https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=SU%3A%20VIOLENCE&QRYTEXT=Subject%3A%20Violence%20(Keywords)&SETLVL=SET&CF=BIB&SORTS=DTE.DATE1.DESC&NRECS=20 Spydus Search Results en © 2022 Civica Pty Limited. All rights reserved. https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=549021&CF=BIB If most men say they're one of the good guys, then why are so many women afraid to walk alone at night? Cole is the perfect husband; a romantic, supportive of his wife's career, keen to be a hands-on dad, not a big drinker. A good guy. So when his wife leaves him, he's floored. She was lucky to be with a man like him. Craving solitude, he accepts a job on the coast and quickly settles into his new life. Then he meets reclusive artist Lennie. And though she is quite different from the woman he'd expected, he believes he has finally found a soulmate. But as their relationship develops, two young women go missing while on a walk protesting gendered violence, right by where Cole and Lennie live. Finding themselves at the heart of a police investigation and media frenzy, Cole soon realises they don't know each other very well at all... If most men say they're one of the good guys, then why are so many women afraid to walk alone at night? Cole is the perfect husband; a romantic, supportive of his wife's career, keen to be a hands-on dad, not a big drinker. A good guy. So when his wife leaves him, he's floored. She was lucky to be with a man like him. Craving solitude, he accepts a job on the coast and quickly settles into his new life. Then he meets reclusive artist Lennie. And though she is quite different from the woman he'd expected, he believes he has finally found a soulmate. But as their relationship develops, two young women go missing while on a walk protesting gendered violence, right by where Cole and Lennie live. Finding themselves at the heart of a police investigation and media frenzy, Cole soon realises they don't know each other very well at all...<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Hall, Araminta<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Macmillan, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br />323 pages ; 24 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">5 reserves</span><br /><br />Beaumaris Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - Crime - HALL - Onloan - Due: 30 May 2024 - 010984603<br />Beaumaris Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - Crime - HALL - In-transit from Beaumaris Library to Hampton Library (Set: 04 May 2024) - 011005666<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=550759&CF=BIB "When a catastrophic wildfire suddenly rips through a woman's hometown, she thinks she is lucky to have survived...until she finds a dead woman in her driveway, clutching a piece of paper with her name on it.... Alison is alive. She rode out the fire on the damp tiles of her bathroom, her entire body swaddled in a wet woolen blanket. The flames crackled around her, the bitter char of eucalyptus settling in the back of her throat. The wildfire devastated the Victoria countryside she calls home, and when Alison creeps out of her hiding place, she spots a soot-covered cherry red car in her driveway, and in it, a woman. She finds the woman's bag. An ID: Simone Arnold. A piece of paper: Alison's full name and address. But why? As Alison searches for answers across Australia's scorched bushlands, she soon learns that the fire isn't the only threat she's facing..."-- Provided by publisher. "When a catastrophic wildfire suddenly rips through a woman's hometown, she thinks she is lucky to have survived...until she finds a dead woman in her driveway, clutching a piece of paper with her name on it.... Alison is alive. She rode out the fire on the damp tiles of her bathroom, her entire body swaddled in a wet woolen blanket. The flames crackled around her, the bitter char of eucalyptus settling in the back of her throat. The wildfire devastated the Victoria countryside she calls home, and when Alison creeps out of her hiding place, she spots a soot-covered cherry red car in her driveway, and in it, a woman. She finds the woman's bag. An ID: Simone Arnold. A piece of paper: Alison's full name and address. But why? As Alison searches for answers across Australia's scorched bushlands, she soon learns that the fire isn't the only threat she's facing..."-- Provided by publisher.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Collins, Sarah-Jane<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>New York : Berkley, [2024]<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br />343 pages ; 24 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">5 reserves</span><br /><br />Hampton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - Crime - COLL - Onloan - Due: 27 May 2024 - 010994022<br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - Crime - COLL - Onloan - Due: 28 May 2024 - 010999454<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=550916&CF=BIB A story collection from one of the most popular and widely acclaimed icons of American fiction, featuring a never-before-published novella. These eight stories move from the marshlands on the Gulf of Mexico to the sweeping plains of Colorado to prisons, saloons, and trailer parks across the South, weaving together love, friendship, violence, survival, and revenge. With his nuanced characters, lyrical prose, and ability to write shocking violence in the most evocative settings, James Lee Burke's singular skills are on display in this superb anthology. A story collection from one of the most popular and widely acclaimed icons of American fiction, featuring a never-before-published novella. These eight stories move from the marshlands on the Gulf of Mexico to the sweeping plains of Colorado to prisons, saloons, and trailer parks across the South, weaving together love, friendship, violence, survival, and revenge. With his nuanced characters, lyrical prose, and ability to write shocking violence in the most evocative settings, James Lee Burke's singular skills are on display in this superb anthology.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Burke, James Lee, 1936-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Orion, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br />359 pages ; 24 cm<br /><br />Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - Crime - BURK - Available - 010977414<br />Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - Crime - BURK - Available - 010977421<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=551025&CF=BIB Identical and brutal assaults on three women. One woman survives to give a detailed description of her attacker. The police arrest a suspect, Damon Morton, confident he is their man. But three of his employees admit to the crimes and Morton's wife and girlfriend provide him with an alibi. They all declare Damon Morton innocent. The police know he did it. But if people lie under oath in a court of law ­- who can the jury believe? Identical and brutal assaults on three women. One woman survives to give a detailed description of her attacker. The police arrest a suspect, Damon Morton, confident he is their man. But three of his employees admit to the crimes and Morton's wife and girlfriend provide him with an alibi. They all declare Damon Morton innocent. The police know he did it. But if people lie under oath in a court of law ­- who can the jury believe?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>La Plante, Lynda<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Zaffre, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br />293 pages ; 24 cm<br />Trial and retribution ; 7<br /><br />Beaumaris Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - Crime - LAPL - Onloan - Due: 31 May 2024 - 010978312<br />Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - Crime - LAPL - Onloan - Due: 27 May 2024 - 010978336<br />Hampton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - Crime - LAPL - Onloan - Due: 09 May 2024 - 010978343<br />Hampton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - Crime - LAPL - Available - 010978329<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=551436&CF=BIB 1890, Northern England. Hannah Todd dreams of a future where women have the right to vote. Fresh from her teaching studies in Durham, the university city, she joins her parents in a rural village, brimming with newly found passion and the groundswell towards women's suffrage unfolding in London. Working tirelessly to help women and children in the county, Hannah is determined to make the fight for the vote her life's work, adding her voice to the rising chorus across the nation and hopes of a new world and a new way of thinking. But soon she must fight a new, unexpected battle ? that of the yearning of her own heart ? and discovers that when power is threatened, darkness, brutality and dangerous, closely guarded secrets are never too far from the surface. How far can she go to fight for what's right? From the exciting, progressive hive of London to the traditional villages of the rural north, A Woman of Courage rings with the strength and struggles of women at time of momentous change, and the choices one woman must make to help forge a new future. 