Author: Patricia Wells Lunneborg
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595179762
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
From the author of books about women police officers and a retired editor who’s now a volunteer cop in small town America, Food, Drink, and the Female Sleuth gathers together the best food scenes in mainstream detective fiction. Over 140 flavorful contributors, over 250 slurpy excerpts, 23 rich chapters with titles like “Undercover Grub and Stakeout Takeout,” “Junk Food on the Run,” “A Dozen Ways to Feed Your Lover,” “Bribing with Food,” and “The Last Bite.” Like us, PIs, cops, and amateur sleuths ARE what they eat. Also they are known by how they eat, where they eat, why they eat, and by who does the cooking. What better way to flesh out a sleuth’s work partner than “Let’s Have A Drink,” or spell out social class with humor in “Upper and Lower Crusts”? What better way to get a plot underway than breakfast? Or stir in suspense and foreshadow events in “Let’s Do Lunch”? This book is for anyone whose shelves are stacked with really good detective novels and really good food. Face it, if you like to eat, put Food, Drink on your table.
Food, Drink, and the Female Sleuth
Author: Patricia Wells Lunneborg
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595179762
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
From the author of books about women police officers and a retired editor who’s now a volunteer cop in small town America, Food, Drink, and the Female Sleuth gathers together the best food scenes in mainstream detective fiction. Over 140 flavorful contributors, over 250 slurpy excerpts, 23 rich chapters with titles like “Undercover Grub and Stakeout Takeout,” “Junk Food on the Run,” “A Dozen Ways to Feed Your Lover,” “Bribing with Food,” and “The Last Bite.” Like us, PIs, cops, and amateur sleuths ARE what they eat. Also they are known by how they eat, where they eat, why they eat, and by who does the cooking. What better way to flesh out a sleuth’s work partner than “Let’s Have A Drink,” or spell out social class with humor in “Upper and Lower Crusts”? What better way to get a plot underway than breakfast? Or stir in suspense and foreshadow events in “Let’s Do Lunch”? This book is for anyone whose shelves are stacked with really good detective novels and really good food. Face it, if you like to eat, put Food, Drink on your table.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595179762
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
From the author of books about women police officers and a retired editor who’s now a volunteer cop in small town America, Food, Drink, and the Female Sleuth gathers together the best food scenes in mainstream detective fiction. Over 140 flavorful contributors, over 250 slurpy excerpts, 23 rich chapters with titles like “Undercover Grub and Stakeout Takeout,” “Junk Food on the Run,” “A Dozen Ways to Feed Your Lover,” “Bribing with Food,” and “The Last Bite.” Like us, PIs, cops, and amateur sleuths ARE what they eat. Also they are known by how they eat, where they eat, why they eat, and by who does the cooking. What better way to flesh out a sleuth’s work partner than “Let’s Have A Drink,” or spell out social class with humor in “Upper and Lower Crusts”? What better way to get a plot underway than breakfast? Or stir in suspense and foreshadow events in “Let’s Do Lunch”? This book is for anyone whose shelves are stacked with really good detective novels and really good food. Face it, if you like to eat, put Food, Drink on your table.
Food, Drink, and the Female Sleuth
Author: Patricia Lunneborg
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 9781462092505
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 427
Book Description
"No one understands better than the Sisters Wells that the two most tantalizing mysteries in life are "Who-dunnit?" and "What's for dinner?" - Jane Dentinger, Senior Editor, Mystery Guild.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 9781462092505
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 427
Book Description
"No one understands better than the Sisters Wells that the two most tantalizing mysteries in life are "Who-dunnit?" and "What's for dinner?" - Jane Dentinger, Senior Editor, Mystery Guild.
