Author: Pamela Aidan
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416534210
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 269
Book Description
The first installment in Pamela Aidan’s irresistible trilogy, An Assembly Such As This takes us into the world of Jane Austen’s Fitzwilliam Darcy. “She is tolerable; but not handsome enough to tempt me.” So begins the timeless romance of Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and Prejudice. Jane Austen's classic novel is beloved by millions, but little is revealed in the book about the mysterious and handsome hero, Mr. Darcy. And so the question has long remained: Who is Fitzwilliam Darcy? In An Assembly Such as This, Pamela Aidan finally answers that long-standing question. In this first book of her Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentleman trilogy, she reintroduces us to Darcy during his visit to Hertfordshire with his friend Charles Bingley and reveals Darcy's hidden perspective on the events of Pride and Prejudice. As Darcy spends more time at Netherfield supervising Bingley and fending off Miss Bingley's persistent advances, his unwilling attraction to Elizabeth grows—as does his concern about her relationship with his nemesis, George Wickham. Setting the story vividly against the colorful historical and political background of the Regency, Aidan writes in a style comfortably at home with Austen but with a wit and humor very much her own. Aidan adds her own cast of fascinating characters to those in Austen's original, weaving a rich tapestry from Darcy's past and present. Austen fans and newcomers alike will love this new chapter of the most famous romance of all time.
Teaching Native Pride
Author: Tony Tekaroniake Evans
Publisher: Washington State University Press
ISBN: 1636820816
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 279
Book Description
“I think because of the racism that existed on the reservations we were continuously reminded that we were different. We internalized this idea that we were less than white kids, that we were not as capable,” says Chris Meyer, part of Upward Bound’s inaugural group and the first Coeur d’Alene tribal member to receive a Ph.D. Based on more than thirty interviews with students and staff, Teaching Native Pride employs both Native and non-Native voices to tell the story of the University of Idaho’s Upward Bound program. Their personal anecdotes and memories intertwine with accounts of the program’s inception and goals, as well as regional tribal history and Isabel Bond’s Idaho family history. A federally sponsored program dedicated to helping low-income and at-risk students attend college, Upward Bound came to Moscow, Idaho, in 1969. Isabel Bond became director in the early 1970s and led the program there for more than three decades. Those who enrolled in the experimental initiative--part of Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty--were required to live within a 200-mile radius and be the first in their family to pursue a college degree. Living on the University of Idaho campus each summer, they received six weeks of intensive instruction. Recognizing that most participants came from nearby Nez Perce and Coeur d’Alene communities, Bond and her teachers designed a curriculum that celebrated and incorporated their Native American heritage--one that offers insights for educators today. Many of the young people they taught overcame significant personal and academic challenges to earn college degrees. Native students broke cycles of poverty, isolation, and disenfranchisement that arose from a legacy of colonial conquest, and non-Indians gained a new respect for Idaho’s first peoples. Today, Upward Bounders serve as teachers, community leaders, entrepreneurs, and social workers, bringing positive change to future generations.
Publisher: Washington State University Press
ISBN: 1636820816
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 279
Book Description
“I think because of the racism that existed on the reservations we were continuously reminded that we were different. We internalized this idea that we were less than white kids, that we were not as capable,” says Chris Meyer, part of Upward Bound’s inaugural group and the first Coeur d’Alene tribal member to receive a Ph.D. Based on more than thirty interviews with students and staff, Teaching Native Pride employs both Native and non-Native voices to tell the story of the University of Idaho’s Upward Bound program. Their personal anecdotes and memories intertwine with accounts of the program’s inception and goals, as well as regional tribal history and Isabel Bond’s Idaho family history. A federally sponsored program dedicated to helping low-income and at-risk students attend college, Upward Bound came to Moscow, Idaho, in 1969. Isabel Bond became director in the early 1970s and led the program there for more than three decades. Those who enrolled in the experimental initiative--part of Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty--were required to live within a 200-mile radius and be the first in their family to pursue a college degree. Living on the University of Idaho campus each summer, they received six weeks of intensive instruction. Recognizing that most participants came from nearby Nez Perce and Coeur d’Alene communities, Bond and her teachers designed a curriculum that celebrated and incorporated their Native American heritage--one that offers insights for educators today. Many of the young people they taught overcame significant personal and academic challenges to earn college degrees. Native students broke cycles of poverty, isolation, and disenfranchisement that arose from a legacy of colonial conquest, and non-Indians gained a new respect for Idaho’s first peoples. Today, Upward Bounders serve as teachers, community leaders, entrepreneurs, and social workers, bringing positive change to future generations.
