Download or read book A Haunted Theft written by J. A. Whiting and published by . This book was released on 2016-04-28 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is book 4 in the Lin Coffin series. Although the main mystery is solved in each story, the books should be read in order for the most enjoyment as story lines run from book to book. While her cousin Viv attends a wished-for class on the craft of Nantucket lightship baskets, Lin Coffin visits the island's cultural museum's exhibition on the history of the woven baskets. Lin and island historian, Anton Wilson, arrive at the museum just as the staff discovers that a valuable item has gone missing. Lin and Viv, with the help of several others, work to solve the mystery of the theft, a murder, and why a Native American ghost appears to ask Lin for help. This story has ghosts and some mild paranormal elements.
Download or read book Stolen written by Priya Sridhar and published by Stone Arch Books. This book was released on 2019 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kelli Paramar attends a charity auction at a haunted theater and is anxious to use her paranormal powers to talk to the mysterious black diamond to find out if it can shed light on her own powers, but after the auction the diamond is stolen from the art museum; at first Kelli suspects the strange man she noticed among the bidders, a man that apparently nobody else saw--but the other artifacts inform her that the man is Sturgeon Rackham who disappeared in 1900, and that the thief was a woman, who may be planning to use the diamond's aura against people like Kelli.
Download or read book Race Theft and Ethics written by Lovalerie King and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2007-12-01 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Race, Theft, and Ethics, Lovalerie King examines African American literature's critique of American law concerning matters of property, paying particular attention to the stereotypical image of the black thief. She draws on two centuries of African American writing that reflects the manner in which human value became intricately connected with property ownership in American culture, even as racialized social and legal custom and practice severely limited access to property. Using critical race theory, King builds a powerful argument that the stereotype of the black thief is an inevitable byproduct of American law, politics, and social customs. In making her case, King ranges far and wide in black literature, looking closely at over thirty literary works. She uses four of the best-known African American autobiographical narratives -- Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, Harriet Jacobs's Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Booker T. Washington's Up From Slavery, and Richard Wright's Black Boy -- to reveal the ways that law and custom worked to shape the black thief stereotype under the institution of slavery and to keep it firmly in place under the Jim Crow system. Examining the work of William Wells Brown, Charles Chesnutt, James Weldon Johnson, and Alice Randall, King treats "the ethics of passing" and considers the definition and value of whiteness and the relationship between whiteness and property. Close readings of Richard Wright's Native Son and Dorothy West's The Living is Easy, among other works, question whether blacks' unequal access to the economic opportunities held out by the American Dream functions as a kind of expropriation for which there is no possible legal or ethical means of reparation. She concludes by exploring the theme of theft and love in two famed neo-slave or neo-freedom narratives—Toni Morrison's Beloved and Charles Johnson's Middle Passage. Race, Theft, and Ethics shows how African American literature deals with the racialized history of unequal economic opportunity in highly complex and nuanced ways, and illustrates that, for many authors, an essential aspect of their work involved contemplating the tensions between a given code of ethics and a moral course of action. A deft combination of history, literature, law and economics, King's groundbreaking work highlights the pervasiveness of the property/race/ethics dynamic in the interfaces of African American lives with American law.
Download or read book The Big Steal written by Emyl Jenkins and published by Algonquin Books. This book was released on 2009-07-14 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hired to assess the value of broken and missing antiques following a suspicious burglary at a Virginia manor house, intrepid appraiser and amateur sleuth Sterling Glass finds that her job is more complicated than she’d anticipated. The antiques, she realizes, are not always what they seem: some are worth tens of thousands, others are well-done replicas. Whether the well-traveled and well-heeled couple who once owned Wynderly could have been trafficking in fakes is what Sterling must unravel from the secret rooms, hidden treasures, uncovered diaries, and convoluted trail of paperwork and provenance. As our sharp-witted heroine sifts through details doled out by the museum's curators, board members, and the town's local residents, she discovers that objects, unlike people, do not lie. The Big Steal is a delightful mystery that enhances readers' antiques acumen and provides an easy guide to identifying the most popular styles and periods in an illustrated appendix.
