Download or read book The Mystery of Ruby s Stiletto written by Rose Donovan and published by . This book was released on 2019-01-12 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ready for a snowy ride aboard the Train Blanc? Murder and mayhem await.

Download or read book The Mystery of Ruby s Tracks written by Rose Donovan and published by . This book was released on 2019-01-12 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ready for a snowy ride aboard the Train Blanc? Murder and mayhem await.

Download or read book Ruby s Misadventures with Reality written by Samantha Bohrman and published by Entangled: Select Suspense. This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She's off to see the killer... Lawyer Ruby O'Deare might not be living the American dream, but it feels like it every time she visits her small town megamall. The shoes! The lighting! Prince Charming spotted in the food court! It's a dream, right? But all dreams must come to an end. Ruby's does when she wakes up after a one-night stand with the town's sexy zoning commissioner, Noel West. Actually, that part is good. It's the expired Dollar Store condoms she finds that feel too real. And then her favorite client Estelle turns up dead. Ruby is determined to find out the truth behind the curtains of Ozcorp, the company that owns the heavenly megamall and has the most to gain from her client's death. She just hopes the zoning commissioner she might be falling for isn't caught up in the danger.

Download or read book Reading Contingency written by David Wylot and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-11-25 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Reading Contingency: The Accident in Contemporary Fiction, David Wylot constructs an innovative study of the relationship between plotted accidents in twenty-first century British and American fiction, the phenomenology of reading, and a contemporary experience of time that is increasingly understood to be contingent and accidental. A synthesis of literary and cultural analysis, narratology, critical theories of time and the philosophy of contingency, the book explores the accident’s imagination of contemporary time and the relationship between reading and living in novels by writers including A.M. Homes, Nicola Barker, Noah Hawley, J.M. Coetzee, J.G. Ballard, Jesmyn Ward, Jennifer Egan, and Tom McCarthy.

Download or read book The Shadow Cipher written by Laura Ruby and published by Walden Pond Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A debut entry in an alternate-history series depicts three kids who try to solve a modern-world puzzle and complete a treasure hunt laid into the streets and buildings of New York City.

Download or read book Agent Rookie s Secret Mission 8 written by Tracey West and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-01-10 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Agent Rookie is on the case! As an agent with the Elite Penguin Force, Rookie is eager to help keep Club Penguin safe from harm. But he needs your help with solving this latest mission. There are plenty of twists and turns and villains to thwart. The choice is yours!

Download or read book Ruby Dove Mysteries 4 6 written by Rose Donovan and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-27 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Books four through six in the Ruby Dove Mystery Series: The Mystery of Ruby's Stiletto, The Mystery of Ruby's Tracks, and The Mystery of Ruby's Mistletoe. Enjoy golden-age cozies with a twist? Then you'll love Rose Donovan's fashion-spy-amateur sleuth heroes, Ruby Dove and Fina Aubrey-Havelock. What readers are saying: "The plot grabbed my attention right at the beginning and held it right to the end." "This series is like watching a 1930's mystery/comedy with the tongue in cheek comments and antics of the characters that just make you laugh out loud." "Great series and great writing!" "'Clue" has always been my favorite board game, and going on a murder mystery cruise is on my bucket list, so I was beyond thrilled at the opportunity to read this book, and I wasn't let down." "The plot had a lot of twists and turns that are necessary for a good mystery." "Vivid descriptions of locations and events make you feel as if you are part of the story. Strong women characters, political intrigue, and a murder mystery that keeps you guessing as to who the murderer is and the motive behind the murders." "If you love this genre this is a must read." Book 1: The Mystery of Ruby's Stiletto An invitation to an island off the coast of Italy. What could be more relaxing? Nothing. Until a murderer strikes. Autumn in Sardinia, 1935. Ruby and Fina find themselves in a world of glamour once again, this time on a private island owned by a famous Italian shoe designer. A riotous guest list of artists, flowing wine, passion and political intrigue guarantee a thrilling time for all. But it could be a little too thrilling unless Ruby and Fina find the murderer. Soon. Book 2: The Mystery of Ruby's Tracks Ready for a snowy ride aboard the Train Blanc? Murder and mayhem await. November, 1935. With its velvet sofas and bone china teacups, the Train Blanc is a haven of 1930s luxury. But for Ruby and Fina, the trip holds some shocking surprises - not least that one of their fellow passengers is a murderer ... As the famous train steams through the cold Alpine night, the detective pair must work out which of the travellers is not what they seem. Could it be the friendly Swiss priest? The glamorous erotica author? The 'artistic' dilettante? Or even the grandmother with the hideous knitting? Ruby and Fina are at the top of their game in this witty, sophisticated tale, which weaves together politics, fashion, intrigue and romance in a mystery with more twists and turns than a train track through the Alps. Book 3: The Mystery of Ruby's Mistletoe Snowbound at Christmas. Very cosy. Until a murderer and a thief appear. December, 1935. Ruby and Fina are anticipating a quiet Christmas. But the snowy peace of Quenby College is shattered when the police come looking for Ruby. She and Fina escape to a relative's plush country home -- only to find that Aunt Millie has a few surprises in store ... As the mercury drops, Ruby and Fina are drawn into a web of false identities and half-truths. Why did someone spike the cocktails during the after-dinner jazz? Who stole Aunt Millie's priceless hatpin collection? Could it be a coincidence that all the house guests were also present on the day when Fina's father was murdered? With the police on their tail, and a killer on the loose, the two dressmaking sleuths have to use all their considerable wits to solve Fina's family tragedy - and bring a little joy back to Christmas.

