Download or read book The Embarrassing Memory Murderer written by David Tieck and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2013 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Tieck was used to allowing his endless array of humiliating memories crush his spirits, when one day he had a bright idea—to use his most excruciating memories to inspire a challenge or adventure that would finally allow him to become thankful for his past. What could possibly go wrong? Tieck was about to find out the biggest life lesson of all: nothing in life ever goes as planned. In his memoir, Tieck opens a door into his unequivocally embarrassing life while sharing how he learned to deal with the many memories keeping him from realizing true happiness. As Tieck relives such awkward moments as being dumped halfway through losing his virginity, unsuccessfully attempting to woo a Hollywood actress, and nervously performing stand-up comedy in front of complete strangers, he provides an intimate glimpse into his imperfect, yet heartwarming efforts at creating his own destiny. The Embarrassing Memory Murderer shares one man’s journey through life as he comes to grips with his past, finds his adventurous spirit, and offers hope, wisdom, and understanding to anyone who is ready to let go and laugh about their own disconcerting moments.

Download or read book An Embarrassment of Corpses written by Alan Beechey and published by Sourcebooks + ORM. This book was released on 2014-05-06 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scotland Yard is hunting the worst kind of serial killer—one with a sense of humor. When children's book author Oliver Swithin, reluctant creator of the notorious "Finsbury the Ferret," finds an old friend's body floating in a Trafalgar Square fountain, he can't convince the police to treat the death as a murder. But then more corpses turn up daily—on a tube station platform, in a botanical gardens hothouse, even in the middle of Piccadilly Circus—each murdered in an increasingly bizarre manner. It seems that a serial killer is at play, using London's landscape as his game board. Oliver joins his uncle, Detective Superintendent Tim Mallard, in a race to uncover the pattern behind the growing number of deaths. But even if they solve the murderer's puzzle, will it help them identify the next victim before the killer strikes again? And will Oliver ever reveal his secret passion for Mallard's assistant, the forbidding Detective Sergeant Effie Strongitharm? And what does any of this have to do with a battery-operated ferret, the works of Lewis Carroll, the great London Scorpion Scare, the episode of the nude Macbeth, and Underwood Tooth, the world's leading expert on being ignored?

Download or read book The Assassin s Mate written by H. Linton and published by Singapore New Reading Technology Pte Ltd. This book was released on with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selene never wanted a mate, even her wolf agreed that her destiny lay with the assassin's guild. Her work was blessed by the Goddess. Sent by the King to eliminate a threat to the kingdom, the haze drives her to make a fatal mistake. Her target is none other than her fated mate. Alpha Lucas had turned down the King's proposal to wed his daughter. The king was after his land, but Lucas just wanted a true mate. He found her in the darkness, her intent clear before the haze took them and forced the mate bond into completion, but can she overcome the lies whispered by her King and give in to the bond, or will her obsession with duty end them both?

Download or read book Memory of Murder written by Kathleen Creighton and published by Silhouette. This book was released on 2010-05-01 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Is my father a murderer?" Caring for a mother with Alzheimer's was heartbreaking enough for Lindsey Merrill. But when her mother made bizarre but adamant claims that Lindsey's loving father was a killer, it was too much to bear. So she turned to detective Alan Cameron for guidance. Before long, the single dad's soothing reassurances morphed into a smoldering attraction…. Evidence quickly mounted that all was not as it seemed in the Merrill family. As a professional, Alan was obliged to pursue the case—as a man, he had to shield this special woman from pain. Would his shocking discovery break her heart just as he was making it his very own?

Download or read book The Sleeping Assassin written by Michelle Hamilton and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2006-11-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emma McCordick, a reclusive computer science teacher from Arizona, has always preferred scaling the side of a mountain to social situations. Awkward but beautiful, Emma fills her days with volunteering at the local orphanage where she was raised and dealing with her college students' exam papers. But with one phone call, her sedate and isolated life shatters, pulling her into a world of espionage, intrigue and murder. In a place where your best friend can be your enemy, Emma is unsure whom to trust until she meets Jozef. He's a mercenary and a thief, and she's an assassin for the NSA, but they must join forces in order to save their lives. They are in a race against time, terrorists and betrayals that could either ignite the roaring passion ricocheting between them or tear them apart.

Download or read book Murder in the Extreme written by J.T. Kunkel and published by Next Chapter. This book was released on 2024-07-12 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Miranda Marquette is on the top of her game. Her recently formed First Extreme All-Girl Sports Team (FEAST) is in training for the Street Luge Nationals in San Francisco and she is negotiating a contract for a reality TV show. After two of her teammates are murdered, Miranda's wit and previous experience as a police officer are put to the test. She has her own idea about who the murderer is, but will the police agree? In the process, Miranda has to look deep within herself to find answers to long-standing questions. Is it all coming together at the right moment, or falling apart at the wrong time? Running out of time, Miranda has to race against the clock to bring the culprit to justice.

