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Lost loot : cursed treasures and blood money / by Willis, Jim,1946 April 1-author.(CARDINAL)658742;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-287) and index."Lost Loot covers 32 accounts of lost treasures, treasure hunters, jinxes, and curses from around the United States and Canada. Readers will follow the exploits of all kinds of adventurers ranging from pirates like Captain Kidd and Blackbeard to gangsterslike Dutch Schultz and John Dillinger and modern thieves like D. B. Cooper and the mysterious person who stole the famed Faberge eggs. Explore dusty mines and caves of the Old West, the loot of Spanish Conquistadors, the exploits of gunslingers and explorers alike, as well as ancient mysteries of kings, knights, and holy relics in this rollicking page-turner"--
Subjects: Treasure troves; Cursed objects.; Adventure and adventurers.; Brigands and robbers.; Criminals.; Folklore; Folklore;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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The improvisers / by Glover, Nicole,author.(CARDINAL)846491;
Velma Frye is many things. A pilot, a former bootlegger, a well-seasoned traveler, a jazz pianist... and a wielder of celestial magic. She's also a member of the mystical Rhodes family as well as an investigator for arcane oddities for a magic rights organization, dealing with both simple and complicated cases. And when a pocket watch instigates a magical brawl after one of her flight shows, things become very complicated.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Detective and mystery fiction.; Fiction.; Murder; Magic; Cursed objects; Nineteen thirties; Women air pilots; Journalists; Pocket watches;
Available copies: 13 / Total copies: 14
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Mao. [manga] by Takahashi, Rumiko,1957-author,artist.(CARDINAL)381585; Goda, Junko,translator.(CARDINAL)833021; Garrity, Shaenon K.,author.(CARDINAL)837817;
"Nanoka continues to make progress controlling her sword, Akanemaru, but when Mao's life is on the line, will it be enough? Then, our friends come between a pair of jealous sisters. Don't they know it's dangerous to interfere with a domestic dispute? Plus, an ambiguous hug followed by an unofficial date...at the public baths?!"--
Subjects: Time-travel fiction.; Historical fiction.; Paranormal fiction.; Graphic novels.; Comics (Graphic works); Time travel; Demonology; Demonology; Ability; Ability; Cursed objects; Cursed objects;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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High jinx / by Armstrong, Kelley,author.(CARDINAL)341874;
Curse weaver Kennedy Bennett has re-settled into her beloved hometown and opened a shop selling previously hexed antiques. When she fails to win an online auction for a notorious cursed painting, Aiden Connolly--the wealthy and swoon-worthy luck worker she is not dating--swoops in to buy it for her. Crying Girl is one of a quartet of haunted legendary paintings. Kennedy knows that the "ghosts" are actually curses--fatal ones. The paintings have been missing for years, and Kennedy is thrilled at the chance to uncurse one...until Crying Girl disappears before they can collect it. Kennedy and Aiden soon discover that the painting hasn't been randomly whisked out of their reach. Someone used it to lure them in, and now that they've snatched the bait, they've been snared in a trap. Either the thief gets what they want...or the four paintings are going to find their way back into the world, and Kennedy and Aiden will be responsible for the deadly chaos the cursed portraits wreak.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Paranormal fiction.; Fantasy fiction.; Antique dealers; Painting; Cursed objects; Thieves; Blessing and cursing; Man-woman relationships;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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The witchstone / by Neff, Henry H.,author.(CARDINAL)481232;
"Meet Laszlo, eight-hundred-year-old demon and Hell's least productive Curse Keeper. From his office beneath Midtown, he oversees the Drakeford Curse, which involves a pathetic family upstate and a mysterious black monolith. It's a sexy enough assignment--colonial origins, mutating victims, et cetera--but Laszlo has no interest in maximizing the curse's potential; he'd rather sunbathe in Ibiza, quaff martinis, and hustle the hustlers on Manhattan's subway. Unfortunately, his division has new management, and Laszlo's ratings are so abysmal that he's given six days to shape up or he'll be melted down and returned to the Primordial Ooze. Meet Maggie Drakeford, nineteen-year-old Curse Bearer. All she's ever known is the dreary corner of the Catskills where the Drakeford Curse has devoured her father's humanity and is rapidly laying claim to her own. The future looks hopeless, until Laszlo appears at the Drakeford farmhouse one October night and informs them that they have six days--and six days only--to break the spell before it becomes permanent. Can Maggie trust the glib and handsome Laszlo? Of course not. But she also can't pass up an opportunity to save her family, even if it means having a demon as a guide... Thus begins a breakneck international adventure that takes our unlikely duo from a hot dog stand in Central Park to the mountains of Liechtenstein, a five-star hotel in Zurich, and even the time-traveling vault of a demonic crime boss. As the clock ticks down, tough-as-nails Maggie and conniving Laszlo will uncover a secret so profound that what began as a farcical quest to break a curse will eventually threaten the very Lords of Hell."--
Subjects: Action and adventure fiction.; Paranormal fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Fantasy fiction.; Novels.; Occultism; Blessing and cursing; Cursed objects; Demonology; Flaneurs; Slackers;
Available copies: 11 / Total copies: 13
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Mao. by Takahashi, Rumiko,1957-author,artist.(CARDINAL)381585; Goda, Junko,translator.(CARDINAL)833021; Garrity, Shaenon K.,adapter.(CARDINAL)837817; Gaubatz, James,artist.(CARDINAL)562858; VIZ Media,publisher.(CARDINAL)357335;
"When Nanoka is transported back in time to a supernatural early 20th century, she gets recruited by aloof exorcist Mao. What thread of fate connects them? Together, they seek answers...and kick some demon butt along the way! Nanoka and Mao are obliged to work with their enemy Sasuga to save a young woman from being sacrificed to a mysterious water god. Then, the cat demon Byoki attacks one of Mao's allies! Plus, Natsuno brings Nanoka a new training challenge, an ancient, mummified man with a major grudge... "--Rated T+ for older teen.
