Download or read book Death at the Drunken Duck written by Kitty Kildare and published by . This book was released on 2024-03-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A resourceful sleuth. And a murky murder. London 1920: Veronica Vale is enjoying a quiet life of obituary writing at the newspaper and volunteer work at her beloved dogs' home. But when her best friend's brother is accused of murdering Arthur Buchanan following a sumptuous party, Veronica won't rest until she learns the truth. Todd Smythe is innocent! Veronica and her street-smart dog, Benji, get to work figuring out what happened. But with the evidence mounting against Todd, she has her work cut out for her. Will our headstrong amateur sleuth catch the killer and clear Todd's name? And what troubling twists will she uncover when she does? *** If you love witty dialogue, 1920s British historical glamour, intrigue, and a fast-paced mystery, you'll adore Kitty Kildare's unputdownable whodunnits. Death at the Drunken Duck is book two in the Veronica Vale Investigates series. It's a delightful 1920s British historical cozy murder mystery series set in the charms of London, with a dash of countryside manor house, and a swirl of classic whodunnit to tempt every mystery reader.
Download or read book Dead Beside The Thames written by Stephanie Laurens and published by Savdek Management Proprietary Limited. This book was released on 2024-10-17 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NYT-bestselling author Stephanie Laurens returns with a confounding case that sees her favorite sleuths acting to save a friend wrongly accused of murder. When a detested viscount is found murdered by the banks of the Thames and Charlie Hastings becomes the prime suspect, Barnaby and Penelope Adair join forces with Stokes to discover the real story behind the unexpected killing. Charlie Hastings is astonished to find himself accused of murdering Viscount Sedbury. Admittedly, Charlie had two heated altercations with Sedbury in the hours preceding the man’s death, but as Charlie is quick to point out to Stokes – and to Barnaby and Penelope – there are a multitude of others in the ton who will be delighted to learn of Sedbury’s demise. As Penelope, Barnaby, and Stokes start assembling a suspect list, Charlie’s prediction proves only too accurate. Yet the most puzzling aspect is who on earth managed to kill Sedbury. The man was a hulking brute, large, very strong, and known as a vicious brawler. Who managed to subdue him enough to strangle him? As the number of suspects steadily increases, the investigators are forced to ask if, perhaps, one of their suspects hired a killer capable of taking Sedbury down. With that possibility thrown into the calculations, narrowing their suspect list becomes a futile exercise. Their pursuit of the truth leads them to investigate the many shady avenues of Sedbury’s life, much to the consternation of Sedbury’s father, the Marquess of Rattenby. Rattenby does not want Sedbury’s distasteful proclivities exposed for all the world to see, further harming the other family members who Sedbury has taken great delight in tormenting for most of his life. In the end, the resolution of the crime lies in old-fashioned policing coupled with the fresh twists Barnaby and Penelope bring to Scotland Yard’s efforts. And when the truth is finally revealed, it raises questions that strike to the very heart of justice and what, with such a victim and such a murderer, true justice actually means. A historical novel of 62,500 words interweaving mystery and murder with a touch of romance.
Download or read book Picture Them Dead written by Brynn Bonner and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this third cozy whodunit in the Family History Mystery series, a professional genealogist duo searches for the link between a death from long ago and a modern-day murder. As a professional genealogist, I’ve seen enough skeletons come dancing out of closets to get a respectable conga line formed up. But they’ve always been metaphorical skeletons. Until today. When genealogists Sophreena McClure and Esme Sabatier are called on by Detective Jenny Jeffers to help figure out who the corpse in the backyard of her father’s house is, they reluctantly agree. Known for figuring out the unusual, Sophreena and Esme do their best to uncover the mystery behind the corpse, and the glass coffin he’s buried in. Word soon spreads about the bizarre burial site, leading the people of Morningside to “adopt” the corpse and begin leaving mementos in memoriam for him. But when the body of a young woman is found near the memorial, the duo has another task on their hands: to dig into the past of the house’s previous owners. Could the clues to a recent murder finally help this soul rest in peace?
