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Language
English
Description
Carr--ex-CIA--is the reluctant leader of an elite crew planning to take tens of millions of dollars belonging to a disgraced financier, Curtis Prager. But Carr's seasoned pros are wound drum-tight--months before, the man who brought them together was killed in what Carr suspects was a setup.
Author
Publisher
LB Kids
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Ant Man, Wasp and Spider-man catch Enchantress and MODOK in the act of robbing a jewelry store, but during the villains' efforts to escape, Enchantress drops the jewels into the zoo and the squad scrambles to find them all.
Author
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In sparkling Night City, a ragtag group of strangers have just pulled off a heist, robbing a convoy transporting a mysterious container belonging to Militech. The only thing the group has in common is that they were blackmailed into participating in the heist-and they have no idea just how far their mysterious employer's reach goes, or the purpose of the artifact they stole. This newly formed gang-composed of a veteran turned renegade, a sleeper...
5) Bad guys
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Formats
Description
“Fans of the crime caper will rejoice” that Linwood Barclay is back with the hilarious follow-up to his “riotously funny and irreverent”* debut, in which paranoid pop Zack Walker plotted to transplant his city-savvy wife and two teenage kids to the tranquillity of the burbs–where planned communities prevail and fathers rest easy. Well, not quite…and now the Walkers have moved home only to find themselves living...
6) Infamous
Publisher
Vertical
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Arielle is a down on her luck dreamer who longs for popularity. Dean is an ex-conworking for his abusive father. The two have an instant connection, and after the accidental death of Dean₂s father, are forced on the run. They rob their way across the southland, live-streaming each hit in an attempt to gain the notoriety Arielle desires. The two become a modern-day Bonnie & Clyde, who will stop at nothing to keep their fame and fortune.
Publisher
Crooked Lane Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A chilling anthology of crime fiction by 20 acclaimed authors of color. From a simple robbery gone horribly wrong to a grisly murder in a secret love dungeon, this stellar collection of crime fiction short stories showcases some of today's finest young voices. Edited by Wall Street Journal bestselling author Abby Vandiver, this anthology will keep you on the edge of your seat.
8) Point blank
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
In Alcatraz to divvy up the spoils from a robbery, thief Walker is instead shot point blank by his double-crossing friend Mal Reese and left to die while Reese takes off with Walker's wife Lynne and his $93,000. Resurrected, the stone-faced Walker returns to Los Angeles a couple of years later to seek revenge on Mal with the help of the enigmatic Yost and Lynne's sister Chris.
9) Judas horse
Author
Series
Publisher
Zaffre
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"When Detective Jack Warr identifies an informer, the terrified man begins to give details of a massive robbery planned by a team of unscrupulous and dangerous men. These men have already orchestrated many audacious robberies, leaving terrified victims in their wake. And they have already killed to get what they want. Detective Jack Warr and his team must use their informant as a 'Judas Horse' to draw in the unsuspecting robbers, so that they go ahead...
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.5 - AR Pts: 24
Language
English
Description
Examines the life of Patty Hearst who suffered an unimaginable trauma and then made the stunning decision to join her captors' crusade.
On February 4, 1974, Patty Hearst, a sophomore in college and heiress to the Hearst family fortune, was kidnapped by a ragtag group of self-styled revolutionaries calling itself the Symbionese Liberation Army. The already sensational story took the first of many incredible twists when the group released a tape of...
13) A Merciful fate
Author
Series
Mercy Kilpatrick volume 5
Publisher
Montlake Romance
Pub. Date
c2019
Language
English
Description
"How many people will die to keep a killer hidden in plain sight? Raised by preppers, survivalist and FBI agent Mercy Kilpatrick has a deep-rooted need for a safe place. Her getaway in the Cascade Foothills is her secret. But when skeletal remains are unearthed--those of a murdered man linked to a notorious heist--Mercy realizes she isn't the only one with something to hide. Thirty years ago, an armored-car robbery turned deadly. The mastermind was...
15) Baby driver
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A talented, young getaway driver relies on the beat of his personal soundtrack to be the best in the game. But after being coerced into working for a crime boss, he must face the music when a doomed heist threatens his life, love and freedom.
16) Man-trap
Publisher
Olive Films
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
During the Korean War, Matt saves Vince's life and in return, Vince promises to one day pay him back with half his earnings. Years later, Vince suddenly appears for a reunion and talks Matt into a questionable venture involving a plot to hijack nearly $4 million from the mob, which they would split fifty-fifty.
17) Mascarada Pass
Author
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Gregory Quist, man-hunter extraordinaire, was in Masquerade City to investigate a train wreck and a robbery, when two young wildcats -- Ramon and Chris -- sidetrack him with a tale of murder. Their boss, Reed Haldane, had been found dead in his bed the day Quist arrived. The sheriff said it was suicide, but Ramon, Chris, and Haldane's lovely daughter thought differently. There was a man in town who had been threatening to get Haldane for twenty years....
18) Six-gun stampede
Author
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Walt Lee wants to be an Arizona Ranger, but Captain Tom McDonough has a challenge for him to complete first. Rancher Bruce "Wolf" Felton has long been suspected of rustling, but the Rangers were never able to prove anything. Since Walt worked on the neighboring Lazy B, Captain Tom wanted him to get the proof they needed. If he were successful, there would be a Ranger badge waiting for him. The next day, Walt heads out with two other cowhands to take...
20) American heist
Publisher
Saban
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Two brothers, both with troubled pasts, find themselves in the middle of one last bank job.
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