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A beautiful child

a true story of hope, horror, and an enduring human spirit
2004
Tells the story of a young woman known as Sharon and as Tonya, her real identity unknown, who was abducted as a young child by paroled convict Franklin Floyd and endured years of molestation first as his "daughter" and then as his "wife" before he killed her, and whose son suffered at his hands as well.

Broken Harbor

2013
In the aftermath of a brutal attack that left a woman in intensive care and her husband and young children dead, brash cop Scorcher Kennedy and his rookie partner, Richie, struggle with perplexing clues and Scorcher's haunting memories of a shattering incident from his childhood.

The secret place

2015
Detective Stephen Moran investigates the murder of a boy found at a girls' boarding school when a photo arives with a caption that says "I know who killed him.".

Daylight

2020
"FBI Agent Atlee Pine's search for her sister Mercy clashes with military investigator John Puller's high-stakes case, leading them both deep into a global conspiracy -- from which neither of them will escape unscathed"--provided by publisher.

Crime and punishment

2011
An adaption of the classic Russian novel, "Crime and Punishment," in which, Raskolnikov, an impoverished Russian student, murders a despicable old pawnbroker, reasoning that his evil act is outweighed by humanitarian good, but he discovers the fault in his theory when he is plagued by horror and guilt over his actions.

Sherlock

2017
"Mystery and danger lurk for Holmes and Watson... A series of murders and a set of mysterious symbols spell out danger for Sherlock and John in their latest case... This manga adapts "The Blind Banker", the second episode of the smash-hit Hartswood Films TV show"--Back cover.

All that's bright and gone

a novel
2019
Six-year-old Aoife doesn't understand what happened to her big brother Theo and why her mama is in the hospital. The problem is, no one wants to talk about Theo because he was murdered. With her imaginary friend and her neighbor's detecting skills, Aoife sets out to uncover the truth about her family.

Blood will out

2018
"Ari Sullivan is alive--for now. She wakes at the bottom of a cistern, confused, injured and alone, with only the shadowy recollection of a low-pitched voice and a gloved hand. No one can hear her screams. And the person who put her there is coming back. The killer is planning a gruesome masterpiece, a fairytale tableau of innocence and blood, meticulously designed. Until now, Ari was happy to spend her days pining for handsome, recent-arrival Stroud Bellows, fantasizing about their two-point-four-kids-future together. Safe in her small hometown of Dempsey Hollow. But now her community has turned very dangerous--and Ari may not be the only intended victim"--Provided by publisher.

Closing time

the true story of the "Goodbar" murder
1977

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