homicide

When sixteen-year-old Migshin wakes up two years before her murder, she seeks to prevent all the horrors she unwittingly set in motion, but the timeline has changed, forcing her to use her intellect and wit to ensure the wrong man does not once again become king.

"Years before the name Alex Murdaugh was splashed across every major media outlet in America, local South Carolina journalist Mandy Matney had an instinct that something wasn't right in the Lowcountry. The powerful Murdaugh dynasty had dominated rural South Carolina for generations. No one dared to cross them. When Mandy and her reporting partner Liz Farrell looked closer at a fatal boat crash involving the storied family's teenage son, Paul, they began to uncover a web of mysteries surrounding the deaths of the Murdaughs' longtime housekeeper and a young man found slain years earlier on a backcountry road. Just as their investigations were unfolding, the brutal double murder of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh rocketed Alex Murdaugh onto the international stage . . . [This book] is a propulsive true-crime saga, an empathetic work of investigative journalism, and an excoriation of the 'good old boy' systems that enabled a network of criminals"--Provided by publisher.

"On a Saturday night in 1978, . . . a soon-to-be-infamous murderer descends upon a Florida sorority house with deadly results. The lives of those who survive, including sorority president and key witness, Pamela Schumacher, are forever changed. Across the country, Tina Cannon is convinced her missing friend was targeted by the man papers refer to as the All-American Sex Killer--and that he's struck again. Determined to find justice, the two join forces as their search for answers leads to a final, shocking confrontation"--Provided by publisher.

"In a lonely cottage overlooking the windswept Maine coast, Wilder Harlow begins the last book he will ever write. It is the story of a sun-drenched summer of his youth, and of the killer that stalked the small New England town. And of the terrible tragedy that forever bonded him with his friends Nat and Harper in unknowable ways. Decades later, Wilder returns to the town in an attempt to recount that summer's events in his memoirs. But as he writes, Wilder begins to fear his grip on the truth is fading ... and that the book may be writing itself."--.

Amidst the ambition and competition at the elite Morton Academy, Liz, Taylor, Kat, Marcus, and Cole join forces to investigate a string of mysterious deaths and race to uncover the truth before more of the school's best and brightest fall victim.

"When her long lost cousin comes back to town just in time for the holidays, Lila Macapagal knows that big trouble can't be far behind. It's Christmastime in Shady Palms, but things are far from jolly for Lila Macapagal. Sure, her new business, The Brew-ha Cafe, is looking to turn a profit in its first year. And yes, she's taken the first step in a new romance with her good friend, Jae Park. But her cousin Ronnie is back in town after ghosting the family fifteen years ago, claiming that his recent purchase of a local winery shows that he's back on his feet and ready to give back to the Shady Palms community. Tita Rosie is thrilled with the return of her prodigal son, but Lila knows that wherever Ronnie goes, trouble follows. She's soon proven right when Ronnie is accused of murder, and secrets and rumors surrounding her shady cousin and those involved with the winery start piling up. Now Lila has to put away years of resentment and distrust to prove her cousin's innocence. He may be a jerk, but he's still family. And there's no way her flesh and blood could actually be a murderer . . . right?"--Back cover.

Every year, reclusive ex-movie star Lana Farrar invited her closest friends to escape the English weather and spend Easter on her idyllic private Greek island. But this year, they found themselves trapped there overnight. Their old friendships concealed hatred and a desire for revenge. What followed was a game of cat and mouse, with the night ending in violence and death when one of them was found murdered.

". . . follows a troubled security guard as he begins working at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. While spending his first night on the job, he learns that the night shift at Freddy's won't be so easy to make it thorough"--Back cover.

Alphabetically arranged entries examine more than three hundred of the most notorious criminals and murderers in United States history and explore how their stories have been glorified by the media.

"Five murder suspects are invited to the haunted Barclay Hotel for a weekend getaway, and it is up to twelve-year-old JJ and eleven-year-old Penny--and a lonely ghost--to figure out who committed the crime"--OCLC.