Author: Meg Gardiner
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101588845
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
From award-winning author Meg Gardiner, co-author of Michael Mann’s Heat 2 JUDGE, JURY—AND EXECUTION. Rory Mackenzie vowed to never return to her hometown of Ransom River, California. But she comes back and does her civic duty. Now she’s juror number seven on a high-profile murder case. While most of the town is focused on the tense and shocking circumstances of the trial, Rory’s return to Ransom River dredges up troubling memories from her childhood that she can no longer ignore. And in the wake of a desperate attack on the courthouse, Rory realizes exposing these dark skeletons has connected her to an old case that was never solved, and that bringing the truth to light just might destroy her. You can’t go home again—and survive—in this mesmerizing crime novel by Meg Gardiner, “a top-tier mystery writer at the top of her game” (BookPage).
Ransom River
Author: Meg Gardiner
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101588845
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
From award-winning author Meg Gardiner, co-author of Michael Mann’s Heat 2 JUDGE, JURY—AND EXECUTION. Rory Mackenzie vowed to never return to her hometown of Ransom River, California. But she comes back and does her civic duty. Now she’s juror number seven on a high-profile murder case. While most of the town is focused on the tense and shocking circumstances of the trial, Rory’s return to Ransom River dredges up troubling memories from her childhood that she can no longer ignore. And in the wake of a desperate attack on the courthouse, Rory realizes exposing these dark skeletons has connected her to an old case that was never solved, and that bringing the truth to light just might destroy her. You can’t go home again—and survive—in this mesmerizing crime novel by Meg Gardiner, “a top-tier mystery writer at the top of her game” (BookPage).
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101588845
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
From award-winning author Meg Gardiner, co-author of Michael Mann’s Heat 2 JUDGE, JURY—AND EXECUTION. Rory Mackenzie vowed to never return to her hometown of Ransom River, California. But she comes back and does her civic duty. Now she’s juror number seven on a high-profile murder case. While most of the town is focused on the tense and shocking circumstances of the trial, Rory’s return to Ransom River dredges up troubling memories from her childhood that she can no longer ignore. And in the wake of a desperate attack on the courthouse, Rory realizes exposing these dark skeletons has connected her to an old case that was never solved, and that bringing the truth to light just might destroy her. You can’t go home again—and survive—in this mesmerizing crime novel by Meg Gardiner, “a top-tier mystery writer at the top of her game” (BookPage).
Red River Ransom
Author: Eric Wilson
Publisher: HarperTrophy
ISBN: 9780006395652
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Amateur sleuth Tom Austen can’t believe his luck when his dad, an officeron the Winnipeg police force, is placed in charge of local security for JohnnyLombardo, Hollywood’s biggest child star. Not only does Tom get to meetthe 13-year-old actor, he also gets hired as the star’s stand-in on the set of KidGangster, Johnny’s movie that’s being shot in Winnipeg. But while Johnny’s agreat kid, it’s clear to Tom’s detective mind that some members of his entourageare involved in shady dealings. Tom’s instinct proves correct when Johnny is kidnappedand held for $10 million ransom. Now Tom’s off to Hollywood—excepthis brush with acting turns very real when he finds himself in a life-or-deathstruggle to rescue his new friend.
Publisher: HarperTrophy
ISBN: 9780006395652
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Amateur sleuth Tom Austen can’t believe his luck when his dad, an officeron the Winnipeg police force, is placed in charge of local security for JohnnyLombardo, Hollywood’s biggest child star. Not only does Tom get to meetthe 13-year-old actor, he also gets hired as the star’s stand-in on the set of KidGangster, Johnny’s movie that’s being shot in Winnipeg. But while Johnny’s agreat kid, it’s clear to Tom’s detective mind that some members of his entourageare involved in shady dealings. Tom’s instinct proves correct when Johnny is kidnappedand held for $10 million ransom. Now Tom’s off to Hollywood—excepthis brush with acting turns very real when he finds himself in a life-or-deathstruggle to rescue his new friend.
Ransom
Author: Lois Duncan
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 145326339X
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Edgar Award finalist: When the strange new bus driver passes the last stop, the five teens on board know something’s wrong: “[A] gripping thriller.” —Publishers Weekly Valley Gardens is the last stop on the bus route after school. The neighborhood is known for its wealthy families, perhaps the richest in town. Marianne, Bruce, Glenn, Dexter, and Jesse live in Valley Gardens, and have no trouble guiding the new bus driver to the last stop of the day—but the strange substitute driver keeps driving. Soon the five teenagers are hostages deep in the mountains. Their kidnappers demand stacks of money from their families, even though most of the students aren’t as well off as the abductors assume. Without hope of raising the ransom money, the five teens must find a way out or face terrifying consequences. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Lois Duncan including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection.
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 145326339X
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Edgar Award finalist: When the strange new bus driver passes the last stop, the five teens on board know something’s wrong: “[A] gripping thriller.” —Publishers Weekly Valley Gardens is the last stop on the bus route after school. The neighborhood is known for its wealthy families, perhaps the richest in town. Marianne, Bruce, Glenn, Dexter, and Jesse live in Valley Gardens, and have no trouble guiding the new bus driver to the last stop of the day—but the strange substitute driver keeps driving. Soon the five teenagers are hostages deep in the mountains. Their kidnappers demand stacks of money from their families, even though most of the students aren’t as well off as the abductors assume. Without hope of raising the ransom money, the five teens must find a way out or face terrifying consequences. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Lois Duncan including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection.