Download or read book The Riddle of the Ruby Gazelle written by Carolyn Keene and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-01-08 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While helping raise money for a Brooklyn park, Nancy must track down the kidnapper who has abducted a performing band’s lead singer—and discovers a hidden motive buried deep in the city’s past.

Download or read book The Leafy Hollow Mysteries written by Rickie Blair and published by Barkley Books. This book was released on 2018 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Leafy Hollow, murder is always in season…If you like spunky heroines, laugh-out-loud humor, and charming small towns with big city crime rates, then you’ll love Rickie Blair’s Leafy Hollow stories.Book 1, From Garden To GraveMurder. It’s a perennial problem… Verity Hawkes, accidental gardener, blunders into a murder mystery in the deceptively idyllic village of Leafy Hollow while hunting for her missing aunt.Book 2, Digging Up TroubleA mysterious casket. A rising body count. A new mystery has bloomed…Verity stumbles upon a long-buried village mystery when a pompous historian sets off a murderous chain of events.Book 3, A Branch Too FarA fatal fall. A conniving convict. A new mystery takes root...Suspicions run rampant when a body is found at the base of Pine Hill Peak, and the mother of Verity’s best friend is the number one suspect. If you like lovably quirky characters, deceptively idyllic Canadian villages, and twists you won’t see coming, then you’ll love these cozy mysteries. Buy the boxed set to read the first three books in the series today!

Download or read book Gargantuan written by Maggie Estep and published by Crown. This book was released on 2010-03-24 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maggie Estep’s critically praised heroine, Ruby Murphy, is back! Back in Coney Island with a bunch of endearing misfits, back at the racetrack ogling thoroughbreds, and back learning that, on the seamy side of the sport of kings, survival can be a long shot. Ruby’s life is nothing if not complicated: she’s spending a lot of her time worrying about a jockey named Attila Johnson; a good-hearted Teamster with a bad back; a neighbor who is suspicious of anything that moves; one very fat cat who craves raw meat; a missing FBI agent; an underused piano; a few fine horses—and the sure knowledge that somehow, somewhere, there is a killer among them.

Download or read book Helen written by Jerry Pinto and published by Penguin Books India. This book was released on 2006 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a study of the phenomenon that was Helen. Why did the refugee of French-Burmese parentage succeed so enormously in Bollywood?

Download or read book Fox Tracks written by Rita Mae Brown and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2012-11-20 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “[Rita Mae Brown] enlivens a timely tale with . . . amusing accounts of her four-legged creations and delightful descriptions of the central Virginia countryside.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch New York Times bestselling author Rita Mae Brown bounds to the front of the pack with Fox Tracks, the thrilling new mystery in her beloved foxhunting series featuring the indomitable “Sister” Jane Arnold and, among others, the boisterous company of horses and hounds. Now, as a string of bizarre murders sweeps the East Coast, this unlikely alliance must smoke out a devious killer who may be closer than they first think. While outside on Manhattan’s Midtown streets a fierce snowstorm rages, nothing can dampen the excitement inside the elegant ballroom of Manhattan’s Pierre Hotel. Hunt clubs from all over North America have gathered for their annual gala, and nobody is in higher spirits than “Sister” Jane, Master of the Jefferson Hunt in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains. Braving the foul weather, Sister and her young friend “Tootie” Harris pop out to purchase cigars for the celebration at a nearby tobacco shop, finding themselves regaled by the colorful stories of its eccentric proprietor, Adolfo Galdos. Yet the trip’s festive mood goes to ground later with the grisly discovery of Adolfo’s corpse. The tobacconist was shot in the head but found, oddly enough, with a cigarette pack of American Smokes laid carefully over his heart. When a similar murder occurs in Boston, Sister’s “horse sense” tells her there’s a nefarious plot afoot—one that seems to originate in the South’s aromatic tobacco farms. Meanwhile, Sister’s nemesis, Crawford Howard, will stop at nothing to subvert the Jefferson Hunt Club. There’s more than one shadowy scheme in the works in Albemarle County, and some conspirators are unafraid of taking shots at those evidencing too keen an interest in other people’s business. When Sister voices her suspicions, she, too, becomes a target. Fortunately for her, the Master of the Jefferson Hunt may rely upon the wits and wiles of her four-legged friends—including horses Lafayette and Matador, the powerful hound, Dragon, and even the clever old red fox, Uncle Yancy! From Manhattan’s gritty streets to the pastoral beauty of Virginia horse country, Fox Tracks features the beloved characters from past Sister Jane novels in a fascinating new intrigue. This sly, fast-paced mystery gives chase from sizzling start to stunning finish! Praise for Rita Mae Brown’s “Sister” Jane novels “Brown is a keen plotter who advances her story with well-placed clues and showy suspects.”—The New York Times Book Review “[Brown] succeeds in conjuring a world in which prey are meant to survive the chase and foxes are knowing collaborators.”—People “One of the most entertaining amateur sleuths since those of Agatha Christie.”—Booklist

