strangers at the gate catriona mcpherson

Who do you turn to, when everyone''s a stranger and you stop believing what your own eyes see?Finnie Doyle and Paddy Lamb are leaving city life in Edinburgh behind them and moving to the little town of Simmerton. Paddy has landed a partnership in a local solicitors and Finnie''s snagged a job as a church deacon. Their rented cottage is quaint; their new colleagues are charming, and they can''t believe their luck.But witnessing the bloody aftermath of a brutal murder changes everything. They''ve each been keeping secrets about their pasts. And they both know their precious new start won''t survive a scandal. Together, for the best of reasons, they make the worst decision of their lives.And that''s only the beginning. The deep, deep valley where Simmerton sits is unlike anywhere Finn and Paddy have been before. They are not the only ones hiding in its shadow and very soon they''ve lost control of the game they decided to play...Praise for Catriona McPherson:''An unnerving and suspenseful novel'' Karin Slaughter''Just the right mixture of spookiness and mystery'' James Oswald''A gripping thriller'' Ian Rankin''A Gothic feast of a novel, this is a country house book with a difference: contemporary, punchy and disturbing, but ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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A cosy Dandy Gilver mystery set in 1930s Scotland. For fans of PG Wodehouse, Dorothy L Sayers and Agatha Christie.Glasgow,1932, is a city in the grip of dance-fever. Public ballrooms and backstreet dancehalls are thronged every night and competition for professional titles is fierce. Even after the sudden death of one of last year''s hopefuls there are plenty willing to take his place, and few who stop to wonder why he died.In the melting pot of the Locarno Ballroom in Sauchiehall Street, a debutante rubs shoulders with denizens of Glasgow''s meanest streets, her respectable fiancé oblivious, her parents dismayed.When she starts receiving threats from a rival, they grow frantic enough to call on Dandy Gilver to save their precious daughter from harm.But as Dandy and her sidekick, Alec Osborne, begin to unravel the secrets of the dancehall, they soon discover that the rot goes much deeper than rivalry and there''s more at stake than a silver cup. Despite the pretty frocks and dancing shoes, this apparently glittering world is a darker place than they''ve ever been before . . .Catriona McPherson''s latest novel in the series, Dandy Gilver and a Spot of Toil and Trouble is now available for pre-order.

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Lexy Campbell''s ex-husband begs for her help finding his current wife, whose disappearance mirrors that of a number of statues around California - menacing ransom note and all.A community is devastated when the bronze statue of local legend Mama Cuento is stolen on Valentine''s Day. When Lexy Campbell arrives on the scene, a big bronze toe is found along with a ransom note - "Listen to our demands or you will never see her again. There are nine more where this came from".Then, Lexy''s ex-husband Bran turns up begging for help to find his wife, Brandee, who has disappeared. Lexy agrees to pitch in, but when she shows up at Bran''s house he has just discovered one of Brandee''s false nails and another ransom note with the same grisly message.Are the two cases linked or is a copycat on the loose? Who would want to kidnap a bronze statue or, come to that, Brandee? And can Lexy put aside her hatred for Bran long enough to find out?

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Lexy Campbell''s ex-husband begs for her help finding his current wife, whose disappearance mirrors that of a number of statues around California - menacing ransom note and all.A community is devastated when the bronze statue of local legend Mama Cuento is stolen on Valentine''s Day. When Lexy Campbell arrives on the scene, a big bronze toe is found along with a ransom note - "Listen to our demands or you will never see her again. There are nine more where this came from".Then, Lexy''s ex-husband Bran turns up begging for help to find his wife, Brandee, who has disappeared. Lexy agrees to pitch in, but when she shows up at Bran''s house he has just discovered one of Brandee''s false nails and another ransom note with the same grisly message.Are the two cases linked or is a copycat on the loose? Who would want to kidnap a bronze statue or, come to that, Brandee? And can Lexy put aside her hatred for Bran long enough to find out?

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"One of the finest, most compelling accounts of what happened to corporate America and Wall Street in the 1980's." --New York Times Book Review A #1 New York Times bestseller and arguably the best business narrative ever written, Barbarians at the Gate is the classic account of the fall of RJR Nabisco. An enduring masterpiece of investigative journalism by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar, it includes a new afterword by the authors that brings this remarkable story of greed and double-dealings up to date twenty years after the famed deal. The Los Angeles Times calls Barbarians at the Gate, "Superlative." The Chicago Tribune raves, "It's hard to imagine a better story...and it's hard to imagine a better account." And in an era of spectacular business crashes and federal bailouts, it still stands as a valuable cautionary tale that must be heeded.

