Author: Margaret Duffy
Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd
ISBN: 1780100973
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
The brand-new Patrick Gillard and Ingrid Langley mystery - Ingrid Langley and her husband and colleague Patrick Gillard, late of M15 and now working for the Serious and Organized Crime Agency, decide to holiday in Bath. It may be close to home, but they both badly need a break. The holiday proceeds sedately enough, but trouble - their old friend - is never far away. Ingrid tries not to feel jealous when they bump into Patrick's old flame, the beautiful Alexandra Nightingale, and he agrees to help her house-hunt. But when Ingrid joins them on a viewing, she makes a very gruesome discovery indeed . . .
Corpse in Waiting
Author: Margaret Duffy
Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd
ISBN: 1780100973
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
The brand-new Patrick Gillard and Ingrid Langley mystery - Ingrid Langley and her husband and colleague Patrick Gillard, late of M15 and now working for the Serious and Organized Crime Agency, decide to holiday in Bath. It may be close to home, but they both badly need a break. The holiday proceeds sedately enough, but trouble - their old friend - is never far away. Ingrid tries not to feel jealous when they bump into Patrick's old flame, the beautiful Alexandra Nightingale, and he agrees to help her house-hunt. But when Ingrid joins them on a viewing, she makes a very gruesome discovery indeed . . .
Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd
ISBN: 1780100973
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
The brand-new Patrick Gillard and Ingrid Langley mystery - Ingrid Langley and her husband and colleague Patrick Gillard, late of M15 and now working for the Serious and Organized Crime Agency, decide to holiday in Bath. It may be close to home, but they both badly need a break. The holiday proceeds sedately enough, but trouble - their old friend - is never far away. Ingrid tries not to feel jealous when they bump into Patrick's old flame, the beautiful Alexandra Nightingale, and he agrees to help her house-hunt. But when Ingrid joins them on a viewing, she makes a very gruesome discovery indeed . . .
Riley Thorn and the Corpse in the Closet
Author: Lucy Score
Publisher: Riley Thorn
ISBN: 9781728282701
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher: Riley Thorn
ISBN: 9781728282701
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Corpse Washer
Author: Sinan Antoon
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300190603
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
Born into a family of corpse washers, Jawad abandons tradition by enrolling in Baghdad's Academy of Fine Arts to study sculpting, but the conditions caused by Saddam Hussein's oppressive rule force a return home to the family business.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300190603
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
Born into a family of corpse washers, Jawad abandons tradition by enrolling in Baghdad's Academy of Fine Arts to study sculpting, but the conditions caused by Saddam Hussein's oppressive rule force a return home to the family business.
The Corpse
Author: Christine Quigley
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 147661377X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
Throughout the centuries, different cultures have established a variety of procedures for handling and disposing of corpses. Often the methods are directly associated with the deceased's position in life, such as a pharaoh's mummification in Egypt or the cremation of a Buddhist. Treatment by the living of the dead over time and across cultures is the focus of this study. Burial arrangements and preparations are detailed, including embalming, the funeral service, storage and transport of the body, and forms of burial. Autopsies and the investigative process of causes of deliberate death are fully covered. Preservation techniques such as cryonic suspension and mummification are discussed, as well as a look at the "recycling" of the corpse through organ donation, donation to medicine, animal scavengers, cannibalism, and, of course, natural decay and decomposition. Mistreatments of a corpse are also covered.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 147661377X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
Throughout the centuries, different cultures have established a variety of procedures for handling and disposing of corpses. Often the methods are directly associated with the deceased's position in life, such as a pharaoh's mummification in Egypt or the cremation of a Buddhist. Treatment by the living of the dead over time and across cultures is the focus of this study. Burial arrangements and preparations are detailed, including embalming, the funeral service, storage and transport of the body, and forms of burial. Autopsies and the investigative process of causes of deliberate death are fully covered. Preservation techniques such as cryonic suspension and mummification are discussed, as well as a look at the "recycling" of the corpse through organ donation, donation to medicine, animal scavengers, cannibalism, and, of course, natural decay and decomposition. Mistreatments of a corpse are also covered.