Rainbirds
Author: Clarissa Goenawan
Publisher: Soho Press
ISBN: 1641290188
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
Set in an imagined town outside Tokyo, Clarissa Goenawan’s dark, spellbinding literary debut follows a young man’s path to self-discovery in the wake of his sister’s murder. Ren Ishida has nearly completed his graduate degree at Keio University when he receives news of his sister’s violent death. Keiko was stabbed one rainy night on her way home, and there are no leads. Ren heads to Akakawa to conclude his sister’s affairs, failing to understand why she chose to turn her back on the family and Tokyo for this desolate place years ago. But then Ren is offered Keiko’s newly vacant teaching position at a prestigious local cram school and her bizarre former arrangement of free lodging at a wealthy politician’s mansion in exchange for reading to the man’s ailing wife. He accepts both, abandoning Tokyo and his crumbling relationship there in order to better understand his sister’s life and what took place the night of her death. As Ren comes to know the eccentric local figures, from the enigmatic politician who’s boarding him to his fellow teachers and a rebellious, captivating young female student, he delves into his shared childhood with Keiko and what followed. Haunted in his dreams by a young girl who is desperately trying to tell him something, Ren realizes that Keiko Ishida kept many secrets, even from him.
Publisher: Soho Press
ISBN: 1641290188
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
Set in an imagined town outside Tokyo, Clarissa Goenawan’s dark, spellbinding literary debut follows a young man’s path to self-discovery in the wake of his sister’s murder. Ren Ishida has nearly completed his graduate degree at Keio University when he receives news of his sister’s violent death. Keiko was stabbed one rainy night on her way home, and there are no leads. Ren heads to Akakawa to conclude his sister’s affairs, failing to understand why she chose to turn her back on the family and Tokyo for this desolate place years ago. But then Ren is offered Keiko’s newly vacant teaching position at a prestigious local cram school and her bizarre former arrangement of free lodging at a wealthy politician’s mansion in exchange for reading to the man’s ailing wife. He accepts both, abandoning Tokyo and his crumbling relationship there in order to better understand his sister’s life and what took place the night of her death. As Ren comes to know the eccentric local figures, from the enigmatic politician who’s boarding him to his fellow teachers and a rebellious, captivating young female student, he delves into his shared childhood with Keiko and what followed. Haunted in his dreams by a young girl who is desperately trying to tell him something, Ren realizes that Keiko Ishida kept many secrets, even from him.
Women Police
Author: Patricia W. Lunneborg
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595320759
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
What can be done to stop the declining numbers of women in law enforcement? If information is power, then Women Police: Portraits of Success could well reverse that trend. Author Patricia Lunneborg traveled from Anchorage to Brooklyn and points in between to conduct in-depth interviews with over 50 women officers, from small-town sergeant to the head of the Alaska State Patrol. What drew them to the job in the first place? What keeps them on the job? What are their daily challenges and satisfactions? How do they balance work and family? What are their ideas for improving all aspects of the system--recruiting, training, retention, and promotion? Portraits is a powerful recruitment tool, an essential primer for women thinking about a job in law enforcement. The book also serves the general public seeking answers to what the job is really like, career counselors, police recruiters, and law enforcement agencies at city, state, and federal levels trying to attract more women to protect and serve. Written in a direct, personal style, this unique book belongs on library shelves in Career Counseling, Women's Studies, Society and Justice, Sociology. Where else can a woman learn if the police service is for her and the general public find out what the job is really about?
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595320759
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
What can be done to stop the declining numbers of women in law enforcement? If information is power, then Women Police: Portraits of Success could well reverse that trend. Author Patricia Lunneborg traveled from Anchorage to Brooklyn and points in between to conduct in-depth interviews with over 50 women officers, from small-town sergeant to the head of the Alaska State Patrol. What drew them to the job in the first place? What keeps them on the job? What are their daily challenges and satisfactions? How do they balance work and family? What are their ideas for improving all aspects of the system--recruiting, training, retention, and promotion? Portraits is a powerful recruitment tool, an essential primer for women thinking about a job in law enforcement. The book also serves the general public seeking answers to what the job is really like, career counselors, police recruiters, and law enforcement agencies at city, state, and federal levels trying to attract more women to protect and serve. Written in a direct, personal style, this unique book belongs on library shelves in Career Counseling, Women's Studies, Society and Justice, Sociology. Where else can a woman learn if the police service is for her and the general public find out what the job is really about?