1890, Northern England. Hannah Todd dreams of a future where women have the right to vote. Fresh from her teaching studies in Durham, the university city, she joins her parents in a rural village, brimming with newly found passion and the groundswell towards women's suffrage unfolding in London. Working tirelessly to help women and children in the county, Hannah is determined to make the fight for the vote her life's work, adding her voice to the rising chorus across the nation and hopes of a new world and a new way of thinking. But soon she must fight a new, unexpected battle ? that of the yearning of her own heart ? and discovers that when power is threatened, darkness, brutality and dangerous, closely guarded secrets are never too far from the surface. How far can she go to fight for what's right? From the exciting, progressive hive of London to the traditional villages of the rural north, A Woman of Courage rings with the strength and struggles of women at time of momentous change, and the choices one woman must make to help forge a new future.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Blanchard, Tania<br />Unabridged.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Tullamarine, Victoria : Bolinda Audio, [2024]<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>℗2023.<br />11 audio discs (CD) (13 hr., 1 min.) : digital, stereo ; 12 cm ; in container.<br /><br />Web - (Bayside Library Service) - Eaudio Books - DOWNLOADABLE - check availability online (Set: 13 Nov 2023) - Access resource<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=554484&CF=BIB After tragedy, how do we find hope? A memoir about what it takes to get through the very worst of times from Rosie Batty - a woman who has experienced tragedy, who had lost all hope, yet now is intent on finding it again. On a warm summer's evening in February 2014, eleven-year-old Luke Batty was killed by his father at cricket practice. It was a horrific act of family violence that shocked Australia. The next morning, his mother Rosie bravely stood before the media. Her powerful and gut-wrenching words about family violence galvanised the nation and catapulted her into the spotlight. From that day on, Rosie Batty campaigned tirelessly to protect women and children, winning hearts and minds with her courage and compassion, singlehandedly changing the conversation around domestic violence in this country. Rosie's remarkable efforts were recognised when she became the 2015 Australian of the Year and a year later she was named one of the World's Greatest Leaders by Fortune magazine. However, behind Rosie's steely public resolve and seemingly unbreakable spirit, she was a mum grieving the loss of her adored son. What happens when you become an accidental hero? What happens the day after the worst day of your life? What happens when you are forced to confront the emptiness and silence of a house that once buzzed with the energy of a young son? You go to dark places from which you're not sure you'll ever recover. Following on from her runaway best-seller A Mother's Story, which detailed the lead up to her son's murder, Hope shares what happened to Rosie the day after the worst day of her life and how she reclaimed hope when all hope was lost. She shares her struggles with anxiety, PTSD, self-doubt and self-loathing and how she finally confronted her grief. She shares the stories of those who have inspired her to keep going, and given her hope when she needed it most. In this heartfelt, and at times heartbreaking memoir, Rosie tells how she found the light on her darkest days and how she found the hope to carry on. After tragedy, how do we find hope? A memoir about what it takes to get through the very worst of times from Rosie Batty - a woman who has experienced tragedy, who had lost all hope, yet now is intent on finding it again. On a warm summer's evening in February 2014, eleven-year-old Luke Batty was killed by his father at cricket practice. It was a horrific act of family violence that shocked Australia. The next morning, his mother Rosie bravely stood before the media. Her powerful and gut-wrenching words about family violence galvanised the nation and catapulted her into the spotlight. From that day on, Rosie Batty campaigned tirelessly to protect women and children, winning hearts and minds with her courage and compassion, singlehandedly changing the conversation around domestic violence in this country. Rosie's remarkable efforts were recognised when she became the 2015 Australian of the Year and a year later she was named one of the World's Greatest Leaders by Fortune magazine. However, behind Rosie's steely public resolve and seemingly unbreakable spirit, she was a mum grieving the loss of her adored son. What happens when you become an accidental hero? What happens the day after the worst day of your life? What happens when you are forced to confront the emptiness and silence of a house that once buzzed with the energy of a young son? You go to dark places from which you're not sure you'll ever recover. Following on from her runaway best-seller A Mother's Story, which detailed the lead up to her son's murder, Hope shares what happened to Rosie the day after the worst day of her life and how she reclaimed hope when all hope was lost. She shares her struggles with anxiety, PTSD, self-doubt and self-loathing and how she finally confronted her grief. She shares the stories of those who have inspired her to keep going, and given her hope when she needed it most. In this heartfelt, and at times heartbreaking memoir, Rosie tells how she found the light on her darkest days and how she found the hope to carry on.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Batty, Rosie, 1962-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Gadigal Country, Sydney, NSW : HarperCollins Publishers Australia, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br />281 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : colour illustrations, colour portraits ; 24 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">3 reserves</span><br /><br />Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Non Fiction - Biography - 362.829 BAT - Onloan - Due: 27 May 2024 - 011025091<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=554612&CF=BIB Identical and brutal assaults on three women. One woman survives to give a detailed description of her attacker. The police arrest a suspect, Damon Morton, confident he is their man. But three of his employees admit to the crimes and Morton's wife and girlfriend provide him with an alibi. They all declare Damon Morton innocent. The police know he did it. But if people lie under oath in a court of law ­- who can the jury believe? Identical and brutal assaults on three women. One woman survives to give a detailed description of her attacker. The police arrest a suspect, Damon Morton, confident he is their man. But three of his employees admit to the crimes and Morton's wife and girlfriend provide him with an alibi. They all declare Damon Morton innocent. The police know he did it. But if people lie under oath in a court of law ­- who can the jury believe?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>La Plante, Lynda<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Zaffre, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br />293 pages ; 24 cm<br />Trial and retribution ; 7<br /><br />Beaumaris Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Hot Reads - Read It Now! - AC LAPL - Onloan - Due: 09 May 2024 - 010979029<br />Beaumaris Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Hot Reads - Read It Now! - AC LAPL - Onloan - Due: 08 May 2024 - 010979012<br />Beaumaris Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Hot Reads - Read It Now! - AC LAPL - Available - 010979036<br />Beaumaris Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Hot Reads - Read It Now! - AC LAPL - Available - 010979005<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=554694&CF=BIB Kate Delaney has made the biggest mistake of her life. She picked the wrong guy to humiliate on a girls' night out and now she is living every woman's worst nightmare. Kate finds herself brutalised, bound and gagged in the back of a car being driven god knows where by a man whose name she doesn't know, and she is petrified about what's in store for her. As a journalist who is haunted by the crimes she's had to report over her career, Kate is terrifyingly familiar with the statistics about women who go missing--and the fear and trauma behind the headlines. She knows only too well how those stories usually end. Kate can only hope the police will find her before it's too late, but she's aware a random crime is hardest to solve. As the clock ticks down, she tries to keep herself sane by thinking about her beloved boyfriend and friends, escaping into memories of love and happy times together. She knows she cannot give way to despair. As the suspense escalates, Kate's boyfriend Liam is left behind, struggling with his shock, fear and desperation as the police establish a major investigation. The detectives face their own feelings of anguish and futility as they reflect on the cases they didn't solve in time and