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The view across the valley takes her breath away; everywhere she looks tiny patches of colour β ochre, chestnut, lime and purple. The farmhouse behind her glows pink in the morning sun. Finally, Flora has the home of her dreamsβ¦ but is she about to lose it? Free-spirited Flora Dunbar is heartbroken
Theft -- The city of light -- Searching for a woman -- Sympathy for the devil -- Science vs. crime -- The man who measured people -- The suspects -- The motor bandits -- The thief -- Cherchez la femme -- The greatest crime -- Afterword. The mastermind -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography.
Turn-of-the-century Paris was the beating heart of a rapidly changing world. Painters, scientists, revolutionaries, poets - all were there. But so, too, were the shadows: Paris was a violent, criminal place, its sinister alleyways the haunts of Apache gangsters and its cafes the gathering places of
Turn-of-the-century Paris was the beating heart of a rapidly changing world. Painters, scientists, revolutionaries, poets--all were there. But so, too, were the shadows: Paris was a violent, criminal place, its sinister alleyways the haunts of Apache gangsters and its cafes the gathering places of m
EDITORIAL REVIEW: This novel has been for me a big surprise to everyone. When I started working on it, my idea was to make a simple exercise to help me consider the other side of Eclipse, which was currently editing. While writing this little story, it struck me that my site could include as a
New York Times Bestselling Author and Agatha Award Nominee! First Published by Penguin/Berkley/Prime Crime! Lighthouse Inn Mystery #5 Innkeeper Alex Winston is happy to get the Carolina Rhapsody Emerald to display at the Hatteras West Inn, but when he hears about the curse on the jewel, he begins to
New York Times Bestselling Author and Agatha Award Nominee! First Published by Penguin/Berkley/Prime Crime! Lighthouse Inn Mystery #3 The Hatteras West Inn is the perfect getaway, a replica of the Hatteras West Lighthouse tucked into the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. But when the Trask fami
"Irresistibly seductive. ... Murder mystery, historical novel, portal to another time; _The Blackest Bird_ is a masterpiece."--Anthony BourdainIn the sweltering summer of 1841, Mary Rogers, a popular tobacco shop counter girl, is found brutally murdered in the shallows of the Hudson River. John Colt
### From Publishers Weekly Clevenger's second novel (after 2002's *The Contortionist's Handbook*) opens with a classic grabber: an amnesiac man awakes in jail with a woman's nameDesireeon his lips. Prodded by a pushy police detective, that man (his name is Eric Ashworth, he's told) must sift throug
Following the national success of Ella Minnow Pea (LMNOP), this second novel from Mark Dunn brings the same charm and love of good language to a small town in the South.
The Anomalies is the story of five quirky nonconformists who come together to make rock music in their small Midwestern town primarily inhabited by tiny-minded, walking stereotypes. Twenty-four-year-old Luster, who lives in the ghetto with his crack-dealing brothers, wants the ultimate form of the
A highly suspenseful story of greed, betrayal and murder, The Lost Highway signals a thrilling new direction for one of Canada's greatest authors. For twenty years, Alex Chapman has been at war with his great-uncle James, popularly known as ?The Tyrant.' Disillusioned and ill-tempered, Alex believes
The study of funerary practice has become one of the most exciting and rapidly developing areas of Roman archaeology in recent decades. This volume draws on large-scale fieldwork from across Europe, methodological advances and conceptual innovations to explore new insights from analysis of the Roman
Who the billionaires are -- Stealth politics on taxes and social security -- Four billionaires up close -- Keeping quiet on social issues -- Reshaping state and local politics -- What is to be done about billionaires?
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EDITORIAL REVIEW: Brian Aldiss marked the centenary year of H G Wells' birth with this ingenious novella combining comedy, terror and, intriguingly, late nineteenth-century period charm. In a sleepy East Anglian town we meet Bruce Fox and Gregory Rolles - two young men who have sworn to Think L
The mysteries and adventure are back and bigger than ever in the second book in the Menagerie trilogy! With the magic of Brandon Mullβs Fablehaven and the charm and humor of Carl Hiaasen, *The Menagerie #2: Dragon on Trial* is perfect for young readers who love myths, fairy tales, and magical creatu
Partly autobiographical, this is the third title in Judith Kerr's internationally acclaimed trilogy of books following the life of Anna through war-torn Germany, to London during the Blitz and her return to Berlin to discover the past... Berlin is where Anna lived before Hitler, when she was still
Preorder the long-awaited sequel to Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies, the stunning conclusion to Hilary Mantel's Man Booker Prize-winning Thomas Cromwell trilogy. 'If you cannot speak truth at a beheading, when can you speak it?' England, May 1536. Anne Boleyn is dead, decapitated in the space of a
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0At Christmas time, will Cleoβs frozen heart melt when she meets the perfect man? After the tragic loss of her husband in Afghanistan, single mom Cleo Martin moves to Pecan Grove with her young son to build a new life. Sheβs stuck in a dead-end job and struggling to make ends meet when a fateful ic
After being reported as dead in a German POW camp, Jack Chesley returns to L.A. in 1947 very much alive, only to discover that his wife is dead--and her twin sister insists that it wasn't an accident like the cops said. They set out to find her killer, a journey that takes them from the boozy back c
## Why read the *The Gumboot & Gumshoe Series?* ## Because everyone needs a laugh! If you love satire and black comedies or are fans of _Fargo_ , _Twin Peaks_ , _Murder She Wrote_ or Miss Marple, then _The Gumboot & Gumshoe Series_ is for you. What started with _Gumboots, Gumshoes, & Murde_r, is f
Cinquant'anni dopo le indagini a Bay City, il cinico Takeshi Kovacs ha cambiato custodia e lavoro: adesso è un mercenario al soldo del governo di Sanzione IV, pagato per soffocare una rivolta. Ma la fedeltà a una causa non è mai stato il suo forte, così, quando gli viene offerta una bella somma per
One night of passion will bind them for a lifetime⦠Their first marriage was a disaster. Cold-hearted billionaire Massimo Montebello needed Alessia as his bride to complete a valuable merger, but that was never enough for love-struck Alessia. She had no choice but to leave him. Five years later, an
Rumors of a secret alliance between the Dominion and the Klingon Empire lure Captain Sisko and the crew of the Defiant on a desperate mission into the Gamma Quadrant, leaving Deep Space None vulnerable to a surprise sneak attack! Now an elite Klingon task force has seized control of the station, a
**You are invited! Come inside and play with G.O.D. Bring your friends! Itβs fun! But remember the rules. Win and ALL YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE.β’ Lose, you die!** With those words, Charlie and his friends enter the G.O.D. Game, a video game run by underground hackers and controlled by a mys
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A rogue attack. A shocking kidnapping. A surprise fated mate. Joshua, the Crown Prince and Captain of the Guards, doesnβt want to fall in love, but fate has other plans for himβ¦ so do rogue wolf shifters. Leah enjoys the time she spends with her longtime friend and fiercest confidante, but when ti
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