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A TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023''This novel amazed me. It is the work of a true original'' LUCIE ELVEN''I loved Strangers at the Port. It is deliciously spare, yet complex - a story of the past as well as a vision of the future'' SARA BAUMEGiulia is ten. She lives on the greenest island in a volcanic archipelago. She has never left.Her best friend, beside her older sister, Giovanna, is a donkey. She ties ribbons around his head and thinks she will marry him when the time comes.The sisters'' days on the island are shaped by ritual, community, superstition and isolation.It is a place that feels stuck in time: verdant, plentiful, peaceful.Until the men arrive.And a foreign yacht anchors at the port.And the vines begin to fail.And everything changes.From the author of Dolores, Strangers at the Port is an exquisite, enchanted, atmospheric novel about myth and memory, suspicion and dislocation, emigrants and explorers.''Lauren Aimee Curtis brings her alchemical knack to a remote island setting, recounting a story through three vantage points. Giulia and Giovanna''s acidic, beguiling accounts of their island''s rituals and lore contrast with a third teller whose logbooks fragment into feverish autobiography. Curtis''s radiant novel explores the ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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A TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023''This novel amazed me. It is the work of a true original'' LUCIE ELVEN''I loved Strangers at the Port. It is deliciously spare, yet complex - a story of the past as well as a vision of the future'' SARA BAUMEGiulia is ten. She lives on the greenest island in a volcanic archipelago. She has never left.Her best friend, beside her older sister, Giovanna, is a donkey. She ties ribbons around his head and thinks she will marry him when the time comes.The sisters'' days on the island are shaped by ritual, community, superstition and isolation.It is a place that feels stuck in time: verdant, plentiful, peaceful.Until the men arrive.And a foreign yacht anchors at the port.And the vines begin to fail.And everything changes.From the author of Dolores, Strangers at the Port is an exquisite, enchanted, atmospheric novel about myth and memory, suspicion and dislocation, emigrants and explorers.''Lauren Aimee Curtis brings her alchemical knack to a remote island setting, recounting a story through three vantage points. Giulia and Giovanna''s acidic, beguiling accounts of their island''s rituals and lore contrast with a third teller whose logbooks fragment into feverish autobiography. Curtis''s radiant novel explores the ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Kniha - anglicky, Brožovaná bez přebalu matná - anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná "Barbarians at the Gate" is the classic account of the defining takeover in Wall Street merger history. The authors' gripping record of the frenzy that overtook Wall Street, in fall of 1988, gives a richly textured social history of wealth at the twilight of the Reagan era.

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The battle for the control of RJR Nabisco in the Autumn of 1988, which became the largest and most dramatic corporate takeover in American history, sent shock-waves through the international business world and became a symbol of the greed, excess and egotism of the eighties.Barbarians at the Gate recounts this two-month battle with breathtaking pace and flair, and transports back to the Wall Street empire before it crumbled, through the boardroom doors, into the midnight meetings, the betrayals, the deal makers and publicity flaks, into a world where - as Nabisco CEO Ross Johnson put it - ''a few million dollars are lost in the sands of time''.Twenty years on, the world is once again recovering from a period of financial extravagance and irresponsibility. This revised edition brings the ultimate business thriller up to date for a new generation of readers.

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A TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023''Enchanting and haunting''RACHEL RODDY''A fable for our times''SPECTATOR''This novel amazed me. It is the work of a true original''LUCIE ELVEN''A seaside Gothic tale teeming with superstition and mistrust'' READINGS MONTHLYGiulia is ten. She lives on the greenest island in a volcanic archipelago. She has never left. Her best friend, apart from her older sister Giovanna, is a donkey. Giulia and Giovanna''s days on the island are shaped by ritual, community, superstition and isolation.Until the men arrive. And a foreign yacht anchors at the port. And the vines begin to fail. And everything changes.From the author of Dolores, Strangers at the Port is an exquisite, enchanted novel about myth and memory, suspicion and dislocation, emigrants and explorers.

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Another laugh-out-loud picture book from the award-winning author of You Must Bring a Hat, I Don't Know What to Call My Cat and Be More Bernard.I have to start at school today. "You'll have such fun!" my parents say. I know they think I'll be okay, But what if things don't go my way? Starting at a new school can be scary business. From rhinos at the gate to bears who won't share, there are all SORTS of things that could go wrong. Luckily, Grandma is on hand to point out that there's no need to fright, as things could just as easily . . . go right!Simon Philip's latest picture book is a riotously funny but ultimately reassuring look at one child's far-fetched imaginings about the first day of school, brought to life by Ged Adamson's (Shark Dog) bold and fabulously expressive illustrations.

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The Sanatorium took you to the Alps and chilled you to the bone. Now, The Wilds will take you deep into the woods . . . and out there, it''s easy to get lost.''The most addictive book I''ve read in a long time . . . This book really gets you thinking'' ***** Reader Review''A book that will keep you on the edge of your seat, with its blend of psychological depth and thrilling suspense'' ***** Reader Review''Amazing. Made me love reading again'' ***** Reader ReviewAfter the dark events that scarred her childhood, Kier Templer escaped her hometown and twin to live her life on the road. They''ve never lost contact until, on a trip to a Portuguese national park, Kier vanishes without a trace.Detective Elin Warner arrives in the same park ready to immerse herself in its vast wilderness - only to hear about Kier''s disappearance, and discover a disturbing map she left behind. The few strangers at the isolated camp close ranks against her questions, and the park''s wild beauty starts to turn sinister.Elin must untangle the clues to find out what really happened to Kier. But when you follow a trail, you have to be careful to ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Set against a sizzling-hot Greek summer, Let the Games Begin is a page-turning sports rom-com about two strangers at the top of their game.MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF JULY 2024: NPR, Kirkus, Elle, Amazon, Bustle, and more"A debut deserving of a gold medal." ? Kirkus (starred review)"A radiant, joyful debut novel with a particularly fun setting." ? ELLE"Sweet and inspiring a savvy and layered romance" ? NPRIt’s the 2024 Summer Olympics and Zeke and Olivia are there to win.Zeke Moyo is the star athlete of Team GB. He’s in Athens to claim the title of fastest man in the world. Olivia Nkomo is an ambitious grad who’s just landed a career-making internship. she’s at the Olympics to finally earn her seat at the table.But when Zeke and Olivia collide – literally – on the first day of the games, sparks fly, leading to an unexpected summer romance. But with the competition stirring up uncomfortable memories from Zeke’s past and Olivia’s dream job turning into a nightmare, will love become a hurdle? Or could running beside the right person change the whole game?Two winners. One Summer. Let The Games Begin.