The Icing on the Corpse
Author: Liz Mugavero
Publisher: Kensington Cozies
ISBN: 0758284837
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
A town historian is dead—and there may be ties to an old cold case—in this clever mystery starring a professional pet-treat baker. Kristan “Stan” Connor is thrilled to be invited to the Groundhog Day festivities in quirky Frog Ledge, Connecticut. Her organic, home-baked pet treats are a big hit at the annual celebration, though an important guest is curiously absent . . . When Helga Oliver, the town’s elderly historian, is found crumpled in the basement of the Historical Museum, the close-knit town is devastated. But after some tenacious digging, Stan discovers Helga was pushed down the stairs—and that this picture-perfect New England town may hide some dark secrets. Stan’s dogged determination reveals Helga’s ties to an unsolved death in 1948 . . . but how does that connect to Adrian Fox, who’s just arrived in town to shoot an episode of Celebrity Ghost Hunters? Stan is going to have to be very careful in chasing down the killer—if she wants to live to see another winter . . . Includes Gourmet Pet Food Recipes!
Publisher: Kensington Cozies
ISBN: 0758284837
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
A town historian is dead—and there may be ties to an old cold case—in this clever mystery starring a professional pet-treat baker. Kristan “Stan” Connor is thrilled to be invited to the Groundhog Day festivities in quirky Frog Ledge, Connecticut. Her organic, home-baked pet treats are a big hit at the annual celebration, though an important guest is curiously absent . . . When Helga Oliver, the town’s elderly historian, is found crumpled in the basement of the Historical Museum, the close-knit town is devastated. But after some tenacious digging, Stan discovers Helga was pushed down the stairs—and that this picture-perfect New England town may hide some dark secrets. Stan’s dogged determination reveals Helga’s ties to an unsolved death in 1948 . . . but how does that connect to Adrian Fox, who’s just arrived in town to shoot an episode of Celebrity Ghost Hunters? Stan is going to have to be very careful in chasing down the killer—if she wants to live to see another winter . . . Includes Gourmet Pet Food Recipes!
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
Author: Mary Roach
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393324826
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
A look inside the world of forensics examines the use of human cadavers in a wide range of endeavors, including research into new surgical procedures, space exploration, and a Tennessee human decay research facility.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393324826
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
A look inside the world of forensics examines the use of human cadavers in a wide range of endeavors, including research into new surgical procedures, space exploration, and a Tennessee human decay research facility.
Scribbling the Cat
Author: Alexandra Fuller
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101118806
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
When Alexandra ("Bo") Fuller was home in Zambia a few years ago, visiting her parents for Christmas, she asked her father about a nearby banana farmer who was known for being a "tough bugger." Her father's response was a warning to steer clear of him; he told Bo: "Curiosity scribbled the cat." Nonetheless, Fuller began her strange friendship with the man she calls K, a white African and veteran of the Rhodesian war. With the same fiercely beautiful prose that won her acclaim for Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight, Fuller here recounts her friendship with K. K is, seemingly, a man of contradictions: tattooed, battle scarred, and weathered by farm work, he is a lion of a man, feral and bulletproof. Yet he is also a born-again Christian, given to weeping when he recollects his failed romantic life, and more than anything else welling up inside with memories of battle. For his war, like all wars, was a brutal one, marked by racial strife, jungle battles, unimaginable tortures, and the murdering of innocent civilians—and K, like all the veterans of the war, has blood on his hands. Driven by K's memories, Fuller and K decide to enter the heart of darkness in the most literal way—by traveling from Zambia through Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) and Mozambique to visit the scenes of the war and to meet other veterans. It is a strange journey into the past, one marked at once by somber reflections and odd humor and featuring characters such as Mapenga, a fellow veteran who lives with his pet lion on a little island in the middle of a lake and is known to cope with his personal demons by refusing to speak for days on end. What results from Fuller's journey is a remarkably unbiased and unsentimental glimpse of men who have killed, mutilated, tortured, and scrambled to survive during wartime and who now must attempt to live with their past and live past their sins. In these men, too, we get a glimpse of life in Africa, a land that besets its creatures with pests, plagues, and natural disasters, making the people there at once more hardened and more vulnerable than elsewhere. Scribbling the Cat is an engrossing and haunting look at war, Africa, and the lines of sanity.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101118806
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
