Download or read book Bloodhound written by Ramona Koval and published by Text Publishing. This book was released on 2015-04-22 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ramona Koval's parents were Holocaust survivors who fled their homeland and settled in Melbourne. As a child, Koval learned little about their lives - only snippets from traumatic tales of destruction and escape. But she always suspected that the man who raised her was not her biological father. One day in the 1990s, long after her mother's death, she decides she must know the truth. A phone call leads to a photograph in the mail, then tea with strangers. Before long Koval is interrogating a nursing-home patient, meeting a horse whisperer in tropical Queensland, journeying to rural Poland, learning other languages and dealing with Kafkaesque bureaucracy, all in the hope of finding an answer. A quest for identity recounted with Koval's customary humour, Bloodhound takes hold of the reader and never lets go. It is a moving story of the terrible cost of war and of family secrets. Ramona Koval is a Melbourne writer, journalist, broadcaster and editor. From 2006 to 2011 she presented Radio National’s Book Show, and she has written for Age and the Australian. She is the author of By the Book: A Reader's Guide to Life, and Bloodhound: Searching For My Father. 'The line of questioning to which she subjects herself reminds me less of her gracious interviews and more of Helen Garner’s steady self-analysis...In Bloodhound, Koval is hunter and prey to truths that taunt and console.' Australian ‘She’s a shining presence in the world of literature, here in Australia and right across the globe...Her voice is always recognisable, invigorating, familiar to us and greatly loved.’ Helen Garner ‘Irresistible...generous, warm and fearless.’ Kerryn Goldsworthy ‘Her [Koval] accessibly written forays into the science of DNA and familial lineages, and what makes us who we are, is beautifully intertwined with her meditations on identity and belonging...Readers too will be deeply shocked by the atrocities outlined in Bloodhound. Such shock, however, is an important reminder that history should never be forgotten, and that books like Bloodhound should continue being written for generations to come.’ Books & Publishing ‘Written in the same jaunty, crisp but personal voice that made her so beloved as a broadcaster.’ Booktopia Buzz ‘Koval has penned a moving story of her quest for identity amid family secrets.’ Australian Jewish News 'Bloodhound is at its most gripping when it explicitly pits the child's prerogative to know her origins against everybody else's right to forget or remain forever ignorant...By book's end Koval has, in effect, synthesised and absorbed these stories into one story, her story, such that she claims an ownership of and a place in them that was, for this reader at least, fascinating but also somewhat disquieting.’ Sydney Morning Herald ‘Koval follows a fascinating scent. She makes us complicit in her pursuit of the past, as she tries to answer "what am I?”...This is a story which will resonate.’ Southland Times

Download or read book UNDERCOVER DAD written by Charlotte Douglas and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2011-07-15 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He'd forgotten everything—his identity, his woman, his baby It had been sixteen months since Rachel Goforth had seen or heard from FBI agent Stephen Chandler, but she wasted no time heeding his frantic call warning her of danger. Yet when Stephen met her at the Smoky Mountain safe house, he arrived bleeding, dazed—and with amnesia. Stephen had no memory of the cases they'd worked together or the night they'd spent together—but Rachel could never forget the feel of his body against hers. She had a baby daughter to remind her. A daughter whose father didn't know her…a daughter whose life was suddenly put in danger unless Stephen could remember who was on their trail. But if he did remember the past, would he and Rachel have a future? A MEMORY AWAY… from passion, danger—and love!

Download or read book Death of a Dogwalker written by C. Craig and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2006-09 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: **MIDDLE GRADER MYSTERIES GROW UP** It was late last fall, and on the cover of the New York Post was a photograph of twelve year old Jeremy Siller standing in a city park with his bloodhound, Digger. They were surrounded by crimson stained paw prints and the headline read "Death of a Dogwalker". Even by Big Apple standards, the crime is senseless, but this boy and his dog come to make sense of it, with the help of one potty-mouthed and loveable Detective Sergeant Joe Perillo. Along the way they cross paths with a Columbian drug lord, some misguided and truly dangerous gang members, and a Wall Street financial writer who has sold his soul in order to save his life. FAST PACED AND FUN READING. THINK OF IT AS COLUMBO FOR KIDS.

