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The Strange Case of the Moderate Extremists
by Alexander McCall SmithDetective Ulf Varg from the Department of Sensitive Crimes is often called upon to investigate unusual matters. But rarely is he asked to conduct an inquiry on behalf of his own family. Is such a thing ethical? Adding to Ulf's moral discomfort is the fact that he does not exactly see eye to eye with his younger brother Bjorn - a leading player in one of Sweden's right-wing parties, the Moderate Extremists. Still, family is family, so Ulf finds himself working to uncover the mole leaking secrets to a rival party, the Extreme Moderates. All of this in addition to his responsibilities to the Department, which include investigating a case of cat-related sabotage. As always, it's up to Ulf to close the case . . . even if he encounters unexpected resistance from the victims themselves.From literary master McCall Smith, this is a bewitching short foray, witty and warm, into Scandinavian mystery.Contains an exclusive extract from The Department of Sensitive Crimes, the first novel in the new Detective Varg series by Alexander McCall Smith
The Strange Case of the Moderate Extremists: A Detective Varg Story
by Alexander McCall SmithFrom the beloved and bestselling author of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series comes an introductory story to the new series about a Swedish police department tasked with solving the most unusual, complicated, and, often, insignificant crimes. This is the precursor to The Department of Sensitive Crimes novel, first in the Detective Varg series.The detectives who work in Malmo police's Department of Sensitive Crimes take their job very seriously. The lead detective, Ulf Varg, prioritizes his cases above even his dog's mental health. Then there are detectives Anna Bengsdotter, who keeps her relationship with Varg professional even as she realizes she's developing feelings for him . . . or at least for his classic Saab; and Carl Holgersson, first to arrive in the morning and last to leave, who likes nothing more than filling out paperwork, and finally, there's Erik Nykvist, who is deeply committed to fly fishing. In this e-short the Department of Sensitive Crimes takes on two cases. The first concerns leaks to the media of confidential plans from within the populist Moderate Extremist party of Sweden, of which Ulf's brother happens to the leader... And the second concerns the unplanned pregancy (sabotage?) of a champion Burmese show cat. Using his renowned wit and warmth, Alexander McCall Smith brings a unique perspective on Scandinavian crime. Equal parts hilarious and heartening, The Strange Case of the Moderate Extremists speaks to modern issues of our time: political extremism and evolving social mores, as well as introducing us to a clever, slightly tortured, irresistible new sleuth and his compellingly quirky colleagues.
The Strange Case of the Moderate Extremists (A Vintage Short)
by Alexander McCall SmithDetective Ulf Varg from the Department of Sensitive Crimes is often called upon to investigate unusual matters. But rarely is he asked to conduct an inquiry on behalf of his own family. Is such a thing ethical? Adding to Ulf’s moral discomfort is the fact that he does not exactly see eye to eye with his younger brother Bjorn—a leading player in one of Sweden’s right-wing parties, the Moderate Extremists. Still, family is family, so Ulf finds himself working to uncover the mole leaking secrets to a rival party, the Extreme Moderates. All of this in addition to his responsibilities to the Department, which include investigating a case of cat-related sabotage. As always, it’s up to Ulf to close the case . . . even if he encounters unexpected resistance from the victims themselves. From literary master McCall Smith, this is a bewitching short foray, witty and warm, into Scandinavian mystery. A Vintage Short original. An ebook short.
