![]() ![]() Rankin is very good at capturing the tone of hostile non-cooperation that carefully avoids outright insubordination that must characterize this sort of interaction in police forces the world over. ![]() ![]() It's the sort of thing that Fox is used to dealing with and he and his team receive the usual unfriendly reception when they show up in Fife. Whatever happened, it involved drugs, sexual favours, and studied indifference and now two more women are accusing Carter of offering to drop charges against them in return for their being "accommodating." This time, Fox and his colleagues are in Fife to look into the case of a constable, Paul Carter, who's been ratted out by his own uncle, himself a retired policeman. Malcolm Fox, who first appeared in THE COMPLAINTS, is still working for that unpopular department that investigates the misdeeds of other coppers. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Then Mompesson is shot in his bedroom and Leonora disappears. ![]() Leonora gently rebuffs Franklin's attempt to protect her from Mompesson. ![]() While the grief-stricken Powerstock stays in seclusion, his second wife Olivia, a classic femme fatale, is being serviced by an equally classic cad, the American Ralph Mompesson, who has designs not only on Olivia, and on Hallows' pregnant widow Leonora, but on Meongate itself. There is a brief, effective evocation of the front lines Hallows is killed and Franklin invalided home, sent to Meongate for R & R. There is a long, fussy frame, narrated by a variety of characters, but the main action takes place in the summer and fall of 1916 at Meongate, Lord Powerstock's Hampshire estate, and is narrated by Lieutenant Franklin, a battlefield friend of Captain John Hallows, Powerstock's son. As a successor to Past Caring (1986), Goddard offers an artful WW I English country-house melodrama featuring an unsolved murder. ![]() ![]() ![]() This Kindle box set contains the novels A Forlorn Hope, A Cruel Mischief and A Hidden Motive. A Forlorn Hope (The Fitzgeralds of Dublin, 4) by Lorna Peel eBook Details. ![]() The rift between the Fitzgeralds deepens when Will’s father threatens legal action to gain visiting rights to his three grandchildren.Ī Forlorn Hope: The Fitzgeralds of Dublin Book 4 Dublin, Ireland, September 1883. On accept: Katherine Proudmoore says: Find Brother Pike He is still a loyal and devout tidesage. ![]() ![]() But Will, Isobel and John are brought unexpectedly together by Will’s mother when Sarah’s increasingly erratic behaviour spirals beyond their control. Then we must act at once if we are to have any hope of saving her life Notes. Isobel is reunited with a ghost from her past unearthing memories she would rather have kept buried while the fragile marriage of convenience orchestrated by John becomes more and more brittle before it snaps with horrifying consequences. Please note that this novel contains sensitive content and is intended for readers aged eighteen and over. Cruel Mischief: The Fitzgeralds of Dublin Book 5 Dublin, Ireland, October 1885. The fragile peace within the Fitzgerald family is threatened when Dr Jacob Smythe becomes one of Will’s patients, angering his mother. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The novel's protagonist is "the Kid" (sometimes "Kidd"), a drifter who has partial amnesia: he can't remember either his own name or those of his parents, though he knows his mother was an American Indian. ![]() The few people left in Bellona struggle with survival, boredom, and each other. Gangs roam the nighttime streets, their members hidden within holographic projections of gigantic insects or mythological creatures. Buildings burn for days, but are never consumed, while others burn and later show no signs of damage. Street signs and landmarks shift constantly, while time appears to contract and dilate. One day a red sun swollen to hundreds of times its normal size rises to terrify the populace, then retreats across the sky to set on the same horizon. Inexplicable events punctuate the novel: One night the perpetual cloud cover parts to reveal two moons in the sky. People enter and leave by crossing a bridge on foot. The city of Bellona is severely damaged radio, television, and telephone signals do not reach it. It features an extended trip to and through Bellona, a fictional city in the American Midwest cut off from the rest of the world by an unknown catastrophe. Dhalgren is a 1975 science fiction novel by American writer Samuel R. ![]() ![]() ![]() There is also a novella after The Treatment called The Recovery ![]() But despite the promises they made to each other, it’s getting harder to hide the truth. He’s promised to keep them both safe and out of treatment, and Sloane knows their love is strong enough to withstand anything. The only person Sloane can be herself with is James. Under constant surveillance at home and at school, Sloane puts on a brave face and keeps her feelings buried as deep as she can. Because their depression is gone-but so are their memories. ![]() She also knows that everyone who’s been through The Program returns as a blank slate. Sloane’s parents have already lost one child Sloane knows they’ll do anything to keep her alive. With suicide now an international epidemic, one outburst could land her in The Program, the only proven course of treatment. Sloane knows better than to cry in front of anyone. In Sloane’s world, true feelings are forbidden, teen suicide is an epidemic, and the only solution is The Program. Synopsis for The Program (from Goodreads): Series Review: Is this series worth your time? Does it get better as the novels progress? Or does it get worse? Find out below: ![]() ![]() ![]() Did the ancient Greek myths influence your writing at all? How did you decide on a name for the mysterious creature in the story? The word malamander sounds very