Download or read book The Haunted Mine written by Harry Castlemon and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Life After Theft written by Aprilynne Pike and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2013-04-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kimberlee Schaffer thinks she's doomed to an afterlife of boredom, stuck haunting the halls of her high school for eternity . . . until the day she meets Jeff. He's the only person who's ever been able to see Kimberlee, so she needs him to help with her unfinished business. When she was alive, Kimberlee wasn't just a mean girl; she was also a complete kleptomaniac. If Jeff wants to avoid being haunted until graduation, he'll have to help her return everything she stole. But Jeff soon discovers that it's much easier to steal something than it is to bring it back. Paying for your mistakes takes on a whole new meaning in this clever and exhilarating modern retelling of The Scarlet Pimpernel. Praise for Life After Theft "Pike develops the pleasantly fractious relationship between Jeff and Kimberlee in Jeff's earthy, humorous first-person. This brisk, down-to-earth thriller should appeal equally to male and female readers." -Kirkus "Jeff's journey to real empathy takes on issues crucial and relevant to teens: the price of popularity, the importance of being true to one's beliefs, and the need to stand up for others." -Booklist "A whirlwind adventure full of secrets, lies, unlikely friendships, and romance." -School Library Journal "You'll be laughing out loud at Pike's unusual and snarky characters. Her heroine, a ghost who was definitely no angel while alive, and a do-gooder hero are hysterical and real. A plot delving into the harsh world of popularity, addiction and bullying lends depth. A winner." -Sabrina Cooper, Romantic Times
Download or read book Between a Rock and a Haunted Place A Collection of Cozy Paranormal Mystery Romances written by Mandy M. Roth and published by Raven Happy Hour. This book was released on with total page 929 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Six Mandy M. Roth cozy paranormal mystery romances in one set! Welcome to Hedgewitch Cove, Louisiana and Everlasting, Maine, where there's no such thing as normal. Contains: Once Hunted, Twice Shy Total Eclipse of the Hunt An Everlasting Christmas Don’t Stop Bewitching Everybody Wants to Rune the World Do You Really Want to Haunt Me? keywords: cozy mystery, women, detective, sleuths, second chance romance, small-town romance, supernatural, Kraken, vampire, shifter, wolf-shifter, werewolf, police, myth, legend, hunter, slayer,
Download or read book Guerrillas of Desire written by Kevin Van Meter and published by AK Press. This book was released on 2017-05-22 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Few have approached radical theory with the rigor and skill of Kevin Van Meter. Empowering, lucid, and inspiring, Guerrillas of Desire provides an exhaustive (and much needed) retooling of anarchism that will align the dreams of 'becoming revolutionaries' with the reality of everyday resistance." —Alexander Reid Ross, author of Against the Fascist Creep "Looking for the political in the everyday and bringing anarchism into a productive dialogue with Autonomist Marxism, Kevin Van Meter challenges many of the left's usual assumptions and forces a reconsideration of what we mean by 'struggle.'" —Kristian Williams, author of Our Enemies in Blue Behind the smiling faces of cashiers, wait staff, and workers of all sorts, a war is being planned, usually without the knowledge of official political and labor organizations. Guerrillas of Desire begins with a provocation: The Left is wrong. It's historical and current strategies are too-often based on the assumption that working and poor people are unorganized, acquiescent to systems of domination, or simply uninterested in building a new world. The fact is, as C.L.R. James has noted, they "are rebelling every day in ways of their own invention": pilfering, sabotaging, faking illnesses, squatting, fleeing, and counter-strategizing. Kevin Van Meter maps these undercurrents, illustrating that everyday resistance is an important factor in revolution and something radicals of all stripes must understand. Kevin Van Meter is an activist-scholar based in the Pacific Northwest. He is coeditor of Uses of a Whirlwind: Movement, Movements, and Contemporary Radical Currents in the United States.
Download or read book Stealing the Show written by Miriam J. Petty and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2016-03-08 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stealing the Show is a study of African American actors in Hollywood during the 1930s, a decade that saw the consolidation of stardom as a potent cultural and industrial force. Petty focuses on five performers whose Hollywood film careers flourished during this period—Louise Beavers, Fredi Washington, Lincoln “Stepin Fetchit” Perry, Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, and Hattie McDaniel—to reveal the “problematic stardom” and the enduring, interdependent patterns of performance and spectatorship for performers and audiences of color. She maps how these actors—though regularly cast in stereotyped and marginalized roles—employed various strategies of cinematic and extracinematic performance to negotiate their complex positions in Hollywood and to ultimately “steal the show.” Drawing on a variety of source materials, Petty explores these stars’ reception among Black audiences and theorizes African American viewership in the early twentieth century. Her book is an important and welcome contribution to the literature on the movies.
