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  • A canticle for Leibowitz
    Author:

    Miller, Walter M.

    Summary:

    In a nightmarish ruined world slowly awakening to the light after sleeping in darkness, the infant rediscoveries of science are secretly nourished by cloistered monks dedicated to the study and pre

    Genre: Science fiction, Dystopian fiction

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      Running Time: 33:53:20
      Narrator: Multiple Readers
      Publisher: Crane Library, Thu, 01/01/2015 - 12:00
  • Manson : the life and times of Charles Manson
    Author:

    Guinn, Jeff

    Summary:

    Based on new interviews, this revealing account of one of the most notorious criminals in American history puts Manson in the context of his times, the turbulent end of the 60s, revealing a rock st

    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, True crime stories

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      Narrator: Multiple Readers
      Publisher: Crane Library, Fri, 05/15/2015 - 12:00
  • What Killed Jane Creba Rap, Race, and the Invention of a Gang War
    Author:

    Arvast, Anita

    Summary:

    The sensational story of a girl's tragic death and the whirlwind of racial prejudices that came in its wake.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, True crime stories

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  • A Daughter's Deadly Deception The Jennifer Pan Story
    Author:

    Grimaldi, Jeremy

    Summary:

    2017 Arthur Ellis Award, Best Nonfiction Book — Winner A sinister plot by a young woman left her mother dead and her father riddled with bullets.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, True crime stories

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  • C.W. Hunt's High-Flying Adventures 2-Book Bundle Dancing in the Sky / Whisky and Ice
    Author:

    Hunt, C.W.

    Summary:

    Canada’s past is rich with high-flying adventures — whether it’s pilots fighting in the skies or the King of the Rumrunners fleeing the feds! Read their stories in this two-book collection.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, History and geography, True crime stories

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  • Drop Dead A Horrible History of Hanging in Canada
    Author:

    Poplak, Lorna

    Summary:

    Shining a light on the dark history of hangings in Canada.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, True crime stories

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  • The Desperate Ones Forgotten Canadian Outlaws
    Author:

    Butts, Edward

    Summary:

    Short-listed for the 2007 Arthur Ellis Award for Best Non-Fiction They were among Canada’s most desperate criminals, yet their names have been all but forgotten in the annals of history - until no

    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Canadian nonfiction, True crime stories

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  • Call in Pinkerton's American Detectives at Work for Canada
    Author:

    Williams, David Ricardo

    Summary:

    Soon after Allan Pinkerton established his legendary detective agency in the United States, Canadians began seeking their services.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, History and geography, True crime stories

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  • Busted : Nova Scotia's war on drugs
    Author:

    Oickle, Vernon

    Summary:

    As a reporter for a weekly newspaper on Nova Scotia’s South Shore, Vernon Oickle became increasingly aware of the expansion of the drug trade in the region.

    Genre: True crime stories, Canadian nonfiction

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    • Login to access DAISY 202 - Full Text and Audio
      Running Time: 27:47:20
      Narrator: Apple Alex (synthetic)
      Publisher: BC Libraries Cooperative, Wed, 06/22/2016 - 12:00
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      Publisher: BC Libraries Cooperative, Wed, 06/22/2016 - 12:00
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      Publisher: BC Libraries Cooperative, Wed, 06/22/2016 - 12:00
  • It can't happen here : a novel
    Author:

    Lewis, Sinclair

    Summary:

    A New England newspaper editor fights to destroy the fascist dictatorship established by President Berzelius Windrip in this classic work by the author of Babbit, Arrowsmith, and Main Street that p

    Genre: Dystopian fiction, Classic fiction

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    • Login to access DAISY 202 - Full Text and Audio
      Running Time: 40:03:29
      Narrator: Apple Alex (synthetic)
      Publisher: BC Libraries Cooperative, Fri, 01/01/2016 - 12:00
    • Login to access DAISY 3 - Full Text and Audio
      Narrator: Apple Alex (synthetic)
      Publisher: BC Libraries Cooperative, Fri, 01/01/2016 - 12:00
  • down from heaven
    Author:

    Wagner, Colleen

    Summary:

    A virus has plagued the city and residents are quarantined. Curfews have been imposed and rumours of government corruption abound. Bureaucratic red tape is creating a food crisis.

    Genre: Canadian drama, Dystopian fiction

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  • The Unplugging
    Author:

    Nolan, Yvette

    Summary:

    Forced to rely upon traditional wisdom for their survival, Elena and Bern retreat from the remains of civilization to a freezing, desolate landscape where they attempt to continue their lives after

    Genre: Canadian drama, Dystopian fiction

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  • PostApoc
    Author:

    Worth, Liz

    Summary:

    Sole survivor of a suicide pact, Ang has fallen into an underground music scene obsessed with the idea of the end of the world.

    Genre: Canadian fiction, Dystopian fiction

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  • Cold North Killers Canadian Serial Murder
    Author:

    Mellor, Lee

    Summary:

    Canada is seen as a peaceful place, but this wake-up call shows us that there have been more than 60 serial killers in our history. Limited time offer.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, True crime stories

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  • Running With Dillinger The Story of Red Hamilton and Other Forgotten Canadian Outlaws
    Author:

    Butts, Edward

    Summary:

    This book picks up where The Desperate Ones: Canada's Forgotten Outlaws left off.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, History and geography, True crime stories

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