similar to salamander, which is derived from ancient Greece. I would say Herbie is a bit like me, while Violet is more how I’d like to be. But between them, they make a pretty good team. ![]() Herbie finds Violet alarming, and Violet finds Herbie frustrating. Herbie and Violet both love mystery and adventure but approach it from a different ends: Herbie likes his adventuring to be done form the safety of his Lost-and-Foundery, with the help of clever ideas and tricks, whilst Violet is physically much braver and takes a ‘let’s just do it!’ approach. How are the main characters Herbert and Violet similar? How are they different? Which one are you more like? It’s a story about friendship and belonging, about out-of-season seaside towns and bewildering weather, about mysteries, mischief and monsters. Malamander is the first in a series of stories about the ‘Legends of Eerie-on-Sea’, in which we meet Herbert Lemon, Lost-and-Founder at the Grand Nautilus Hotel, and his friend Violet Parma, who is lost and wants to be found. I wonder if you could start by telling us a but about your new book Malamander? ![]() Author Thomas Taylor talks to Ian Eagleton about his new book Malamander, Greek myths, mysteries and monsters, and his exciting plans for a sequel… You can find out more about Thomas Taylor and his work here! ![]() ![]() ![]() In early modern Portugal, for instance, there is little evidence that women's rights to inherit and bequeath property were altered in any significant manner. More recent research raises questions about the applicability of this thesis, most notably because it fails to take into account the varied customs and practices that continued to exist in many regions across Europe. With the emergence of the modern state, the argument goes, laws of inheritance and property ownership were streamlined and entrenched to reflect the rise of the new patriarchal family as promulgated by some leaders of the Protestant Reformation. Abstract : Studies of early modern women suggest that women's access to and control of private property were systematically curtailed in the transition from the Middle Ages to the early modern period. ![]() ![]() ![]() Follett's impeccable pacing builds suspense in a balanced narrative that offers action, intrigue, violence and passion as well as the step-by-step description of an edifice rising in slow stages, its progress tied to the vicissitudes of fortune and the permutations of evolving architectural style. Beginning with a mystery that casts its shadow on ensuing events, the narrative is a seesaw of tension in which circumstances change with shocking but true-to-life unpredictability. The insightful portrayals of an idealistic master builder, a pious, dogmatic but compassionate prior and an unscrupulous, ruthless bishop are balanced by those of a trio of independent, resourceful women (one of them quite loathesome) who can stand on their own as memorable characters in any genre. ![]() The ambitions of three men merge, conflict and collide through four decades during which social and political upheaval and the internal politics of the church affect the progress of the cathedral and the fortunes of the protagonists. Set in 12th-century England, the narrative concerns the building of a cathedral in the fictional town of Kingsbridge. With this book, Follett risks all and comes out a clear winner, escaping the narrow genre of suspense thrillers to take credit for a historical novel of gripping readability, authentic atmosphere and detail and memorable characterization. ![]() ![]() ![]() As part of Bloomberg Associates, she now takes the lessons from New York City’s streets to metropolises around the world. In Streetfight, Sadik-Khan breaks down her achievements into replicable ideas for urban planners and traffic engineers everywhere, and she also reminds us that the fight isn’t over. Citi Bike, arguably her biggest success, is the nation’s largest bike share system, and the city’s first new transit system in over half a century. Times Square went from being the city’s worst traffic nightmare to a two-and-a-half acre outdoor sitting area in 2009. Over seven years, New York City underwent a transportation transformation, played out avenue by avenue, block by block. Under her watch, the city’s streets were reimagined and redesigned to include more than 60 plazas and 400 miles of bike lanes-radical changes designed to improve traffic and make spaces safer for everybody. Review by Amrita Gupta in Policy Innovations of the book Streetfight: “Janette Sadik-Khan was New York City’s transportation commissioner from 2007-2013. ![]() ![]() ![]() We found 6 book recommendations similar to Becoming. And she learns that the Appalachian Trails is more than a 2,175 mile hike: it is a journey that will change a person forever. If you liked Becoming Odyssa, what should you read next Becoming Odyssa. As she travels along the ridges of the ancient mountain chain, she realizes that she isn't walking through nature-she realizes she is part of nature. ![]() ![]() With every step she takes, Jennifer transitions from an over-confident college graduate to a student of the trail. But even at her lowest points, it provides enduring friendships, unexpected laughter, and the gift of self-discovery. The trail becomes a modern day Odyssey that tests Jennifer's faith in God, humanity and herself. The next five months are the most physically and emotionally challenging of her life-coping with blisters and aching shoulders, hiking through endless torrents of rain and a blizzard, facing unwanted company and encountering tragedy. Through inexperienced and unprepared, she feels drawn to the Appalachian Trail and sets out along on the long-distance footpath that stretches 2, 175 miles from Georgia to Maine. After graduating from college, Jennifer isn't sure what she wants to do with her life. ![]() |