An Assembly Such as This
Author: Pamela Aidan
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416534210
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 269
Book Description
The first installment in Pamela Aidan’s irresistible trilogy, An Assembly Such As This takes us into the world of Jane Austen’s Fitzwilliam Darcy. “She is tolerable; but not handsome enough to tempt me.” So begins the timeless romance of Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and Prejudice. Jane Austen's classic novel is beloved by millions, but little is revealed in the book about the mysterious and handsome hero, Mr. Darcy. And so the question has long remained: Who is Fitzwilliam Darcy? In An Assembly Such as This, Pamela Aidan finally answers that long-standing question. In this first book of her Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentleman trilogy, she reintroduces us to Darcy during his visit to Hertfordshire with his friend Charles Bingley and reveals Darcy's hidden perspective on the events of Pride and Prejudice. As Darcy spends more time at Netherfield supervising Bingley and fending off Miss Bingley's persistent advances, his unwilling attraction to Elizabeth grows—as does his concern about her relationship with his nemesis, George Wickham. Setting the story vividly against the colorful historical and political background of the Regency, Aidan writes in a style comfortably at home with Austen but with a wit and humor very much her own. Aidan adds her own cast of fascinating characters to those in Austen's original, weaving a rich tapestry from Darcy's past and present. Austen fans and newcomers alike will love this new chapter of the most famous romance of all time.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416534210
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 269
Book Description
The first installment in Pamela Aidan’s irresistible trilogy, An Assembly Such As This takes us into the world of Jane Austen’s Fitzwilliam Darcy. “She is tolerable; but not handsome enough to tempt me.” So begins the timeless romance of Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and Prejudice. Jane Austen's classic novel is beloved by millions, but little is revealed in the book about the mysterious and handsome hero, Mr. Darcy. And so the question has long remained: Who is Fitzwilliam Darcy? In An Assembly Such as This, Pamela Aidan finally answers that long-standing question. In this first book of her Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentleman trilogy, she reintroduces us to Darcy during his visit to Hertfordshire with his friend Charles Bingley and reveals Darcy's hidden perspective on the events of Pride and Prejudice. As Darcy spends more time at Netherfield supervising Bingley and fending off Miss Bingley's persistent advances, his unwilling attraction to Elizabeth grows—as does his concern about her relationship with his nemesis, George Wickham. Setting the story vividly against the colorful historical and political background of the Regency, Aidan writes in a style comfortably at home with Austen but with a wit and humor very much her own. Aidan adds her own cast of fascinating characters to those in Austen's original, weaving a rich tapestry from Darcy's past and present. Austen fans and newcomers alike will love this new chapter of the most famous romance of all time.
