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Our Man in Havana (Twentieth Century Classics Ser.)
by Graham GreeneA hapless salesman in Cuba is recruited into Cold War spy games in Greene&’s classic &“comical, satirical, atmospherical&” novel (The Daily Telegraph). James Wormold, a cash-strapped vacuum cleaner salesman in Havana, finds the answer to his prayers when British Intelligence offers him a lucrative job as an undercover agent. To keep the checks coming, Wormold must at least pretend to know what he&’s doing. Soon, he&’s apparently deciphering incomprehensible codes, passing along sketches of secret weapons that look suspiciously like vacuum parts, and claiming to recruit fellow operatives from his country club, all to create the perfect picture of intrigue. But when MI6 dispatches a secretary to oversee his endeavors, Wormold fears his carelessly fabricated world will come undone. Instead, it all comes true. Somehow, he&’s become the target of an assassin, and it&’s going to take more than a fib to get out of Cuba alive. Her Majesty&’s man in Havana may have to resort to spying. Named one of the 20 Best Spy Novels of All Time by the Telegraph and adapted into the classic 1959 comedy starring Alec Guinness, Our Man in Havana is &“high-comic mayhem . . . weirdly undated . . . [and] bizarrely prescient&” (Christopher Buckley, New York Times–bestselling author).
Our Man in the Dark
by Rashad HarrisonA stunning debut historical noir novel about a worker in the civil rights movement who became an informant for the FBI during the months leading up to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Feeling underappreciated and overlooked, John Estem, a bookkeeper for Dr. King's Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), steals ten thousand dollars from the organization. Originally planning to use the money to seed a new civil rights initiative in Chicago, he squanders the stolen funds. To the bookkeeper's dismay, the FBI has been keeping close tabs on Dr. King and his fellow activists--including Estem--for years. FBI agents tell Estem that it is his duty, as an American and as a civil rights supporter, to protect the SCLC from communist infiltration. The FBI offers Estem a stipend, but in case he has any thoughts about refusing the assignment, they also warn him that they know about the stolen money. Playing informant empowers Estem, but he soon learns that his job is not simply to relay information on the organization. Once the FBI discovers evidence of King's sexual infidelities, they set out to confirm the facts to undermine King's credibility as a moral leader and bring down the movement. This timely novel comes in light of recent revelations that government informants had infiltrated numerous black movement organizations. With historical facts at the core of Our Man in the Dark, Harrison uses real life as a great inspiration for his drama-filled art.
Our Missing Hearts: ‘Thought-provoking, heart-wrenching’ Reese Witherspoon, Reese’s Book Club October Pick
by Celeste NgTHE REESE WITHERSPOON OCTOBER BOOK CLUB PICKTHE PANDORA OCTOBER BOOK CLUB PICK'Governments are right to fear words. They can change hearts and topple tyrannies....It's impossible not to be moved by Margaret Miu's courage, or to applaud her craftiness...And Bird is a brave and believable character, who gives us a relatable portal into a world that seems more like our own every day' Stephen King, New York Times 'As lyrical as it is chilling, as astonishing as it is empathic, Our Missing Hearts arguably achieves literary perfection' Booklist (starred review)From the #1 bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere, a deeply heart-wrenching novel about the unbreakable love between a mother and child in a society consumed by fear.Twelve-year-old Bird Gardner lives a quiet existence with his loving but broken father, a former linguist who now shelves books in Harvard's library. He knows not to ask too many questions, stand out too much, stray too far. For a decade, their lives have been governed by laws written to preserve 'American culture' in the wake of years of economic instability and violence. To keep the peace and restore prosperity, the authorities are now allowed to relocate children of dissidents, especially those of Asian origin, and libraries have been forced to remove books seen as unpatriotic - including the work of Bird's mother, Margaret, a Chinese American poet who left the family when he was nine years old.Bird has grown up disavowing his mother and her poems; he doesn't know her work or what happened to her, and he knows he shouldn't wonder. But when he receives a mysterious letter containing only a cryptic drawing, he is drawn into a quest to find her. His journey will take him through the many folktales she poured into his head as a child, through the ranks of an underground network of librarians, into the lives of the children who have been taken, and finally to New York, where a new act of defiance may be the beginning of much-needed change.Our Missing Hearts is an old story made new, of the ways supposedly civilized communities can turn a blind eye to the most searing injustice. It's a story about the power - and limitations - of art to create change in the world, the lessons and legacies we pass onto our children, and how any of us can survive a broken world with our hearts intact.