Strange Crime: Oddball Crimes, Capers, Plots, Laws, and More (Strange Series)
by Editors of Portable PressFrom dognappings to Munchausen by proxy to early forensics and hot felons, these unbelievable true crime stories will blow your mind. 2019 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award Silver Winner in HumorForeword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Winner—2018 BRONZE Winner for Humor (Adult Nonfiction) Loaded with dozens of entertaining and amusing articles about actual crimes, this latest book from Portable Press will definitely leave you scratching your head. Dumb crooks, celebrities gone bad, unsolved mysteries, odd laws, and more, Strange Crime has plenty of stories that will make you ask yourself, &“What could they possibly have been thinking?&” This easily portable ebook is ideal for readers on the go. Take it to school, to work, to jury duty!Strange Crime delves into such weirdness as . . .· The Dexter influence· Eerie similarities in the trials of Lizzie Bordon and O. J. Simpson· Bird testimony—parrots as witnesses· Cases of instant justice· Celebrities&’ days in court· Mediocre masterminds· Terrible twins· Night Stalker strangeness And more
The Strange Disappearance of a Bollywood Star (Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation #3)
by Vaseem KhanMumbai is a city that thrives on extravagant spectacles and larger-than-life characters.But as Chopra is about to discover, even in the city of dreams, there is no guarantee of a happy ending.Rising star and incorrigible playboy Vikram Verma has disappeared, leaving his latest film in jeopardy. Hired by Verma's formidable mother to find him, Inspector Chopra and his sidekick, baby elephant Ganesha, embark on a journey deep into the world's most flamboyant movie industry.As they uncover feuding stars, failed investments and death threats, it seems that many people have a motive for wanting Verma out of the picture.And yet, as Chopra has long suspected, in Bollywood the truth is often stranger than fiction...
Strange Encounters: Adventures of a Curious Life
by Parikshat SahniDrawing its wisdom from Hindu, Judaic and Islamic philosophies, this is the multicultural, multifaceted saga of Parikshat Sahni's journey from being a film student in Soviet Russia to surrendering Stanislavski for Indian cinema. Strange Encounters is a prismatic collection of travel portraits, impressions and life lessons that Parikshat Sahni has accumulated in his itinerant life moving within the golden autumns of Moscow to the tune of Tchaikovsky, returning to Mumbai and his roots, entering Bollywood, and finding fame. Sahni chronicles stories from a life whose pendulum swings wildly from the humorous to the utterly horrifying. He confronts his thanatophobia on film sets and his atheism on an ill-prepared trek to Amarnath; he gives us drinking lessons with screenwriter friends and a profound insight into the state of culture wars in present-day Kashmir; he recalls the thrill of young love in Russia and its attendant treacheries of the heart, as well as a study of Pakistan, a history of India as the land of many, and a look at the current political discourse through the eyes of a refugee.
The Strange Grave of Mikey Dunbar: and Other Stories to Make You Poop Your Pants
by Jeremy JohnA creepy collection of spooky short stories perfect for reading out loud any time you want the fun of a good fright.Boo! See, scared you already. This collection of short, spooky stories is perfect for reading out loud on Halloween night, at a sleepover, or around the campfire. Jeremy John takes you on a frightening trip to the past, where Wild West criminals meet the hangman and brave knights battle monsters in the forest, through to today, where young vampires find victims through dating apps and spirits possess smart speakers.Turn out the lights, grab a flashlight, hide under the blankets, and enjoy the fun frights of ghosts who feed on trick-or-treating kids, a pumpkin patch that hides a terrible secret, and who — or what — is buried in the grave of Mikey Dunbar.
Strange History: Mysterious Artifacts, Macabre Legends, Boneheaded Blunders & Mind-Blowing Facts (Strange Series)
by Editors of Portable PressBizarre historical tidbits about quirky queens, hippopotamus soup, shrunken heads, and much more! This exciting title from the folks at the Bathroom Readers&’ Institute contains the strangest short history articles from over thirty Bathroom Readers, along with fifty all-new pages. From the twentieth century to the Old West, from the Age of Enlightenment to the Dark Ages, from ancient cultures all the way back to the dawn of time, Strange History is overflowing with mysterious artifacts, macabre legends, kooky inventions, reality-challenged rulers, boneheaded blunders, and mind-blowing facts. Whether it&’s B.C. or A.D., you&’ll be wondering WTF! Read about . . . The curse of MacbethStupid history: Hollywood styleThe secret LSD experiments of the 1960sIn search of the lost &“Cloud People&” of PeruThe Swedish queen who declared war on fleasUnearthing the past with the Outhouse DetectivesThe Apollo astronaut who swears he saw a UFOHow to brew a batch of 5,000-year-old beerThe brutal bloodbaths at Rome&’s ColiseumGhostly soup from ancient ChinaThe bathroom of the 1970s And much, much more!
