Author: Thomas H. Cook
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504091671
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year: After years of grief and rage, a man finds new purpose in investigating a woman’s unsolved disappearance. George Gates’s little boy was killed seven years ago and he has yet to find the cold comfort of seeing someone pay for the crime. Once a world-traveling writer, he now toils away at a local newspaper, quietly seething and plotting imaginary vengeance against the unknown murderer. Then, during a conversation with the now-retired detective who worked his son’s case, he learns about a poet named Katherine Carr who disappeared twenty years earlier, leaving writings behind that may or may not contain useful clues. As he grows obsessed with the mystery, he’s assigned to interview an orphan with a rare fatal disease, and the two become an unlikely team in their quest to learn the fate of Katherine Carr, in this emotionally compelling novel by a “master” and winner of the prestigious Edgar Award (Chicago Tribune). “[An] eerily poignant novel.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Every Thomas H. Cook novel is a subtle mind game, but The Fate of Katherine Carr is positively haunting.” —The New York Times Book Review “As much an investigation into character as it is a cold-case mystery.” —Booklist “Disturbing, psychologically complex . . . At each level, the novel ponders questions of good and evil, of guilt and retribution, and the power of storytelling itself.” —Associated Press
The Fate of Katherine Carr
Author: Thomas H. Cook
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504091671
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year: After years of grief and rage, a man finds new purpose in investigating a woman’s unsolved disappearance. George Gates’s little boy was killed seven years ago and he has yet to find the cold comfort of seeing someone pay for the crime. Once a world-traveling writer, he now toils away at a local newspaper, quietly seething and plotting imaginary vengeance against the unknown murderer. Then, during a conversation with the now-retired detective who worked his son’s case, he learns about a poet named Katherine Carr who disappeared twenty years earlier, leaving writings behind that may or may not contain useful clues. As he grows obsessed with the mystery, he’s assigned to interview an orphan with a rare fatal disease, and the two become an unlikely team in their quest to learn the fate of Katherine Carr, in this emotionally compelling novel by a “master” and winner of the prestigious Edgar Award (Chicago Tribune). “[An] eerily poignant novel.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Every Thomas H. Cook novel is a subtle mind game, but The Fate of Katherine Carr is positively haunting.” —The New York Times Book Review “As much an investigation into character as it is a cold-case mystery.” —Booklist “Disturbing, psychologically complex . . . At each level, the novel ponders questions of good and evil, of guilt and retribution, and the power of storytelling itself.” —Associated Press
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504091671
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year: After years of grief and rage, a man finds new purpose in investigating a woman’s unsolved disappearance. George Gates’s little boy was killed seven years ago and he has yet to find the cold comfort of seeing someone pay for the crime. Once a world-traveling writer, he now toils away at a local newspaper, quietly seething and plotting imaginary vengeance against the unknown murderer. Then, during a conversation with the now-retired detective who worked his son’s case, he learns about a poet named Katherine Carr who disappeared twenty years earlier, leaving writings behind that may or may not contain useful clues. As he grows obsessed with the mystery, he’s assigned to interview an orphan with a rare fatal disease, and the two become an unlikely team in their quest to learn the fate of Katherine Carr, in this emotionally compelling novel by a “master” and winner of the prestigious Edgar Award (Chicago Tribune). “[An] eerily poignant novel.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Every Thomas H. Cook novel is a subtle mind game, but The Fate of Katherine Carr is positively haunting.” —The New York Times Book Review “As much an investigation into character as it is a cold-case mystery.” —Booklist “Disturbing, psychologically complex . . . At each level, the novel ponders questions of good and evil, of guilt and retribution, and the power of storytelling itself.” —Associated Press
The Fate of Katherine Carr
Author: Thomas H. Cook
Publisher: HMH
ISBN: 0547488637
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
An “eerily poignant novel” about a grieving father and a cold-case mystery, from an Edgar Award winner (PublishersWeekly, starred review). George Gates used to be a travel writer who specialized in places where people disappeared—Judge Crater, the Lost Colony. Then his eight-year-old son was murdered, the killer never found, and Gates gave up disappearance. Now he writes stories of redemptive triviality about flower festivals and local celebrities for the town paper, and spends his evenings haunted by the image of his son’s last day. Enter Arlo McBride, a retired missing-persons detective still obsessed with the unsolved case of Katherine Carr. When he gives Gates the story she left behind—a story of a man stalking a woman named Katherine Carr—Gates too is drawn inexorably into a search for the missing author’s brief life and uncertain fate. And as he goes deeper, he begins to suspect that her tale holds the key not only to her fate, but to his own. “Every Thomas H. Cook novel is a subtle mind game, but The Fate of Katherine Carr is positively haunting.” —The New York Times Book Review “Disturbing, psychologically complex . . . At each level, the novel ponders questions of good and evil, of guilt and retribution, and the power of storytelling itself.” —Associated Press
