prisoners

Type: 
Topical Term
Subfield: 
a
Alias: 
prisoners

This is my America

2021
While writing letters to Innocence X, a justice-seeking project, asking them to help her father, an innocent black man on death row, teenaged Tracy takes on another case when her brother is accused of killing his white girlfriend.
Cover image of This is my America

The white room

2002
Andy, hired to fix a window in the apartment of Marcus Chiang, decides to do a little exploring and is shocked to meet a young woman being kept a virtual prisoner in the home.
Cover image of The white room

Coming home

"From the six-time women's basketball all-star and two-time Olympic gold medalist - a moving and dramatic account of her unfathomable detainment in Russia and her journey home"--Provided by publisher.
Cover image of Coming home

House of flame and shadow

A Crescent City Novel
2024
"Bryce Quinlan never expected to leave Midgard, but now that she has, all she wants is to get back. Everything she loves is in Midgard: her family, her friends, her mate. Stranded in a strange new world, she's going to need to keep all her wits about her if she wants to find her way home again. And that's no easy feat when she has no idea who to trust. Hunt Athalar has found himself in some deep holes in his life, but this one might be the deepest of all. After a few brief months of having everything he ever wanted, he's imprisoned again, stripped of his freedom and without a clue as to Bryce's fate. He's desperate to help her, but until he can escape the Asteri's leash, his hands are quite literally tied"--Provided by publisher.

The prisoner's throne

a novel of Elfhame
2024
"With a new war looming on the horizon as High Queen Jude and High King Cardan go to extremes to retrieve their imprisoned heir, Oak, he is faced with the impossible choice between the girl he loves or family and the kingdom he is due to inherit. It's the first time his guile and wit won't be able to lead to a happy ending, especially since his present is a frozen jail cell in Wren's dungeon"--Provided by publisher.
Cover image of The prisoner's throne

Clutch time

2024
"Kofi "KO" Douglas knows how to handle pressure. After all, he is the newly announced #1 ranked AAU player in the country. On the court, his game is as good as it gets--even if his Wolves team lost to the Sabres in the national championship, KO always believes nobody can beat him one-on-one. That is, until his former best friend, Ripp, returns home, just in time for the biggest tournament of the summer, the McNabby. Ripp's dad plays professional basketball overseas, and Ripp has been tearing up courts there--KO now has his toughest competition yet. As KO gears up for this latest challenge, there's game-changing news at home. KO's dad, who has been incarcerated for the last seven years, is getting out. It's been KO and his mom for as long as he can remember, only now his dad is ready to reconnect. It's another reunion KO isn't sure he wants to happen, especially as Ripp keeps calling out KO to play him in the McNabby. With the tournament on the horizon, KO decides to turn to Coach James and the Sabres for help. He may not love the idea of playing with Tony Washington and his former teammates again, but he needs them now more than ever. Can KO prove he's still the best on the court as his family life turns upside down?"--Amazon.com.
Cover image of Clutch time

Frog Boy

2024
"Born in a laboratory and raised in a glass-encased cell, Frog Boy--a human/animal hybrid--knows very little about the real world other than what he has learned by playing video games. After [seventeen] years trapped in the prison-like Tin Can at the heart of Pop City, the teenager seeks to establish his identity and cement his own path, orchestrating his escape in hopes of securing his freedom"--Provided by publisher.
Cover image of Frog Boy

Angels of death episode 0

2019
"As a prison counselor, Daniel Dickens is no stranger to odd encounters with inmates. But when a particularly confident prisoner enters his office claiming that his session with a priest left him "fulfilled," Danny, who has led an unsatisfying life, has to know more. During their meeting, Danny finds there's little he can hide from this mysterious clergyman, and when an offer comes his way, he'll have to make a decision that will change his life forever..."--Back cover.

I will find you

2023
An innocent father serving life for the murder of his own son receives evidence that his child may still be alive, and must break out of prison to find out the truth.

Airman

In the late nineteenth century, when Conor Broekhart discovers a conspiracy to overthrow the king, he is branded a traitor, imprisoned, and forced to mine for diamonds under brutal conditions while he plans a daring escape from Little Saltee prison by way of a flying machine that he must design, build, and, hardest of all, trust to carry him to safety.

Pages

Subscribe to RSS - prisoners