Strange Hollywood: Amazing and Intriguing Stories From Tinseltown and Beyond (Strange Series)
by Editors of Portable PressStrange things happen behind the scenes in Hollywood.Hollywood stars may be accustomed to the limelight, but there are some things they may wish had never seen the light of day. Scandals, stunts gone wrong, off-camera feuds, eccentric lifestyles—it’s all here in Strange Hollywood. Dozens of entertaining articles about the world of showbiz will amuse you and make you realize that being a celebrity isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
Strange Lies
by Maggie ThrashCritically acclaimed author Maggie Thrash’s second novel in the Strange Truth series blends crackling suspense, subversive humor, and biting social commentary to become the “definition of a page-turner” (John Corey Whaley).Only at Winship Academy would an evening science expo turn into a criminal fiasco. First, there’s the anonymous boy in the girls’ bathroom handing out drugs to anyone with the secret password. Then the student body president is maimed in a horrifying and tragic accident—but was it an accident or an attack? Benny Flax and Virginia Leeds are right at the center of it all. And so is the headmaster’s son, Calvin Harker, an oddball poet whose interest in Virginia sets off alarm bells for Benny. As the case bleeds from Winship Academy to the surrounding city, the deep fault lines of racial tension in Atlanta’s history reveal explosive hatred still simmering under the city’s surface. Once again, Maggie Thrash (author of Honor Girl) delivers a uniquely compelling, thought-provoking, and entirely riveting story.
A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder: Large Print
by James De MilleA Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder is James De Mille&’s most famous work, set in an imaginary, semi-tropical land in Antarctica that is inhabited by prehistoric monsters and a cult called the Kosekin. Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe&’s The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket and Ms. Found in a Bottle, the main story follows the adventures of Adam More, a British sailor shipwrecked on a homeward voyage from Tasmania. In the strange world More discovers, he finds a well-developed human society whose values are reversed from the 19th century Western world he hails from: death and darkness are preferred to life and light, and poverty is revered while wealth is scorned. Penguin Random House Canada is proud to bring you classic works of literature in e-book form, with the highest quality production values. Find more today and rediscover books you never knew you loved.
Strange Medicine: A Shocking History of Real Medical Practices Through the Ages
by Nathan BelofskyStrange Medicine casts a gimlet eye on the practice of medicine through the ages that highlights the most dubious ideas, bizarre treatments, and biggest blunders. From bad science and oafish behavior to stomach-turning procedures that hurt more than helped, Strange Medicine presents strange but true facts and an honor roll of doctors, scientists, and dreamers who inadvertently turned the clock of medicine backward: The ancient Egyptians applied electric eels to cure gout. Medieval dentists burned candles in patients’ mouths to kill invisible worms gnawing at their teeth. Renaissance physicians timed surgical procedures according to the position of the stars, and instructed epileptics to collect fresh blood from the newly beheaded. Dr. Walter Freeman, the world’s foremost practitioner of lobotomies, practiced his craft while traveling on family camping trips, cramming the back of the station wagon with kids-and surgical tools-then hammering ice picks into the eye sockets of his patients in between hikes in the woods. Strange Medicine is an illuminating panorama of medical history as you’ve never seen it before. .
