Download or read book Crystal Death written by Charles Kipps and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-08-30 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: N.Y.P.D Detective Conor Bard (with an attractive woman as his new partner in tow) investigates the murder of Israeli diamond dealer Zivah Gavish in her Manhattan apartment.

Download or read book Death at the Crystal Palace written by Jennifer Ashley and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-07-06 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intrepid cook Kat Holloway puts aside her apron to delve into Victorian London’s high society and catch a killer in this thrilling new mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of Murder in the East End. While attending an exhibition at the Crystal Palace, young cook Kat Holloway is approached by a woman in distress. Lady Covington is a wealthy widow convinced that her entire family is trying to kill her. Kat feels compelled to help. So, she escorts the lady home to discover whether she is delusional or in true danger. When it quickly becomes apparent that the threat is all too real, Kat promises aid. Her charming confidant Daniel McAdam is busy infiltrating a plot against the Crown, and she worries he will not have time to lend his sleuthing expertise. This might be for the best, as Kat fears her growing emotional entanglement with Daniel can only lead to disaster. But soon, Kat faces a more serious threat when her involvement in both investigations plunges her into peril.

Download or read book Remembering Crystal written by Sebastian Loth and published by NorthSouth Books. This book was released on 2010-05-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautifully written and illustrated book that introduces a big subject to little ones Crystal had lived in the garden for many years. She was growing old. Zelda was just starting out in life. They were best friends. They read books together. They took trips together. And they talked about everything. But one day Crystal was not in the garden. She had died. In this gentle story, children learn, with Zelda, that true friendship is a gift that doesn’t die.

Download or read book Waking Up in Heaven written by Crystal McVea and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-04-02 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts the story of a young mother who underwent an intense near-death experience after she became unresponsive during a medical emergency, as she discusses the hardships of her past and the impact of the experience on her life.

Download or read book Language Death written by David Crystal and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-04-29 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rapid endangerment and death of many minority languages across the world is a matter of widespread concern, not only among linguists and anthropologists but among all concerned with issues of cultural identity in an increasingly globalized culture. By some counts, only 600 of the 6,000 or so languages in the world are 'safe' from the threat of extinction. A leading commentator and popular writer on language issues, David Crystal asks the fundamental question, 'Why is language death so important?', reviews the reasons for the current crisis, and investigates what is being done to reduce its impact. This 2002 book contains not only intelligent argument, but moving descriptions of the decline and demise of particular languages, and practical advice for anyone interested in pursuing the subject further.

Download or read book THE DEATH CRYSTAL written by GEORGE O.SMITH and published by BEYOND BOOKS HUB. This book was released on 2022-12-05 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was the horror of the serpent, or of the Gorgon's head. They were fascinated; in that moment not one of them could have torn his gaze away. All work ceased. The noises in the concrete-walled room died until the whish of breathing and the thumping of hearts could be heard. Then panic caught them, and fought against training. Panic cried, Run! and training said, Remove yourself quickly. With the motion-saving efficiency of the emergency drill, each man turned from his position and walked rapidly towards whichever exit was nearest. Actually, they could not outrun the danger any more than one can duck a rifle bullet or outrace the atomic bomb. But they went, five men and one woman, out through the zigzag corridors towards a mirage of safety...

Download or read book Hell s Kitchen Homicide written by Charles Kipps and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-09-15 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: AN AWARD-WINNING LAW & ORDER WRITER WHO KNOWS THE CITY STREETS LIKE FEW DO . . . A COP THRILLER THAT WILL HOLD YOU IN ITS GRIP. . . . Charles Kipps introduces Conor Bard, NYPD homicide detective and wanna-be rock star, in his suspense-packed debut novel. Hell’s Kitchen: The Manhattan neighborhood with a long history of cold-blooded crimes now witnesses one more—the murder of a hugely successful criminal defense lawyer with rumored Mafia ties, whose corpse is found on the banks of the Hudson River. Conor Bard’s investigation begins with a sexy, unfaithful widow who stands to inherit millions . . . and leads him to cross paths with a sorrowful, intriguing Albanian woman he can’t resist. Young enough to chase down bad guys, smart enough to know time’s ticking on his dreams of making it in the music business and finding the right woman, Conor will discover that time is more precious than even he may realize . . . as a tightening web of secrets, lies, and seduction may cut his own life short.

Download or read book Bloodleaf written by Crystal Smith and published by Clarion Books. This book was released on 2019 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aurelia, the first princess born in Renalt in 200 years, is destined to marry the mysterious prince of Achelva, Valentin, but her treacherous lady-in-waiting, Lisette, plots to take her crown.

Download or read book Crystal Eaters written by Shane Jones and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crystal Eaters is an ambitious family saga, love story, and watershed in the career of this acclaimed fabulist.

