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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Dead midnight Dead midnight Marcia Muller Sharon McCone has decided to throw herself into work so she can get past her brother's suicide, but the wrongful-death suit she is working on hits too close to home. It's a civil case in which the fa… OL14870421W
The inhabited world The inhabited world Long, David Stuck in a state of purgatory in the Washington State house in which he lived and died, Evan Molloy, who had shot himself to death for a reason he cannot recall, now must deal with the home's new inh… OL16064200W
Half in love Half in love Linda Gray Sexton Reveals how, as the daughter of the poet Anne Sexton, the author comes to deal with her mother's life and suicide, and with the support of her family, therapy, and medication, is able to control her … OL17735084W
The sisters of Alameda Street The sisters of Alameda Street Lorena Hughes "A generational saga that mixes historical fiction with the romance and intrigue of a Latin soap opera. When Malena Sevilla's tidy, carefully planned world collapses following her father's mysterious… OL19715519W
Suicidal thoughts Suicidal thoughts Max Malikow Suicidal Thoughts is a compilation of some of the most moving and insightful writing accomplished on the topic of suicide. It presents the thoughts and experiences of fifteen writers who have contemp… OL19904885W
Sleeping in Eden Sleeping in Eden Nicole Baart On a chilly morning in the northwest Iowa town of Blackhawk, Dr. Lucas Hudson is filling in for the vacationing coroner on a seemingly open-and-shut suicide case. His own life is crumbling around him… OL20895669W
Backwards Backwards Todd Mitchell Is it possible to fix a tragic future by changing the past -- while experiencing life backwards? At the moment Dan's life ends, the Rider's begins. Unwillingly tied to Dan, who seems to be shuffling … OL21792572W
South of Broad South of Broad Pat Conroy "Against the sumptuous backdrop of Charleston, South Carolina, South of Broad gathers a unique cast of sinners and saints. Leopold Bloom King, our narrator, is the son of an amiable, loving father wh… OL27014308W
The breaking wave The breaking wave Nevil Shute This is the same book as *Requiem for a Wren*. Alan Duncan is a lawyer, recently called to the bar in England, returning home to his wealthy parents' prosperous sheep station (ranch) in Australia… OL2779789W
Split Image Split Image Mel Glenn A series of poems reflect the thoughts and feelings of various people--students, the librarian, parents, the principal, and others--about the seemingly perfect Laura Li and her life inside and out of… OL489909W
Brutal music Brutal music Lindsay, James "The novel follows a double narrative in alternating chapters: one strand describes the events after these inexplicable acts of violence from the viewpoint of Chris's father, Tommy; the other, from C… OL5956782W