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, soviet union, literature, audiobooks, compact discs, crime, psychological fiction [X]
Jazz
A mysterious voice weaves the story of an African-American door-to-door salesman of beauty products who shoots his young lover, and his wife who tries to disfigure the corpse with a knife in the winter of 1926.
FIC
year: 2004
copies: 9
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 980
subjects: murder [X], african americans, homicide [X], love stories, historical fiction, harlem, (new york, n.y.), crimes of passion, middle-aged persons, funeral rites and ceremonies, triangles (interpersonal relations), harlem (new york, n.y.), psychological fiction [X]
Horns
When privileged Ig, who comes from a prominent family, wakes up one morning with a terrible hangover after a night of drinking and doing terrible things, he discovers he has grown horns.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 10
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: murder [X], revenge, homicide [X], good and evil, grief, devil, supernatural, bereavement, new hampshire, psychological fiction [X]
The Lovely Bones
In the first chapter of this haunting novel, 14-year-old Susie Salmon looks down from heaven and describes the horrifying events of her murder.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 18
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 890
subjects: teenage girls, murder victims' families, immortality, future life, fathers and daughters, murder [X], families, audiobooks, psychological fiction, domestic fiction, family life, homicide [X], girls, teenagers, domestic fiction, family, psychological fiction [X]
Broken Harbor
In the aftermath of a brutal attack that left a woman in intensive care and her husband and young children dead, brash cop Scorcher Kennedy and his rookie partner, Richie, struggle with perplexing clues and Scorcher's haunting memories of a shattering incident from his childhood.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 4
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: homicide [X], police, dublin (ireland), murder [X], psychological fiction [X], mystery fiction
Sunburn
"A novel of psychological suspense about a pair of lovers with the best intentions and the worst luck: two people locked in a passionate yet uncompromising game of cat and mouse.
FIC
year: 2018
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: murder [X], man-woman relationships, homicide [X], man-woman relationship, delaware, thrillers (fiction), psychological fiction [X]
Sweet Little Lies
"Twenty-six-year-old Cat Kinsella overcame a troubled childhood to become a detective constable with the Metropolitan Police Force, but she's never been able to banish the ghosts of her past or reconcile with her estranged father.
FIC
year: 2018
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: family secrets, fathers and daughters, murder [X], truthfulness and falsehood, father-daughter relationship, homicide [X], criminal investigation, psychological fiction [X], thrillers (fiction), detective and mystery fiction
Once A Liar
Manhattan defense attorney Peter Caine is accused of the murder of his former lover, Charlie Doyle, the daughter of the Manhattan DA.
FIC
year: 2019
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: murder [X], criminal defense lawyers, legal stories, suspense fiction, homicide [X], criminal investigation, lawyers, mystery fiction, legal fiction (literature), psychological fiction [X], thrillers (fiction)
The Turn Of The Key
"When [nanny] Rowan Caine arrives at Heatherbrae House, she is smitten--by the luxurious 'smart' home fitted out with all modern conveniences, by the beautiful Scottish Highlands, and by this picture-perfect family.
FIC
year: 2020
copies: 6
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: domestic fiction, psychological fiction, suspense fiction, detective and mystery stories, domestic fiction, psychological fiction [X], thrillers (fiction), detective and mystery fiction, murder [X], nannies, impersonation, secrecy, electronic surveillance, home automation, homicide [X], impostors and imposture, intelligent buildings, mystery fiction, highlands (scotland), scotland
Walking The Bones
"The bones of seven young girls, picked clean and carefully preserved, discovered years ago.
FIC
year:
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: police, murder [X], cold cases (criminal investigation), homicide [X], criminal investigation, psychological fiction [X], detective and mystery fiction
The Hunting Party
"During the languid days of the Christmas break, a group of friends from Oxford meet to welcome in the New Year together, a tradition they began as students ten years ago.
FIC
year: 2019
copies: 4
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: blizzards, friendship, murder [X], hunting lodges, new year, homicide [X], resorts, highlands (scotland), psychological fiction [X], detective and mystery fiction
The Guest List
"On an island off the coast of Ireland, guests gather to celebrate two people joining their lives together as one.
FIC
year: 2020
copies: 10
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: weddings, murder [X], islands, homicide [X], ireland, psychological fiction [X], thrillers (fiction), detective and mystery fiction
Someone We Know
Neighbors begin to turn on each other after a series of break-ins is followed by a murder.
FIC
year: 2019
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: suburban life, teenagers, unlawful entry, secrecy, murder [X], hacking, adultery, homicide [X], computer security, new york (state), domestic fiction, thrillers (fiction), psychological fiction [X]
How We Fall Apart
"Nancy Luo, Krystal Choi, Akil Patel, and Alexander Lin, juniors at Manhattan's elite Sinclair Prep, are forced to confront their secrets after Jamie Ruan, once their closest friend, is found dead"--OCLC.
FIC
year: 2022
copies: 28
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: asian americans, betrayal, friendship, murder [X], preparatory schools, secrecy, schools, secrets, homicide [X], school stories, manhattan (new york, n.y.), psychological fiction [X], thrillers (fiction), private schools
Alguien A Quien Conoces
A teen boy in upstate New York begins breaking into homes and hacking the owners' computers to learn their secrets; sometimes he even shares the secrets in prank emails.
FIC
year:
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: suburban life, murder [X], homicide [X], psychological fiction, domestic fiction, mystery fiction, spanish language, new york (state), domestic fiction, suspense fiction, thrillers (fiction), psychological fiction [X], electronic books