Reed, Graham
Summary: After Jake quits the drug business, his realtor/ex-wife, Nina, gets him a job as a housesitter for her wealthy clients. Jake celebrates by throwing a party in the mansion he was hired to look after. Unfortunately, the guest list gets out of hand, leaving Jake to contend with a hallucinogenic-vitamin-dispensing yogi, a dead guy in the bathroom, and The Norwegian - a criminal force of nature with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Poisoned Pen Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC REESager, Riley.
Summary: No visitors. No nights spent away from the apartment. No disturbing the other residents, all of whom are rich or famous or both. These are the only rules for Jules Larsen's new job as an apartment sitter at the Bartholomew, one of Manhattan's most high-profile and mysterious buildings. Recently heartbroken and just plain broke, Jules is taken in by the splendor of her surroundings and accepts...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC SAGSummary: A group of thieves break into the luxurious, secluded mansion Sophie is house-sitting. Sophie, a visually impaired former skier, must rely on Kelly, an army veteran living across the country, to help her fight back.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD SEESharp, Zoë.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Murderati Ink 2002
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SHALaskowski, Tara
Summary: When house sitter Allison Simpson becomes drawn into the story of a girl who disappeared from town thirty years before, she begins to realize that Opal Beach isn't as idyllic as it seems. The walls of the gorgeous homes hide dark secrets. And as Allison digs deeper into the mystery, she uncovers not only the shocking truth, but finds herself caught in the middle of a twisted plot.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Harlequin Audio 2019
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Summary: When a near-fatal accident leaves her with a debilitating facial scar, a once-promising Hollywood starlet retreats to her producer's Silver Springs estate to house sit where she discovers she has a handsome new roommate.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mira 2021
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1 available in Holiday Fiction, Call number: FIC NOVDouglas, Claire
Summary: Libby Hall needs to hide, to escape from a personal and public tragedy. Which is why the house swap with the Heywoods is a godsend. Libby can't believe her and her husband, Jamie's, good fortune in exchanging their tiny city flat for a beautiful haven on the English coast. But before they can begin to relax and work to heal their fragile marriage, Libby makes some disturbing discoveries about...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: A house sitting job will start a terrifying chain of events as a woman begins to have terrifying visions. From the producers of THE INNKEEPERS and HOUSE OF THE DEVIL comes what critics are calling "explosive" and "absolutely brilliant."
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Screen Media Ventures 2016
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Hess, Joan.
Summary: Staying at the palatial home of a wealthy customer when her own meager apartment is rendered unlivable, bookstore owner Claire Malloy becomes increasingly convinced that the house's owner is not who she claims to be.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Minotaur 2005
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HESJones, Diana Wynne.
Summary: When Charmain is asked to housesit for Great Uncle William, the Royal Wizard of Norland, she is ecstatic to get away from her parents, but finds that his house is much more than it seems.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books 2008
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Place a hold to request this item.McCall Smith, Alexander
Summary: "It's the most anticipated event of the decade -- Big Lou and Fat Bob's wedding -- and everyone is invited! But the relative peace and tranquillity of 44 Scotland Street is about to be disrupted. Domineering Irene is set to return for a two-month stay, consigning young Bertie to a summer camp. Not content with that, she somehow manages to come between the enigmatic nun, Sister Maria-Fiore dei...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2023
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP Fiction McCall SmithMcNamara, Ali.
Summary: She was a girl, standing in front of a boy... Movie fanatic Scarlett O'Brien dreams of a life as glamorous and romantic as all the big screen flicks she worships. When a chance house-sitting job in iconic Notting Hill comes along, she knows living in one of her favorite movie settings is an opportunity too good to pass up. Leaving behind her skeptical friends, family, and fianc,̌ Scarlett heads...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Inc 2012
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Heller, Emily.
Contents: An impression to start -- The general loser community -- Public transportation -- My medical issues -- My favorite radio station -- Hot women -- My brain -- My ex's girlfriend -- Housesitting -- Metamorphosis -- Children -- Being single -- I finally talk about Frasier -- Love & baseketball -- Single forever -- Dying alone -- Feminism.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015