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The Burning Point The Burning Point Mary Jo Putney Kate Corsi always dreamed of working for her family’s world famous explosive demolition business—a wish her old-fashioned father denied until the day he died. According to his will, Kate will receive… OL14854410W
Looking for me Looking for me Betsy R. Rosenthal In 1936 Baltimore, an eleven-year-old Jewish girl, one of twelve siblings, tries to find her place in her overcrowded family. OL16151848W
Timbuktu Timbuktu Paul Auster Timbuktu is a 1999 novella by Paul Auster. It is about the life of a dog, Mr Bones, who is struggling to come to terms with the fact that his homeless master is dying. The story, set in the early 199… OL1682236W
Black Friday Black Friday Noah A. J. Wright All it takes is one murder to change a million lives, and that's exactly what happens to Kasheef Williams on a cold, black Friday. After a reunion with an old friend goes wrong in a Long Island night… OL17863516W
Hush, hush Hush, hush Laura Lippman On a searing August day, Melisandre Harris Dawes committed the unthinkable: she left her two-month-old daughter locked in a car while she sat nearby on the shores of the Patapsco River. Melisandre wa… OL17864100W
The hearse you came in on The hearse you came in on Tim Cockey A delightfully fun first novel from acclaimed author Tim Cockney about a Balitmore undertaker who becomes embroiled in a murder case. OL17984W
Before the creeks ran red Before the creeks ran red Carolyn Reeder Through the eyes of three different boys, three linked novellas explore the tumultuous times beginning with the secession of South Carolina and leading up to the first major battle of the Civil War. OL1906324W
The shape of water The shape of water Daniel Kraus,Guillermo del Toro In an otherworldly story set against the backdrop of Cold War-era America, an amphibious man is discovered in the Amazon--and subsequently finds love within the human race. OL19730924W
The pet and the pendulum The pet and the pendulum Gordon McAlpine Back in Baltimore, twelve-year-old identical twins Edgar and Allan think they have encountered the ghost of their great-great-great-great granduncle, Edgar Allan Poe, asking them to solve his murder-… OL19997488W
The reappearance of Sam Webber The reappearance of Sam Webber Jonathon Scott Fuqua Since his father's disappearance and his move from a safe neighborhood, eleven-year-old Sam gets help from his new school's janitor and other adult friends in dealing with frightening new experiences. OL2030014W
Butchers Hill (A Tess Monaghan Investigation) Butchers Hill (A Tess Monaghan Investigation) Laura Lippman,Deborah Hazlett When Luther Beale, a vigilante who shot a boy, appeals to Baltimore private detective Tess Monaghan to help him atone for his crime, she finds herself on a trail of money, mendacity, and murder that … OL2538237W
In Big Trouble (A Tess Monaghan Investigation) In Big Trouble (A Tess Monaghan Investigation) Laura Lippman,Deborah Hazlett Edgar Award-winner Laura Lippman is developing a reputation as one of the most exciting new detective fiction authors in years. Now she delivers her most suspenseful novel yet, and places Baltimore's… OL2538243W
The Entitled The Entitled Frank Deford 'In men like Traveler and Alcazar we find the beating heart and struggling soul of baseball...'—Jeff MacGregor, Sports Illustrated; author of Sunday MoneyHowie Traveler never made it as a player—his … OL2691882W
The Amateur Marriage The Amateur Marriage Anne Tyler My favourite writer, and the best line-and-length novelist in the world' Nick Hornby, Independent on Sunday. From the incomparable Anne Tyler, a rich and compelling novel, spanning three generations,… OL28277W
MAPLE STREET MAPLE STREET Nan Hayden Agle Margaret's best friend moved away from Maple Street because she said the neighborhood was going downhill, but Margaret thought differently. OL5105802W
My Favorite Midlife Crisis (Yet) My Favorite Midlife Crisis (Yet) Toby Devens Dr. Gwyneth Berke has a perfect life…until one day she walks into her pantry, lets out a little scream of disbelief and begins the following list:What to do when you find out that your husband is in … OL8701911W