In August 1776, George Washington found his troops outmanned at the Battle of Brooklyn. But thanks to a single heroic regiment, he was able to evacuate his men. Bestselling historian Patrick K. O'Donnell brings to life the forgotten...
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Author:O'Donnell, Patrick K.Summary: - Author:Lippman, LauraSummary:
Former journalist turned P.I. Tess Monaghan thought she knew Baltimore like the back of her hand--but what she doesn't know just might kill her in this grim yet irresistible novel.
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Author:Simpson, John, Cummings, RobertSummary:The latest entry in John Simpson’s popular gay cop series that began with Murder Most Gay, partners Simpson with coauthor Robert Cummings, and finds policemen Hank Capstone and Pat St. James on the trail of a serial killer who targets...
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Author:Moore, WesSummary:In this memoir, Moore tells the story of his life as a child of Baltimore and the Bronx, an army officer in Afghanistan, a Rhodes Scholar, and a former White House Fellow. In detailing his journey from troubled adolescence to successful...
- Author:Douglass, FrederickSummary:
The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass was Douglass' third autobiography. In it he was able to go into greater detail about his life as a slave and his escape from slavery, as he and his family were no longer in any danger from the...
- Author:Lippman, LauraSummary:
Baltimore investigator Tess Monaghan has her hands full with five murder cases that have gone cold. Each has a domestic violence angle, and the cases also share a disturbing connection--one that points to Tess herself.
- Author:Coates, Ta-NehisiSummary:
Son of Vietnam vet and black awareness advocate Paul Coates--a poor man who set out to publish lost classics of black history--Ta- Nehisi drifts toward salvation at Howard University, while his ominous brother Big Bill finds his own...
- Author:Levinson, BarrySummary:
Baltimore in 1966 is a quiet, blue-collar town. But all that is about to change for one group of young men. Bobby drops out of law school during his final year. Neil heads for the war in Vietnam, but goes AWOL and comes home as an...
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Author:Ramsay, FrederickSummary:Frank Smith, famed writer of murder mysteries, boards Southwest Airlines heading from Phoenix to Baltimore. His goal is his 50th class reunion at Scott Academy, but behind him he leaves the highly suspicious disappearance of his wife...
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Author:Stewart, MariahSummary:Up-and-coming artist Lisbeth Parker finally has a chance to show the folks back home what it means to leave Cannonball Island and make something of yourself. As a native whose stubborn father forbade her from befriending townies, Lis...
- Author:Lippman, LauraSummary:
Because evidence indicates that his wife left him willingly, Mark Rubin, an Orthodox Jew, contacts P.I. Tess Monaghan to help him find his missing family. Despite Mark's reluctance to give her any information, Tess locates Natalie...
- Author:Junkin, Tim.Summary:
Charged with the rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl in 1984, Kirk Bloodsworth was tried, convicted, and sentenced to die in Maryland's gas chamber. Maintaining his innocence, he read everything on criminal law available in the...