Risen from the Ranks
Author: Horatio Alger
Publisher: VM eBooks
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
CHAPTER I. HARRY WALTON. CHAPTER 11. THE PRINTING OFFICE. CHAPTER III. HARRY STUMBLES UPON AN ACQUAINTANCE. CHAPTER IV. OSCAR VINCENT. CHAPTER V. A YOUNG F. F. B. CHAPTER VI. OSCAR BECOMES A PROFESSOR. CHAPTER VII. A PLEASANT EVENING. CHAPTER VIII. FLETCHER'S VIEWS ON SOCIAL POSITION. CHAPTER IX. THE CLIONIAN SOCIETY. CHAPTER X. THE TIN-PEDLER. CHAPTER XI. FITZ AND HIS COUSIN. CHAPTER XII. HARRY JOINS THE CLIONIAN SOCIETY. CHAPTER XIII. VACATION BEGINS AT THE ACADEMY. CHAPTER XIV. HARRY BECOMES AN AUTHOR. CHAPTER XV. A LITERARY DEBUT. CHAPTER XVI. FERDINAND B. KENSINGTON. CHAPTER XVII. AUNT DEBORAH. CHAPTER XVIII. AUNT AND NEPHEW. CHAPTER XIX. THE ROMANCE OF A RING. CHAPTER XX. A BUSINESS TRANSACTION. CHAPTER XXI. HARRY IS PROMOTED. CHAPTER XXII. MISS DEBORAH'S EYES ARE OPENED. CHAPTER XXIII. THE PLOT AGAINST FLETCHER. CHAPTER XXIV. READING UNDER DIFFICULTIES. CHAPTER XXV. AN INVITATION TO BOSTON. CHAPTER XXVI. THE VINCENTS AT HOME. CHAPTER XXVII. THE OFFICE OF THE "STANDARD.". CHAPTER XXVIII. ACCEPTED. CHAPTER XXIX. MRS. CLINTON'S PARTY. CHAPTER XXX. TWO LETTERS FROM THE WEST. CHAPTER XXXI. ONE STEP UPWARD. CHAPTER XXXII. THE YOUNG EDITOR. CHAPTER XXXIII. AN UNEXPECTED PROPOSAL. CHAPTER XXXIV. A FRIEND IN NEED. CHAPTER XXXV. FLETCHER'S OPINION OF HARRY WALTON. CHAPTER XXXVI. CONCLUSION.
Publisher: VM eBooks
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
CHAPTER I. HARRY WALTON. CHAPTER 11. THE PRINTING OFFICE. CHAPTER III. HARRY STUMBLES UPON AN ACQUAINTANCE. CHAPTER IV. OSCAR VINCENT. CHAPTER V. A YOUNG F. F. B. CHAPTER VI. OSCAR BECOMES A PROFESSOR. CHAPTER VII. A PLEASANT EVENING. CHAPTER VIII. FLETCHER'S VIEWS ON SOCIAL POSITION. CHAPTER IX. THE CLIONIAN SOCIETY. CHAPTER X. THE TIN-PEDLER. CHAPTER XI. FITZ AND HIS COUSIN. CHAPTER XII. HARRY JOINS THE CLIONIAN SOCIETY. CHAPTER XIII. VACATION BEGINS AT THE ACADEMY. CHAPTER XIV. HARRY BECOMES AN AUTHOR. CHAPTER XV. A LITERARY DEBUT. CHAPTER XVI. FERDINAND B. KENSINGTON. CHAPTER XVII. AUNT DEBORAH. CHAPTER XVIII. AUNT AND NEPHEW. CHAPTER XIX. THE ROMANCE OF A RING. CHAPTER XX. A BUSINESS TRANSACTION. CHAPTER XXI. HARRY IS PROMOTED. CHAPTER XXII. MISS DEBORAH'S EYES ARE OPENED. CHAPTER XXIII. THE PLOT AGAINST FLETCHER. CHAPTER XXIV. READING UNDER DIFFICULTIES. CHAPTER XXV. AN INVITATION TO BOSTON. CHAPTER XXVI. THE VINCENTS AT HOME. CHAPTER XXVII. THE OFFICE OF THE "STANDARD.". CHAPTER XXVIII. ACCEPTED. CHAPTER XXIX. MRS. CLINTON'S PARTY. CHAPTER XXX. TWO LETTERS FROM THE WEST. CHAPTER XXXI. ONE STEP UPWARD. CHAPTER XXXII. THE YOUNG EDITOR. CHAPTER XXXIII. AN UNEXPECTED PROPOSAL. CHAPTER XXXIV. A FRIEND IN NEED. CHAPTER XXXV. FLETCHER'S OPINION OF HARRY WALTON. CHAPTER XXXVI. CONCLUSION.