Publisher: HMH
ISBN: 0547488637
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
An “eerily poignant novel” about a grieving father and a cold-case mystery, from an Edgar Award winner (PublishersWeekly, starred review). George Gates used to be a travel writer who specialized in places where people disappeared—Judge Crater, the Lost Colony. Then his eight-year-old son was murdered, the killer never found, and Gates gave up disappearance. Now he writes stories of redemptive triviality about flower festivals and local celebrities for the town paper, and spends his evenings haunted by the image of his son’s last day. Enter Arlo McBride, a retired missing-persons detective still obsessed with the unsolved case of Katherine Carr. When he gives Gates the story she left behind—a story of a man stalking a woman named Katherine Carr—Gates too is drawn inexorably into a search for the missing author’s brief life and uncertain fate. And as he goes deeper, he begins to suspect that her tale holds the key not only to her fate, but to his own. “Every Thomas H. Cook novel is a subtle mind game, but The Fate of Katherine Carr is positively haunting.” —The New York Times Book Review “Disturbing, psychologically complex . . . At each level, the novel ponders questions of good and evil, of guilt and retribution, and the power of storytelling itself.” —Associated Press
A Dancer in the Dust
Author: Thomas H. Cook
Publisher: Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
ISBN: 0802192688
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
This “beautifully written and elegantly plotted” thriller from the Edgar Award–winning author of The Chatham School Affair is “one of his best ever” (The Globe and Mail, Toronto). Twenty years ago, Ray Campbell was a well-intentioned aid worker dedicated to improving conditions in Lubanda, a newly independent African country. Now a cautious risk-management consultant, he is forced to reconsider that year of living dangerously when an old friend is found murdered in a New York alley. Signs suggest that this recent tragedy is rooted in a more distant one—that of Martine Aubert, the only woman Ray ever loved, whose fate he’d sealed with a grievous mistake: “In Rupala, twenty years before, I had rolled the dice for a woman who was not even present at the table, and how on the outcome of that toss, a braver and more knowing heart than mine had been forfeited.” Martine Aubert was a white, native Lubandan farmer whose dream for her homeland put her in conflict with fearsome men intent on its so-called development. As Ray returns to Lubanda to investigate the cause of his friend’s murder, he also revisits the passion he’d once felt for Martine and vows, in her memory, to rectify his wrongs. A Dancer in the Dust is a gripping story of ill-fated love: one man’s love for an extraordinary woman, and one woman’s love for her troubled country. “Not since John Le Carré’s The Mission Song have I seen such a loving and sorrowful portrait of modern Africa.” —The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Publisher: Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
ISBN: 0802192688
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
This “beautifully written and elegantly plotted” thriller from the Edgar Award–winning author of The Chatham School Affair is “one of his best ever” (The Globe and Mail, Toronto). Twenty years ago, Ray Campbell was a well-intentioned aid worker dedicated to improving conditions in Lubanda, a newly independent African country. Now a cautious risk-management consultant, he is forced to reconsider that year of living dangerously when an old friend is found murdered in a New York alley. Signs suggest that this recent tragedy is rooted in a more distant one—that of Martine Aubert, the only woman Ray ever loved, whose fate he’d sealed with a grievous mistake: “In Rupala, twenty years before, I had rolled the dice for a woman who was not even present at the table, and how on the outcome of that toss, a braver and more knowing heart than mine had been forfeited.” Martine Aubert was a white, native Lubandan farmer whose dream for her homeland put her in conflict with fearsome men intent on its so-called development. As Ray returns to Lubanda to investigate the cause of his friend’s murder, he also revisits the passion he’d once felt for Martine and vows, in her memory, to rectify his wrongs. A Dancer in the Dust is a gripping story of ill-fated love: one man’s love for an extraordinary woman, and one woman’s love for her troubled country. “Not since John Le Carré’s The Mission Song have I seen such a loving and sorrowful portrait of modern Africa.” —The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Even Darkness Sings
Author: Thomas H Cook
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1681779250
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Thomas Cook has always been drawn to dark places, for the powerful emotions they evoke and for what we can learn from them. These lessons are often unexpected and sometimes profoundly intimate, but they are never straightforward.With his wife and daughter, Cook travels across the globe in search of darkness—from Lourdes to Ghana, from San Francisco to Verdun, from the monumental, mechanized horror of Auschwitz to the intimate personal grief of a shrine to dead infants in Kamukura, Japan. Along the way he reflects on what these sites may teach us, not only about human history, but about our own personal histories.During the course of a lifetime of traveling to some of earth's most tragic locals, from the leper colony on Molokai to ground zero at Hiroshima, he finds not only darkness, but a light that can illuminate the darkness within each of us. Written in vivid prose, this is at once a personal memoir of exploration (both external and internal) and a strangely heartening look at the radiance and optimism that may be found at the very heart of darkness.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1681779250