Our Missing Hearts: ‘Thought-provoking, heart-wrenching’ Reese Witherspoon, Reese’s Book Club October Pick
by Celeste NgFrom the #1 bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere, a deeply heart-wrenching novel about the unbreakable love between a mother and child in a society consumed by fear.Read by award-winning actress Lucy Liu, with an author's note read by Celeste Ng. Twelve-year-old Bird Gardner lives a quiet existence with his loving but broken father, a former linguist who now shelves books in Harvard's library. He knows not to ask too many questions, stand out too much, stray too far. For a decade, their lives have been governed by laws written to preserve 'American culture' in the wake of years of economicinstability and violence. To keep the peace and restore prosperity, the authorities are now allowed to relocate children of dissidents, especially those of Asian origin, and libraries have been forced to remove books seen as unpatriotic - including the work of Bird's mother, Margaret, a Chinese American poet who left the family when he was nine yearsold.Bird has grown up disavowing his mother and her poems; he doesn't know her work or what happened to her, and he knows he shouldn't wonder. But when he receives a mysterious letter containing only a cryptic drawing, he is drawn into a quest to find her.His journey will take him through the many folktales she poured into his head as a child, through the ranks of an underground network of librarians, into the lives of the children who have been taken, and finally to New York, where a new act of defiance may be the beginning of much-needed change.Our Missing Hearts is an old story made new, of the ways supposedly civilized communities can turn a blind eye to the most searing injustice. It's a story about the power - and limitations - of art to create change in the world, the lessons and legacies we pass onto our children, and how any of us can survive a broken world with our hearts intact.
Our Moms
by Q. FutrellA lovingly written and beautifully illustrated book for children who are growing up with parents who are in prison. Our Moms is an easy-to-read guide that lets kids with incarcerated parents know they&’re not alone. Over 5 million children in the US have had incarcerated parents within their lifetime and Quniana Futrell is here to help shed light on the effects this has on these children&’s lives. She also enhances awareness of parental incarceration and provides support by promoting diversity in the classroom and starting important conversations between administrators, parents, and childcare providers.
Our Picnics in the Sun
by Morag JossAward-winning author Morag Joss has penned a beautifully rendered, meticulously crafted, and terrifyingly gripping novel of suspense--ideal for the fans of Eowyn Ivey, Ruth Rendell, and Barbara Vine. One night, two strangers. A damage that cannot be undone. For thirty years, Howard and Deborah Morgan have poured all their energy and modest savings into Stoneyridge, a smallholding deep in the English moors. Howard putters with pottery, Deborah dabbles in weaving, and both struggle to tend sheep and chickens and live off the land. But what began with simple dreams of solitude and sunlit picnics in the hills has given way to a harsher reality. To help with finances, they decide to turn Stoneyridge into a bed-and-breakfast. But a sudden stroke leaves Howard incapacitated and Deborah overwhelmed. Howard's world, once so limitless, has shrunk to the confines of their crumbling house; Deborah's main joy now comes in the form of a brief weekly email from their successful son, who lives abroad. Then, late one evening, two men arrive needing a room for the night--and set off a chain of events that uncovers the relics of old tragedies. New wounds are cut deep, betrayals and cruelties intermix with tenderness and love. And through it all, Stoneyridge quietly hides the bitter and transformative truth. Evocative, intimately claustrophobic, and psychologically complex, Our Picnics in the Sun is a novel of stunning prose and knife-sharp insight. Morag Joss crafts a modern masterpiece of rising tension that binds and releases like a beating heart, propelling readers to a final page that resonates and haunts. Praise for Morag Joss's Among the Missing "This remarkable novel has an abundance of suspense at its core, put forth in beautiful prose that all but glows on the page. . . . [Joss] keeps a jittery tension going as the novel spins toward its violent, grand-scaled finale."