Web Of Lies
Shane does not like the new man his mother is dating and tries to convince her he is a criminal, but when his mother doesn't believe him, Shane sets out to prove to her that the man is dangerous.
FIC
year: 2006
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 670
Death On The Nile
Agatha Christie's classic novel featuring Belgian detective Hercule Poirot as he sets out to investigate the murder of wealthy heiress Linnet Ridgeway while she is on her honeymoon in Egypt.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 10
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 660
subjects: poirot, hercule (fictitious character), private investigators, belgians, egypt, poirot, hercule (fictional character), homicide [X], ocean travel, mystery fiction, murder [X]
Every Breath You Take
Presents an investigation of the murder of Shelia Blackthorne Bellush and the subsequent trial of her ex-husband, multimillionaire Allen Blackthorne, providing details about the alleged abuse she and her two daughters suffered during the marriage, and Shelia's request that her sister contact the author in the event of her death.
364.15
year: 2002
copies: 1
call number/section: 364.15
lexile:
subjects: blackthorne, allen, bellush, sheila, murder victims, murder [X], homicide [X], victims of crimes
Killing Mr. Griffin
Susan, a straight-A student, cannot believe how mean Mr. Griffin is to her crush Dave, so she agrees to go along when Dave asks her and other students to help play a prank on the teacher, but when people start to die, she realizes one of them is a killer.
FIC
year: 2067
copies: 51
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 720
subjects: murder [X], teachers, mystery and detective stories, homicide [X], mystery fiction, detective and mystery stories, duncan, lois, horror fiction, schools, english teachers, audiobooks, suspense, adventure, mystery, quest, detective and mystery fiction
Death Is A Lonely Business
In California in 1949, a young writer and a detective believe a number of deaths associated with an amusement park were murders.
FIC
year: 2003
copies: 6
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: private investigators, serial murders, screenwriters, venice (los angeles, calif.), murder [X], homicide [X], california
Confessions
Reed Brennan's boyfriend is mysteriously murdered at their elite prep school.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
Famous Players
Suspects abound when William Desmond Taylor, a successful director, is found shot in his home during the early days of Hollywood.
364.15
year: 2009
copies: 4
call number/section: 364.15
lexile:
subjects: taylor, william desmond, motion picture producers and directors, murder [X], graphic novel, hollywood (los angeles, calif.), producers and directors, homicide [X], comic books, strips, etc, cartoons and comics
The Lindbergh Child
A graphic novel story that provides the details of the kidnapping and murder of the infant son of Charles Lindbergh and the investigation and arrest that followed.
364.15
year: 2008
copies: 9
call number/section: 364.15
lexile:
subjects: lindbergh, charles augustus, lindbergh, charles a, kidnapping, extortion, murder [X], graphic novels, homicide [X], comic books, strips, etc, cartoons and comics
Killer Colt
Describes the events surrounding the trial against John Colt, brother of Sam Colt, the inventor of the revolver, for murder in New York City in 1841.
364.15
year: 2010
copies: 1
call number/section: 364.15
lexile:
The Murder Room
Documents the efforts of the Vidocq Society, a trio of gifted investigators, to solve such cold cases as those of JonBenet Ramsey, the Butcher of Cleveland, and Jack the Ripper, and details their work with top forensic specialists.
363.25
year: 2011
copies: 2
call number/section: 363.25
lexile:
The Girl Who Played With Fire
Journalist Mikael Blomkvist is about to expose a sex trafficking operation between Eastern Europe and Sweden implicating several high-ranking officials when two investigative reporters are murdered.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 23
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: journalists, investigative reporting, murder [X], sweden, human trafficking, homicide [X], computer hackers, mystery fiction, stockholm (sweden), reporters and reporting, journalism, audiobooks, compact discs
Wanted
When Ali befriends four middle school classmates, she helps them achieve popularity at the price of doing whatever terrible thing Ali wants.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 39
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 780
subjects: friendship, murder [X], high schools, schools, homicide [X], school stories, mystery fiction
Because You Loved Me
Describes the relationship between honor roll student Nicole Kasinskas and her eighteen-year-old boyfriend, Billy Sullivan, which resulted in the murder of Nicole's mother; and examines the crime and the teenager's confessions during the trial.
364.15
year: 2007
copies: 1
call number/section: 364.15
lexile:
subjects: dominico, jeanne, kasinskas, nicole, sullivan, billy, murder [X], homicide [X], criminal investigation
Watchmen
Two generations of superheroes, including Dr. Manhattan, who deals with the responsibility of his powers, and Nite Owl, who wrestles with letting go of the past, dissect their collective histories while trying to determine who is methodically killing them all off.
741.5
year: 2019
copies: 39
call number/section: 741.5
lexile:
subjects: superheroes, murder [X], good and evil, homicide [X], superhero graphic novels, mystery graphic novels, comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels, superhero comic books, strips, etc, mystery comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels, detective and mystery comic books, strips, etc, superhero comics, detective and mystery comics
Out Of The Easy
Josie, the seventeen-year-old daughter of a French Quarter prostitute, is striving to escape 1950 New Orleans and enroll at prestigious Smith College when she becomes entangled in a murder investigation.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 49
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 590
subjects: conduct of life, prostitution, murder [X], mothers and daughters, new orleans (la.), mother-daughter relationship, homicide [X]