the victims they couldn't save. They know Kate's chances of survival diminish with every passing hour. Kate Delaney has made the biggest mistake of her life. She picked the wrong guy to humiliate on a girls' night out and now she is living every woman's worst nightmare. Kate finds herself brutalised, bound and gagged in the back of a car being driven god knows where by a man whose name she doesn't know, and she is petrified about what's in store for her. As a journalist who is haunted by the crimes she's had to report over her career, Kate is terrifyingly familiar with the statistics about women who go missing--and the fear and trauma behind the headlines. She knows only too well how those stories usually end. Kate can only hope the police will find her before it's too late, but she's aware a random crime is hardest to solve. As the clock ticks down, she tries to keep herself sane by thinking about her beloved boyfriend and friends, escaping into memories of love and happy times together. She knows she cannot give way to despair. As the suspense escalates, Kate's boyfriend Liam is left behind, struggling with his shock, fear and desperation as the police establish a major investigation. The detectives face their own feelings of anguish and futility as they reflect on the cases they didn't solve in time and the victims they couldn't save. They know Kate's chances of survival diminish with every passing hour.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Milligan, Louise<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Cammeraygal Country ; Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br />312 pages ; 24 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">66 reserves</span><br /><br />Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - Crime - MILL - On Reserve Shelf - Awaiting collection within 10 days of this date. (Set: 03 May 2024) - 010999386<br />Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - Crime - MILL - Onloan - Due: 14 May 2024 - 010999379<br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - General - A823.00 - On order<br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - General - A823.00 - On order<br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - General - A823.00 - On order<br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - General - A823.00 - On order<br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - General - A823.00 - On order<br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - General - A823.00 - On order<br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - General - A823.00 - On order<br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - General - A823.00 - On order<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=555626&CF=BIB On 26th May 1986, the body of an undercover British agent was found by the side of a muddy lane, with a rope tied around its wrists and tape over each eye. The brutal killing of Frank Hegarty began a decades-long search for justice. In a compulsive blend of investigative journalism and true crime thriller, Henry Hemming exposes the parallel worlds of the IRA and British intelligence through the lives of those inextricably bound up in both. After his recruitment by British secret intelligence, Frank Hegarty infiltrated IRA circles and became trusted with the most covert operations. But soon Frank would have to make an impossible decision, with devastating and deadly consequences. In 2016 a detective began to investigate the chilling possibility that Frank was murdered by another undercover British agent, known as 'Stakeknife'. Henry Hemming blends meticulous research with a modern-day investigation into crimes that were hidden away long ago. He highlights the bravery of those who were crucial in ending the Troubles in Northern Ireland, the bloodiest and longest-running conflict in recent British history, and the determination of one detective in his dogged search for the truth. On 26th May 1986, the body of an undercover British agent was found by the side of a muddy lane, with a rope tied around its wrists and tape over each eye. The brutal killing of Frank Hegarty began a decades-long search for justice. In a compulsive blend of investigative journalism and true crime thriller, Henry Hemming exposes the parallel worlds of the IRA and British intelligence through the lives of those inextricably bound up in both. After his recruitment by British secret intelligence, Frank Hegarty infiltrated IRA circles and became trusted with the most covert operations. But soon Frank would have to make an impossible decision, with devastating and deadly consequences. In 2016 a detective began to investigate the chilling possibility that Frank was murdered by another undercover British agent, known as 'Stakeknife'. Henry Hemming blends meticulous research with a modern-day investigation into crimes that were hidden away long ago. He highlights the bravery of those who were crucial in ending the Troubles in Northern Ireland, the bloodiest and longest-running conflict in recent British history, and the determination of one detective in his dogged search for the truth.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Hemming, Henry, 1979-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Quercus, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br />338 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm<br /><br />Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Non Fiction - Biography - 364.152 STA - Onloan - Due: 24 May 2024 - 010997597<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=556077&CF=BIB 1890, Northern England. Hannah Todd dreams of a future where women have the right to vote. Fresh from her teaching studies in Durham, the university city, she joins her parents in a rural village, brimming with newly found passion and the groundswell towards women's suffrage unfolding in London. Working tirelessly to help women and children in the county, Hannah is determined to make the fight for the vote her life's work, adding her voice to the rising chorus across the nation and hopes of a new world and a new way of thinking. But soon she must fight a new, unexpected battle ? that of the yearning of her own heart ? and discovers that when power is threatened, darkness, brutality and dangerous, closely guarded secrets are never too far from the surface. How far can she go to fight for what's right? From the exciting, progressive hive of London to the traditional villages of the rural north, A Woman of Courage rings with the strength and struggles of women at time of momentous change, and the choices one woman must make to help forge a new future. 1890, Northern England. Hannah Todd dreams of a future where women have the right to vote. Fresh from her teaching studies in Durham, the university city, she joins her parents in a rural village, brimming with newly found passion and the groundswell towards women's suffrage unfolding in London. Working tirelessly to help women and children in the county, Hannah is determined to make the fight for the vote her life's work, adding her voice to the rising chorus across the nation and hopes of a new world and a new way of thinking. But soon she must fight a new, unexpected battle ? that of the yearning of her own heart ? and discovers that when power is threatened, darkness, brutality and dangerous, closely guarded secrets are never too far from the surface. How far can she go to fight for what's right? From the exciting, progressive hive of London to the traditional villages of the rural north, A Woman of Courage rings with the strength and struggles of women at time of momentous change, and the choices one woman must make to help forge a new future.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Blanchard, Tania<br />Unabridged.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Tullamarine, Victoria : Bolinda Audio, [2024]<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>℗2023.<br />11 audio discs (CD) (13 hr., 1 min.) : digital, stereo ; 12 cm ; in container.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1 reserve</span><br /><br />Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Audio Books on CD - ACD BLAN - Onloan - Due: 29 May 2024 - 010660026<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=557194&CF=BIB "Death by a thousand Gerts! King Cloudeus is determined to finish what his sister Queen Cloudia never could: kick Gert out of Fairyland FOR GOOD! And the only way to do that is have every Gert who ever lived battle each other to the death. Who said there's only so many Gerts to go around?! They clearly haven't read this comic. OG Gert returns to find the last key to escape, but is it too late, and will she become a lifetime citizen of Fairyland? "Death by a thousand Gerts! King Cloudeus is determined to finish what his sister Queen Cloudia never could: kick Gert out of Fairyland FOR GOOD! And the only way to do that is have every Gert who ever lived battle each other to the death. Who said there's only so many Gerts to go around?! They clearly haven't read this comic. OG Gert returns to find the last key to escape, but is it too late, and will she become a lifetime citizen of Fairyland?