Download or read book Mayhem in Paradise written by Tarif Naaz and published by Notion Press. This book was released on with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mayhem in paradise is a tragic tale of the people, who suffered due to political turbulence. The novel begins with the love story of Huzaf and Vanshika. Huzaf, a Muslim boy, falls in love with a Hindu girl, Vanshika. They promise to love each other forever, but before they could keep their promises, some forces fuel insurgence in Kashmir. Vanshika’s family migrates to Jammu. She resists but her family doesn’t listen to her and in the stillness of night, they leave their home. Huzaf visits Jammu to find out his Vanshika, but fails in tracing her out and returns disappointed. Huzaf ’s sister, Asra, is raped and murdered, this incident changes his life and he takes the gun against India for revenge. Through the love story, the ugly face of violence that caused untold mayhem in Kashmir has been revealed in simple and eloquent manner. The plot of the novel is so strong that it will hook you till end.

Download or read book Honolulu Homicide written by Gary A. Dias and published by Bess Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Retired Honolulu Police Department major Gary A. Dias and Honolulu advertiser reporter Robbie Dingeman provide inside information about some of Oahu's most disturbing crimes.

Download or read book Lost Paradise written by Kathy Marks and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-02-03 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pitcairn Island -- remote and wild in the South Pacific, a place of towering cliffs and lashing surf -- is home to descendants of Fletcher Christian and the Mutiny on the Bounty crew, who fled there with a group of Tahitian maidens after deposing their captain, William Bligh, and seizing his ship in 1789. Shrouded in myth, the island was idealized by outsiders, who considered it a tropical Shangri-La. But as the world was to discover two centuries after the mutiny, it was also a place of sinister secrets. In this riveting account, Kathy Marks tells the disturbing saga and asks profound questions about human behavior. In 2000, police descended on the British territory -- a lump of volcanic rock hundreds of miles from the nearest inhabited land -- to investigate an allegation of rape of a fifteen-year-old girl. They found themselves speaking to dozens of women and uncovering a trail of child abuse dating back at least three generations. Scarcely a Pitcairn man was untainted by the allegations, it seemed, and barely a girl growing up on the island, home to just forty-seven people, had escaped. Yet most islanders, including the victims' mothers, feigned ignorance or claimed it was South Pacific "culture" -- the Pitcairn "way of life." The ensuing trials would tear the close-knit, interrelated community apart, for every family contained an offender or a victim -- often both. The very future of the island, dependent on its men and their prowess in the longboats, appeared at risk. The islanders were resentful toward British authorities, whom they regarded as colonialists, and the newly arrived newspeople, who asked nettlesome questions and whose daily dispatches were closely scrutinized on the Internet. The court case commanded worldwide attention. And as a succession of men passed through Pitcairn's makeshift courtroom, disturbing questions surfaced. How had the abuse remained hidden so long? Was it inevitable in such a place? Was Pitcairn a real-life Lord of the Flies? One of only six journalists to cover the trials, Marks lived on Pitcairn for six weeks, with the accused men as her neighbors. She depicts, vividly, the attractions and everyday difficulties of living on a remote tropical island. Moreover, outside court, she had daily encounters with the islanders, not all of them civil, and observed firsthand how the tiny, claustrophobic community ticked: the gossip, the feuding, the claustrophobic intimacy -- and the power dynamics that had allowed the abuse to flourish. Marks followed the legal and human saga through to its recent conclusion. She uncovers a society gone badly astray, leaving lives shattered and codes broken: a paradise truly lost.

Download or read book Mother City written by Starner Jones and published by World Ahead Press. This book was released on 2017-10-17 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cape Town is an unlikely setting for Islamic terror, but in Bo-Kaap, the city's peaceful Muslim enclave, Imam Rauf preaches a theology of austerity, obedience and sacrifice. When the multibillionaire Goldwyn family settles in the Western Cape, they learn firsthand the implications of a radical imam's preaching. Cultures collide in the wake of a family crisis as the Goldwyns face off with an insidious form of jihad that has long existed but always been ignored. Mother City leaves readers with a coldly objective impression of the postmodern world where danger lurks at every turn, even in unexpected places, and where unilateral actions beyond state control may indeed constitute the most effective way to protect the West.