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Thomas Cook has always been drawn to dark places, for the powerful emotions they evoke and for what we can learn from them. These lessons are often unexpected and sometimes profoundly intimate, but they are never straightforward.With his wife and daughter, Cook travels across the globe in search of darkness—from Lourdes to Ghana, from San Francisco to Verdun, from the monumental, mechanized horror of Auschwitz to the intimate personal grief of a shrine to dead infants in Kamukura, Japan. Along the way he reflects on what these sites may teach us, not only about human history, but about our own personal histories.During the course of a lifetime of traveling to some of earth's most tragic locals, from the leper colony on Molokai to ground zero at Hiroshima, he finds not only darkness, but a light that can illuminate the darkness within each of us. Written in vivid prose, this is at once a personal memoir of exploration (both external and internal) and a strangely heartening look at the radiance and optimism that may be found at the very heart of darkness.
The Last Talk with Lola Faye
Author: Thomas H. Cook
Publisher: HMH
ISBN: 0547541279
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
A “marvelously tense” novel of psychological suspense centered on a long-ago crime of passion, from an Edgar Award–winning author (Publishers Weekly, starred review). With dreams of academic greatness, Lucas Paige rose from humble and sordid beginnings to attend Harvard. But his achievements since then have been meager. In St. Louis to give yet another sparsely attended reading, he discovers a face from the past he’s tried to forget: Lola Faye Gilroy, the “other woman” he long blamed for his father’s murder. Reluctantly, Luke joins Lola Faye for a drink. As one drink turns into several, these two battered souls relive, from their different perspectives, the most searing experience of their lives. They are transported back to the tiny southern town of Glenville, Alabama, where a violent crime of passion is turned in the light once more. As it turns out, there is much Luke doesn’t know. And what he doesn’t know can hurt him. Trapped in an increasingly intense exchange, Luke struggles to gain control and determine what Lola Faye is truly after—before it is too late. This “darkly powerful” (Kirkus Reviews) literary thriller, rich with Southern atmosphere, is “a knockout” (People). “Cook continues his work as one of the best fiction writers in America.” —The Plain Dealer
Publisher: HMH
ISBN: 0547541279
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
A “marvelously tense” novel of psychological suspense centered on a long-ago crime of passion, from an Edgar Award–winning author (Publishers Weekly, starred review). With dreams of academic greatness, Lucas Paige rose from humble and sordid beginnings to attend Harvard. But his achievements since then have been meager. In St. Louis to give yet another sparsely attended reading, he discovers a face from the past he’s tried to forget: Lola Faye Gilroy, the “other woman” he long blamed for his father’s murder. Reluctantly, Luke joins Lola Faye for a drink. As one drink turns into several, these two battered souls relive, from their different perspectives, the most searing experience of their lives. They are transported back to the tiny southern town of Glenville, Alabama, where a violent crime of passion is turned in the light once more. As it turns out, there is much Luke doesn’t know. And what he doesn’t know can hurt him. Trapped in an increasingly intense exchange, Luke struggles to gain control and determine what Lola Faye is truly after—before it is too late. This “darkly powerful” (Kirkus Reviews) literary thriller, rich with Southern atmosphere, is “a knockout” (People). “Cook continues his work as one of the best fiction writers in America.” —The Plain Dealer
The Complete Katy Carr Series
Author: Susan Coolidge
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 673
Book Description
What Katy Did is an 1872 children's book which follows the adventures of a twelve-year-old American girl, Katy Carr, and her family who live in the fictional lakeside Ohio town of Burnet in the 1860s. Katy is a tall untidy tomboy, forever getting into scrapes but wishing to be beautiful and beloved. When a terrible accident makes her an invalid, her illness and four-year recovery gradually teach her to be as good and kind as she has always wanted. Two sequels follow Katy as she grows up: What Katy Did at School and What Katy Did Next. Two further sequels relating the adventures of Katy's younger siblings were also published—Clover and In the High Valley. Also their father, Dr. Carr, a hard working doctor feature in a short story titled "Curly Locks" thus completing the entire Carr Family Chronicle. Susan Coolidge, pen name of Sarah Chauncey Woolsey (1835–1905), was an American children's author who is best known for her Katy Carr Series. The fictional Carr family of this series was modeled after Woolsey's own family and the protagonist Katy Carr was inspired by Woolsey herself; while the brothers and sisters "Little Carrs" were modeled on her four younger siblings.
