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The lives of brothers Charlie and Owen Bender are changed forever on the night their father walks into the Vermont woods with a death wish and a shotgun. The second shock comes when his suicide note bequeaths the family's restaurant to Charlie alone, while leaving Owen with instructions to follow his own path, wherever it may take him.
Years later, the restaurant is a success. The void in Charlie's life, created by his beloved brother's absence,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 26
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English
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It is 1950 and, after a disastrous honeymoon night, Ariah Erskine's young husband throws himself into the roaring waters of Niagara Falls. Ariah, "the Widow Bride of the Falls," begins a relentless seven-day vigil in the mist, waiting for his body to be found. At her side is confirmed bachelor and pillar of the community Dirk Burnaby, who is unexpectedly drawn to her. What follows is a passionate love affair, marriage, and family -- a seemingly
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Dalziel and Pascoe volume 21
Publisher
HarperCollins
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English
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A complex and deeply satisfying tale ... one part traditional English whodunit and one part shadowy corporate thriller. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) Prominent businessman Pal Maciver locked himself in his study and shot himself. It's an open-and-shut case, as far as Detective Superintendent Andy Dalziel is concerned. Except ... Maciver's father died in an almost identical manner ten years earlier, and "Fat Andy" was the investigating officer....
6) Smoke
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St. Martin's Minotaur
Pub. Date
2005
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English
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True-crime writer Lydia Strong and her private detective husband decide to mount their own investigation when they learn that Lily Samuels, one of Lydia's former students, has disappeared while looking into the supposed suicide of her brother, and their inquiries lead them to The New Day, a mysterious organization that caters to the lonely and hopeless.
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Pocket Books
Pub. Date
c1998
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English
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A memoir in which singer Judy Collins looks back on her life, recalling some of the places, people, triumphs, and tragedies she has experienced in her long career, and discussing how she fought to deal with the 1992 suicide of her beloved son Clark. Includes a four-song CD.
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Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"If were lucky, we all encounter at least one person whose life elevates and inspires our own. For Daniel Wallace, that was his longtime friend and brother-in-law, William Nealy. Seemingly perfect, impossibly cool, William was James Dean, Clint Eastwood, and MacGyver all rolled into one: an acclaimed outdoorsman, a famous cartoonist, an accomplished author, a master of all he undertook. William was the ideal that Daniel sought to emulate, and the...
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