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Young, Skottie<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[United States] : Image Comics, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Made available through hoopla<br />1 online resource<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Resource available online</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Resource available online</span><br /><br />Web - (Bayside Library Service) - Ebooks - DOWNLOADABLE - check availability online (Set: 13 Feb 2024) - Access resource<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=558637&CF=BIB "A wild ride beneath the glitz and glamour of 1950s Hollywood, proving once again that Casey Sherman is a master of the genre." -Ben Mezrich, New York Times bestselling author of Dumb Money, Bringing Down the House, and The Accidental Billionaires The dark story behind the bright lights of Tinseltown From the outside, Hollywood starlet Lana Turner seemed to have it all-a thriving film career, a beautiful daughter, and the kind of fame and fortune that most people could only dream of. But when the famous femme fatale began dating mobster Johnny Stompanato, thug for the infamous west coast mob boss Mickey Cohen, her personal life became violent and unpredictable. Lana's teenage daughter, Cheryl, watched her beloved mother's life deteriorate as Stompanato's intense jealousy took over. Eventually, the physical and emotional abuse became too much to bear, and Lana attempted to break it off with Johnny-with disastrous consequences. The details of what happened that fateful night remain foggy, but it ended in a series of frantic phone calls and Stompanato dead on Lana's bedroom floor, with Cheryl claiming to have plunged a knife into his abdomen in an attempt to protect her mother. The subsequent murder trial made for the biggest headlines of the year, its drama eclipsing every Hollywood movie. New York Times bestselling author Casey Sherman pulls back Tinseltown's velvet curtain to reveal the dark underbelly of celebrity, rife with toxic masculinity and casual violence against women, and tells the story of Lana Turner and her daughter, who finally stood up to the abuse that plagued their family for years. A Murder in Hollywood transports us back to the golden age of film and illuminates one of the 20th century's most notorious true crime tales. "A wild ride beneath the glitz and glamour of 1950s Hollywood, proving once again that Casey Sherman is a master of the genre." -Ben Mezrich, New York Times bestselling author of Dumb Money, Bringing Down the House, and The Accidental Billionaires The dark story behind the bright lights of Tinseltown From the outside, Hollywood starlet Lana Turner seemed to have it all-a thriving film career, a beautiful daughter, and the kind of fame and fortune that most people could only dream of. But when the famous femme fatale began dating mobster Johnny Stompanato, thug for the infamous west coast mob boss Mickey Cohen, her personal life became violent and unpredictable. Lana's teenage daughter, Cheryl, watched her beloved mother's life deteriorate as Stompanato's intense jealousy took over. Eventually, the physical and emotional abuse became too much to bear, and Lana attempted to break it off with Johnny-with disastrous consequences. The details of what happened that fateful night remain foggy, but it ended in a series of frantic phone calls and Stompanato dead on Lana's bedroom floor, with Cheryl claiming to have plunged a knife into his abdomen in an attempt to protect her mother. The subsequent murder trial made for the biggest headlines of the year, its drama eclipsing every Hollywood movie. New York Times bestselling author Casey Sherman pulls back Tinseltown's velvet curtain to reveal the dark underbelly of celebrity, rife with toxic masculinity and casual violence against women, and tells the story of Lana Turner and her daughter, who finally stood up to the abuse that plagued their family for years. A Murder in Hollywood transports us back to the golden age of film and illuminates one of the 20th century's most notorious true crime tales.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Sherman, Casey, 1969-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[United States] : Sourcebooks Inc, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Made available through hoopla<br />1 online resource<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Resource available online</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Resource available online</span><br /><br />Web - (Bayside Library Service) - Ebooks - DOWNLOADABLE - check availability online (Set: 05 Mar 2024) - Access resource<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=558923&CF=BIB A memoir of privileged insight into strong family ties, the intricacies of relationships and the unspoken expectations within urban Aboriginal communities.This is a very personal account of love, loss, addiction, motherhood and domestic violence. A memoir of privileged insight into strong family ties, the intricacies of relationships and the unspoken expectations within urban Aboriginal communities.This is a very personal account of love, loss, addiction, motherhood and domestic violence.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Donohue, Ashlee<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Broome, WA : Magabala Books, 2024.<br />172 p. 23 cm.<br /><br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Non Fiction - 305.899 - On order<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=560425&CF=BIB Minneapolis, 2021. Curtis is newly out, single, and ready to take his life in a different direction. Anton is an enigmatic young man who recognizes Curtis from their pre-pandemic lives. One casual drink leads to a charged relationship layered with unspeak Minneapolis, 2021. Curtis is newly out, single, and ready to take his life in a different direction. Anton is an enigmatic young man who recognizes Curtis from their pre-pandemic lives. One casual drink leads to a charged relationship layered with unspeak<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Delliquanti, Blue<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[United States] : Silver Sprocket, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Made available through hoopla<br />1 online resource<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Resource available online</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Resource available online</span><br /><br />Web - (Bayside Library Service) - Ebooks - DOWNLOADABLE - check availability online (Set: 02 Apr 2024) - Access resource<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=560617&CF=BIB 'A unique story of pain and triumph told superbly by Anne Manne, who follows victims of abuse as they shatter an old alliance between leading citizens of Newcastle and its Anglican cathedral on the hill which for decades protected brazen paedophile priests. In all the writing of the last few years about clerical child abuse, there's nothing like Crimes of the Cross.' - David Marr For many years, Newcastle was the centre of a sinister paedophile network run by members of the Anglican Church - and protected by parishioners and community members who looked the other way. In this gripping book, Anne Manne reveals how this network avoided detection for so long, and how its ringleaders were finally exposed and brought to justice. At the heart of the story is a survivor, Steve Smith, who endured years of childhood abuse but refused to be silenced. Drawing on extensive research and interviews with survivors, clergy, lay people, police and others, Manne explores how the network operated and how it became entrenched in the upper echelons of Newcastle society. She offers deep insights into the minds and strategies of abusers and pays tribute to the victims and their tireless struggle for justice. Child sexual abuse has previously been thought of as an individual crime; Manne pioneers an examination of it as part of a network. This is an unforgettable story of courage in the face of unthinkable evil. 'This story gripped me from the first page and refused to let go. The courage expressed, the clear criminality within the Anglican Church, the vividness of the writing - all of it has remained with me ever since. This book is a singular achievement, and I cannot recommend it more highly.' - Jess Hill. 'A unique story of pain and triumph told superbly by Anne Manne, who follows victims of abuse as they shatter an old alliance between leading citizens of Newcastle and its Anglican cathedral on the hill which for decades protected brazen paedophile priests. In all the writing of the last few years about clerical child abuse, there's nothing like Crimes of the Cross.' - David Marr For many years, Newcastle was the centre of a sinister paedophile network run by members of the Anglican Church - and protected by parishioners and community members who looked the other way. In this gripping book, Anne Manne reveals how this network avoided detection for so long, and how its ringleaders were finally exposed and brought to justice. At the heart of the story is a survivor, Steve Smith, who endured years of childhood abuse but refused to be silenced. Drawing on extensive research and interviews with survivors, clergy, lay people, police and others, Manne explores how the network operated and how it became entrenched in the upper echelons of Newcastle society. She offers deep insights into the minds and strategies of abusers and pays tribute to the victims and their tireless struggle for justice. Child sexual abuse has previously been thought of as an individual crime; Manne pioneers an examination of it as part of a network. This is an unforgettable story of courage in the face of unthinkable evil. 