Download or read book Crystal Phoenix written by Michael Berlyn and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-08-12 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the brave new world of angels and procurers, rent-a-death prostitutes will let you sexually abuse them and even hack them to pieces for a fee. In anticipation of your own death, be sure to keep up payments on your life crystal. After you die, you can enjoy life to the hilt in a very attractive new body with your memories intact. Young body, old memories. Violent death is the ultimate repeatable pleasure.

Download or read book Crystal Singer written by Anne McCaffrey and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2002-02-19 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “No dragons, but [Crystal Singer] has all of [Anne] McCaffrey's gifts for world-building and characterization . . . an excellent book.”—Chicago Sun-Times Her name was Killashandra Ree; and after ten grueling years of musical training she was young, beautiful—and still without prospects. Then she heard of the mysterious Heptite Guild on the planet Ballybran, where the fabled Black Crystal was found. For those qualified, the Guild was said to provide careers, security, and the chance for wealth beyond imagining. The problem was, few people who landed on Ballybran ever left. To Killashandra the risks were acceptable . . .

Download or read book The Crystal Cave written by Mary Stewart and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2003-05-06 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born the bastard son of a Welsh princess, Myridden Emrys -- or as he would later be known, Merlin -- leads a perilous childhood, haunted by portents and visions. But destiny has great plans for this no-man's-son, taking him from prophesying before the High King Vortigern to the crowning of Uther Pendragon . . . and the conception of Arthur -- king for once and always.

Download or read book Wrapt in Crystal written by Sharon Shinn and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On a planet of barren beauty, two religions—as different as sun and shadow, joy and grief—are bound together by death.... A serial killer is stalking the priestesses of both sects—and Interfed Agent Cowen Drake must immerse himself in an unfamiliar world of stark spirituality to catch the killer. A world that will trap him between opulence and sacrifice, between desire and duty, and between two extraordinary women—one who could become the killer’s ultimate victim.

Download or read book The Crystal Snowstorm written by Meriol Trevor and published by Bethlehem Books. This book was released on 1997 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the eve of 1848 as small revolutions begin all over Europe, thirteen-year-old Catherine Ayre finds herself involved in dangerous political intrigue in the small but troubled country of Letzenstein where her grandfather, the Grand Duke Edmond, is ruler.

Download or read book The Hound of Death written by Agatha Christie and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-09-03 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Agatha Christie short story from the collection The Golden Ball and Other Stories. A young Englishman visiting Cornwall finds himself delving into the legend of a Belgian nun who is living as a refugee in the village. Possessed of supernatural powers, she is said to have caused her entire convent to explode when it was occupied by invading German soldiers during World War I. Sister Angelique was the only survivor. Could such a tall tale possibly be true?

Download or read book Crystal s Hawaiian Shadows written by John H. McClure Jr. and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2017-11-02 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crystal Gale, a 20-year-old native Hawaiian aircraft-pilot graduate landed her first employment with King’s Airways, a Hawaiian sightseeing firm for tourists. On Crystal’s first month of employment, she met an air traffic controller, Tyler Mason and for the first time fell in love. Unknown to Crystal and her family, an underground FBI drug sting operation was in motion through the Hawaiian Islands. Two months later, Crystal was kidnapped. Her family was threatened and told some of her flights would occasionally be drug related. She was to see nothing, hear nothing, and report nothing, or death would follow. Trapped, Crystal figured the only way out was to trap the trappers. She suddenly discovering her love, Tyler Mason, was a drug-cartel member in disguise, or was he? Her heart and lips, questioned it. Thus, entanglements become stranger than fiction.

Download or read book The Time Crystal written by Jonathan Hal Reynolds and published by . This book was released on 2011-10-05 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the town of Hobble, October never ends. As soon as Hallows Eve is over, the calendars turn back to October 1st, and the enchanted wonders begin again . . .In this first adventure of the October series, Notch Cricklewood is bored by his life at the Museum Of Wonders, where he lives amongst statues and relics from the distant past. Though his father and grandfather hope for him to apprentice with them at the museum, Notch is hungry to live his own adventures and make history.When all the children in Hobble begin to mysteriously disappear, Notch sets out to solve the vanishings in order to make a name for himself. But when a member of the Vothlor army kills someone close to him, the new war becomes much more personal. Notch's persistence soon leads him on a quest to find the legendary Time Crystal-an ancient relic that gives its possessor the power to change the course of history. If he can find the crystal, he believes he can save the missing kids and bring the dead back to life.But what if the Vothlor find it first?THE TIME CRYSTAL is Book 1 in the innovative new OCTOBERS series by J.H. Reynolds and Craig Cunningham. Journey through the same October through four different perspectives. In addition to THE TIME CRYSTAL, read THE HERMIT'S MANSION (Book 2), THE WATCHTOWER SECRET (Book 3), and the PROTECTOR'S EMERALD (Book 4) to solve all the mysteries of the Vanishing, and embark upon an adventure unlike any you've taken before.