Download or read book Ok Intriguing written by David Tieck and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2014-09-30 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the publication of his Ok, Intriguing: Hell Yeah! Awesomenessous, Australian comedian David Tieck propelled himself face-first into the colorful realms of the less-trodden segments of existence with a seemingly simple mission to improve every aspect of its readers lives. (Hes just that kind of guy.) Because David is a man of his word, your life will now be overflowing with love, happiness, business opportunities, favorite places to buy plastic owls, and secrets to avoiding the hot new trend in pets. Youll even have a better sense of touch, the forgotten sense. (Youre welcome.) You are cordially encouraged to enter Davids world, one that is generously populated by baffling questions, captivating oddities, absurd downright truths, and unobserved actualities. He boils it all down in hilarious, short comic essays about lifes big questions: Whats the coolest thing to go to jail for? Why is carpet so damn awesome? How do you complete a sex goal? Who is the King of Roofs anyway? What the hell are the ants up to? Does your cannon really need scrubbing? Why is that rainbow so sad? Read this bookyou deserve it. Hell, yeah./

Download or read book Research Can Be Murder written by Caryl Janis and published by The Wild Rose Press Inc. This book was released on 2024-04-22 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emma Streyt hated to admit she was bored. But her newly retired brother puts an end to that by dropping a stash of old family memorabilia on her doorstep. Cheered on by her best friend, Emma enthusiastically dives into these boxes of antique treasures. But some faded diary pages convince her that century-old jewel thefts— and maybe something worse—are tied in with their past. Eager to dig deeper into this mysterious puzzle by doing some serious research, she settles into a neglected New York City archive with an eccentric cast of characters. But more sinister matters than history soon unfold there when a fellow researcher is murdered. And Emma’s determination to solve the case makes her a dead-center target for the killer.

Download or read book Murder at Sunset written by and published by Charles Shores. This book was released on with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book There s Been a Murder written by Harry Morris and published by Black & White Publishing. This book was released on 2010-09-09 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The hilarious adventures of Harry the Polis as recalled by ex-polis Harry Morris, the self-appointed Chief Constable of funny stories, continue with the publication of his eighth book, "There's Been a Murder". Here is another collection of stories, jokes, anecdotes and tales that will tempt your laughter lines into making an appearance and have you flashing your gnashers.

Download or read book Murder Melts in Your Mouth written by Nancy Martin and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-03-04 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Down-to-earth debutante Nora Blackbird is having a meltdown. A noted Philly philanthropist has taken a swan dive from an office balcony and Nora's friend Lexie stands accused of the murder. Then her scheming parents reappear, sending all three Blackbird sisters into a panic. Now Nora must uncover her parents' scandalous high jinks before she winds up taking the heat.

Download or read book The Rosary Murders written by William Kienzle and published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. This book was released on 2012-05-15 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A sophisticated and baffling thriller . . . a real bone-freezer." —Publishers Weekly "Ingenious, witty, literate—at once irreverent and compassionate—an impressive tour indeed for a first-time novelist." —Los Angeles Times "Well-paced, tightly written, exciting as hell, and, quite possibly, the best mystery I've read in years." —Dallas Times-Herald The Rosary Murders was William X. Kienzle's first Father Koesler mystery, published in 1978. Twenty-three more books followed, creating a best-selling mystery series mostly set in Detroit and reflecting the personality of its hero, Father Robert Koesler, a diocesan priest with a penchant for sleuthing. The Rosary Murders was named one of the top twenty-five mysteries of the twentieth century in spring 2000 by the Chicago Sun-Times. It was also made into a movie, with Donald Sutherland in the role of Father Koesler. In The Rosary Murders, Detroit priests and nuns are being methodically murdered; all are found with a plain black rosary entwined between their fingers as a calling card. From Ash Wednesday, when the murderer first struck, the police seem helpless to solve the string of senseless murders. The weeks that follow become a nightmare for the crack homicide team headed by Lieutenant Walter Koznicki, until Father Koesler breaks the madmen's code. Here is a story with tension, excitement, intelligence, and a rare wit and humor. Kienzle painstakingly leads you through every step in an intensive police investigation of heinous series of murders. Police procedure and Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper reporting are as much a part of the action as the crimes themselves. With superb control of the novel's movement, Kienzle can tantalize at a tortoise's pace and torment with a breakneck hare's pace.

Download or read book A Very Private Murder written by Stuart Pawson and published by Allison & Busby. This book was released on 2011-03-07 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DI Charlie Priest is on holiday, or meant to be at least, when he gets a call from his colleagues at Heckley about the opening of a local shopping and conference centre. Amid the paparazzi flash bulbs, minor royalty and preening local officials, someone by-passed security and have succeeded in making the Heckley force look stupid. But all too soon, that seemingly trivial incident leads Charlie into a murder investigation.

