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141) Found art
Author
Series
Maine justice volume 3
Language
English
Description
"Portland, Maine, Detective Harvey Larson and his wife, Jennifer, settle into their idyllic home life as newlyweds, but things take a terrifying turn when they dig too deeply into a case concerning a ring of art thieves"--
142) Te doy mis ojos
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Español
Description
Cierta noche de invierno, Pilar sale huyendo de su casa. Llevado consigo apenas cuatro cosas, y a su hijo Juan. Antonio, su marido, no tarda en ir a buscarla. Pilar es su sol, dice, y además "le ha dado sus ofos."
One winter night, Pilar runs away from home. With her, she takes only a few belongings and her son, Juan. Antonio soon sets out to look for her. He says Pilar is his sunshine, and what's more, "She gave him her eyes."
Language
Español
Description
After her ex-husband Carlos shoots Celeste three times, she is ready to give payback! In the fight for her godson, Rob, she hires three outlawed country brothers to bring him back to her. But nothing can be that simple in the South. What begins as a small rescue mission rises to a Southern battle royal.
146) Zig Zag
Language
English
Description
An autistic black boy uses his memory for numbers to break into his employer's safe and steal its monetary content to provide the rent that his abusive father has demanded from him, who then uses the money to repay a loan shark. With the help of his Big Brother, Zig Zag learns that he must do the right thing and get the money back or face being taken away to a juvenile detention home.
147) Berlin syndrome
Author
Language
English
Description
One afternoon, near the tourist trap of Checkpoint Charlie, Clare meets Andi. There is an instant attraction, and when Andi invites her to stay, Clare thinks she may finally have found somewhere to call home. But as the days pass and the walls of Andi's apartment close in, Clare begins to wonder if it's really love that Andi is searching for a or something else altogether. Berlin Syndrome is a closely observed and gripping psychological thriller that...
148) Perska niepewność
Author
Language
Polish
Description
W ostatnim momencie ucieczka Joanny kończy się niepowodzeniem - kobieta ponownie wraca do niekochanego męża i powoli zaczyna tracić nadzieję na to, że resztę swojego życia będzie mogła spędzić z Richardem. Gdy wybucha pandemia, mąż kobiety staje się jeszcze bardziej agresywny i nie przestaje jej kontrolować ani na chwilę. Samotna Joanna nie wie już, czy Richard naprawdę ją kochał, czy może chciał spędzić z nią jedynie kilka...
149) Hidden in the woods
Language
Español
Description
After their abusive father is jailed, two sisters being raised in a remote area of Chile find they have to answer to their uncle, a drug kingpin who wants his missing product back.
151) About Phoenix
Author
Language
English
Description
Should you get into the car of someone you barely know? Hard to resist when the driver is Jessup Smith, the handsomest teacher in school. That night, he drives sixteen-year-old Phoenix and her little sister Sasha--both brilliant misfits--home. A few days later, their mother, Erika, lets herself be seduced by Mr. Smith. Not long after, he's moving in, filling the empty space left by Phoenix and Sasha's father, who left the family without warning last...
154) Cavedweller
Language
English
Description
The story of Delia, a determined young mother who decides to return to her rural southern hometown after the unexpected death of her second husband. There she must face the two daughters and abusive husband she abandoned a decade ago.
155) Once were warriors
Language
English
Description
A husband's battle with alcholism causes him to have frequently terrifyingly erratic outbursts in front of his children and violent beatings to his wife.
158) Next comes love
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"Street-smart city girl Erica Corelli spent the three best days of her childhood on Mirabelle Island. Now her sister has disappeared and Erica's on the run with her six-year-old nephew. The boy's father, an abusive Chicago cop, will stop at nothing to get his son back. Erica can only hope this unforgettable island paradise is a safe place to hide. Garrett Taylor, the island's chief of police, takes one look at Erica and thinks, Trouble. The mysterious,...
159) The homecoming
Language
English
Description
Deals with an all-bachelor family in North London disrupted by the return of the eldest son and his wife from America.