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At the water's edge : a novel / by Gruen, Sara.;
Subjects: Fathers and sons; Socialites; Loch Ness monster;
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The falling machine / by Mayer, Andrew P.;
In an alternate 1880 New York City nineteen-year-old socialite Sarah Stanton dreams of becoming one of the Paragons, the city's greatest team of gentlemen superheroes. She seizes an opportunity in tragedy when Dennis Darby, her mentor and leader of the Paragons, is murdered and she investigates the circumstances behind his death--only to discover a conspiracy among the heroes.
Subjects: Steampunk fiction.; Fantasy fiction.; Alternative histories (Fiction); Alternative histories (Fiction); Superheroes; Murder; Socialites;
© 2011., Pyr,
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Everyone brave is forgiven / by Cleave, Chris.;
Includes bibliographical references (page 424).Set in London during the years of 1939-1942, when citizens had slim hope of survival, much less victory; and on the strategic island of Malta, which was daily devastated by the Axis barrage, Everyone Brave is Forgiven features little-known history and a perfect wartime love story inspired by the real-life love letters between Chris Cleave's grandparents. This dazzling novel dares us to understand that, against the great theater of world events, it is the intimate losses, the small battles, the daily human triumphs that change us most.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Love stories.; Socialites; World War, 1939-1945; Triangles (Interpersonal relations); Survival;
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The lady has a past / by Quick, Amanda,author.;
"Investigative apprentice Lyra Brazier, the newest resident of Burning Cove, is unsettled when her boss suddenly goes on a health retreat at an exclusive spa and disappears without another word. Lyra knows something has happened to Raina Kirk, and she is the only one who can track her down. The health spa is known for its luxurious offerings and prestigious clientele, and the wealthy, socialite background Lyra desperately wanted to leave behind is perfect for this undercover job. The agency brings in a partner and bodyguard for her, but she doesn't get the suave, pistol-packing private eye she expected. Simon Cage is a mild-mannered antiquarian book dealer with a quiet, academic air, and Lyra can't figure out why he was chosen as her partner. But it soon becomes clear when they arrive at the spa and pose as a couple: Simon has a unique gift that allows him to detect secrets, a skill that is crucial in finding Raina. The unlikely duo falls down a rabbit hole of twisted rumors and missing socialites, discovering that the health spa is a façade for something far darker than they imagined. With a murderer in their midst, Raina isn't the only one in grave danger - Lyra is next"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Historical fiction.; Detective and mystery fiction.; Romance fiction.; Mystery fiction.; Suspense fiction.; Romantic suspense fiction.; Private investigators; Missing persons; Socialites; Investigations; Murder; Undercover operations;
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The wicked city / by Williams, Beatriz.;
Moving into the building that once hid a speakeasy, Ella Hawthorne uncovers the Jazz Age story of a scandalous love triangle involving redheaded flapper Gin Kelly, a rugged Prohibition agent, and a wealthy debonair Princetonian.1998: Discovering her banker husband has a secret life, Ella Gilbert escapes to Greenwich Village. Her musician neighbor, Hector, warns her to stay out of the basement after midnight, when noise strikes up-- laughter, clinking glasses, jazz piano, the occasional bloodcurdling scream. Back in the Roaring Twenties, the building hosted one of the city's most notorious speakeasies. 1924: Flapper Geneva "Gin" Kelly is a regular at the Christopher Club. Caught up in a raid, Gin strikes a bargain with Revenue agent Oliver Anson to catch her stepfather, Duke Kelly, one of Appalachia's most notorious bootleggers.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Novels.; Triangles (Interpersonal relations); Socialites; Nineteen twenties; Haunted places;
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Strangers on a train [videorecording] / by Hitchcock, Alfred,1899-1980.; Chandler, Raymond,1888-1959.; Ormonde, Czenzi,1913-2004.; Ziegler, William.; Tiomkin, Dimitri,1894-1979.; Granger, Farley.; Roman, Ruth,1922-1999.; Walker, Robert,1918-1951.; Carroll, Leo G.,1886-1972.; Hitchcock, Pat.; Rogers, Kasey.; Highsmith, Patricia,1921-1995.Strangers on a train.; Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967); Warner Home Video (Firm);
DVD; Dolby digital; formatted to fit TV screen.Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, Robert Walker, Leo G. Carroll, Patricia Hitchcock, Laura Elliott.Director of photography, Robert Burks; film editor, William Ziegler; original music, Dimitri Tiomkin.Hollywood version not rated; British version rated PG.A psychotic socialite confronts a pro tennis star with a theory on how two complete strangers can get away with murder...a theory that he plans to implement.Side A. Hollywood version (ca. 101 min.) -- side B. British version (ca. 103 min.)
