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1) All the sinners bleed

Author

Cosby, S. A

Series

Thorndike Press large print Black voices

Pub. Date

2023.

Language

English

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"After years of working as an FBI agent, Titus Crown returns home to Charon County, land of moonshine and cornbread, fist fights and honeysuckle. Seeing his hometown struggling with a bigoted police force inspires him to run for sheriff. He wins, and becomes the first Black sheriff in the history of the county. Then a year to the day after his election, a young Black man is fatally shot by Titus's deputies. Titus pledges to follow the truth wherever...

2) Dark night: a mystery

Author

Shelton, Paige

Series

Alaska mysteries (Paige Shelton) volume 3
Alaska wild volume 3

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, Large Print

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"The third book in the gripping, atmospheric Alaska Wild series, in which Benedict, Alaska is met with some unexpected visitors...and then disappearances. Winter is falling in the remote town of Benedict, Alaska, and with the cold comes a mysterious guest. The dreaded "census man," seemingly innocuous, is an unwelcome presence to those members of this secretive community who would prefer to keep their business to themselves. Meanwhile, thriller writer...

3) The small-town Midwest: resilience and hope in the twenty-first century

Author

Couch, Julianne

Series

Iowa and the Midwest experience

Publisher

University of Iowa Press

Pub. Date

[2016]

Language

English

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Julianne Couch sets out to illuminate the lives and hopes of small-town residents from nine small communities in five states in the Midwest and Great Plains: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Wyoming. Residents are betting that the tide of rural population loss can't go out forever, and they're backing those bets with creatively repurposed schools, entrepreneurial innovation, and community commitment. From Bellevue, Iowa, to Centennial, Wyoming,...

4) Footloose

Publisher

Paramount Home Entertainment

Pub. Date

[2012]

Language

English

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Ren MacCormack moves from Boston to the small town of Bomont, where he experiences a heavy dose of culture shock. A few years prior, the community was rocked by a tragic accident that killed five teenagers after a night out. Bomont's councilmen and the beloved Reverend Shaw Moore responded by invoking ordinances that prohibit loud music and dancing. Not one to bow to the status quo, Ren challenges the ban, revitalizes the town, and falls in love with...