Ragtime
The lives of three remarkable families become entwined with Henry Ford, Harry Houdini, J.
FIC
year: 2007
copies: 13
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 930
subjects: immigrants, african-americans, murder [X], homicide [X], united states, historical fiction, new york (state), large type books, large print books, historical fiction
Bad Things Happen
The man who calls himself David Loogan is leading a quiet, anonymous life in the college town of Ann Arbor, Michigan.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
The Door Of No Return
Sixteen-year-old Zac never believed his grandfather's tales about the enslaved ancestors being descended from an African king, but when his grandfather is murdered and the villians come after Zac, he sets out for Ghana, Africa, to find King Baktu's long-lost treasure before the murderers do.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 20
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 710
subjects: treasure troves, blacks, murder [X], foster home care, slavery, england, ghana, adventure fiction, adventure stories, buried treasure, homicide [X], adventure and adventurers
House Rules
Emma Hunt's son Jacob, who has Asperger's syndrome and occasionally tries helping the police with his unique forensic analysis abilities, falls under suspicion when a murder occurs in town, reminding Emma of society's--and the legal system's--misunderstanding with regard to the behavioral cues associated with Asperger's.
FIC
year: 2018
copies: 39
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 880
subjects: asperger's syndrome, autistic youth, forensic sciences, murder [X], autism, youth, homicide [X], criminal investigation
A Thousand Cuts
Detective Inspector Lucia May investigates the case of Samuel Szajkowski, a new history teacher who gunned down three students and a colleague before turning the weapon on himself, resisting her supervisor's pressure to make it an open-and-shut case as she uncovers a toxic school culture that contributed to the teacher's violent breakdown.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: school shootings, suicide, homicide [X], criminal investigation, women detectives, teachers, murder [X], mystery fiction, suicidal behavior, mystery fiction
The Space Between Trees
When the body of one of her classmates is discovered in the woods, sixteen-year-old Evie's lies wind up involving her with the girl's best friend in an attempt to track down the killer.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 19
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 850
subjects: homicide [X], secrecy, high schools, coming of age, murder [X], secrets, schools, school stories, bildungsromans
Higurashi When They Cry
"Through Miyo Takano's efforts, the research on Hinamizawa Syndrome has won the support her grandfather never received.
741.5
year: 2013
copies: 10
call number/section: 741.5
lexile:
subjects: homicide [X], villages, high school students, murder [X], mystery graphic novels, manga, comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels, mystery comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels
She Said
Tegan, in the back seat of the car when her two best friends are gunned down in front of her, must sort through her memories to determine what is real and what is imagined when she finds no one believes she did not see the killer.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 8
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 650
subjects: murder [X], criminal investigation, witnesses, honesty, mystery and detective stories, mystery fiction, detective and mystery stories, homicide [X], mystery fiction
I Hunt Killers
Seventeen-year-old Jazz learned all about being a serial killer from his notorious "Dear Old Dad," but believes he has a conscience that will help fight his own urges and right some of his father's wrongs, so he secretly helps the police apprehend the town's newest murderer, "The Impressionist.
FIC
year: 2014
copies: 55
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 750
subjects: serial killers, homicide [X], conduct of life, father-son relationship, serial murderers, murder [X], fathers and sons, psychopaths, mystery and detective stories
Ten
A documentary-style film paints a portrait of contemporary Iran, as seen through the eyes of one woman as she drives through the streets of Tehran over a period of several days.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 44
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 640
Nightmare
When a falling body strikes Nick's car as he drives under an overpass, the police call the man's death a suicide, but Nick suspects murder and finds his life in danger when he tries to investigate.
FIC
year: 1992
copies: 4
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 850
Yesterday's Child
After her mother's sudden death, high school student Laura starts hunting for information about her mother's mysterious past, and in searching, uncovers some terrible secrets.
FIC
year: 1998
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 680
subjects: mothers and daughters, murder [X], schools, mother-daughter relationship, homicide [X], friendship, high schools
Making Up Megaboy
When thirteen-year-old Robbie shoots an old man in a liquor store, everyone who knows the quiet, withdrawn youth struggles to understand this act of seemingly random violence.
FIC
year: 1998
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 720
The Killer's Cousin
After being acquitted of murder, seventeen-year-old David goes to stay with relatives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he finds himself forced to face his past as he learns more about his strange young cousin Lily.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 29
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 600
subjects: emotional problems, cousins, guilt, murder [X], family problems, homicide [X], family life
Death On The Amazon
As teenagers P.C. and Mackenzie, amateur detectives, escort a mummy down the Amazon river in Peru on behalf of P.
FIC
year: 2002
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: murder [X], mystery and detective stories, homicide [X], mystery fiction, peru, amazon river, mummies, detective and mystery stories, amazon river region