--Booklist (starred review) "A haunting, harrowing punch to the heart, Among the Missing is flat-out brilliant. About the secrets we keep, the lives we are desperate to live, and the chances we miss, it's a psychological dazzler. Truly, one of my favorite books of this year--or any year."--Caroline Leavitt, author of Is This Tomorrow "Morag Joss is a writer who knows the old truth that genuine suspense comes not from car chases or gunplay but from the clash of conflicting hearts. Among the Missing is evidence not of a rising talent but of one already fully formed."--Thomas H. Cook, author of Sandrine's Case "A spectacular psychological thriller . . . Joss's beautiful, evocative novel is filled with tension and suspense."--RT Book Reviews
Our Shellfish Desires (Sucker For Love Mysteries #6)
by K.L. HiersPeople talk about the marriage of true minds, but Alexander doesn&’t think this is what they meant.After a cruel experiment binds him to the soul of Rota, an old god, Alexander has one mission: find Rota&’s body. Having a godly boyfriend is great, but it would be better to have one that he could actually touch. Unfortunately, even Alexander&’s ability to command Rota&’s divine power hasn&’t helped.A rare book of poetry may finally provide the answer. The expertise they need translating it brings them to Oleander Logue, a young man with plenty of problems that seem at odds with his cheerful nature. Ollie is happy to help, but he&’s in trouble with a gangster who demands that Alexander and Rota solve a series of murders first.Desperate, Alexander and Rota accept the case… but it&’s not that simple. The gangster&’s threats to Ollie&’s safety disturb them both, but is that because they&’re both growing more attracted to Ollie… or because he&’s a potential host for Rota? If they can&’t solve these murders, they may never find out.
Our War: A Novel
by Craig DiLouieOn the battlefields of America, even our children will have to fight.In his most powerful novel to date, acclaimed author Craig DiLouie presents a near future in which America is entrenched in civil war.After his impeachment, the president of the United States refuses to leave office, and the country erupts into a fractured and violent war. Orphaned by the fighting and looking for a home, 10-year-old Hannah Miller joins a citizen militia in a besieged Indianapolis.In the Free Women militia, Hannah finds a makeshift family. They'll teach her how to survive. They'll give her hope. And they'll show her how to use a gun."An instant classic that will join the ranks of dystopian futures that at times feel all too real." - Nicholas Sansbury Smith, USA Today Bestselling Author
Our Winter Monster
by Dennis MahoneyChilling holiday horror about an unhappy couple running from their problems and straight into the maw of a terrifying beast, perfect for fans of Paul Tremblay and Sara GranFor the last year, Holly and Brian have been out of sync. Neither can forget what happened that one winter evening; neither can forgive what&’s happened since. Tonight, Holly and Brian race toward Pinebuck, New York, trying to outrun a blizzard on their way to the ski village getaway they hope will save their relationship. But soon they lose control of the car—and then of themselves.Now Sheriff Kendra Book is getting calls about a couple in trouble—along with reports of a brutal and mysterious creature rampaging through town, leaving a trail of crushed cars, wrecked buildings, and mangled bodies in the snow.To Kendra, who lost another couple to the snow just seven weeks ago, the danger feels personal. But not as personal as it feels to Holly and Brian, who are starting to see the past, the present, and themselves in a monstrous new light . . .Mahoney&’s exhilarating story moves like an avalanche, but its desperate characters, claustrophobic setting, and shocking displays of gore will stay with you long after the snow has melted. Our Winter Monster captures the horrifying moments that test if we&’re strong enough to weather the worst—and asks who we might survive the storm with.
