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Sin City volume 4
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On his last day on the job, retiring policeman Hartigan gets a call that a serial murderer and rapist has an 11-year-old girl in his clutches. In the process of saving her, he uncovers something really, really bad that may just end his career with a bang.
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Bad machinery volume 1
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Jack, Sonny, Linton, Shauna, Charlotte, and Mildred-- six kids navigating the treacherous waters of school and adolesence while diving into the whirlpool of mysteries that swirls around the peculiar English town of Tackleford.
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Neil Gaiman library volume v1
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"Collects the full graphic novels A Study in Emerald, Murder Mysteries, How to Talk to Girls at Parties, and Forbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Secret House of the Night of Dread Desire"
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Bad machinery volume 2
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"Everyone's favorite preteen British detectives are back for another case! With toddlers disappearing and rumors of a large, beast-like creature roaming the woods, Tackleford is in serious danger. And then there's Mildred's new dog Archibald... if you can even call it a dog. After all, what kind of dog drinks tea out of a cup? Everything comes to a head once the boys get a picture of the beast and Archibald goes missing. Is there a connection? And...
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"In his years as a Hong Kong police officer, Nishi Tatsuyoshi has never seen murder victims like the ones being found in the abandoned Kowloon Walled City. Bodies completely drained of blood are showing up and rumors of vampires are swirling, forcing officer Nishi into uneasy alliances with the Chiropteran-hunting Red Shield organization and with Hagi -- Saya's mysterious Chevalier -- in order to stop further bloodshed."--P. [4] of cover.
6) The junction
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"When a missing child, Lucas Jones, reappears on his Uncle's doorstep in his hometown of Medford after an absence of 12 years, the brief moment of joy is clouded by mystery. Where has he been? Where is his father who disappeared at the same time? And how is it possible that Lucas is still 11 years old? As Lucas is uncommunicative, it is left to Detective Sergeant David King and child psychologist Jean Symonds to attempt to find some answers from the...
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"Another school year begins at the Younwity Hidden Institute of Witchcraft, and Abigail knows that this is the year she needs to buckle down, grow up, and start taking her studies seriously. One day, everything was exactly as it was supposed to be. And the next, the closest thing Abby ever had to a sister, Noreen, was just... gone. Distracted by the annual preparations for the Samhain festival, Abby's classmates are quick to put Noreen's disappearance...
8) The creep
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"A young boy puts a gun in his mouth and pulls the trigger. The police don't care-- not about his death or the death of his best friend two months earlier. The dead boy's mom seeks help from an old flame that's employed as a detective. Will the detective's freakish appearance get in the way of uncovering the terrible secrets of these two teenagers?"--Publisher's web site.
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Persona 4 volume 3
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"Teen brawler Kanji Tatsumi barrels onto the scene! Will this rough & tumble juvenile delinquent help or hinder the search for the truth about the Midnight Channel? Based on the popular Persona 4 video game!"--Amazon.com.
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Persona 4 volume 5
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"With Rise rescued and now in possession of her own Persona, Soji and friends welcome a powerful new ally into the fold. But just as things are looking up, the body of Inaba's latest murder victim is discovered--and the victim's identity turns our heroes' investigation upside-down. Meanwhile, Teddie does some much-needed soul searching… and what he finds is much more than anyone bear-gained for!"--From Amazon.com
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Persona 4 volume 6
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"With the murderer Mitsuo Kubo apprehended and the case seemingly closed, life in Inaba returns to normal just in time for Soji and his friends to enjoy a well-earned summer vacation. But moving on is proving especially difficult for Naoki Konishi, for whom time has stood still ever since his sister Saki became the second murder victim. Can he and Yosuke find the peace they're seeking, and is Soji and friends' investigation truly over? Based on the...
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Banana Fox volume 1
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The great detective Banana Fox is called back to duty to find a missing turtle. But the deeper he digs, the more he discovers, and it's worse than he thought! The Secret Sour Society is back, and they're mixing up a bunch of trouble. Can Banana Fox and his sidekick, Flashlight, put an end to the Secret Sour Society once and for all?
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"As an underwater welder on an oilrig off the coast of Nova Scotia, Jack Joseph is used to the immense pressures of deep-sea work. Nothing, however, could prepare him for the pressures of impending fatherhood. As Jack dives deeper and deeper, he seems to pull further and further away from his young wife and their unborn son. Then one night, deep in the icy solitude of the ocean floor, something unexplainable happens. Jack has a mysterious and supernatural...
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Persona 4 volume 2
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Soji, Yosuke, and Chie are hot on the trail of the Inabi kidnapping victims ... which now include Chie's best friend, Yukiko! Now, with the help of their strange new ally, Teddie, our heroes venture into the TV World again, to get Yukiko back.
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Geronimo Stilton the graphic novel volume 4
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"A new ride is opening at Luna Park! Every mouse in New Mouse City has come for the grand opening. But the rides keep breaking down, and everything is going wrong. Can Geronimo and his friends figure out who is sabotaging the opening of the Train of Terror?"--Publisher.
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Persona 4 volume 4
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"Superstar teen idol Rise Kujikawa escapes to Inaba for a much-needed break from the limelight, and the usually sleepy town is caught in the grip of celebrity fever! But when Rise suddenly appears on the Midnight Channel and goes missing soon thereafter, it's up to Soji, Chie, and the rest of the crew to rescue her from the TV World and figure out what - if anything - Rise shares in common with the previous kidnapping victims."
18) British ice
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"In this gripping Arctic-noir mystery, a whistleblowing diplomat grapples with the legacy of colonialism, far from the eyes of the world. Working for the British High Commission, Harrison Fleet is posted to a remote arctic island which is still, inexplicably, under British rule. As he struggles to understand why, and what interests he is protecting, Harrison learns just how much of the land and its community lies in the shadow cast by the outpost's...
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Like a true crime podcast crossed with a long-lost diary, Where the Body Was is unlike anything Brubaker and Phillips have ever done, and a must-have for all their avid fans! A boarding house full of druggies. A neglected housewife. A young girl who thinks she's a superhero. A cop who wants to be left alone. And a Private Detective looking for a runaway girl. These stories collide one fateful summer in Where the Body Was, a tale of love and murder...
20) Slash them all
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At the beginning of summer in a small town, two high school students are found dead, and word spreads that a serial killer is on the loose. Panic sends the community into chaos. Meanwhile, evil has plans of its own.
Two high school students are found dead, stoking fears amongst the student body and surrounding community of a serial killer on the loose. Yet summer is approaching, and the future is fraught with uncertainty--if only things could go...