Download or read book Mothers Murderers written by Katherine Ellison and published by WildBlue Press. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “[Weaves] together her own story and a stranger-than-fiction true-crime tale…gripping prose that by turns is tragic and hilarious.”—Stephen Hinshaw, author of Another Kind of Madness This remarkable memoir by a Pulitzer Prize- and Polk Award-winning journalist takes readers on a wild, tragicomic ride from the criminal courtrooms of California’s Silicon Valley to the Himalayan mountains of Pakistan to the deserts of Ethiopia. In delightful, insightful prose, Katherine Ellison reflects on her mistakes and her triumphs as she reveals the stories of how her career almost ended before it began, how she nearly missed marrying the love of her life, and how she unwittingly got drawn into a bizarre murder case. Rich in drama and self-reflection, replete with unique characters—including two bumbling hitmen, a rodeo-riding prosecutor, a flamboyant Beverly Hills defense attorney, and a charismatic stay-at-home mother-of-three who is keeping outrageous secrets—Mothers & Murderers is like a mashup of Fargo and Eat, Pray, Love—a memoir to make you laugh, cry, and think. “In what she’s authentically dubbed a ‘true-crime memoir, Katherine Ellison brings to bear the demons of her own past, her considerable chops as a reporter, and her willingness to plunge into the psychological depths. What she created is a dark jewel. The reader cannot look away.”—Jacquelyn Mitchard, New YorkTimes-bestselling author of The Deep End of the Ocean “Mothers and Murderers is like nothing else I’ve ever read, and I mean that in the best possible way…Katherine Ellison captivatingly describes a young woman's path from blind impulse to wisdom…she makes an ultra-strong case for the examined life, shedding light on the lies we tell ourselves and others—and the hard work involved in taking responsibility for yourself.”—Stephen Hinshaw, author of Another Kind of Madness

Download or read book Murder on G Deck written by Astor James Monroe and published by Astor James Monroe. This book was released on 2014-12-18 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gruesome murders, faculty politics and good old fashioned corruption form the backdrop for this crime thriller. Someone is killing the faculty at the university in novel and spectacular ways. Starting from what looks like a case of a jealous lover taking his passion into his hands, the murders evolve over time as the killer or killers becomes more adept. Are the murders connected by participation in the free wheeling 'Journey's of Self-Discovery' hosted by one of the victims or is there a deeper more sinister connection? As the killer's taste for ritualistic dismemberment becomes evident, the hunt is on to stop him, her or them before they kill again. Still grieving from the death of his wife on the infamous highway 85, Professor Will Sharpe becomes deeply involved in the case. The first victim is a good friend, and as he identifies participants in the 'Journey's of Self-Discovery' he finds himself deep in trouble. The logical skills he practices as a scientist become critical to solving the case before the murderers skip town, carrying their ill-gotten gains.

Download or read book The Murder Ballad of Orchard Bend written by Patrick Lemieux and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-01-02 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this sequel to The Prisoner of Orchard Bend, a killer lurks in the shadows of a small town. Two women, lost and separated by decades, must fight to survive as darkness closes in around each of them. The past never really goes away. Death is sometimes just the beginning.

Download or read book The Murderer s Apprentice written by Ann Granger and published by Canelo. This book was released on 2020-02-03 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ben and Lizzie Ross return in “a well-plotted and compelling mystery with lively characters and a strong invocation of fog-bound Victorian England” (Promoting Crime Fiction). It is March 1870. London is in the grip of fog and ice. But Scotland Yard’s Inspector Ben Ross has more than the weather to worry about when the body of a young woman is found in a dustbin at the back of a Piccadilly restaurant. Ben must establish who the victim is before he can find out how and why she came to be there. His enquiries lead him first to a bootmaker in Salisbury and then to a landowner in Yorkshire. Meanwhile, Ben’s wife, Lizzie, aided by their eagle-eyed maid, Bessie, is investigating the mystery of a girl who is apparently being kept a prisoner in her own home. As Ben pursues an increasingly complex case, Lizzie reveals a vital piece of evidence that brings him one step closer to solving the crime . . . A spellbinding Victorian crime mystery, perfect for fans of M. R. C. Kasasian and Susanna Calkins. Praise for the writing of Ann Granger “A well-written, well-crafted traditional British mystery by a writer with an assured grasp of her technique.” —reviewingtheevidence.com “Characterization, as ever with Granger, is sharp and astringent.” —The Times “The story just gets more complex, mysterious and chilling.” —Good Book Guide “For once a murder novel which displays a gentle touch and a dash of wit.” —The Northern Echo “A clever and lively book.” —Margaret York