Download or read book Murder in Paradise written by Lisa Pulitzer and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2003-11-17 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On January 15, 2000, the bruised body of thirty-four-year-old Lois McMillan, a Connecticut artist vacationing in the British Virgin Islands, was discovered draped across the rocks of an inlet where she had apparently drowned in the Caribbean waves. Local authorities on the little paradise of Tortola quickly confirmed that it was no accident. The police immediately found their suspects-four young, rich American tourists. Within twenty-four hours, the men were arrested for murder and went from a life of carefree luxury to cold jail cells. Each had an alibi. None of them had a motive. And there was no direct evidence linking any of them to Lois's death. Did authorities even have the right men? Was it a rush to judgment-a desperate attempt to save Tortola's reputation for peace and safety-or were these men hiding a terrible crime. A twisting tale of swift island justice that was just beginning. So was the intricate puzzle of the lives of the four men in question, and the truth of what really happened during Lois McMillen's tragic final hours.

Download or read book Serpent in Paradise written by Dea Birkett and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Serpent In Paradise is Dea's account of her quest for Utopia and of the heart-wrenching reality shared by the tiny community of Pitcairn Island - all descendants of the Bounty mutineers

Download or read book Murder in Paradise written by Chris Loos and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2003-07-29 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The shocking true story of the murder of 23–year–old Dana Ireland and the nine–year investigation that became Hawaii's most publicised murder case. By all accounts, 23–year–old Dana Ireland would have been successful at whatever she chose to do with her life. But she didn't get that chance. On Christmas Eve, 1991, this blonde–haired, blue–eyed young woman set off on her bicycle. As she was riding back to the holiday meal, three local youths decided to celebrate Christmas in a different way. They followed her in their car, then rammed her bike, kidnapped, raped, and beat her, and left her for dead on an isolated spot overlooking the ocean. In a community where many residents left their doors unlocked, people were shocked and terrified by this random, brutal act of violence. Worse still was that if the authorities hadn't taken so long to get to the victim, she might have lived. As months and years went by, frustration turned to outrage when police failed to arrest anyone for Dana's murder. But from his home in Springfield, Virginia, John Ireland started his own dogged investigation and crusade for justice. And nine years after his daughter's murder, after one of the most complicated cases the state had ever seen, three men were convicted. Here is a dramatic true story.

Download or read book Murder in the Caribbean A Death in Paradise Mystery Book 4 written by Robert Thorogood and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2018-12-27 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘Deftly entertaining ... satisfyingly pushes all the requisite Agatha Christie-style buttons’ Barry Forshaw, The Independent DEATH IN PARADISE is one of BBC One’s most popular series which averages 9 million viewers.

Download or read book A Rogue s Paradise written by James M. Denham and published by University Alabama Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text traces the growth and social development of the Florida frontier through its experience with crime and punishment. Using court records, government documents, newspapers and personal papers, it explores how crime affected ordinary citizens in antebellum Florida.

Download or read book Elusive Hope written by M. L. Tyndall and published by Barbour Books. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Their friends are in search of a Southern utopia. But Hayden is seeking revenge--relentlessly. And Magnolia is seeking a way out--desperately. Falling in love was never part of their plans. . . .

Download or read book The Montecito Collection written by Richard Crissman and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2000 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three stories flick at the edges of Montecito society. "Deadly History" tells of shadowy doings at the estate where the Society for Historical Research spends millions and the Fellows squabble over honors. The Senior Fellow sulks in Ireland until a dazzling lawyer pushes him on to center stage. "The Day the Dogs Took Over" is a cautionary tale about the fate of a Montecito eleven year old when freeway sniping orphans him, and just about everyone else who can drive! "The Big Hersey Bar" deals with the romantic and alcoholic ways of some sorts of Montecito lifestyles, following the lives of two girls who both succeed and also fail at joining local society. No matter what the reader thinks he knows about Montecito, these stories will stimulate memories of funny, sad and inspiring people we have all known in this paradise of climate, luxuriant foliage and high mountains.

