Three Times Lucky
Washed ashore as a baby in tiny Tupelo Landing, North Carolina, Mo LoBeau, now eleven, and her best friend Dale turn detective when the amnesiac Colonel, owner of a cafe? and co-parent of Mo with his cook, Miss Lana, seems implicated in a murder.
FIC
year: 2014
copies: 214
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 560
subjects: restaurants, community life, identity (psychology), murder [X], foundlings, north carolina, identity, mystery and detective stories, individuality, homicide [X], orphans, mystery fiction, mystery fiction, identity (philosophical concept), electronic books [X], electronic books [X]
One Of Us
On his way home from work, Derrick Shaw witnesses a murder and to save himself he promises not to reveal the identity of the killer, a former Tubman student, but the guilt of the cover-up proves to be too much for Derrick as he contemplates turning in the shooter.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 21
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 680
subjects: murder [X], guilt, schools, school stories, homicide [X], african american teenagers, crime, high school students, electronic books [X], electronic books [X]
The Boston Strangler
Discusses the facts and myths surrounding the case of the Boston Strangler, in which eleven women living in and around the Boston area were murdered in similarly brutal ways in 1962.
364.15
year: 2012
copies: 3
call number/section: 364.15
lexile:
subjects: de salvo, albert henry, serial murderers, murder [X], serial killers, homicide [X], electronic books [X], electronic books [X]
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, electronic books [X], cartoons and comics, electronic books [X]
Jackaby
Newly arrived in 1892 New England, Abigail Rook becomes assistant to R.
FIC
year: 2015
copies: 24
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 920
subjects: imaginary creatures, paranormal fiction, murder [X], serial murderers, detective and mystery stories, new england, supernatural, homicide [X], serial killers, mythical animals, animals, mythical, fantasy, mystery and detective stories, fantasy fiction, mystery fiction, electronic books [X], fantasy fiction, mystery fiction, electronic books [X]
Ask The Dark
Billy Zeets has a story, and he wants to tell it. He is the neighborhood kid everyone suspects whenever there is a vandalism, theft, or bloodied nose.
FIC
year: 2015
copies: 8
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 940
subjects: heroes and heroines, kidnapping, homicide [X], conduct of life, family problems, heroes, murder [X], dysfunctional families, mystery and detective stories, family life, mystery fiction, juvenile fiction / action & adventure / general, juvenile fiction / mysteries & detective stories, juvenile fiction / law & crime, juvenile fiction / boys & men, electronic books [X], mystery fiction, electronic books [X]
Nearly Found
High school senior and science whiz Nearly Boswell, called Leigh, is thrilled when she gets an internship in a forensic science lab, since it is a step toward college and a way out of the trailer park--but soon she finds herself the target of a serial killer, one who seems to know a lot about the residents of Sunny View Trailer Park as well as her absent father's secrets.
FIC
year: 2016
copies: 9
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: families, high schools, trailer camps, crime laboratories, criminal investigation, serial murderers, murder [X], family life, detective and mystery fiction, mystery and detective stories, serial killers, trailer parks, mystery fiction, detective and mystery stories, homicide [X], electronic books [X], electronic books [X]
The Steep & Thorny Way
"A sixteen-year-old biracial girl in rural Oregon in the 1920s searches for the truth about her father's death while avoiding trouble from the Ku Klux Klan in this YA historical novel inspired by Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'"--Provided by publisher.
FIC
year: 2016
copies: 29
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 880
subjects: prejudices, murder [X], racially mixed people, oregon, homicide [X], electronic books [X], ghost stories, electronic books [X]
The Darkest Corners
When her father dies, Tessa is pulled back to the small Pennsylvania town where her life came apart when her father was sent to prison, her mother went to pieces, and her beloved older sister ran away, and where her testimony and that of her now-estranged friend Callie sent a serial killer to death row--a serial killer who may be getting a new trial as long buried secrets come to light.
FIC
year: 2017
copies: 21
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 740
subjects: detective and mystery stories, sisters, friendship, secrecy, murder [X], pennsylvania, youths' writings, secrets, serial murderers, serial killers, homicide [X], electronic books [X], detective and mystery fiction, electronic books [X]
Julia Vanishes
"Possessing an ability to hide on the edge of perception, Julia conceals her talents in a city where magic is banned and poses as a grand lady's housemaid alongside an eccentric band of fellow housemates who have ties to a powerful killer"--OCLC.
FIC
year: 2016
copies: 22
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 790
subjects: fantasy, magic, murder [X], witches, thieves, homicide [X], fantasy fiction, robbers and outlaws, electronic books [X], electronic books [X]
The Wrath & The Dawn
In this reimagining of The Arabian Nights, Shahrzad plans to avenge the death of her dearest friend by volunteering to marry the murderous boy-king of Khorasan but discovers not all is as it seems within the palace.
FIC
year: 2016
copies: 8
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 690
subjects: homicide [X], romance fiction, fairy tales, murder [X], fairy tales, love, love stories, electronic books [X], love stories, electronic books [X]
The Border
On a summer night in northern Mexico, four teens Pato, Arbo, Marcos, and Gladys have just snuck away from a quinceanera celebration when a gang of narcos attacks.
FIC
year: 2018
copies: 8
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 540
subjects: survival, murder [X], gangs, illegal aliens, voyages and travels, survival skills, homicide [X], electronic books [X], sonoran desert, electronic books [X]
White Rabbit
Rufus Holt has one night to prove his half-sister, April, innocent of murdering her boyfriend at a wild party--the very night his ex-boyfriend, Sebastian, shows up wanting to talk.
FIC
year: 2019
copies: 15
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 980
subjects: murder [X], gays, stepfamilies, dating (social customs), drug abuse, wealth, detective and mystery fiction, homicide [X], electronic books [X], electronic books [X]
A Dangerous Magic
Fifteen-year-old Frank Sampson has a hard time following the rules.
FIC
year: 2017
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 700
subjects: wizards, magic, murder [X], homicide [X], electronic books [X], detective and mystery fiction, fantasy fiction, electronic books [X]