Joe Mantegna
4) Childless
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Language
English
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The sudden passing of a teenage girl unsettles the four adults in her life. Jarred by this glimpse of mortality, they struggle to understand – or justify – the current state of their own lives. As each gets ready for the funeral, they speak their private thoughts directly to the camera, leaving it up to the viewer to make sense of these off-kilter, self-serving, yet frequently humorous accounts of the family story. By the end of the day, more...
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English
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An edgy, offbeat story about two used car salesmen moonlighting as hit men for the mob. A quiet family man by day, Tom teaches his new partner Jerry all he knows about his other job, that of professional killer! But even if he's shocked at first, the brash young Jerry soon acquires such a taste for his new profession that it scares everyone around him...even those who scare people for a living!
6) School days
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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Hired by a Massachusetts grand dame to prove the innocence of her grandson, who has been implicated in a school shooting, Spenser wonders why the boy seems unconcerned about his possible wrongful imprisonment.
7) Widow's walk
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English
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Four Cassettes, 6 hrs. unabridged
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Boston's premier P.I investigates the murder of a prominent local banker, with family ties to the Mayflower - and perhaps the mob.
When fifty-one year old Nathan Smith, a confirmed bachelor, is found dead in his bed with a hole in his head made by a .38 caliber slug, it's hard not to imagine Nathan's young bride as the one with her finger on the trigger. Even her lawyer thinks she's guilty....
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Boston's premier P.I investigates the murder of a prominent local banker, with family ties to the Mayflower - and perhaps the mob.
When fifty-one year old Nathan Smith, a confirmed bachelor, is found dead in his bed with a hole in his head made by a .38 caliber slug, it's hard not to imagine Nathan's young bride as the one with her finger on the trigger. Even her lawyer thinks she's guilty....
8) Cold service
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English
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Spenser, a Boston private investigator, helps his sidekick Hawk recover after Hawk is shot and left for dead while protecting bookie Luther Gillespie. With health restored, the two set out to infiltrate the Ukrainian mob controlling the city of Marshport, in a complicated plan of vengeance.
10) Back story
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English
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Boston private detective Spenser finds himself at odds with mobster Sonny Karnofsky when his investigation of the decades-old murder of Emily Gordon, gunned down during a bank heist, turns up links to the killing of Karnofsky's daughter.
12) Sixkill
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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Spenser is called in to investigate when actor Jumbo Nelson is accused of raping and murdering a young woman, and as Spenser tries to uncover the truth, he forms an unusual alliance with Jumbo's bodyguard, a young Native American known as Sixkill.
13) Judge and jury
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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Mob boss Dominic Cavello uses terror and murder to avoid conviction at his trial, but an FBI agent and a juror from the trial are determined to exact justice.
15) The money pit
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Video
Pub. Date
2002, c1986
Language
English
Description
Walter and Anna need to find a house in a hurry and they take the only house they can find, a country estate at a suspiciously low price which begins to fall apart as soon as they move in.
16) Airheads
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2001, c1994
Language
English
Description
Three young rock musicians try to get into the music industry by breaking into a radio station to get their song on the air.
18) Long Branch
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English
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"Some secrets aren't buried deep enough."Mason Powell had a long run on a successful network TV series - something few actors get to enjoy. But this star has fallen and he has landed on hard times. Typecasting, COVID, and an unscrupulous accountant have turned his Hollywood dream life into a nightmare.Armed with what he believes is a sure-fire plan to get himself back on top, Mason returns to his small hometown of Long Branch, Georgia, to give his...
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Series
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English
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Paul Madriani was once a promising associate with a prestigious law firm, co-founded by his mentor, Ben Potter. But after a scandalous affair with Ben's wife, Paul left the firm to begin a brilliant career as a criminal defense attorney. Meanwhile, Ben's impeccable reputation has made him a leading candidate for the Supreme Court, until he is found dead on the eve of the nomination. As the evidence against Ben' s wife snowballs, Talia hires her former...
20) Prime Witness
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Series
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English
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In just five days, a rural college town in California is rocked by two sets of brutal double murders. When another set of bodies is found, Paul Madriani, special prosecutor, must find the killer-quickly. Physical and trace evidence lead to the arraignment of a college security guard on multiple charges of murder. While the evidence linking the suspect to the first four killings is solid, something is glaringly different with the last two, and Madriani...