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 673
Book Description
What Katy Did is an 1872 children's book which follows the adventures of a twelve-year-old American girl, Katy Carr, and her family who live in the fictional lakeside Ohio town of Burnet in the 1860s. Katy is a tall untidy tomboy, forever getting into scrapes but wishing to be beautiful and beloved. When a terrible accident makes her an invalid, her illness and four-year recovery gradually teach her to be as good and kind as she has always wanted. Two sequels follow Katy as she grows up: What Katy Did at School and What Katy Did Next. Two further sequels relating the adventures of Katy's younger siblings were also published—Clover and In the High Valley. Also their father, Dr. Carr, a hard working doctor feature in a short story titled "Curly Locks" thus completing the entire Carr Family Chronicle. Susan Coolidge, pen name of Sarah Chauncey Woolsey (1835–1905), was an American children's author who is best known for her Katy Carr Series. The fictional Carr family of this series was modeled after Woolsey's own family and the protagonist Katy Carr was inspired by Woolsey herself; while the brothers and sisters "Little Carrs" were modeled on her four younger siblings.
Clover Carr Chronicles (Illustrated Edition)
Author: Susan Coolidge
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN: 8075834240
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
Clover – In this sequel to What Katy Did Trilogy, Clover Carr (Katy's sister) is now grown up and after Katy's marriage she is left to take care of his ailing brother "Little Phill" in the mountains of Colorado. Luckily for the home-sick Clover, her cousin Clarence Page also lives there with his partner Geoff Templestowe and young love blossoms between Geoff and Clover! In the High Valley – the second sequel to What Katy Did series narrates the story of Cousins from Britain, Lionel and Imogen, when they visit their American counterparts. Clover now happily married is at her wits end with Imogen's prejudices, and Katy makes a comeback. "Curly Locks" – is an interesting story about Dr. Carr, the father of Katy and Clover. Susan Coolidge, pen name of Sarah Chauncey Woolsey (1835–1905), was an American children's author who is best known for her Katy Carr Series. The fictional Carr family of this series was modeled after Woolsey's own family and the protagonist Katy Carr was inspired by Woolsey herself; while the brothers and sisters "Little Carrs" were modeled on her four younger siblings. Table of Contents: Susan Coolidge (Biography) Novels: Clover In the High Valley Spin-Off: Dr. Carr in "Curly Locks"
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN: 8075834240
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
Clover – In this sequel to What Katy Did Trilogy, Clover Carr (Katy's sister) is now grown up and after Katy's marriage she is left to take care of his ailing brother "Little Phill" in the mountains of Colorado. Luckily for the home-sick Clover, her cousin Clarence Page also lives there with his partner Geoff Templestowe and young love blossoms between Geoff and Clover! In the High Valley – the second sequel to What Katy Did series narrates the story of Cousins from Britain, Lionel and Imogen, when they visit their American counterparts. Clover now happily married is at her wits end with Imogen's prejudices, and Katy makes a comeback. "Curly Locks" – is an interesting story about Dr. Carr, the father of Katy and Clover. Susan Coolidge, pen name of Sarah Chauncey Woolsey (1835–1905), was an American children's author who is best known for her Katy Carr Series. The fictional Carr family of this series was modeled after Woolsey's own family and the protagonist Katy Carr was inspired by Woolsey herself; while the brothers and sisters "Little Carrs" were modeled on her four younger siblings. Table of Contents: Susan Coolidge (Biography) Novels: Clover In the High Valley Spin-Off: Dr. Carr in "Curly Locks"
CLOVER & IN THE HIGH VALLEY (Clover Carr Chronicles) - Illustrated
Author: Susan Coolidge
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
In Susan Coolidge's 'Clover & In the High Valley', the reader is transported to a world of charming storytelling and compelling characters. The book, part of the Clover Carr Chronicles, follows the journey of Clover as she navigates the joys and challenges of young adulthood. Coolidge's literary style is characterized by its warmth and sincerity, making it a beloved classic by readers of all ages. Set in the late 19th century, the novel provides a glimpse into the cultural and societal norms of the time through the eyes of Clover. The vivid descriptions and heartfelt emotions displayed in the book make it a delightful read for those looking to experience a slice of history through a fictional lens. Susan Coolidge, a pseudonym for Sarah Chauncey Woolsey, drew inspiration from her own life and experiences to pen the Clover Carr Chronicles. As a children's author and social reformer, Coolidge used her writing to address important issues of her time while entertaining and educating her readers. Her unique perspective and dedication to creating relatable characters shine through in 'Clover & In the High Valley'. I highly recommend 'Clover & In the High Valley' to anyone interested in classic literature, coming-of-age stories, and historical fiction. Susan Coolidge's skillful storytelling and endearing characters make this book a timeless treasure that will captivate readers from start to finish.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