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The Sanatorium took you to the Alps and chilled you to the bone. Now, The Wilds will take you deep into the woods . . . and out there, it''s easy to get lost.''The most addictive book I''ve read in a long time . . . This book really gets you thinking'' ***** Reader Review''Will keep you on the edge of your seat, with its blend of psychological depth and thrilling suspense'' ***** Reader Review''Amazing. Made me love reading again'' ***** Reader ReviewAfter the dark events that scarred her childhood, Kier Templer escaped her hometown and twin to live her life on the road. They''ve never lost contact until, on a trip to a Portuguese national park, Kier vanishes without a trace.Detective Elin Warner arrives in the same park ready to immerse herself in its vast wilderness - only to hear about Kier''s disappearance, and discover a disturbing map she left behind. The few strangers at the isolated camp close ranks against her questions, and the park''s wild beauty starts to turn sinister.Elin must untangle the clues to find out what really happened to Kier. But when you follow a trail, you have to be careful to watch your back...''An ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Real life all too rarely offers stories that are quite as satisfying as fiction. Bringing Down the House is one of the exceptions: a real-life action thriller oozing with money, sex and some extremely dodgy dealing... Cheating in casinos is illegal; card-counting - making a record of what cards have so far been dealt to enable the player to make some prediction of what cards remain in the deck - is not. But casinos understandably dislike the practice and make every effort to keep card-counters out of their premises. Bringing Down the House tells the true story of the most successful financial scam ever, in which teams of brilliant young mathematicians and physicists won millions of dollars from the casinos and blackjack tables of Las Vegas, in the process getting drawn into the high life of drugs, sex and spending big. Bringing Down the House is as readable and as fascinating as Liar''s Poker or Barbarians At the Gate, an insight into a closed, excessive and utterly corrupt world of gambling in Las Vegas.

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''The definitive account of a sensational trade'' Michael Lewis, author of The Big ShortAutumn 2008. The world''s finances collapse but one man makes a killing.John Paulson, a softly spoken hedge-fund manager who still took the bus to work, seemed unlikely to stake his career on one big gamble. But he did - and The Greatest Trade Ever is the story of how he realised that the sub-prime housing bubble was going to burst, making $15 Billion for his fund and more than $4 Billion for himself in a single year. It''s a tale of folly and wizardry, individual brilliance versus institutional stupidity.John Paulson made the biggest winning bet in history. And this is how he did it.''Extraordinary, excellent'' Observer''A must-read for anyone fascinated by financial madness'' Mail on Sunday''A forensic, read-in-one-sitting book'' Sunday Times''Simply terrific. Easily the best of the post-crash financial books'' Malcolm Gladwell''A great page-turner and a great illuminator of the market''s crash'' John Helyar, author of Barbarians at the Gate

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''The most explosive, mind-blowing business book I''ve ever read'' – Bradley Hope, New York Times bestselling author of Billion Dollar Whale''Jaw-dropping . . . well-told, well-structured and exquisitely reported'' – Financial Times book reviewDiscover the unauthorized, unvarnished story of famed Wall Street hedge-fund manager Ray Dalio.When Ray Dalio, billionaire founder of Bridgewater Associates, the world''s largest hedge fund, announced in October 2022 that he was stepping down from the company he founded forty-seven years ago, the news made headlines around the world. Dalio achieved worldwide fame thanks to a mystique of success cultivated in frequent media appearances, celebrity hobnobbing, and his bestselling book, Principles. In The Fund, Rob Copeland draws on hundreds of interviews with those inside and around the firm to reveal what really goes on with Dalio and his cohorts behind closed doors.Tracing more than fifty years of Dalio''s leadership, The Fund peels back the curtain to reveal a rarefied world of wealth and power, where former FBI director Jim Comey kisses Dalio''s ring, recent Pennsylvania Senate candidate David McCormick sells out, and countless Bridgewater acolytes describe what it''s like to work at this fascinating firm.Dalio has stepped down from Bridgewater before; will the legacy of his Principles ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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With barbarians at the gate and enemies within, two men must fight for the soul of the Republic and the greatest empire in the world.Inside a cave hacked out of the rock, lit by flickering torches, two young boys appeal to the famed Roman oracle for a glimpse into their future. The Sybil draws a blood-red shape of an eagle with wings outstretched: an omen of death. As the boys flee from the cave in fear, Aulus and Lucius make an oath of loyalty until death—an oath that will be tested in the years to come.Thirty years on, Aulus is Rome’s most successful general and faces his toughest battle. Barbarian rebels have captured his wife and are demanding the withdrawal of Roman legions from their land in return for her life. It is unthinkable for Aulus to agree, and he fears his beloved must be forfeit to Rome. Meanwhile, Lucius has risen to high rank in the Senate, a position he uses and abuses. But when Lucius is suspected of arranging a murder, the very foundations of the Republic are threatened. Lucius and Aulus soon find themselves on very different sides of the conflict—perhaps the prophecy of the eagle will ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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''Serrailler, Hill''s brilliant detective, is the central character in the great writer''s crime fiction novels'' CAMILLA, DUCHESS OF CORNWALLA little boy is snatched at the gate of his home while he waits for his lift to school.An ex-con struggling to go straight finds himself drawn back into a criminal ring.A young woman hovers between life and death.Detective Chief Inspector Simon Serrailler is called in to investigate. But with dead ends mounting up and time running out, has he taken on a case so complex it threatens to defeat him?''All the ingredients for the perfect English crime novel'' Daily MailDiscover the second edge-of-your seat novel in the bestselling Simon Serrailler series that over ONE MILLION readers have devoured

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A shot. Two shots at the gate in the early morning and a car screeches away down an avenue of palm trees. A tragedy and a terrible loss for Sade and her younger brother, Femi, children of an outspoken Nigerian journalist. Now they must flee the country for England. At once. And alone.