Isabella
Author: Fiona Mountain
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1446441903
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
_________________ An epic 18th-century historical romance from the author of the celebrated Rebel Heiress Fletcher Christian and Isabella Curwen are first cousins who grow up together in the Lake District; kindred spirits who, like Heathcliff and Cathy, are bound to fall in love. But Isabella is promised to another cousin, John, and Fletcher, dashing though he is, comes from the poor side of the family. When Isabella, an only child and heir to the Curwen fortune, inherits and John becomes her guardian, he and her relations conspire to prevent her and Fletcher's union. Isabella marries John; Fletcher joins the Navy and later signs on for the Bounty voyage. And the rest, you might think, is history. In fact, it is only the first act in the drama of Fletcher and Isabella - for love cannot be denied forever.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1446441903
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
_________________ An epic 18th-century historical romance from the author of the celebrated Rebel Heiress Fletcher Christian and Isabella Curwen are first cousins who grow up together in the Lake District; kindred spirits who, like Heathcliff and Cathy, are bound to fall in love. But Isabella is promised to another cousin, John, and Fletcher, dashing though he is, comes from the poor side of the family. When Isabella, an only child and heir to the Curwen fortune, inherits and John becomes her guardian, he and her relations conspire to prevent her and Fletcher's union. Isabella marries John; Fletcher joins the Navy and later signs on for the Bounty voyage. And the rest, you might think, is history. In fact, it is only the first act in the drama of Fletcher and Isabella - for love cannot be denied forever.
Faithful
Author: Shirleen Davies
Publisher: Avalanche Ranch Press LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 135
Book Description
His life is built on secrets. Her love demands complete truth. What will happen when duty and desire collide? FAITHFUL, Book Six, Eternal Brethren Military Romantic Suspense Series Dylan “Moses” Wright believes in God, his undercover SEAL team, and the belief his work is critical to protect the country he loves. Wary of a relationship with any woman, he’s surprised at his swift attraction to the new veterinarian in town—the daughter of a notorious cartel leader his team is sworn to take down. Victoria Stanifer Quintero has faced her share of setbacks. Adopted by a prosperous leader of a vast Mexican business empire, she and her sister have been provided every opportunity. But the constant niggling at the back of her mind warns her Armando Quintero isn’t what he seems. Worse, Dylan Wright, the man she’s fallen in love with, is determined to do all he can to discover her father’s secrets and use them to destroy the man he believes is a cartel kingpin. But Moses also is a man of many secrets. Riding with what she believes to be an outlaw motorcycle gang, she’s as unsettled about him as she is about her father and brothers. The code of silence he and the Eternal Brethren live by requires he tell her nothing about his job or the role he plays in the MC. Tori has learned to live with the deception of her family. Allowing her heart to be captured by a man who insists on the same is no longer an option for the independent, high-spirited veterinarian. Frustrated and vulnerable, she finds herself faced with a tough decision. A series of threats pose a bigger risk than allowing the biker to protect her. When Moses refuses to leave her side, she must fight not only for her life, but the growing attraction to a man she knows to be dangerous to her heart. Faithful is book six in the Eternal Brethren Military Romantic Suspense Series by best seller Shirleen Davies. It is a stand-alone, full-length novel with no cliffhanger and a guaranteed HEA. Book 1: Steadfast Book 2: Shattered Book 3: Haunted Book 4: Untamed Book 5: Devoted Book 6: Faithful Book 7: Exposed
Publisher: Avalanche Ranch Press LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 135
Book Description
His life is built on secrets. Her love demands complete truth. What will happen when duty and desire collide? FAITHFUL, Book Six, Eternal Brethren Military Romantic Suspense Series Dylan “Moses” Wright believes in God, his undercover SEAL team, and the belief his work is critical to protect the country he loves. Wary of a relationship with any woman, he’s surprised at his swift attraction to the new veterinarian in town—the daughter of a notorious cartel leader his team is sworn to take down. Victoria Stanifer Quintero has faced her share of setbacks. Adopted by a prosperous leader of a vast Mexican business empire, she and her sister have been provided every opportunity. But the constant niggling at the back of her mind warns her Armando Quintero isn’t what he seems. Worse, Dylan Wright, the man she’s fallen in love with, is determined to do all he can to discover her father’s secrets and use them to destroy the man he believes is a cartel kingpin. But Moses also is a man of many secrets. Riding with what she believes to be an outlaw motorcycle gang, she’s as unsettled about him as she is about her father and brothers. The code of silence he and the Eternal Brethren live by