Golden State
Author: Ben H. Winters
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0316505404
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
From award-winning, New York Times bestselling novelist Ben H. Winters comes a mind-bending novel set in a world governed by absolute truth, where lies are as dangerous as murder. In a strange alternate society that values law and truth above all else, Laszlo Ratesic is a nineteen-year veteran of the Speculative Service. He lives in the Golden State, a nation standing where California once did, a place where like-minded Americans retreated after the erosion of truth and the spread of lies made public life and governance impossible. In the Golden State, knowingly contradicting the truth is the greatest crime -- and stopping those crimes is Laz's job. In its service, he is one of the few individuals permitted to harbor untruths, to "speculate" on what might have happened. But the Golden State is less of a paradise than its name might suggest. To monitor, verify, and enforce the truth requires a veritable panopticon of surveillance and recording. And when those in control of the facts twist them for nefarious means, the Speculators are the only ones with the power to fight back.
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0316505404
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
From award-winning, New York Times bestselling novelist Ben H. Winters comes a mind-bending novel set in a world governed by absolute truth, where lies are as dangerous as murder. In a strange alternate society that values law and truth above all else, Laszlo Ratesic is a nineteen-year veteran of the Speculative Service. He lives in the Golden State, a nation standing where California once did, a place where like-minded Americans retreated after the erosion of truth and the spread of lies made public life and governance impossible. In the Golden State, knowingly contradicting the truth is the greatest crime -- and stopping those crimes is Laz's job. In its service, he is one of the few individuals permitted to harbor untruths, to "speculate" on what might have happened. But the Golden State is less of a paradise than its name might suggest. To monitor, verify, and enforce the truth requires a veritable panopticon of surveillance and recording. And when those in control of the facts twist them for nefarious means, the Speculators are the only ones with the power to fight back.
Serial Authorship and New Directions in Spanish Female Detective Fiction
Author: Inmaculada Pertusa-Seva
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1036411974
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
This collection of essays expands our understanding and appreciation of the body of work by established female authors of Spanish crime fiction series by analyzing recent narratives that, in some cases, contribute in novel ways to the ongoing reformulation of the genre and, in others, provide readers with a temporary hiatus from it. The studies offer students and scholars of crime fiction new perspectives on the works of well-known authors, as well as analyses of their often less-known narratives that may not fit within the genre. Readers will engage in an exploration of gender dynamics and sexuality, a variety of psychological and social issues, and the consequences of the indiscriminate consumption of media and abuse of the environment and animals in narratives that exhibit the versatility of these outstanding authors. The volume will appeal to a wide audience of literary and cultural studies critics, as well as crime fiction enthusiasts and newcomers to this popular genre.
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1036411974
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
This collection of essays expands our understanding and appreciation of the body of work by established female authors of Spanish crime fiction series by analyzing recent narratives that, in some cases, contribute in novel ways to the ongoing reformulation of the genre and, in others, provide readers with a temporary hiatus from it. The studies offer students and scholars of crime fiction new perspectives on the works of well-known authors, as well as analyses of their often less-known narratives that may not fit within the genre. Readers will engage in an exploration of gender dynamics and sexuality, a variety of psychological and social issues, and the consequences of the indiscriminate consumption of media and abuse of the environment and animals in narratives that exhibit the versatility of these outstanding authors. The volume will appeal to a wide audience of literary and cultural studies critics, as well as crime fiction enthusiasts and newcomers to this popular genre.