'This story gripped me from the first page and refused to let go. The courage expressed, the clear criminality within the Anglican Church, the vividness of the writing - all of it has remained with me ever since. This book is a singular achievement, and I cannot recommend it more highly.' - Jess Hill.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Manne, Anne<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Carlton, Victoria] : Black Inc., 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Available online: </span>Access eBook online<br /><br />Web - (Bayside Library Service) - Ebooks - DOWNLOADABLE - check availability online (Set: 04 Apr 2024) - Available on BorrowBox<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=560870&CF=BIB On a warm summer's evening in February 2014, eleven-year-old Luke Batty was killed by his father at cricket practice. It was a horrific act of family violence that shocked Australia. The next morning, his mother Rosie bravely stood before the media. Her powerful and gut-wrenching words about family violence galvanised the nation and catapulted her into the spotlight. From that day on, Rosie Batty campaigned tirelessly to protect women and children, winning hearts and minds with her courage and compassion, singlehandedly changing the conversation around domestic violence in this country. Rosie's remarkable efforts were recognised when she became the 2015 Australian of the Year and a year later she was named one of the World's Greatest Leaders by Fortune magazine. However, behind Rosie's steely public resolve and seemingly unbreakable spirit, she was a mum grieving the loss of her adored son. Following on from her runaway best-seller A Mother's Story, which detailed the lead up to her son's murder, Hope shares what happened to Rosie the day after the worst day of her life and how she reclaimed hope when all hope was lost. She shares her struggles with anxiety, PTSD, self-doubt and self-loathing and how she finally confronted her grief. She shares the stories of those who have inspired her to keep going and given her hope when she needed it most. In this heartfelt, and at times heartbreaking memoir, Rosie tells how she found the light on her darkest days and how she found hope to carry on. On a warm summer's evening in February 2014, eleven-year-old Luke Batty was killed by his father at cricket practice. It was a horrific act of family violence that shocked Australia. The next morning, his mother Rosie bravely stood before the media. Her powerful and gut-wrenching words about family violence galvanised the nation and catapulted her into the spotlight. From that day on, Rosie Batty campaigned tirelessly to protect women and children, winning hearts and minds with her courage and compassion, singlehandedly changing the conversation around domestic violence in this country. Rosie's remarkable efforts were recognised when she became the 2015 Australian of the Year and a year later she was named one of the World's Greatest Leaders by Fortune magazine. However, behind Rosie's steely public resolve and seemingly unbreakable spirit, she was a mum grieving the loss of her adored son. Following on from her runaway best-seller A Mother's Story, which detailed the lead up to her son's murder, Hope shares what happened to Rosie the day after the worst day of her life and how she reclaimed hope when all hope was lost. She shares her struggles with anxiety, PTSD, self-doubt and self-loathing and how she finally confronted her grief. She shares the stories of those who have inspired her to keep going and given her hope when she needed it most. In this heartfelt, and at times heartbreaking memoir, Rosie tells how she found the light on her darkest days and how she found hope to carry on.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Batty, Rosie<br />Unabridged ed.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Victoria] : Bolinda/HarperCollins audio, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Available online: </span>Access eAudiobook online<br /><br />Web - (Bayside Library Service) - Eaudio Books - DOWNLOADABLE - check availability online (Set: 08 Apr 2024) - Available on BorrowBox<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=560917&CF=BIB After tragedy, how do we find hope? A memoir about what it takes to get through the very worst of times from Rosie Batty - a woman who has experienced tragedy, who had lost all hope, yet now is intent on finding it again. On a warm summer's evening in February 2014, eleven-year-old Luke Batty was killed by his father at cricket practice. It was a horrific act of family violence that shocked Australia. The next morning, his mother Rosie bravely stood before the media. Her powerful and gut-wrenching words about family violence galvanised the nation and catapulted her into the spotlight. From that day on, Rosie Batty campaigned tirelessly to protect women and children, winning hearts and minds with her courage and compassion, singlehandedly changing the conversation around domestic violence in this country. Rosie's remarkable efforts were recognised when she became the 2015 Australian of the Year and a year later she was named one of the World's Greatest Leaders by Fortune magazine. However, behind Rosie's steely public resolve and seemingly unbreakable spirit, she was a mum grieving the loss of her adored son. What happens when you become an accidental hero? What happens the day after the worst day of your life? What happens when you are forced to confront the emptiness and silence of a house that once buzzed with the energy of a young son? You go to dark places from which you're not sure you'll ever recover. Following on from her runaway best-seller A Mother's Story, which detailed the lead up to her son's murder, Hope shares what happened to Rosie the day after the worst day of her life and how she reclaimed hope when all hope was lost. She shares her struggles with anxiety, PTSD, self-doubt and self-loathing and how she finally confronted her grief. She shares the stories of those who have inspired her to keep going, and given her hope when she needed it most. In this heartfelt, and at times heartbreaking memoir, Rosie tells how she found the light on her darkest days and how she found the hope to carry on. After tragedy, how do we find hope? A memoir about what it takes to get through the very worst of times from Rosie Batty - a woman who has experienced tragedy, who had lost all hope, yet now is intent on finding it again. On a warm summer's evening in February 2014, eleven-year-old Luke Batty was killed by his father at cricket practice. It was a horrific act of family violence that shocked Australia. The next morning, his mother Rosie bravely stood before the media. Her powerful and gut-wrenching words about family violence galvanised the nation and catapulted her into the spotlight. From that day on, Rosie Batty campaigned tirelessly to protect women and children, winning hearts and minds with her courage and compassion, singlehandedly changing the conversation around domestic violence in this country. Rosie's remarkable efforts were recognised when she became the 2015 Australian of the Year and a year later she was named one of the World's Greatest Leaders by Fortune magazine. However, behind Rosie's steely public resolve and seemingly unbreakable spirit, she was a mum grieving the loss of her adored son. What happens when you become an accidental hero? What happens the day after the worst day of your life? What happens when you are forced to confront the emptiness and silence of a house that once buzzed with the energy of a young son? You go to dark places from which you're not sure you'll ever recover. Following on from her runaway best-seller A Mother's Story, which detailed the lead up to her son's murder, Hope shares what happened to Rosie the day after the worst day of her life and how she reclaimed hope when all hope was lost. She shares her struggles with anxiety, PTSD, self-doubt and self-loathing and how she finally confronted her grief. She shares the stories of those who have inspired her to keep going, and given her hope when she needed it most. In this heartfelt, and at times heartbreaking memoir, Rosie tells how she found the light on her darkest days and how she found the hope to carry on.