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Now and Forever Now and Forever Danielle Steel Although Jessica and Ian Clarke have been married seven years, they insist the thrill and excitement haven't dimmed. At Jessica's urging, Ian has quit his advertising job to become a struggling write… OL10614114W
The Adventures of Caleb Williams The Adventures of Caleb Williams William Godwin The Adventures of Caleb Williams, or Things as They Are (1794) by William Godwin is a three-volume novel written as a call to end the abuse of power by what Godwin saw as a tyrannical government. Int… OL13109699W
Lockdown (Escape from Furnace #1) Lockdown (Escape from Furnace #1) Alexander Gordon Smith When fourteen-year-old Alex is framed for murder, he becomes an inmate in the Furnace Penitentiary, where brutal inmates and sadistic guards reign, boys who disappear in the middle of the night somet… OL15279071W
Guilty wives Guilty wives James Patterson,David Ellis,David Ellis "No husbands allowed. Only minutes after Abbie Elliot and her three best friends step off of a private helicopter, they enter the most luxurious, sumptuous, sensually pampering hotel they have ever b… OL15980916W
Full circle Full circle Gloria Killian A law student who was wrongly accused of masterminding the murders of a Sacramento coin dealer and his wife tells the story of her trial, conviction, incarceration, and ultimate vindication after she… OL17643545W
Inside passage Inside passage Burt Weissbourd "Corey Logan was set up. She knows Nick Season's terrible secret. Coming home from prison, all Corey wants is to be with her son. To get him back, she needs to make a good impression on the psychiatr… OL17894655W
Easter in Dry Creek Easter in Dry Creek Janet Tronstad Clay West is back in town with amends to make and minds to change. The cowboy has spent four years in jail for a crime he did not commit, and he's determined to restore his good name. The former bad … OL18184509W
The Texan's return The Texan's return Karen Whiddon In the small town of Legacy, Texas, an old man is dying. At his side is the son determined to clear his name. Mac Morrison knows his father was wrongfully imprisoned for murder, and he's determined t… OL18185467W
The Natural Way of Things The Natural Way of Things Charlotte Wood "Two women awaken from a drugged sleep to find themselves imprisoned in a broken-down property in the middle of a desert. Strangers to each other, they have no idea where they are or how they came to… OL19632159W
Una novela criminal Una novela criminal Jorge Volpi Escalante Todo lo que se narra en esta novela ocurrió así, todos sus personajes son personas de carne y hueso, y la historia, desentrañada con maestría e iluminada hasta sus últimos recovecos por una ingente t… OL19744886W
Masks Masks E. C. Blake In Aygrima, magic is a gift possessed from birth by a very small percentage of the population, with the Autarch himself the most powerful magic worker of all. Only the long-vanquished Lady of Pain an… OL19970878W
Little white lies Little white lies Cole Riley When Melvin, a high school basketball star becomes entangled in a rape charge, media schemes, and legal deception, he must confront all the people who turned their backs on him. Will he gain justice … OL19975862W
Watch me go Watch me go Mark S. Wisniewski Douglas "Deesh" Sharp has managed to stay out of trouble living in the Bronx, paying his rent by hauling junk for cash. But on the morning Deesh and two pals head upstate to dispose of a sealed oil d… OL19992821W
Stand tall Stand tall Dewey Bozella "The inspiring story of one man's fight against his wrongful incarceration and his eventual triumph--both inside and outside the boxing ring. In the late 1970s, Dewey Bozella [age 24] was wrongfully … OL20047114W
The spider in the corner of the room The spider in the corner of the room Nikki Owen 'My name is Dr Maria Martinez and I am - was - a Consultant Plastic Surgeon. I am 33 years old. Place of birth: Salamanca, Spain ... And I was convicted of the murder of a Catholic priest.' Maria is … OL20880078W
Dara's Clever Trap Dara's Clever Trap Liz Flanagan,Martina Peluso "In this folktale from Cambodia, Princess Dara must prove that her father's wicked ministers have set up her husband for a crime he is innocent of"-- OL21215312W
En attendant Gouda En attendant Gouda Matthieu Simard Martin est sauvé in extremis par un homme de main de Pavel. Il est ensuite conduit dans une usine désaffectée servant de laboratoire à d'énigmatiques chercheurs, dont Pavel s'avère être l'objet d'obs… OL24263028W
Imprisoned Imprisoned Matt Rogers "Venezuela’s overcrowded prison system is hell on earth. Murders, corruption and gang wars are nothing out of the ordinary. On a humid summer’s day in the state of Vargas, a new prisone… OL28594805W
Stolen years Stolen years Reuven Fenton There is a grisly murder in your neighborhood. You stand outside with your neighbors and watch, or maybe you peek out your curtains. Hours pass, then days, maybe years. Then one day there is a knock … OL29317830W
Sex-Crime Panic Sex-Crime Panic Neil Miller Following the brutal murders of two children in Sioux City, Iowa, in 1954, police, in an attempt to quell public hysteria, arrested 20 men whom the authorities never claimed had anything to do with t… OL3470377W
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