Arsenic and Adobo
Author: Mia P. Manansala
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 059320168X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
A RUSA Award-winning novel! The first book in a new culinary cozy series full of sharp humor and delectable dishes—one that might just be killer.... When Lila Macapagal moves back home to recover from a horrible breakup, her life seems to be following all the typical rom-com tropes. She's tasked with saving her Tita Rosie's failing restaurant, and she has to deal with a group of matchmaking aunties who shower her with love and judgment. But when a notoriously nasty food critic (who happens to be her ex-boyfriend) drops dead moments after a confrontation with Lila, her life quickly swerves from a Nora Ephron romp to an Agatha Christie case. With the cops treating her like she's the one and only suspect, and the shady landlord looking to finally kick the Macapagal family out and resell the storefront, Lila's left with no choice but to conduct her own investigation. Armed with the nosy auntie network, her barista best bud, and her trusted Dachshund, Longanisa, Lila takes on this tasty, twisted case and soon finds her own neck on the chopping block…
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 059320168X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
A RUSA Award-winning novel! The first book in a new culinary cozy series full of sharp humor and delectable dishes—one that might just be killer.... When Lila Macapagal moves back home to recover from a horrible breakup, her life seems to be following all the typical rom-com tropes. She's tasked with saving her Tita Rosie's failing restaurant, and she has to deal with a group of matchmaking aunties who shower her with love and judgment. But when a notoriously nasty food critic (who happens to be her ex-boyfriend) drops dead moments after a confrontation with Lila, her life quickly swerves from a Nora Ephron romp to an Agatha Christie case. With the cops treating her like she's the one and only suspect, and the shady landlord looking to finally kick the Macapagal family out and resell the storefront, Lila's left with no choice but to conduct her own investigation. Armed with the nosy auntie network, her barista best bud, and her trusted Dachshund, Longanisa, Lila takes on this tasty, twisted case and soon finds her own neck on the chopping block…
Fatal Enemy :A Gripping Mystery Suspense Political Action Adventure Crime Women Sleuth Thriller
Author: Ava S. King
Publisher: 304 Publishing Coming
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Enjoy a fast-paced action adventure, a political thriller, with unforgettable characters and heart-pounding suspense. Enemies come in all forms and Teagan Stone is ready for battle, not thinking of the consequences for going to war with her ultimate rival. Can she turn back the clock or will this lead her to finally leave the Firm before it destroys her from within? Reading Order of Series Agent Red-Fatal Memory (Teagan Stone Book 1) Agent Red-Fatal Target (Teagan Stone Book 2) Agent Red-Fatal Crime (Teagan Stone Book 3) Agent Red-Fatal Justice (Teagan Stone Book 4) Agent Red-Fatal Enemy (Teagan Stone Book 5) Agent Red- Fatal Death (Teagan Stone Book 6) Keywords: womensleuth,actionandadventure,africanamericandrama,mystery,thriller,suspense,crime thriller, mystery thriller, psyhcological crime, Fiction thrillers,suspense,Crime, mystery & detective,General Fiction, International Mystery & Crime,crime mystery, police procedural, female detective mystery, mysteries, thrillers, suspense thriller, new thrillers, crime thriller authors, mystery authors best sellers, detective story books, good mystery book series,best selling crime thriller books, Terrorism, political, conspiracy, espionage, pulp fiction, military, thriller, hard boiled, hero, woomen sleuths, spy, agent, ebook, novels, no cliffhanger, international, intrigue, complete series, vigilante, noir, crime, series starter, action, adventure, bargain, books, series, ebook, ebooks, novel, novella, stories, story, political thriller, thriller series, mystery series, thriller and suspense, vigilante justice, crime, action packed, hard-boiled, suspense, suspense series, contemporary, genre fiction, United States, international. Readers of Blake Pierce: Kristen Middleton, lisaregan, , john grisham, Gillian Flynn, Colleen, cross, Greg Iles, James Patterson, joy fielding, sandra brown, girl on the train, paula hawkins, women's murder club, Michael Connelly, John Grisham, Karin Slaughter, Diane Capri, Lisa Jackson, David Baldacci, J A Jance, cj box, david baldacci, john sandford, stuart woods, jeffrey deaver, estelle ryan, michael palmer, joanne fluke, iris johansen, stig larson, stig larsson, jo nesbo, john lescroart, jessica knoll, brad thor, vince flynn,Vince Flynn’s, Mitch Rapp, Robert Ludlam’s, Jason Bourne and Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan,
