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Author
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
From the bestselling author of Maine and Commencement comes a big, sprawling novel about marriage - about those who marry in a white heat of passion, those who marry for partnership and comfort, and those who live together, love each other, and have absolutely no intention of ruining it with a wedding. Weaving them all together, Sullivan gives us a sharply observed, witty, irresistible portrait of the thorny, joyful and complicated union that is marriage....
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Crime
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
283 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
When a mysterious gem--the Lucifer Cut--goes missing, U.S. Treasury agent Alex Turner and his lover, a billionaire Russian diamond thief, must find this jewel that holds a secret so lethal, it threatens both the world diamond trade and the national security of the U.S. before it falls into the wrong hands.
Author
Series
Sam Levitt volume 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
When a Riviera socialite's diamonds are stolen--the latest in a string of seemingly unconnected but ever-more-audacious jewelry heists across France--Elena flies in to investigate the insurance claim. It's a trip she's more than happy to make, as it gives her a chance to meet up with old friends in Marseille--and, particularly, with Sam. Once reunited, Sam isn't entirely distracted by domestic matters. In the pattern of these "perfect crimes" he's...
Author
Series
Bobbie Faye volume 2
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
334 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Fremantle Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (375 pages) : map, genealogical table
Language
English
Description
Janey, Jimmy, Tich, Buddy, and Dancer are all cousins who play in a band together. When a real-estate developer plans to buy Eagle Beach, the kids come up with a plan to save the beach.
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (40 pages) : color illustrations
Language
English
Description
At the southernmost tip of New Jersey lie the resort town of Cape May and its sparkling sandy beaches, sheltering the Delaware Bay. Formed by melting glaciers thousands of years past, the Delaware River flows from its headwaters to spill into the Delaware Bay. And for thousands of years, fragments of quartz rock have ridden the river, plucked from the mountains lining its banks. Polished and buffed as they tumble along, these rock particles dazzle...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Millers are far from perfect. Estranged siblings Beck, Ashley and Jake find themselves under one roof for the first time in years, forced to confront old resentments and betrayals, when their mysterious, eccentric matriarch, Helen, passes away. But their lives are about to change when they find a secret inheritance hidden among her possessions – the Florentine Diamond, a 137-carat yellow gemstone that went missing from the Austrian Empire...
Author
Series
Alex Turner volume 1
Publisher
Pegasus Crime
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
xiv, 245 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"When "The Russian Pink"--a stunningly large rose-hued diamond--makes a surprise appearance around the neck of Honey Li, the wife of surging presidential candidate Harry Nash, Alex Turner, an investigator for the Treasury Department's diamond division and former C.I.A. agent, finds himself spiraling down a seemingly endless rabbit hole. A diamond like that always carries secrets, but the web of mystery behind "The Pink" is more complex than Alex could...
Author
Series
Ladies of the manor volume 3
Language
English
Description
Lady Ella Myerston can always find a reason to smile -- even if it's just in hope that tomorrow will be better than today. All her life everyone has tried to protect her from the realities of the world, but Ella knows very well the danger that has haunted her brother and their friend, and she won't wait for it to strike again. She intends to take action... and if that happens to involve an adventurous trip to the Cotswolds, then so much the better....
11) Swing
Author
Series
Gun Pedersen volume 2
Publisher
Leif Enger and Lin Enger
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
215 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Gunsten Søren Pedersen knew about baseball and death. A tragedy took the former slugger out of the major leagues, and the only diamonds he sees now are the stars shining in the cold night of Minnesota's North Woods. That is, until Miles Gates--an old friend in big trouble--calls him down to the Sunshine State. What Gun finds there is a trail of brutal killings, some aging ballplayers, shady characters, and the beautiful sister of a reporter who...
12) Ice angel
Author
Series
Alex Turner volume 2
Publisher
Pegasus Crime
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
xiv, 274 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Alex Turner and his lover, the Russian diamond thief Slav Lily, are back on the hunt. An American prospector is murdered in the great diamond field of northern Canada. The U.S. government fears that the Chinese billionaire twins who suddenly control the dead prospector's company are seeking a toehold for their government in this vital northern region. In lethal plane chases across the diamond-rich Barrens, Alex and Lily navigate not only the deadly...
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations, 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
A thief is stealing priceless diamonds in Gotham City, and the cops are after Catwoman for the crime--but for once she is innocent, and it is up to Batman to find the real culprit.
Author
Series
Baby-sitters Club super mystery volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
©1996
Physical Desc
231 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
While on a school trip to Salem, Massachusetts, to study history, the Baby-sitters investigate the disappearance of a famous diamond from the museum.
Author
Series
Trixie Belden volume 3
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
269 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Trixie Belden and Honey Wheeler find a cut diamond embedded in the dirt floor of the old abandoned gatehouse, they set out to find whoever left it there.
Author
Publisher
Inimitable Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
240 pages : maps ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Sixteen-year-old Cadence was born with the ability to cry tears of diamonds-a secret talent her parents have abused to climb the royal ranks thanks to the infinite source of wealth. At their command, she cries diamonds to pay for the pricey treatments for her sister's neuromuscular disorder. Regardless of the pain, she'll do anything for her sister, who weakens by the day. When the prince heckles Cadence at the King's Summer Solstice Ball about her...
17) Shatterproof: #4
Author
Series
39 clues. Cahills vs. Vespers volume 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Thirteen-year-old Dan Cahill and his older sister, Amy, have committed a string of thefts that lands them on Interpol's Most Wanted list. But the crimes are not Amy and Dan's fault. A shadowy organization known as the Vespers has kidnapped seven members of the Cahill family. If Amy and Dan don't deliver a series of bizarre ransoms, it's lights out for the hostages. Until now, Amy and Dan have stayed one step ahead of the police and managed to keep...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
345 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
After the Army of the Republic destroys her town, Claudie and her sister agree to a mission to deliver a valuable stolen jewel to the resistance's leader and Claudia finds herself irresistibly drawn to the man and his cause.
Author
Series
Geronimo Stilton volume 44
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
105 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Geronimo agrees to be a caddie for his grandfather in a golf tournament, he and Special Agent OOK team up to prevent the theft of the Super Mouse Cup.