of danger, loss, and painful self-discovery. What will happen to the lives of three teenagers who can suddenly no longer pretend innocence? More...
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Road of the Dead
by Kevin Brooks
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Now available in paperback. Blood runs thick when two brothers leave their London home on a journey to the ghostly moors of Devon to hunt down the truth about their sister's savage death. More...
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Crime Files: Four-Minute Forensic Mysteries: Body of Evidence
by Jeremy Brown
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Four-minute forensic mysteries are solved by a cast of quirky but lovable characters. Their wisecracking leader is CSI Wes Burton who carries his evidence-gathering tools with him to each crime scene and loves his work solving problems. Crime scenes include everything from exploding flour in a restaurant kitchen, to a boy who lies about eating a piece of cake, to a man who dies accidentally while tanning himself.... More...
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Looking for JJ
by Anne Cassidy
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Jennifer Jones has served her time for the murder of her best friend ... but can she ever return to "normal"? A gripping and emotionally searing novel by an accomplished British author, this title infuses a terrifying subject with humanity and hope. More...
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The True Prince
by J. B. Cheaney
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Intrigue abounds both on and off the stage in this rollicking mystery set within Shakespeare's theater company.
Kit Glover is London's finest boy actor. Audiences flock to see him portray imperious queens and scheming noblewomen. But off the stage Kit's manner is harder to make out.... More...
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Half Moon Investigations
by Eoin Colfer
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Fletcher Moon has never been like other kids. For one thing, he has had to suffer the humiliating nickname "Half Moon" because of his short stature. But the real reason Fletcher is different is that ever since he was a baby, he's had a nose for sniffing out mysteries.... More...
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Diamonds in the Shadow
by Caroline B. Cooney
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The Finch family heads to the airport to welcome the four refugees from Africa their church is sponsoring--a mother, father, teenage son, and daughter. Soon, Jared Finch realizes that the good guys are not always innocent, and he must make a decision that could change the fate of both families, in this latest novel by bestsellling author Caroline B. Cooney. More...
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The Rag and Bone Shop
by Robert Cormier
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Twelve-year old Jason is accused of the brutal murder of a young girl. Is he innocent or guilty? The shocked town calls on an interrogator with a stellar reputation: he always gets a confession. The confrontation between Jason and his interrogator forms the chilling climax of this terrifying look at what can happen when the pursuit of justice becomes a personal crusade for victory at any cost. More...
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Phoning a Dead Man
by Gillian Cross
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When John, a British demolitions expert, is supposedly killed blowing up a building in Siberia, his fiancee Annie insists on investigating, despite being in a wheelchair. John's teenage sister Hayley goes along and finds that the Russian Mafia is involved. More...
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The Missing Manatee
by Cynthia C. DeFelice
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Skeet Waters discovers a manatee that's been shot in the head, and soon begins to unravel the mysteries that surround both the manatee's apparent murder and his parents' dissolving marriage. More...
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The Third Eye
by Lois Duncan
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When Karen closes her eyes, the visions come. Through time and space, she sees a place where stolen children sleep. And if Karen denies a young policeman's request for help, the children may never go home again. More...
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Drawing a Blank: Or How I Tried to Solve a Mystery, End a Feud, and Land the Girl of My Dreams
by Daniel Ehrenhaft
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A teenaged graphic novelist's life changes dramatically when he receives word that his father's been kidnapped. If only his comic book superheroine, Signy the Super-Bad, were able to help him save the day. More...
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Cover-Up: Mystery at the Super Bowl
by John Feinstein
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Steve Thomas and Susan Carol Anderson are sitting on the biggest sports scandal of the decade. They know that the entire offensive line of the California Dreams team failed its drug tests. But how can they prove it? More...
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Last Shot
by John Feinstein
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Steven Thomas is one of two lucky winners of the U.S. Basketball Writer's Association's contest for aspiring journalists. His prize? A trip to New Orleans and a coveted press pass for the Final Four. It's a basketball junkie's dream come true!But the games going on behind the scenes between the coaches, the players, the media, the money-men, and the fans turn out to be even more fiercely competitive than those on the court.... More...
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Vanishing Act: Mystery at the U.S. Open
by John Feinstein
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Stevie Thomas and Susan Carol Anderson return in another fast-paced, action-packed sports mystery from bestselling sports writer John Feinstein.
The two hopeful sports reporters have kept in touch after their wild time at the Final Four, and when Susan Carol manages to score a press pass to cover the first week of the US Open Tennis Tournament in New York, Stevie works out a way to be there as well.... More...
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