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Book cover for "InvestiGators".
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InvestiGators volume 6
Publisher:
First Second
Pub. Date:
©2022
Language:
English
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"When rare paintings go missing, the InvestiGators are called on the scene...the ART SCENE! Mango and Brash go undercover and under canvas as internationally renowned painters to expose a crook who has truly mastered the art of CRIME! Can they recover the missing masterpieces and save the city art museum's fundraising gala before it's too late...and they run out of appetizers? Find out in this latest pièce de résistance of action-packed illustrated...
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Gabriel Allon volume 22
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English
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5 stars
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"A gripping story of deception in the world of international fine art. Restorer and spy Gabriel Allon embarks on a dangerous hunt across Europe for the secret behind the forgery of a seventeenth-century masterpiece that has fooled experts and exchanged hands for millions"--
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When an undercover cop informs her that her fiancé is a con man using her for a potentially lucrative heist, Sara is forced to pretend she is still committed to the relationship in order to survive and help the investigation.
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While investigating a jewelry heist, Detective Ryan Boone discovers that what looks to be a simple crime is tied to a terrible secret. As he struggles to make a connection between the heist and four, seemingly unconnected, murders, Mel Parker, who runs an illegal escort service, refuses to come forward with what she knows. To complicate things further, somehow five other women are implicated in the murders despite most having never met. The trail...
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There's one corpse too many in a Pittsburgh museum's life-size diorama of the Battle of Lexington, 1775. The extra body is that of philanthropist and art connoisseur T. Colfax Bradshaw. But why? Maybe he knew too much about the biggest art heist in history. When their daughter Caitlin seeks legal advice, newly minted lawyer Cynthia Jakubek finds herself representing the teen. Jakubek aches to jump from Main Street to Wall Street but is stuck interning...
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This Box Set contains books 5-8 in The Silencer Series, including: ​Point BlankAfter six months away in Detroit, Recker and Jones return their operation to Philadelphia. They're almost immediately thrown into trying to prevent a cop killing. They also come back to find things aren't quite the way they left them. One of the city's crime leaders tries to force Recker's hand, by using Mia as bait, in helping them take control of the city. Despite getting...
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Series:
Glass Library volume 1
Publisher:
C.J. Archer
Language:
English
Average Rating:
3.5 stars
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A librarian with a mysterious past, a war hero with a secret, and the heist of a magic painting. THE LIBRARIAN OF CROOKED LANE is an intriguing new fantasy from C.J. Archer, the USA Today bestselling author of the Glass and Steele series. Librarian Sylvia Ashe knows nothing about her past, having grown up without a father and a mother who refused to discuss him. When she stumbles upon a diary that suggests she's descended from magicians, she's skeptical....
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"Winter is hard in Beauville, where the melting snow can reveal much more than last season's dead leaves. So when a wealthy, obnoxious tourist and his ski-bunny girlfriend surface in Pru Marlowe's little Berkshire town, she knows she should stay out of their way. The bad-girl animal psychic has to focus on more immediate concerns, including Henry, a supposedly tamed wild rabbit illegally living with an eighty-four-year-old lady. Henry, who seems to...
Book cover for "The thefts of the Mona Lisa".
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Publisher:
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
Average Rating:
5 stars
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"From the artwork to its theft and role in popular culture, the critically-acclaimed book The Thefts of the Mona Lisa (Foreword Reviews, Publishers Weekly, Starred Review, Booklist, Library Journal, and Kirkus Reviews) provides the complete story of this work of art, as written by a bestselling, Pulitzer finalist author. Leonardo da Vinci’s portrait, called the Mona Lisa, is without doubt the world’s most famous painting. It achieved...
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Publisher:
HarperCollins
Pub. Date:
2012
Language:
English
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Pretty Little Liars meets Heist Society in this exciting and flirtatious book about a high school girl whose innocent game of Robin Hood spirals way out of control. At first, Willa's plan to take from the rich kids at Valley Prep and give to the poor ones seems easy. Her daredevil stunts are thrilling. And keeping secrets helps her play hard-to-get with Aidan Murphy, Prep's most notorious bad boy. But when the cops start investigating and her friends...

