Kathleen Kent
1) The dime
Author
Series
Detective Betty volume 1
Language
English
Description
Betty Rhyzyk, Brooklyn's toughest female police detective, relocates to rough-and-tumble Dallas, Texas, where she must contend with a group of unruly subordinates, a persistent stalker, a formidable criminal organization, and an unsupportive girlfriend.
2) The burn
Author
Series
Detective Betty volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"There's not much that can make Detective Betty Rhyzyk flinch. But the physical and emotional wounds are still fresh from an encounter with an apocalyptic cult known as The Family, and she's having trouble readjusting to life as it once was. She's back at work as a narcotics detective, but something isn't right-at work, where someone has been assassinating confidential informants, or at home, where she struggles to connect with her loving wife, Jackie....
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Co
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
Martha Carrier was one of the first women to be accused, tried and hanged as a witch in Salem, Massachusetts. Like her mother, young Sarah Carrier is bright and willful, openly challenging the small, brutal world in which they live. Often at odds with one another, mother and daughter are forced to stand together against the escalating hysteria of the trials and the superstitious tyranny that led to the torture and imprisonment of more than 200 people...
Author
Publisher
Tachyon Publications
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Formats
Description
A brand-new Hap and Leonard series collection chock full of Joe R. Lansdale's inimitable blend of humor, mayhem, and insight, Of Mice and Minestrone delivers never-before-seen stories, a selection of the boys' favorite recipes, by Kasey Lansdale, and an introduction from New York Times bestselling crime author Kathleen Kent.
"An absolute treasure trove."—Ace Atkins, author of The Shameless
"Of...
"An absolute treasure trove."—Ace Atkins, author of The Shameless
"Of...
Author
Publisher
Hachette Audio
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Salem, 1752. Sarah Carrier Chapman, weak with infirmity, writes a letter to her granddaughter that reveals the secret she has closely guarded for six decades: how she survived the Salem Witch Trials when her mother did not.
Sarah's story begins more than a year before the trials, when she and her family arrive in a New England community already gripped by superstition and fear. As they witness neighbor pitted against neighbor, friend against...
Sarah's story begins more than a year before the trials, when she and her family arrive in a New England community already gripped by superstition and fear. As they witness neighbor pitted against neighbor, friend against...
Author
Publisher
Hachette Audio
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
In the harsh wilderness of colonial Massachusetts, Martha Allen works as a servant in her cousin's household, taking charge and locking wills with everyone. Thomas Carrier labors for the family and is known both for his immense strength and size and mysterious past. The two begin a courtship that suits their independent natures, with Thomas slowly revealing the story of his part in the English Civil War. But in the rugged new world they inhabit, danger...