Strange Planet (Strange Planet Series)
by Nathan W. PyleStraight from the mind of New York Times bestselling author Nathan W. Pyle, Strange Planet is an adorable and profound universe in pink, blue, green, and purple, based on the phenomenally popular Instagram of the same name!Strange Planet covers a full life cycle of the planet’s inhabitants, including milestones such as:The Emergence DayBeing Gains a SiblingThe Being Family Attains a BeastThe Formal Education of a BeingCelebration of Special DaysBeing Begins a VocationThe Beings at HomeHealth Status of a BeingThe Hobbies of a BeingThe Extended Family of the BeingThe Being Reflects on Life While Watching the Planet RotateWith dozens of never-before-seen illustrations in addition to old favorites, this fixed-format e-book offers a sweet and hilarious look at a distant world not all that unlike our own.I feel more attractive.Honestly, you are.It’s the star damage.I CRAVE STAR DAMAGE.
Strange Planet: The Comic Sensation of the Year (Strange Planet Ser.)
by Nathan W. PyleTHE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERBased on the phenomenally popular Instagram comic, a hilariously perceptive and hugely addictive look at an alien world not unlike our ownFrom the mind of New York Times-bestselling author Nathan W. Pyle comes an adorable and profound universe in pink, blue, green, and purple. Since launching on Instagram in Feb 2019, Strange Planet has become a viral sensation - and this book, based on the side-splitting Instagram comic - covers a full life cycle of the alien planet's inhabitants, including milestones such as:The Emergence DayBeing Gains a SiblingThe Being Family Attains a BeastThe Formal Education of a BeingCelebration of Special DaysBeing Begins a VocationThe Beings at HomeHealth Status of a BeingThe Hobbies of a BeingThe Extended Family of the BeingThe Being Reflects on Life While Watching the Planet RotateWith dozens of never-before-seen illustrations in addition to old favorites, Strange Planet offers a sweet and hilarious look at a distant world not all that unlike our own.
Strange Planet: The Sneaking, Hiding, Vibrating Creature
by Nathan W. PyleNathan W. Pyle’s first picture book in his Strange Planet series, a #1 New York Times bestseller! Based on his popular Instagram comics, Nathan W. Pyle presents a delightful, heartfelt, and clever picture book that young and old beings alike will enjoy reading together.When the nearest star rises, Lifegiver has an exciting quest planned for Offspring! Follow along as they observe a strange creature that sneaks, hides, and vibrates around their house. Hilarity ensues as the blue beings try to mimic this talented creature. As always, Nathan W. Pyle draws humor from his unique perspective on human activity and delivers a colorful experience that is an ode to cats and humans alike. This book is a joy to read and share, no matter how many revolutions you’ve made around the nearest star.
Strange Times: The Ghost In The Girl
by Geoff Herbach Tom DelongeFrom the imagination of blink-182's award-winning author Tom DeLonge, the Strange Times crew first debuted in the graphic novel Strange Times: The Curse of Superstition Mountain. Now teamed-up with Geoff Herbach, also an award-winning author of the Felton Reinstein Trilogy, DeLonge tells the hilarious and haunting adventure that originally forced five outcast jerks to band together or give up the ghost. Charlie Wilkins has it all. Pitcher on the baseball team, point guard on the basketball team, good jock friends and girls who just love him. Then his U.S. Air Force dad goes M.I.A. during a secret mission and Charlie falls into darkness. He quits basketball, pushes away his old friends who all seem so stupid. He stops talking. Nobody knows what he's going through, because the government has forbidden the family from disclosing Dad's predicament. Charlie turns into a loner, until an Earth Science assignment forces him to join a new, messed-up team. Wiz has a brain for science, a love for steampunk, and a total disgust for most human beings. Heavy-set, picked-on Riley has a home life Harry Potter wouldn't trade for. Mouse and Mattheson are skateboard slackers with a keen interest in tacos and in building a model volcano that looks like a butt. With zero chemistry between them, Charlie can't see how he's going to pass this class. Will he be stuck, suffering, in eighth grade forever? The earth shifts. It seems impossible. A ghost girl reaches out to Charlie through the terrified skater boys. She's being stalked by a vengeful spirit that shares a past with Charlie's family. It soon becomes clear that the spirit is coming for him. He has to save the ghost girl and save himself. His only hope? The nerd Wiz, the loser Riley, the skaters Mouse and Mattheson who want to hook-up with the girl. But, seriously, she's a ghost. Strange Times indeed...