Subjects: Detective and mystery films.; Film adaptations.; Fiction films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Mystery films.; Highsmith, Patricia, 1921-1995; Murder;
© [1997], Warner Home Video,
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The Philadelphia story [videorecording] / by Mankiewicz, Joseph L.producer.; Cukor, George,1899-1983,director.; Stewart, Donald Ogden,1894-1980,screenwriter.; Grant, Cary,1904-1986,actor.; Hepburn, Katharine,1907-2003,actor.; Stewart, James,1908-1997,actor.; Waxman, Franz,1906-1967,composer (expression); Barry, Philip,1896-1949.Philadelphia story.; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.; Warner Home Video (Firm);
DVD, NTSC, Dolby digital mono.Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart, Ruth Hussey, John Howard, Roland Young, Henry Danielle, Virginia Weidler, Mary Nash.Director of photography, Joseph Ruttenberg ; editor, Frank Sullivan ; music, Franz Waxman.DDCDDSDDSEMPAA rating: Not rated.Academy Award, 1941: Best actor (Stewart); Best writing, screenplay.National Film Registry selection, 1995.When a Philadelphia socialite plans to marry for the second time, her former husband, who has agreed to get the story of her wedding for a tabloid, shows up at her mansion.
Subjects: Sophisticated comedy films.; Romantic comedy films.; Film adaptations.; Fiction films.; Feature films.; Feature films; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Divorced women; Man-woman relationships; Barry, Philip, 1896-1949; Triangles (Interpersonal relations);
© [2010], Distributed by Warner Home Video,
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Murder at the Mena House / by Neubauer, Erica Ruth,1979-author.;
"Well-heeled travelers from around the world flock to the Mena House Hotel--an exotic gem in the heart of Cairo where cocktails flow, adventure dispels the aftershocks of World War I, and deadly dangers wait in the shadows ... Egypt, 1926. Fiercely independent American Jane Wunderly has made up her mind: she won't be swept off her feet on a trip abroad. Despite her Aunt Millie's best efforts at meddling with her love life, the young widow would rather gaze at the Great Pyramids of Giza than into the eyes of a dashing stranger. Yet Jane's plans to remain cool and indifferent become ancient history in the company of Mr. Redvers, a roguish banker she can't quite figure out ... While the Mena House has its share of charming guests, Anna Stainton isn't one of them. The beautiful socialite makes it clear that she won't share the spotlight with anyone--especially Jane. But Jane soon becomes the center of attention when she's the one standing over her unintentional rival's dead body. Now, with her innocence at stake in a foreign country, Jane must determine who can be trusted, and who had motive to commit a brutal murder. Between Aunt Millie's unusual new acquaintances, a smarmy playboy with an off-putting smile, and the enigmatic Mr. Redvers, someone has too many secrets. Can Jane excavate the horrible truth before her future falls to ruin in Cairo ... and the body count rises like the desert heat?"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Detective and mystery fiction.; Americans; Hotels; Widows; Murder; Socialites; Nineteen twenties;
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Treacherous beauty : Peggy Shippen, the woman behind Benedict Arnold's plot to betray America / by Jacob, Mark.; Case, Stephen H.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 236-270) and index.Princess of Philadelphia -- No safe haven -- Enter André -- The Meschianza -- Arnold arrives -- Love and money -- The general's wife -- Spymaster -- The dance of deceit -- The way to West Point -- "The greatest treasure you have" -- Meeting after midnight -- A capture and an escape -- The mad scene -- Pariah of Philadelphia -- The three fates -- "The handsomest woman in England" -- Strangers in America -- Unmanned -- The keepsake -- Epilogue.Reveals the true story of Peggy Shippen, Benedict Arnold's wife and socialite who used her connections within both American and British society to help her husband, Benedict Arnold, and friend, John Andre, plot against the colonists during the Revolutionary War.
Subjects: Arnold, Margaret Shippen, 1760-1804.; Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801.; American loyalists;
© c2012., Lyons Press,
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Cross justice / by Patterson, James,1947-;
"Alex Cross left his hometown, and some awful family tragedies, for a better life with Nana Mama in Washington, DC. He hasn't looked back. Now his cousin Stefan has been accused of a horrible, unthinkable murder, and Cross drives south with Bree, Nana Mama, Jannie, and Ali to Starksville, North Carolina, for the first time in thirty-five years. Back home, he discovers a once proud community down on its luck, and local residents who don't welcome him with open arms. As Cross steps into his family home, the horrors of his childhood flood back -- and he learns that they're not really over. He brings all his skill to finding out the truth about his cousin's case. But truth is hard to come by in a town where no one feels safe to speak. Chasing his ghosts takes Cross all the way down to the sugarcane fields of Florida, where he gets pulled into a case that has local cops needing his kind of expertise: a string of socialite murders with ever more grisly settings. He's chasing too many loose ends -- a brutal killer, the truth about his own past, and justice for his cousin -- and any one of the answers might be fatal."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Detective and mystery fiction.; Cross, Alex (Fictitious character); Family secrets; Homecoming; Serial murder investigation; Socialites; Police; African American detectives;
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