Download or read book Murder In Key West 4 written by Shirrel Rhoades, Editor and published by AbsolutelyAmazingebooks.com. This book was released on 2022-03-23 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Ten Key West mystery stories by ten great storytellers . . ." —H.L. Osterman, Short Changed. Key West serves as backdrop for some of the world's best mystery stories. Here is the third collection of murder and mayhem in Paradise, a keep-you-up-at-night anthology featuring ten leading writers who explore the dark side of the Southernmost point in the continental US: Bill Craig, Justin Maxwell, Shirrel Rhoades, Robert Coburn, Barthélemy Banks, Jack Mazur, Andrew Daly, Harry Schroeder, and Brewster Chamberlain, and R.K. Simpson. Stories in this volume: Vendetta, Mr. Crane's New Paintings, Four Fingers and the Watch Fob, The Duchess, The Sunset Slasher, Sometimes Murder, Isn't Murder, Malloy's Ex, The Missing Max, How Did You Die? As the Night Went On.

Download or read book Murder in Key West 3 written by Shirrel Rhoades, Editor and published by AbsolutelyAmazingebooks.com. This book was released on 2022-03-23 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An outstanding collection of mystery stories by master storytellers..." —Hollis George, acclaimed editor and anthologist. "I couldn't put the book down ..." —Byron Rupert McCafferty, Online Critics Corner. Key West serves as backdrop for some of the world's best mystery stories. Here is the third collection of Murder and Mayhem in Paradise, a keep-you-up-at-night anthology featuring ten leading writers who explore the dark side of the Southernmost point in the continental US: Mysteries in this volume by these notable writers: John Hemingway, Roberta Isleib (writing as Lucy Burdette), Shirrel Rhoades, Robert Coburn, Jonathan Wood, Sandra Balzo, Barthélemy Banks, Bill Craig, Mike Dennis, Michael Haskins.

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Download or read book The Hot Seat written by Ben Mathis-Lilley and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2022-08-30 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fan’s search for the truth about American history, human nature, and whether Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh will keep his job Being a University of Michigan football fan should be joyful. Michigan is an elite academic institution whose football team boasts forty-three Big Ten championships. But these days, college football is complicated. The NCAA is corrupt and exploitative, and Michigan keeps losing to Ohio State. It’s hard not to wonder, as Slate writer and superfan Ben Mathis-Lilley does in this book: Why are we doing this? The Hot Seat is a chronicle of one of the wildest years in Michigan football history, but also a search for the truth about fandom, from the pages of history books to the wilderness of online forums. Is it embarrassing to care about what happens in a game? Why is Jim Harbaugh like that? Is it somehow Thomas Jefferson’s fault? This book explores all these questions and many more. Against the backdrop of a quickly changing sport and country, The Hot Seat is an exploration of the all-consuming culture of fandom, and why it matters.

Download or read book Murder in Key West 2 written by Shirrel Rhoades, Editor and published by AbsolutelyAmazingebooks.com. This book was released on 2022-03-23 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "One-stop shopping for murder-on-the-beach reading..." —Marcy Birdweather of Marcy's Musings. "Powerful stories by Key West's best mystery writers ..." —legendary author Reef Perkins. Key West serves as backdrop for some of the world's best mystery stories. Here is the second collection of murder and mayhem in Paradise, a can't-put-it-down anthology featuring eleven leading Key West mystery writers: Heather Graham; Michael Haskins; Jonathan Woods; Lucy Burdette; Hal Howland; Robert Coburn; Shirrel Rhoades; Ben Harrison; William R. Burkett, Jr.; Barthélemy Banks; and Bill Craig. Stories in this volume: Vampire Slayer, Murdered in Key West (A Shamus nominee), The Mystery of Marina Merrick, Last Chance Disturbance in the Field, The Walls Had Ears: Murder at 2929, Better Times Than These, The Impresario, Four Fingers, and the Acerbic Film Critic Hand-Fed Snapping Turtles, M For Murder ,The Writer's End.

Download or read book Evil at the Core written by Vinquita Romaine and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2022-04-28 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quentin Grayling’s life just fell apart, having lost his job and his wife at one stroke. He snaps, and sets off on a mad, unplanned adventure, from England to New York. He finds himself the victim of a couple of attempts on his life for reasons unclear.