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Batty, Rosie<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[New York, NY] : HarperCollins, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Available online: </span>Access eBook online<br /><br />Web - (Bayside Library Service) - Ebooks - DOWNLOADABLE - check availability online (Set: 09 Apr 2024) - Available on BorrowBox<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=561556&CF=BIB Kate Delaney has made the biggest mistake of her life. She picked the wrong guy to humiliate on a girls' night out and now she is living every woman's worst nightmare. Kate finds herself brutalised, bound and gagged in the back of a car being driven god knows where by a man whose name she doesn't know, and she is petrified about what's in store for her. As a journalist who is haunted by the crimes she's had to report over her career, Kate is terrifyingly familiar with the statistics about women who go missing--and the fear and trauma behind the headlines. She knows only too well how those stories usually end. Kate can only hope the police will find her before it's too late, but she's aware a random crime is hardest to solve. As the clock ticks down, she tries to keep herself sane by thinking about her beloved boyfriend and friends, escaping into memories of love and happy times together. She knows she cannot give way to despair. As the suspense escalates, Kate's boyfriend Liam is left behind, struggling with his shock, fear and desperation as the police establish a major investigation. The detectives face their own feelings of anguish and futility as they reflect on the cases they didn't solve in time and the victims they couldn't save. They know Kate's chances of survival diminish with every passing hour. Kate Delaney has made the biggest mistake of her life. She picked the wrong guy to humiliate on a girls' night out and now she is living every woman's worst nightmare. Kate finds herself brutalised, bound and gagged in the back of a car being driven god knows where by a man whose name she doesn't know, and she is petrified about what's in store for her. As a journalist who is haunted by the crimes she's had to report over her career, Kate is terrifyingly familiar with the statistics about women who go missing--and the fear and trauma behind the headlines. She knows only too well how those stories usually end. Kate can only hope the police will find her before it's too late, but she's aware a random crime is hardest to solve. As the clock ticks down, she tries to keep herself sane by thinking about her beloved boyfriend and friends, escaping into memories of love and happy times together. She knows she cannot give way to despair. As the suspense escalates, Kate's boyfriend Liam is left behind, struggling with his shock, fear and desperation as the police establish a major investigation. The detectives face their own feelings of anguish and futility as they reflect on the cases they didn't solve in time and the victims they couldn't save. They know Kate's chances of survival diminish with every passing hour.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Milligan, Louise<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Cammeraygal Country : Allen & Unwin, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Cammeraygal Country ; Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024.<br />312 pages ; 24 cm.<br /><br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Hot Reads - Read It Now! - AC - Onloan - Due: 07 May 2024 - 011162215<br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Hot Reads - Read It Now! - AC - Onloan - Due: 07 May 2024 - 011162222<br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Hot Reads - Read It Now! - AC - Onloan - Due: 28 May 2024 - 011162239<br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Hot Reads - Read It Now! - AC - Onloan - Due: 07 May 2024 - 011162246<br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Hot Reads - Read It Now! - AC - Onloan - Due: 10 May 2024 - 011162253<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=560769&CF=BIB Vicaria is a brilliant teenager who believes death is a disease that can be cured. After the brutal and sudden murder of her brother, she embarks on a dangerous journey to bring him back to life. Inspired by Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, THE ANGRY BLACK GIRL AND HER MONSTER thematically challenges our ideas of life and death. Bomani J. Story, the film's writer and director, crafts a thrilling tale about a family that, despite the terrors of systemic pressure, will survive and be reborn again. Vicaria is a brilliant teenager who believes death is a disease that can be cured. After the brutal and sudden murder of her brother, she embarks on a dangerous journey to bring him back to life. Inspired by Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, THE ANGRY BLACK GIRL AND HER MONSTER thematically challenges our ideas of life and death. Bomani J. Story, the film's writer and director, crafts a thrilling tale about a family that, despite the terrors of systemic pressure, will survive and be reborn again.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[United States] : RLJE Films, 2023.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Made available through hoopla<br />1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 92 min.)) : sd., col.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Resource available online</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Resource available online</span><br /><br />Web - (Bayside Library Service) - Emovies - STREAMING - In-process (Set: 08 Apr 2024) - Access resource<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=556688&CF=BIB Coming Soon… Coming Soon…<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Rosenberg, Sam<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[United States] : Live Ready Academy, LLC, 2023.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Made available through hoopla<br />1 online resource<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Resource available online</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Resource available online</span><br /><br />Web - (Bayside Library Service) - Ebooks - DOWNLOADABLE - check availability online (Set: 02 Feb 2024) - Access resource<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=555571&CF=BIB A married woman begins to take interest in her successful married friend, risking her safety from her husband. A married woman begins to take interest in her successful married friend, risking her safety from her husband.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[United States] : Maverick Entertainment Group, 2023.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Made available through hoopla<br />1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 108 min.)) : sd., col.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Resource available online</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Resource available online</span><br /><br />Web - (Bayside Library Service) - Emovies - STREAMING - In-process (Set: 15 Jan 2024) - Access resource<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=551743&CF=BIB "The reasons why distressed children may behave violently can be complex; this book sets out the biological, psychological, and environmental reasons as to why your child may be displaying violent behaviours and helps you develop strategies to reduce the incidence of violence, de-escalate violent situations and repair relationships following incidents. With the aid of this guide, develop a language to enable children to understand their emotional states in a safe environment. Expertly written by award-winning author, columnist and adoptive parent Sally Donovan and Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapist Carly Kingswood; learn how to care for yourself and the children in your lives."-- Provided by publisher. "The reasons why distressed children may behave violently can be complex; this book sets out the biological, psychological, and environmental reasons as to why your child may be displaying violent behaviours and helps you develop strategies to reduce the incidence of violence, de-escalate violent situations and repair relationships following incidents. With the aid of this guide, develop a language to enable children to understand their emotional states in a safe environment. Expertly written by award-winning author, columnist and adoptive parent Sally Donovan and Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapist Carly Kingswood; learn how to care for yourself and the children in your lives."-- Provided by publisher.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Donovan, Sally, 1968 or 1969-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2023.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2023<br />248 pages ; 23 cm<br /><br />Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Non Fiction - Health and Wellbeing - 155.418 DON - Available - 010928058<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=552526&CF=BIB <span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Fuller, Meredith<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Melbourne : Meredith Fuller, 2023.<br />104 p.