Download or read book I m Just Dead I m Not Gone written by Jim Dickinson and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2017-03-23 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I'm Just Dead, I'm Not Gone chronicles Jim Dickinson's extraordinary life in the Memphis music scene of the fifties and sixties and how he went on to play with and produce a rich array of artists, including Aretha Franklin, the Rolling Stones, Ry Cooder, Duane Allman, Arlo Guthrie, and Albert King. With verve and wit, Dickinson (1941–2009) describes his trip to Blind Lemon's grave on the Texas flatlands as a college student and how that encounter inspired his return to Memphis. Back home, he looked up Gus Cannon and Furry Lewis, began staging plays, cofounded what would become the annual Memphis Blues Festival, and started recording. The blues, Elvis, and early rock 'n' roll compelled Dickinson to reject racial barriers and spurred his contributions to the Memphis music and experimental art scene. He explains how the family yardman, WDIA, Dewey Phillips, Furry Lewis, Will Shade, and Howlin' Wolf shaped him and recounts how he went on to learn his craft at Sun, Ardent, American, Muscle Shoals, and Criteria studios from master producers Sam Phillips, John Fry, Chips Moman, and Jerry Wexler. Dickinson is a member of the Mississippi Music Hall of Fame and an inaugural inductee of the Memphis Music Hall of Fame. He has received the Lifetime Achievement Award for Engineering and Production from the Americana Music Association, a Brass Note on the Beale Street Walk of Fame in Memphis, and a Heritage Marker on the Mississippi Blues Trail. This memoir recounts a love affair with Memphis, the blues, and rock 'n' roll through Dickinson's captivating blend of intelligence, humor, and candor.
Download or read book The Unfortunate Death of James Douglas O Flaherty written by Miles Hunt and published by Australian Scholarly Publishing. This book was released on 2017-02-09 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Frost written by William H. Pritchard and published by Univ of Massachusetts Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although this book does not attempt to revive the image of Frost as a benign, white-haired sage, it does present him in a strikingly different light than did Lawrance Thompson's controversial three-volume biography. William H. Pritchard sees Frost whole, demonstrating the complex interaction between the poet's life and work. Based not only on the poetry, but on letters, notebooks, recorded interviews, and public appearances as well, 'Frost: A Literary Life Reconsidered' examines the most interesting and significant aspects of Frost's life and poetry and offers an attentive, sensitive portrait of an artist whose critical reputation continues to grow.
Download or read book Murder at Waldenmere Lake written by Michelle Salter and published by Boldwood Books Ltd. This book was released on 2023-03-21 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A murder shocks the small town of Walden. And it’s only the beginning... Walden, 1921. Local reporter Iris Woodmore is determined to save her beloved lake, Waldenmere, from destruction. After a bloody and expensive war, the British Army can’t afford to keep the lake and build a convalescent home on its shores yet they still battle with Walden Council and a railway company for ownership. But an old mansion used as an officer training academy stands where the railway company plans to build a lakeside hotel. It belongs to General Cheverton – and he won’t leave his home. When the General is found murdered, it appears someone will stop at nothing to win the fight for Waldenmere. Iris thinks she can take on the might of the railway company and find the killer. But nothing prepares her for the devastation that’s to come... 'A fabulously well-researched historical cosy mystery... The Iris Woodmore mysteries are fast becoming some of my favourites.' M J Porter ‘A cracking addition to the series ... superbly written... lots of drama, intrigue, twists and turns.’ Gingerbookgeek ‘WOW!! Another fantastic addition to my favorite historical series by Michelle Salter... So many unexpected developments, twists, shocking revelations, my god!!’ thebookdecoder ‘I have fallen head over heels for this series.’ Booksbybindu ‘A terrific historical cozy mystery that will keep readers gripped ...With plenty of tension, intrigue and suspense, Murder at Waldenmere Lake is an addictive historical cozy mystery ... perfect for Anne Perry and Verity Bright fans.’ bookishjottings Praise for The Iris Woodmore Mysteries: ‘A real page turner and couldn't put it down. So much so that I stayed up until the early hours to find out what happens.’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ reader review ‘What a great book! I loved the characters and the ever deepening plot.’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ reader review ‘An incredibly well-written historical mystery ... interspersed with fascinating tit-bits of information both about the suffragettes and their sister organisation, the suffrage societies.’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ reader review ‘Starts well and then gets better! ’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ reader review ‘I recommend this book to anyone who loves a twisty plot line that keeps you guessing.’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ reader review ‘As soon as I started reading, I knew that I was reading something special ... Iris Woodmore ... is such a fun, feisty and determined young lady.’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ reader review ‘Excellent read ... Brilliant storyline.’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ reader review ‘The writer's attention to detail and historical fact was very good ... The characters are well drawn and believable.’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ reader review ‘The characters are brilliantly written and swept me along.’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ reader review
Download or read book Twentieth Century American Literature written by Warren French and published by Springer. This book was released on 1980-11-01 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book One on One written by Rebecca Dunn Jaroff and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Applause Books). Covering the best of Broadway, Off-Broadway, regional, and experimental theatre since 2000, One on One challenges actors to explore the inner self, develop skill and artistry for auditions, and deliver a knockout onstage performance. These monologues sometimes comic, sometimes serious, and often both tackle issues ranging from race, class, gender, relationships and romance to coming of age, mortality, 9/11, and the Iraq war.
