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Subjects: English Drama ; English Fiction ; Classics;
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The Count of Monte Cristo / by Dumas, Alexandre,1802-1870.(CARDINAL)140381;
Enrich your reading experience with this timeless classic novel of adventure, betrayal, and revenge. This riveting tale revolves around the life of a young sailor who is falsely accused of treason and imprisoned for fourteen years in a remote island fortress. After a miraculous escape, he creates a new identity as a wealthy and enigmatic Count and seeks revenge on those who wronged him. This sweeping tale of justice and revenge captures the imagination of readers as they follow him on a journey where he comes across love, friendships, and danger.
Subjects: Action and adventure fiction.; Novels.; False imprisonment; Revenge;
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Uncle Tom's Cabin / by Stowe, Harriet Beecher,1811-1896,author.(CARDINAL)145167;
In light of accumulating significant debts, Arthur Shelby, a farmer from Kentucky, finds himself on the verge of losing his entire estate. Despite his and his wife's compassionate treatment of their slaves, Shelby is compelled to sell two of them to Mr. Haley, a rugged slave trader, to raise the necessary funds. Uncle Tom's Cabin is a timeless masterpiece that showcases the harsh realities of slavery. Published in 1852, it served as a catalyst for social change, igniting the abolitionist movement and leaving an indelible mark on history. This influential novel, with its emotionally charged narrative, remains an essential read for its powerful storytelling and unwavering commitment to justice.
Subjects: Political fiction.; Didactic fiction.; Uncle Tom (Fictitious character); Master and servant; African Americans; Fugitive slaves; Plantation life; Slavery; Enslaved persons;
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The long arm of the law : classic police stories / by Edwards, Martin,1955-editor.(CARDINAL)345124;
The mystery of Chenholt / Alice and Claude Askew -- The silence of PC Hirley / Edgar Wallace -- The mystery of a midsummer night / George R Sims -- The cleverest clue / Laurence W. Meynell -- The undoing of Mr. Dawes / Gerald Verner -- The man who married too often / Roy Vickers -- The case of Jacob Heylyn / Leonard R. Gribble -- Fingerprints / Freeman Wills Crofts -- Remember to ring twice / E.C.R. Lorac -- Cotton wool and cutlets / Henry Wade -- After the event / Christianna Brand -- Sometimes the blind / Nicholas Blake -- The chief witness / John Creasey -- Old Mr. Martin / Michael Gilbert -- The moorlanders / Gil North.n classic British crime fiction, dazzling detective work is often the province of a brilliant amateur - whereas the humble police detective cuts a hapless figure. The twelve stories collected here strike a blow for the professionals, with teasing mysteries to challenge a hard-working police officer's persistence and scrupulous attention to detail. As in his previous anthologies for the British Library Crime Classics series, Martin Edwards introduces readers to fascinating neglected gems of British crime writing as well as uncovering lesser-known stories by the great novelists of the golden age. Each of these stories combines realism with entertainment, skilfully blending the conduct of a criminal investigation with a compelling murder-mystery plot. --amazon.com.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.;
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Garnet : great balls of fire / by Ackermann, Lothar.(CARDINAL)558969; Gilg, H. Albert(Hans Albert)(CARDINAL)558970;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 94-98).The garnet group : fifteen species, endless variety / Paul Pohwat -- The rare garnets : tiny wonders / Gloria Staebler, Paul Pohwat, and the Lapis editorial team -- Anthrax, carbunculus, and granatus : garnet in ancient and medieval times / H. Albert Gilg -- Ornamental garnet in medieval and renaissance objects / Ingrid S. Weber -- Classic garnets : almandine / Gloria Staebler and Paul Pohwat -- New England garnet / Russ Behnke -- Idaho's "star" garnet : symmetry and inclusions / Mickey E. Gunter -- Classic garnets : andradite / Joachim Zang -- Jeffrey and Lac d'Amiante : two of Québec's great garnet-bearing asbestos mines / Marco Amabili, Francesco Spertini, and Marc B. Auguste -- Classic garnets : grossular / Joachim Zang and Thomas Fehr -- Grossular from Mali / Bill Dameron -- Classic garnets : pyrope / Joachim Zang and H. Albert Gilg -- Pyrope from the Dora-Maira Massif / Gilla Simon -- The fiery-eyed volcanoes of Bohemia / Jirí Kouřimský and Jaroslav Hyršl -- Classic garnets : spessartine / Gloria Staebler ... [et al.] -- Spessartine from Tongbei / Bertold Ottens -- Pakistan and Afghanistan : garnet from the roof of the world / Dudley Blauwet -- Industrial garnet / H. Albert Gilg -- Coticule : an ancient whetstone / Herwig Pelckmans -- Synthetic garnet : lasers and imitation gemstones / Lothar Ackerman -- Classic garnets : uvarovite / Joachim Zang -- The microworld of garnet : fingerprints, fans and halos / John I. Koivula.
Subjects: Garnet.;
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DNA evidence / by Nardo, Don,1947-(CARDINAL)781768;
MARCIVE 09/10/08Includes bibliographical references (page 98) and index.This book introduces DNA analysis, a forensic technique, discussing the development of DNA profiling, the steps of the process of DNA profiling, and some cases in which DNA profiling has cleared innocent people, convicted guilty people, and solved many mysteries.