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A cosy Dandy Gilver mystery set in 1930s Scotland. For fans of PG Wodehouse, Alexander McCall Smith and Agatha Christie.''The perfect read for those who enjoy the bygoneworld charm of Nancy Mitford, Evelyn Waugh and Agatha Christie.'' The Lady Scotland, 1932. Aristocratic private investigator Dandy Gilver strikes again with her witty sidekick Alec Osbourne to solve sinister goings on at a convent on a bleak Lanarkshire moor. The convent was set alight following a mass breakout at a neighbouring psychiatric hospital on Christmas Eve, resulting in the death of the mother superior. Most patients were returned safely but a few are still at large. . . As Dandy interviews each nun in turn she senses a stranger is still lurking in the corridors at night - could they be the same person who left blood-red footprints in the sacristy? One of Catriona McPherson''s creepiest - and funniest - mysteries yet.Catriona McPherson''s latest novel in the series, Dandy Gilver and a Spot of Toil and Trouble is now available for pre-order.

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''The ever-witty McPherson has outdone herself'' Scottish Field''All the wit and clever plotting fans of Christie could want'' My Weekly Special*Winner of Left Coast Crime''s Lefty Award for Best Historical Mystery Novel*Something sinister is afoot in the streets of Dundee, when a puppeteer is found murdered behind his striped Punch and Judy stand, as children sit cross-legged drinking ginger beer. At once, Dandy Gilver''s seemingly-innocuous investigation into plagiarism takes a darker turn. The gruesome death seems to be inextricably bound to the gloomy offices of Doig''s Publishers, its secrets hidden in the real stories behind their girls'' magazines The Rosie Cheek and The Freckle. On meeting a mysterious professor from St Andrews, Dandy and her faithful colleague Alex Osbourne are flung into the worlds of academia, the theatre and publishing. Nothing is quite as it seems, and behind the cheerful facades of puppets and comic books, is a troubled history has begun to repeat itself.

Objev podobné jako The Mirror Dance - Catriona McPherson

An invitation you can''t refuse. You should . . .When shy, lonely Ivy meets a woman who claims to be her long-lost sister, she knows it''s too good to be true. She decides to trust Kate anyway. She wants a family. She wants someone to love.She''s making a mistake. Ivy enters Kate''s fairytale cottage, deep in the heart of Scotland . . . and she doesn''t come out. She''s the first to go missing.She won''t be the last.Meanwhile, in another part of the forest, Tash''s journey is just beginning . . .Multi-award-winning master of suspense Catriona McPherson is back with an ominous, twisty psychological thriller set in contemporary Scotland that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

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A classic murder-mystery set among the struggling upper classes of 1920s Perthshire as, in the aftermath of the First World War, their comfortable world begins to crumble. Dandy Gilver, her husband back from the War, her children off at school and her uniform growing musty in the attic, is bored to a whimper in the spring of 1923 and a little light snooping seems like harmless fun. Before long, though, the puzzle of what really happened to the Duffy diamonds after the Armistice Ball has been swept aside by a sudden, unexpected death in a lonely seaside cottage in Galloway. Society and the law seem ready to call it an accident but Dandy, along with Cara Duffy''s fiancé Alec, is sure that there is more going on than meets the eye. What is being hidden by members of the Duffy family: the watchful Lena, the cold and distant Clemence and old Gregory Duffy with his air of quiet sadness, not to mention Cara herself whose secret always seems just tantalizingly out of view? Dandy must learn to trust her instincts and swallow most of her scruples if he is to uncover the truth and earn the right to call herself ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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♥️ '' . . . an absolute delight . . . these are the perfect reads for a night by the fire'' ♥️ ScotsmanWar is hovering on the horizon, and Dandy Gilver wants nothing more than to keep her friends and family close. But then a call in the night places her oldest friend Daisy at the centre of a murder investigation. With her friend''s future on the line, Dandy and her fellow sleuth Alec Osbourne must race to prove her innocence. But when they reach the idyllic Scottish village of Dirleton, residents confirm a woman was seen at the crime scene - an ancient stone called the louping stane, still spattered with the victim''s blood. And the longer the detectives spend in the village the more they question Daisy''s involvement. They''re not getting the answers they need, but are they asking the right questions? . . .

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Edinburgh, 1948. Welfare Officer Helen Crowther has enough on her plate between her hectic job, her complicated love life, and her growing reputation as a troublemaker. Last year''s scandal did nothing to help with the disapproval she already gets as a woman in her line of work.All she wants now is to focus on doing what she loves: helping the poor of the Fountainbridge ward in the city of Edinburgh. The last thing she needs is another string of murders to distract her . . .But when a gentleman dressed in working-man''s clothing winds up dead right under Helen''s nose, and she catches her own father in a very risky lie, Helen is propelled back into the dark world where class rules, justice is hard to come by and gruesome death is everywhere.Helen has already learned some hard truths about her city, but this investigation is about to reveal just how deep corruption can go . . .

