Author: Gerard Williams
Publisher: Minotaur Books
ISBN: 1466871881
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 294

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Set amid the clip and clatter of hansom cabs and the popping of the gaslights, this intriguing mystery introduces Dr. James Mortimer, the man who brought the case of the Hound of the Baskervilles to the attention of Sherlock Holmes. Here, Dr. Mortimer tells a tale of how he came across his second and most challenging case ever. In 1890, the young Dr. Mortimer is numb with grief over the death of his wife and decides to close his own practice and begin a new life for himself. He winds up in London and is asked to fill in for another doctor with an emergency. Dr. Mortimer agrees and his last call of the day brings him to an address in Aldgate where he meets the captivating Lavinia Nancarrow. Intrigued and worried by the overbearing solicitude of the girl's guardian who keeps her a virtual prisoner, Mortimer determines to discover the reasons behind Lavinia's confinement. Engagingly absent-minded but incessantly curious and observant, Mortimer is aided in his effort by his formidable consort, the liberated Dr. Violet Branscombe. Together they unravel a mystery as dark and sinister as the East End Alleys of Victorian London. A retired Calcutta merchant with a guilty secret, a decadent fin-de-siecle artist who frequents an anarchist café in Whitechapel and a seemingly impossible murder are the key pieces in the puzzle, which Mortimer soon finds himself trying to solve, in Gerard Williams's Dr. Mortimer and the Aldgate Mystery.

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Languages : en
Pages : 262

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Author: John Lutz
Publisher: Crossroad Press
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 349

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NUDGER IS ONE OF THE COOLEST, MOST ACCESSIBLE DETECTIVES IN HISTORY! This collection of 13 previously published stories starring Nudger, Lutz's worrywart St. Louis detective, provides an entertaining introduction to one of the genre's most distinctive private eyes. Nudger, whose ever-present antacids protect a stomach that turns at the mere hint of danger, somehow manages to do his job without resorting to fists or handguns. The well-turned phrase is his most lethal weapon, whether he's seeking justice for an executed man proved innocent after the fact or coming to the aid of his friend Danny, proprietor of Danny's Donuts, who believes that his fellow shipmates from Vietnam are being killed one by one. Lutz, winner of both the Shamus and the Edgar, also holds a lifetime achievement award from the Private Eye Writers of America. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: John Lutz's work includes political suspense, private eye novels, urban suspense, humor, occult, crime caper, police procedural, espionage, historical, futuristic, amateur detective, thriller; virtually every mystery sub-genre. He is the author of more than forty novels and over 200 short stories and articles. His novels and short fiction have been translated into almost every language and adapted for almost every medium. He is a past president of both Mystery Writers of America and Private Eye Writers of America. Among his awards are the MWA Edgar, the PWA Shamus, The Trophee 813 Award for best mystery short story collection translated into the French language, the PWA Life Achievement Award, and the Short Mystery Fiction Society's Golden Derringer Lifetime Achievement Award. He is the author of two private eye series, the Nudger series, set in St. Louis, Missouri, and the Carver series, set in Florida, as well as many non-series novels. His SWF SEEKS SAME was made into the hit movie SINGLE WHITE FEMALE, starring Bridget Fonda and Jennifer Jason Leigh, and his novel THE EX was made into the HBO original movie of the same title, for which he co-authored the screenplay.

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Category : Ophthalmology
Languages : en
Pages : 662

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Pages : 682

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Category : Ophthalmology
Languages : en
Pages : 762

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Author: Kerr/Haslam Inquiry
Publisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 9780101664028
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 558

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This report sets out the findings and recommendations of the private inquiry into how the NHS dealt with complaints relating to the practice and conduct of two consultant psychiatrists, William Kerr and Michael Haslam, who worked in the same psychiatric hospital in North Yorkshire during the 1970s and 1980s, and who were both were later convicted of the indecent assault of female psychiatric patients. The two-volume report examines a range of issues including: i) background events including the range of concerns considered in the provision of mental health services, the conduct of the inquiry and the report in context; ii) detailed examination of the complaints against William Kerr and Michael Haslam, the NHS procedures then in place for raising concerns about healthcare professionals and actions taken in response to concerns; iii) the actions of particular GPs and the response of the GP community at large; iv) contributing factors which acted as a barrier to appropriate investigation and action, including organisational and structural issues, the prevailing medical culture and lack of a governance process, problems of professional practice and individual failings; and v) changes since the 1990s and recommendations for improvements in future practice.

Author: Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 160

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Author: Linda Wisdom
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1402236735
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 351

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"After more than a century, Doctor Lili Carter, witch healer extraordinaire, has returned to San Francisco and taken a job at Crying Souls Hospital and Asylum, where something peculiar and wicked is happening. Patients are disappearing, and Lili wants to know why. Lili finds herself undeniably attracted to perhaps the most mysterious patient of all--a demented but seriously sexy demon named Jared. What's behind the gorgeous chameleon demon's late-night escapades?"--Page 4 of cover

Author: Linda Wisdom
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1402273525
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 350

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PRAISE FOR DEMONS ARE A GIRL'S BEST FRIEND "Step into Linda Wisdom's world of wonder and infinite possibilities, sexy demons and clever witches, laughter, danger, and a surprise on every page."— Annette Blair, National Bestselling Author of Bedeviled Angel A MADHOUSE IS NO PLACE FOR A CURIOUS WITCH... After more than a century, Doctor Lili Carter, witch healer extraordinaire, has returned to San Francisco and taken a job at Crying Souls Hospital and Asylum, where something peculiar and wicked his happening. Patients are disappearing, and Lil wants to know why. AND DOUBLY DANGEROUS FOR A DEMON... Lili finds herself undeniably attracted to perhaps the most mysterious patient of all—a demented but seriously sexy demon named Jared. What's behind the gorgeous chameleon demon's late-night escapades? Before long, Lili and Jared are investigating each other—and creating a whole new kind of magic. "Humor, danger, and steamy sex make for an exciting read." —RT Book Reviews, 4 1⁄2 stars "Plenty of romance and passion woven through a well-built and fascinating world." —Fresh Fiction