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Ashes to ashes

2000
Former FBI agent Kate Conlan, now working as a witness advocate in Minneapolis, takes on the care of Angie DiMarco, a teenager who saw the serial murderer known as the Cremator set one of his victims ablaze, not realizing the girl knows far more about the killer than she is telling.

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

2003
Presents William Shakespeare's tragedy in which a Danish prince seeks vengeance for his father's murder after being visited by his ghost; and includes an introduction on the play's structure, action, and critical, stage, and film interpretations.

Five nights at Freddy's

2021
"[Presents a graphic novelization of Scott Cawthon's 'The Twisted Ones in which] ten years after the murders at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, Charlie and her childhood friends get together on the anniversary of the event at the abandoned pizza place to find that the four animatronic entertainment mascots have changed"--OCLC.
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Grown

"When legendary R&B artist Korey Fields spots Enchanted Jones at an audition, her dreams of being a famous singer take flight. Until Enchanted wakes up with blood on her hands and zero memory of the previous night. Who killed Korey Fields? Before there was a dead body, Enchanted's dreams had turned into a nightmare. Because behind Korey's charm and star power was a controlling dark side. Now he's dead, the police are at the door, and all signs point to Enchanted"--Provided by publisher.

In the study with the wrench

After their headmaster is brutally murdered, the students of Blackbrook Academy are thrown into chaos, half of them not returning to campus. The ones who have--including Orchid McKee, Scarlett Mistry, Vaughn Green, Phineas Plum, Beth "Peacock" Picach, and Sam "Mustard" Maestor--have been titled the Murder Crew by the other students. Then, another staff member shows up dead, and everything comes to a boiling head at Tudor House.
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Pride and premeditation

Jane Austen Murder Mysteries, Book 1
Seventeen-year-old aspiring lawyer Lizzie Bennet seeks to solve a murder before her rival Mr. Darcy beats her to it.

This lie will kill you

Five teens each contributed to the death of someone at a party a year earlier. Now, all five are invited individually to compete in a contest for $50,000 at a remote mansion. Lured easily by the money, the five are very soon aware that the competition is a ruse to get them isolated by someone looking for revenge and answers about what really happened that night.

Alguien tiene un secreto

While true-crime aficionado Ellery and her twin brother are staying with their grandmother in a Vermont community known for murder, a new friend goes missing and Ellery may be next. Determined to protect herself and get to the bottom of things, Ellery uses her knowledge of true-crimes to seek out the answers to the secrets everyone in town seems to be keeping.

The dark descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein

The events of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein unfold from the perspective of Elizabeth Lavenza, who is adopted as a child by the Frankensteins as a companion for their volatile son Victor.

Two can keep a secret

"Echo Ridge is small-town America. Ellery's never been there, but she's heard all about it. Her aunt went missing there at age seventeen. And only five years ago, a homecoming queen put the town on the map when she was killed. Now Ellery has to move there to live with a grandmother she barely knows. The town is picture-perfect, but it's hiding secrets. And before school even begins for Ellery, someone has declared open season on homecoming, promising to make it as dangerous as it was five years ago. Then, almost as if to prove it, another girl goes missing. Ellery knows all about secrets. Her mother has them; her grandmother does too. And the longer she's in Echo Ridge, the clearer it becomes that everyone there is hiding something. The thing is, secrets are dangerous--and most people aren't good at keeping them. Which is why in Echo Ridge, it's safest to keep your secrets to yourself"--Provided by publisher.

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