Objev podobné jako The Edinburgh Murders - Catriona McPherson

It is the breezy Scottish summer of 1936, Lady Dandy Gilver has been called, with trusted colleague Alec Osbourne, to solve the strange case of the Crammond Ferrywoman on the Firth of Forth. A small island is home to a woman, Vesper Kemp, who has lost her mind, spending her days rambling in rags.What is more troubling, is that Vesper claims to have murdered a young man. A concerned group of residents have good reason to believe she is innocent. But Dandy and Alec will have a dangerous journey ahead if they are to uncover the truth in the River Almond''s murky waters.

Objev podobné jako The Turning Tide - Catriona McPherson

Something sinister is afoot in the streets of Dundee, when a puppeteer is found murdered behind his striped Punch and Judy stand, as children sit cross-legged drinking ginger beer. At once, Dandy Gilver's seemingly-innocuous investigation into plagiarism takes a darker turn. The gruesome death seems to be inextricably bound to the gloomy offices of Doig's Publishers, its secrets hidden in the real stories behind their girls' magazines The Rosie Cheek and The Freckle.On meeting a mysterious professor from St Andrews, Dandy and her faithful colleague Alex Osbourne are flung into the worlds of academia, the theatre and publishing. Nothing is quite as it seems, and behind the cheerful facades of puppets and comic books, is a troubled history has begun to repeat itself.

Objev podobné jako The Mirror Dance - Catriona McPherson

The second classic whodunnit starring Dandy Gilver.Summer 1923, and as the village of Queensferry prepares for the annual Ferry Fair and the walk of the Burry Man, feelings are running high. With his pagan greenery, his lucky pennies and the nips of whisky he is treated to wherever he goes, the Burry Man has much to offend stricter souls like the minister or temperance pamphleteer. And then at the Fair, in full view of everyone including Dandy Gilver, invited to hand out the prizes he falls down dead. If he has been poisoned then the list of suspects includes anyone with a bottle of whisky in the house, and, here at Queensferry, that means just about everyone.

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''You can sit back and have the time of your life reading A Gate at the Stairs.'' Observer‘One of the funniest writers alive’ Dave Eggers‘Hilarious and distressing, entertaining and wise'' Roddy Doyle''Moore’s a writer you don’t quit.’ Guardian***SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORANGE PRIZE FOR FICTION***A startlingly funny, inventive novel from one of America''s most brilliant writers. With America quietly gearing up for war in the Middle East, twenty-year-old Tassie Keltjin, a ''half-Jewish'' farmer''s daughter from the plains of the Midwest, has come to university - escaping her provincial home to encounter the complex world of culture and politics.When she takes a job as a part-time nanny to a couple who seem at once mysterious and glamorous, Tassie is drawn into the life of their newly-adopted child and increasingly complicated household. As her past becomes increasingly alien to her - her parents seem older when she visits; her disillusioned brother ever more fixed on joining the military - Tassie finds herself becoming a stranger to herself. As the year unfolds, love leads her to new and formative experiences - but it is then that the past and the future burst forth in dramatic and shocking ways.Refracted through the eyes of this memorable ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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It''s all aboard for a Campbell Clan Christmas! Lexy swaps cinnamon lattes for boiled sprouts when the Last Ditch crew travel from California to an idyllic Scottish village for the holidays, but something very unmerry is lurking below the surface . . .Lexy Campbell is long overdue a trip to Scotland to see her parents, and an unexpected death in the extended Last Ditch Motel family makes Christmas in a bungalow in Dundee with nine others seem almost irresistible.But when Lexy and the Last Ditch crew hop across the Atlantic, there''s been a change of plan and they''re whisked off to Mistletoe Hall in the pretty village of Yule, where the surprises continue. The news that a man disappeared from the crumbling pile sixty years ago, along with an unsettling discovery in the bricked-up basement, means that Todd, Kathi and Lexy - Trinity for Trouble - must solve another murder.Deadly secrets, berry rustlers, skeletons and a snowy Christmas Eve in the booze aisle at Tesco: the Last Ditch crew won''t forget their Scottish holiday in a hurry!

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Will the truth pull them under? A twisty, gripping mystery from a multi-award-winning master of suspense that you won''t be able to put down . . .Tabitha Muir returns to her childhood home in the remote hills of Hiskith in Scotland after twenty years away. She''s lost her job, her house, and custody of her son after a divorce, and thinks this must be rock bottom - but worse is to come. An unplanned explosion at the dam on the loch and the suspicious death of her beloved cousin Davey force Tabitha to confront her past demons. Is Davey''s death just another dark episode in the Muir family''s scandalous history? As Davey''s closest friends, Gordo and Barrett, help Tabitha try to answer the many questions around Davey''s demise, Tabitha discovers that nothing she thought she knew about herself and those around her is true . . . The trio are about to bring Hiskith''s darkest secrets to the surface, but will the truth destroy them?

Objev podobné jako Deep Beneath Us - Catriona McPherson

A gripping new crime novel set in 1940s Edinburgh at the birth of the NHS, IN PLACE OF FEAR is perfect for fans of Dear Mrs Bird and The Ninth Child. We follow newly appointed Medical Welfare Almoner Helen Crowther who, when a young woman mysteriously disappears, stumbles across something dark in the heart of Edinburgh's medical community.