Our Woman in Moscow: A Novel
by Beatriz WilliamsMOST ANTICIPATED NOVEL OF SUMMER 2021 ACCORDING TO BUSTLE, BUZZFEED, AND SHEREADS!The New York Times bestselling author of Her Last Flight returns with a gripping and profoundly human story of Cold War espionage and family devotion.In the autumn of 1948, Iris Digby vanishes from her London home with her American diplomat husband and their two children. The world is shocked by the family’s sensational disappearance. Were they eliminated by the Soviet intelligence service? Or have the Digbys defected to Moscow with a trove of the West’s most vital secrets?Four years later, Ruth Macallister receives a postcard from the twin sister she hasn’t seen since their catastrophic parting in Rome in the summer of 1940, as war engulfed the continent and Iris fell desperately in love with an enigmatic United States Embassy official named Sasha Digby. Within days, Ruth is on her way to Moscow, posing as the wife of counterintelligence agent Sumner Fox in a precarious plot to extract the Digbys from behind the Iron Curtain.But the complex truth behind Iris’s marriage defies Ruth’s understanding, and as the sisters race toward safety, a dogged Soviet KGB officer forces them to make a heartbreaking choice between two irreconcilable loyalties.
Ouro, Prata e Silva: Um milionário desaparecido. Uma mulher sem futuro. Uma investigação de Marcelo Silva.
by Miguel SzymanskiMarcelo Silva é um romântico que tenta sobreviver num mundo de cínicos. E como o que está em causa é, nada mais e nada menos, do que o sistema político e financeiro na capital portuguesa, «sobreviver» é para ser entendido literalmente. Cabelo desgrenhado, excesso de peso e uma carreira errante com direito a quinze minutos de fama. Se fosse pobre, seria visto como um louco, mas porque é rico, todos o consideram um excêntrico. Um pouco idealista, mas inofensivo. Não podiam estar mais errados. Marcelo Silva é um jornalista nomeado, por uma série de acasos ou razões obscuras, para dirigir uma nova brigada anticrime em Lisboa. Durante os primeiros dez dias no seu novo cargo, percorre as ruas duma cidade entregue aos turistas e imerge no submundo das tramas políticas na tentativa de encontrar um milionário desaparecido e de desmascarar os crimes de uma elite financeira e política que deixaram o país à beira da ruína. Fiel a si próprio, entre meninas de boas familias e politicos corruptos, millionários poderosos e redes de prostituição, entre Lisboa e Berlim, Marcelo Silva leva-nosnum trajecto para além das aparências, para trás da fachada da capital portuguesa, onde tudo acontece e os «brandos costumes» só se mantêm como mito urbano das classes médias.
Out "a" Order
by Evie RhodesNewark, New Jersey's Central Ward is home to some of the most notorious, ruthless thugs alive. It's also home to citizens who are struggling to have a better way of life. Citizens trying for a second chance, like ex-convict Shannon Davenport, whose eight-year-old daughter Jasmine is the light of his life. But when Jasmine is cut down by a sniper's bullet, Shannon vows to find his daughter's killer. . . But Jasmine is not just another innocent casualty in the world of gang warfare. There's something more sinister than Shannon can possibly imagine. A legendary curse cloaks the Ward in an invisible shroud, poisoning its residents, destroying their minds--and their souls. . . As Shannon's obsessive search for his daughter's real killer drives him to the edge of insanity, an evil spirit remains loose--and those who die young, escaping with their souls, are the lucky ones. . . Praise for Expired: Fascinating. . . will keep you flipping pages to the very end. --Brandon Massey, award-winning author of Within the Shadows Masterful. . . original, chilling. --Black Issues Book Review A roller coaster ride of terror, wildly inventive. . . a well-tuned morality tale. --Robert Fleming, author of Havoc After Dark: Tales of Terror The Barnes & Noble ReviewStephen King's The Stand meets Donald Goines's Black Gangster in this novel by Evie Rhodes (Expired and Criss Cross), a spiritually powered supernatural thriller set on the mean streets of Newark's crime-ridden Central Ward. Shannon Davenport is an infamous Newark OG (original gangsta) who, after the birth of his daughter, Jasmine, has tried hard to keep himself out of trouble and make a better life for his family. Now 36 years old and married to Tawney, a successful bank manager, Davenport is shattered when eight-year old Jasmine is gunned down in broad daylight while playing hide-and-seek with her friends. Obsessed with tracking down his daughter's killer, the streetwise Davenport becomes entangled in a quickly escalating conflict between two ruthless thugs. As the power struggle ignites into all-out gang warfare -- and the body count skyrockets -- Davenport uncovers the unbelievable truth: There is a vengeful presence behind all the tragedy, busily collecting souls for the kingdom of darkness. . . Fueled by darkly poetic imagery and allegory -- as well as numerous relevant biblical references (Proverbs 1:16: For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood. ) -- Out A Order is equal parts gritty crime fiction thriller, graphic inner-city fantasy, and spiritual cautionary tale. Readers who enjoy edification with their literary escapism should definitely check out this novel. Paul Goat Allen Evie Rhodes is a novelist, award-winning songwriter, and music video scriptwriter. She wrote Standing in da Spirit, which won a Canadian Music Award for Best Gospel Album, and scripted Changed, which won for Best Gospel Music Video. Her musical contributions are aired on radio and television in the U. S. and in 168 countries around the globe. Evie has been interviewed and showcased in numerous television, radio, and print media features, and has been a featured writer in The Gospel Magazine.