requires he tell her nothing about his job or the role he plays in the MC. Tori has learned to live with the deception of her family. Allowing her heart to be captured by a man who insists on the same is no longer an option for the independent, high-spirited veterinarian. Frustrated and vulnerable, she finds herself faced with a tough decision. A series of threats pose a bigger risk than allowing the biker to protect her. When Moses refuses to leave her side, she must fight not only for her life, but the growing attraction to a man she knows to be dangerous to her heart. Faithful is book six in the Eternal Brethren Military Romantic Suspense Series by best seller Shirleen Davies. It is a stand-alone, full-length novel with no cliffhanger and a guaranteed HEA. Book 1: Steadfast Book 2: Shattered Book 3: Haunted Book 4: Untamed Book 5: Devoted Book 6: Faithful Book 7: Exposed
Risen from the Ranks
Author: Horatio Alger, Jr
Publisher: 1st World Publishing
ISBN: 1421815583
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - Risen from the Ranks contains the further history of Harry Walton, who was first introduced to the public in the pages of "Bound to Rise." Those who are interested in learning how far he made good the promise of his boyhood, may here find their curiosity gratified. For the benefit of those who may only read the present volume, a synopsis of Harry's previous life is given in the first chapter. In describing Harry's rise from the ranks I have studiously avoided the extraordinary incidents and pieces of good luck, which the story writer has always at command, being desirous of presenting my hero's career as one which may be imitated by the thousands of boys similarly placed, who, like him, are anxious to rise from the ranks. It is my hope that this story, suggested in part by the career of an eminent American editor, may afford encouragement to such boys, and teach them that "where there is a will there is always a way."
Publisher: 1st World Publishing
ISBN: 1421815583
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - Risen from the Ranks contains the further history of Harry Walton, who was first introduced to the public in the pages of "Bound to Rise." Those who are interested in learning how far he made good the promise of his boyhood, may here find their curiosity gratified. For the benefit of those who may only read the present volume, a synopsis of Harry's previous life is given in the first chapter. In describing Harry's rise from the ranks I have studiously avoided the extraordinary incidents and pieces of good luck, which the story writer has always at command, being desirous of presenting my hero's career as one which may be imitated by the thousands of boys similarly placed, who, like him, are anxious to rise from the ranks. It is my hope that this story, suggested in part by the career of an eminent American editor, may afford encouragement to such boys, and teach them that "where there is a will there is always a way."
Exposed
Author: Shirleen Davies
Publisher: Avalanche Ranch Press LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Kick-Ass Good Guys Disguised as Bad Boys Eternal Brethren: Elite, undercover Navy SEALs tasked with eliminating threats on American soil. Qualifications: Dedicated, deadly, compassionate, body of steel, experienced with motorcycles. Mission: Deep-cover reconnaissance, high-value target extraction, hostage recovery. Destruction of enemy forces. An unlikely attraction. An indisputable desire. Can their battle of wills lead to love? Exposed, Book Seven, Eternal Brethren Military Romantic Suspense Series Jace “Raider” DeWitt loves everything about his life as a Navy SEAL. The action, danger, comradery, and his undercover work in the MC. Most of all, he embraces the unknown, not knowing what each day will bring. After years of serving his country, his relationships consist of his team brothers, and he sees no need to expand the circle. Until he discovers the only woman who’s ever held his interest has moved to Liberty Lake. Alvena Kasey had been ready for a change ever since her good friend, Dani Robertson, left Pine Glen to marry Ghost, a Navy SEAL and VP of the undercover MC. Finding work as a nurse in the town across the state was easy, as was settling into her cozy rental home. She hadn’t planned on running into the most ornery patient she’d ever treated. Obnoxious, insufferable, and much too handsome for his own good. The one man who still dominated her dreams. One positive outcome came from their strained reunion—the discovery each has a heart for abused and abandoned children. Thrown together to protect a young boy being stalked by an abusive mother and her boyfriend, Jace and Ali work side-by-side to keep him safe while guarding themselves from an intense, mutual attraction. But physical abuse isn’t the only threat. A small group of soulless men wants the boy, and anyone who protects him, dead. Can their mutual love of a young boy hold them together? Or will deep-seated independence make a shared future impossible? Exposed is book seven in the Eternal Brethren Military Romantic Suspense Series by best seller Shirleen Davies. It is a stand-alone, full-length novel with no cliffhanger and a guaranteed HEA. Book 1: Steadfast Book 2: Shattered Book 3: Haunted Book 4: Untamed Book 5: Devoted Book 6: Faithful Book 7: Exposed Book 8: Undaunted Coming Next in the Series!