Objev podobné jako In Place of Fear - Catriona McPherson

Lexy''s wedding becomes a crime scene when a murderer dares to strike on her big day in this superbly plotted and wickedly funny cozy.Lexy Campbell is getting married! But in the six months of planning it took to arrive at the big day, she has become . . . a challenge. Friendships are strained to breaking point, Lexy''s parents are tiptoeing around her, and even Taylor, her intended, must be having second thoughts. Turns out it''s moot. Before the happy couple can exchange vows, Sister Sunshine, the wedding celebrant, is discovered dead behind the cake, strangled with the fairy lights.Lexy''s dream wedding is now not just a nightmare: it''s a crime scene. She vows not to get drawn into the case, but the rest of the Last Ditch crew are investigating a bizarre series of goings-on in Cuento''s cemetery, and every clue about the graveyard pranks seems to link them back to Lexy''s wedding day. Will the Ditchers solve the case? Will Sister Sunshine''s killer be found? Will Lexy ever get her happy ever after? Not even Bridezilla deserves this . . .Fans of Janet Evanovitch and Sarah Strohmeyer will fall head over heels for this addictive mystery that''s full ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Scotzilla - Catriona McPherson

It''s all aboard for a Campbell Clan Christmas! Lexy swaps cinnamon lattes for boiled sprouts when the Last Ditch crew travel from California to an idyllic Scottish village for the holidays, but something very unmerry is lurking below the surface . . .Lexy Campbell is long overdue a trip to Scotland to see her parents, and an unexpected death in the extended Last Ditch Motel family makes Christmas in a bungalow in Dundee with nine others seem almost irresistible.But when Lexy and the Last Ditch crew hop across the Atlantic, there''s been a change of plan and they''re whisked off to Mistletoe Hall in the pretty village of Yule, where the surprises continue. The news that a man disappeared from the crumbling pile sixty years ago, along with an unsettling discovery in the bricked-up basement, means that Todd, Kathi and Lexy - Trinity for Trouble - must solve another murder.Deadly secrets, berry rustlers, skeletons and a snowy Christmas Eve in the booze aisle at Tesco: the Last Ditch crew won''t forget their Scottish holiday in a hurry!

Objev podobné jako Hop Scot - Catriona McPherson

Lexy''s wedding becomes a crime scene when a murderer dares to strike on her big day in this superbly plotted and wickedly funny cozy.Lexy Campbell is getting married! But in the six months of planning it took to arrive at the big day, she has become . . . a challenge. Friendships are strained to breaking point, LexyÂ’s parents are tiptoeing around her, and even Taylor, her intended, must be having second thoughts. Turns out itÂ’s moot. Before the happy couple can exchange vows, Sister Sunshine, the wedding celebrant, is discovered dead behind the cake, strangled with the fairy lights.LexyÂ’s dream wedding is now not just a nightmare: itÂ’s a crime scene. She vows not to get drawn into the case, but the rest of the Last Ditch crew are investigating a bizarre series of goings-on in CuentoÂ’s cemetery, and every clue about the graveyard pranks seems to link them back to LexyÂ’s wedding day. Will the Ditchers solve the case? Will Sister SunshineÂ’s killer be found? Will Lexy ever get her happy ever after? Not even Bridezilla deserves this . . .Fans of Janet Evanovich and Sarah Strohmeyer will fall head over heels for this addictive mystery that''s full ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Scotzilla - Catriona McPherson

It''s all aboard for a Campbell Clan Christmas! Lexy swaps cinnamon lattes for boiled sprouts when the Last Ditch crew travel from California to an idyllic Scottish village for the holidays, but something very unmerry is lurking below the surface . . .Lexy Campbell is long overdue a trip to Scotland to see her parents, and an unexpected death in the extended Last Ditch Motel family makes Christmas in a bungalow in Dundee with nine others seem almost irresistible.But when Lexy and the Last Ditch crew hop across the Atlantic, there''s been a change of plan and they''re whisked off to Mistletoe Hall in the pretty village of Yule, where the surprises continue. The news that a man disappeared from the crumbling pile sixty years ago, along with an unsettling discovery in the bricked-up basement, means that Todd, Kathi and Lexy - Trinity for Trouble - must solve another murder.Deadly secrets, berry rustlers, skeletons and a snowy Christmas Eve in the booze aisle at Tesco: the Last Ditch crew won''t forget their Scottish holiday in a hurry!

Objev podobné jako Hop Scot - Catriona McPherson

Despite efforts to create a safe environment to see out the pandemic, the residents of the Last Ditch Motel face more dangers than they imagined possible in this hilarious yet claustrophobic mystery.March 2020 and Operation Cocker is a go! The owners of the Last Ditch Motel, with a little help from their friend Lexy Campbell, are preparing to support one another through the oncoming lockdown, offering the motel''s spare rooms to a select few from the local area in need of sanctuary. While the newbies are settling in, an ambiguous banner appears demanding one of them return home. But who is it for? Lexy and her friends put a plan into action to ward off the perpetrator, but the very next night, a resident disappears and a message scrawled in human blood is found. As California shuts down, the Last Ditchers make another gruesome discovery. They tried to create a haven but now it seems as if everyone''s in danger. Is the motel under attack from someone on the outside? Scary as that is, the alternative is worse by far.