Out Cold
by William G. Tapply"Only a few writers of crime fiction have managed to generate prose this leanly poetic in the service of their hard-boiled stories. Tapply does it all the time." -The Boston Globe on Muscle Memory BOSTON-BASED ATTORNEY BRADY COYNE aspires to a quiet life. His solo law practice, handling routine legal work for a select group of clients, and his sedate, stable private life usually keep him far away from trouble. But one cold January morning, trouble comes to him. The morning after a snowstorm, Brady lets his dog out into the backyard of his Back Bay brownstone only to discover the body of an unfamiliar girl buried underneath the newly fallen snow. She is a teenager, maybe fifteen or sixteen, who apparently entered his backyard, bleeding, in the middle of the night, only to die from hypothermia and blood loss. The single clue to her identity is a small piece of paper with Brady's address scribbled on it. The police seem to believe that the girl is simply another runaway. one of many in the city-and the circumstances of her death are likely to remain unsolved. Shaken by his discovery of the body and the girl's tragic death, consumed by the question of who she was and why she (continued on back flap) (continued from front flap) seemed to be looking for him, Brady Coyne is determined to find out the truth. But it soon turns out that the mysterious girl's death is only the beginning-someone out there knows Brady is trying to find out what happened that night, and they are willing to do anything-or kill anyone-to keep the truth from coming out.
Out Cold (The Brady Coyne Mysteries)
by William G. TapplyBrady Coyne is a Boston attorney, whose routine legal work and sedate lifestyle usually keep him far away from trouble. Unfortunately, one cold January morning, trouble comes to him. When Brady lets his dog out into the backyard of his Back Bay brownstone, he finds a girl buried under the snow in Brady's back yard. A teenager, maybe fifteen or sixteen, who had apparently crawled into the backyard, bleeding, in the middle of the night, only to die from hypothermia and blood loss. The singular clue to her identity is a small piece of paper with the brownstone's address scribbled on it.Now Brady is determined to find out who the girl was, why she had his address, and what happened to her. But the mysterious girl's death is only the beginning - someone out there knows Brady is trying to find out what happened that night and is willing to do anything, or kill anyone, to keep the truth from coming out.
Out For Blood: The tense and addictive detective thriller set in Aberdeen (DI Eve Hunter #2)
by Deborah MassonDI Eve Hunter is back in the edge-of-your-seat new detective thriller from Deborah Masson, winning author of the Bloody Scotland Crime Debut of the Year 2020.A young man, the son of an influential businessman, is discovered dead in his central Aberdeen apartment.Hours later, a teenaged girl with no identification is found hanged in a suspected suicide.As DI Eve Hunter and her team investigate the two cases, they find themselves in a tug-of-war between privilege and poverty; between the elite and those on the fringes of society.Then an unexpected breakthrough leads them to the shocking conclusion: that those in power have been at the top for too long - and now, someone is going to desperate lengths to bring them down...Can they stop someone who is dead set on revenge, no matter the cost?*****READERS ARE OBSESSED WITH THE DI EVE HUNTER SERIES'One of the best books I've ever read!''I loved DI Eve Hunter and her team''Without a doubt the best police procedural I have read in a long time''I cannot wait to see what else is to come in the DI Eve Hunter series''You won't want to stop reading this addictive crime novel''Fantastic characters that you'll fall in love with - I really couldn't put this book down!''Can't wait for the next one . . . and the next one . . . and the next one!''Out For Blood has everything you need in a crime thriller and more' Rebecca Bradley'DI Eve Hunter is truly a force to be reckoned with' David Jackson'This is first-class crime fiction' Marion Todd'Not to be missed, edge-of-the-seat stuff from a genuine rising star' Denzil Meyrick
Out Of Body
by Thomas Baum"Denton Hake has just been paroled from prison for a rape" he is certain he did not commit, though he cannot explain the evidence against him. "... he begins to experience ...memory lapses during which he ... [travels] outside his body to see events happening to other people in other places....His new girlfriend is found shot to death and he is the obvious suspect...." He must convince people that his out-of-body experiences are real and that he is not crazy, and he must find who killed is girlfriend and the truth about his father's death. There is much "street" language--the "f" and "sh" words.