Rules of Betrayal
Author: Christopher Reich
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0385531559
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 481
Book Description
The most riveting novel yet in Christopher Reich’s New York Times bestselling series—featuring Dr. Jonathan Ransom and his undercover-agent wife Emma, a dangerous woman with a mysterious past who has gone rogue in the high-stakes, serpentine world of international spies. In 1980, a secret American B-52 crashes high in a remote mountain range on the Pakistan–Afghanistan border. Nearly thirty years later, and spanning locales from those peaks to New York City, a terrible truth will be revealed. Jonathan Ransom returns as the resourceful doctor thrown into a shadowy world of double and triple agents where absolutely no one can be trusted. To stay alive, Ransom must unravel the mystery surrounding his wife—an enigmatic and lethal spy who plays by her own rules—and discover where her loyalties truly lie. Rules of Betrayal is a masterfully plotted novel that cements Christopher Reich’s reputation as one of the most admired espionage thriller writers today.
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0385531559
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 481
Book Description
The most riveting novel yet in Christopher Reich’s New York Times bestselling series—featuring Dr. Jonathan Ransom and his undercover-agent wife Emma, a dangerous woman with a mysterious past who has gone rogue in the high-stakes, serpentine world of international spies. In 1980, a secret American B-52 crashes high in a remote mountain range on the Pakistan–Afghanistan border. Nearly thirty years later, and spanning locales from those peaks to New York City, a terrible truth will be revealed. Jonathan Ransom returns as the resourceful doctor thrown into a shadowy world of double and triple agents where absolutely no one can be trusted. To stay alive, Ransom must unravel the mystery surrounding his wife—an enigmatic and lethal spy who plays by her own rules—and discover where her loyalties truly lie. Rules of Betrayal is a masterfully plotted novel that cements Christopher Reich’s reputation as one of the most admired espionage thriller writers today.
Ransom
Author: David Malouf
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307378934
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
In his first novel in more than a decade, award-winning author David Malouf reimagines the pivotal narrative of Homer’s Iliad—one of the most famous passages in all of literature. This is the story of the relationship between two grieving men at war: fierce Achilles, who has lost his beloved Patroclus in the siege of Troy; and woeful Priam, whose son Hector killed Patroclus and was in turn savaged by Achilles. A moving tale of suffering, sorrow, and redemption, Ransom is incandescent in its delicate and powerful lyricism and its unstated imperative that we imagine our lives in the glow of fellow feeling.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307378934
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
In his first novel in more than a decade, award-winning author David Malouf reimagines the pivotal narrative of Homer’s Iliad—one of the most famous passages in all of literature. This is the story of the relationship between two grieving men at war: fierce Achilles, who has lost his beloved Patroclus in the siege of Troy; and woeful Priam, whose son Hector killed Patroclus and was in turn savaged by Achilles. A moving tale of suffering, sorrow, and redemption, Ransom is incandescent in its delicate and powerful lyricism and its unstated imperative that we imagine our lives in the glow of fellow feeling.
Red Cap
Author: G. Clifton Wisler
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780785769873
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Thirteen-year-old Ransom J. Powell lies about his age and joins the Union army, winning the soldiers' respect with his courage, especially when they all end up in the infamous Confederate Prison at Andersonville
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780785769873
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Thirteen-year-old Ransom J. Powell lies about his age and joins the Union army, winning the soldiers' respect with his courage, especially when they all end up in the infamous Confederate Prison at Andersonville
Queen's Ransom
Author: Fiona Buckley
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743489098
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
Ursula Blanchard, lady-in-waiting to the new Queen Elizabeth I, is sent by her liege to France with a letter for the Queen Mother that could prevent war between rival Protestant and Catholic factions.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743489098
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
Ursula Blanchard, lady-in-waiting to the new Queen Elizabeth I, is sent by her liege to France with a letter for the Queen Mother that could prevent war between rival Protestant and Catholic factions.
The Story of the Prairies
Author: Daniel Everett Willard
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
Flooding of the Red River of the North and Its Tributaries
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works and Transportation. Subcommittee on Oversight and Review
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Floods
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Floods
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
The Red River Campaign of 1864 and the Loss by the Confederacy of the Civil War
Author: Michael J. Forsyth
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476615721
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
The Union Army's Red River Campaign began on March 12, 1864, with a two-pronged attack aimed at gaining control of Shreveport, Louisiana. It lasted until May 22, 1864, when, after suffering significant casualties, the Union army retreated to Simmesport, Louisiana. The campaign was an attempt to prevent Confederate alliance with the French in Mexico, deny supplies to Confederate forces, and secure vast quantities of Louisiana and Texas cotton for Northern mills. With this examination of Confederate leadership and how it affected the Red River Campaign, the author argues against the standard assumption that the campaign had no major effect on the outcome of the war. In fact, the South had--and lost--an excellent opportunity to inflict a decisive defeat that might have changed the course of history. With this campaign as an ideal example, the politics of military decision-making in general are also analyzed.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476615721
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
The Union Army's Red River Campaign began on March 12, 1864, with a two-pronged attack aimed at gaining control of Shreveport, Louisiana. It lasted until May 22, 1864, when, after suffering significant casualties, the Union army retreated to Simmesport, Louisiana. The campaign was an attempt to prevent Confederate alliance with the French in Mexico, deny supplies to Confederate forces, and secure vast quantities of Louisiana and Texas cotton for Northern mills. With this examination of Confederate leadership and how it affected the Red River Campaign, the author argues against the standard assumption that the campaign had no major effect on the outcome of the war. In fact, the South had--and lost--an excellent opportunity to inflict a decisive defeat that might have changed the course of history. With this campaign as an ideal example, the politics of military decision-making in general are also analyzed.