Download or read book Granny and the Heist written by José Luis Alonso de Santos and published by Aris and Phillips Hispanic Cla. This book was released on 2018 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Premiered in 1981, The Granny and the Heist (La estanquera de Vallecas) interweaves tense excitement, comic banter and moments of great tenderness in its examination of an area of Madrid equally ignored by Spain's nascent democracy as it had been under the Franco dictatorship. Contains a new critical introduction and language-teaching resources.

Download or read book The Great Mediterranean Cheese Heist written by Lara Malmqvist and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2019-04-22 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Jacob Wheeler embarks on a Mediterranean cruise aboard the SS Canberra, he dreads spending sixteen days with his overbearing granny and his annoying cousin Millie while his grandpa, a world-famous detective, investigates a high-profile cheese theft in Italy. But when Jacob discovers a suspicious cellphone on a display table of cheese aboard the cruise, he realizes he just might be able to help his grandpa solve his case after all. Convinced the cellphone belongs to a criminal, Jacob is determined to link suspicious characters aboard the SS Canberra to the mysterious crates being smuggled onto the ship. Certain there’s a connection to the Parmigiano Reggiano cheese heists in northern Italy, Millie and Jacob hunt for clues aboard the cruise while avoiding the wrath of Granny and exploring various Mediterranean ports. But when the hunt heats up, Jacob wonders if they’ve taken the case too far. Will he be able to collect enough evidence to help his grandpa? More importantly, will he be able to catch the thieves before the thieves catch him?

Download or read book The Muddlemoor Mysteries The Book Club Bank Heist written by Ruth Quayle and published by Andersen Press Limited. This book was released on 2022-02-03 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is the holidays again and Joe Robinson and his cousins are back with Granny in Muddlemoor. The problem is... Muddlemoor is a hotspot for crime. When Joe, Tom and Pip discover that a dangerous gang of robbers is hiding in the local area they start an investigation straightaway. But hang on a sec. Granny’s Book Group seems to be acting RATHER suspiciously. For one thing they NEVER talk about books and for another thing they keep going on about a local bank. Oh no! What if Granny’s Book Group are the true-life bank robbers? There’s only one thing for it. The cousins must stop Granny getting arrested, even if it means putting themselves in danger.

Download or read book Squirrel Heist written by Ivy Brown and published by Ivy Brown. This book was released on with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wondered what the wildlife gets up to when you’re not looking? Maybe it’s not all entirely legal. Join Derek and the clan of squirrels as they attempt the greatest heist of the century. Fuelled by biscuits and the promise of next-day delivery they begin causing a kerfuffle when Derek has a bright idea and an ingenious plan. Come along and enjoy their crumb-covered capers. You might want to bring a glass of milk, dunking is advised (may contain biscuits).

Download or read book Passion for the Heist written by K'wan and published by Forge Books. This book was released on 2024-08-27 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A crime would bring them together, grief would bind them and love would make them famous. Parish “Pain” Wells is a man freshly reintroduced to society, after serving time in state prison. Prior to his fall, Pain had been a heist man who showed the promise of someone who could go on to be a legend. His trajectory changed on the night he had made the mistake of accepting a ride from a friend, and found himself behind bars for the one crime he hadn’t committed. Several years later, Pain returns home to a world that wouldn’t piss on him if he was on fire. The only one who still remains in his corner is his ailing grandmother. It’s for her sake that Pain tries to stay on the straight and narrow. He’s tired of breaking her heart and vows to be a good grandson, but when her medical bills start mounting he finds himself backed into a corner. He needs money, fast, and there’s only one way he knows how to get it. Since her parents died and Passion Adams found herself a ward of her estranged uncle, a gangster who everyone calls Uncle Joe, her life has been on a constant downward spiral. She moves like a ghost from one day to the next, numbing her pain with drugs and alcohol, while seeking thrills in unsavory places. One morning Passion finds herself the victim of a robbery and the thieves snatch from her the only thing of value that she has left in the world, a locket containing the ashes of her deceased parents. Passion is devastated, fearing she would never see the locket again until it shows up later in the hands of a handsome stranger, who brings something into Passion’s life that has eluded her since the death of her parents... hope. The two broken souls find themselves inescapably drawn into each other’s orbits, and begin their journey of finding lives outside the ones of poverty and sorrow that their worlds had condemned them to. But when shadows from both their pasts threaten their happiness, Passion and Pain set out on an adventure that would make them hunted by law enforcement and celebrated by the underworld. What initially starts out as a mission of vindication quickly turns into a fight for survival. "K'wan delivered another classic." -Mark Anthony, Essence bestselling author of Paper Chasers "Make way for the Donald Goines/Iceberg Slim of our era." -Tracy Brown, author of Black, Dime Piece and Criminal Minded “Wait until you read this! K'wan is raising the stakes." - Kashamba Williams, author of Blinded and Grimey At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Download or read book Saga Vol 3 written by Brian K. Vaughan and published by Image Comics. This book was released on 2014-03-19 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collects SAGA #13-18 The Eisner, Harvey, and Hugo Award-winning phenomenon continues, as new parents Marko and Alana travel to an alien world to visit their hero, while the family's pursuers finally close in on their targets.

