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Author
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A dramatic and inspiring novel based on the true story of the Jane Collective and the brave women who fought for our right to choose, from the USA Today bestselling author of The Paris Bookseller. Chicago, early 1970s: Who does a woman call when she needs help? Jane. The best-known secret in the city, Jane is an underground women's health organization composed entirely of women helping women, empowering them to live lives free from the expectations...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"True love is at stake in this charming, debut romantic comedy. Cassie Greenberg loves being an artist, but it's a tough way to make a living. On the brink of eviction, she's desperate when she finds a too-good-to-be-true apartment in a beautiful Chicago neighborhood. Cassie knows there has to be a catch-only someone with a secret to hide would rent out a room for that price. Of course, her new roommate Frederick J. Fitzwilliam is far from normal....
Author
Series
Chicago Stars novel volume 10
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
When Brett, the hottest sports agent in the business, and Rory, the sister of his superstar client, meet and have a disastrous one-night stand, resulting in murder, they find things getting messy, dangerous, heartbreaking and sexy as they struggle with themselves, each other and love.
Author
Language
English
Description
In the City of Meat, Charles Swagger is on the hunt for notorious bank robber Baby Face Nelson when he traces a tip to the Chicago stock yards. While there, he's brutally assaulted and discovers that the madman who attacked him is involved in a nearby narcotics ring with plans to spread its new drug to the residents of the disenfranchised 7th District of Chicago. Worse, this is no ordinary drug, it makes some users happy, drives others insane, and...
Author
Series
Dresden files volume 4
Publisher
Roc
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Now that his girlfriend has left him, professional wizard Harry Dresden can't pay his rent and alienates his friends. He's soon approached by the Winter Queen of Faerie with an offer he can't refuse--all he has to do is find out who murdered the Summer Queen's right-hand man, the Summer Knight, and clear the Winter Queen's name. Soon, Harry finds out that the fate of the entire world rests on his solving this case.
Author
Series
Cameron Winter mystery volume 3
Publisher
The Mysterious Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Cameron Winter is known for having a sense about crime. His background as a spy trained his mind--and his body--for action, and his current role as an English professor gives him a sharp understanding of human nature. But beyond that, he was born with a "strange habit of mind"--the ability to recreate detailed crime scenes in his imagination and dissect the motives and encounters that produced them. And after reading a puzzling news story about a...
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Avenue
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
1921, Chicago. Nelly Sawyer is the daughter of the "wealthiest Negro in America," whose affluence catapulted his family to the heights of Black society. After the unexpected death of her only brother, Nelly becomes the premier debutante overnight. But Nelly has aspirations beyond society influence and marriage. For the past year, she has worked undercover as an investigative journalist, sharing the achievements and tribulations of everyday Black people...
Author
Series
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
GN 400L
Language
English
Description
"Robbed on the train platform as soon as he arrives in the city, eleven-year-old Oscar Starling soon finds himself in the middle of the Great Chicago Fire when he chases after his thief, who is herself in need of rescue." --
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A chemistry-filled childhood friends to enemies to lovers debut romance about two people forced to confront their pasts to save both their relationship and careers. Daniel Rosenberg and Liyah Cohen-Jackson's last conversation-fourteen years ago at summer camp-ended their friendship. Until they find themselves seated next to each other on a plane, and bitterly pick up right where they left off. At least they can go their separate ways again after...
11) Knife skills
Author
Series
The shadows of Chicago mystery volume 1
Publisher
Severn House, an imprint of Canongate Books Ltd
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Sagarine Pfister is a great cook but has been blacklisted by almost every restaurant in Chicago. She gets her chance at Louie's, a below-average restaurant, the only place that will give her a job. Things change when she finds head chef Louie Ferrar dead in the walk-in freezer of his restaurant. But instead of closing the place down, the owner, Russian gang boss Anatoly Morzov, not only offers her Louie's job, but also the position of his personal...
Author
Publisher
Alcove Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Kat Malone is left cash-strapped after a job loss and a bad breakup (pro tip: never offer to pay living expenses for a freeloading poetry major) when she discovers a surprising new career path: craft beer brewer. When the brewpub she works at is sold, the new owner places his light-on-experience son in charge of the pub. Ryan is as basic as a pale lager and aims to turn quirky Resistance into a run-of-the-mill sports bar. Worse, he won't consider...
13) The stunt
Author
Series
Publisher
Bethany House
Pub. Date
c1999.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Living in Chicago in 1929, twelve-year-old Rudy takes a stand when a black member of his extended family experiences discrimination and Great aunt Gussie leads a workers' rights rally.
Author
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Two sisters with a true-crime podcast and a haunted past become suspicious when a devoted listener tries to start up a relationship with one of the pair, as mysterious drownings and disappearances increase near their Chicago home.
Author
Series
Vega family love story volume 2
Publisher
Mira
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
A stressed-out single dad and caregiver to his mischievous abuelo butts heads and creates sparks with a teacher and social justice advocate.
Santiago "Saint" Vega gets a second shot at love with Lola Le̤n, but when duty to his family forces him to do something she'll never forgive, will everything he's built come crumbling down? Years ago, Saint walked away from the girl he loved to fulfill his duty. Now he's struggling to build bridges between...
Author
Publisher
Hampton Creek Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
For Detective Sam Porter, the words "Father, forgive me" conjure memories long forgotten; a past intentionally buried. For Anson Bishop, these three words connect a childhood to the present as he unleashes a truth concealed for decades. Found written on cardboard near each body, these words link multiple victims to a single killer--discovered within minutes of each other in both Chicago and South Carolina--clearly connected yet separated by impossible...
18) House party
Publisher
Joy Revolution
Pub. Date
2023.
Lexile measure
760L
Language
English
Description
"Ten bestselling, critically acclaimed authors deliver a fresh novel of interconnected stories that follows a group of young adults over the course of a few wild, transformative hours at an epic house party!"--
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
The determined men and women of the Chicago Police Department's elite Intelligence Unit continue their fight against crime in Season Ten of the action-packed police drama from executive producer Dick Wolf and the team behind the Chicago franchise. Sgt. Hank Voight leads a close-knit unit that includes Det. Jay Halstead, Officer Adam Ruzek, Officer Kim Burgess, Officer Kevin Atwater, Det. Hailey Upton, Desk Sgt. Trudy Platt, and the team's new member,...
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
The heroic firefighters and paramedics of Firehouse 51 are prepared to put their lives on the line to save the citizens of Chicago in Season 11 of the red-hot drama series from Emmy Awardʼ-winning executive producer Dick Wolf and co-creator Derek Haas. The fearless Firehouse 51 family includes Lt. Kelly Severide, Lt. Christopher Herrmann, Lt. Stella Kidd, Deputy District Chief Wallace Boden, paramedics Sylvie Brett and Violet Mikami, veterans Randy...
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