Objev podobné jako Scot Mist - Catriona McPherson

Despite efforts to create a safe environment to see out the pandemic, the residents of the Last Ditch Motel face more dangers than they imagined possible in this hilarious yet claustrophobic mystery.March 2020 and Operation Cocker is a go! The owners of the Last Ditch Motel, with a little help from their friend Lexy Campbell, are preparing to support one another through the oncoming lockdown, offering the motel''s spare rooms to a select few from the local area in need of sanctuary. While the newbies are settling in, an ambiguous banner appears demanding one of them return home. But who is it for? Lexy and her friends put a plan into action to ward off the perpetrator, but the very next night, a resident disappears and a message scrawled in human blood is found. As California shuts down, the Last Ditchers make another gruesome discovery. They tried to create a haven but now it seems as if everyone''s in danger. Is the motel under attack from someone on the outside? Scary as that is, the alternative is worse by far.

Objev podobné jako Scot Mist - Catriona McPherson

Will the truth pull them under? A twisty, gripping mystery from a multi-award-winning master of suspense that you won''t be able to put down . . .Tabitha Muir returns to her childhood home in the remote hills of Hiskith in Scotland after twenty years away. She''s lost her job, her house, and custody of her son after a divorce, and thinks this must be rock bottom - but worse is to come. An unplanned explosion at the dam on the loch and the suspicious death of her beloved cousin Davey force Tabitha to confront her past demons. Is Davey''s death just another dark episode in the Muir family''s scandalous history? As Davey''s closest friends, Gordo and Barrett, help Tabitha try to answer the many questions around Davey''s demise, Tabitha discovers that nothing she thought she knew about herself and those around her is true . . . The trio are about to bring Hiskith''s darkest secrets to the surface, but will the truth destroy them?

Objev podobné jako Deep Beneath Us - Catriona McPherson

From award-winning and bestselling author of Where the Mountain Meets the Moon Grace Lin comes a gorgeously full-color illustrated story about a lion cub and a girl who must open a portal for the spirits, based on Chinese folklore. Jin is a Stone Lion-one of the guardians of the Old City Gate who is charged to watch over humans and protect the Sacred Sphere. But to Jin, those boring duties feel like a waste of time.What isn't a waste of time? Perfecting his zuqiu kick, scoring a Golden Goal, and becoming the most legendary player of all the spirit world. But when Jin's perfect kick accidentally knocks the Sacred Sphere out through the gate, he has no choice but to run after it, tumbling out of the realm he calls home and into the human world as the gate closes behind him. Stuck outside the gate, Jin must find help from unlikely allies, including a girl who can hear a mysterious voice and a worm who claims he is a dragon.Together, they must find the sphere and return it to the world beyond the gate...or risk losing everything. Award-winning and bestselling author Grace Lin returns with another gorgeously illustrated adventure ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon - Lin Grace

From award-winning and bestselling author of Where the Mountain Meets the Moon Grace Lin comes a gorgeously illustrated story about a lion cub and a girl who must open a portal for the spirits, based on Chinese folklore. Jin is a Stone Lion-one of the guardians of the Old City Gate who is charged to watch over humans and protect the Sacred Sphere. But to Jin, those boring duties feel like a waste of time.What isn't a waste of time? Perfecting his zuqiu kick, scoring a Golden Goal, and becoming the most legendary player of all the spirit world. But when Jin's perfect kick accidentally knocks the Sacred Sphere out through the gate, he has no choice but to run after it, tumbling out of the realm he calls home and into the human world as the gate closes behind him. Stuck outside the gate, Jin must find help from unlikely allies, including a girl who can hear a mysterious voice and a worm who claims he is a dragon.Together, they must find the sphere and return it to the world beyond the gate...or risk losing everything. Award-winning and bestselling author Grace Lin returns with another gorgeously illustrated adventure story ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon (Deluxe Limited Edition) - Lin Grace

The chilling new psychological thriller by Ben McPherson, author of A LINE OF BLOOD.A horrifying nightmare…A summer camp for teens, on a beautiful island. It should have been a haven. But it soon becomes hell on earth when two men start shooting.A country in shock…The families gather, desperately hoping their children have survived. Some have their prayers answered. Some must confront their worst nightmare.A family that will never be the same again…Cal and Elsa’s daughter Licia was on the island, but no one can find any trace of her. Delving into their daughter’s life, they uncover some shocking secrets. What really happened to Licia that day? Did she survive the shooting, or is she gone forever?‘Emotional, painful and utterly memorable’ Alex Marwood, bestselling author of The Wicked Girls

Objev podobné jako The Island - Ben McPherson

Kniha - autor James S. A. Corey, 540 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná The third book in the New York Times bestselling Expanse series. NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES FROM NETFLIX For generations, the solar system - Mars, the Moon, the Asteroid Belt - was humanity's great frontier. Until now. The alien artefact working through its program under the clouds of Venus has emerged to build a massive structure outside the orbit of Uranus: a gate that leads into a starless dark. Jim Holden and the crew of the Rocinante are part of a vast flotilla of scientific and military ships going out to examine the artefact. But behind the scenes, a complex plot is unfolding, with the destruction of Holden at its core. As the emissaries of the human race try to find whether the gate is an opportunity or a threat, the greatest danger is the one they brought with them.