Out Of Control: Fade To Midnight, Behind Closed Doors, Standing In The Shadows, Out Of Control, Edge Of Midnight, Extreme Danger And Ultimate Weapon (The\mccloud Brothers Ser. #3)
by Shannon MckennaIn Behind Closed Doors and Standing in the Shadows, Shannon McKenna introduced the McCloud Brothers: intense, rugged, and super-sexy. Now, Davy McCloud is about to meet a woman he can't trust--or live without. . . Disillusioned P.I. Davy McCloud has an ironclad rule: never follow blind impulse when it comes to women. But he breaks it the instant gorgeous Margo Vetter shows up to teach at the gym next door. The sexual hunger--and the instinctual protectiveness--that she awakens is much too strong to resist. Broke and on the run, framed for a murder she didn't commit, Margot has no one to turn to but Davy McCloud. But the closer he comes, the more Margot discovers that holding back--or hiding--from this enigmatic, powerful man is impossible. In every way... Then passion flares with unexpected intensity. But Margot's past has finally caught up with her, and life is about to get more than complicated. It's turning deadly. . .
Out Of The Blue: an enchanting and uplifting saga set in the West Country from bestselling author Charlotte Bingham
by Charlotte BinghamA family finds peace through the unexpected struggle to aid a stranger in this captivating and moving saga. From the million copy and Sunday Times bestselling author Charlotte Bingham, for fans of Louise Douglas and Dinah Jefferies.'An uplifting and inspiring book, emotional yet optimistic, which leaves the reader feeling optimistic and empowered' - THE GOOD BOOK GUIDE'I was surprised by this book. I'm not a romantic... but this did leave a little warm glow in my heart by the end.' - ***** Reader Review'A very enjoyable read, I loved the ending' - ***** Reader Review*********************************************************************************HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO HELP A STRANGER?Florence Fontaine has not recovered from a family tragedy when she discovers astrangely dressed young man asleep in her guest cottage at the Old Rectory.Against her better judgement she offers him breakfast, only to find herself caught up in his drama. Florence's young and beautiful daughter, Amadea, is immediately suspicious of Edmund, as he appears to be called, fearing that he might be a fraud.Despite her reservations, Florence enlists friends and neighbours to help restore Edmund's memory. As the mystery unfolds, it becomes apparent that Edmund's history is entwined with that of nearby Harlington Hall, but that his real identity is something quite other.Florence and Amadea become united in their quest and are finally able to put the tragedies of the past behind them, repair their once disjointed lives, and embrace a new and happy future...
Out Of The Deep I Cry
by Julia Spencer-FlemingAward winning author Julia Spencer-Fleming does it again in this third mystery featuring Rev. Clare Fergusson and Sheriff Russ Van Alstyne in the small town of Millers Kill, N.Y. As the small town's gossip increasingly speculates about the Rev.'s ambigous relationship with the married Sheriff, a more urgent problem is the disappearance of the doctor of Millers Kill's free clinic, a town institution with roots in events from the 20s and 30s. Digging into the roots of these disturbing happenings, Russ and Clare find that painful events from the town's past can still roil the peace of Millers Kill.