Publisher: 304 Publishing Coming
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Enjoy a fast-paced action adventure, a political thriller, with unforgettable characters and heart-pounding suspense. Enemies come in all forms and Teagan Stone is ready for battle, not thinking of the consequences for going to war with her ultimate rival. Can she turn back the clock or will this lead her to finally leave the Firm before it destroys her from within? Reading Order of Series Agent Red-Fatal Memory (Teagan Stone Book 1) Agent Red-Fatal Target (Teagan Stone Book 2) Agent Red-Fatal Crime (Teagan Stone Book 3) Agent Red-Fatal Justice (Teagan Stone Book 4) Agent Red-Fatal Enemy (Teagan Stone Book 5) Agent Red- Fatal Death (Teagan Stone Book 6) Keywords: womensleuth,actionandadventure,africanamericandrama,mystery,thriller,suspense,crime thriller, mystery thriller, psyhcological crime, Fiction thrillers,suspense,Crime, mystery & detective,General Fiction, International Mystery & Crime,crime mystery, police procedural, female detective mystery, mysteries, thrillers, suspense thriller, new thrillers, crime thriller authors, mystery authors best sellers, detective story books, good mystery book series,best selling crime thriller books, Terrorism, political, conspiracy, espionage, pulp fiction, military, thriller, hard boiled, hero, woomen sleuths, spy, agent, ebook, novels, no cliffhanger, international, intrigue, complete series, vigilante, noir, crime, series starter, action, adventure, bargain, books, series, ebook, ebooks, novel, novella, stories, story, political thriller, thriller series, mystery series, thriller and suspense, vigilante justice, crime, action packed, hard-boiled, suspense, suspense series, contemporary, genre fiction, United States, international. Readers of Blake Pierce: Kristen Middleton, lisaregan, , john grisham, Gillian Flynn, Colleen, cross, Greg Iles, James Patterson, joy fielding, sandra brown, girl on the train, paula hawkins, women's murder club, Michael Connelly, John Grisham, Karin Slaughter, Diane Capri, Lisa Jackson, David Baldacci, J A Jance, cj box, david baldacci, john sandford, stuart woods, jeffrey deaver, estelle ryan, michael palmer, joanne fluke, iris johansen, stig larson, stig larsson, jo nesbo, john lescroart, jessica knoll, brad thor, vince flynn,Vince Flynn’s, Mitch Rapp, Robert Ludlam’s, Jason Bourne and Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan,
Fatal Pursuit
Author: Ava S. King
Publisher: Ava S. King
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 83
Book Description
A fast-paced action adventure, political thriller with unforgettable characters and heart-pounding suspense. Teagan Stone is on foreign ground, once again trying to defend the country she has vowed to protect. US military weapons have been stolen and Teagan has gone undercover to unravel a conspiracy before the weapons are used against them. In a race against time, Teagan identifies suspects, but soon learns that danger lies much closer to home. Will Teagan be able to unravel the plot against her country before their enemies prevail and war ensues?
Publisher: Ava S. King
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 83
Book Description
A fast-paced action adventure, political thriller with unforgettable characters and heart-pounding suspense. Teagan Stone is on foreign ground, once again trying to defend the country she has vowed to protect. US military weapons have been stolen and Teagan has gone undercover to unravel a conspiracy before the weapons are used against them. In a race against time, Teagan identifies suspects, but soon learns that danger lies much closer to home. Will Teagan be able to unravel the plot against her country before their enemies prevail and war ensues?
Helen Elwood, the Female Detective, Or, A Celebrated Forger's Fate
Author: B. and R.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description