Download or read book Mama s Boy written by Robert Hood and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2006-08 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mama's Boy describes the life of author Robert Hood: his early years in a coal-mining village during the Depression, his life in the navy during World War II, and his later professional success. At the heart of Hood's memoir is his proud and talented mother, who is determined that her headstrong son will become somebody. But the impish boy is more interested in sports than poetry recitations or declamation contests. Anxious to enter the war, seventeen-year-old Hood enlists in the U.S. Navy in 1944 and serves on Guam. He returns, attends college, and eventually ends up in New York City as the editor-in-chief of Boys' Life Magazine. As Hood achieves success, he meets some of the distinguished artists and authors of the twentieth century. He lunches with Andre Kertesz, Alex Haley, and Isaac Asimov; takes tea with Salvador Dali and Philippe Halsman; and chats on the phone with Margaret Coit, Catherine Drinker Bowen, and Margaret Bourke-White. He also interviews great athletes such as Hank Greenberg, Mickey Mantle, and Willie Mays. But most important to Hood are those people in his family who mentored him so well. Mama's Boy pays tribute to his parents, grandparents, siblings, uncles, and aunt. His love for them bears witness to the endurance of human memory.

Download or read book Triple Trouble written by Jodi Redford and published by Jodi Redford. This book was released on 2023-03-28 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hudson McKay—almost reformed bad boy and reigning king of trouble. Forfeiting that tarnished crown? A daily struggle. Blame it on Stacia Colton and Cal Haverstock…two people he shouldn’t have effed up fantasies about. For starters, he’s Stacia’s boss. If that’s not complicated enough, his kid brother ditched her at the altar. It’d be a damn miracle if Stacia doesn’t believe all McKays are raging A-holes. Then there’s Cal. Hudson’s best friend and business partner. AKA: The offbeat Viking teddybear with a heart of gold who’s also responsible for turning Hudson’s life around when he hit rock bottom. In other words, if he gave in to his depraved urges where Cal and Stacia are concerned, it’d be disastrous. The worst decision of his life. And he’s made plenty of those to make him an expert. Including that racy video of him, ahem, indulging in some solo action. The same video he didn’t count on resurfacing, much less landing on Cal’s and Stacia’s radar. Now the two people he’s pledged not to touch are offering him the kind of trouble he can’t afford. Or resist…even if giving in could cost them everything.

Download or read book Death Comes Knocking written by Graham Bartlett and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2016-07-14 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fans of Peter James and his bestselling Roy Grace series of crime novels know that his books draw on in-depth research into the lives of Brighton and Hove police and are set in a world every bit as gritty as the real thing. His friend Graham Bartlett was a long-serving detective in the city once described as Britain's 'crime capital'. Together, in Death Comes Knocking, they have written a gripping account of the city's most challenging cases, taking the reader from crime scenes and incident rooms to the morgue, and introducing some of the real-life detectives who inspired Peter James's characters. Whether it's the murder of a dodgy nightclub owner and his family in Sussex's worst non-terrorist mass murder or the race to find the abductor of a young girl, tracking down the antique trade's most notorious 'knocker boys' or nailing an audacious ring of forgers, hunting for a cold-blooded killer who executed a surfer or catching a pair who kidnapped a businessman, leaving him severely beaten, to die on a hillside, the authors skilfully evoke the dangerous inside story of policing, the personal toll it takes and the dedication of those who risk their lives to keep the public safe.