Out Of The Past (Miss Silver Series)
by Patricia WentworthJames and Carmona Hardwick are spending the summer playing host to numerous friends and relatives in an old Hardwick family residence by the sea. The arrival of Alan Field, a devastatingly handsome though shady figure from Carmona's past, destroys the holiday atmosphere in the old house and replaces it with a mounting tension, culminating in murder. Fortunately, Miss Silver is present to unravel the complex mystery and seek out the murderer amongst them.
Out Of The Past (The\miss Silver Mysteries Ser. #23)
by Patricia WentworthJames and Carmona Hardwick are spending the summer playing host to numerous friends and relatives in an old Hardwick family residence by the sea. The arrival of Alan Field, a devastatingly handsome though shady figure from Carmona's past, destroys the holiday atmosphere in the old house and replaces it with a mounting tension, culminating in murder. Fortunately, Miss Silver is present to unravel the complex mystery and seek out the murderer amongst them.
Out Of The Picture
by Polly SamsonQuite unlike her fair stepsisters, Lizzie is dark and secretive: 'Just like your father' says her mother. But what was her father like? Photos of him are hidden away; snatches of overheard conversation between her mother and her stepfather deepen the mystery. Only her best friend Savannah - also abandoned by her father when she was a baby - knows what it feels like to wonder, to try and piece together an earlier story. But when events propel Lizzie alone to London she stops wondering and starts searching...Beautifully evoking the ache of childhood loss, the scrappy joys of chaotic families, and the hurt and relief of understanding, OUT OF THE PICTURE reveals Polly Samson's talent for laying bare the uncomfortable truths that lie just under the skin - in every family, in every secret.
Out On The Cutting Edge
by Lawrence BlockA powerful Matt Scudder novel about love and loss.Matthew Scudder is hired to find Paula Hoeldtke. Hot on the ice-cold trail of the missing girl, he finds it's a sleaze-and-terror playground in which he is looking for love in all the wrong places, and finding death in all the right ones.
Out On a Limb
by Louise Maxwell BakerAt the age of eight, Louise Baker lost her right leg above the knee as a result of a road accident; she was on her very first bike ride. With a grand sense of humor and great spiritual courage, she faced life with a seemingly irreconcilable handicap. OUT ON A LIMB, her personal story, is not only one of the most stimulating and amusing books; but even more, it will be a revelation to all who have at any time been faced with personal disaster.Louise Baker mastered her tragedy and had a whale of a lot of fun doing it. One moment, she would play the part of a dare-devil female parachute, the next, a fearless alpine skier whose foot had been frozen rescuing a snowbound child—she had to fabricate the most fantastic tales to crush the typical little boy question, “Hey, Lady! Where’s your leg?”She made her very crutches a part of woman’s vanity—using different colors for different ensembles. She did everything a normal woman could do and more: competed with other reporters on a news beat, discovered her own and highly unconventional means of holding her beaux in college, went to live with her new husband in the wilds of Arizona, set out on a hilarious trip to Europe. Whenever the world seemed totally against her, she could console herself with Webster’s definition of “handicap”: “A race…in which an artificial disadvantage is imposed on a superior contestant.”OUT ON A LIMB has a special significance for these times. Louise Baker’s story is told with sympathy and an understanding for all who have suffered similar misfortunes. Her life was not one colored with unhappiness, but filled with energy and purpose—the picture of a woman who enjoyed each day to the fullest.
Out for Blood: A completely epic crime fantasy (Wilde Investigations)
by Laura LaaksoInvestigator Yannia Wilde is accused of murder as unseen battle lines are drawn across London, in this new fantasy mystery by the author of Wildest Hunger. When a routine adultery case goes wrong, private investigator Yannia Wilde is arrested on suspicion of murder. Her friend Karrion takes the lead on the murder investigation, but nothing about the case is as it seems. Yannia and Karrion soon find that unknown enemies are conspiring against them, aided by a mysterious creature, called a Fey, with a thirst for revenge . . . As the Winter Queen&’s influence over Yannia grows, the investigation leads once more to the Leeches of Old London. Tensions are flaring across the city while Yannia and Karrion delve deeper into the lives of those seeking to survive in a world that would see them exterminated. But as they investigate the shadows of a conspiracy, the vengeful Fey is one step ahead of them at every turn . . .