When Alexandra ("Bo") Fuller was home in Zambia a few years ago, visiting her parents for Christmas, she asked her father about a nearby banana farmer who was known for being a "tough bugger." Her father's response was a warning to steer clear of him; he told Bo: "Curiosity scribbled the cat." Nonetheless, Fuller began her strange friendship with the man she calls K, a white African and veteran of the Rhodesian war. With the same fiercely beautiful prose that won her acclaim for Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight, Fuller here recounts her friendship with K. K is, seemingly, a man of contradictions: tattooed, battle scarred, and weathered by farm work, he is a lion of a man, feral and bulletproof. Yet he is also a born-again Christian, given to weeping when he recollects his failed romantic life, and more than anything else welling up inside with memories of battle. For his war, like all wars, was a brutal one, marked by racial strife, jungle battles, unimaginable tortures, and the murdering of innocent civilians—and K, like all the veterans of the war, has blood on his hands. Driven by K's memories, Fuller and K decide to enter the heart of darkness in the most literal way—by traveling from Zambia through Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) and Mozambique to visit the scenes of the war and to meet other veterans. It is a strange journey into the past, one marked at once by somber reflections and odd humor and featuring characters such as Mapenga, a fellow veteran who lives with his pet lion on a little island in the middle of a lake and is known to cope with his personal demons by refusing to speak for days on end. What results from Fuller's journey is a remarkably unbiased and unsentimental glimpse of men who have killed, mutilated, tortured, and scrambled to survive during wartime and who now must attempt to live with their past and live past their sins. In these men, too, we get a glimpse of life in Africa, a land that besets its creatures with pests, plagues, and natural disasters, making the people there at once more hardened and more vulnerable than elsewhere. Scribbling the Cat is an engrossing and haunting look at war, Africa, and the lines of sanity.
Casting Call for a Corpse: A Fun Detective Cozy
Author: Heather Haven
Publisher: Alvarez Family Murder Mysterie
ISBN: 9780999458488
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
Publisher: Alvarez Family Murder Mysterie
ISBN: 9780999458488
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
All the Dead are Here
Author: Pete Bevan
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1470950847
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
17 short stories based before, during, and after the Zombie Apocalypse. They contain horror, action, comedy, and personal tragedy, exploring the breadth of human experience and emotion in this most inhuman of situations. Known for forging a path away from established Zombie stereotypes, this book contains 9 previously available works that have been professionally edited and, in some cases rewritten. Then there are an additional 8 previously unpublished works in this collection that represents all of Pete Bevan's Zombie fiction in one spine chilling tome of 85,000 words. The collection also contains all three parts of his acclaimed 'Minister' series. Due to the subject matter and language used this book is not recommended for the under 18's. Not unless they've been really bad. You are a truly outstanding writer. As several others have posted when I see your name attached to a story I know it is going to be fantastic. Comment by Terry Schultz
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1470950847
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
17 short stories based before, during, and after the Zombie Apocalypse. They contain horror, action, comedy, and personal tragedy, exploring the breadth of human experience and emotion in this most inhuman of situations. Known for forging a path away from established Zombie stereotypes, this book contains 9 previously available works that have been professionally edited and, in some cases rewritten. Then there are an additional 8 previously unpublished works in this collection that represents all of Pete Bevan's Zombie fiction in one spine chilling tome of 85,000 words. The collection also contains all three parts of his acclaimed 'Minister' series. Due to the subject matter and language used this book is not recommended for the under 18's. Not unless they've been really bad. You are a truly outstanding writer. As several others have posted when I see your name attached to a story I know it is going to be fantastic. Comment by Terry Schultz
The Wolves of the Past
Author: Natașa Alina Culea
Publisher: Babelcube Inc.
ISBN: 1071545159
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
Natașa Alina Culea created the most individualized characters in contemporary Romanian literature; her creation rise from elegies and dramas, blooming into a book-poem dedicated to love. The wolves of the past impresses through its touches of reality fresco. More than a love novel, The Wolves of the Past can be considered a psychological novel, which manages to highlight like no other the interpersonal relationships nowadays.
Publisher: Babelcube Inc.
ISBN: 1071545159
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
Natașa Alina Culea created the most individualized characters in contemporary Romanian literature; her creation rise from elegies and dramas, blooming into a book-poem dedicated to love. The wolves of the past impresses through its touches of reality fresco. More than a love novel, The Wolves of the Past can be considered a psychological novel, which manages to highlight like no other the interpersonal relationships nowadays.