Author: Sarah Stewart Taylor
Publisher: Minotaur Books
ISBN: 1429909412
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Newcomer Sarah Stewart Taylor delivers a compelling and atmospheric cozy mystery that introduces Sweeney St. George, an art historian in Boston with a special interest in the art of death. Sweeney becomes interested in Byzantium, Vermont, an art colony that flourished in the late nineteenth century, when she comes upon a photograph of the striking gravestone of a girl who drowned, and may have been murdered, in 1890. The stone is in a tiny cemetery surrounded by other beautiful, if unremarkable, headstones, some dating back hundreds of years. But the unsigned sculpture that marks this young woman's grave is of extremely high quality and the artist is unrecognizable. Sweeney is soon hooked, not only on the mystery of who created the beautiful sculpture but also on the details of the events surrounding the girl's death. When the friend who showed her the gravestone invites Sweeney to visit his relatives in Byzantium for Christmas, she jumps at the chance, knowing full well that the girl's murder has achieved the status of mythology in the town and hoping she'll be able to uncover new information. But by the time they arrive, her interest in the girl and the sculpture has gotten around town and, in fact, seems to have disturbed a killer. For not long after Sweeney arrives, one of the girl's descendants is murdered, shot and left lying in the cemetery. Taylor has written a remarkably accomplished debut mystery in the traditional cozy vein, and she's sure to win over legions of fans with O' Artful Death.
O' Artful Death
Author: Sarah Stewart Taylor
Publisher: Minotaur Books
ISBN: 1429909412
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Newcomer Sarah Stewart Taylor delivers a compelling and atmospheric cozy mystery that introduces Sweeney St. George, an art historian in Boston with a special interest in the art of death. Sweeney becomes interested in Byzantium, Vermont, an art colony that flourished in the late nineteenth century, when she comes upon a photograph of the striking gravestone of a girl who drowned, and may have been murdered, in 1890. The stone is in a tiny cemetery surrounded by other beautiful, if unremarkable, headstones, some dating back hundreds of years. But the unsigned sculpture that marks this young woman's grave is of extremely high quality and the artist is unrecognizable. Sweeney is soon hooked, not only on the mystery of who created the beautiful sculpture but also on the details of the events surrounding the girl's death. When the friend who showed her the gravestone invites Sweeney to visit his relatives in Byzantium for Christmas, she jumps at the chance, knowing full well that the girl's murder has achieved the status of mythology in the town and hoping she'll be able to uncover new information. But by the time they arrive, her interest in the girl and the sculpture has gotten around town and, in fact, seems to have disturbed a killer. For not long after Sweeney arrives, one of the girl's descendants is murdered, shot and left lying in the cemetery. Taylor has written a remarkably accomplished debut mystery in the traditional cozy vein, and she's sure to win over legions of fans with O' Artful Death.
Publisher: Minotaur Books
ISBN: 1429909412
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Newcomer Sarah Stewart Taylor delivers a compelling and atmospheric cozy mystery that introduces Sweeney St. George, an art historian in Boston with a special interest in the art of death. Sweeney becomes interested in Byzantium, Vermont, an art colony that flourished in the late nineteenth century, when she comes upon a photograph of the striking gravestone of a girl who drowned, and may have been murdered, in 1890. The stone is in a tiny cemetery surrounded by other beautiful, if unremarkable, headstones, some dating back hundreds of years. But the unsigned sculpture that marks this young woman's grave is of extremely high quality and the artist is unrecognizable. Sweeney is soon hooked, not only on the mystery of who created the beautiful sculpture but also on the details of the events surrounding the girl's death. When the friend who showed her the gravestone invites Sweeney to visit his relatives in Byzantium for Christmas, she jumps at the chance, knowing full well that the girl's murder has achieved the status of mythology in the town and hoping she'll be able to uncover new information. But by the time they arrive, her interest in the girl and the sculpture has gotten around town and, in fact, seems to have disturbed a killer. For not long after Sweeney arrives, one of the girl's descendants is murdered, shot and left lying in the cemetery. Taylor has written a remarkably accomplished debut mystery in the traditional cozy vein, and she's sure to win over legions of fans with O' Artful Death.
Death Lore
Author: Kenneth L. Untiedt
Publisher: University of North Texas Press
ISBN: 1574412566
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Death provides us with some of our very best folklore. Some fear it, some embrace it, and most have pretty firm ideas about what happens when we die. Although some people may not want to talk about dying, it’s the only thing that happens to all of us—and there’s no way to get around it. This publication of the Texas Folklore Society examines the lore of death and whatever happens afterward. The first chapter examines places where people are buried, either permanently or temporarily. Chapter Two features articles about how people die and the rituals associated with funerals and burials. The third chapter explores some of the stranger stories about what happens after we’re gone, and the last chapter offers some philosophical musings about death in general, as well as our connection to those who have gone before.