Download or read book Saga 18 written by Brian K. Vaughan and published by Image Comics. This book was released on 2014-01-29 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our heroes' stay on Quietus reaches its inevitable conclusion.

Download or read book Saga Compendium One written by Brian K. Vaughan and published by Image Comics. This book was released on 2019-08-21 with total page 1331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE ULTIMATE BINGE-READ! Collecting the first nine volumes of the critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling series into one massive paperback, this compendium tells the entire story (so far!) of a girl named Hazel and her star-crossed parents. Features 1,400 pages of gorgeously graphic full-color artwork, including a new cover from Eisner Award-winning SAGA co-creator FIONA STAPLES. Collects SAGA #1-54

Download or read book Heist written by Anneliese Burgess and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘The last twenty-four hours before a heist take forever. You are ready. You can’t wait. You are already thinking about the money. It’s a kind of high that programs your mind. You are excited. You just want to get it done. That moment when there is no turning back, when it is about to go down ... all your senses come alive: your eyes, everything comes alive. It’s extreme, like a phenomenal rush of ecstasy. It’s the thing that makes you want to do it again.’ From the horror of the 2006 Villa Nora heist – where four security guards were burnt alive in their armoured vehicle after a ferocious fight-back against highly trained mercenaries – to the 2016 robbery of a cash centre in Witbank, where a gang made off with almost R104 million after impersonating police officers, Heist! is an impeccably researched exposé of an endemic crime phenomenon that some analysts warn could bring South Africa to its knees. Using the information gleaned from thousands of pages of court documents and press reports, as well as interviews with scores of police officers, crime intelligence agents, prosecutors, defence lawyers, researchers, journalists, security guards and the criminals themselves, Heist! provides an unprecedented insight into a crime that has increased by a staggering 49 per cent in the first eight months of 2017 alone. As informative and thought-provoking as it is distressing, this is a book by an investigative journalist at the top of her game.

Download or read book Heist written by Howard Sounes and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2023-03-28 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detail-driven account of how a gang of criminal misfits pulled off the world’s biggest cash robbery, from the bestselling author of true crime classic Fred & Rose. The target was a regional counting house for the Bank of England, a fortified concrete bunker located within a triangle of police stations, one only three hundred yards away. When former UFC cage fighter Lightning Lee Murray discovered that this cash centre held hundreds of millions of pounds, he assembled a team of mates including a mechanic, a roofer, and a used car dealer. A hairdresser made disguises for the men so they could pass off as police officers. In an Ocean’s Eleven–style robbery, the gang succeeded in hauling away a lorry-load of cash—a staggering £53 million (worth $87 million at the time)—a world-record sum. That’s when their problems began. By turns thrilling and hilarious, Heist is the compelling true story of this mind-blowing crime, including background on Lee Murray, the build-up to the heist, the robbery itself, and its aftermath. The subject of Catching Lightning, as seen on SHOWTIME.

Download or read book Caught in the Act A Jewel Heist Romance Anthology written by Ainslie Paton and published by Carina Press. This book was released on 2017-06-19 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three heist-romance novellas that will steal your heart and make your pulse race… Hoodwinked Hearts by Ainslie Paton Ten years ago, master thief Cleve Jones risked his freedom to fall in love with a dangerously sexy professor’s daughter only to watch her disappear. Now Vegas hustler Aria Harp is back—and she’s snatched the famous diamond Cleve’s been casing. Aria’s too smart to let Cleve break her heart, but he’ll do anything to keep her safe. Even if it means a dirty double cross and losing the only woman he’s ever loved—all over again. Rough Edges by Emma Sinclair The Staffordshire diamond: sixty carats of pure perfection, a priceless keepsake that’s been in Anastasia Staffordshire’s family for generations. But sentimentality means nothing to her corrupt cousin Leonard. He plans to sell the jewel. Anastasia plans to take it back. But first she’ll have to get around delicious bodyguard Jake Hoffman… Strange Tango by Michelle Dayton Diamonds are a thief’s best friend, and Adam Patrick Henry, professional jewel thief, knows diamonds. When he sees an amateur thief with impressive sleight-of-hand skills trying to work a con, he figures he could use a partner. And if that partner is irresistible, all the better. But Jessica Hughes is no thief, not really, and teaming up with Adam to work one big job could be more dangerous than it’s worth. Each title in this anthology is also available for purchase separately. This book is approximately 92,000 words