Objev podobné jako The Expanse 03. Abaddon's Gate (1841499935)

Strangers in the Car is a heart-pounding thriller from C. M. Ewan, acclaimed author of The House Hunt, The Interview, A Window Breaks and the half-a-million-copy bestseller Safe House.Late at night . . .Abi and Ben are driving home down foggy country roads, arguing about having had to cut short their weekend away, when they take a wrong turn. Abi’s driving, but her eyes leave the road for a moment as she says something to Ben – just as he gasps. A man is in front of the car, waving a torch. Abi swerves to avoid him.You see a family stranded . . .Ben tells her they should stop and go back, but Abi refuses. It’s dark, the roads are isolated and they don’t know this stranger. But, as Abi continues on, they see a broken-down car. Every instinct is still telling Abi to drive by, but then she notices the woman holding a car seat with a baby in it.Would you stop?For a moment, Abi hesitates, but they can’t leave a mother and baby on the side of the road. Agreeing to give the family a lift, they set off again. But now these strangers are inside their car ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Strangers in the Car - Ewan C. M.

Amy Chua''s debut novel, The Golden Gate, is a sweeping, evocative, and compelling historical thriller that paints a vibrant portrait of a California buffeted by the turbulent crosswinds of a world at war and a society about to undergo massive change.In Berkeley, California, in 1944, Homicide Detective Al Sullivan has just left the swanky Claremont Hotel after a drink in the bar when a presidential candidate is assassinated in one of the rooms upstairs. A rich industrialist with enemies among the anarchist factions on the far left, Walter Wilkinson could have been targeted by any number of groups. But strangely, Sullivan’s investigation brings up the specter of another tragedy at the Claremont, ten years earlier: the death of seven-year-old Iris Stafford, a member of the Bainbridge family, one of the wealthiest in all of San Francisco. Some say she haunts the Claremont still.The many threads of the case keep leading Sullivan back to the three remaining Bainbridge heiresses, now adults: Iris’s sister, Isabella, and her cousins Cassie and Nicole. Determined not to let anything distract him from the truth—not the powerful influence of Bainbridges’ grandmother, or the political aspirations of Berkeley’s district attorney, or the interest of China''s First Lady ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako The Golden Gate - Amy Chua

A delicate boy growing up in Paris, Jerome Palissier spends many summers at his uncle''s house in the Normandy countryside, where the whole world seems ''steeped in azure''. There he falls deeply in love with his cousin Alissa and she with him. But gradually Alissa becomes convinced that Jerome''s love for her is endangering his soul. In the interests of his salvation, she decides to suppress everything that is beautiful in herself - in both mind and body.A devastating exploration of aestheticism taken to extremes, Strait is the Gate is a novel of haunting beauty that stimulates the mind and the emotions.

Objev podobné jako Strait is the Gate - André Gide

Penelope Fitzgerald, who died in 2000, emerged late in life as one of the most remarkable English writers of the last century. The three novels in this volume all display her characteristic wit, intellectual breadth and narrative brilliance, applied to the different traditional forms into which she breathed new life. The Bookshop is a contemporary comedy of manners, set in a provincial town.InThe Gate of Angels romance is combined with the novel of ideas; while The Blue Flower revitalizes historical drama in a study of the eighteenth-century German writer Novalis. Fitzgerald being the genius of the relevant detail and the deftly sketched conceptual context, each book conjures up a different world in a few vivid pages which remain etched on the memory.

Objev podobné jako The Bookshop, The Gate Of Angels And The Blue Flower - Penelope Fitzgerald

An anthology of poetry on Nikkei incarceration, written by descendants of the WWII prisons and campsA tribute to the 150,000 people incarcerated by the United States and Canada during WWII, this anthology is the first of its kind. The poetry expresses a range of experiences and perspectives from the afterlife of this historical yet enduring injustice. With a foreword by acclaimed poet, activist, and concentration camp survivor, Mitsuye Yamada, and an introduction by the editors, poets Brynn Saito and Brandon Shimoda, The Gate of Memory explores intergenerational trauma as the contributors, all of whom are descendants of those who were incarcerated, sift through an intimate record of wartime incarceration.Contributors to this anthology include poets of Japanese American, Japanese Canadian, Okinawan American, Okinawan Canadian, Japanese Hawaiian, Alaska Native, mixed race Nikkei, and Japanese descent. Their poems reimagine, reinhabit, and retell the story of incarceration while embodying its many legacies, through a diversity of modes and themes, creating a panoramic portrait of anti-Asian racism, assimilation, loyalty, resistance, and redemption. The anthology illuminates individual perspectives and reveals collective experience. It insists upon the imperative of poetry in the processes of solidarity and transgenerational healing.With contributions from: Kiik Araki-Kawaguchi, Brittany Arita, Aaron Caycedo-Kimura, Brian ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako The Gate of Memory

A special edition hardcover that celebrates the third book in the NYT bestselling and Hugo award-winning Expanse series. Abaddon''s Gate opens the door to the ruins of an alien gate network, and the crew of the Rocinante may hold the key to unlocking its secrets. Now a Prime Original series. This special edition hardcover includes: A striking new coverStained edges and illustrated endpapersA reversible cover that features the full, uncropped artwork of the original cover artA new introduction from the authors.HUGO AWARD WINNER FOR BEST SERIESFor generations, the solar system -- Mars, the Moon, the Asteroid Belt -- was humanity''s great frontier. Until now. The alien artifact working through its program under the clouds of Venus has appeared in Uranus''s orbit, where it has built a massive gate that leads to a starless dark.Jim Holden and the crew of the Rocinante are part of a vast flotilla of scientific and military ships going out to examine the artifact. But behind the scenes, a complex plot is unfolding, with the destruction of Holden at its core. As the emissaries of the human race try to find whether the gate is an opportunity or a threat, the greatest danger is the one ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Abaddon's Gate - James S. A. Corey