Publisher: University of North Texas Press
ISBN: 1574412566
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Death provides us with some of our very best folklore. Some fear it, some embrace it, and most have pretty firm ideas about what happens when we die. Although some people may not want to talk about dying, it’s the only thing that happens to all of us—and there’s no way to get around it. This publication of the Texas Folklore Society examines the lore of death and whatever happens afterward. The first chapter examines places where people are buried, either permanently or temporarily. Chapter Two features articles about how people die and the rituals associated with funerals and burials. The third chapter explores some of the stranger stories about what happens after we’re gone, and the last chapter offers some philosophical musings about death in general, as well as our connection to those who have gone before.
The Rancher's Daughter
Author: Kyra Halland
Publisher: Kyra Halland
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Once a hunter of renegade wizards, now Silas Vendine himself is on the wrong side of the mages' law, with his illegal marriage to Lainie - who has her own forbidden and supposedly impossible magical powers. On the run from the law, Silas and Lainie are scraping by on what she wins at cards and whatever odd jobs he can get from people who need his skills and don't ask too many questions. When Lainie's luck with the cards turns sour, they are led to a meeting with one of the richest ranchers in the Wildings. Brin Coltor wants Silas and Lainie to undertake a dangerous mission into forbidden A'ayimat territory, and they can't afford to turn him down. But Coltor is hiding a few secrets of his own, that lead Silas and Lainie right into the trouble they've been trying to avoid. Join Silas and Lainie in an adventure filled with magic, danger, and romance and discover the wonders and mysteries of the Wildings in the epic romantic fantasy-western series Daughter of the Wildings. Content note: language, violence, and mild to moderate sensual content.
Publisher: Kyra Halland
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Once a hunter of renegade wizards, now Silas Vendine himself is on the wrong side of the mages' law, with his illegal marriage to Lainie - who has her own forbidden and supposedly impossible magical powers. On the run from the law, Silas and Lainie are scraping by on what she wins at cards and whatever odd jobs he can get from people who need his skills and don't ask too many questions. When Lainie's luck with the cards turns sour, they are led to a meeting with one of the richest ranchers in the Wildings. Brin Coltor wants Silas and Lainie to undertake a dangerous mission into forbidden A'ayimat territory, and they can't afford to turn him down. But Coltor is hiding a few secrets of his own, that lead Silas and Lainie right into the trouble they've been trying to avoid. Join Silas and Lainie in an adventure filled with magic, danger, and romance and discover the wonders and mysteries of the Wildings in the epic romantic fantasy-western series Daughter of the Wildings. Content note: language, violence, and mild to moderate sensual content.
Longarm #291: Longarm and the Rancher's Daughter
Author: Tabor Evans
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101175095
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Longarm plays rough with a rancher from Reno! Rutherford Peacock has it all, looks, brains, money—and a history no one seems to know about. He’s about to become the new town Marshal of Reno, Nevada, and it’s up to him and Longarm to find out who murdered the last one. But with one eye on Peacock and another out for a killer, Longarm still finds time for an old flame. Of all the women he’s known, he never forgot the rancher’s daughter from Reno. He might just fall for the beauty—if he doesn’t have to cuff her, that is.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101175095
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Longarm plays rough with a rancher from Reno! Rutherford Peacock has it all, looks, brains, money—and a history no one seems to know about. He’s about to become the new town Marshal of Reno, Nevada, and it’s up to him and Longarm to find out who murdered the last one. But with one eye on Peacock and another out for a killer, Longarm still finds time for an old flame. Of all the women he’s known, he never forgot the rancher’s daughter from Reno. He might just fall for the beauty—if he doesn’t have to cuff her, that is.
The Misadventures of Hallisandra
Author: Elsie Medina
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1463439083
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
The young girl was witness to an execution on the banks of the Rio Grande River near her home and went into hiding from the Drug Cartels. While on tour of Italy, she met and took a lover who also was on the lam from the Mafia. The unrelenting pursuit drove them to many places of the world, especially Switzerland, Mexico and Italy where they finally settled.
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1463439083
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
The young girl was witness to an execution on the banks of the Rio Grande River near her home and went into hiding from the Drug Cartels. While on tour of Italy, she met and took a lover who also was on the lam from the Mafia. The unrelenting pursuit drove them to many places of the world, especially Switzerland, Mexico and Italy where they finally settled.
