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Author
Series
Kingsbridge volume 2
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
On the day after Halloween, in the year 1327, four children slip away from the cathedral city of Kingsbridge. They are a thief, a bully, a boy genius and a girl who wants to be a doctor. In the forest they see two men killed. As adults, their lives will be braided together by ambition, love, greed and revenge. They will see prosperity and famine, plague and war. One boy will travel the world but come home in the end; the other will be a powerful,...
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Calista Langley operates an exclusive "introduction" agency in Victorian London, catering to respectable ladies and gentlemen who find themselves alone in the world. But now, a dangerously obsessed individual has begun sending her trinkets and gifts suitable only for those in deepest mourning--a black mirror, a funeral wreath, a ring set with black jet stone. Each is engraved with her initials. Desperate for help and fearing that the police will be...
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 28
Language
English
Description
When Barry Fairweather dies unexpectedly in his early forties, the little town of Pagford is left in shock. Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, but what lies behind the pretty façade is a town at war. Rich at war with poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war with their husbands, teachers at war with their pupils…. Pagford is not what it first seems. And the empty seat left by...
Author
Series
Richard Jury volume 22
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jury investigates the death of a young escort who has been murdered behind a local pub. The only witness is the establishment's black cat, who gives neither crook nor clue as to the girl's identity or her killer's.
Author
Series
Black Death volume 2
Publisher
MIRA
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"As the year 1349 approaches, the Black Death continues its devastating course across England. In Dorseteshire, the quarantined people of Develish question whether they are the only survivors. Guided by their beloved young mistress, Lady Anne, they wait, knowing that when their dwindling stores are finally gone they will have no choice but to leave. But where will they find safety in the desolate wasteland outside? One man has the courage to find...
Author
Series
Black and Dod mystery volume 1
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Introducing amateur sleuths Frances Black and Tom Dod in the first of an intriguing new historical mystery series. The night before she's due to make a speech to the Robert Barnaby Society on the subject of the famous writer's 'magic chair', committee member Linda Dexter disappears. When her body is discovered two days later, fellow members Frances Black and Tom Dod determine to find out the truth about her death. Does the answer lie in the dead woman's...
7) Blunt impact
Author
Series
Theresa MacLean mystery volume 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
Forensic scientist Theresa MacLean's investigation into the suspicious death of a female construction worker turns urgent when a young witness to the crime turns up and must be protected from the unknown killer.
Author
Series
Accursed kings volume 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
The seventh and final volume of The Accursed Kings series by Maurice Druon, The King Without a Kingdom, is available for the first time in English. The reign of the Capetian kings has ended and John II, 'The Good', first of the Valois dynasty, has taken the throne. But through the eyes of his Cardinal, Perigord, we see that a monarch, as vain and cruel as he is incompetent, now sits on one of the most powerful thrones in Europe. And so, under his...
Author
Series
Black and Dod mystery volume .2
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Tom Dod's Aunt Hetty is worried--three sudden deaths have occurred in the sleepy village of Durley Dean. They might seem like tragic accidents, but Aunt Hetty isn't so sure. After all, all three took a stand against Reverend Pinder, the new vicar of St Agnes Church, whose controversial changes have divided the congregation. But is there really a killer among the parishioners? And while Fran leaps at the chance to spend a weekend at Aunt Hetty's sleuthing...
Author
Publisher
Canongate Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Three journeys. One road. England, 1348. A gentlewoman is fleeing an odious arranged marriage, a Scottish proctor is returning home to Avignon and a handsome young ploughman in search of adventure is on his way to volunteer with a company of archers. All come together on the road to Calais. Coming in their direction from across the Channel is the Black Death, the plague that will wipe out half of the population of Northern Europe. As the journey...
11) The chaos
Author
Series
Num8ers volume 2
Publisher
Chicken House/Scholastic
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
In the follow-up to Numbers [Num8ers], sixteen-year-old Adam like his mother, Jem, looks in people's eyes and can see the dates of their deaths and now he sees the same date, six months in the future, in nearly everyone around him in the London of 2026.