Strange Truth
by Maggie ThrashFrom the critically acclaimed author of Honor Girl, comes a “sassy, sultry whodunit” (School Library Journal) set in an Atlanta boarding school that’s infused with subversive humor and featuring a cast of bizarre and unforgettable characters.It’s better to know the truth. At least sometimes. Halfway through Friday night’s football game, beautiful cheerleader Brittany Montague—dressed as the giant Winship Wildcat mascot—hurls herself off a bridge into Atlanta’s surging Chattahoochee River. Just like that, she’s gone. Eight days later, Benny Flax and Virginia Leeds will be the only ones who know why. Their search for the truth reveals a web of depravity hiding in plain sight at their picture perfect school. When love becomes obsession, how far will someone go to make their twisted fantasies a reality? And who has the power to stop them? A twisty, turny mystery loaded with the perfect punch of satire and heart.
Strange USA (Strange Series)
by Editors of Portable PressStrangeness abounds in every corner of the United States—read all about it in this entertaining compendium of real-life stories!Americans may think of themselves as the most normal people in the world, but that assumption will be turned on its head when you dig into the contents of Strange USA. From political scandals and dumb crooks to oddball roadside attractions and the history of Florida Man, the country is teeming with weirdness in all 50 states. Dozens of the most amusing and entertaining articles from previous Bathroom Readers about the strange goings-on in the land of the free and the home of the brave—plus 40 new pages—will keep you turning the pages for hours.
The Stranger
by Elizabeth LaneLaura Shafton a fearful widow and a scarred beauty. So A terrifying encounter with a band of desperados left when a tall, dark stranger came knocking on her door,she greeted him with a rifle—cocked and loaded.Every instinct told her to turn Caleb McCurdy away—his hard body hid a warm heart that melted all her fearsexcept she needed a man's help. Soon Laura discovered away. But the dark places in Caleb's past would dividethem, unless Laura could learn a tough lessonabout forgiveness.
The Stranger City Caper: The Chance Purdue Series - Book Three (The Chance Purdue Mysteries #3)
by Ross H. SpencerFrom the author of The Dada Caper: Chicago private detective Chance Purdue learns that nothing good comes from working for the mob—except cold hard cash. A quick and easy buck sounds good to PI Chance Purdue. But the paycheck seems to be a bit harder to earn when the job entails more than just looking into a minor league baseball team in southern Illinois. His new client, the gangster Cool Lips Chericola, is definitely leaving out details. Enter Brandy Alexander, whose unexpected appearance in Stranger City, Illinois, complicates things. Then throw in the Bobby Crackers Blitzkrieg for Christ religious crusade, and you&’ve got a super-charged powder keg of a caper, with Chance holding both the match and the barrel. Praise for Ross H. Spencer&’s The Dada Caper &“Parodies of the private‐eye novel come and go. Here is The Dada Caper by Ross H. Spencer. It has every cliché down pat, including rat-tat-tat writing in which paragraphs are seldom more than one sentence. . . . The hero is a private eye who is always tailing the wrong people and hitting the wrong guys. The Dada Caper is wild, shrewd, mad and unexpectedly funny.&” —The New York Times
Stranger Fillings: Edible recipes to turn your world upside down!
by The Muffin BrothersWhen a young boy goes missing, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret recipes, supernatural whisking forces and one strange ingredient...In this 80s-tastic cookbook, the Muffin Brothers bring you an out-of-this-world collection of delicious and disturbing edible treats.Whip up a psychokinetic storm with recipes such as Elle's Special Dip, Joyce's Alphabet Soup, Mike's Secret Crush and Barb's Scone Missing. Each crumb is sure to vanish without a trace.