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Available online: </span>Click here to access eBook<br /><br />Web - (Bayside Library Service) - Ebooks - DOWNLOADABLE - check availability online (Set: 23 Nov 2023) - Access resource<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=553123&CF=BIB Beaten, drugged, and tied, I sink beneath the surface. Water invades my mouth. It seeps down my throat and fills my lungs until breathing becomes a desperate memory. My only hope are the three men who know the evil of my attacker. If I make it through this, we can't fail again. A murderer needs to be found. Caleb needs to pay for what he did to me. He has another woman held hostage, bound, and gagged. But she's not the only one. There are others who will befall the same fate as me if Caleb and his friends aren't stopped. With the police in his pocket, there's no one to save them but us. Drowning gives a girl a lot of time to think about her revenge. Until it becomes obsession. Rebel Obsession is an adult #whychoose romance, meaning the main character has more than one love interest. This book contains romantic suspense/dark themes that may trigger some readers. It contains a male/male storyline. It is the second book in an ongoing trilogy and cannot be read as a standalone. Book 1 of this series is Rebel Revenge. Beaten, drugged, and tied, I sink beneath the surface. Water invades my mouth. It seeps down my throat and fills my lungs until breathing becomes a desperate memory. My only hope are the three men who know the evil of my attacker. If I make it through this, we can't fail again. A murderer needs to be found. Caleb needs to pay for what he did to me. He has another woman held hostage, bound, and gagged. But she's not the only one. There are others who will befall the same fate as me if Caleb and his friends aren't stopped. With the police in his pocket, there's no one to save them but us. Drowning gives a girl a lot of time to think about her revenge. Until it becomes obsession. Rebel Obsession is an adult #whychoose romance, meaning the main character has more than one love interest. This book contains romantic suspense/dark themes that may trigger some readers. It contains a male/male storyline. It is the second book in an ongoing trilogy and cannot be read as a standalone. Book 1 of this series is Rebel Revenge.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Thorpe, Elle<br />Unabridged.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[United States] : Findaway Voices, 2023.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Made available through hoopla<br />1 online resource (1 audio file (10hr., 29 min.)) : digital.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Resource available online</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Resource available online</span><br /><br />Web - (Bayside Library Service) - Eaudio Books - DOWNLOADABLE - check availability online (Set: 04 Dec 2023) - Access resource<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=553196&CF=BIB An idyllic retreat? Or a madhouse soaked in blood? Only the Walkers can tell you... The Oaks is an idyllic, up-market country club - but its ornately carved walls hide a horrific past. Sixty years ago the house was an asylum, home to crazed psychopaths. One night all of them disappeared, never to be seen again. Jack Reed, the owner of The Oaks, has no idea about the building's terrible history. It is only when Jack's son is dragged into the walls of the mansion that he realises what happened sixty years ago - and just where the inmates have been living all this time... 'One of the most original and frightening storytellers of our time' PETER JAMES An idyllic retreat? Or a madhouse soaked in blood? Only the Walkers can tell you... The Oaks is an idyllic, up-market country club - but its ornately carved walls hide a horrific past. Sixty years ago the house was an asylum, home to crazed psychopaths. One night all of them disappeared, never to be seen again. Jack Reed, the owner of The Oaks, has no idea about the building's terrible history. It is only when Jack's son is dragged into the walls of the mansion that he realises what happened sixty years ago - and just where the inmates have been living all this time... 'One of the most original and frightening storytellers of our time' PETER JAMES<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Masterton, Graham<br />Unabridged.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[United States] : Clipper Audiobooks, 2023.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Made available through hoopla<br />1 online resource (1 audio file (10hr., 45 min.)) : digital.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Resource available online</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Resource available online</span><br /><br />Web - (Bayside Library Service) - Eaudio Books - DOWNLOADABLE - check availability online (Set: 04 Dec 2023) - Access resource<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=553205&CF=BIB Tormented at school, ten-year-old Jane wants a best friend more than anything. Her wish is answered when Acacia moves in next door and a carefree summer break beckons. Yet as their friendship blossoms and secrets are shared, Acacia remains stubbornly guarded about her home life, especially when it comes to her mother's new boyfriend, Daryl, a Harley-riding ladies' man. At a neighborhood party, Jane stumbles onto a disturbing scene involving Daryl and is coerced into silence. Frightened and confused, she stays quiet, but when sounds of violence start emerging from Acacia's house, she hopes an adult will intervene. Instead, everyone turns a blind eye. Jane's own family seems to be deteriorating into chaos too, as if the darkness in Acacia's house is spreading like ripples in a pond. It will end in disaster if no one acts, and it may end in tragedy if someone does... Tormented at school, ten-year-old Jane wants a best friend more than anything. Her wish is answered when Acacia moves in next door and a carefree summer break beckons. Yet as their friendship blossoms and secrets are shared, Acacia remains stubbornly guarded about her home life, especially when it comes to her mother's new boyfriend, Daryl, a Harley-riding ladies' man. At a neighborhood party, Jane stumbles onto a disturbing scene involving Daryl and is coerced into silence. Frightened and confused, she stays quiet, but when sounds of violence start emerging from Acacia's house, she hopes an adult will intervene. Instead, everyone turns a blind eye. Jane's own family seems to be deteriorating into chaos too, as if the darkness in Acacia's house is spreading like ripples in a pond. It will end in disaster if no one acts, and it may end in tragedy if someone does...<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Mulligan, Monique<br />Unabridged.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[United States] : Dreamscape Media, 2023.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Made available through hoopla<br />1 online resource (1 audio file (9hr., 40 min.)) : digital.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Resource available online</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Resource available online</span><br /><br />Web - (Bayside Library Service) - Eaudio Books - DOWNLOADABLE - check availability online (Set: 04 Dec 2023) - Access resource<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=553781&CF=BIB A powerful, personal novel about women, children and justice, from one of this country's most loved and clear-eyed storytellers. It's 1965 and Joe Cluny is living in a working-class suburb with his mum, Marion, and sister, Ruby, spending his days trying to avoid trouble with the nuns at the local Catholic primary school. One evening his Auntie Oona appears on the doorstep, distressed and needing somewhere to stay. As his mum and auntie work out what to do, Joe comes to understand the secrets that the women in his family carry, including on their bodies. Yet their pleas for assistance are met with silence and complicity from all sides. Who will help Joe's family at their time of need? A powerful, personal novel about women, children and justice, from one of this country's most loved and clear-eyed storytellers. It's 1965 and Joe Cluny is living in a working-class suburb with his mum, Marion, and sister, Ruby, spending his days trying to avoid trouble with the nuns at the local Catholic primary school. One evening his Auntie Oona appears on the doorstep, distressed and needing somewhere to stay. As his mum and auntie work out what to do, Joe comes to understand the secrets that the women in his family carry, including on their bodies. Yet their pleas for assistance are met with silence and complicity from all sides. Who will help Joe's family at their time of need?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Birch, Tony, 1957-<br />Unabridged.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Chatswood, NSW] : Wavesound Pty Ltd, [2023].<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2023.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>℗2023.<br />5 CDs (approximately 5 hr., 28 min.) : digital, stereo ; 12 cm.