Download or read book Ambrose Follows His Nose written by Dick King-Smith and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2022-03-03 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Sparkling humour and wonderful characters are Dick King-Smith's trademarks' - Books for Your Children An exciting new publication in celebration of the centenary of his birth, a recently discovered funny and poignant animal story by Dick King-Smith, completed by his great granddaughter, Josie Rogers. Ambrose may seem like an ordinary rabbit but he has the most extraordinary sense of smell. He can detect any aroma from sweets to kittens - and even niffy foxes! He lives with his family in a hutch and is visited every day by Biddy, who is desperate to take him home to be her pet - if only her mum and dad would let her. Biddy trains Ambrose to become a tracker rabbit - which comes in very handy when Ambrose's little sister Roly goes missing. But when Biddy's family find themselves in real danger, can Ambrose's sensitive nose save the day?

Download or read book Bloodhound written by Jay Bonansinga and published by Crossroad Press. This book was released on 2015-04-04 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blessed with the gift of second sight, Charlotte Vickers has used her unique gift to help police locate missing persons. Now, she's been hired to locate a woman's fiancé — a man who disappeared more than a year ago. But Charlotte soon discovers that the man is not missing. He's running for his life. And she'd better start running, too.

Download or read book The Big Six Swallows and Amazons 9 written by Arthur Ransome and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-08-27 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Big Six is the ninth book of Arthur Ransome's Swallows and Amazons series of children's books, published in 1940. The book returns Dick and Dorothea Callum, known as the Ds, to the Norfolk Broads where they renew their friendship with the members of the Coot Club. This book is more of a detective story as the Ds and Coot Club try to unravel a mystery that threatens the Death and Glories' freedom to sail the river.The Ds return to Norfolk, hoping to enjoy a holiday with their friends of the Coot Club. Unfortunately, they find the Death and Glories (Pete, Bill and Joe) coming under a gathering cloud of suspicion of setting moored boats adrift.

Download or read book In the Cards Life written by Mariah Fredericks and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-08-05 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Syd has always been in the middle between Anna and Eve, and she's never had a problem with that--until now. Frustrated that her best friends are growing away from her and frightened by her dad's mounting illness, Syd decides to consult the tarot cards for a look into her future.

Download or read book Blood Red written by Anita Waller and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2021-08-25 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The revamped Connection Investigation Agency team takes on a decades-old crime in this thriller from the bestselling author of Murder Unjoyful. The Connection Investigation Agency has seen big changes. New partners, Tessa, Luke, and Beth, have taken over and members of the old team have moved on to pastures new. On the first day of reopening, a body is discovered in the outhouse at the back of the office and their first case begins with bones that have lain undiscovered for twenty-five years. Can Luke take on his first solo case and solve it? Will Tessa prove to be as good an investigator as she was a DI? Will she solve the mystery of the threatening notes sent to two women, who become murder victims? As the agency digs deeper into the past and a link between the two cases is revealed, will this help or hinder? Praise for the thrillers of Anita Waller “Once again Anita Waller brings the reader a masterfully written, first class mystery thriller with a jaw dropping twist that will leave you speechless.” —Once Upon a Time Book Review “I always anticipate getting my hands on the latest Anita Waller thriller because I know I will not be able to put it down and I will be thoroughly surprised and entertained.” —Avonna Loves Genres “A must-read for crime thriller readers.” —Bookstormer “A really well written, gripping book with plenty of twists for me!” —Donna’s Book Blog “A tense, drama-packed read. I was literally biting my nails by the end.” —On the Shelf Reviews

Download or read book Death in Bloodhound Red written by Virginia Lanier and published by Pineapple Press Inc. This book was released on 1995 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The heroine is bloodhound trainer Joe Beth Sidden who normally helps police find missing persons and suspects. On this occasion the suspect is herself--she is accused of attempted murder after her husband, a recently released convict, was nearly beaten to death. Joe Beth must use her talents to clear her name. The setting is the Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia.

