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1) The dry
Author
Language
English
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Description
" ''One of the most stunning debuts I've ever read . . . Every word is near perfect.' -- David Baldacci. A small town hides big secrets in The Dry, an atmospheric, page-turning debut mystery by award-winning author Jane Harper. After getting a note demanding his presence, Federal Agent Aaron Falk arrives in his hometown for the first time in decades to attend the funeral of his best friend, Luke. Twenty years ago when Falk was accused of murder,...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
333 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
A trustworthy boy who has never told a lie, 11-year-old Nico Krispis, duped by a German officer into leading his family and fellow Jewish residents to their doom, becomes a pathological liar, in a story that explores honesty, devotion and revenge-and the power of love to ultimately redeem us.
Author
Language
English
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Description
"William Wooler is a family man, on the surface. But he's been having an affair, an affair that ended horribly this afternoon at a motel up the road. So when he returns to his house, devastated and angry, to find his difficult nine-year-old daughter, Avery, unexpectedly home from school, William loses his temper. Hours later, Avery's family declares her missing. Who took Avery Wooler?"--
Author
Language
English
Description
Sisters Peyton and Skye--one the co-anchor of a hit morning show, the other a stay-at-home mom in the New York suburbs--seem to have everything, until an Ivy League college admissions sting involving Peyton's husband threatens all they have worked for.
Peyton has a seat at the anchor desk of the most-watched morning show, an adoring husband and a Princeton-bound daughter. Skye, her sister, is a stay-at-home mom living in a glitzy suburb of New York,...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
333 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Nico Crispi never told a lie. When the Nazi's invade his home in Salonika, Greece, the trustworthy boy is discovered by a German officer, who offers him a chance to save his family. All Nico has to do is convince his fellow Jewish residents to board trains heading towards "the east" where they are promised jobs and safety. Unaware that this is all a cruel ruse, the innocent boy goes to the station platform every day and reassures the...
Author
Publisher
Avon, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
c2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
370 p.
Language
English
Description
A lighthearted holiday romance inspired by Pride and Prejudice depicts the experiences of a free-spirited social media astrologer who agrees to a fake relationship with a no-nonsense actuary to appease their respective families.
Author
Publisher
Red Tower Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
474 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The five most dangerous liars in the kingdom have been mysteriously summoned to work together to kill the God King Joon, who unfairly imprisons, ruins or sells the poor and innocent while the nobles flourish.
12) The dry
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Receiving a sinister anonymous note after his best friend's suspicious death, federal agent Aaron Falk is forced to confront the fallout of a twenty-year-old false alibi against a backdrop of the worst drought Melbourne has seen in a century.
Author
Series
Precious Girls Club volume 5
Publisher
Precious Moments
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
79 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Find out how Katie and her friends learn that daring to tell the truth is always the right thing to do.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
295 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"When Larisa Pearl returns to her small seaside hometown in Massachusetts to manage her beloved great aunt's estate, she's a bit of an emotional mess. She's just lost her job and her boyfriend and she's struggling to cope with her mother's failing health. When she passes by the window of The Little French Bridal Shop, a beautiful ivory satin wedding gown catches her eye... Now, to the delight of everyone in town, Larisa is planning her wedding. She...
16) Pig the fibber
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
c2015
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Pig the Pug often lies to get what he wants and blames Trevor the sausage dog for his own misdeeds. But when his latest lie results in an accident and the loss of a tooth he finally learns his lesson (maybe).
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"William Wooler is a family man, on the surface. But he's been having an affair, an affair that ended horribly this afternoon at a motel up the road. So when he returns to his house, devastated and angry, to find his difficult nine-year-old daughter, Avery, unexpectedly home from school, William loses his temper. Hours later, Avery's family declares her missing. Who took Avery Wooler?"--
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
297 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
On the morning after her 30th birthday, super-publicist Lucy arrives at her job where she can no longer lie to herself, or to anyone else, forcing her to confront all of the injustices she faces on a daily basis at work, in her relationship and in every aspect of her life.
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First Atria Books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
256 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
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Description
"Daphne Bell believes the universe has a plan in store for her. Ever since she was young, whenever she met a new guy, Daphne would find a slip of paper with exactly how long they'd spend together--4 months, two weeks, one night. That's how she met her ex-boyfriend and current best friend, Hugo, the only person in Daphne's life who knows of her secret. Followed by a string of men and countless dates, Daphne resigned herself to the fact that she was...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
344 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A London policewoman from a troubled family is forced to investigate dark secrets in her estranged father's past to solve the murder of a young housewife and the disappearance of a teenage girl years earlier.