Download or read book Sunlight Swindler Murder An Art Heist Cozy Mystery written by Brittany E. Brinegar and published by Britt Lizz Publishing. This book was released on 2023-03-03 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy this murder mystery with a horse ranch and an art thief from Brittany E. Brinegar, author of witty whodunits... Everyone thinks she's a one trick pony. Solving this case might be her claim to frame. Join Becky on her summer adventure as she attempts to solve two puzzling mysteries! A Trick & a Pony Don't look a gift horse in the mouth…unless you're trying to solve his kidnapping. When a world-famous trick riding horse is stolen one week before the biggest event of the year, the team is desperate for answers. The police dismiss the case as a publicity stunt, leading the distraught owner to hire the Robinson Family Detective Agency. With the trail cold, amateur sleuth Becky Robinson saddles up and goes undercover as the newest rider. Hold your horses! Becky can't even ride a pony, much less dangle upside-down at a full gallop. The investigation pits Becky in a race against the clock. Can she beat the crooks in their twisted game of hide and seek in time? Or will the horseplay lead to murder? A Masterpiece & a Murder Solving this case might be her claim to frame. Over the past five years, the Sunlight Swindler has stolen priceless paintings in broad daylight without a trace. And now he's escalating to murder. A lead from a nefarious source brings Becky Robinson and her fellow detectives closer to the thief than ever before. But when one of their own is arrested, she must go undercover to unravel the frame job. Can Becky find the truth and save the agency from scandal? Or will the Sunlight Swindler disappear into the starry night? ----------------------------------- Sunlight Swindler Murder is a bundle of two mysteries previously published in a summer spinoff series. If you are the type of reader who likes binging a series in chronological order, this is best read as book 10. If you love clumsy heroines, a Hollywood backdrop, quirky suspects, and an adorable rescue puppy this series is for you! Hollywood Whodunit Series Order Book 1: Prime Time Murder Book 2: Stand-In Murder Book 3: Music City Murder Book 4. Trap Door Murder Book 5: Fool's Gold Murder Book 6: Holly Jolly Murder Book 7: Blue Suede Murder Book 8: Family Reunion Murder Book 9: Summer Vacation Murder Book 10: Sunlight Swindler Murder Book 11: Castle Island Murder Book 12: Fixer-Upper Murder Book 13: Hometown Murder Book 14: Big Apple Murder Book 15: Devil Wears Murder ----------------

Download or read book Children s Literature and Intergenerational Relationships written by Justyna Deszcz-Tryhubczak and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-04-23 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children’s Literature and Intergenerational Relationships: Encounters of the Playful Kind explores ways in which children’s literature becomes the object and catalyst of play that brings younger and older generations closer to one another. Providing examples from diverse cultural and historical contexts, this collection argues that children’s texts promote intergenerational play through the use of literary devices and graphic formats and that they may prompt joint play practices in the real world. The book offers a distinctive contribution to children’s literature scholarship by shifting critical attention away from the difference and conflict between children and adults to the exploration of inter-age interdependencies as equally crucial aspects of human life, presenting a new perspective for all who research and work with children’s culture in times of global aging.

