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"Through the young eyes of Scout and Jem Finch, Harper Lee explores with rich humor and unswerving honesty the irrationality of adult attitudes toward race and class in the Deep South of the 1930s. The conscience of a town steeped in prejudice, violence and hypocrisy is pricked by the stamina and quiet heroism of one man's struggle for justice--but the weight of history will only tolerate so much." --
2) Fit to Die
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Sport, fitness, games and murder are the main themes of this collection of wicked and witty crime fiction and poetry by the Ladies' Killing Circle, who brought you Menopause is Murder and Cottage Country Killers. From the gym to the golf course to the supposedly peaceful practice of tai chi, murder, rage and revenge refuse to respect the human quest for immortality through fitness and can victimize the most tanned and toned bodies as easily as those...
3) Bone Dance
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Music may soothe the savage breast, but in this fifth collection of witty and wicked crime fiction from the Ladies' Killing Circle, music provides the background for tales of murder and mayhem. Eighteen stories by Canadian women crime writers along with poems from Joy Hewitt Mann take their inspiration from titles as varied as the upbeat "Wake Up Little Suzie" through the romantic "Summertime" and musicals such as "There's No Business Like Show Business"....
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This newest anthology of short crime fiction from the Ladies' Killing Circle takes a spirited look at baby boomers as they go from young, hairy and hip to old, bald and bad. The children of the sixties are up to no good in another wicked anthology from this prolific collective of writers. The editors, themselves celebrated short crime fiction writers, have assembled such luminaries of crime fiction as Barbara Fradkin, H. Mel Malton, Vicki Cameron...
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In this full-color graphic novel, Jason posits a strange, violent world in which contract killers can be hired to rub out pests, be they dysfunctional relatives, abusive co-workers, loud neighbors, or just annoyances in general-- and as you might imagine, their services are in heavy demand. One such killer is given the unique job of traveling back in time to kill Adolf Hitler in 1939... but things go spectacularly wrong. Hitler overpowers the would-be...
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Do not go gentle into that good night, wrote Dylan Thomas, and Canadas notorious Ladies Killing Circle has taken his advice to heart. In Going Out With a Bang, the dangerous dames have brought together an explosive mix of authors from across the country. Whether its the boom of drums, the cacophony of a train wreck, or the thud of a body crashing down the stairs, no one goes out without a fight. Twenty authors, along with poet Joy Hewitt Mann, will...
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We Kill Monsters volume 2
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The Basher Brothers battle with a blood-thirsty monster was not an isolated incident. Now a terrifying flying insect monster is on the attack, and the boys must team with Vanessa the bartender to find it before infected Jake dies from a lack of monster juice. From the creators of Sci-Fi TV's "Lost Room" mini-series.
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We Kill Monsters volume 1
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Two unassuming auto repair shop owners discover that monsters are infesting the world. When they are attacked, the glowing blue juice from the monster's brain heals his arm and saves Jake's life. But this gift only begins a life-long link to the monster invasion. From the creators of Sci-Fi TV's "Lost Room" mini-series. Featured on Free Comic Book Day 2009.
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We Kill Monsters volume 4
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The town has been overrun by monsters bent on chaos and mass destruction. Mechanics Jake and Andrew Basher battle an enormous man-rabbit creature and make a startling discovery about its origins. The decision to send away ex-girlfriend Vanessa may have been a terrible mistake. From the creators of Sci-Fi TV's "Lost Room" mini-series.
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We Kill Monsters volume 3
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Mechanics Jake and Andrew Basher team with a sexy ex-girlfriend to kill a terrifying giant insect monster with a homemade weapon rigged from spare car parts. While Andrew discovers a clue about the monsters' origins, Jake's latest fix of monster juice gives him a shocking new side effect. From the creators of Sci-Fi TV's "Lost Room" mini-series.
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We Kill Monsters volume 6
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Auto-mechanics-turned-monster-killers Jake and Andrew Basher finally discover the source of the monsters plaguing their small town. With Andrew's ex-girlfriend Vanessa, they must do battle with the most fearsome monster of them all. But will they be able to stop the monsters from infesting the whole world....or is it too late? From the creators of Sci-Fi TV's "Lost Room" mini-series.
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We Kill Monsters volume 5
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Having narrowly escaped death in a battle with an enormous man-rabbit creature, mechanics Jake and Andrew Basher head for the hi-tech office park where they believe the monsters are coming from. They sneak in through a sewer pipe, only to become trapped when they inadvertently trip the office park's security system – a terrifying tentacle monster. Meanwhile, Vanessa makes a horrible discovery about the origin of the monsters that sets her on a dangerous...
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Five years ago, she was sabotaged by her half - sister, filmed in indecent videos and kicked out of the house by her father. What is sadder is that she did not know who was the man who took her. Five years later, she returned home with her mother's ashes and vowed to seize the family property. But suddenly, she fell from heaven to hell. It turns out that the plot started five years ago...
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In the midst of patriotic celebrations in Washington D.C., John Wilkes Booth--charismatic ladies' man and impenitent racist--murders Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre. A furious manhunt ensues and Booth immediately becomes the country's most wanted fugitive. Lafayette C. Baker, a smart but shifty New York detective and former Union spy, unravels the string of clues leading to Booth, while federal forces track his accomplices. The thrilling chase ends...
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Those Who Kill volume 11
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Thomas Schaeffer's future plans are on hold as a former patient is connected to a bus massacre.
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Those Who Kill volume 10
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Danish
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Katrine's relationship intensifies as the killer continues to elude capture.
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Those Who Kill volume 1
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Katrine and Thomas are drawn into a perilous hunt for a serial killer.
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Those Who Kill volume 4
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Danish
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The team struggles to come up with answers as the kidnappings continue.
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Those Who Kill volume 7
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Danish
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Thomas Schaeffer goes undercover to infiltrate a drug gang.
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Those Who Kill volume 5
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Katrine and Thomas are called to a prison to investigate a murdered inmate.
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