Stranger Fillings: A Parody Cookbook
by The Muffin BrothersInspired by the hugely popular Netflix show, Stranger Things, these recipes will turn your world Upside Down!The hilarious duo behind successful spoof cookbooks such as Baking Bad, Game of Scones, and The Walking Bread is back with Stranger Fillings, a parody cookbook based on THE hit show of 2016, Netflix's Stranger Things. Featuring recipes such as Demogorgon-zola Tartlets, Friends Don't Li(m)e Pie, Baked Brenners, and Barb's Mystery Dip, there will be no shortage of great puns and delicious, edible baked treats. Stranger Things was one of the most-talked about shows of the year. This delicious parody is the perfect gift to tide fans over until the second season--which hits Netflix in October 2017.
Stranger in Her Bed
by Bonnie GardnerA slight case of mistaken identity...WELCOME HOME, ROBIN DIGBY....Now, a few things have changed while you've been away. For instance, there's a perfect stranger-well, maybe not perfect, but pretty darn close-sleeping in your bed. But there's a good explanation for that. You see, everybody thinks you're dead....Well, somebody with your name was murdered, and it looks as if whoever did it means to finish the job. And if you and T. J. Swift-the drop-dead-gorgeous guy you've suddenly found yourself living with-don't get to the bottom of this mystery, it could be too late for you both.And that would be a real shame-because your brand-new "roommate" is sexy enough to give any woman a reason to live....
Stranger Kids 1 - 24 horas sin padres (Stranger Kids #Volumen 1)
by Isaac Palmiola¿Y tú, qué harías si te quedaras 24 horas sin padres? Stranger Kids, la nueva serie de Isaac Palmiola ¿QUÉ HARÍAS SI TE QUEDARAS 24 HORAS SIN PADRES? Yo lo tengo claro... ¡TODO LO QUE NO nos dejan hacer HACER cuando están ELLOS! Es decir: - Montar una FIESTA con mi hermano y mi mejor amigo. ¡Va a ser épica!- Comer pizzas, chuches y palomitas a montones. ¡Y encima del sofá! - Ver juntos pelis de TERROR. ¡Aunque dan más miedo mis padres enfadados! Es un plan perfecto pero Timba, nuestro perro, ha desaparecido. No sabemos dónde ha ido, y dicen que en Tragalobos hay una bruja que se queda a los perros... ¿Será verdad y Timba está en peligro?Hay que encontrarlo antes de que sea demasiado tarde, ¡y antes de que vuelvan mis padres y me castiguen para siempre! _______________________ - Con ilustraciones increíbles en todas las páginas. - Texto divertidísimo y fácil de leer. - Lleno de destacados, anotaciones y comentarios para disfrutar a tope.- Misterio, aventura y humor para que los niños y las niñas descubran el gusto por la lectura. - Escrito por Isaac Palmiola, autor de la serie Perrock Holmes.
Stranger Kids 2 - 24 horas sin wifi (Stranger Kids #Volumen 2)
by Isaac Palmiola¿Y tú, qué harías si te quedaras 24 horas sin wifi? Tenemos un SUPERPROBLEMA: * Tenemos que entregar un trabajo del cole... ¡mañana! * Nos han castigado sin móviles. ¡Y el wifi no funciona! * Solo nos queda ir a la biblioteca. ¡Ufff!Pero todo se complica: el bibliotecario no para de decir cosas raras y en la biblioteca se esconden muchos secretos... Y, para rematarlo, ¡nos hemos quedado encerrados! ¿Lo peor? ¡No podemos avisar a nadie porque no tenemos wifi! Hay que salir de aquí antes de que sea demasiado tarde. ¡No queremos morir de aburrimiento! ¿TE ATREVES A VIVIR LA AVENTURA? _______________________- Con ilustraciones increíbles en todas las páginas. - Texto divertidísimo y fácil de leer. - Lleno de destacados, anotaciones y comentarios para disfrutar a tope.- Misterio, aventura y humor para que los niños y las niñas descubran el gusto por la lectura. - Escrito por Isaac Palmiola, autor de la serie Perrock Holmes