Download or read book The Mystery of Ruby s Sugar written by Rose Donovan and published by . This book was released on 2018-12-28 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A locked room. A secret letter. A weekend to solve a murder. Christmas, 1934.

Download or read book Mystery on Maui written by Carolyn Keene and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-01-29 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nancy, Bess, and George are on Maui to check out a major international surfing competition. But there’s trouble in paradise—big money is at stake in the contest, and someone’s playing a dirty game.

Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Film Composers written by Thomas S. Hischak and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-04-16 with total page 837 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than a century, original music has been composed for the cinema. From the early days when live music accompanied silent films to the present in which a composer can draw upon a full orchestra or a lone synthesizer to embody a composition, music has been an integral element of most films. By the late 1930s, movie studios had established music departments, and some of the greatest names in film music emerged during Hollywood’s Golden Age, including Alfred Newman, Max Steiner, Dimitri Tiomkin, and Bernard Herrmann. Over the decades, other creators of screen music offered additional memorable scores, and some composers—such as Henry Mancini, Randy Newman, and John Williams—have become household names. The Encyclopedia of Film Composers features entries on more than 250 movie composers from around the world. It not only provides facts about these artists but also explains what makes each composer notable and discusses his or her music in detail. Each entry includes Biographical material Important dates Career highlights Analysis of the composer’s musical style Complete list of movie credits This book brings recognition to the many men and women who have written music for movies over the past one hundred years. In addition to composers from the United States and Great Britain, artists from dozens of other countries are also represented. A rich resource of movie music history, The Encyclopedia of Film Composers will be of interest to fans of cinema in general as well as those who want to learn more about the many talented individuals who have created memorable scores.

Download or read book Doubt on a Limb written by Rickie Blair and published by Barkley Books. This book was released on 2020-08-30 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bizarre crime scene. A four-legged suspect. Can our sleuth find the real killer before her career goes down the drain? Desperate to stop her PI business from going belly-up, Verity Hawkes doesn’t hesitate to dive into the next case she finds: a body in a septic tank. But just when she thinks her investigation couldn’t get any more peculiar, she’s shocked to learn the accused perp is the town’s beloved billy goat. Verity has to juggle her meddling aunt, a surly former soldier, and a tuxedo-wearing cat to sanitize this baffling homicide. But when the investigation takes a sinister turn, she suspects darker forces are at work. Can Verity track down the mysterious murderer before her reputation is flushed away? Doubt on a Limb is the riotous eighth book in The Leafy Hollow cozy mystery series. If you like zany heroines, humorous twists, and stories that keep you guessing, then you’ll love Rickie Blair’s charming small-town escapade.

Download or read book Darkness Subverted written by Katrin Althans and published by V&R Unipress. This book was released on 2010-02-18 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Der dem klassischen Schauerroman zugrunde liegende Diskurs von »Selbst« und »Anderem« wurde schnell auf die Gegebenheiten der kolonialen Situation angewandt und auf das Verhältnis zwischen Kolonialherr und kolonialem Subjekt projiziert. Zeitgenössische schwarzaustralische Künstler nehmen sich dieses kolonialen Schauerdiskurses an, reißen ihn durch ihre scharfe Perspektive in Stücke und transformieren ihn schließlich zu einem Diskurs des »Aboriginal Gothic«.Die vorliegende Studie erarbeitet die theoretischen Grundlagen des »Aboriginal Gothic« und benutzt den so konkretisierten Begriff, um Romane von Vivienne Cleven, Mudrooroo, Kim Scott, Sam Watson und Alexis Wright sowie Filme von Beck Cole und Tracey Moffatt zu analysieren. Im Zentrum der Untersuchung steht dabei die Frage, inwieweit der traditionell europäische Schauerdiskurs mit Elementen indigener australischer Kultur durch- bzw. zersetzt ist, um die aktuelle Situation australischer Aborigines darzustellen und eine wiedererlangte kulturelle Identität zu beschreiben.