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The Collected Stories of Amanda Cross
Amanda Cross is master of the American literary whodunit. In her delicately menacing short fiction, assembled here in one volume, dangerous impulses seize the most unlikely individuals, and everyday existence is fast eclipsed by the bizarre. Among the compelling intrigues: The cold-blooded murder of Mrs. Byron Lloyd, shot dead during a writers' panel discussion . . . the enigma of the nameless toddler who walks out of the bushes one New England summer afternoon . . . the reappearance of a missing Constable drawing just where it can cause the most trouble . . . and other wonderful mysteries, many of which star the incomparable amateur sleuth Kate Fansler.
Racism
Of all mankinds' vices, racism is one of the most pervasive and stubborn. Success in overcoming racism has been achieved from time to time, but victories have been limited thus far because mankind has focused on personal economic gain or power grabs ignoring generosity of the soul. This bibliography brings together the literature.
The Billionaire's Wedding Masquerade
Wanted: A strong, silent and sensible man for farm work (Billionaires and playboys need not apply) Especially if your name is Henry Davenport and you flirted with me in the diner the other day. I am a twenty-something waitress with three siblings to raise and a farm to manage; I am done with good-looking charmers. (And no, I don't care if your smile has a tendency to make me feel warm all over!) I'm looking for someone with a sturdy back, endless patience and a cheerful attitude. Flirtation, soft kisses, moonlit dances and other attempts to capture my heart will not be appreciated. Interested candidates should contact Elisabeth Wheeler in care of the Berry Patch Press.
A Woman's Eye
Crime is common ground for the twenty-one women writers in this extraordinary collection of contemporary mystery fiction, introduced and edited by Sara Paretsky The voices here include professional crime solvers who take you from the mean streets of V.I. Warshawski’s Chicago in a case of music and murder . . . to the California freeway where Kinsey Millhone's beloved VW skids into a shooting . . . to the gang-held turf of Sharon McCone’s San Francisco, where an eye witness to a slaying says mum’s the word. And then there are mothers, grandmothers, battered wives, and social workers—ordinary women in extraordinary situations whose voices reveal contemporary life as seen through a woma...
Deadlier
100 of the best crime stories written by women, selected and introduced by Sophie Hannah. From Agatha Christie and Daphne du Maurier, to Val McDermid and Margaret Atwood, women writers have long been drawn to criminal acts. Here, award-winning author Sophie Hannah brings together 100 of her favourite examples. Deadlier includes prize-winners, bestsellers and rising stars, so whether you take your crime cosy or hard-boiled, this big, beautiful anthology will keep you reading long into the night.
Tunnel of Love
DIVPregnant, recently widowed, and hoping for transformation, a young woman moves to Los Angeles with her teenage stepdaughter/divDIV Linda has known only a few worthwhile men, and the good ones have a nasty habit of dying young. While teaching at the Newark branch of the Fred Astaire Dance Studio she meets Wright, who has a Mustang and a thirteen-year-old daughter, Robin. Soon enough Linda and Wright are married and pregnant, but just six weeks after the wedding he drops dead, leaving Linda with little besides the car and the girl. Unsure what else to do, Linda packs Robin into the Mustang and sets off for Los Angeles, toward a promise of a new and better life./divDIV /divDIVRobin is surly,...
RALSHAMS BETWEEN THE LINES
This Book follows on from My Life with The Ralshams It shows the dedication of one person within the Pekingese Breed back in the 50's. Whose goal was to breed and show the Best Pekingese she could possibly do. She dedicated her life and Soul to a Breed that in the 50's was a totally closed shop. It was full of influential and Educated Breeders. This Book gives more insight into my Mother and the making of the Ralsham Kennels. It also gives more information about my Mother and Myself as people.
Nobility Ranch
In the dusty Texas panhandle of the 1880s, three sons of an English earl find their fortune and the women of their dreams. In this novel, one of the sons, Charles, tries to escape an arranged marriage to pampered Lady Cecily Thorndale, but she demonstrates such an adventurous spirit that he wonders if she is really his true love.
My Bad
Updated to include new apologies: "[A] densely packed grab bag...an invaluable history lesson, reassuring in its lest-we-forgetness, riveting in its revelations."—Entertainment Weekly With an additional 200 mind-boggling miscues and mealy-mouthed mea culpas, My Bad celebrates the best of this year's most exquisitely squirm-inducing pleas for forgiveness, from a variety of famous flubbers—Donald Rumsfield to Don Imus, Mel Gibson to Michael Richards—that proves public apologies are as American as pleading the Fifth.
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