Download or read book Once Upon a Thief written by Shamsud Ahmed and published by Shamsud Ahmed. This book was released on 2023-11-29 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the labyrinthine underbelly of the bustling metropolis of Guwahati, where shadows murmur untold secrets and every alley conceals the sins of the powerful, "Once Upon a Thief" unfurls as a riveting thriller that intertwines a tapestry of mystery, high-stakes heists, murder, and the treacherous dance of double-cross. Aditya, a man haunted by the specters of his own murky history, is thrust into the treacherous web of deceit when he stumbles upon the daughter of a prominent businessman, locked away in a clandestine room during one of his audacious heists. The girl, Ria, unfolds a narrative intricately woven with enigma—a mother confined to an asylum, a father with nefarious intentions and a trail of money lost in the dark web. As Aditya embarks on a mission to help Ria, he unravels a far more sinister danger looming on the horizon, threatening to engulf him in an unfamiliar world of deceit and crime. Amidst the unfolding complexity, an old nemesis, Panchali, re-emerges, casting a dark shadow over Aditya's mission. The lines between good and evil blur as Aditya, accompanied by Ria, navigates the treacherous waters of loyalty, betrayal, and the elusive promise of redemption. His only confidant is Bhargav, a friend whose trustworthiness becomes a lifeline in this perilous journey. As the narrative twists and turns unpredictably, Aditya and Ria find themselves entangled in the intricate web of the city's criminal underworld. Racing against time, they must concoct a master plan to outsmart Panchali and thwart the sinister game orchestrated by a criminal mastermind. With each revelation, the duo inches closer to the truth, only to realize that in this deadly game, where hunters become the hunted, and trust is a scarce commodity, the stakes are higher than ever. "Once Upon a Thief" is a heart-stopping thriller, seamlessly blending the tension of audacious heists with the nuances of a murder mystery. Will Aditya and Ria decipher the cryptic machinations of Panchali before becoming pawns in a game of shadows where nothing is as it seems? In a city where danger lurks around every corner, trust is a luxury, and the truth is the deadliest weapon of all.
Download or read book Time written by Briton Hadden and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 1526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Palo Alto written by Malcolm Harris and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2023-02-14 with total page 761 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Named One of the Year's Best Books by VULTURE • THE NEW REPUBLIC • DAZED • WIRED • BLOOMBERG • ESQUIRE • SALON • THE NEXT BIG IDEA CLUB The history of Silicon Valley, from railroads to microchips, is an “extraordinary” story of disruption and destruction, told for the first time in this comprehensive, jaw-dropping narrative (Greg Grandin, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The End of the Myth). Palo Alto’s weather is temperate, its people are educated and enterprising, its corporations are spiritually and materially ambitious and demonstrably world-changing. Palo Alto is also a haunted toxic waste dump built on stolen Indian burial grounds, and an integral part of the capitalist world system. In PALO ALTO, the first comprehensive, global history of Silicon Valley, Malcolm Harris examines how and why Northern California evolved in the particular, consequential way it did, tracing the ideologies, technologies, and policies that have been engineered there over the course of 150 years of Anglo settler colonialism, from IQ tests to the "tragedy of the commons," racial genetics, and "broken windows" theory. The Internet and computers, too. It's a story about how a small American suburb became a powerful engine for economic growth and war, and how it came to lead the world into a surprisingly disastrous 21st century. PALO ALTO is an urgent and visionary history of the way we live now, one that ends with a clear-eyed, radical proposition for how we might begin to change course.
Download or read book Haunted Echoes written by Cindy Dees and published by Silhouette. This book was released on 2006-08-01 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interpol agent Ana Reisner has big problems. She's been ordered — by the president of France — to solve a murder that hasn't happened yet and recover a stolen item that the owner refuses to name. Worse, she must work with an ultrasexy former thief — a man she could end up arresting — and she's receiving warnings from what Ana can only believe is a ghost. To solve the puzzle, Ana must uncover the truth about her own connection to a lost cult of women, the caretakers of the Black Madonna icon. But as she turns from hunter into prey, Ana realizes that her unknown legacy might just be her death warrant — and that some things are worth dying for.
