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2022
Simon and Vicky couldn't seem more normal: a wealthy Chicago couple, he a respected law professor, she an advocate for domestic violence victims. A stable, if unexciting marriage. But one thing's for sure, absolutely nothing is what it seems. The pair are far from normal, and one of them just may be a killer. When the body of a beautiful socialite is found hanging in a mansion in a nearby suburb, Simon and Vicky's secrets begin to unravel. A secret whirlwind affair. A twenty-million-dollar trust fund about to come due. A decades-long grudge and obsession with revenge. These are just a few of the lies that make up the complex web and they will have devastating consequences. And while both Vicky and Simon are liars, just who exactly is conning who?.

The hollow heart

2022
Queen Nirrim falls victim to a cruel queen's spell and, believing that her friends are enemies, seeks revenge against a world that has wronged her, while the man she loved most sets out to save her from herself.

Greenwich Park

2022
"A sophisticated female-led thriller about a woman whose life starts to unravel as a result of her friendship with an unpredictable single mother, Greenwich Park explores the terrible consequences of guilt, the complexity of female friendships, and the fallibility of the memories we cherish"--Provided by publisher.

Crossbones

When the pirate king dies, the Bone Crown Trials, a competition to determine the next ruler of the seas, begins. Three strangers named Csilla Abado, Kane Blackwater, and Lorelei Penny soon find themselves caught up in a deadly battle for the throne. Csilla dreams of becoming the first pirate queen, Kane is looking for a chance to save his father's ship, the "Iron Jewel," and Lorelei has stowed away on the "Iron Jewel" looking for her mother's killer. But these three realize they stand a stronger chance together and form a tentative alliance.

The man behind the mask

"Many years ago a man named Joe Chill killed Bruce Wayne's parents and started him on a path that would lead to the creation of his alter ego, Batman--now, after an armored car heist, Batman finally has the chance to bring the murderer to justice"--OCLC.

Camp Scare

Bullied and lonely, Parker Nelson is excited to make a new friend at camp, but then bad, unexplainable things start happening to Parker's tormenters, and she soon discovers that her new friend might not be so friendly--or human--after all.

Suspect

When the police ask psychiatrist Joe O'Loughlin to help them investigate the brutal murder of a woman they believe is a prostitute, Joe discovers the woman is a nurse he once worked with. As the case develops, the police suspect one of Joe's patients is responsible.

[Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

2009
Presents William Shakespeare's tragedy in which a Danish prince seeks vengeance for his father's murder after being visited by his ghost.

La maldici?n del mar

Three sisters, drowned as witches in Sparrow, Oregon, in the 1800s, return each summer for revenge but Penny, seventeen, is determined to stop them to save the boy she loves.

Ancillary sword

" ... The Lord of the Radch has given Breq command of the ship Mercy of Kalr and sent her to the only place she would have agreed to go--to Athoek Station, where Lieutenant Awn's sister works in horticulture. Athoek was annexed some six hundred years ago, and by now everyone is fully civilized--or should be. But everything is not as tranquil as it appears. Old divisions are still troublesome, Athoek Station's AI is unhappy with the situation, and it looks like the alien Presger might have taken an interest in what's going on"--Provided by publisher.

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