12) Black butler 14
Author
Series
Black butler volume 14
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"Earl Ciel Phantomhive looks on in horror as Sebastian, his infallible manservant, is struck down by the death scythe of an unforeseen combatant. Devil though he may be, even Sebastian is not immune to the blade of a reaper's scythe. As Sebastian's cinematic record spills forth, the tale of how a devil became a butler to a little lost lord flickers to life in shades of sepia, blood, and ash...."
13) Black butler 19
Author
Series
Black butler volume 19
Publisher
Yen Press, Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Ciel and his butler Sebastian travel to Germany to investigate a string of deaths and wind up in a cursed forest, finding themselves face-to-face with a witch.
14) Infinity
Author
Series
Num8ers volume 3
Publisher
Chicken House/Scholastic
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Adam, Sarah, and Mia are living together, struggling with the fame brought about by their knowing the dates when people will die, but ever since Mia swapped her number for another, her new power makes her a target that puts them all in jeopardy.
15) The last hours
Author
Series
Black Death volume 1
Publisher
Mira
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
When the Black Death enters England through the port of Melcombe in Dorseteshire in June 1348, no one knows what manner of sickness it is or how it spreads and kills so quickly. The Church cites God as the cause, and religious fear grips the people as they come to believe that the plague is a punishment for wickedness. But Lady Anne of Develish has her own ideas. Educated by nuns, Anne is a rarity among women, being both literate and knowledgeable....
16) Black butler 6
Author
Series
Black butler volume 6
Publisher
Yen
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
The cheer of the holidays has passed, but the Noah's Ark traveling circus has been making the rounds, bringing fun and joy to children of all ages. However, as the ringmaster's cries fade away, a disturbing trend begins to surface in the wake of the colourful entourage. Children seem to disappear whenever the circus packs up for its next destination, and there are no clues---or corpses---to be found. But when the situation calls for Ciel and Sebastian...
Author
Series
Firebrand volume 2
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A gruesome case of grave robbing lands on Detective Constable Emma Bellamy's desk. But is there more to it than meets the eye? Being the sole police detective in London's Supernatural Squad is no easy task. I have to navigate my way through a world teeming with supernatural creatures, from vampires to werewolves and everything else in between. My inexperience might count against me but my own shocking supernatural abilities will stand me in good stead...
Author
Series
Black Sheep and Co. mystery volume 4
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Phoebe Myers, Black Sheep Knitting Shop's assistant manager, finally comes out from behind the counter to sell her own creations--Socks by Phoebe--at the Plum Harbor Farmers' and Crafts Market, a lively, colorful venue that draws shoppers from miles around. But her excitement cools when she learns the previous tenant of her booth, farmer Jimmy Hooper, committed suicide. She's barely raised her Grand Opening banner when Hooper's death is upgraded to...
Author
Series
Epic Order of the Seven volume 7
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 38
Language
English
Formats
Description
Liz, Max, Nigel and Clarie sail for the colony of Virginia to deliver a letter that will impact Liz's assigned human: Patrick Henry. Liz must help young Patrick find his true purpose in life--to become the Voice of the Revolution. She begins her quest when he is a seven year-old boy who cares more about fishing and exploring the forest in Virginia than about school. Her task will take time, as Patrick Henry will fail at everything he tries. Liz eventually...
Author
Series
Publisher
Manga Classics
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Impulsive Marianne Dashwood and cautious Elinor are as different as two sisters could be, yet both are shattered by their father's sudden death. Elinora's attachment to the reserved Edward Ferrars is torn asunder by family opposition and his own dark secret, while Marianne's brilliant romance with the dashing John Willoughby comes to a tumultuous end in a devastating public betrayal. Can the two sisters overcome these trials to find true, lasting...
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