In Susan Coolidge's 'Clover & In the High Valley', the reader is transported to a world of charming storytelling and compelling characters. The book, part of the Clover Carr Chronicles, follows the journey of Clover as she navigates the joys and challenges of young adulthood. Coolidge's literary style is characterized by its warmth and sincerity, making it a beloved classic by readers of all ages. Set in the late 19th century, the novel provides a glimpse into the cultural and societal norms of the time through the eyes of Clover. The vivid descriptions and heartfelt emotions displayed in the book make it a delightful read for those looking to experience a slice of history through a fictional lens. Susan Coolidge, a pseudonym for Sarah Chauncey Woolsey, drew inspiration from her own life and experiences to pen the Clover Carr Chronicles. As a children's author and social reformer, Coolidge used her writing to address important issues of her time while entertaining and educating her readers. Her unique perspective and dedication to creating relatable characters shine through in 'Clover & In the High Valley'. I highly recommend 'Clover & In the High Valley' to anyone interested in classic literature, coming-of-age stories, and historical fiction. Susan Coolidge's skillful storytelling and endearing characters make this book a timeless treasure that will captivate readers from start to finish.
KATY CARR Complete Series: What Katy Did, What Katy Did at School, What Katy Did Next, Clover, In the High Valley & Curly Locks (Illustrated)
Author: Susan Coolidge
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 673
Book Description
Susan Coolidge's Katy Carr Complete Series provides readers with a heartwarming and insightful look into the life of the adventurous and spirited protagonist, Katy Carr. Through a series of novels including 'What Katy Did,' 'What Katy Did at School,' and 'What Katy Did Next,' Coolidge explores themes of growth, resilience, and self-discovery. The series is written in a charming and engaging style that captures the essence of coming-of-age literature in the 19th century. Coolidge's vivid descriptions and relatable characters make the series a timeless classic that continues to resonate with readers today. Susan Coolidge, known for her inspirational and empowering storytelling, drew from her own experiences and observations to create the character of Katy Carr. As a children's author and a nurse, Coolidge infused her writing with a sense of compassion and understanding, making Katy's journey one that is both relatable and aspirational. I highly recommend Susan Coolidge's Katy Carr Complete Series to readers of all ages who enjoy classic coming-of-age tales with strong female protagonists. This series is a beautiful exploration of personal growth, friendship, and the triumph of the human spirit that will leave a lasting impression on anyone who delves into Katy's world.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 673
Book Description
Susan Coolidge's Katy Carr Complete Series provides readers with a heartwarming and insightful look into the life of the adventurous and spirited protagonist, Katy Carr. Through a series of novels including 'What Katy Did,' 'What Katy Did at School,' and 'What Katy Did Next,' Coolidge explores themes of growth, resilience, and self-discovery. The series is written in a charming and engaging style that captures the essence of coming-of-age literature in the 19th century. Coolidge's vivid descriptions and relatable characters make the series a timeless classic that continues to resonate with readers today. Susan Coolidge, known for her inspirational and empowering storytelling, drew from her own experiences and observations to create the character of Katy Carr. As a children's author and a nurse, Coolidge infused her writing with a sense of compassion and understanding, making Katy's journey one that is both relatable and aspirational. I highly recommend Susan Coolidge's Katy Carr Complete Series to readers of all ages who enjoy classic coming-of-age tales with strong female protagonists. This series is a beautiful exploration of personal growth, friendship, and the triumph of the human spirit that will leave a lasting impression on anyone who delves into Katy's world.
The Northwestern Reporter
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 1210
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 1210
Book Description