Publisher: Avalanche Ranch Press LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Kick-Ass Good Guys Disguised as Bad Boys Eternal Brethren: Elite, undercover Navy SEALs tasked with eliminating threats on American soil. Qualifications: Dedicated, deadly, compassionate, body of steel, experienced with motorcycles. Mission: Deep-cover reconnaissance, high-value target extraction, hostage recovery. Destruction of enemy forces. An unlikely attraction. An indisputable desire. Can their battle of wills lead to love? Exposed, Book Seven, Eternal Brethren Military Romantic Suspense Series Jace “Raider” DeWitt loves everything about his life as a Navy SEAL. The action, danger, comradery, and his undercover work in the MC. Most of all, he embraces the unknown, not knowing what each day will bring. After years of serving his country, his relationships consist of his team brothers, and he sees no need to expand the circle. Until he discovers the only woman who’s ever held his interest has moved to Liberty Lake. Alvena Kasey had been ready for a change ever since her good friend, Dani Robertson, left Pine Glen to marry Ghost, a Navy SEAL and VP of the undercover MC. Finding work as a nurse in the town across the state was easy, as was settling into her cozy rental home. She hadn’t planned on running into the most ornery patient she’d ever treated. Obnoxious, insufferable, and much too handsome for his own good. The one man who still dominated her dreams. One positive outcome came from their strained reunion—the discovery each has a heart for abused and abandoned children. Thrown together to protect a young boy being stalked by an abusive mother and her boyfriend, Jace and Ali work side-by-side to keep him safe while guarding themselves from an intense, mutual attraction. But physical abuse isn’t the only threat. A small group of soulless men wants the boy, and anyone who protects him, dead. Can their mutual love of a young boy hold them together? Or will deep-seated independence make a shared future impossible? Exposed is book seven in the Eternal Brethren Military Romantic Suspense Series by best seller Shirleen Davies. It is a stand-alone, full-length novel with no cliffhanger and a guaranteed HEA. Book 1: Steadfast Book 2: Shattered Book 3: Haunted Book 4: Untamed Book 5: Devoted Book 6: Faithful Book 7: Exposed Book 8: Undaunted Coming Next in the Series!
Herd Register
Author: American Jersey Cattle Club
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cattle
Languages : en
Pages : 940
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cattle
Languages : en
Pages : 940
Book Description
Parliamentary Papers
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bills, Legislative
Languages : en
Pages : 892
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bills, Legislative
Languages : en
Pages : 892
Book Description
Talking to the Dead
Author: Harry Bingham
Publisher: Delacorte Press
ISBN: 0345533747
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
A mesmerizing and thrilling novel—perfect for fans of Tana French and Stieg Larsson—that introduces a modern, unforgettable rookie cop whose past is as fascinating and as deadly as the crimes she investigates. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Boston Globe • The Seattle Times SHE KNOWS WHAT IT’S LIKE. . . . At first, the murder scene appears sad, but not unusual: a young woman undone by drugs and prostitution, her six-year-old daughter dead alongside her. But then detectives find a strange piece of evidence in the squalid house: the platinum credit card of a very wealthy—and long dead—steel tycoon. What is a heroin-addicted hooker doing with the credit card of a well-known and powerful man who died months ago? This is the question that the most junior member of the investigative team, Detective Constable Fiona Griffiths, is assigned to answer. But D.C. Griffiths is no ordinary cop. She’s earned a reputation at police headquarters in Cardiff, Wales, for being odd, for not picking up on social cues, for being a little overintense. And there’s that gap in her past, the two-year hiatus that everyone assumes was a breakdown. But Fiona is a crack investigator, quick and intuitive. She is immediately drawn to the crime scene, and to the tragic face of the six-year-old girl, who she is certain has something to tell her . . . something that will break the case wide open. Ignoring orders and protocol, Fiona begins to explore far beyond the rich man’s credit card and into the secrets of her seaside city. And when she uncovers another dead prostitute, Fiona knows that she’s only begun to scratch the surface of a dark world of crime and murder. But the deeper she digs, the more danger she risks—not just from criminals and killers but from her own past . . . and the abyss that threatens to pull her back at any time. BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Harry Bingham's Love Story, with Murders. Praise for Talking to the Dead “Gritty, compelling . . . a procedural unlike any other you are likely to read this year.”