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"Newlyweds Celestial and Roy, the living embodiment of the New South, are settling into the routine of their life together when Roy is sent to prison for a crime he didn't commit. An insightful look into the lives of people who are bound and separated by forces beyond their control"--
2) Guilty wives
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Abbie Elliot, whose husband is a diplomat in Zurich, is looking forward to a weekend getaway in Monte Carlo with her three best friends. It brings fine dining, high-stakes gambling, and gorgeous men. But, the fun comes to a screeching halt when they're charged with murder and imprisoned. As their trial begins, with their lives laid bare, it's clear they're being framed, but by whom?
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Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 17
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English
Description
Given the importance of what they do, and the controversies that often surround them, and the violent people they sometimes confront, it is remarkable that in the history of this country only four active federal judges have been murdered. Judge Raymond Fawcett just became number five. His body was found in the basement of a lakeside cabin he had built himself and frequently used on weekends. When he did not show up for a trial on Monday morning,...
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Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 16
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English
Description
In the small north Florida town of Seabrook, a young lawyer named Keith Russo was shot dead at his desk as he worked late one night. The killer left no clues behind. There were no witnesses, no real suspects, no one with a motive. The police soon settled on Quincy Miller, a young black man who was once a client of Russo’s. Quincy was framed, convicted, and sent to prison for life. For twenty-two years he languished in prison with no lawyer, no advocate...
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English
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When Boady Sanden first receives the case of Elijah Matthews, he's certain there's not much he can do. Elijah, who believes himself to be a prophet, has been locked up in a psychiatric hospital for the past four years, convicted of brutally murdering the pastor of a megachurch. But as a law professor working for the Innocence Project, Boady agrees to look into Elijah's file. When he does, he is alarmed to find threads that lead back to the death of...
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A young lawyer takes on the judge who is destroying her hometown--and ends up in jail herself. In picture-perfect Erva, Alabama, the most serious crimes are misdemeanors. Speeding tickets. Shoplifting. Contempt of court. Then why is the jail so crowded? And why are so few prisoners released? There's only one place to learn the truth behind these incriminating secrets. Sometimes the best education a lawyer can get is a short stretch of hard time.
7) Accused
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Series
Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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It begins with an astonishing request from a thirteen-year-old prospective client. Allegra Gardner's sister Fiona was murdered six years ago. It seemed like an open-and-shut case: the accused, Lonnie Stall, was seen fleeing the scene; his blood was on Fiona and her blood was on him; most damningly, Lonnie Stall pleaded guilty. But Allegra believes Lonnie is innocent and has been wrongly imprisoned. Taking on the case seems foolhardy to Mary DiNunzio,...
8) The rope
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Anna Pigeon volume 17
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English
Description
In 1995 Anna takes a job as a seasonal employee of the Glen Canyon National Recreational Area. On her day off she goes hiking into the park never to return. Her co-workers think she's simply moved on. But Anna wakes up at the bottom of a dry well, without clear memory of how she found herself in this situation. As she pieces together her memory, it becomes clear that someone has trapped her there, and no one knows that she is missing. Anna must muster...
9) Trespasser
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Series
Mike Bowditch mystery volume 2
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English
Description
Seven years ago lobsterman Erland Jefferts was convicted of the rape and murder of a college student and sentenced to life in prison. Now game warden Mike Bowditch had found another woman brutalized in the same manner that suggested Jefferts might be innocent. When he reports his findings, state prosecutors warn him to not pursue it further. Could he close his eyes to justice?
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"Beautifully elegiac and intricately plotted, this is Nordic noir at its best."—People
Winner of the Glass Key Award for Best Nordic Crime Novel • Best Swedish Crime Novel of the Year • Shortlisted for the Best Swedish Book of the Year Award • One of People Magazine's Best Books of Fall
A missing girl, a hidden body, a decades-long cover-up, and old sins cast in new light: the
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Rogues and remarkable women volume 1
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English
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"When headstrong West Indian heiress Patience Jordan questioned her English husband's mysterious suicide, she lost everything: her newborn son, Lionel, her fortune--and her freedom. Falsely imprisoned, she risks her life to be near her child--until The Widow's Grace gets her hired as her own son's nanny. But working for his unsuspecting new guardian, Busick Strathmore, Duke of Repington, has perils of its own. Especially when Patience discovers his...
12) The simple truth
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English
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Twenty five years ago, Rufus Harms was convicted of a murder he believes he committed. But when his memory is jogged by a letter from the army, he has a shocking realization: he's not guilty. From prison, Rufus secretly files an appeal with the Supreme Court, unaware that the real killers are onto him. But the long-time convict knows he's running out of time when his lawyer and the Supreme Court clerk--the first person to see Rufus's appeal--are murdered....
13) Now and forever
Author
Publisher
Dell Books
Pub. Date
1985, c1978
Language
English
Description
Jessica and Ian Clarke are a young successful couple who seem to have everything when tragedy strikes. Ian is unjustly accused of rape and is sentenced to prison. Jessie falls apart and turns to drink and drugs for comfort. Slowly, each realizes that the forced separation can make them stronger, and that devotion doesn't always reveal itself in times of happiness.
14) The son
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Serving time for crimes he did not commit in exchange for heroin payouts, Sonny Lofthus uses his spiritual charisma to navigate corrupt and violent elements in his life before learning disturbing truths about his police officer father's suicide.
15) The guest house
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Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"An unputdownable thriller with an "oh shit!" beginning for readers of Ruth Ware and Lucy Foley that finds Jamie and Victoria, a married couple expecting their first baby, locked inside the guesthouse they were visiting on vacation just as Victoria feels contractions starting"--
17) Need me, cowboy
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Series
Publisher
Harlequin Enterprises Limited
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
For five years, Levi Tucker had no control over his life, locked up for a crime he didn't commit. Never again would any woman--any desire--overtake this cowboy's common sense. Now Faith Grayson, the sexy, brilliant architect he's hired to design his grand new house, is sorely testing his resolve. Faith is too young. Too innocent. Maybe just too tempting.
18) A broken queen
Author
Series
Nine realms volume 3
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Barely surviving her imprisonment in Oromondo and scarred by its Fire Spirit, Cerulia is taken to a recovery house in Wyeland to heal from the trauma. As she wrestles with her destiny and now questions whether she should even attempt to win her throne, Cerulia discovers that not all scars are visible."--
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Series
Innocent Prisoners Project volume 3
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Seven years ago, Winston Melton was on top of the world: a privileged kid fresh off his first semester at Princeton. Life was perfect--until he was accused of the rape and murder of an ex-girlfriend. Years after his conviction, another death-row inmate has come forward with an eleventh-hour confession, casting Win's conviction in a new light. But with the ink drying on his death sentence, time is running short... --Provided by publisher.
20) One summer
Author
Publisher
Dell Pub
Pub. Date
c1993
Language
English
Description
High school teacher Rachel Grant believed in her student Johnny Harris's innocence even after he was convicted of murdering his girlfriend. Now, 10 years later, he's out on parole and Rachel has taken him under her wing, even finding a job for him. It isn't long before their relationship changes and Rachel and Johnny become much more intimate. But when another murder occurs and Johnny is the prime suspect, can Rachel prove his innocence before it's...
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