The Probable Future
Stella Sparrow, the latest in a long history of Sparrow women to have special gifts, discovers on her thirteenth birthday that she can see the future, an ability that has both positive and negative effects on her life and her family members.
FIC
year: 2004
copies: 4
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: women, mothers and daughters, grandmothers, clairvoyants, murder [X], new england, mother-daughter relationship, mystery fiction, psychics, homicide [X], domestic fiction, mystery fiction, domestic 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 [X], family life, homicide [X], girls, teenagers, domestic fiction, family, psychological fiction
Chronicle Of A Death Foretold
A young man tries to uncover the truth behind a shocking murder that took place nearly thirty years ealier, looking to the town's residents to rebuild the events of the crime and try to determine why no one stopped the killer when everyone seemed to know his intentions.
FIC
year: 2003
copies: 318
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 1270
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 [X], psychological fiction, 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
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 [X], thrillers (fiction), psychological fiction
All That's Bright And Gone
Six-year-old Aoife doesn't understand what happened to her big brother Theo and why her mama is in the hospital.
FIC
year: 2019
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: girls, child detectives, families, brothers, murder [X], family secrets, mentally ill parents, loss (psychology), detective and mystery stories, family life, homicide [X], criminal investigation, mystery fiction, detective and mystery fiction, domestic fiction [X]
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 [X], suspense fiction, thrillers (fiction), psychological fiction, electronic books
Family Of Liars
Carrie Sinclair tells the ghost of her son Johnny about the summer of 1987, when "the boys" arrive on Beechwood Island, setting off events that will haunt her for years to come.
FIC
year: 2023
copies: 29
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: drug abuse, ghost stories, murder [X], secrecy, sisters, wealth, ghosts, secrets, homicide [X], massachusetts, domestic fiction [X], ghost stories