Macbeth
"Orson Welles' dark and moody screen version of the classic William Shakespeare tragedy about a presumptuous Scottish prince's quest for power through patricide - in keeping with both the play's spirit and Welles' vision.
822.3
year: 2017
copies: 190
call number/section: 822.3
lexile: 480
subjects: macbeth, regicides, homicide [X], scotland, cartoons and comics, plays, drama, shakespeare, william, english drama, children's plays, english, english literature, tragedies, treason, political crimes and offenses, english drama (tragedy), audiobooks, murder [X], kings, queens, rulers, etc, historical films, feature films, historical drama, betrayal, fate and fatalism, graphic novels, macbeth, king of scotland, tragedia, escocia, historical drama, tragedies, audiobooks, tragedies (drama), gruoch, kings and rulers, spanish subtitles, feature films, videodiscs, dvds, dvd-video discs, historical films, video recordings for the hearing impaired, war films, drama, fiction films, film adaptations, children's plays, witches, spanish language, comic books, strips, etc [X], graphic novels, spanish language materials, arabic language, historical fiction, electronic books
Crime And Punishment
Raskolnikov, an impoverished Russian student, murders a despicable old pawnbroker, reasoning that his evil act is outweighed by humanitarian good, but he discovers the fault in his theory when he is plagued by horror and guilt over his actions.
FIC
year: 2017
copies: 67
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 990
subjects: murder [X], homicide [X], russia, mystery fiction, psychological fiction, saint petersburg (russia), dostoyevsky, fyodor, cartoons and comics, comic books, strips, etc [X], soviet union, literature, audiobooks, compact discs, crime, psychological fiction
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 [X], 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 [X], cartoons and comics
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 [X], 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
Case Closed
"Serena's eccentric uncle has a new plan to catch the elusive Kaito Kid, baiting the master thief with a pair of priceless high-heeled shoes.
FIC
year: 2017
copies: 84
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: high school students, crime, murder [X], man-woman relationship, mystery graphic novels, manga, comic books, strips, etc [X], graphic novels, mystery comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels, man-woman relationships, detective and mystery comics, detective and mystery stories, homicide [X], cartoons and comics, mystery and detective stories
Case Closed
Even though he is shrunk to the size of a first grader, Jimmy Kudo, a.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 117
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: mystery graphic novels, high school students, graphic novels, shonen manga, manga, children, crime, murder [X], detective and mystery stories, homicide [X], comic books, strips, etc [X], man-woman relationships, cartoons and comics, man-woman relationship, mystery and detective stories, mystery comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels
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 [X], graphic novels, mystery comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels
Macbeth
A graphic novel adaptation of William Shakespeare's play about Macbeth, the eleventh-century king of Scotland, and of the tragedy of prophecy and royal murder.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 12
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 470
subjects: shakespeare, william, macbeth, regicides, murder [X], kings, queens, rulers, etc, cartoons and comics, homicide [X], scotland, graphic novels, kings and rulers, comic books, strips, etc [X], electronic books
Csi: Crime Scene Investigation
A graphic novel story in which Gil Grissom and the Las Vegas crime scene investigation team scour the city for a ruthless murderer.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: forensic scientists, murder [X], homicide [X], mystery graphic novels, las vegas (nev.), graphic novels, comic books, strips, etc [X], mystery comic books, strips, etc
Fables
Collects issues 22 and 28-33 of the comic book "Fables," in which Cinderella does business of a secret nature in Paris; Prince Charming struggles with his new responsibilities as mayor; Snow White and Bigby Wolf face difficult decisions as new parents--of six; and Bigby takes a look back at his undercover operations in World War II.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 35
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: characters and characteristics in literature, fantasy fiction, comic books, strips, etc [X], new york (state), fantasy graphic novels, graphic novels, murder [X], homicide [X], new york (n.y.), animals, revolutions, fables, fairy tales, witches, legends, characters in literature, fantasy comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels, fictitious characters, comic books, strips, etc, young adult fiction
Isaac Asimov's Derec
Derec, stranded without memory in a city of robots, joins reluctantly with mystery woman Katherine in an effort to discover the truth about a murder they are accused of committing.
741.5
year: 2004
copies: 1
call number/section: 741.5
lexile:
I, Witness
After Boone and his friend Robbie witness a murder and flee the scene, they vow to say nothing about what they saw.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 13
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 270
subjects: graphic novels, murder [X], responsibility, witnesses, truth, mystery graphic novels, homicide [X], comic books, strips, etc [X], cartoons and comics, mystery comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels, electronic books
Shakespeare's Hamlet
A graphic novel adaptation of William Shakespeare's classic tragedy about Prince Hamlet of Denmark, who seeks vengeance for his father's murder after being visited by his ghost.
741.5
year: 2008
copies: 8
call number/section: 741.5
lexile:
subjects: shakespeare, william, hamlet (legendary character), princes, kings and rulers, murder [X], revenge, denmark, homicide [X], comic books, strips, etc [X], electronic books, cartoons and comics, electronic books
Loveless
As Ritsu-sensei, Nagisa-sensei, Soubi, and the Zero Boys observe, Ritsuka talks to Seven through Wisdom Resurrection and finds out a secret about his brother, Seimei.
741.5
year: 2013
copies: 7
call number/section: 741.5
lexile:
subjects: magic, murder [X], brothers, homicide [X], fantasy graphic novels, mystery graphic novels, manga, comic books, strips, etc [X], graphic novels, fantasy comic books, strips, etc, mystery comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels