Author: Kate Kingsbury
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101078944
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Book a room at the Pennyfoot Hotel this holiday season for a charming mystery that “combines the feel of an Agatha Christie whodunit with a taste of Upstairs Downstairs”(Cozy Library). A merry hustle and bustle heralds the holidays at the Pennyfoot—and this year is doubly busy. Even as Cecily Sinclair Baxter prepares for the holidays, she’s also helping her friend Madeline plan her impending wedding. This year, Cecily has a cracking holiday surprise for her guests—gorgeous Christmas crackers handmade for the Pennyfoot. And once the crackers pop, one lucky guest will discover a beautiful pearl brooch. But things soon turn less than jolly. A mysterious fire breaks out in an upstairs room, killing the mood—and two guests. And at the bottom of it all: a missing Christmas cracker. Who would deliver such a murderous gift? Cecily’s dead-set on solving this mystery before another deadly present turns up, and Madeline’s nuptials come unwound...
Ringing In Murder
Author: Kate Kingsbury
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101078944
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Book a room at the Pennyfoot Hotel this holiday season for a charming mystery that “combines the feel of an Agatha Christie whodunit with a taste of Upstairs Downstairs”(Cozy Library). A merry hustle and bustle heralds the holidays at the Pennyfoot—and this year is doubly busy. Even as Cecily Sinclair Baxter prepares for the holidays, she’s also helping her friend Madeline plan her impending wedding. This year, Cecily has a cracking holiday surprise for her guests—gorgeous Christmas crackers handmade for the Pennyfoot. And once the crackers pop, one lucky guest will discover a beautiful pearl brooch. But things soon turn less than jolly. A mysterious fire breaks out in an upstairs room, killing the mood—and two guests. And at the bottom of it all: a missing Christmas cracker. Who would deliver such a murderous gift? Cecily’s dead-set on solving this mystery before another deadly present turns up, and Madeline’s nuptials come unwound...
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101078944
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Book a room at the Pennyfoot Hotel this holiday season for a charming mystery that “combines the feel of an Agatha Christie whodunit with a taste of Upstairs Downstairs”(Cozy Library). A merry hustle and bustle heralds the holidays at the Pennyfoot—and this year is doubly busy. Even as Cecily Sinclair Baxter prepares for the holidays, she’s also helping her friend Madeline plan her impending wedding. This year, Cecily has a cracking holiday surprise for her guests—gorgeous Christmas crackers handmade for the Pennyfoot. And once the crackers pop, one lucky guest will discover a beautiful pearl brooch. But things soon turn less than jolly. A mysterious fire breaks out in an upstairs room, killing the mood—and two guests. And at the bottom of it all: a missing Christmas cracker. Who would deliver such a murderous gift? Cecily’s dead-set on solving this mystery before another deadly present turns up, and Madeline’s nuptials come unwound...
Ring of Death
Author: Anthony Galvin
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1780577087
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
To all appearances, Kerry is an idyllic tourist destination. Yet scratch beneath its scenic surface and the sordid secrets of the county known as 'the Kingdom’ flow free like blood . . . Some of the most notorious murders in the history of Ireland have taken place in Kerry, including a two-day orgy of slaughter perpetrated by state forces during the Civil War. Another is the case of two farmers fighting over a patch of land not big enough to accommodate a picnic blanket, resulting in a killing that inspired the play and film The Field. The county’s most infamous case was the discovery of a baby stabbed to death on a beach, with another infant’s body found during the subsequent investigation. To this day, the identities of the children, their mothers and the murderer remain a mystery, but the case led to the government setting up a tribunal to investigate the Gardaí and how they had handled the inquiry. In Ring of Death, true-crime writer Anthony Galvin explores the bloody history of Kerry and the many fascinating murder cases that have occurred in the county over the past century.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1780577087
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
To all appearances, Kerry is an idyllic tourist destination. Yet scratch beneath its scenic surface and the sordid secrets of the county known as 'the Kingdom’ flow free like blood . . . Some of the most notorious murders in the history of Ireland have taken place in Kerry, including a two-day orgy of slaughter perpetrated by state forces during the Civil War. Another is the case of two farmers fighting over a patch of land not big enough to accommodate a picnic blanket, resulting in a killing that inspired the play and film The Field. The county’s most infamous case was the discovery of a baby stabbed to death on a beach, with another infant’s body found during the subsequent investigation. To this day, the identities of the children, their mothers and the murderer remain a mystery, but the case led to the government setting up a tribunal to investigate the Gardaí and how they had handled the inquiry. In Ring of Death, true-crime writer Anthony Galvin explores the bloody history of Kerry and the many fascinating murder cases that have occurred in the county over the past century.
Murder by Tradition
Author: Katherine V. Forrest
Publisher: Spinsters Ink
ISBN: 193522669X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Young Teddie Crawford is dead from multiple stab wounds in a restaurant kitchen awash with blood. LAPD homicide detective Kate Delafield is relentless in her pursuit and capture of his killer. But bringing that killer to trial imperils Kate’s professional standing and personal privacy—and her belief in the justice system to which she has devoted her life. The suspect claims self-defense—that Teddie Crawford made a homosexual advance and backed it up with a knife. Yet everything Kate learns about Teddie Crawford tells her that his murder was deliberate. And to develop proof of first degree murder, she must find clear answers to mystifying questions for the prosecuting attorney—a woman who has never before prosecuted a homicide case. Kate is increasingly isolated as she tries to shield her young lover from the brutal realities of this case and finds few allies among her LAPD brethren. Even her partner, Ed Taylor, is loathe to aggressively pursue a case involving a dead gay man and his gay associates. As the trial date looms, she discovers she has a personal stake: the defense attorney is a man from her past. A man with the power to expose the private life she has kept rigidly separate from her life as a police officer. Murder by Tradition reaches new heights in the powerful storytelling readers have come to expect from Katherine V. Forrest. Lambda Literary Award Winner.
Publisher: Spinsters Ink
ISBN: 193522669X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Young Teddie Crawford is dead from multiple stab wounds in a restaurant kitchen awash with blood. LAPD homicide detective Kate Delafield is relentless in her pursuit and capture of his killer. But bringing that killer to trial imperils Kate’s professional standing and personal privacy—and her belief in the justice system to which she has devoted her life. The suspect claims self-defense—that Teddie Crawford made a homosexual advance and backed it up with a knife. Yet everything Kate learns about Teddie Crawford tells her that his murder was deliberate. And to develop proof of first degree murder, she must find clear answers to mystifying questions for the prosecuting attorney—a woman who has never before prosecuted a homicide case. Kate is increasingly isolated as she tries to shield her young lover from the brutal realities of this case and finds few allies among her LAPD brethren. Even her partner, Ed Taylor, is loathe to aggressively pursue a case involving a dead gay man and his gay associates. As the trial date looms, she discovers she has a personal stake: the defense attorney is a man from her past. A man with the power to expose the private life she has kept rigidly separate from her life as a police officer. Murder by Tradition reaches new heights in the powerful storytelling readers have come to expect from Katherine V. Forrest. Lambda Literary Award Winner.
Three Ring Murder
Author: CeeCee James
Publisher: CeeCee James
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 79
Book Description
Perfect for readers who love mysteries with unforgettable characters. Join Trixie in this newest cozy mystery where she must rescue her friend Jerry, accused for the death of the Mayor! With the evidence in plain sight, it seems the detectives have the right guy. But Trixie remembers a certain someone sneaking around the Big Top who didn't belong, despite being a respected politician. With Prancer, her horse, and the many circus dogs, Trixie is on the hunt for both evidence and the true villain. Then she discovers he may be on the hunt for her. Can she catch him in time in this fast-paced mystery?
Publisher: CeeCee James
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 79
Book Description
Perfect for readers who love mysteries with unforgettable characters. Join Trixie in this newest cozy mystery where she must rescue her friend Jerry, accused for the death of the Mayor! With the evidence in plain sight, it seems the detectives have the right guy. But Trixie remembers a certain someone sneaking around the Big Top who didn't belong, despite being a respected politician. With Prancer, her horse, and the many circus dogs, Trixie is on the hunt for both evidence and the true villain. Then she discovers he may be on the hunt for her. Can she catch him in time in this fast-paced mystery?
The Purity Ring Murders
Author: Jim Toner
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1452035741
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
The murder of Marie Chauvet still haunts Gil Leduc three years later. The sixteen year-old accompanies his girlfriend Jan Barrio and her family to Toronto where Jans father, a Niagara Falls police officer, attends a conference. Gil and Jan hope to spend time with April Ames, an aspiring model and close friend of Jan. The two teens agree to meet her one morning at the North York Centre. Upon arrival they hear her scream. Someone dressed like a Shiite Muslim is ready to shoot April. Gil and Jan try to prevent the shooting, but the person shoots at them beforeshooting April. Jan tries to save April, but its too late. Soon another murder follows. As the teens search for the killer, they uncover a few baffling questions: Why is Ramona Gonzales, a college friend of Jans mother, not returning phone calls? Why is Peter Bartholomew, a teacher at the teens high school whos been accused of inappropriate conduct with minors, really in Toronto? Who is the young man Gil has seen at both the murders of Marie Chauvet and April Ames? Will they find out before its too late?
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1452035741
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
The murder of Marie Chauvet still haunts Gil Leduc three years later. The sixteen year-old accompanies his girlfriend Jan Barrio and her family to Toronto where Jans father, a Niagara Falls police officer, attends a conference. Gil and Jan hope to spend time with April Ames, an aspiring model and close friend of Jan. The two teens agree to meet her one morning at the North York Centre. Upon arrival they hear her scream. Someone dressed like a Shiite Muslim is ready to shoot April. Gil and Jan try to prevent the shooting, but the person shoots at them beforeshooting April. Jan tries to save April, but its too late. Soon another murder follows. As the teens search for the killer, they uncover a few baffling questions: Why is Ramona Gonzales, a college friend of Jans mother, not returning phone calls? Why is Peter Bartholomew, a teacher at the teens high school whos been accused of inappropriate conduct with minors, really in Toronto? Who is the young man Gil has seen at both the murders of Marie Chauvet and April Ames? Will they find out before its too late?
The Dark Ring of Murder
Author: Misa Yamamura
Publisher: American Literary Press
ISBN: 9781561672479
Category : Japan
Languages : en
Pages : 189
Book Description
A Japanese woman's investigation into three murders which she thinks might involve her fiance. Chisako Tanaka of Tokyo decides to do some sleuthing after a songwriter is poisoned, a professor is knifed and a politician is run over by a car.
Publisher: American Literary Press
ISBN: 9781561672479
Category : Japan
Languages : en
Pages : 189
Book Description
A Japanese woman's investigation into three murders which she thinks might involve her fiance. Chisako Tanaka of Tokyo decides to do some sleuthing after a songwriter is poisoned, a professor is knifed and a politician is run over by a car.
Crime and Croissants
Author: Susan Kiernan-Lewis
Publisher: Susan Kiernan-Lewis
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
Care for a Little Murder with that Sweet Roll? Jules Hooker is doing her best to adjust to the new normal of a world without electricity, electronics, cars or the chance to return home. Stranded in the charming but provincial village of Chabanel wasn’t terrible until Jules discovers Aix-en-Provence and decides that the big city lights—even when they’ve gone out in the apocalypse—are much preferable to the countryside. Of course with a big city comes big city crimes and when a fellow American is accused of murdering a popular pastry chef in Aix, Jules knows she has to help. Unfortunately tracking a dangerous killer when you don’t know the language—or the French people themselves—soon has Jules bumbling into one dangerous situation after another. All the wonderful pastries aside, will this be lights out for Jules too?