Subjects: DNA fingerprinting; Forensic genetics; DNA fingerprinting.; Forensic genetics.;
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McKee of Centre Street / by Reilly, Helen,1890-1962.(CARDINAL)847653;
A speakeasy performer is murdered in this pioneering mystery from the mother of the police procedural. When one of New York's favorite dancers is killed in a crowded high-tone speakeasy, everyone present becomes a suspect--and those that may have eluded questioning as well. It's up to Inspector McKee of the NYPD to sift through the witness statements, separate fact from fiction, and put together a picture of the crime as it happened in order to discover what's missing from the official narrative. And in the process, he'll uncover a story that leads back into the past, with blackmail and stolen emeralds lurking in the shadows.... As McKee's case comes into focus, a rich and confounding mystery plot is revealed, which will take all of the inspector's resources to solve. Along the way, the inner workings of the New York City police department in the 1930s is on full display, including the line-ups, the radio room, the morgue, and the fingerprinting office--technologies that were at the cutting edge of the era's fight against crime. --
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Police; Murder; Entertainers; Extortion; Scottish Americans; Police.;
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Golden Age Whodunits / by Penzler, Ottoeditor.(CARDINAL)351801; Benét, Stephen Vincent,1898-1943.Amateur of crime.; Boucher, Anthony,1911-1968.Black murder.; Brown, Fredric,1906-1972.Crisis, 1999.; Eberhart, Mignon G.(Mignon Good),1899-1996.Flowering face.; Fitzgerald, F. Scott(Francis Scott),1896-1940.Dance.; King, C. Daly,1895-1963.Episode of the tangible illusion.; Lardner, Ring,1885-1933.Haircut.; Palmer, Stuart,1905-1968.Fingerprints don't lie.; Post, Melville Davisson,1869-1930.Witness in the metal box.; Queen, Ellery.Man bites dog.; Rawson, Clayton,1906-1971.Clue of the tattooed man.; Reilly, Helen,1890-1962.Phonograph murder.; Rinehart, Mary Roberts,1876-1958.Lipstick.; Starrett, Vincent,1886-1974.Too many sleuths.; Stribling, T. S.(Thomas Sigismund),1881-1965.Passage to Benares.;
The amateur of crime / Stephen Vincent Benét -- Black murder / Anthony Boucher -- Crisis, 1999 / Fredric Brown -- The flowering face / Mignon G. Eberhart -- The dance / F. Scott Fitzgerald -- The episode of the tangible illusion / C. Daly King -- Haircut / Ring Lardner -- Fingerprints don't lie / Stuart Palmer -- The witness in the metal box / Melville Davisson Post -- Man bites dog / Ellery Queen -- The clue of the tattooed man / Clayton Rawson -- The phonograph murder / Helen Reilly -- The lipstick / Mary Roberts Rinehart -- Too many sleuths / Vincent Starrett -- A passage to Benares / T.S. Stribling.Fifteen puzzling mysteries from the masters of the form. --
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Short stories.; Investigations;
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I am Pilgrim [sound recording] : a thriller / by Hayes, Terry,1951-(CARDINAL)540078; Ragland, Christopher.;
Read by Christopher Ragland.In a seedy hotel near Ground Zero, a woman lies face down in a pool of acid, features melted off her face, teeth missing, fingerprints gone. The room has been sprayed down with DNA-eradicating antiseptic spray. Pilgrim, the code name for a legendary, world-class secret agent, quickly realizes that all of the murderer's techniques were pulled directly from his own book; a cult classic of forensic science written under a pen name.
Subjects: Suspense fiction.; Audiobooks.; Intelligence officers; Terrorism;
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Nabokov's favorite word is mauve : what the numbers reveal about the classics, bestsellers, and our own writing / by Blatt, Ben,author.(CARDINAL)614744;
Includes bibliographical references.Use sparingly -- He wrote, she wrote -- Searching for fingerprints -- Write by example -- Guiltier pleasures -- U.K. vs. U.S. -- Clichés, repeats, and favorites -- How to judge a book by its cover -- Beginnings and endings -- Epilogue.In Nabokov's Favorite Word Is Mauve, statistician and journalist Ben Blatt brings big data to the literary canon, exploring the wealth of fun findings that remain hidden in the works of the world's greatest writers. He assembles a database of thousands of books and hundreds of millions of words, and starts asking the questions that have intrigued curious word nerds and book lovers for generations: What are our favorite authors' favorite words? Do men and women write differently? Are bestsellers getting dumber over time? Which bestselling writer uses the most clichés? What makes a great opening sentence? How can we judge a book by its cover? And which writerly advice is worth following or ignoring? Blatt draws upon existing analysis techniques and invents some of his own. All of his investigations and experiments are original, conducted himself, and no math knowledge is needed to understand the results. Blatt breaks his findings down into lucid, humorous language and clear and compelling visuals. This eye-opening book will provide you with a new appreciation for your favorite authors and a fresh perspective on your own writing, illuminating both the patterns that hold great prose together and the brilliant flourishes that make it unforgettable.
Subjects: Statistics.; Trivia and miscellanea.; Books; Authorship; Authorship; Literature; Literary curiosa.;
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