Rancher's Daughters
Author: Yvonne Jocks
Publisher: Leisure Books
ISBN: 9780843947632
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
The favored daughter of one of the Wyoming Territory's most respected ranchers falls in love with a sheep farmer after one unforgettable kiss. It's hard to enjoy a proper courtship when Mariah's pa wants to kill her beau. But in Stuart's strong arms, Mariah can't help thinking that forgetting herself is the best thing she's ever done. Includes the ninth installment of "Lair of the Wolf".
Publisher: Leisure Books
ISBN: 9780843947632
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
The favored daughter of one of the Wyoming Territory's most respected ranchers falls in love with a sheep farmer after one unforgettable kiss. It's hard to enjoy a proper courtship when Mariah's pa wants to kill her beau. But in Stuart's strong arms, Mariah can't help thinking that forgetting herself is the best thing she's ever done. Includes the ninth installment of "Lair of the Wolf".
A Requiem to the Vitality of Life
Author: Echo Klaproth
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 1098030702
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
During two of the most difficult seasons of her life, Echo's family was blessed by the care provided from hospice teams. As a result of those seasons, that care, hospice became her calling, and she joined a nonprofit organization, first as a volunteer and then as their chaplain. It is through her observations over several years and the collective presence and ways so many chose to live out their life or to caregive and support another human being as he or she finished their time here on earth that she came to a better understanding of the vitality of life. She said, "It's them and their stories that I shall always be grateful for and remember. This then is a collection of reminiscences about the process of not only living out but finishing life that's been humbly recorded in prose and poetry in their honor." Heaven awaits after the winding and dangerous road of untold suffering, unanswered questions, unmet dreams, and unfulfilled hopes. "Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine. Grant them eternal rest, O Lord."
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 1098030702
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
During two of the most difficult seasons of her life, Echo's family was blessed by the care provided from hospice teams. As a result of those seasons, that care, hospice became her calling, and she joined a nonprofit organization, first as a volunteer and then as their chaplain. It is through her observations over several years and the collective presence and ways so many chose to live out their life or to caregive and support another human being as he or she finished their time here on earth that she came to a better understanding of the vitality of life. She said, "It's them and their stories that I shall always be grateful for and remember. This then is a collection of reminiscences about the process of not only living out but finishing life that's been humbly recorded in prose and poetry in their honor." Heaven awaits after the winding and dangerous road of untold suffering, unanswered questions, unmet dreams, and unfulfilled hopes. "Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine. Grant them eternal rest, O Lord."
History of the State of California and Biographical Record of the Sacramento Valley, California
Author: James Miller Guinn
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 1834
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 1834
Book Description
Medicine for the Dead
Author: Arianne 'Tex' Thompson
Publisher: Solaris
ISBN: 1849979014
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 399
Book Description
Two years ago, the crow-god Marhuk sent his grandson to Sixes. Two nights ago, a stranger picked up his gun and shot him. Two hours ago, the funeral party set out, braving the wastelands to bring home the body of Dulei Marhuk. Out in the wastes, one more corpse should hardly make a difference. But the blighted landscape has been ravaged by drought, twisted by violence, warped by magic ? no-one is immune. Vuchak struggles to keep the party safe from monsters, marauders, and his own troubled mind. Weisei is being eaten alive by a strange illness. And fearful, guilt-wracked Elim hopes he's only imagining the sounds coming from Dulei's coffin. As supplies dwindle and tensions mount, the desert exacts a terrible price from its pilgrims ? one that will be paid with the blood of the living, and the peace of the dead.
Publisher: Solaris
ISBN: 1849979014
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 399
Book Description
Two years ago, the crow-god Marhuk sent his grandson to Sixes. Two nights ago, a stranger picked up his gun and shot him. Two hours ago, the funeral party set out, braving the wastelands to bring home the body of Dulei Marhuk. Out in the wastes, one more corpse should hardly make a difference. But the blighted landscape has been ravaged by drought, twisted by violence, warped by magic ? no-one is immune. Vuchak struggles to keep the party safe from monsters, marauders, and his own troubled mind. Weisei is being eaten alive by a strange illness. And fearful, guilt-wracked Elim hopes he's only imagining the sounds coming from Dulei's coffin. As supplies dwindle and tensions mount, the desert exacts a terrible price from its pilgrims ? one that will be paid with the blood of the living, and the peace of the dead.
History of the State of California and Biographical Record of the San Joaquin Valley, California
Author: James Miller Guinn
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 1694
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 1694
Book Description