Publisher: Susan Kiernan-Lewis
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
Care for a Little Murder with that Sweet Roll? Jules Hooker is doing her best to adjust to the new normal of a world without electricity, electronics, cars or the chance to return home. Stranded in the charming but provincial village of Chabanel wasn’t terrible until Jules discovers Aix-en-Provence and decides that the big city lights—even when they’ve gone out in the apocalypse—are much preferable to the countryside. Of course with a big city comes big city crimes and when a fellow American is accused of murdering a popular pastry chef in Aix, Jules knows she has to help. Unfortunately tracking a dangerous killer when you don’t know the language—or the French people themselves—soon has Jules bumbling into one dangerous situation after another. All the wonderful pastries aside, will this be lights out for Jules too?
The Lord of the Rings' Metaphors
Author:
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1897046979
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1897046979
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Arbitrary and Capricious
Author: Michael A. Foley
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313057117
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Justice Marshall once remarked that if people knew what he knew about the death penalty, they would reject it overwhelmingly. Foley elucidates Marshall's claim that fundamental flaws exist in the implementation of the death penalty. He guides us through the history of the Supreme Court's death penalty decisions, revealing a constitutional quagmire the Court must navigate to avoid violating the fundamental tenant of equal justice for all. Nearly 100 influential Supreme Court capital punishment-related cases from 1878-2002 are examined, beginning with Wilkerson v. Utah, which question not the legitimacy of capital punishment, but the methods of execution. Over time, focus shifted from the constitutionality of certain methods to the fairness of who was being sentenced for capital crimes—and why. The watershed 1972 ruling Furman v. Georgia reversed the Court's stand on capital punishment, holding that the arbitrary and capricious imposition of the death penalty is cruel and unusual punishment, and therefore unconstitutional. Furman clarified that any new death penalty legislation must contain sentencing procedures that avoid the arbitrary infliction of a life-ending verdict, which led to the current complex tangle of issues surrounding the death penalty and its constitutional viability.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313057117
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Justice Marshall once remarked that if people knew what he knew about the death penalty, they would reject it overwhelmingly. Foley elucidates Marshall's claim that fundamental flaws exist in the implementation of the death penalty. He guides us through the history of the Supreme Court's death penalty decisions, revealing a constitutional quagmire the Court must navigate to avoid violating the fundamental tenant of equal justice for all. Nearly 100 influential Supreme Court capital punishment-related cases from 1878-2002 are examined, beginning with Wilkerson v. Utah, which question not the legitimacy of capital punishment, but the methods of execution. Over time, focus shifted from the constitutionality of certain methods to the fairness of who was being sentenced for capital crimes—and why. The watershed 1972 ruling Furman v. Georgia reversed the Court's stand on capital punishment, holding that the arbitrary and capricious imposition of the death penalty is cruel and unusual punishment, and therefore unconstitutional. Furman clarified that any new death penalty legislation must contain sentencing procedures that avoid the arbitrary infliction of a life-ending verdict, which led to the current complex tangle of issues surrounding the death penalty and its constitutional viability.
Complete Idiot's Guide to the Supreme Court
Author: Lita Epstein
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9781592571499
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
The ultimate look at our ultimate court. The Supreme Court is the highest court in America and the ultimate authority in constitutional interpretation. The Complete Idiot's Guide(r) to the Supreme Court presents an easy-to-understand, informative, and even entertaining look at this fascinating institution, whose decisions affect our lives. This book will focus in depth on: € The inner workings of the Supreme Court € Landmark cases that continue to shape our lives (Roe v. Wade, Miranda v. Arizona, Brown v. Board of Education) € Discussion of the latest controversial appointee, capital punishment, racial-preference cases, abortion rights, and more
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9781592571499
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
The ultimate look at our ultimate court. The Supreme Court is the highest court in America and the ultimate authority in constitutional interpretation. The Complete Idiot's Guide(r) to the Supreme Court presents an easy-to-understand, informative, and even entertaining look at this fascinating institution, whose decisions affect our lives. This book will focus in depth on: € The inner workings of the Supreme Court € Landmark cases that continue to shape our lives (Roe v. Wade, Miranda v. Arizona, Brown v. Board of Education) € Discussion of the latest controversial appointee, capital punishment, racial-preference cases, abortion rights, and more