Download or read book Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead written by Rick Meyerowitz and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2019-03-15 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprints and reminiscences from the magazine’s first decade: “Fun to flip through . . . Where would American humor be without the National Lampoon?”—The New Yorker From its first issue in April 1970, the National Lampoon blazed like a comet, defining comedy as we know it today. To create Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead, former Lampoon illustrator Rick Meyerowitz selected the funniest material from the magazine and sought out the survivors of its first electrifying decade to gather their most revealing and outrageous stories. The result is a mind-boggling tour through the early days of an institution whose alumni left their fingerprints all over popular culture: Animal House, Caddyshack, Saturday Night Live, Ghostbusters, SCTV, Spinal Tap, In Living Color, Ren & Stimpy, The Simpsons—even Sesame Street counts a few Lampooners among its ranks. This is the story of a band of young talents who “irrevocably rewrote the landscape of American humor” (Publishers Weekly). “A vivid picture of a tight-knit family of twentysomething humorists at the dawn of their careers.” —Newsweek "The other night I started laughing so hard I had to leave the room . . . And then I realized that I hadn’t laughed so hard in 35 years, since I was a teenager, reading National Lampoon.” —The Wall Street Journal “If you grew up with the Lampoon, this book is a trip down memory lane like no other; if not, it will demonstrate that the much maligned 70s could produce humor that has never been surpassed.” —Vanity Fair
Download or read book Murder and Miscalculation written by Anne Ginty and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-10-09 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is it possible for a heart-transplant patient to develop the phobias of the donor? That is the question plaguing Richard Paynter who makes for the Lakes in a desperate attempt to overcome the obsessive fear of water that came with his new heart. Instead, he finds love with wealthy widow and businesswoman, Liberty Westerman - and a watery grave. It is left to Liberty to overcome her own fears in order to discover just how much Richard's transplant - and the Lakes - contributed to his death. Murder and Miscalculation is the fourth in a series of murder mysteries set in the English Lake District.
Download or read book Death s Head written by Leo Kessler and published by Benchmark Publishing. This book was released on 2015-01-06 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SS Assault Battalion Wotan, the toughest troops in Europe, are to spearhead a whole new theater of war. Not to the West, but now to the East. Von Dodenburg, Schulze, Schwarz, and the unwavering Vulture fight their way into winter's iron claws at the beginning of Operation Barbarossa: Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union. This is the sixth gritty installment in Leo Kessler's fictional series The Dogs of War. Leo Kessler is the pseudonym of the late writer Charles Whiting. More than three million of his books have been sold worldwide.
Download or read book Ben Rod Jordan of Putnam County written by Keith Honaker and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2007-06 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ben Rod Jordan's rustic environment consisted of unpaved roads, no electricity, no running water, no television or even a telephone. He and his companions created their own entertainment, usually provided by the swimmin' hole, hunting with his brothers and rambling the wood with their dog Bruno. Being isolated by the steep hills surrounding him, Ben Rod was invigorated by the sounds of the rattling freight trains and the whistling of the river boats sounding over the hills, stimulating his imaginative mind. His educational facilities consisted of a small one room schoolhouse, one teacher, a student body of sixteen which included students from the first to the eighth grades. Hearing the radio for the first time flinging a voice from a distance of thirty miles, amazed him, but further energized his vivid imagination causing him to wonder what lie beyond his rustic hilly environment. Fearing preachers, "because they buried little boys," he always managed to escape their presence. Ben Rod and his companions active mischievous lives even though hard and difficult, enjoyed life to the fullest when their duties were not required tilling the hilly farm on which they lived.
