James Patterson
1) NYPD red
Author
Series
NYPD red mystery volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Detective Zach Jordan investigates a series of brutal, public crimes that coincide with the arrival of dozens of glamorous celebrities in town for parties and premieres. NYPD Red is a special task force charged with protecting the interests of Manhattan's wealthiest and most powerful citizens. When a world-famous movie producer is poisoned on the first day of a Manhattan film festival called Hollywood on the Hudson, they are the first ones called....
2) The noise
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"In the shadow of Mount Hood, sixteen-year-old Tennant is checking rabbit traps with her eight-year-old sister Sophie when the girls are suddenly overcome by a strange vibration rising out of the forest, building in intensity until it sounds like a deafening crescendo of screams. From out of nowhere, their father sweeps them up and drops them through a trapdoor into a storm cellar. But the sound only gets worse ..."--
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Have yourself a scary little Christmas. In the heart of the holiday season, priceless paintings have vanished from a Park Avenue murder scene. Now, dashing French detective Luc Moncrief must become a quick study in the art of the steal--before a coldblooded killer paints the town red. Merry Christmas, Detective.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
NYPD detective Jack Kanon and Swedish reporter Dessie Larsson traverse Europe in hot pursuit of a serial killer, one who sends a postcard before each murder and was responsible for the slayings of Jack's daughter and her boyfriend.
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Psychiatrist Randall Beck specializes in extreme PTSD cases. But Beck's patients don't know he's working against a ticking clock himself: he has an inoperable brain tumor. When Beck uncovers a plot to kill a presidential candidate, he decides to use his remaining time to save as many lives as he can."--
"Molly Rourke's son has been murdered -- and she knows who's responsible. But that's not enough for her. Now she's taking the law into her own hands...
Author
Language
English
Description
At age thirteen, she became Lady Diana Spencer. At twenty, Princess of Wales. At twenty-one, she earned her most important title: Mother. As she fell in love, first with Prince Charles and then with her sons, William and Harry, the world fell in love with the young royal family, Diana most of all. With one son destined to be King of England, and one to find his own way, she taught them dual lessons about real life and royal tradition. "William and...
Author
Language
English
Description
"The people closest to you can be your most dangerous enemies in this heart-pounding collection of 3 brand-new thrillers from the master of suspense. 3 Days to Live: A CIA-agent bride is on her European honeymoon when she and her husband are poisoned--leaving her seventy-two hours to take revenge (with Duane Swierczynski). Women and Children First: When a deal goes bad on a tech executive in Washington, DC, he turns an order to kill his family into...
Author
Series
Confessions novels volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
800L
Language
English
Description
As she fights for the family company, Tandy Angel's detective prowess is called into question and her paranoia builds, forcing her to face the possibility that her stalker could be all in her head--or the very real danger that will finally bring her down.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Matthew Keating, a one-time Navy SEAL--and a past president--has always defended his family as staunchly as he has his country. Now those defenses are under attack. A madman abducts Keating's teenage daughter, Melanie--turning every parent's deepest fear into a matter of national security. As the world watches in real time, Keating embarks on a one-man special-ops mission that tests his strengths: as a leader, a warrior, and a father"--
Author
Series
Girls of paper and fire volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
"In this mesmerizing sequel to the New York Times bestselling Girls of Paper and Fire, Lei and Wren have escaped their oppressive lives in the Hidden Palace, but soon learn that freedom comes with a terrible cost. Lei, the naive country girl who became a royal courtesan, is now known as the Moonchosen, the commoner who managed to do what no one else could. But slaying the cruel Demon King wasn't the end of the plan---it's just the beginning. Now Lei...
12) Kiss the girls
Series
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
Washington DC detective Dr. Alex Cross (Morgan Freeman) travels to North Carolina to investigate the apparent kidnapping of his niece (Gina Ravera). Aided by escaped kidnapee Kate McTiernan (Ashley Judd), Cross hunts down the kidnapper, who operates under the pseudonym "Cassanova".
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Detective Alex Cross, searching for his niece who was recently kidnapped by a serial killer, joins forces with the only woman to have ever escaped the killer's clutches; Pulled off leave after losing his partner, Detective Alex Cross investigates the kidnapping of a congressman's daughter; A woman searches for her husband whom she suspects is still alive after she has just been convicted of his murder.
