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In the 1960s, Edgar Smith, in prison and sentenced to death for the murder of teenager Victoria Zielinski, struck up a correspondence with William F. Buckley, the founder of National Review. Buckley, who refused to believe that a man who supported the neoconservative movement could have committed such a heinous crime, began to advocate not only for Smith's life to be spared but also for his sentence to be overturned. So begins a bizarre and tragic...
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Dangerous damsels volume 1
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"A prim and proper lady thief must save her aunt from a crazed pirate and his dangerously charming henchman in this fantastical historical romance. Cecilia Bassingwaite is the ideal Victorian lady. She's also a thief. Like the other members of the Wisteria Society crime sorority, she flies around England drinking tea, blackmailing friends, and acquiring treasure by interesting means. Sure, she has a dark and traumatic past and an overbearing aunt,...
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Heist society novels volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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When feisty teenaged thief Kat's on-again off-again boyfriend, Hale, suddenly inherits his family's billion dollar company, Kat gets a tip-off that the will is a fake.
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Princess in hiding volume 3
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2014
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English
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Three intrepid princesses find themselves targets in a deadly plot against the crown—until their uncle devises a brilliant plan to keep them safe...
Princess Luisa has devoted her life to duty, quietly preparing to succeed her father as ruler. Nothing, however, primed her to live on the run, disguised as a personal secretary to a notorious English scoundrel. The earl is just the man to help her reclaim her throne, but Luisa is drawn...
Princess Luisa has devoted her life to duty, quietly preparing to succeed her father as ruler. Nothing, however, primed her to live on the run, disguised as a personal secretary to a notorious English scoundrel. The earl is just the man to help her reclaim her throne, but Luisa is drawn...
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Avon Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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An enterprising sleuth, Marguerite Townsend, going undercover to obtain proof of a wife's infidelity, secures a position in the household of the woman's lover who unexpectedly needs her help in proving his innocence in murder, drawing them both into a dangerous game of betrayal and seduction.
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The Duke's men volume 3
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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Investigator Tristan Bonnaud has one aim in life -- to make sure that his half-brother George can't ever ruin his life again. So when the pesky Lady Zoe Keane, the daughter of the Earl of Olivier, shows up demanding that the Duke's Men find a mysterious gypsy woman, he seizes the opportunity to also hunt for a gypsy friend who knows secrets about George. Tristan doesn't expect to uncover Lady Zoe's family secrets, as well... or end up falling for...
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Counterfeit lady volume 3
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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"An exciting new book in the series featuring Elizabeth Miles, con woman turned Lady, from the beloved national bestselling author of the Gaslight Mysteries. Elizabeth Miles finds herself in a position no con can help her escape. Her beloved fiancé, Gideon Bates, is awaiting his turn in the draft to fight in the Great War. Elizabeth is finding it hard to think of anything else, but Gideon has thrown himself into his work, preparing wills for soldiers...
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Swifts volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 12
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English
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"On the day they are born, every Swift child is brought before the sacred Family Dictionary. They are given a name, and a definition. A definition it is assumed they will grow up to match. Meet Shenanigan Swift: Little sister. Risk-taker. Mischief-maker. Shenanigan is getting ready for the big Swift Family Reunion and plotting her next great scheme: hunting for Grand-Uncle Vile's long-lost treasure. She's excited to finally meet her arriving relatives--until...
11) The hustle
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Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Josephine Chesterfield is a glamorous, seductive Brit who defrauds gullible wealthy men. Penny amasses wads of cash by ripping off her marks in neighborhood bars. Despite their different methods, both are masters of the art of the fleece, so they combine talents for their next mark: a naive tech billionaire.
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Amulet Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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In the 1940s, remote Les Lauzes, France, houses Jews, unregistered foreigners, forgers, and others who take great risks to shelter refugees and smuggle them to safety in Switzerland.
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Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2023
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English
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Instant New York Times Bestseller!
“Knives Out feel by way of Lemony Snicket…This archly told, never muddled debut whodunit reveals a roster of distinct characters, a labyrinthine setting and plot, and a mystery that is as clever as its heroine.” – Publishers Weekly, starred review
“The suspenseful denouement is positively writhing with twists.” —Booklist, starred review
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“Knives Out feel by way of Lemony Snicket…This archly told, never muddled debut whodunit reveals a roster of distinct characters, a labyrinthine setting and plot, and a mystery that is as clever as its heroine.” – Publishers Weekly, starred review
“The suspenseful denouement is positively writhing with twists.” —Booklist, starred review
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MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
℗2001, ©1988.
Language
English
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Comedy filmed on the Riviera, it's the story of two con men who compete to see who can extract $50,000 from a woman first. The victim is a naive American heiress, and the competition between the two men, one a suave and sophisticated Englishman and the other a bumbling but appealing American, heats up!
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Last chance scoundrels volume 1
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English
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Society favorite Celeste Kilburn decides to explore life on the wild side of 1818 London, England, believing that all will be well with the scoundrel Kieran Ransome by her side as escort, but their experiences together lead to consequences that affect the possibility of their future together.
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Titan Books
Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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From A New Hope to Solo: A Star Wars Story, via comic books, novels, and videogames, this title includes profiles of, and interviews with actors behind the saga's lovable rogues and scoundrels. With articles and photos previously published in Star Wars Insider magazine, fans of the cinema's best-loved saga will revel win trivia, in-depth examinations of key scenes, and more from the Star wars galaxy.
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Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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He is the Killer Duke, accused of murdering Mara Lowe on the eve of her wedding to his father. With no memory of that fateful night, Temple has reigned over London's darkest corners for twelve years, wealthy and powerful but beyond redemption. Until one night Mara resurfaces, offering the one thing he's dreamed of: absolution ... Mara planned never to return to the world from which she'd run, but when her brother falls deep into debt at Temple's exclusive...
18) Once a scoundrel
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Series
Rogues redeemed volume 3
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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The son of a proud naval dynasty, Gabriel Hawkins was born to command the sea. But he left the Royal Navy in disgrace, disowned by his family. As captain of his own ship, he's earned his living in ways both legal and illegal, and his experience makes him the best choice to ransom an aristocratic beauty captured by Barbary pirates. Lady Aurora Lawrence is horrified by the prospect of spending her life as a harem slave. Her only hope of escape is a...
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Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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By day, she is Lady Georgiana, sister to a Duke, ruined before her first season in the worst kind of scandal. But the truth is far more shocking -- in London's darkest corners, she is Chase, the mysterious, unknown founder of the city's most legendary gaming hell. For years, her double identity has gone undiscovered ... until now. Brilliant, driven, handsome-as-sin Duncan West is intrigued by the beautiful, ruined woman who is somehow connected to...
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Avon, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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Telling the ton they are engaged to be wed after found together--alone, Lady Myrtle Allen and Simeon Jones agree to carry on the deception until the season is over, but when everything is said and done, they realize they’ve fallen in love.
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