—USA Today “With Detective Constable Fiona ‘Fi’ Griffiths, Harry Bingham . . . finds a sweet spot in crime fiction . . . think Stieg Larsson’s Lisbeth Salander . . . Denise Mina’s ‘Paddy’ Meehan [or] Lee Child’s Jack Reacher. . . . The writing is terrific.”—The Boston Globe “The mystery-thriller genre is already so staffed with masterminds that it’s hard to make room for another. But along comes a book like Talking to the Dead, and suddenly an unadvertised opening is filled. . . . [This] has the feel of something fresh and compelling.”—New York Daily News “A stunner with precision plotting, an unusual setting, and a deeply complex protagonist . . . We have the welcome promise of more books to come about Griffiths.”—The Seattle Times “Recommended highly . . . [a] riveting procedural thriller.”—Library Journal (starred review)
Publisher: Delacorte Press
ISBN: 0345533747
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
A mesmerizing and thrilling novel—perfect for fans of Tana French and Stieg Larsson—that introduces a modern, unforgettable rookie cop whose past is as fascinating and as deadly as the crimes she investigates. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Boston Globe • The Seattle Times SHE KNOWS WHAT IT’S LIKE. . . . At first, the murder scene appears sad, but not unusual: a young woman undone by drugs and prostitution, her six-year-old daughter dead alongside her. But then detectives find a strange piece of evidence in the squalid house: the platinum credit card of a very wealthy—and long dead—steel tycoon. What is a heroin-addicted hooker doing with the credit card of a well-known and powerful man who died months ago? This is the question that the most junior member of the investigative team, Detective Constable Fiona Griffiths, is assigned to answer. But D.C. Griffiths is no ordinary cop. She’s earned a reputation at police headquarters in Cardiff, Wales, for being odd, for not picking up on social cues, for being a little overintense. And there’s that gap in her past, the two-year hiatus that everyone assumes was a breakdown. But Fiona is a crack investigator, quick and intuitive. She is immediately drawn to the crime scene, and to the tragic face of the six-year-old girl, who she is certain has something to tell her . . . something that will break the case wide open. Ignoring orders and protocol, Fiona begins to explore far beyond the rich man’s credit card and into the secrets of her seaside city. And when she uncovers another dead prostitute, Fiona knows that she’s only begun to scratch the surface of a dark world of crime and murder. But the deeper she digs, the more danger she risks—not just from criminals and killers but from her own past . . . and the abyss that threatens to pull her back at any time. BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Harry Bingham's Love Story, with Murders. Praise for Talking to the Dead “Gritty, compelling . . . a procedural unlike any other you are likely to read this year.”—USA Today “With Detective Constable Fiona ‘Fi’ Griffiths, Harry Bingham . . . finds a sweet spot in crime fiction . . . think Stieg Larsson’s Lisbeth Salander . . . Denise Mina’s ‘Paddy’ Meehan [or] Lee Child’s Jack Reacher. . . . The writing is terrific.”—The Boston Globe “The mystery-thriller genre is already so staffed with masterminds that it’s hard to make room for another. But along comes a book like Talking to the Dead, and suddenly an unadvertised opening is filled. . . . [This] has the feel of something fresh and compelling.”—New York Daily News “A stunner with precision plotting, an unusual setting, and a deeply complex protagonist . . . We have the welcome promise of more books to come about Griffiths.”—The Seattle Times “Recommended highly . . . [a] riveting procedural thriller.”—Library Journal (starred review)