Download or read book Wilful Changes in Lower Dimblebrook written by Julie Butterfield and published by Julie Butterfield. This book was released on 2020-12-16 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a relative newcomer to cosy village of Lower Dimblebrook, Issie is one of the few people who has shown friendship to the disliked Della Burrows. Suspected of killing off her new husband and trying to steal his daughter’s inheritance, Della has made only enemies in the village and when her body is found only a few days after her husband’s funeral, the main question on everybody’s lips is whether she was successful and what was written in Vincent Burrows’ will. But it’s never that simple in Lower Dimblebrook and as the mystery of Della’s secretive past begins to emerge, Issie finds herself a suspect in her murder, which of course means the return of the delicious DI Wainwright, which Issie finds even more disturbing!
Download or read book Isabelle Darby Cozy Village Mystery Series Books 1 3 written by Julie Butterfield and published by Butterfield Books. This book was released on 2021-06-14 with total page 759 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Isabelle Darby moves to the tranquil and picturesque village of Lower Dimblebrook, she is expecting peace and solitude, not scandal and murder! But along with the quaint thatched cottages and afternoon tea she encounters gossip and intrigue, along with a stern, but deliciously handsome, detective. Life in the city was never like this! Book 1, Deadly Whispers in Lower Dimblebrook. Fiona Lambourne has been found murdered in the local car park and gossip is rife that the killer was a jealous lover. In an effort to defend her friend's reputation and prove DI Wainwright wrong, Issie finds herself face to face with the real killer. Will she become the next victim? Book 2, Wilful Changes in Lower Dimblerbook. There's another dead body in the village and this time Issie is a suspect. Her determination to prove her innocence makes her a target for Lower Dimblebrook's latest killer, will DI Wainwright arrest her or become her knight in shining armour? Book 3, Key Mishaps in Lower Dimblebrook. Who killed Donald Babbington? Was it a crazed catnapper, or a blackmail plot gone wrong? As per usual Issie finds herself at the centre of the investigation - much to the displeasure of DI Wainwright who would rather ask her out for dinner rather than demand her fingerprints!
Download or read book Slow Death by Rubber Duck written by Rick Smith and published by Vintage Canada. This book was released on 2010-04-06 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Funny, thought-provoking, and incredibly disturbing, Slow Death by Rubber Duck reveals that just the living of daily life creates a chemical soup inside each of us. Pollution is no longer just about belching smokestacks and ugly sewer pipes - now, it's personal. The most dangerous pollution has always come from commonplace items in our homes and workplaces. Smith and Lourie ingested and inhaled a host of things that surround all of us all the time. This book exposes the extent to which we are poisoned every day of our lives. For this book, over the period of a week - the kind of week that would be familiar to most people - the authors use their own bodies as the reference point and tell the story of pollution in our modern world, the miscreant corporate giants who manufacture the toxins, the weak-kneed government officials who let it happen, and the effects on people and families across the globe. Parents and concerned citizens will have to read this book. Key concerns raised in Slow Death by Rubber Duck: • Flame-retardant chemicals from electronics and household dust polluting our blood. • Toxins in our urine caused by leaching from plastics and run-of-the-mill shampoos, toothpastes and deodorant. • Mercury in our blood from eating tuna. • The chemicals that build up in our body when carpets and upholstery off-gas. Ultimately hopeful, the book empowers readers with some simple ideas for protecting themselves and their families, and changing things for the better.
Download or read book Drop Dead Divas written by Virginia Brown and published by BelleBooks. This book was released on 2010-09-13 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to a genteel world of pimento cheese finger sandwiches, tall libations in frosted glasses, stiletto heels, aging southern-belle sisterhood, and murder . . . In Dixie Divas, Trinket Truevine, her pal Bitty and their raucous divas friends in the historic small town of Holly Springs, Mississippi, solved the murder of Bitty's ex-senator husband, Phillip. Now, in Drop Dead Divas, the Divas are sleuthing again. Their pal Naomi Spencer has been accused of murdering her fiance, drag race champion Race Champion. Soon, Naomi turns up dead, too. Talk about a fly in the martini . . . Join the bawdy fun as Trinket, Bitty and the gang unravel another small-town mystery. Virginia Brown is the acclaimed author of more than fifty romance and mystery novels.
