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1) The burglar
Author
Language
English
Description
From the New York Times bestselling author Thomas Perry, "who can be depended upon to deliver high-voltage shocks" (Stephen King), comes a new thriller about an unlikely burglar--a young woman in her 20s--who realizes she must solve a string of murders, or else become the next victim. Elle Stowell is a young woman with an unconventional profession: burglary. But Elle is no petty thief--with just the right combination of smarts, looks, and skills,...
2) Home alone
Series
Home alone volume 1
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
When eight-year-old Kevin McCallister's family left for vacation, they forgot one minor detail: Kevin!
3) Hudson Hawk
Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A cat burglar is blackmailed into stealing several of Leonardo Da Vinci's artworks for a world domination plot.
Author
Series
Snazzy cat capers volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ophelia von Hairball V of Burglaria, international kitty of mystery, is always fishing for a new mission im-paws-ible. So when a thief steals a dangerous artifact from its vault, the Furry Feline Burglary Institute (FFBI) puts Ophelia in charge of stealing it back. But when the cat's away, the dogs will play. The Central Canine Intelligence Agency (CCIA) is hot on her tail -- and they want the artifact for themselves! She'll need some dashing disguises,...
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Izzy, a spunky nine year-old, gets left at school on the last day before Christmas break. While her parents brave a blizzard to reach her, three bumbling crooks break into the school to hide out until the heat dies down. But when they take Ray, the school janitor, hostage Izzy will have to find a way to save him and teach the crooks a lesson.
Author
Series
Snazzy cat capers volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Internationally famous cat burglar Ophelia von Hairball V adores jewelsƯ--the only thing she loves more is a challenge. She's never met a safe she couldn't crack. Now the Furry Feline Burglary Institute (FFBI) offers her the ultimate caper: steal the giant Himalayan diamond and win their top award! There's a catch! The FFBI sends an enthusiastic inventor to help Ophelia... but this cat works alone, and Oscar Fishgerald Gold smells fishy. Can the...
Author
Series
Atticus Claw volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Atticus receives an anonymous message summoning him to a meeting in a sleepy English coastal town, he packs his bags and sets off. The world's greatest cat burglar likes a good mystery and this time curiosity has got the better of him. The writer of the message, it turns out, is none other than Jimmy the Magpie, gang leader.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Encompassing nearly 2,000 years of heists and tunnel jobs, break-ins and escapes, A Burglar's Guide to the City offers an unexpected blueprint to the criminal possibilities in the world all around us. You'll never see the city the same way again.
At the core of A Burglar's Guide to the City is an unexpected and thrilling insight: how any building transforms when seen through the eyes of someone hoping...
At the core of A Burglar's Guide to the City is an unexpected and thrilling insight: how any building transforms when seen through the eyes of someone hoping...
10) Against the paw
Author
Series
Paw enforcement volume 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Megan and her shepherd-mix Brigit work to catch a burglar while a local neighborhood watch enlists their help with a peeping Tom.
12) Tag man
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
When a nuisance burglar who breaks into the heavily secured homes of wealthy Vermont citizens discovers evidence of a string of murders in one of the homes, Joe Gunther untangles conflicting evidence while the burglar flees for his life.
13) Cold in July
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
After killing a home invader in self defense, an East Texas man finds his family's life in danger when the dead man's father, a ruthless ex-con, rolls into town seeking revenge.
Author
Series
Joe Gunther mysteries volume 24
Language
English
Formats
Description
Joe Gunther and his team—the Vermont Bureau of Investigation (VBI)—are usually called in on major cases by local Vermont enforcement whenever they need expertise and back-up. But after the state is devastated by Hurricane Irene, the police from one end of the state are taxed to their limits, leaving Joe Gunther involved in an odd, seemingly unrelated series of cases. In the wake of the hurricane, a seventeen year old gravesite is exposed, revealing...
16) The wanted
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Language
English
Description
"It seemed like a simple case--before the bodies starting piling up. Investigator Elvis Cole and his partner, Joe Pike, take on the deadliest case of their lives in the new masterpiece of suspense from the #1 New York Times-bestselling author. When single mother Devon Connor hires private investigator Elvis Cole, it's because her troubled teenage son Tyson is flashing cash and she's afraid he's dealing drugs. But the truth is devastatingly different....
17) Humbug holiday
Publisher
Binge Box
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Bad Santa: A mall Santa and his elf have plans for Christmas Eve: they plan on cracking the mall safe and making off with all the money. Their plans get side-tracked when a young boy helps them remember the real meaning of Christmas.
Scrooged: High-spirited high jinks on Christmas Eve put Frank Cross in a ghostly time warp in this hilarious take on Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol.
The ref: An unfortunate cat burglar becomes trapped in a fate...
Series
Home alone volume 4
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
It's Christmas and Kevin is in trouble again. While with his dad at his new girlfriend's mansion, burglars try to rob the house, but Kevin might finally put these crooks on ice forever!
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"In this eighteenth mystery in the national bestselling Chocoholic series, a gang of crooks with a wicked sweet tooth wreaks havoc on the resort town of Warner Pier, and it's up to Lee Woodyard to rout the hungry rascals. A frantic late-night phone call from her right-hand woman, Dolly Jolly, brings Lee Woodyard to the scene of a break-in at the Warner Pier jewelry store next door to TenHuis Chocolade. To her shock, the suspect being held at gunpoint...
Author
Series
Walter the farting dog volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Walter the dog creates problems with his farts but becomes a hero when burglars enter the house.
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