Download or read book Heart Thief A Free steamy small town protector romance written by PJ Fiala and published by Rolling Thunder Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2019-08-06 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Heart Thief is a FREE sexy, second chance at love romance: Small Town, Romantic Suspense Love Story. He's ex-military turned small-town security. She's ex-Army with bills to pay and a keen ability to solve problems. When crime picks up in his hometown, he reaches out for the best and gets stuck with out-of-town help that changes everything. Retired and embittered military officer, Levi Jacobson is content running his small-town security business without anyone's help. After all, he can't trust anyone - especially women. But when the town suffers a slew of robberies and Levi can't figure out who's behind it before it gets worse, he hires help from out of town. A decision he might regret. The last thing Sage Reynolds wants is to move to a tiny town to solve a series of burglaries. But with her bills piling up, she takes what she can get. Meeting her sexy, yet chauvinistic, new boss, Sage isn't sure if she's infuriated or intrigued. She's too busy being ignited by his attempts to be patronizing to focus on the way he makes her feel. While Sage is determined to explore the way Levi makes her feel, Levi is determined to keep her at arm's length. But as the mysteries unfold, so does their resolve. Can they uncover the thieves before their hearts get stolen too? Heart Thief is the first novel in the Bluegrass Security Romance Series, although all books in the Bluegrass world can be read as standalones. A steamy romantic story with a guaranteed happily ever after, it does have some strong language and exciting sexy times. Enjoy Levi and Sage! Search Terms: romantic suspense, romance, brotherhood, band of brothers, mature characters, seasoned romance, cartel, suspense, action, adventure, close proximity, forced confinement, on the run, love, steamy, criminals, second chances, workplace, heroes for hire, emotional, relatable, jagged edge, protecting, defending, alpha, justice, guardian, military heroine, military, military hero, page turner, police force, free romance books, free romance, romance novels, contemporary romance free, romance series, romance novels free, beach reads, alpha male, security, military hero free, page turner free, free read, emotional read For Fans of: Susan Stoker, Kristen Ashley, Sharon Hamilton, KaLyn Cooper, Vanessa Vale, Colleen Hoover, Willow Rose, Kendra Elliot, Sandra Brown, Lisa Renee Jones, Lucy Score, Kaylea Cross, Rebecca Zanetti, Janie Crouch, Red Phoenix, Ivy Smoak
Download or read book The Ghost and the Stolen Tears written by Cleo Coyle and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-10-04 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the help of her gumshoe ghost, bookshop owner Penelope Thornton-McClure sets out to clear an innocent woman of a shocking crime in this all-new entry in the “utterly charming” (Mystery Scene) Haunted Bookshop Mysteries from New York Times bestselling author Cleo Coyle. Norma is a modern-day nomad. Living out of her van and teardrop trailer, she revels in self-reliance, solitude, and reading in the glorious peace of nature. Jovial, wise, and scrupulously honest, she’s become an uplifting presence in the little town of Quindicott, Rhode Island, where bookseller Pen is thankful to have her part-time help. But it’s Norma’s other job, working as a housekeeper at the Finch Inn, that gets her into terrible trouble. Norma is accused of stealing jewels from a guest’s room: the legendary Valentino Teardrops, an antique necklace and earring set, inherited by a young socialite. Pen doesn’t believe Norma is guilty of the crime—though the evidence is distressingly strong. And when the spirited Norma vanishes before her arrest, Pen turns to another spirit… Jack Shepard, PI, may have been gunned down decades ago, but his memory hasn’t been ghosted. Back in the 1940s, those same Valentino Teardrops starred in a bizarre case of betrayal and murder. From the look of things, history is about to repeat. Now Jack is back on the job, and Pen is eternally grateful.
Download or read book The Harvard Advocate written by and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Complete History of the Lives and Robberies of the Most Notorious Highwaymen Footpads Shoplifts and Cheats of Both Sexes written by Captain Alexander Smith and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-08 with total page 670 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Complete History of the Highwaymen discloses the most secret and barbarous murders, unparalleled robberies, notorious thefts and unheard of cheats, setting them in a true light and exposing them to public view for the common benefit of mankind. The accounts and confessions are drawn from imprisoned villains who awaited their fate at the gallows. This reprint makes available the 1926 reissue of Captain Smith's fifth edition and includes an introduction by Arthur L. Hayward, which sets the accounts in the appropriate historical context.