Subjects: Time-travel fiction.; Historical fiction.; Paranormal fiction.; Graphic novels.; Time travel; Demonology; Cursed objects; Ability; Time travel; Demonology; Ability; Cursed objects;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Compendium of the occult : arcane artifacts, magic rituals, and sacred symbolism / by Williams, Liz,1965-author.aut(CARDINAL)421286;
Origins of Western occultism -- Divination -- Rituals and rites -- Charms and talismans -- Curses and hexes -- Secret societies -- Sites of significance."Immerse yourself in the history of the occult, esoteric, and arcane with this illustrated cabinet of curiosities. In Compendium of the Occult, readers will delve into the full history of this fascinating, often secretive belief system from its ancient origins to contemporary practices, gaining insight into the beliefs that underlie the occult throughout history. Explore alchemy and hermeticism, demonology, and medieval grimoires using symbols, maps, archive photography, and ancient texts. In seven themed chapters, the book examines the use of talismans and charms, the practice of casting curses, secret societies and sacred sites, divination, rites, and rituals across the world, starting with an introduction to occult practices"--
Subjects: Occultism; Divination; Secret societies; Cursed objects; Talismans; Ritualism; Occultisme; Divination; Sociétés secrètes; Talismans; Ritualisme;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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The improvisers [sound recording] / by Glover, Nicole,author.(CARDINAL)846491; Turpin, Bahni,narrator.(CARDINAL)353504;
Performed by Bahni Turpin.In 1930s America, enchanted items are valuable, especially in the waning days of the magical Prohibition. When a pocket watch instigates a brawl outside one of her air shows, Velma Frye asks why.Title from disc.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Detective and mystery fiction.; Fantasy fiction.; Historical fiction.; Women air pilots; Journalists; Magic; Pocket watches; Cursed objects; Nineteen thirties;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Cursed Luck / by Armstrong, Kelley,author.(CARDINAL)341874;
Kennedy Bennett comes from a long line of curse weavers. For centuries, her family has plied their trade in Unstable, Massachusetts, an unconventional small town that's welcomed paranormal practitioners since the dawn of spiritualism. Kennedy has recently struck out on her own, opening an antiques shop in Boston, where her specialty is uncursing and reselling hexed objects. Then Aiden Connolly walks into her life with an offer she really should refuse. The scion of a wealthy family of luck workers, Aiden has a scheme to get his hands on the most famous cursed object of all: the mythical Necklace of Harmonia. He's not the only one after the necklace, though. And he's not the only one looking for a curse weaver to fix it. Kennedy's sisters are kidnapped, and she finds herself plunged into the underbelly of the magical world where even Aiden is in over his head.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Paranormal fiction.; Romance fiction.; Antique dealers; Blessing and cursing; Man-woman relationships; Cursed objects; Kidnapping;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 8
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Mao. [manga] / by Takahashi, Rumiko,1957-author,artist.(CARDINAL)381585; Miyaki, Tetsuichiro,translator.(CARDINAL)350881; Roman, Annette,author.(CARDINAL)537984;
"Mao attempts to save the victim of a curse as well as the one who cast it. Then, a case of missing children attracts the attention of our friends as well as the Goko clan. Next, a puppeteer creates dangerous living dolls. Sometimes it's hard to tell theperpetrator from the victim...and sometimes they're one and the same."--
Subjects: Time-travel fiction.; Historical fiction.; Paranormal fiction.; Manga.; Graphic novels.; Time travel; Demonology; Ability; Cursed objects;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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