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Image available online</span><br /><br />Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Audio Books on CD - ACD BIRC - Available - 010313144<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=551001&CF=BIB "With over 19 million copies in print and a remarkable record of #1 New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestsellers, Bill O'Reilly's Killing series is the most popular series of narrative histories in the world. Killing the Witches revisits one of the most frightening and inexplicable episodes in American history: the events of 1692 and 1693 in Salem Village, Massachusetts. What began as a mysterious affliction of two young girls who suffered violent fits and exhibited strange behavior soon spread to other young women. Rumors of demonic possession and witchcraft consumed Salem. Soon three women were arrested under suspicion of being witches--but as the hysteria spread, more than 200 people were accused. Thirty were found guilty, twenty were executed, and others died in jail or their lives were ruined. What really happened in Salem? Killing the Witches tells the horrifying story of a colonial town's madness, offering the historical context of similar episodes of community mania during that time, and exploring the evidence that emerged in the Salem trials, in contemporary accounts, and in subsequent investigations. The result is a compulsively readable book about good, evil, and how fear can overwhelm fact and reason"-- Provided by publisher. "With over 19 million copies in print and a remarkable record of #1 New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestsellers, Bill O'Reilly's Killing series is the most popular series of narrative histories in the world. Killing the Witches revisits one of the most frightening and inexplicable episodes in American history: the events of 1692 and 1693 in Salem Village, Massachusetts. What began as a mysterious affliction of two young girls who suffered violent fits and exhibited strange behavior soon spread to other young women. Rumors of demonic possession and witchcraft consumed Salem. Soon three women were arrested under suspicion of being witches--but as the hysteria spread, more than 200 people were accused. Thirty were found guilty, twenty were executed, and others died in jail or their lives were ruined. What really happened in Salem? Killing the Witches tells the horrifying story of a colonial town's madness, offering the historical context of similar episodes of community mania during that time, and exploring the evidence that emerged in the Salem trials, in contemporary accounts, and in subsequent investigations. The result is a compulsively readable book about good, evil, and how fear can overwhelm fact and reason"-- Provided by publisher.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>O'Reilly, Bill<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>New York : St. Martin's Press, 2023.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2023<br />291 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), maps, portraits (some colour), facsimiles ; 25 cm.<br />Killing<br /><br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Non Fiction - History - 974.45 ORE - Available - 011002221<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=550910&CF=BIB In Tangled Vines, bestselling true crime author John Glatt reconstructs the rise of the prestigious Murdaugh family and the shocking double murder that led to the downfall of its patriarch, Alex Murdaugh. Among the lush, tree-lined waterways of South Carolina low country, the Murdaugh name means power. A century-old, multimillion-dollar law practice has catapulted the family into incredible wealth and local celebrity; but it was an unimaginable tragedy that would thrust them into the national spotlight. On June 7th, 2021, prominent attorney Alex Murdaugh discovered the bodies of his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul, on the grounds of their thousand-acre hunting lodge. The mystery deepened only months later when Alex himself was discovered shot in the head on a local roadside. But as authorities scrambled for clues and the community reeled from the loss and media attention, dark secrets about this Southern legal dynasty came to light. The Murdaughs, it turned out, were feared as much as they were loved. And they wouldn't hesitate to wield their influence to protect one of their own; two years before he was killed, a highly intoxicated Paul Murdaugh was at the helm of a boat when it crashed and killed a teenage girl, and his light treatment by police led to speculation that privilege had come into play. As bombshells of financial fraud were revealed and more suspicious deaths were linked to the Murdaughs, a new portrait of Alex Murdaugh emerged: a desperate man on the brink of ruin who would do anything, even plan his own death, to save his family's reputation. In Tangled Vines, bestselling true crime author John Glatt reconstructs the rise of the prestigious Murdaugh family and the shocking double murder that led to the downfall of its patriarch, Alex Murdaugh. Among the lush, tree-lined waterways of South Carolina low country, the Murdaugh name means power. A century-old, multimillion-dollar law practice has catapulted the family into incredible wealth and local celebrity; but it was an unimaginable tragedy that would thrust them into the national spotlight. On June 7th, 2021, prominent attorney Alex Murdaugh discovered the bodies of his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul, on the grounds of their thousand-acre hunting lodge. The mystery deepened only months later when Alex himself was discovered shot in the head on a local roadside. But as authorities scrambled for clues and the community reeled from the loss and media attention, dark secrets about this Southern legal dynasty came to light. The Murdaughs, it turned out, were feared as much as they were loved. And they wouldn't hesitate to wield their influence to protect one of their own; two years before he was killed, a highly intoxicated Paul Murdaugh was at the helm of a boat when it crashed and killed a teenage girl, and his light treatment by police led to speculation that privilege had come into play. As bombshells of financial fraud were revealed and more suspicious deaths were linked to the Murdaughs, a new portrait of Alex Murdaugh emerged: a desperate man on the brink of ruin who would do anything, even plan his own death, to save his family's reputation.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Glatt, John<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : John Blake Publishing, [2024]<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2023<br />310 pages ; 20 cm<br /><br />Beaumaris Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Non Fiction - True Crime - 364.152 GLA - Available - 010981602<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=549972&CF=BIB Mirror mirror, on the grass, what's my future? What's my past? A girl and her mother have been on the run for 16 years, from police and the monster they left in their kitchen with a knife in his throat. They've found themselves a home inside a van with four flat tyres parked in a scrapyard by the edge of the Brisbane River. The girl has no name because names are dangerous when you're on the run. But the girl has a dream. A vision of a life as an artist of international acclaim. A life outside the grip of the Brisbane underworld drug queen 'Lady' Flora Box. A life of love with the boy who's waiting for her on the bridge that stretches across a flooding, deadly river. A life beyond the bullet that has her name on it. And now that the storm clouds are rising, there's only one person who can help make her dreams come true. That person is Lola and she carries all the answers. But to find Lola, the girl with no name must first do one of the hardest things we can ever do. She must look in the mirror. Mirror mirror, on the grass, what's my future? What's my past? A girl and her mother have been on the run for 16 years, from police and the monster they left in their kitchen with a knife in his throat. They've found themselves a home inside a van with four flat tyres parked in a scrapyard by the edge of the Brisbane River. The girl has no name because names are dangerous when you're on the run. But the girl has a dream. A vision of a life as an artist of international acclaim. A life outside the grip of the Brisbane underworld drug queen 'Lady' Flora Box. A life of love with the boy who's waiting for her on the bridge that stretches across a flooding, deadly river. A life beyond the bullet that has her name on it. And now that the storm clouds are rising, there's only one person who can help make her dreams come true. That person is Lola and she carries all the answers. But to find Lola, the girl with no name must first do one of the hardest things we can ever do. She must look in the mirror.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Dalton, Trent<br />Unabridged.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Tullamarine, Victoria : Bolinda Audio, [2023]<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>℗2023.<br />11 audio discs (CD) (13 hr., 40 min.) : digital, stereo ; 12 cm ; in container.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1 reserve</span><br /><br />Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Audio Books on CD - ACD DALT - On Reserve Shelf - Awaiting collection within 10 days of this date. (Set: 05 May 2024) - 010660965<br />