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Publisher:
William F Cooper
Pub. Date:
2021
Language:
English
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A corporate agent must decide which side he is on as he navigates the company-ruled online colony Alterum. A hard sci-fi thriller that probes the relationship between consciousness and Artificial Intelligence."Alterum. Better than the real thing."Alterum's AI-generated population is waking up, realizing their true origin and position, designed to be workers and objects of pleasure for human visitors. A new religion has emerged that seeks to make sense...
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Publisher:
Austin Macauley Publishers
Pub. Date:
2023
Language:
English
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Dame Henrietta Copeland in her new role as private investigator finds herself outsmarted by thieves at the local garage sale, when she attends incognito, is wrapped up in a curtain and delivered to a cliff edge, left to perish. And while it seems like a wild goose chase, she is stalked by an associate of a suspected murdered/suicide victim, who seems to be getting hot under the collar with Henrietta's enquiries. She is constantly reprimanded by the...
Book cover for "Casey Templeton Mysteries 2-Book Bundle".
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Dundurn Press
Pub. Date:
2014
Language:
English
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In Hate Cell, thirteen-year-old Casey Templeton has recently moved to the southeastern Alberta town of Richford. One night Casey seeks refuge from a snowstorm in an abandoned farmhouse and stumbles upon his nearly frozen, unconscious science teacher, Mr. Deverell. Casey attempts to revive his teacher and searches the house for something to make a fire. In the attic he makes a frightening discovery - an office filled with computers, a printer, and...
Book cover for "The Buchanan Brothers and the Botanical Bandits".
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D.W. Dixon
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
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Amidst the gleaming spires of electric skyscrapers and soaring airships that define the turn-of-the-century skyline of bustling Grisham City, a series of brazen technology heists threatens to plunge the shining metropolis into darkness. When the innovative inventions of the city's most brilliant minds begin disappearing without explanation, private detectives and fraternal sleuths Luke and John Buchanan are thrust into a high-stakes race to crack...
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Findaway Voices
Pub. Date:
2018
Language:
English
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Kacey Chance is an aspiring actress with a cute face and a plucky attitude. She's trying to break into Hollywood, but it isn't easy. She was the prettiest girl in her hometown, but in LA she's a dime a dozen. When a friend offers Kacey a job working at a detective agency, the young actress jumps at the opportunity. Maybe this is the role she's been looking for. The detective agency is unlike any she's ever seen in the movies. It's run by three handsome,...
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Series:
Royal Rewards volume 3
Publisher:
Tantor Media, Inc
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
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London society knows Lady Isabel Morrow as a proper widow, the devoted guardian to a young ward since her art dealer husband's violent death. No one would guess that Isabel discovered his scandalous secrets-and coped by sharing a passionate night with Callum Jenks, the handsome Bow Street Runner investigating the case. Callum couldn't forget the beautiful widow, but a grocer's son and a marquess's daughter inhabit different worlds. He plunges into...
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Pub. Date:
2023
Language:
English
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"When a helicopter crashes through the skylight of the Asian Art Museum, an audacious heist turns into a tragedy. The only witness to the crash is eleven year-old Grace, who watches in horror as her uncle is killed and a priceless statue stolen. Spotted by the thieves, Grace flees into the night and seeks refuge in the back alleys of San Francisco's Chinatown. Hunted and alone, she is found by Sally Mei, a former assassin and self-appointed guardian...
Book cover for "King Harald's Heist".
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Publisher:
Conger Road Press
Pub. Date:
2015
Language:
English
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Join King Harald and Andy Skyberg on their second adventure! As the leaves begin to change color in New Bergen, Andy Skyberg wants to turn his full attention to his sister's new café and art gallery-and to the beautiful Finnish architect who's managing the project. But the good-natured, go-to guy can't seem to catch a moment's peace. His next-door neighbors-two elderly sisters-want him to fend off a pushy historian who thinks they had a scandalous...
Book cover for "Sunlight Swindler Murder: An Art Heist Cozy Mystery".
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Publisher:
Britt Lizz Publishing Company
Pub. Date:
2023
Language:
English
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Everyone thinks she's a one trick pony. Solving this case might be her claim to frame. Join Becky on her summer adventure as she attempts to solve two puzzling mysteries! A Trick & a Pony Don't look a gift horse in the mouth…unless you're trying to solve his kidnapping. When a world-famous trick riding horse is stolen one week before the biggest event of the year, the team is desperate for answers. The police dismiss the case as a publicity stunt,...