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Mister Mammoth is the world's greatest detective and the kind of person you don't forget. Being a seven-foot-tall pacifist who's covered head to toe with an impressive collection of horrific scars makes quite the impression. But he might be losing his edge. He can't seem to solve his latest case and he's distracted with a strange obsession with a soap opera actress who doesn't even know he exists. His new case holds clues that might finally unlock...
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Shirley and Jamila volume 1
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"When ten-year-olds Shirley and Jamila meet, Jamila is simply hoping for a friend in her new neighborhood but Shirley is a detective and together they seek a missing gecko." --
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"A curated hardcover collection featuring the world's greatest thief, Lupin III, in some of his best capers ever! Lupin III: Greatest Heists is a collection of twelve classic stories from throughout Lupin's history. Taken from Monkey Punch's Lupin III and New Lupin III, these stories have been fully retranslated and are collected in one volume for the first time. Monkey Punch's immortal creations are among the most beloved characters of all time,...
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Officer Clawsome volume 2
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Officer Clawsome and his partner, Stariana, are back, solving a time-bending mystery of epic proportions in this sequel to Officer Clawsome: Lobster Cop. A puzzling mystery is afoot! Thankfully, Caper Cove's finest are on the case, but the investigation takes a turn for the strange when the town's resident evil genius, Brain Sturgeon, dives into a portal to the past. Fighting crime, dodging dinosaurs, and wrangling old West outlaws, these two best...
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In this highly anticipated follow-up to the multiple award-winning A Silent Hell, hardboiled detective John Blacksad finds himself on the road across 1950s America, cruising in a golden Cadillac Eldorado west from New Orleans, while taking a much-needed break from the deadly dramas that dog his feline tail--or so he thinks. Before long, Blacksad's hard luck catches up with him, landing him smack in the middle of another murder and in pursuit of a...
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"Holden Carver was a reluctant double agent even before circumstances left him wihtout hope of rescue. Tao, the criminal mastermind whose organization he'd infiltrated, had Carver's only lifeline, spymaster John Lynch, shot by an old ally, leaving him in a coma. Tao's cut off every chance for escape, and he's persuaded Carver to join up, for real this time ... he may never be the government's golden boy again, but he's determined to keep his tarnished...
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Sort of super volume 2
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Eleven year-old superhero Wyatt Flynn and his little sister Adeline go to Camp Igneous, where they secretly explore a mysterious volcano which may be a key piece in the puzzle of what happened to their missing mother.
9) Class action
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Mango and Brash go undercover at a middle school to protect the mascot, but the gators struggle to blend in with the other students.
10) All tide up
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InvestiGators volume 7
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When a cruise ship and its passengers go missing, the Investigators take on the case before a second cruise befalls a similar fate.
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"Life's funny. One minute you're jobless, deep in debt, and on the verge of eviction; the next you're in a fight with a monster and getting a job working for a paranormal detective with the head of a jack-o'-lantern. It's an age-old story. Now the clumsy but determined Ellie (who's just discovered she has strong psychic powers) and her pumpkin-headed boss Ichabod have to team up and fight the things that go bump in the night"--
12) Bog gone!
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Finder's creatures volume case 1
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Detective-in-training Finder the tree frog and her friends Chopper and Keeper try to figure out why all the animals in Belly Acre Bog have disappeared.
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"From James M. Cain to Stephen King, from Sophocles to the Marquis de Sade to Iceberg Slim, here are stunning and sometimes macabre visualizations of some of the greatest crime and mystery stories of all time. Rick Geary brings his crisp style to Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment; C. Frakes resurrects the forgotten novella "Talma Gordon," the first mystery written by an African American. Crime finds new life in these graphic renditions of The Arabian...
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"Fitting in can be hard, especially when you're as small as Ember, a tiny boy living alone in a city of giants. But Ember's luck changes when he meets Lua, a kindly sea turtle, who escorts him across the ocean to a school for little creatures on a wondrous island ... As he struggles to adapt to this new world, Ember finds himself at the heart of an otherworldly mystery, facing a strange monster from the deep that threatens everything he holds dear"--...
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Chew volume 2
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A newly discovered fruit takes Tony Chu, a federal agent with the ability to get psychic impressions from the things he eats, to a remote island full of secrets and a shadowy killer with a particularly sinister appetite.
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Harriet Vanger, a scion of one of Sweden's wealthiest families disappeared over forty years ago. All these years later, her aged uncle continues to seek the truth. He hires Mikael Blomkvist, a crusading journalist recently trapped by a libel conviction, to investigate. He is aided by the pierced and tattooed punk prodigy Lisbeth Salander. Together they tap into a vein of unfathomable iniquity and astonishing corruption.
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Sin City volume 1
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Marv goes looking for answers and revenge when he is framed for the murder of Goldie, a beautiful woman he spent the night with, only to wake up and find her dead next to him. Includes adult content.
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"Her business is deadly and always ends with a smoking gun! From writer Max Allan Collins ... and artist Terry Beatty ... comes the second volume of the tough-as-nails private eye and her run-ins with love, deceit and the stench of gunpowder. The iconic crime fiction heroine is back. Ms. Tree remains the longest running private-eye comic to date. This casebook brings together six classic Ms. Tree stories ... Also included is the thrilling short story...
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"She's about to be a mom but she's already one mean mother! ... Bursting to life in 1981, Ms. Tree re-established noir crime fiction in comics and pioneered what became a trend for female private eyes. It remains the longest running private eye comic to date. This graphic novel brings together five classic Ms. Tree issues that you won't want to miss." --
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"A locked-room murder mystery puzzles paranormal detective Sarah Jewell and her associate Marie Therése when a weekend trip on a private island off the coast of Washington goes awry. Trapped by a storm and surrounded by myriad suspects who have gathered for an auction of occult items, the intrepid duo must unravel the supernatural mysteries surrounding the guests in the hopes of uncovering the murderer! But all the while bodies keep piling up, and...
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