Download or read book My Fighting Family written by Morgan Campbell and published by McClelland & Stewart. This book was released on 2024-01-23 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The debut memoir from award-winning journalist Morgan Campbell: an incredible history of a family’s battles across generations, a hilarious and emotional coming-of-age story, and a powerful reckoning with what it means to be Black in Canada—particularly when you have strong American roots. Morgan Campbell comes from “a fighting family,” a connection and clash that reaches back to the south side of Chicago in the 1930s. His father’s and mother’s families were both part of the Great Migration from the U.S. rural south to the industrial north, but a history of perceived slights and social-class differences solidified a great feud that only intensified over the course of the century after the families came together in marriage and split up across the border. Morgan’s maternal grandfather, Claude Jones—a legendary grudge-holder, as well was an accomplished musician, peer of Oscar Peterson, and fixture of the Chicago jazz scene—was recruited to play some shows in Toronto, fell in love with the city, and eventually settled in Canada in the mid-1960s, paving the way for Morgan’s parents to join him amid the tumult of the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights movement. Morgan’s paternal grandmother, Granny Mary, however, remained stateside, a distance her schemes and resentments would only grow to fill. That fighting spirit wasn’t limited to the family’s own squabbles, though—it animated the way every generation moved through the world. From battling back as a group against white supremacist newcomers who violently resisted Black neighbours, to Morgan’s pre-teen mother burnishing her own legend by cold-cocking some racist loudmouth bullies, the lesson was clear: sometimes words weren’t enough. In Canada, the Campbells started a family of their own, but the tensions between in-laws never ceased, even as divorce and disease threatened the very foundations of the life they’d built. Bearing witness to all of this was young Morgan, an aspiring writer, budding star athlete, and slow-jam scholar, whose deep American roots landed him an outsider status that led to its own schoolyard scraps and exposed the profound gap between Canada’s utopian multicultural reputation and the very different reality. Having grown up bouncing between these disparate identities and nationalities, real or imagined—Black and Canadian, Canadian and American, Campbell and Jones—My Fighting Family is a witty, wise, rich, and soulful illumination of the journey to find clarity in all that conflict.

Download or read book Katherine Hall Page Presents Malice Domestic 11 Murder Most Conventional written by Verena Rose and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2016-04-25 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Malice Domestic cozy anthology series returns with a new take on cozy mysteries in the Agatha Christie tradition. Here are 22 original stories (and one modern classic reprint) set at conventions, conferences, and gatherings of all kinds! Included are: Conventional Wisdom, by Marcia Talley Djinn And Tonic, by Neil Plakcy The Vanishing Wife, by Victoria Thompson The Right to Bare Arms, by John Gregory Betancourt Message in a Bottle, by Su Kopil Anonymous, by Kate Flora What Goes Around, by B.K. Stevens The Hair of the Dog, by Charles Todd The Best-Laid Plans, by Barb Goffman A Dark and Stormy Light, by Gigi Pandian The Clue in the Blue Booth, by Hank Phillippi Ryan Wicked Writers, by Frances McNamara Coverture, by KB Inglee Dark Secrets, by Kathryn Leigh Scott Tarnished Hope, by KM Rockwood Not Forgotten, by L.C. Tyler Boston Bouillabaisse, by Nancy Brewka-Clark Killing Kippers, by Eleanor Cawood Jones Elemental Chaos, by M Evonne Dobsonv Outside the Box, by Ruth Moose The Perfect Pitch, by Marie Hannan-Mandel Two Birds with One Stone, by Rhys Bowen A Gathering of Great Detectives, by Shawn Reilly Simmon

Download or read book Diamond in the Rough written by Weaver Jackson Brown and published by Page Publishing, Inc. This book was released on 2022-11-03 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diamond in the Rough is a story of a young man's journey through a traumatic childhood, having to take on the responsibility of caring for his family by whatever means necessary. As a young child at the age of four, characterize life story by the age of fourteen placed in juvenile hold over detention for three years until he reached the adult age of seventeen, where he was officially an adult who served thirteen years out of a twenty-five-year prison sentence. It is raw gritty but truthful from an individual point of view. There are moments you will laugh and cry.

Download or read book Warrior Girl Unearthed written by Angeline Boulley and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-05-04 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Financial Times Best YA Summer Book 2023 #1 New York Times bestselling author Angeline Boulley takes us back into the world of Firekeeper's Daughter in this high-stakes mystery about the power of discovering your stolen history. HONOUR YOUR ROOTS. BREAK THE RULES. UNCOVER THE TRUTH. Perry Firekeeper-Birch has always known who she is — the laid-back twin, the troublemaker, the best fisher on Sugar Island. Whilst her overachieving sister works away at an internship, Perry’s holiday plans mostly involve doing absolutely nothing. But her carefree summer is brought to an abrupt end when she meets ‘Warrior Girl’, a Native American ancestor whose stolen remains are being kept in the archives of a local university. Perry is determined to bring her home, with the help of a small group of friends and allies, including her twin sister and a charming new boy in town with unwavering morals. Old rivalries, sister secrets, and botched heists cannot—will not—stop her from uncovering the mystery before the ancestors and missing women are lost forever.