Deep sleep by steven konkoly6/21/2023 The story begins with Devin in the middle of a honey-trap operation. But when he learns of her death from his father and then receives her instructions, he vows to find the mystery behind the secret operation that might concern the country’s national security.ĭeep Sleep is the first book in Steven Konkoly’s Devin Gray series. Before dying, she leaves a message for her son…ĭevin was in the middle of a job when his mother was killed. But on her way to the secure location, she is ambushed and killed. She believed there was more at stake than it seemed to be but in the process of stopping a national catastrophe, she lost her fame, job and family. Helen was a former CIA officer who involved herself into a secret operation that finally led to her disgraceful fall from the bureau. Counter-surveillance expert Devin Gray is thrown headlong first into a new territory after the death of his mother Helen Gray.
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Winter Rose by Patricia A. McKillip6/21/2023 Her work was also nominated for Hugo and Nebula awards. At the time, McKillip was only 26-far from being the high point of her writing career, this initial success was followed by dozens more books and accolades, including a Locus Award, four Mythopoeic Awards, and a second World Fantasy Award. Her first foray into fantasy for an adult audience was The Forgotten Beasts of Eld, which won the World Fantasy Award when it was published in 1974. McKillip began her career writing for young people, publishing both The Throme of the Erril of Sherill and The House on Parchment Street in 1973. McKillip died last week at the age of 74 though, being a leap day baby, she was only able to celebrate 19 true birthdays. Renowned fantasy and science fiction author Patricia A. The result is a combination of the true story of Dekker, the fictional story of Havelaar, the narrative commentary presented by Drystubble and finally the narrative of Multatuli, who at the conclusion of the novel deconstructs the fictional structure he created and appeals directly to the conscience of the reader. As Lindsay Parnell attests, the novel, written by Eduard Douwes Dekker under the pen name Multatuli, would have repercussions far beyond the literary world. Sections inserted between the autobiographical chapters soften the rather subversive narrative set forth by Drystubble’s assistant and his son, to make it more palatable to the sensibilities of the general public. Max Havelaar is a pioneering work which satirically attacks the repressive and corrupt practices of the 19th-century Dutch colonizers in Indonesia. From the documents they create a fictional biography of a mysterious figure, whom they call Max Havelaar. Multatuli's Max Havelaar: De Graphic Novel werd gemaakt door Eric Heuvel en Jos Van Waterschoot en uitgegeven door Uitgeverij L. He decides to turn them over to his assistant, Ernest Stern, a German who speaks basic Dutch, and Stern’s son, Fritz. Drystubble realizes that the documents have high public and financial value. (oud conservator van het Multatuli huis) en Eric Heuvel auteur van De ontdekking en Quaco - leven in slavernij. Early on in the book a bourgeois Dutch stockbroker named Drystubble meets a mysterious figure from his past, who gives him a package containing papers documenting his life in Indonesia. Multatulis Max Havelaar Subtitle De graphic novel Number of pages 104 Publisher Oosterhout: Uitgeverij L ISBN 9789088866500 9789088866722 Document type Book Faculty Other. Marilynne robinson new book6/21/2023 previous 1 2 next sort by previous 1 2 next Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. OL1875010W Page-progression lr Page_number_confidence 86.89 Pages 230 Ppi 650 Related-external-id urn:isbn:0553346636 Torontobookdrive Edition Bantam trade ed. Click Here for the Signed Copy Marilynne Robinson, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Humanities Medal, returns to the world of Gilead with Jack. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 17:44:01.998791 Boxid IA169517 Boxid_2 BWB220140917 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City New York Donor The demon king by cinda williams chima6/20/2023 OL5850326W Page_number_confidence 95.58 Pages 522 Ppi 500 Related-external-id urn:isbn:1423136144 Han finds out that he is a descendant of the powerful wizard, the Demon king. Ironically, the only thing of value he has is something he cant sell. Reformed thief Han Alister will do almost anything to eke out a living for himself, his mother, and his sister, Mari. Urn:lcp:demonkingsevenre00chim:epub:9971918e-2856-4c20-b537-fb40d1bb0c8d Extramarc University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (PZ) Foldoutcount 0 Identifier demonkingsevenre00chim Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t1dj6pc6p Isbn 9781423118237ġ423118235 Lccn 2008046178 Ocr ABBYY FineReader 8.0 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.6 Ocr_module_version 0.0.13 Openlibrary OL22684621M Openlibrary_edition Times are hard in the mountain city of Fellsmarch. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 20:32:33 Bookplateleaf 0006 Boxid IA155901 Boxid_2 CH116001 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City New York Donorīostonpubliclibrary Edition 1st ed. The narrator in the book is the vicar, Leonard Clement, and he and his younger and rather irreverent wife, Griselda, give the book much of its humour and warmth. The police are suitably baffled, but fortunately there’s an old lady in the village, with an observant eye, an ear for gossip, an astute mind and an unerring instinct for recognising evil… Miss Marple! Relying on her lifetime’s store of village parallels, she will sniff out the real guilty party while the police are still chasing wild geese all over the village green… In fact, it was just earlier that very day that the vicar had remarked that anyone who murdered the colonel would be doing the world a favour! He’s a bullying husband to his second wife, Anne, an overbearing father to Lettice, his daughter, a tough magistrate meting out harsh judgement to the criminal classes of St Mary Mead, antagonistic to anyone whose morals he deems to be lax, and an exacting churchwarden, always on the look out for wrongdoing amongst the church officials and congregation. Colonel Protheroe is one of those men nobody likes, so when he’s shot dead in the vicar’s study the list of suspects is long. Karen hamilton the ex husband6/20/2023 The Ex-Husband was my lockdown book, so I dreamed of escape. Setting played such a huge role in this story! What made you want to set the story largely in the Caribbean/aboard a boat? She wants to be ‘good,’ she wants to reform, but she is still drawn to the finer things in life. How did you build Charlotte’s character? Did you intend for her to be somewhat unreliable/suspicious as a narrator, given her past with Sam?Ĭharlotte was great fun to write as she struggles to stay on the straight and narrow. I loved the idea of researching con artists and found it to be a fascinating world. I had an idea for someone who was trying to move on from their past but was struggling. Let’s talk about The Ex-Husband! When you start a new project, what comes first, the plot or the character? Listen to THE EX-HUSBAND by available now: /PYe0BWm5wi If only she’d left him before things went too far… From Doon With Death, now in a striking new paperback edition, is her classic debut novel and the book that introduced one of the most popular sleuths of the twentieth century. These are the hallmarks of crime legend Ruth Rendell, the best mystery writer in the English speaking world Time magazine. Short Stories/Novellas In Publication Orderĭazzling psychological suspense. The Child’s Child (As: Barbara Vine) (2012).Birthday Present (As: Barbara Vine) (2008).The Blood Doctor (As: Barbara Vine) (2002).The Chimney Sweeper’s Boy (As: Barbara Vine) (1998).The Brimstone Wedding (As: Barbara Vine) (1995).No Night Is Too Long (As: Barbara Vine) (1994). King Solomon’s Carpet (As: Barbara Vine) (1991).The House of Stairs (As: Barbara Vine) (1988).A Fatal Inversion (As: Barbara Vine) (1987).A Dark-Adapted Eye (As: Barbara Vine) (1986). Sebastian st vincent lisa kleypas6/20/2023 He’ll do whatever it takes to possess her, even if their marriage of convenience turns out to be the devil’s own bargain.Īfter succumbing to Gabriel’s skilled and sensuous persuasion, Pandora agrees to become his bride. But Gabriel finds the high-spirited Pandora irresistible. In fact, she wants nothing to do with him. Vincent, has finally been caught-by a rebellious girl who couldn’t be less suitable. But one night at a glittering society ball, she’s ensnared in a scandal with a wickedly handsome stranger.Īfter years of evading marital traps with ease, Gabriel, Lord St. The ambitious young beauty would much rather stay at home and plot out her new board game business than take part in the London Season. Lady Pandora Ravenel has different plans. Most debutantes dream of finding a husband. Also in this series: Cold-Hearted Rake, Marrying Winterborne, Hello Stranger, Devil's Daughter, Chasing Cassandra, Devil In Disguise Protector of the small first test6/20/2023 It's a very evil way to use up time when I should be doing other things. When I get bored, I go through the different lists and rediscover books I've read in the past. I'm not snooty-I'm just up to my eyeballs in work and appearances!Īlso, don't be alarmed by the number of books I've read. I just don't have the time to take part, so please don't be offended if I don't join your group or accept an invitation. Though I would love to join groups, I'm going to turn them all down. I return to my regularly scheduled profile: So before you go getting all hacked off at me for trashing your favorites, know that I've written GoodReads to find out what's going on. How do I know I haven't? Because I haven't read those books at all. Hey, folks! I just discovered that apparently I have given some very popular books single-star ratings-except I haven't. |