Download or read book Flesh and Blood written by Kate Bendelow and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2023-07-10 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A crime scene investigator looks into the lingering mystery of her own traumatic history, in this suspenseful British police thriller. Maya Barton is an experienced SOCO now—but gathering evidence after the crime’s been committed is one thing and being targeted for murder is another . . . As Maya examines the scene of a stabbing the team become overwhelmed with the volume of knife crime being committed. They’re left questioning whether the teenage victims are as innocent as they seem. As a threatening figure from her past watches and waits, Maya struggles to assess her situation when she has little to no memory of the childhood trauma she experienced, aside from fleeting flashbacks. Hoping for a breakthrough, Maya begins treatment using a therapeutic technique. But can she unearth the truth in time to save her own life? Praise for the Maya Barton series “Bendelow proves her experience as a SOCO makes for a brilliant novel . . . stunning.” —Lynda La Plante, Edgar Award–winning author of Prime Suspect

Download or read book Troubled Blood written by Robert Galbraith and published by Mulholland Books. This book was released on 2020-09-15 with total page 969 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the epic fifth installment in this “compulsively readable” (People) series, Galbraith’s “irresistible hero and heroine” (USA Today) take on the decades-old cold case of a missing doctor, one which may be their grisliest yet. Private Detective Cormoran Strike is visiting his family in Cornwall when he is approached by a woman asking for help finding her mother, Margot Bamborough—who went missing in mysterious circumstances in 1974. Strike has never tackled a cold case before, let alone one forty years old. But despite the slim chance of success, he is intrigued and takes it on; adding to the long list of cases that he and his partner in the agency, Robin Ellacott, are currently working on. And Robin herself is also juggling a messy divorce and unwanted male attention, as well as battling her own feelings about Strike. As Strike and Robin investigate Margot’s disappearance, they come up against a fiendishly complex case with leads that include tarot cards, a psychopathic serial killer and witnesses who cannot all be trusted. And they learn that even cases decades old can prove to be deadly . . .

Download or read book Swallows Amazons Boxed Set written by Arthur Ransome and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-11-27 with total page 2717 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Swallows and Amazons series includes twelve adventure novels by English author Arthur Ransome. Set in the interwar period, it involves group adventures by children, mainly in the school holidays and mainly in England. They revolve around outdoor activities, especially sailing. The series begins with the Walker children from London, who stay at a lakeside farm in the school holidays, sail a dinghy named Swallow, while the local Blackett girls, living on the opposite shore, have one named Amazon. The Walkers see themselves as explorers, while the Blacketts declare themselves pirates. Contents: Swallows and Amazons Swallowdale Peter Duck Winter Holiday Coot Club Pigeon Post We Didn't Mean To Go To Sea Secret Water The Big Six Missee Lee The Picts and the Martyrs: Or Not Welcome At All Great Northern?

Download or read book In the Blood written by Lesley Welsh and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2018-01-30 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One woman’s heroism gives her unwanted attention and snares her in a web of deadly revelations from the past in this breathtaking crime thriller. Grace Dobbs, a champion at her local gun club, lives a quiet life in Western Australia with her mother. But when a violent killing spree in the neighbourhood sees Grace come to the rescue, she is catapulted into the limelight as a local heroine. However, her fame spreads much further than the local town, bringing her to the attention of someone in Britain who is very keen to meet her. But what does this person want? And can they be trusted? As Grace travels to England to discover her true heritage, she is about to learn the real meaning of danger. “In the Blood is an enormously enjoyable read. Entertaining, unflinching and seeped in dark intent, the novel leaves this reader lamenting that the late Ms. Welsh won’t gift her readers another work.” —Mark Wilson, bestselling author of the dEaDINBURGH series

Download or read book The Blood of Kings written by Angela King and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2017-09-01 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young woman enters a world of political intrigue in Elizabethan England in this historical thriller of family, betrayal, and deadly secrets. London, 1559. Aalia, an awkward, arrogant teenager has just arrived in the bustling city to search for her brother William. She plans to bring him to his senses. But when she discovers that both their lives are based on a lie, she must face a difficult past—and unravel a web of secrets. Courageous and undisciplined, Aalia gradually comes to terms with the truth that William has royal blood. Deciding to go against the men who want to use him as a pawn, Aalia must negotiate a world where secrecy arms the powerful. But unwilling to ask for anyone’s help, she is forced into a fateful and dangerous decision. Who can she trust when everyone around her is plotting?